Coin identification/medals and other bits..

KaHn said:
Bit more digging shows that they were part of the Highland Light Infantry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry

KaHn
Click to expand...

Not to confuse myself, and everyone reading, but it would appear there are links with either one person or two, who fought in South Africa as part of the 1st Argylls? and then in the First World War. My mother-in-law has this khaki cloth with a written inscription on it wishing this guy luck over in South Africa in 1901. It's quite moving. I'm not sure if it is the same chap - I do know that the guy who had those dog tags was well into his thirties or even later when he was serving so it could have possibly been the same guy.
 
3381379111_2b87f3a277.jpg
 
philstanbridge said:
Not to confuse myself, and everyone reading, but it would appear there are links with either one person or two, who fought in South Africa as part of the 1st Argylls? and then in the First World War. My mother-in-law has this khaki cloth with a written inscription on it wishing this guy luck over in South Africa in 1901. It's quite moving. I'm not sure if it is the same chap - I do know that the guy who had those dog tags was well into his thirties or even later when he was serving so it could have possibly been the same guy.
Click to expand...

The HLI were part of the Second Boer War in SA.

KaHn
 
philstanbridge said:
A-ha! Thanks.
Click to expand...

Although I can only find that the 1st Bat of the Argylls were formed 1881 but no battle honors were given untill ww1, will keep looking tho.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders

Edit : - That is a bit wrong

ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS The regiment was formed in 1794, as the 98th Argyllshire Highlanders, changing in 1809 to the 91st of foot, the 93rd Highlanders were formed in 1799, and in 1881 both of these Regiments became the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Battle Honours 1806, at the Cape of good hope against the Dutch.

1808 - 1814, Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse during the Peninsula War

1846 - 1847 Seventh Kaffir war, south Africa

1851 - 1853, Eigth Kaffie War, South Africa

1854 - 1856, Alam, Balaclava, Sebastopol during the Crimean War

1857 - 1858 at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny

1877 - 1879 Zulu war, South Africa

1899 - 1902 Modder River, Paardeburg, during the Boer War, South Africa

1914 - 1918 Mons, Le Cateaux, Marne 1914, 1918, Ypres 1915, 1917, 1918, Loos, Somme 1916, 1918, Arras 1917, 1918, Cambrai 1917, 1918, Doiran 1917, 1918, Gaza. during the First World war

1939 - 1945 Odon River, Sidi Barrani, El Alamein, Akarit, Longstop Hill 1943, Crete, Grik Road, Malaya 1941- 1942

1950 - 1953 Pakchon during the Korean War.
Click to expand...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_(Princess_Louise's_Argyllshire_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot


KaHn
 
Last edited:
Ta again..

It suggests some family member was involved in the conflict here:- 1899 - 1902 Modder River, Paardeburg, during the Boer War, South Africa. But I can't find out who at the mo.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom