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Tirah 1897 - 98

No.8 Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery

76938 Gunner Aeneas McAuliffe - wounded at Shinkamar 31 January 1898. died of wounds
462 Driver Wazira - killed at Arhanga Pass 31 October 1897

Bengal Sappers and Miners, No.5 Company

3369 Naik Wazir Singh - killed by an accidental dynamite explosion at Landi Kotal 1 January 1898
4301 Sapper Dhan Singh - killed by an accidental dynamite explosion at Landi Kotal 1 January 1898

1st Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment

4696 Private Christopher Bushell - killed at Karappa 26 October 1897
3132 Private James Eames - killed at Maidan 1 November 1897
3025 Private Charles Edser - killed at Maidan 1 November 1897
4916 Private Charles French - killed at Khyber Pass 27 December 1897
3559 Private Arthur Gray - killed near Lozaka 26 November 1897
3240 Private Henry Grover - killed at Sampagha Pass 29 October 1897
4679 Private Frederick Henry Morritt - killed at Saran Sar 11 November 1897
4566 Private William Williams - killed at Maidan 1 November 1897

2nd BattalionYorkshire Regiment

2443 Sergeant Thomas Bromwich - wounded at Gandakai 28 October 1897. died of wounds 29 October 1897
3761 Private John Carling - wounded at Khyber Pass 27 December 1897. died of wounds
4699 Private Alfred Thomas Hine - killed at China, in the Bazar Valley 26 December 1897
3581 Sergeant William House - killed at Bagh 18 November 1897
4024 Private Charles Mathews - killed near Lozaka 27 November 1897
4236 Private Henry Smithson - killed at Bagh 18 November 1897

1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

3768 Private William Campbell - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
3286 Private Archibald Drummond - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 12 December 1897
1512 Private George Fairbairn - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
3884 Private George Greig - wounded on the march from Bagh to Barkai 10 December 1897. died of wounds
3940 Private Robert Irvine - wounded on the march from Bagh to Barkai 11 December 1897. died of wounds
3489 Private Thomas McFadin - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 11 December 1897
4301 Corporal Joseph McMurray - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
4595 Private James Pooles - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
3283 Private James Thompson - killed at Lozaka Pass 29 November 1897

2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers

4546 Private Robert Borthwick - killed at Dargai 18 October 1897
4190 Private William Knowles - killed at Bagh 21 November 1897
5118 Private George Lennox - killed at Dwatoi 23 November 1897
4510 Private Charles McRae - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
5244 Private John Russell - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 13 December 1897
1650 Private John Stewart - wounded at Bagh 19 November 1897. died of wounds
5611 Private Thomas Waits - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 7 December 1897
3841 Private William Young - killed on the march from Bagh to Barkai 7 December 1897

2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

4521 Private John Logan - killed near Swaikot, in the Bara Valley 7 December 1897

2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment

3746 Private Oliver Budd - wounded at Barg 27 December 1897. died of wounds
3863 Private Charles Croft - killed at Barg 27 December 1897
1669 Colour-Sergeant George Fisk - killed at Barg 27 December 1897
4352 Lance-Corporal Arthur Lydiard - killed at Barg 27 December 1897
4759 Private James Miles - killed at Ali Masjid 15 January 1898

1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment

3761 Corporal Frederick Baker - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3547 Private George Bennett - killed at Maidan 7 November 1897
1135 Sergeant Henry Bennett - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4060 Private George Borland - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3634 Private William Henry Croghan - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4267 Private Frederick Drake - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4452 Private Walter Drury - wounded at Maidan 7 November 1897. died of wounds
3267 Private Herbert William Elford - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
1233 Lance-Sergeant John William Ford - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
2969 Private Walter Gregory - wounded at Saran Sar 9 November 1897. died of wounds
4046 Private Levi Kirby - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
4589 Private Harry Macey - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4600 Private William Henry McCarthy - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4589 Private Harry Macey - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4156 Private Frederick Merrick - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
4443 Private George Millie - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
4044 Private Henry Nicholls - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3130 Lance-Corporal William Ryall - killed at Waran 16 November 1897
3966 Private Albert Charles Sims - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3745 Corporal Frank Southwell - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
4347 Private Benjamin Wakeley - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897

2nd Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry

3482 Lance-Corporal William Bell - killed in Khyber Pass 30 December 1897
4952 Private William Butler - killed in Khyber Pass 30 December 1897
1150 Sergeant-Major Harry Hamilton Dempsey - wounded at Khyber Pass 30 Decemeber 1897. died of wounds. Awarded
Distinguished Conduct Medal
1764 Sergeant John Hopkins - killed in Khyber Pass 30 December 1897

2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment

5592 Private Amos Betts - killed in Khyber Pass 25 December 1897
4755 Private William Dunn - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3584 Private Samuel Eyre - wounded at Karappa 25 October 1897. died of wounds same day
2732 Private Richard Ponberth - wounded at Dargai 20 October 1897. died of wounds
4212 Private Thomas Renton - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3355 Private Frederick Tweed - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897

1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

3966 Corporal John Ashwell - killed on march from Bagh to Barkai 14 December 1897
3740 Private John Bull - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3933 Private Harry Burgess - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
4264 Private George Burton - wounded at Saran Sar 9 November 1897. died of wounds
3918 Lance-Corporal Frederick Gardiner - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
2704 Lance-Sergeant Arthur Goffey - wounded at Saran Sar 9 November 1897. died of wounds
2108 Private Daniel Hearne - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
4443 Private Arthur Line - killed on march from Bagh to Barkai 10 December 1897
2682 Drummer Harry Little - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
4317 Colour-Sergeant Robert Luck - killed at Arhanga Pass 20 November 1897
3358 Private Garrett Newell - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
4142 Private George Okey - killed at Maidan 16 November 1897
3661 Private William Packington - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3709 Private George Passingham - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3680 Corporal Frederick William Pearshall - killed at Arhanga Pass 20 November 1897
2864 Private Robert Plummer - killed at Saran Sar 8 November 1897
4007 Private George Prosser - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3914 Private George Henry Quinn - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3922 Corporal James Morris Roddy - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3053 Drummer John Edward Simpson - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
4501 Private Lewis Underwood - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3981 Private John Woolford - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897
3841 Private David Worth - killed at Saran Sar 9 November 1897

2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

3046 Private John Amery - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3662 Private Alfred Henry Ashby - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3463 Lance-Sergeant Walter Edgar Axleby - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3719 Private John Bailey - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4339 Private David Beattie - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4211 Private Arthur Beeley - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4886 Private Samson Bend - wounded at Shinkamar 29 January 1898. died of wounds
3966 Lance-Corporal Richard Cantrill - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3118 Private Harry Corbridge - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4520 Private William Corrigan - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3504 Corporal George Dawes - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3492 Private William Deakin - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4815 Private William Dixon - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3747 Private James Dolophin - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3752 Private Walter Dutton - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
472 Colour-Sergeant William Guest - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4928 Private William Harris - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4061 Private William Hill - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
2754 Corporal Willie Johnson - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4145 Private John Kerins - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4274 Private Isaac Maddison - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3947 Private John Moran - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4238 Private Albert Rivett - wounded at Shinkamar 29 January 1898. died of wounds
4064 Lance-Corporal John Sawyer - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3968 Private George Henry Tite - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3039 Private John George Jubb Turner - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
4882 Private Arthur Warner - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898
3612 Lance-Corporal Arthur Whitely - killed at Shinkamar 29 January 1898

1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

1208 Corporal James Bell - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3868 Private Alfred Civil - wounded at Dargai 20 October 1897. died of wounds
3411 Private John Davie - wounded at Dargai 20 October 1897. died of wounds
4461 Private Harry Furniss - wounded at Bagh 11 December 1897. died of wounds
4121 Private George Hagan - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
4430 Corporal Benjamin Harding - killed on march from Bagh to Barkai 12 December 1897
4328 Private James Langham - killed on march from Bagh to Barkai 11 December 1897
4413 Private George Morley - killed on march from Bagh to Barkai 11 December 1897
4832 Private Joseph Neale - wounded on march from Bagh to Barkai 11 December 1897. died of wounds
1276 Colour-Sergeant Eli Pickersgill - wounded at Chagru Kotal 20 October 1897. died of wounds
4299 Private James Joseph Quinn - killed at Dargai 20 October 1897
3241 Private John Stott - wounded at Maidan 10 November 1897. died of wounds