Private Robert Henry Dwen
Number: 32566
Company: 74th (Dublin) Company (New), 8th Battalion
ENLISTMENT
Date: 8 March 1901
Place: Curragh
Age: 21 years
Trade of calling: Veterinary student
Place of birth: In the Parish of Timahoe, in or near the Town of Stradbally, in Queen's County
Family: Single. Father John Edge Dwen, farmer, mother Susan Kate (nee Williams), of Ballycoolan, Stradbally, Queen's County
Previous military service: No
Description: Height 5' 5 1/2". Complexion fresh, eyes grey, hair dark brown.
Religion: Church of England
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 22 March 1901
Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, 1901 clasps.
DEATH
Date: 16 May 1901
Place: Germiston/ Elandsfontein
Cause: Dysentery
Buried/ commemorated: Germiston (Primrose) Cemetery and Memorial, Johannesburg; and 74th Company Memorial, Dublin.
Dwen's brother, Richard William Dwen, also served in the 74th (Dublin) Company (New).
This page last updated 27 August 2024.