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Private James Egar

 

Number: 25184

Company: 46th (Belfast) Company (New), 12th Battalion

ENLISTMENT

Date: 5 February 1901

Place: Belfast

Age: 25 years

Trade of calling: Carpenter

Place of birth: In the Parish of Blessington, near the Town of Blessington, in the County of Wicklow

Family: Single. Father Joseph Egar, Blessington, County Wicklow; mother Lydia; brother (elder) Henry; sisters (elder) Jane, Kate, Essie.

Previous military service:

Description: Height 5' 8". Complexion fresh, eyes blue, hair brown. 1st vaccination; scar right calf.

Religion: Church of England

ACTIVE SERVICE

Date to South Africa: 1 March 1901

Campaigns: South Africa 1899-1901

Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal; Cape Colony, Orange Free State and 1901 clasps.

DEATH

Date: 9 May 1901

Place: Kroonstad

Cause: Dystentery

Buried/ commemorated: Kroonstad Cemetery and Memorial

This page last updated 24 July 2024.