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 1880 - 1941 (61 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | John Reilly was born on 7 Apr 1880 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 27 Dec 1941; was buried on 29 Dec 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: 815
- Fact: Army
- Fact: 22 Jul 1904
- Enlisted: 9 Feb 1915, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Residence: 27 Dec 1941, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Address:
131 Friel Street
- Obittuary: 29 Dec 1941, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; : 62y
Notes:
Name: | J Reilly
Service Date: | 1899-1902
Service Place: | South Africa
Campaign or Service: | South Africa - Second Boer War
Regiment or Unit Name: | 85th Battery Rfa
Regimental Number: | 7600
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Source Citation National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Class: WO 100 ; Piece: 153
Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1949 (General Series) . The National Archives microfilm publication WO 100. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
Here is why he received the medal
The battery was present at the review at Koomati Poort on 28th September 1900, and returned to Pretoria early in October. In November 1900, when it became apparent that De Wet was to attempt the invasion of Cape Colony, four guns of the 85th Battery were with other troops railed from the Transvaal to the south of the Orange River Colony. They took part in the very exciting chase by General Charles Knox, one memorable incident in which was the great difficulty experienced in getting the guns over the flooded Caledon. In 1901 two guns accompanied the column of Colonel Crabbe in Cape Colony, and two guns were with Colonel Greenfell's column near Pietersburg, in the Northern Transvaal (see Lord Kitchener's despatch of 8th July)
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Web Tag:
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Fact:
Boer 2nd war (South African war)
Obittuary:
The Ottawa Journal
Buried:
Notre Dame
John married Edith, Boutet in 1931 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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