Hi there, Can anyone help me with any info on Robert James BANNISTER ?? Robert was born in Birmingham around 1876 and joined the Army at 16 and is believed to have served in the 16th The Queens Lancers in South Africia during the Boer War. He later returned to England married Lou France and became a stone quarryman in Alveley, Shropshire ( although still remaining some type of reserve) At the outbreak of WW1 he returned to his regiment and was killed in a gas attack near Ypres. Any help tracing info on his life in the Boer War would be much appreciated Best Wishes, Margaret _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile
Hello Margaret, He shows up in the WW1 casualties as being in the 16th Lancers but there is no Bannister on the Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA) roll of the 16th Lancers. There is only one R. Bannister shown in the cavalry roll: 5229 Pte. R. Bannister 5th Lancers taken prisoner Kleinwaaihoek 9/3/1901 & released. QSA with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902. In view of the uncertainty of his unit this may or may not be your man. If you haven't already done so you can download his WW1 burial or memorial details from the Commonwealth War Graves site at www.cwgc.org.uk . Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Sheridan <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] new lister > Hi there, > Can anyone help me with any info on Robert James BANNISTER ?? > Robert was born in Birmingham around 1876 and joined the Army at 16 and is > believed to have served in the 16th The Queens Lancers in South Africia > during the Boer War. > > He later returned to England married Lou France and became a stone quarryman > in Alveley, Shropshire > ( although still remaining some type of reserve) > At the outbreak of WW1 he returned to his regiment and was killed in a gas > attack near Ypres. > > Any help tracing info on his life in the Boer War would be much appreciated > Best Wishes, > Margaret