4853 Private H C Andrews, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. The Regiment was stationed in Ladysmith, South Africa at the start of the Second Anglo Boer War. They fought in the Battle of Elandslaagte on 21 Oct 1899, just NE of Ladysmith and were in the action of Rietfontein on 24 Oct 1900. They were in Ladysmith throughout the siege. They were sent to reinforce Waggon Hill in the great attack on 6 Jan 1900. Private Andrews was wounded at Waggon Hill and died of his wounds 17 days later in the military hospital, Ladysmith, Natal. He is also commemorated on the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Boer War memorial plaque in St Patrick's Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Ireland (see: http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=402).
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 4 line 17 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Andrews H C 4853 Private Demise: Died of wounds 23 Jan 1900
Place: Ladysmith, Wagon Hill
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 4 line 17 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Andrews H C 4853 Private Demise: Died of wounds 23 Jan 1900
Place: Ladysmith, Wagon Hill
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
4853 Private H C Andrews, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers. The Regiment was stationed in Ladysmith, South Africa at the start of the Second Anglo Boer War. They fought in the Battle of Elandslaagte on 21 Oct 1899, just NE of Ladysmith and were in the action of Rietfontein on 24 Oct 1900. They were in Ladysmith throughout the siege. They were sent to reinforce Waggon Hill in the great attack on 6 Jan 1900. Private Andrews was wounded at Waggon Hill and died of his wounds 17 days later in the military hospital, Ladysmith, Natal. He is also commemorated on the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Boer War memorial plaque in St Patrick's Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Ireland (see: http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=402).
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 4 line 17 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Andrews H C 4853 Private Demise: Died of wounds 23 Jan 1900
Place: Ladysmith, Wagon Hill
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 4 line 17 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
Andrews H C 4853 Private Demise: Died of wounds 23 Jan 1900
Place: Ladysmith, Wagon Hill
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
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