6211 Private L O'Donnell, 1st Battalion the Connaught Rangers. He deployed with his battalion to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Bavarian about 10 Nov 1899, arrived at the Cape about the 28 Nov 1899, and was sent to Durban. Along with the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1st Border Regiment, and 1st Dublin Fusiliers, they formed the 5th or Irish Brigade under Major General Fitzroy Hart. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force and fought at the battles of Colenso on 15 Dec 1899 (24 killed, 105 wounded), at Venter's Spruit 20-24 Jan 1900 and at Hart's Hill on 23 Feb 1900 (19 killed and over 100 wounded). In mid Apr 1900 the battalion with their brigade were sent to the Cape Colony for the relief of Wepener. They were then railed to the Transvaal western border, and occupied towns in the Western Transvaal. In the latter half of June they were at Irene, east of the Pretoria-Johannesburg line. Private O'Donnell died of disease at Bloemfontein on 17 Nov 1900.
6211 Private L O'Donnell, 1st Battalion the Connaught Rangers. He deployed with his battalion to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Bavarian about 10 Nov 1899, arrived at the Cape about the 28 Nov 1899, and was sent to Durban. Along with the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1st Border Regiment, and 1st Dublin Fusiliers, they formed the 5th or Irish Brigade under Major General Fitzroy Hart. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force and fought at the battles of Colenso on 15 Dec 1899 (24 killed, 105 wounded), at Venter's Spruit 20-24 Jan 1900 and at Hart's Hill on 23 Feb 1900 (19 killed and over 100 wounded). In mid Apr 1900 the battalion with their brigade were sent to the Cape Colony for the relief of Wepener. They were then railed to the Transvaal western border, and occupied towns in the Western Transvaal. In the latter half of June they were at Irene, east of the Pretoria-Johannesburg line. Private O'Donnell died of disease at Bloemfontein on 17 Nov 1900.
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