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Pic looks great. A leader in anyone's books!!

Phil

Adrian,
As usual all roads seem to lead to you...

Do you have the enlistment records for Sidney Riches? He served with Royston's Horse in 1906 after leaving the Cape Mounted Rifles.

Thanks,

James

James,

All I have is a copy of the hand written enlistment register and he is shown as:

Regimental number 115 and as having enlisted on the 19/04/1906 aged 25 years. NOK being his Father one William Riches of Oaklands Rd, Epsom, Surrey. I assume he served in "A" Squadron.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Adrian

Thanks very much, Adrian, that's great.

I had researched the 1906 South African unit Royston Horse for some years regardinf Trooper S. Camilleri of whom I have the 1906 Natal Rebellion medal. I've even had various contacts with the archives of the SADF. Camilleri had serveved in the Imperial Light Horse in 1902 and even later during WWI, always in the SA military. I had located the nominal roll of the two RH squadrons, neither I nor the SADF have the RH enlistment records of the unit as their records commence in 1909 when the SADF was established. I was able to locate the Attestation Papers for Camilleri for the Imperial Light Horse but his nationality is given as a British Subjet.

Considering that the surname and being a British subject points to him being Maltese, it kindled my interest to learn more about him and his origin, which the ILH doesn't clarify. Can you kindly advise me where I may possibly conduct further enquiries? I have contacted various institutions, societies and museums in the UK in the past, but always drew a blank wall. One even suggested that any such records may have remained with the Royston family but I failed to locate any contacts.

Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks

Here is another Royston Horse......

PERRIN, G.H. (GEORGE HERBERT)

REG. NO.: 1533
RANK: TROOPER
REGT: NATAL POLICE
BARS: RELIEF OF LADYSMITH


REMARKS / HISTORY:

1. BAMBATHA UPRISING NATAL 1906 c/w BAR 1906 - Trooper Royston's Horse

Born 1875 Malvern Worcestershire. England.

Enlisted 17.7.95. Trooper, Natal Police (No1533).

Anglo-Boer War; Mobilized 11.10.99. Relief of Ladysmith operations.

Discharged 28.3.00. Enlisted 2.4.00. Trooper, Natal Mounted Rifles (No411)

Operations in Natal. Inv from the field. Discharged 8.10.00.

Enlisted 25.6.01. Private ‘D’ Company, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry (No15378)

Discharged (Medically unfit) 14.9.01.

Enlisted 22.3.02. Trooper, ‘M’ Squadron, 2nd Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts (No716).

Enlisted 20.4.06. Trooper, Royston’s Horse (No145), Zulu Rebellion 1906. 1914-18;

Enlisted 5.1.16. Private, 2nd South African Infantry (No8873). South African Service only. Discharged 29.11.16.

The card confirms despatch of the BW medal (he only served in SA) and mentions the award of the Silver Badge and Kings Certificate No 2829 Died 1929

Age at death 54, died 13 July 1929, Addington Hospital Durban

Occupation retired

Wife (Predeceased) Ellen Vivian Perrin (nee Brunyee)

Children-Lucy Gertrude Kinsey, Beatrice Perrin, George Edward Perrin, Edwin Perrin

Died owing £30

Will Perrin formerly of Malvern, now of Umzumbi

The will left the children to Mr WH Harber of Doonside

Mike