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I am trying to find out which volunteer unit my great grandfather was in!
His name was Harry COOKE born in 1872 in Bradford Yorkshire. I have a medal given to him for long service in the Volunteer Force. It has the head of EDWARDVS V11 REX IMPERATOR on the reverse side. There is an inscription on the rim of the medal as follows:
2755 SJT H. COOKE 2 / W.R. of Y. R.G.A.V.I was led to believe he was in the Boer war!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Shane Cooke

Shane,

I had a quick look at the QSA rolls on Ancestry and there is no one called Cook(e) with this regimental number. I also tried the soldiers' papers on FindMypast and similarly drew a blank. Sorry!

Regards
David

Hello Shane......

Here is the unit he served in.....

2nd Battalion, West Riding of Yorkshire, Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)

Mike

The artillery did not have battalions, it was simply 2nd West Riding...

This was a militia unit, some of their number served in the Imperial Yeomanry.

There is 22916 Harry Orme Cook of the the 11th Coy (Yorkshire Dragoons), 3rd battalion IY and 29788 Harry Cook(e) of the 40 Company (Oxfordshire) 10 Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. See boerwarregister.com.

Papers for these chaps are at The National Archives, Kew.

Good luck!
Meurig

Good Afternoon Meurig.....

You are quite right.... Typed in Battalion out of habit....

Mike

Thank you for this information. I appreciate it very much. Would anyone know where to get information on personal who belonged to 2nd West Riding of Yorkshire, Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)- my grand father 2755 SJT H. COOKE 2 / W.R. of Y. R.G.A.V.

I look forward to your responses
Regards

Shane