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Hi. I am trying to locate details of the service record of William Campbell who joined the Imperial Yeomanry in 1901. He is recorded in the 1901 census as a Yeomanry in the Imperial Yeomanry at Salamanca Barracks in Aldershot but I have been unable to trace any details after that. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Hi Murdo7
Welcome to the forum.
There are several William Campbells that crop up ref I Y.
Do you have any additional information on the Imperial Yeomanry company your man served in?

Dave.....

Hi there. Unfortunately I don't have any firm details about the unit. William Campbell (he was my Great Grandfather) did say in a 1911 interview that he served in the Boer War and he is listed on several documents as a 'Yeoman' in 1901. Clearly at the end of March 1901 he was in Aldershot listed as a Yeomanry in the Imperial Yeomanry presumably whilst training. On the details of the Census it records additional details which read as follows 'second Royal Home Counties Reserve Regiment South African Constabulary Imperial Yeomanry School of Cooke. Salamanca Barracks. I have found two entries for the SA Constabulary with serial nos 951 and 2876. So these may be him. He was born in Liverpool in 1870 - 3 ( it varies on different documents) and was married at the time. I haven't found an entry in the Imperial Yeomanry yet that fits his details. Ty hanks for helping on this.