Leary | Arthur Ernest | | | Acted as Clerk to the Resident Magistrate at Umtata, Cape Colony, and also at Mqandule in 1885; Assistant Resident Magistrate at Mqandule in 1886, and Assistant Resident Magistrate at Umtata in 1889. He was appointed Interpreter of native languages in the Eastern Districts Court, and Relieving Magistrate in 1895; took part in the Tembu and Pondomisc Rebellion in 1880-81 (medal); and the Boer War in 1899-1901, as Intelligence Officer to Major General Sir J T Maxwell (Queen's and KSAs with seven clasps). Subsequently he was appointed one of the Magistrates of Pretoria on the occupation of that town. He returned to Cape Colony in 1901, and was transferred to the Orange River Colony as Resident Magistrate at Harrismith in the same year. | Staff |
Leary | B | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Bedfordshire Regiment |
Leary | C | 3585 | Private | Wounded. Magersfontein, 11 December 1899
1st Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | (Princess Louise's) Sutherland and Argyll Highland |
Leary | C | | Petty Officer 1st Class | QSA (0). Ref: 158.134.
Source: QSA medal rolls | HMS Niobe |
Leary | C | 45/1127 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879. Deserted | (Buffs) East Kent Regiment |
Leary | D | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (King's Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment |
Leary | D | | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Queenstown Rifle Volunteers |
Leary | D | 4775 | Private | QSA (4). To 15th Hussars in India.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars |
Leary | D | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Leary | D | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South Wales Borderers |
Leary | D | | | Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Cape Garrison Artillery |
Leary | D | 5130 | Private | 2nd Btn. Missing - released at Colenso. 15 Dec 1899.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 85 line 53 | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Leary | D | 50B/1386 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879. Deserted | (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment |
Leary | D | | Trooper | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1877-8 | Somerset East Volunteer Contingent |
Leary | D | 2153 | Sapper | 8th Company RMRE (M).
QSA (4) CC OFS Tr SA01
TNA ref 161/62; 161/80; 161/68 | Royal Engineers, Volunteers, Royal Monmouthshire |
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