Anglo Boer War

Surname

Forename

Rank

Notes

Unit

Pietron

Source: QSA and KSA rolls

DEOVR

Pietsee

J M

Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Orange River Colony Volunteers

Piettersen

Private

CGHGSM (1) Basutoland
Source: Roll of the CGHGSM

Cape Town Rifles

Pievor

4741

Private

Prisoner. Stormberg, 10 December 1899
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

Northumberland Fusiliers

Piff

Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

(King's) Shropshire Light Infantry

Piffard

Albert J G

Commander

QSA (0). RIMS Canning. Albert Piffard was born in Calcutta, India, on 10 November 1861 and was Apprenticed to Messrs Thomas & James Harrison of Liverpool. He served at sea for two years and for a short time worked in a solicitor's office, and served on board Glenroy and Night Hawk for six months as an Ordinary Seaman. He joined the Indian Marine as a 4th Grade Officer on probation aboard the steamer Koel on 9 March 1880 and transferred to HUGH ROSE two weeks later. He was confirmed as a 4th Grade Officer whilst aboard Koel on 26 November 1880 before joining Dagma in December 1880, and Amberwitch in November 1881. Service aboard the latter ship in Egyptian waters earned him the dated Egypt medal and the Khedive's Star. He served next aboard Tenasserim (September 1882) and Czarewitch (April 1883). Having passed the Board of Trade Examination for 2nd Mate on 12 July 1883, he was promoted to 3rd Grade Officer on 12 August 1883, and unusually was immediately promoted to 2nd Grade Officer with the same seniority on joining Amberwitch in August 1883. He subsequently served in this rank aboard CANNING (April 1885), Sir William Peel (October 1885), CANNING (August 1887) and Irrawaddy (August 1887) during which period he served in support of military operations during the Burma War.
Promoted to 1st Grade Officer on 1 January 1888, he next served in this rank aboard Sladen (April 1889), Enterprise (April 1889), Nancowry, in Command (August 1890), Dalhousie (September 1890), and Irrawaddy as Lieutenant In Command (October 1890). He reverted to the rank of Lieutenant on joining Warren Hastings (November 1894), LAWRENCE, in Command (October 1895), and Elphinstone, in Command (December 1896). He was promoted to 3rd Grade Commander on 8 March 1897 and subsequently served in this rank aboard Minto (August 1897), Dalhousie (November 1897), Minto (December 1897), and Canning (March 1899). In this latter vessel he served firstly in South African waters and secondly in Chinese waters thereby gaining another two campaign medals. He reverted to 3rd Grade Commander on joining Dalhousie in November 1900 and continued to serve in this rank on joining Hardinge (May 1901), Clive (September 1901), and Hardinge (March 1903).
He served in Hardinge in Somali waters in support of the military operations in East Africa and was promoted to 2nd Grade Commander on 14 September 1903. In October 1904 he was posted to England for duty with the building of the RIMS Dufferin which he was to Command. This was his last seagoing appointment prior to retiring on 13 July 1907, having served in the Royal Indian Marine for 27 years.
Egypt (0) (Mr IGS Amberwitch), ISG (2) Burma 85-7 Burma 87-9 (2d gde Officer HMIMS Sir W Peel), QSA (0) Commr RIMS Canning) China (0) Commr RIMS Canning), AGS (1) Somaliland 02-04 (Comdr RIMS HArdinge), Khedive Star. DNW Feb 97 £1,300. DNW Mar 07 £2,500.
Source: QSA medal rolls

Royal Indian Marine

Pigdon

Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Midland Mounted Rifles

Pige-Leschallas

John H

Captain

QSA (5).
Source: QSA medal rolls

2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)

Pigeon

1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Gloucestershire Regiment