Warwick | John Abraham | | Captain | WARWICK, JOHN ABRAHAM, Captain, was born at Durban, 14 August 1871, son of Mark Warwick and Esther Linnell, both of Warwickshire. He was educated at St Cyprian's, Kimberley, and in Cape Colony, and served two years with the Bechuanaland Border Police, seeing active service in the Matabele War of 1893 and in the Matabele Rebellion of 1896. He served in the South African War, 1900-2, in Lieutenant Gifford's Horse and as Captain commanding a troop of Matabeleland Mounted Police, raised by himself for the duration of the war. He was mentioned in Despatches; received the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "John Abraham Warwick, Captain, Warwick's Scouts. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and presented there. Captain Warwick was Managing Gold Mining Commissioner in Rhodesia. He was a member of the firm of Macandrew and Warwick, Engineers and Contractors, Bulawayo, and is also Intelligence Officer, 1st Division, Western District. His sister married Mr R H Henderson, CMG, who was the Chief Citizen of Kimberley when it was besieged by the Boers.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Warwick's Scouts |
Warwick | John Alfred | | Captain | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Warwick's Scouts |
Warwick | John Lawrence | 6112 | Sergeant | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 39th Company, 10th Btn, IY |
Warwick | Joseph Josiah | | | Volunteer from Britain serving with the Boer forces
Source: Anglo Boer War Museum database, August 2016 | Other volunteers |
Warwick | L | | | Source: WO100/283 | Klipdam TG |
Warwick | Lewis Alfred | 383 | Private | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, NSW Imperial Bushmen |
Warwick | M | 6272 | Private | 3rd Btn. Died of disease at Modder Spruit. 24 Apr 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 150 line 28 | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Warwick | M | | | 3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Warwick | M | 6272 | Rifleman | 3rd Battalion
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 24 Apr 1900
Place: Modder Spruit
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Warwick | P D | | Corporal | Natal 1906 (1)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Natal Carbineers |
Warwick | P D | 951 | Trooper | Served 20 Mar 01 to 31 May 02.
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Natal Carbineers |
Warwick | R | 3097 | Sapper | Was with a Balloon Section.
QSA (3) CC OFS Joh. KSA
TNA ref 155/69; 313/51; 314/136
Medals extant | Royal Engineers, Field Company, 7th |
Warwick | R | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Bedfordshire Regiment |
Warwick | R | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | East Yorkshire Regiment |
Warwick | Richard | | | Source: WO100/285 | Sutherland DMT |
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