| Sands | A | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment |
| Sands | A | | | Received the Mediterranean Medal
3rd Battalion
Source: Medal roll WO100 368 | (Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment |
| Sands | A | | | 5th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Manchester Regiment |
| Sands | A E | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | New Zealand, 7th Contingent |
| Sands | A E | 4649 | Private | Severely wounded. Langverwacht, 24 February 1902
Mounted Rifles. Mounted Rifles
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | New Zealand contingent |
| Sands | C | 4667 | Private | QSA (2). Wounded, nr Beaufort, 01 Feb 02.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 16th (The Queen's) Lancers |
| Sands | C | 1724 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | (Princess Louise's) Sutherland and Argyll Highland |
| Sands | C | 2254 | Rifleman | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5952. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade |
| Sands | C | 4667 | Private | Wounded. Near Beaufort, 1 February 1902
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | 16th (The Queen's) Lancers |
| Sands | C E W | | Lieutenant | Source: WO100/371 | Burghers Camps Department |
| Sands | Charles | 2254 | Private | QSA (3) DoL LN Belf
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade |
| Sands | Charles | 2254 | Private | Charles Sands was born in Hayes, Bromley, Kent. Having formerly served with the Sussex R.F.A. Volunteers, he enlisted into the Army and served with the Rifle Brigade. With the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, he served in the Sudan and in South Africa. For his services at the Defence of Ladysmith, Sands was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. After the war, Sands was discharged as time expired and was employed as a Groom. With the onset of the Great War he attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment on 1 September 1914, aged 43 years, 3 months. Serving with the 8th Battalion, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 24 July 1915 and remained there until August 1916. Returning to England, he was then posted to the 23rd Battalion Training Reserve. In March 1917 he was transferred to the Agricultural Company Department of the Labour Corps. Sands was transferred to the Class Z Reserve on 13 March 1919. Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (2254 Pte., Rifle Bde.); Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (2254 Pte., 2/R. Bde.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Belfast (2254 Pte., Rifle Brigade); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2254 Pte., Rifle Brigade); 1914-15 Star (347 Pte., R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (347 Pte., R. Suss. R.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed. DNW Mar 10 £3,100
Source: DCM recipients | (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade |
| Sands | E S | | Able Seaman | QSA (1) Nat. Ref: 177.272.
Source: QSA medal rolls | HMS Thetis |
| Sands | F J | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Sands | F J | | | 3rd Volunteer Company
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Northumberland Fusiliers |
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