| Wolmerans | I | | Trooper | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1877-8. Medal returned | Somerset East Volunteer Contingent |
| Wolmorans | Jan Francois | | Major | DTD (Maj. J F Wolmorans), DSO GV, ABO (Maj. J F Wolmorans), 14-15 Star (Mjr., S.A.M.R.-F.A.B.), BWM, VM (Maj). DSO LG 22 August 1918: ‘For distinguished service in the field, and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15.' The recommendation states: ‘Outstanding and excellent work done with his Battery in the fight for Pforte at which the entire enemy force was captured. Much of the efficiency of his unit (4th S.A.M.R. Battery) was due to his untiring energy and devotion to duty.' Wolmorans was also mentioned in despatches in the same Gazette. Jan Francois Wolmorans was born on 14 October 1873, in the Potchefstroom district of the Transvaal. He was the son of J. M. A. Wolmorans, member of the Executive Committee of Transvaal Volksroad. He was educated at the military academy at Breda in the Netherlands and on his return to the Transvaal he was appointed to the Civil Service, 1 November 1892, as 3rd Clerk to the Chief of the Chamber of Mines, Mr C. Joubert, of the South African Republic. During 1893 he was transferred as 2nd Clerk to the Chief of Police and Prisons, Mr J. J. H. Wolmorans. On 1st April 1894 he was appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Staats Artillerie, the only regular unit of the S.A. Republic, and served in that unit until the end of the Anglo-Boer War in May 1902. He was promoted to Captain on 7 February 1896, and to Major on 7 February 1899. He saw service in various minor campaigns, including the Malaboch campaign and the Jameson Raid. On the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war in 1899, he was sent with one half of the Staats Artillerie to Zandspruit, while the other half was despatched to serve under General Cronje at Mafeking and Kimberley. At Zandspruit the Staats Artillerie was further divided - The 3rd Battery to serve under General Lukas Meyer at Dundee, while the 1st Battery took up a position on the Transvaal border at Charlestown and Newcastle. Wolmorans served with the 3rd Battery at Dundee (Talana) and Modderspruit battles; also at Spion Kop, Wagon Hill, Pieter's Hill, Donkerhoek, Doornkop, and many other small engagements during the guerilla war in the Transvaal. He was finally taken prisoner at Ermelo on 11 January 1902, and sent as a prisoner of war to St Helena, where he remained until repatriated in August 1902. Wolmorans joined the South African Constabulary on 1 July 1908 as a Sub-Inspector. This section of the SAC became the Transvaal Town Police. On 1 April 1913 he joined the S.A. Permanent Force as a Lieutenant in the South African Mounted Rifles. He was promoted Captain on 1 November 1913 and Major on 1 April 1917, having been a Temporary Major since the outbreak of the Great War. He took part in the campaign in German South-West Africa, being on service from 6 August 1914 until 9 July 1915. For his services during the campaign he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Wolmorans saw no further war service but was called to active service during the 1922 Miners Revolt on the Witwatersrand. He continued to serve in the S.A. Permanent Force and was commanding the S.A. Field Artillery Brigade on his retirement in 1926. He was living on a small farm at Mooibank, south of Potchefstroom, when he died suddenly on 3 July 1929. In 1921 when officers and men of the former republican forces received rewards for their services in the Anglo-Boer War, Wolmorans was awarded the Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst (DTD) for “Meritorious Service”, as recommended by Vecht-Generaal C J ‘Coen' Brits, along with the usual Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medalje. Of the 600 or so recipients of the DTD, only 18 went on to win the DSO during the Great War. DNW Sep 02 £2,600 | Boer Forces |
| Wolmorans | Jan Francois | | Major | DTD (Maj. J F Wolmorans), DSO GV, ABO (Maj. J F Wolmorans), 14-15 Star (Mjr., S.A.M.R.-F.A.B.), BWM, VM (Maj). DSO LG 22 August 1918: ?For distinguished service in the field, and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15./' The recommendation states: ?Outstanding and excellent work done with his Battery in the fight for Pforte at which the entire enemy force was captured. Much of the efficiency of his unit (4th S.A.M.R. Battery) was due to his untiring energy and devotion to duty./' Wolmorans was also mentioned in despatches in the same Gazette. Jan Francois Wolmorans was born on 14 October 1873, in the Potchefstroom district of the Transvaal. He was the son of J. M. A. Wolmorans, member of the Executive Committee of Transvaal Volksroad. He was educated at the military academy at Breda in the Netherlands and on his return to the Transvaal he was appointed to the Civil Service, 1 November 1892, as 3rd Clerk to the Chief of the Chamber of Mines, Mr C. Joubert, of the South African Republic. During 1893 he was transferred as 2nd Clerk to the Chief of Police and Prisons, Mr J. J. H. Wolmorans. On 1st April 1894 he was appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Staats Artillerie, the only regular unit of the S.A. Republic, and served in that unit until the end of the Anglo-Boer War in May 1902. He was promoted to Captain on 7 February 1896, and to Major on 7 February 1899. He saw service in various minor campaigns, including the Malaboch campaign and the Jameson Raid. On the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war in 1899, he was sent with one half of the Staats Artillerie to Zandspruit, while the other half was despatched to serve under General Cronje at Mafeking and Kimberley. At Zandspruit the Staats Artillerie was further divided - The 3rd Battery to serve under General Lukas Meyer at Dundee, while the 1st Battery took up a position on the Transvaal border at Charlestown and Newcastle. Wolmorans served with the 3rd Battery at Dundee (Talana) and Modderspruit battles; also at Spion Kop, Wagon Hill, Pieter/'s Hill, Donkerhoek, Doornkop, and many other small engagements during the guerilla war in the Transvaal. He was finally taken prisoner at Ermelo on 11 January 1902, and sent as a prisoner of war to St Helena, where he remained until repatriated in August 1902. Wolmorans joined the South African Constabulary on 1 July 1908 as a Sub-Inspector. This section of the SAC became the Transvaal Town Police. On 1 April 1913 he joined the S.A. Permanent Force as a Lieutenant in the South African Mounted Rifles. He was promoted Captain on 1 November 1913 and Major on 1 April 1917, having been a Temporary Major since the outbreak of the Great War. He took part in the campaign in German South-West Africa, being on service from 6 August 1914 until 9 July 1915. For his services during the campaign he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Wolmorans saw no further war service but was called to active service during the 1922 Miners Revolt on the Witwatersrand. He continued to serve in the S.A. Permanent Force and was commanding the S.A. Field Artillery Brigade on his retirement in 1926. He was living on a small farm at Mooibank, south of Potchefstroom, when he died suddenly on 3 July 1929. In 1921 when officers and men of the former republican forces received rewards for their services in the Anglo-Boer War, Wolmorans was awarded the Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst (DTD) for ?Meritorious Service?, as recommended by Vecht-Generaal C J ?Coen/' Brits, along with the usual Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medalje. Of the 600 or so recipients of the DTD, only 18 went on to win the DSO during the Great War.?? DNW Sep 02 ?2,600. DNW Jul 11 ?11,500 | Boer Forces |
| Wolmsley | T | 3169 | Corporal | Severely wounded. Rooidam, 5 May 1900
1st Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| Wolocott | J | 3396 | Conductor | Weil's Transport. Medal returned or issued elsewhere
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Imperial Transport Service |
| Wolpert | Emanuel | 457 | Private | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, 1st Contingent NSW Mounted Rifles |
| Wolpert | Emmanuel | 200 | Corporal | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Bushveldt Carabineers |
| Wolpert | G H | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Princess of Wales's Own) Yorkshire Regiment |
| Wolpert | H | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
| Wolpert | Harry | 2779 and 367 | Trooper | 1st Battalion
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Imperial Light Horse |
| Wolpert | S | | | Source: QSA and KSA rolls | DEOVR |
| Wolridge-Gordon | Walter | | Captain | BSACM Matabeleland 1893 (0).
Source: BSACM rolls | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
| Wolrige-Gordon | J G | | Major | MID LG: 7 May 1901, page: 3113. Source: General Kitchener. 8 March 1901. Re: General mentions
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| Wolrige-Gordon | J G | | Major | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5950. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
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| Wolseley | A W A | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
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