Christy | H | 1661 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Christy | J H | 1376 | Private | 5th Battalion
Source: QSA roll | (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment |
Christy | J H | | Civil Veterinary Surgeon | | Civil Surgeon |
Christy | James | 24 | | Occupation: Bank Official. Next of kin: Samuel S Christy. Address: New York .
Source: Attestation paper in WO126 | Town Guard and District Mounted Troops |
Christy | James | 3685 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Kitchener's Horse |
Christy | James Nicholas | | Lieutenant | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 43rd Company, 12th Btn, IY |
Christy | John | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) Seaforth Highl |
Christy | S H | | Lieutenant | He was born 27 April 1879, youngest son of Stephen Christy, of Highfield, Bramall, Cheshire. He was educated at Harrow (Mr B Smith's, 1893-97), and at Christ Church, Oxford, and joined the 20th Hussars in 1899; served in South Africa, 1901-2; was on the Staff as Signalling Officer from March to May 1902, and was present at the operations in the Transvaal and in the Orange River Colony from January to April 1902 (Queen's Medal with four clasps). He served in West Africa in 1903 (Northern Nigeria), taking part in the Sokoto-Burmi operations, during which he was slightly wounded. He was mentioned in Dispatches 2 January 1905, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 24 January 1905]: "Stephen Henry Christy, Lieutenant, 20th Hussars. In recognition of services during the Sokoto-Burmi operations, Northern Nigeria, 1903". He retired from the Active List of the Army. He was fond of hunting and big game shooting. After his retirement he became Master of the South Shropshire foxhounds. At the beginning of the European War he rejoined his regiment, with the rank of Captain, on the 16th August 1914, and was killed in action at La Ferte-sous-Douane 27 August 1914. Captain Christy had married, in 1905, Violet, daughter of William Chapell-Hodge, of Pounds, South Devon.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 20th Hussars |
Christy | Stephen H | | Lieutenant | QSA (4).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 20th Hussars |
Christy | T | 958 | Private | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA roll | Lancashire Fusiliers |
Christy | T | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Lancashire Fusiliers |
Christy | T | 5973 | Private | Severely wounded. Wildfontein, 8 January 1901
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Royal Berkshire Re |
Christy | W H | | | 1st Volunteer Service Company
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Manchester Regiment |
Christy | W H | | | 1st Volunteer Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Manchester Regiment |
Christy | William | 1582 | Trooper | Served 08 Oct 01 to 30 Jun 02 NOK: Sister: Mrs Ellen Peek 101 Blair St Poplar E London.
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
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