Chames | W E | | | Source: QSA and KSA rolls | British South Africa Police |
Chamier | E H S I L | | Lieutenant | Ammunition column
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 07 May 1900
Place: Bloemfontein
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | Royal Field Artillery |
Chamier | Edwin Harold St Leger | | Lieutenant | He died of enteric at Bloemfontein, May 7th, 1900. The eldest son of Edwin Francis Chamier of Goodrest, Exmouth. He was born in August 1876, educated at Cheltenham, and entered the Royal Artillery from the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, in November 1895, being promoted Lieutenant November 1898. Lieutenant Chamier was present at the battles of Paardeberg and Driefontein, and took part in the advance to Bloemfontein. His name was inscribed on the Eleanor Cross War Memorial at Cheltenham College.
Source: Donner | Royal Field Artillery |
Chamier | G D | | Local Lieutenant Colonel | MID LG: 8 May 1900, page: 2918. Source: Lieutenant Colonel Kekewich's report. 15 February 1900. Re: Kimberley
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Garrison Artillery |
Chamier | G D | | Major | MID LG: 7 May 1901, page: 3112. Source: General Kitchener. 8 March 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Garrison Artillery |
Chamier | George Daniel | | Lieutenant Col | QSA known to exist. QSA (3)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Defence of Kimberley | Royal Garrison Artillery |
Chamier | George Daniel | | Major | He was born in the E Indies, Sep 24, 1860, and is son of Lt. General S H E Chamier, CB. He was educated at Cheltenham College and the RMA. Woolwich, where he was gymnastic champion in 1879. He has won numerous prizes at tent-pegging, lemon-cutting, etc., and as an amateur rider and owner of horses between 1880-90, including the challenge cup for the best all-round man at games and skill at arms, in 1888. He took up golf in 1890, and won several prizes from the scratch marks, including the championship of the Cape-Peninsular (Robertson trophy) in 1898. He served in the Royal Horse and Field Art. in India, 1880-5, at Gibraltar in the R Garrison Art. in 1888-90 and 1891-97, and from 1891-6 as Adjt. in the Lancs Art. He took part in the Boer War, and commanded the Artillery in the defence of Kimberley, with the local rank of Lt. Colonel, was commandant of Kimberley (graded as DAAG), 1900-01, defended Schweitzer Reinicke, in the Transvaal, and commanded a mobile column in the attack on Petrusburg, ORC, in 1901, when the town was captured. Appointed Commandant and Special Commissioner in the Bloemhof District, Transvaal, in 1901-2 (QSA with three clasps, KSA with two clasps, CMG). Recreations: cricket, golf, billiards, and hunting. He married, in 1903, Amy St Leger, widow of the Hon James Buchanan, and daughter of H J Bertram, of Queenstown, South Africa.
CMG converted b/b. QSA (3) DofK OFS Trans (Maj CMG RGA). KSA (2) (Maj CMG RGA). BWM (Brig Gen). Kimberley Star (a). Spink Oct 99. £2650 est. No sale. Spink Apr 00 No 904
Source: List of CMG recipients. Various sources | Royal Artillery |
Chamier | H | 538 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1877-8-9. Medal returned | Cape Mounted Rifles |
Chamier | H A G | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 7th Battery, RFA |
Chamings | William | 1171 | Private | Source: OZ-Boer database | Victoria, 5th Mounted Rifles Contingent |
Chamlers | Alexander | 625 | | Source: Attestation papers. See image on this site. | Railway Pioneer Regiment |
Chamley | C B | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) Seaforth Highl |
Chamley | C B | | Lieutenant | Wounded. Magersfontein, 11 December 1899
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) Seaforth Highl |
Chamley | H P | | | A Division
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
Chamley | H R | | | A Division
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
|