Cropper | C / G J | 6195 | Private | 2nd Battalion
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 05 Jun 1900
Place: Newcastle
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | East Surrey Regiment |
Cropper | C I | | | Volunteer Service Company
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | East Surrey Regiment |
Cropper | E | 6195 | Private | 2nd Btn. Died of enteric at Newcastle. 6 Jun 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 119 line 32 | East Surrey Regiment |
Cropper | E D | | Lieutenant Colonel | Demise: Died of disease - pneumonia 29 Mar 1901
Place: UK
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | Imperial Yeomanry |
Cropper | E D | | Captain | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5964. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Imperial Yeomanry |
Cropper | Edward Denman | | Captain | CROPPER, EDWARD DENMAN, Captain, served in the South African War, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 Sept, 1901]: "Edward Denman Cropper, Captain, 9th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He died before he could be invested with the Insignia of the Order.n
DSO, Albert Medal 2nd type Bronze (Capt W Kent Mil), 1897 Jubilee, Zulu Medal 1879 (Capt ADC), QSA (2) CC OFS (Major IY), Royal Humane Society Medal Bronze (Capt 6 Aug 1878). Glendinings 1918 £90. Glendinings 1986 est £1600-1800.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 9th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry |
Cropper | Edward Denman | | Lieutenant Colonel | He died of pneumonia, March 29th 1901 at 29 Wimpole Street, at the age of 46. He was the only son of Edward Cropper, of Swaylands, Kent, and was educated at Eton. He served in the Zulu War, 1879, as orderly officer to Sir Evelyn Wood, and was present in the engagement at Ulundi, being mentioned in despatches, LG, August 21st, 1879. Two years later he took part in the Boer War as orderly officer to Sir Evelyn Wood, when he was again mentioned in despatches. He was awarded the Albert medal of the Second Class and the bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society for attempting to save a man by jumping overboard from the steamship "Idaho" on the bar off San Francisco on August 6th, 1878. He obtained his commission as Captain in the Pembroke Yeomanry, June 1893, being subsequently granted the rank of honorary Major, and since February 1900 had been a Captain in the Imperial Yeomanry, serving with the 9th (Colonel Howard's) Battalion with the rank of Captain in the army. He was advanced to the rank of Major and honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Pembroke Yeomanry in January 1901. Lieutenant Colonel Cropper was mentioned in despatches, LG September 10th 1901, and was granted the DSO.
Source: Donner | 9th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry |
Cropper | G | 6195 | Private | 2nd Btn. Died of dysentery at Newcastle. 5 Jun 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 38 line 48 | (Queen's) Royal West Surrey Regiment |
Cropper | G | 3477 | Shoeing Smith | QSA (3).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 14th (The King's) Hussars |
Cropper | H | 4772 | Private | QSA (5).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
Cropper | J | | | 6th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Lancashire Fusiliers |
Cropper | J | | | 6th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Manchester Regiment |
Cropper | J | | | 6th Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment |
Cropper | T | | Bearer | Served 09 Dec 99 to 12 Mar 00.
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
Cropper | T | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA rolls | Imperial Light Horse |
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