Private 29B/1798 Thomas Colwell / Colwill 58th Regiment

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Hartland and West Country Chronicle - Saturday 15 June 1935

1879 clasp

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Western Morning News - Monday 23 May 1938

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Looking at the last account seems he was at Gallipoli as well
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Western Morning News - Monday 23 May 1938

As far as I'm aware Sir Ian Hamilton wasn't in the Zulu War , but was wounded and Captured at Majuba !?
90th Salute

No Sir Ian Hamilton not in the Zulu War.

Second Anglo Afghan war
First Boer war - Wounded at Majuba.
Mahdist war.
North West frontier.
Second Boer war.
Russo - Japanese war.
First World war.
Gollipoli campaign.

Twice recommended for the VC, first being deemed to young, the second deemed to be to senior.

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Hi All
Thomas Colwill attested 20 April 1878 age 19 born 1859 Oldworthy Clovelly Devon, to 58th No.1876 to S Africa S.S. Russia 26 Feb 1879, Natal 4 April 1879, Transvaal 23 Aug 80 in Hospital again 2 Sept 80, PMBurg 20 Dec 1881, in Hospital 6 July 82 and 30 April 83, Cape Town 13 Dec 1883, left Africa 1 Nov 1885. Married Elizabeth Rowe 4 Dec 1887 in Hartland Devon. Discharged 21 April 1890 12 yrs.
Died 1950 and was buried in Hartland Methodist Cemetery Devon aged 91.
Rai Keynshamlighthorse
For those interested Ian Hamilton died 12 Oct 1947 in London and was buried in Kilmadock Cemetery, Doune, Stirling, Scotland Ref B4, grave 245. He appears on the Findagrave website.

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