Able Seaman 56482 Charles Taylor HMS Boadicea Gatling Gun crew John Dennis

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Tom bearing in mind his service I'm assuming this is him and not Plumber Charles Taylor
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Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 05 January 1939

In this account Talyor is right about the first use of gatling guns being in SA but his dates are wrong. Coker used his in January 22nd 1879 at Nyezane, Roberts took two in his march to Kandahar in 1880

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Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Monday 09 January 1939

John Dennis must be this chap found by 1879Graves
https://www.1879zuluwar.com/t9044-private-2035-j-dennis-99th-duke-of-edinburgh-s-lanarkshire-regiment?highlight=dennis

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Kate,

It was Able Seaman Charles Taylor who the newspaper article was written about. Plumber Charles Taylor deserted ship at Simon’s Bay in 1881. What I found the most interesting was that Taylor named Midshipman, The Honorable, Stanley Colville as being in charge of the “Boadicea’s” gatling which was positioned on the Northeast corner of the square at Gingindlovo.

Tom

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Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 21 January 1936

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Hi All
Charles Taylor RN, his Probate gives died 3 Jan 1939 address 32 Elliston St, Cleethorpes, to Frederick Charles Taylor and Elizabeth Hinchcliff. He was buried on 5 Jan 1939 in Cleethorpes Cemetery age 82.
Rai KLH

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Hi All
Charles Taylor appears on the findagrave website. No Photograph.
Rai KLH

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