Boatswain John William Kilberry / Killberry HMS Boadicea

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Portsmouth Evening News - Friday 04 November 1910

SAGS medal no clasp

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7 Mar 1876 John William Killbery as a Boatswain assigned to HMS Boadicea (Corvette, Portsmouth) Flag Ship, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa; served aboard ship during the Zulu War; entitled to the South Africa Medal, without clasp. On 6 Jun 1879 put on sick list, off Durban, for “varix” (varicose veins). 16 Jun 1879 sent to Royal Naval Hospital Simons Bay. On 30 Jun 1879 he was placed on the Invalid list. Killbery departed Cape Town 3 Jul 1879 on the Hired Transport Olympus and arrived at Portsmouth 4 Aug 1879. On 3 September 1879 Killbery retired from the Royal Navy.

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