The Feature page
of
George Bradley

2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
who served in the Boer War in South Africa Omdurman and Spion Kop and is on the web site list as serving there
between 11th October 1899 and 31 May 1902.


Geoff Pycroft Reseach


First Name: George
Surname: Bradley
Nationality: British
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3531
Clasps Awarded:South Africa 1902

Service: British Army
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers Lancashire Fusiliers during the Boer War 1899-1902

The Boer war medals to British and Commonwealth forces 1899-1902

Campaign Medals:
Queens South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA) was awarded to G Bradley and Military Personnel who served in the Boer War in South Africa between 11th October 1899 and 31 May 1902.

The Boer Wars in South Africa resulted from over a century of conflict between the British Empire and the Boers (farmers), and comprised the First Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881, and the Second Boer War 1899-1902. The Boers formed two republics, the Transvaal and The Oranje Vrijstaat or Orange State, which they attempted to keep independent of British Colonial rule. Large numbers of British armed forces were engaged first in open warfare, and subsequently in a long and bitter guerrilla campaign which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902. British military service records show high losses, with more than half caused by illness, especially typhoid fever, rather than enemy action. 22000 British soldiers were killed, of which only 35% died in battle, and the remaining 65% from disease. At that time, it became apparent that there were serious problems with public health in Britain: up to 40% of recruits in Britain were unfit for military service, suffering from medical problems such as rickets and other poverty-related illnesses. 80% of men presenting for service in the Boer War were found by the Army Medical Corps to be physically unfit to fight. 78 Victoria Cross war medals were awarded to British and colonial soldiers for action during the Second Boer War.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War



Clifford Tilley and Dennis Laverick bought this off E bay

This is his Collection of Trench art

We are going to donate all this to the museum