2901 Private T Hilliard (or Hillyard), 2nd Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
The battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Gaul about 26 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on the 16 Dec 1899 and the battalion was sent to the Britstown-De Aar district in the Cape Colony. They remained guarding the lines of communication during the relief of Kimberley and the advance to Bloemfontein and in Feb-Mar 1900 were dealing with an uprising in the Britstown, Carnarvon, and Prieska district under Lord Kitchener. In Apr 1900 they joined 18th Brigade with the main army under Major General T E Stephenson. Privte Hillyard died of disease at Bloemfontein on 30 Apr 1900. He was buried on 1 May 1900. He is also commemorated on the Royal Warwickshire Regiments Boer War memorial in St Mary's Church, Old Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/227584/).
The battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Gaul about 26 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on the 16 Dec 1899 and the battalion was sent to the Britstown-De Aar district in the Cape Colony. They remained guarding the lines of communication during the relief of Kimberley and the advance to Bloemfontein and in Feb-Mar 1900 were dealing with an uprising in the Britstown, Carnarvon, and Prieska district under Lord Kitchener. In Apr 1900 they joined 18th Brigade with the main army under Major General T E Stephenson. Privte Hillyard died of disease at Bloemfontein on 30 Apr 1900. He was buried on 1 May 1900. He is also commemorated on the Royal Warwickshire Regiments Boer War memorial in St Mary's Church, Old Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/227584/).
2901 Private T Hilliard (or Hillyard), 2nd Battalion the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
The battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Gaul about 26 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on the 16 Dec 1899 and the battalion was sent to the Britstown-De Aar district in the Cape Colony. They remained guarding the lines of communication during the relief of Kimberley and the advance to Bloemfontein and in Feb-Mar 1900 were dealing with an uprising in the Britstown, Carnarvon, and Prieska district under Lord Kitchener. In Apr 1900 they joined 18th Brigade with the main army under Major General T E Stephenson. Privte Hillyard died of disease at Bloemfontein on 30 Apr 1900. He was buried on 1 May 1900. He is also commemorated on the Royal Warwickshire Regiments Boer War memorial in St Mary's Church, Old Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/227584/).
The battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the Gaul about 26 Nov 1899, and arrived at the Cape on the 16 Dec 1899 and the battalion was sent to the Britstown-De Aar district in the Cape Colony. They remained guarding the lines of communication during the relief of Kimberley and the advance to Bloemfontein and in Feb-Mar 1900 were dealing with an uprising in the Britstown, Carnarvon, and Prieska district under Lord Kitchener. In Apr 1900 they joined 18th Brigade with the main army under Major General T E Stephenson. Privte Hillyard died of disease at Bloemfontein on 30 Apr 1900. He was buried on 1 May 1900. He is also commemorated on the Royal Warwickshire Regiments Boer War memorial in St Mary's Church, Old Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/227584/).
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