Category: 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles

Categories: Canadian Military History | Canada, The South African War (The Boer War), 1899-1902

The Boer War The mounted rifles participated in a number of major drives that resulted in the destruction of the Boer forces in the western Transvaal. While its tour of operations had not been long, the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles had proven to be a worthy successor to the units of the first and second contingents.

The Great War

See:

• angloboerwar.com 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, In The Second Anglo Boer War
• Canadian War Museum - 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
• Maps

2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (Boer War)

Canada, The South African War (The Boer War), 1899-1902

Gordon Copeman 22 Jun 1874 Aslacton, Norfolk, England - 19 Sep 1962

Thomas Evans 22 Mar 1860 Hamilton, Canada West - 23 Aug 1908

George Forbes abt 1870 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Rolph Ganton 17 Sep 1893 Victoria Square, York, Ontario, Canada - 13 Jan 1958

Frederick Howard 12 Jan 1875 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - abt 1902

Archibald MacDonell 06 Oct 1864 Windsor, Essex, Canada West - 23 Dec 1941

William Merritt 08 Jun 1855 St. Catharines, Lincoln, Canada West - 26 Oct 1918

George Pearkes 28 Feb 1888 Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 30 May 1984

Andrew Reford abt 23 Jun 1869 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 12 Nov 1948

Herbert Stollard 12 Jan 1886 Bow, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 29 May 1917

Edward Tripp 13 Apr 1874 Whitby, Ontario, Canada - 07 Mar 1958

Lambert Wigle 17 Jun 1867 Gosfield, Essex, Ontario, Canada - 03 Oct 1941

David Wilson 12 Mar 1880 Drumlough, County Down, Ireland - 07 Jun 1916

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