DAW H. -1901
Additional information supplied by Jim Lees:
Name DAW, Henry James aka Harry
Attested London, 06/07/1897, aged 20 years 2 months, carpenter
Regimental Number 4124
Rank - Private
Squadron C (1898)
Awards
QSA, TH, OFS, RoL, TVL, LN, CC; KSA, SA01, SA02;
Description
(1895) Height: 5 feet 9¼ inches
Weight: 138 lbs
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fresh
Marks: Scars
Religion: Church of England
Casualty record: Cause of death: Killed in action;
Place: Uintje’s Hoek, South Africa;
Date: 02/02/1902;
Age: 23 years;
Residence: 295 Latimer Road, Hammersmith;
Place of burial or memorial: Regimental Memorial,
St Paul’s Cathedral Crypt; 1st Cadet Battalion,
Queen’s Regiment Memorial, Southwark Cathedral;
Notes Biographical Details
Attested & joined 1/Dns, Aldershot, 08/07/1897; Born: 28 Bomore Road, Kensington, Middlesex, 16/11/1879;
Serving in C Squadron, Hounslow, 1898;
Baptised: St James Church, Norlands, Kensington,
Middlesex, 06/06/1880;
Educated: Admitted Oxford Gardens School, 23/08/1886 previous 9 months at Latimer Road School;
Next of Kin: Son of carpenter Henry James
Daw (1841-1897) & his wife Frances Thorman
(1839-1911);
1881 Census: 28 Bomore Street, Kensington,
Middlesex, aged 1 year;
1891 Census: 295 Latimer Road, Hammersmith,
scholar, aged 11 years;
1901 Census: 1/Dns Reserve Squadron, Shorncliffe
Camp, Kent, aged 24 years;
Military History: References:
Home 06/07/1897-30/10/1899 TNA WO363
South Africa 31/10/1899-02/02/1902 TNA WO100/114
TNA WO100/302
Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929
Courses: The Royals in South Africa, page 109 & 141
contributed by: Jim Lees
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| Camera Maker: | Olympus Optical Co.,ltd |
| Camera Model: | C720UZ |
| Original Date and Time Taken: | 02 April 2010 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/640 sec |
| Aperture: | f/5 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 |
| Exposure Compensation: | 0 EV |
| Metering Mode: | Pattern |
| Flash Fired: | No Flash |
| Focal Length: | 6.4 mm |