21st Regiment (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Memorial, Ayr.

I'm attempting to collate a list of AZW non-combat deaths, and the 21st Regiment (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Memorial in Ayr has on one side a list of names of soldiers who died in S. Africa during the period 1879-81, divided into those who fell in battle and those who died of accidents and disease. Omitting those who I know were 1BW non-combat, I am left with the following 37 names:

M. Anderson, M. Baillie, G.W. Blomfield, G. (or C.) Bridger, Bernard Canning, J. Carroll, G. (or C.) Cook, John Coyle, H. Davis, J. Dunce, J. Dunne, J. Elphinstone, W.H. Everard, J. Fitzgerald, Michael Flynn, Harry Foster, A. Giffard, Robert Glenallen, R. Grandage, Brownlow Griffiths, D. Hynes, Thomas Kennedy, J. Lacey, J. Lane, Jeremiah Mahoney, Thomas McKenna, P. Moore, W. Morris, J. Mould, Denis O'Shea, J. Philips, W. Prest, S. Slade, James Slaven, George Standing, W. White, and G. Wood.

Corporal J. Carroll died in Cape Town on 19/7/79 (as listed in the London Gazette), but as to the rest I don't know where or when they died. Most will turn out to be 1BW, but can anyone here provide any further information?

Many thanks,
Lee

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Lee,

I have checked both the Victorian regimental histories of the 21st, but they yield nothing.

Are there any additional comments on the Medal Roll of the 21st other than the usual Since Dead?

JY

Hi John,

Yes I did check WO 100/46, but apart from being able to glean the ranks, numbers, and first names of some of the above it doesn't add much - noting "dead", but not the circumstances and dates.

All the best,
Lee

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