Trumpeter Wilkins RA Trumpeter to Lord Chelmsford

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Newcastle Journal - Thursday 17 December 1936

There is a 3472 G Wilkins 1879 clasp in N Battery 6th Brigade but unfortunatly I cannot find one in 5th Brigade.
The though that this could have been the man sounding the commands on the 22nd would have been quite nice.

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Hi All,
George Henry Wilkins 6th Brig RA born 30 may 1863, Athlone Westmeath Ireland, attended the Royal Hibernian Schhol Dublin from 1871 aged 8 and 11 months his father was in the R Artillery, attested 17 July 1877 age 14, as a Boy to Trumpeter 20 Aug 1878 to Gunner 1 Aug 1880, to S Africa 24 Feb 1879 to 28 oct 1879 then India/uk Discharged 9 July 1889 at Newcastle. Married Anna Campbell Brown a widow with two sons, at Newcastle on Tyne 27 Sept 1888. They had two children sarah 1888 and Georgina 1890. Census 1891/1901/1911/1921 Newcastle on Tyne various addresses he is a widow by 1911. He dies at Newcastle General Hospital 5 June 1939.
This man cannot be with Chelmsford during the Isandlwana Campaign was on ship to Africa.
Rai KLH

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