Lieutenant Smith Hannington Gardner, 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment

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Smith Hannington Gardner

Date of Birth - 24th October 1846
First Appointment - Cornet - Cape Mounted Rifles - 1st February 1868
Cornet - 11th Foot - 31st March 1870
Cornet - 88th Foot - 12th September 1870
Lieutenant - 88th Foot - 28th October 1871
Captain - Connaught Rangers - 17th May 1879
Major - Connaught Rangers (1st Battalion) - 28th October 1883
Adjutant, Auxiliary Forces (4th Battalion, Connaught Rangers) - from 21st November 1879
South African War - 1879 - Zulu Campaign. Medal with Clasp.
Source ‘1884 Army List’ (p 57, 319, 866, 867 & 1273)

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Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 13 March 1908

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Army and Navy Gazette 14 March 1908

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Grave and Memorial Church Window, Kilmington Church, Devon, England.

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