Lieutenant Alan Butler - One of only 35 CGG Members to have have volunteered to fight in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (South Africa 1899-1902)

Lieutenant Alan Butler - One of only 35 CGG Members to have have volunteered to fight in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (South Africa 1899-1902)

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One of 35 Original Canadian Queens South Africa medals awarded to members of CGG / 1st Prince of Wales Fusiliers (1st P.W.R.F.) Lt. Allan Page Butler relinquished his Lt. commission in 1st PWRF to serve as a Private in the Boer War and was part of the 2nd Contingent - 1st Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles. (4 others served with British or South Africa Mounted Units) 1. Captain Courtney RM - RMC graduate & served as Lt. In Lord Strathcona Horse 2. Lieutenant Butler AP - RCD *see above 3. Lieutenant Laurie A - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 4. Sjt Marshall WJ - Canadian Scouts ** not on nominal roll 5. Pte Allman WW - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 6. Pte Aspell TJ - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 7. Pte Bach RC - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 8. Pte Byford R - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 9. Pte Campbell C - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 10. Pte Fisher RL - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 11. Pte Hawkins J - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 12. Pte James A - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 13. Pte Kealey M - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 14. Pte Middleton - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 15. Pte Murphy D - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 16. Pte O’Brien J - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 17. Pte Porter W - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 18. Pte Sword DC - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn 19. Pte Upton S - E Coy RCR Special Svc Bn ** 4 who served with British units are: Captain Finlayson JA Captain Porteus J Lt. Howell TE Lt. Smith LLF Source: Canada in Khaki South Africa 1899-1900: Nominal Roll Casualties etc - Eugene Ursual

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