| Edward Fletcher Willmore |
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| QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, two clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Paardeberg (23 Tpr. E.F. Willmore, Kimberley Lt. Horse), |
This is an unusual combination of clasps resulting primarily from a not so
well known incident:
During the operations at Paardeberg the British ran very low on supplies
so Lord Kitchener's Head Quarters requested urgent supplies of bread
from Kimberley. Bread was cooked in the De Beers ovens and sent in a
convoy to Paardeberg with an escort of 150 men.
Edward was born on 30 Jan 1882 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony. His
parents both of whom were born in Cape Colony were Walter and
Marie(Fletcher) He died on 19 Jun 1940 in Plumtree, Rhodesia
(Zimbabwe). He married Kathleen Josephine Harran on 12 Jan 1910 and
they had three sons and five daughters.
After the relief of Kimberley, Kimberley Light Horse and Diamond
Fields Horse troops were amalgamated under the title 'Kimberley
Mounted Corps'.
Edward and two of his cousins (who were brothers), are the three men
named Willmore on the Defence of Kimberley Roll, all of them serving
with the KLH.
They were:
23 Tpr Edward Fletcher Willmore
24 Tpr Frederick Howson Willmore
53 Tpr Albert Edwin Willmore ( KIA 25 Nov 99, age 19)
Edward was discharged on March 24, 1900 as Medically Unfit. His
cousin Frederick was discharged the same day.
Provenance:
Spink Oct 1999
DNW Sept 2010 (Kieran Collection)
well known incident:
During the operations at Paardeberg the British ran very low on supplies
so Lord Kitchener's Head Quarters requested urgent supplies of bread
from Kimberley. Bread was cooked in the De Beers ovens and sent in a
convoy to Paardeberg with an escort of 150 men.
Edward was born on 30 Jan 1882 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony. His
parents both of whom were born in Cape Colony were Walter and
Marie(Fletcher) He died on 19 Jun 1940 in Plumtree, Rhodesia
(Zimbabwe). He married Kathleen Josephine Harran on 12 Jan 1910 and
they had three sons and five daughters.
After the relief of Kimberley, Kimberley Light Horse and Diamond
Fields Horse troops were amalgamated under the title 'Kimberley
Mounted Corps'.
Edward and two of his cousins (who were brothers), are the three men
named Willmore on the Defence of Kimberley Roll, all of them serving
with the KLH.
They were:
23 Tpr Edward Fletcher Willmore
24 Tpr Frederick Howson Willmore
53 Tpr Albert Edwin Willmore ( KIA 25 Nov 99, age 19)
Edward was discharged on March 24, 1900 as Medically Unfit. His
cousin Frederick was discharged the same day.
Provenance:
Spink Oct 1999
DNW Sept 2010 (Kieran Collection)
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