Pte George Albert Baker 2 / 24th . |
Pte Baker ( again ) . |
Sapper Mason
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Dear Forum , Can i ask ANYONE if they know of the movements of Pte Baker 1 / 24 th during his time in South Africa ??? , it would appeat his duties on Jan 22nd 1879 were the cause of his survival and i am trying to ascertain this for his descendant , thank you , " Sapper " |
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Peter Ewart
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You have headed up your first post "2/24" and described Baker as such in your message. However, in today's post you have him in the 1/24. If we start by assuming that today's "1/24" is simply a typo, and that you have established quite independently that the Baker mentioned by Sgt Morley is 2416 Pte George Albert Baker, it would seem that the Pte Baker mentioned by Morley was out with Chelmsford. He is quite specific about that. They were "out with us" and he describes the activities of Chelmsford's force that day in his letter, and says that he (Morley) was part of that force. So as this is clear, was it the exact duties of Baker and his fellow "G" Coy ptes and Colour Sgt on that day which you wanted to discover? As they were part of a large force which split up more than once during that day, I doubt if that would be possible, other than from the possibility of this small group from G Coy 2/24 being mentioned, quite by chance, in subsequent correspondence or in a report from someone else in Chelmsford's force. Presumably you'll need to find out why this small group was detached from their company either before or during the G Coy picqet duties. If they were switched before the 22nd, presumably it could have happened at any time, and if on the 22nd, then perhaps they were picked up by Glyn's force for some reason just as that force moved out of the camp at around 4 am? Perhaps such a letter does exist and someone here is familiar with it. Certainly Morley is clear they were out with him. Whether this Baker, out with Morley, is also the one you describe by name and number, is up to your own findings. Peter |
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Typo . |
Sapper Mason
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Dear Peter , once again thank you for the correction , indeed Pte Baker was in the 2 / 24 th and the error was mine in putting the 1 / 24 th . I am interested also in what ( if known ) Pte Baker did in his time in South Africa ( ? ) . Sometimes these facts will never be known but i pose the question anyway , thank you , " Sapper " |
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