The men who died at Quetta 1911-1914

[Blairy]

The men who died at Quetta 1911-1914
Little is known about the first four men

Lc.Sgt. Squires James 2406 'B'Coy Died April 16th 1912 aged 40

Colour Sgt. Charles Taylor beloved husband of Sara Taylor Died Aug.24th 1912 aged 35

Pte. Rylands H.C. 9533 'A' Coy Died Nov. 8th 1912

Lc.Cpl. 1020 Owen Jones died 13th Feb 1914 aged 22


Pte Perrett G.W. 9464 'A'Coy Died Jan.4th 1912
Henry (Harry) Perrett was born in Bristol c1888 son of Henry and Matilda of 170 Whitehill Road, St George, Bristol he enlisted at the age of 19 into the RWF at Pertam Down Camp on June 6^th 1907 and after a severe bout of Gonorrhea died of Gangrene poisoning,

Lance Corporal Richard Woodcock 8695 'F Coy 2nd Batt RWF Died 19th March 1912 aged 26
Richard Woodcock was born at Glossop Derbyshire c1886 he enlisted in Manchester on 3^rd March 1905. Next of kin Maria Jane his mother.

Pte.Cund F. 9167'A'Coy Died 6th Jan 1913, Erected by Offices, NCO's and Company men
Frank Cund was born in Birmingham 1882, the son of Christopher Cund of 260 Highgate Road Sparkbrook, B’ham he enlisted on 20^th July 1906 giving his age as 19 (he was 24) He was a bit of a strange chap saying he did not have his inoculations for service abroad And was kept under observation for a week at Bhamo, Burma and so depressed his comrades thought he was going to commit suicide by jumping overboard when he was on R.I.M.S. HARDINGE and as soon as the ship docked he was transferred to Karachi. He died of Enteric Fever at Quetta

In Loving memory of Sgt. Alfred Wraight 2nd Bn beloved husband of Fanny Wraight Died 31st Dec 1913
Alfred Wraight was born at Snodland Kent in 1880, son of Henry and Rhoda. He joined the RWF as a musician at the age of 14 years 9 months at Wrexham on 5^th April 1894. Alfred fought in the Boer War and received the Queen’s and King’s South Africa medal with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Tugula Heights, Relief of Ladysmith and SA 1901-02. He married Fanny Hooker at St Mary’s Church Guilford, Surrey on 4^th Feb.1907 and they had the following children
Rhoda Elizabeth born 4^th Aug 1908 at Wrexham
Twins, Fanny and Edith born 26^th June 1910 at Shwebo
Mercy Homer born 26^th Jan 1912 at Quetta and died the same year
Sgt Alfred Wraight 4266 2^nd Bn RWF died of pneumonia on 31^st Dec 1913

[Aled Roberts]

Good Stuff G

Will see if I can add anything, I have on my laptop this picture :

perrett.jpg

Pretty sure I have some of the others also .... but finding them will be the challange.