John Reilly^[1]

1880 - 1941  (61 years)

• Name	John Reilly  [2, 3]
  Birth	7 Apr 1880	County Cork, Ireland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	22 Jul 1904
  	Boer 2nd war (South African war)
  Enlisted	9 Feb 1915	Montréal, Québec, Canada
  Residence	27 Dec 1941	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Address: 131 Friel Street
  Death	27 Dec 1941  [3]
  		John Reilly
  Obittuary	29 Dec 1941	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Age: 62y
  	The Ottawa Journal
  Web Tag	https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/imperial-units/192-royal-field-artillery/629-royal-field-artillery-85th-battery
  Fact	815
  Fact	Army
  Burial	29 Dec 1941	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Address: 455 Chemin Montréal rd,
  	Notre Dame
  Person ID	I18816	Lowertown
  Last Modified	19 May 2022

  
  

  Family	Edith, Boutet
  Marriage	1931	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F18005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Name: | J Reilly Service Date: | 1899-1902 Service Place: | South Africa Campaign or Service: | South Africa - Second Boer War Regiment or Unit Name: | 85th Battery Rfa Regimental Number: | 7600

  
  
  
  
  Source Citation National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Class: WO 100 ; Piece: 153
  Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  Original data:
  War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1949 (General Series) . The National Archives microfilm publication WO 100. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
• Here is why he received the medal
  The battery was present at the review at Koomati Poort on 28th September 1900, and returned to Pretoria early in October. In November 1900, when it became apparent that De Wet was to attempt the invasion of Cape Colony, four guns of the 85th Battery were with other troops railed from the Transvaal to the south of the Orange River Colony. They took part in the very exciting chase by General Charles Knox, one memorable incident in which was the great difficulty experienced in getting the guns over the flooded Caledon. In 1901 two guns accompanied the column of Colonel Crabbe in Cape Colony, and two guns were with Colonel Greenfell's column near Pietersburg, in the Northern Transvaal (see Lord Kitchener's despatch of 8th July)
  
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