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George Devonshire Mander
British Army R Battery. Royal Horse Artillery
My Grandfather George Devonshire Mander was born in Shenington on 3/6/1882. George joined the Royal Horse Artillery Woolwich in 1900. He was posted to South Africa to serve in the Boer War and fought at Ladysmith
Was awarded the Queen Victoria SA medal five bars, the Transvaal medal, the Orange Free State medal.George left South Africa after six years and returned to UK and finally left the service in 1908.
After the outbreak of WW1 George was enlisted into Royal Horse Artillery on 17/11/15, was mobilised on 24/5/16 to R battery. He left for France on 18/03/1917, joining the 3rd Battery ammunition column. After the War George was posted to E battery and returned to the UK on 15/06/1919