| War |
| Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mr. William Stewart Lindsay, Timaru, New Zealand |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| First Contingent, No.1 Company |
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| Military Awards |
| Queen's South Africa Medal |
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| Wounds and Diseases |
| Wounded in the knee, may 1901, and invalided to England aboard the hospital ship S.S 'Avoca'. |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Lindsay, the youngest in the contingent, was preparing for a commission in the Imperial Army when he volunteered for active service.
- 'Was an accomplished horseman and a good shot, considered as brave and cool in action by Major Robin, who recommended him for a commission with the British Cavalry.' (Stowers, p.147)
- Left Cape Town aboard S.S 'Papanui' arriving Port Chalmers July 1900. Lindsay returned to South Africa and rejoined the 7 Dargoons.
- In October 1901 Lindsay left South Africa for India with a draft of 158 men for the 5 Dragoon.
- Lindsay returned to New Zealand several times during his lifetime and on one such occassion married Miss Elsie Catherine Riddiford of Ferngrove, near Wellington in 1904.
- Served as Major in World War One.
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| Further References |
- St Clair Inglis, A., 'Souvenir Album of the First New Zealand Contingent South African War', Auckland, 1902
- Stowers, Richard, 'Kiwi versus Boer: The First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902', Hamilton, 1992
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| Previous Military Experience |
| Lieutenant in Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry |
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