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213991 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 Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**