The King's Royal Rifle Corps


Major H A W Briscoe


Major Briscoe was wounded at Spion Kop, awarded the Brevet of Major and mentioned in Despatches by Lord Roberts. His Queen's South Africa medal had clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal and Laing's Nek.


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