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As promised, here is the first part of a list of Scots Guards who were born in Wales between 1850 and 1870 and serving in 1888, as far as is known.
There are more names to come but please feel free to post any interesting research on any of them along the way. I have not looked at any of these men beyond picking them out from the index.
First name(s): Thomas DALTON
Calculated year of birth: 1868
Parish of birth: Cwmbran
Town of birth: Newport
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 18 years 7 months
Attestation date: 5 February 1886
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 7085
First name(s): Frederick BEEDLES
Calculated year of birth: 1852
Parish of birth: Berriew
Town of birth: Montgomery
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 18 years
Attestation date: 5 September 1870
Discharge rank: Private
Discharge corps: Scots Guards
Discharge soldier number: 2470
First name(s): Edward DAVIES
Calculated year of birth: 1858
Parish of birth: Llandrinio
Town of birth: Oswestry
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 20 years 1 months
Attestation date: 10 July 1878
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 4565
First name(s): John DAVIES
Calculated year of birth: 1868
Parish of birth: Denbigh
Town of birth: Denbigh
County of birth: Denbighshire
Age at attestation: 19 years 4 months
Attestation date: 5 September 1887
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 7761
First name(s): Thomas DREW
Calculated year of birth: 1865
Parish of birth: Monmouth Cap
Town of birth: Abergavenny
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 19 years 1 months
Attestation date: 30 June 1884
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 6442
First name(s): John HARRIES
Calculated year of birth: 1863
Parish of birth: Trediga
Town of birth: Trediga
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 21 years
Attestation date: 7 July 1884
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 6454
First name(s): William HUGHES
Calculated year of birth: 1860
Parish of birth: Trewern
Town of birth: Welshpool
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 18 years
Attestation date: 24 June 1878
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 4549
First name(s): William HUGHES
Calculated year of birth: 1867
Parish of birth: Middletown
Town of birth: Welshpool
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 22 years 2 months
Attestation date: 20 May 1889
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 8250
There are more names to come but please feel free to post any interesting research on any of them along the way. I have not looked at any of these men beyond picking them out from the index.
First name(s): Thomas DALTON
Calculated year of birth: 1868
Parish of birth: Cwmbran
Town of birth: Newport
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 18 years 7 months
Attestation date: 5 February 1886
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 7085
First name(s): Frederick BEEDLES
Calculated year of birth: 1852
Parish of birth: Berriew
Town of birth: Montgomery
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 18 years
Attestation date: 5 September 1870
Discharge rank: Private
Discharge corps: Scots Guards
Discharge soldier number: 2470
First name(s): Edward DAVIES
Calculated year of birth: 1858
Parish of birth: Llandrinio
Town of birth: Oswestry
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 20 years 1 months
Attestation date: 10 July 1878
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 4565
First name(s): John DAVIES
Calculated year of birth: 1868
Parish of birth: Denbigh
Town of birth: Denbigh
County of birth: Denbighshire
Age at attestation: 19 years 4 months
Attestation date: 5 September 1887
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 7761
First name(s): Thomas DREW
Calculated year of birth: 1865
Parish of birth: Monmouth Cap
Town of birth: Abergavenny
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 19 years 1 months
Attestation date: 30 June 1884
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 6442
First name(s): John HARRIES
Calculated year of birth: 1863
Parish of birth: Trediga
Town of birth: Trediga
County of birth: Monmouthshire
Age at attestation: 21 years
Attestation date: 7 July 1884
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 6454
First name(s): William HUGHES
Calculated year of birth: 1860
Parish of birth: Trewern
Town of birth: Welshpool
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 18 years
Attestation date: 24 June 1878
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 4549
First name(s): William HUGHES
Calculated year of birth: 1867
Parish of birth: Middletown
Town of birth: Welshpool
County of birth: Montgomeryshire
Age at attestation: 22 years 2 months
Attestation date: 20 May 1889
Attestation corps: Scots Guards
Attestation soldier number: 8250
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