Artillery History

RHeathfield | 15:55 Tue 22nd Aug 2006 | History

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During my family history research, I discovered my gt grandfather was on St Helena Island in 1886. He married a local girl, and they moved back to Poole, Dorset between 1887 and 1889.
Why was he serving on St Helena Island at that time? (1886) He was a gunner in the Artillery.

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It was a British Colony at that time but was dwindling, there will be more info in the RA Army Records at Kew but this might be interesting for you:

http://website.lineone.net/~sthelena/familyhis tory.htm

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Hi IAP, I was fascinated reading about the re-populating on Tristan de Cuna and The islands seem to have lost their importance now whereas Ascension has grown, my ex went there in '82, not a pleasant time,

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