 Complete the following phrase:  Educated at the Belfast Royal Academy, Girdwood was commissioned into the Cameronians Scottish Rifles as a second lieutet on 20 May 1899. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa with the 2nd battalion of his regiment. They took part in the Ladysmith relief force, including the battles of Colenso December 1899, Vaal Krantz February 1900 and 