Stay with this site you people. David Humphries is THE guru and usually responds very quickly. There were US men ther, and there were vets (ie veterinarians) and there are innumerable lists of vets (veterans though none alive of course but in the sense they were survivors). Don't go away. I'll watch but can't answer your special questions Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Edwards" <nsedwards@bellsouth.net> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:07 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Veteran Index available? > > Pam and Kevin - > > I appreciate your emails. Could either of you tell me how one might go > about learning for sure if an ancestor from the U.S. was a Boer War Vet? > Family lore and an obit. indicate that my great uncle did indeed serve, > but my past efforts to find a list identifying those who served from the > U.S. have been unsuccessful. As it has been some time since I did my last > search, I thought perhaps there might be a new source of which I was > unaware. > > Pam - I went to the website you referenced hoping there may be an index > there prior to my placing an order since I'm not certain that what I've > been told re: my uncle is accurate. And I do not have any info regarding > precisely where he might have served, Regiment, and that sort of thing. > Did you have anything other than your ancestor's name when you placed your > request? > > Any assistance much appreciated. > > Regards, > Nancy Edwards > - in GA, U.S. - > > > Goettl, Pamela wrote: > >>Hi Kevin, >> >>I just went through a similar problem. I don't know if this is the only >>way to do it, but apparently men who served in the Boer War in South >>Africa were awarded the Queen's medal. I couldn't find anyone on the >>listserv that had a copy of the roll (although you may be luckier), so I >>went to http://www.militaryresearchon.co.uk/ and requested a search. It >>took about a month, but I got a photocopy of my great-uncle's entry in >>the roll, along with his service number (I already knew his regiment), >>the locations he fought in, and the dates he left for England and then >>later rejoined the regiment. It only cost me 6 pounds 50 p, including >>postage to Canada. >> >>If you are using the website, type in 'Boer' in the search box, and >>scroll down to Medal Roll Copies. >> >> >>Regards, >> >>Pam Goettl >>London, Canada >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Kevin Noble [mailto:k.noble@coventry.ac.uk] Sent: July 7, 2005 7:20 >>AM >>To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [BOER-WAR] James Fowler 1901 >> >> >> I am trying to track down an ancestor who I believe was serving overseas >>at >>the time of the Boer War in 1901. Kevin >> >> >> >> >> > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/39 - Release Date: 4/07/2005 > >

Nancy & Pat - U.S. citizens served on both sides in the Boer War although the numbers involved were fairly small. Those on the British side invariably fought with colonial units (mainly local South African) rather than British regiments. Such men were often already resident in SA (mainly working in the Transvaal gold mining industry) but a few were adventurers who came to SA to see some action. There is no definitive listing of Boer War veterans on the British side. The nearest to such a list are the Queen's South Africa Medal rolls in series WO 100 at the National Archives in Kew. However, these are arranged in subseries by regiment/unit and there were hundreds of units involved. Without knowing the unit there is therefore no practical way of searching for a man in the medal rolls. There are various published casualty rolls but if the man wasn't killed, wounded, taken POW or died of other causes he won't be listed. Regards, David patfryk <patfryk@clear.net.nz> wrote: Stay with this site you people. David Humphries is THE guru and usually responds very quickly. There were US men ther, and there were vets (ie veterinarians) and there are innumerable lists of vets (veterans though none alive of course but in the sense they were survivors). Don't go away. I'll watch but can't answer your special questions Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Edwards" To: Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:07 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Veteran Index available? > > Pam and Kevin - > > I appreciate your emails. Could either of you tell me how one might go > about learning for sure if an ancestor from the U.S. was a Boer War Vet? > Family lore and an obit. indicate that my great uncle did indeed serve, > but my past efforts to find a list identifying those who served from the > U.S. have been unsuccessful. As it has been some time since I did my last > search, I thought perhaps there might be a new source of which I was > unaware. > > Pam - I went to the website you referenced hoping there may be an index > there prior to my placing an order since I'm not certain that what I've > been told re: my uncle is accurate. And I do not have any info regarding > precisely where he might have served, Regiment, and that sort of thing. > Did you have anything other than your ancestor's name when you placed your > request? > > Any assistance much appreciated. > > Regards, > Nancy Edwards > - in GA, U.S. - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with voicemail

Hope all is well David. Thinking of you all today. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Humphry" <davidh9999@yahoo.co.uk> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Veteran Index available? > Nancy & Pat - U.S. citizens served on both sides in the Boer War although > the numbers involved were fairly small. Those on the British side > invariably fought with colonial units (mainly local South African) rather > than British regiments. Such men were often already resident in SA (mainly > working in the Transvaal gold mining industry) but a few were adventurers > who came to SA to see some action. > > There is no definitive listing of Boer War veterans on the British side. > The nearest to such a list are the Queen's South Africa Medal rolls in > series WO 100 at the National Archives in Kew. However, these are arranged > in subseries by regiment/unit and there were hundreds of units involved. > Without knowing the unit there is therefore no practical way of searching > for a man in the medal rolls. > > There are various published casualty rolls but if the man wasn't killed, > wounded, taken POW or died of other causes he won't be listed. > > Regards, David > > patfryk <patfryk@clear.net.nz> wrote: > Stay with this site you people. David Humphries is THE guru and usually > responds very quickly. There were US men ther, and there were vets (ie > veterinarians) and there are innumerable lists of vets (veterans though > none > alive of course but in the sense they were survivors). > Don't go away. I'll watch but can't answer your special questions > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Edwards" > To: > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:07 AM > Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Veteran Index available? > > >> >> Pam and Kevin - >> >> I appreciate your emails. Could either of you tell me how one might go >> about learning for sure if an ancestor from the U.S. was a Boer War Vet? >> Family lore and an obit. indicate that my great uncle did indeed serve, >> but my past efforts to find a list identifying those who served from the >> U.S. have been unsuccessful. As it has been some time since I did my last >> search, I thought perhaps there might be a new source of which I was >> unaware. >> >> Pam - I went to the website you referenced hoping there may be an index >> there prior to my placing an order since I'm not certain that what I've >> been told re: my uncle is accurate. And I do not have any info regarding >> precisely where he might have served, Regiment, and that sort of thing. >> Did you have anything other than your ancestor's name when you placed >> your >> request? >> >> Any assistance much appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> Nancy Edwards >> - in GA, U.S. - > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with > voicemail > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/39 - Release Date: 4/07/2005 > >