Thanks David > -----Original Message----- > From: David Humphry [mailto:davidh9999@yahoo.co.uk] > Sent: 08 July 2005 09:13 > To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > 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 >