Hello David - I do appreciate your response to my query. I was afraid that would be the answer as I have had no luck with other postings either. As my great-uncle was not killed and, to my knowledge, not wounded, it seems I'm at a loss to find out with certainty whether or not he did serve. Thank you for your assistance. Regards, Nancy David Humphry wrote: >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 > > > > > >