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 > > > > > > >