David, Many thanks for the informstion on the 2nd Dragoon Guards. It's a greatr help. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Humphry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] 2nd Dragoon Guards > Hello David, > > The Queen's South Africa Medal roll for the regular cavalry shows 4237 Pte. > C.A. Smith 2nd Dragoon Guards entitled to the medal with clasps Cape Colony, > Orange Free State, Transvaal & South Africa 1902. > > Thiis ties in with the late arrival of 2DG who landed at Cape Town around > the turn of the year 1901/1902. (The war ended on 31/5/1902). They had long > since missed all the major battles and served in columns on the drives which > attempted to capture the remnants of the Boer commandos still out in the > field. The regiment was mainly involved in these drives in the northern > Orange Free State and southern Transvaal, hence these two clasps on the > medal. He would have automatically qualified for the Cape Colony clasp just > by landing at Cape Town and the dated clasp just for being there during the > first five months of 1902. > > Regards, > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:40 AM > Subject: [BOER-WAR] 2nd Dragoon Guards > > > > I am in the early stages of researching my family tree and have > established that one of my first cousins (Cecil Archibald Valentine SMITH) > was a Trooper/Private in the Queens Bays. In the 1901 Census (which was > taken on 31 March) he was at the West Cavalry Barracks, Aldershot but I > believe that later the 2nd Dragoon Gurads sailed to South Africa for the > Boer War. To start the ball rolling is there anyone who can tell me where > the 2nd Dragoon Guards were posted during the War and in what actions they > would have taken part in. > > David Blackmore > > Bristol > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >