Thank you all for these links and for this wonderful site. I was able to locate my Grandfather GEORGE EDGAR PURNELL, Trooper* Imperial Yeomanry, in the index. I have his original parchment discharge certificate. I searched the site and cannot find the meaning of the asterisk (*). In Grandfather's case, at least, it did not mean he was killed. He died in Canada in 1932. I would be interested to know more about any aspect of this. He did receive the South Africa Medal and he wore that on his uniform when he re-enlisted in WW I at Cardiff in 1914. Thanks, Roland Purnell Ventura, California, USA John Wilson <hugo@actrix.gen.nz> wrote: Hi Hubert, John: Re H Flower(s) No 43130 in the Imperial Yeomanry; Kevin Asplin's website has him as: Flowers, Henry: 43130 Trooper*, 34th Bn IY (I think that the * indicates he was killed or died) See: http://hometown.aol.co.uk/kevinasplin/IYF.html or his homepage: http://hometown.aol.co.uk/KevinAsplin/home.html He (or Heather?) also has some Boer War shipping lists from Ken Hallock, see: http://hometown.aol.co.uk/heatherasplin/home2.html Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand) Sent: June 28, 2005 3:08 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Fw: [BAN] Missing person > JOHN thank you for that info .i am aware of H FLOWERS 43130 ,i can not find > out his > first name. Hubert Flowers flt1469@bellsouth.net USA > > > There is a H. Flowers who died during the Boer War. > > > > 43130 PRIVATE H. FLOWERS 34th IMPERIAL YEOMANRY DIED OF DISEASE > > ABOARD THE > > S.S. ASSAYE AND BURIED AT SEA 23 MAY 1902 > > > > He is the only Flowers casualty listed. Sorry that I can be of no more > > help. > > > > Good hunting > > > > John Cronin > > > > JOHN CRONIN > > CHRISTCHURCH > > DORSET > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== List Admin Message http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx