Roland, The asterisk is explained in the book.. but not on the website (a slip on my part!!). It actually has 2 meanings where it is applied to either number* or rank*. In the case of Regimental number it shows that the number is NOT that of the Imperial Yeomany series and is therefore either a colonial enlistment (such as the Scottish Horse numbers) or that the man was regular army attached to IY. Where the asterisk is put on a rank it shows that the man does not appear on the IY medal rolls and as such the rank is unknown on the medal.. thus the default rank of Trooper* is shown. Hope that explains that! Kevin

Kevin, Thanks for that. My GF was from Cardiff and had served a previous term in the army in the Caribbean. I really appreciated seeing the history on the website. Roland KevinAsplin@aol.com wrote: Roland, The asterisk is explained in the book.. but not on the website (a slip on my part!!). It actually has 2 meanings where it is applied to either number* or rank*. In the case of Regimental number it shows that the number is NOT that of the Imperial Yeomany series and is therefore either a colonial enlistment (such as the Scottish Horse numbers) or that the man was regular army attached to IY. Where the asterisk is put on a rank it shows that the man does not appear on the IY medal rolls and as such the rank is unknown on the medal.. thus the default rank of Trooper* is shown. Hope that explains that! Kevin ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War Links http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWarLinks.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx