How would I find out and most importantly is there a website which lists soldiers who fought in the Boer War who were Scottish? My great-Grandfather, Alexander Walker BARRON was born in Banffshire, Scotland in 1873 and fought in the Boer War...I don't know much about this war, so please excuse what may seem like stupid questions, would he have fought with the British? Thanks! Maggie Barron rothycat@hotmail.com

Hi Maggie: The Scottish & Irish had quite a few regiments in the British Army of the time, so he would have been in the British Army (Ireland was not Independent until c1922). There were some Irishmen fighting with the Boers, but no Scots as far as I know. See "Scots at War" website (if it still works?), but there are no websites of lists of Scottish soldiers that I know of. Did your ggf also fight in WWI? http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/ Or via Scotland's People: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&965 Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand) > How would I find out and most importantly is there a website which lists > soldiers who fought in the Boer War who were Scottish? My > great-Grandfather, Alexander Walker BARRON was born in Banffshire, > Scotland in 1873 and fought in the Boer War...I don't know much about > this war, so please excuse what may seem like stupid questions, would > he have fought with the British? >

From "A List of Soldiers of Banffshire in South Africa", there are two entries, one of Bombardier A Barron, Boyndie (I presume this is the town he is from) and his brother: Gunner John Reid Barron, also from Boyndie. They were both serving in the 53rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Is this your man? This is unfortunately all the information the book has. Regards, David McNay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Barron" <Maggie.Barron@cas-satj.gc.ca> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:34 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Scottish Ancester who fought in Boer War > How would I find out and most importantly is there a website which lists > soldiers who fought in the Boer War who were Scottish? My > great-Grandfather, Alexander Walker BARRON was born in Banffshire, > Scotland in 1873 and fought in the Boer War...I don't know much about > this war, so please excuse what may seem like stupid questions, would he > have fought with the British? > > Thanks! > Maggie Barron > rothycat@hotmail.com > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.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 > >