June, The 2nd Manchester served in SA from April 1900 to the end of the war but is not recorded for the Battles and Operations you list and neither is The 1st Manchester (who served there for the full duration). Your best bet is someone who could consult the medals registers at Kew. This will then give you his regiment. Then if you can get to a larger library (or a University library) they might have, or should be able to obtain on inter-library loan the Times History of the War in South Africa - seven volumes. This will allow you to find the full account of his regiment in SA. including if it was seconded from India. HTH Bryan Slim Canada >I have in my possession a group of medals belonging to my grandfather. > >One is the Queens Medal for 1901 with bars for the following >engagements; > > Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Driefontein, Paarderburg, Relief >of Kimberley. > >I think that he was in the 2nd battalion, and was born in 1869, so he >would have been about 31years old in S.A, > >I believe the Manchester's were previously in India, but I do not know >which battalions. > >I have been informed by the Museum of the Manchester's that they did >not serve at the battle sites on the medal bars > >-but that documentation is a bit thin on the ground. > >-so I suppose he may have been with another regiment for part of his >service there in .S.A. > >Is there anywhere I can track the history of the regiment, and the >various battalions? > >Thank you > >M.J. Adderley (-Mrs) Cheshire >