Hi; I am looking for any informaiton on John Low (born 1880 & died about age 20 of rumored drowning is South Africa)& John Kirkwood ( I have no information on his age or birth or death date), both from the Montrose area of Scotland who died in the Boar War. Thanks for any help you can give me.. in researching S. A. Boar War for John Low & John Kirkwood. Brian -- @*@@@@@*@@@@@*@@@@@*@*@@@@ @ Brian & Joan Low @ Box 67,Montney B.C., Canada V0C 1Y0 @ Phone/Fax: (250) 827-3874 @ e-mail: >[email protected]< @or >[email protected]< @*@@@@@*@@@@@*@@@@@*@@@@@* "INDECISION is the key to FLEXIBILITY"

Hello Brian, There is no J. Low in the casualty rolls. Although there are 4 men called J. Lowe none was drowned. There are numerous examples in the lists of men who drowned on service in SA but it's also possible that not all men who drowned were entered on the casualty returns. These were by no means perfect and essentially relied on the competence and thoroughness of the people who created and maintained them. There are two men called J. Kirkwood who died in the war but one was a New Zealander. This leaves 3981 Pte. J. Kirkwood 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) who was wounded in the disastrous battle of Magersfontein 11/12/1899 and died of wounds at Wynberg near Cape Town 17/12/1899. He was originally buried in the Presbyterian section of Kenilworth Cemetery but was subsequently exhumed and re-buried at Maitland Cemetery, both in Cape Town. His grave is marked by a granite headstone. His name is also on the cemetery memorial which incorrectly shows him as being in the Gordon Highlanders. He may or may not be your man but the Scottish connection might be significant. The problem in researching any further is that the attestation and service papers of regular soldiers who died on service don't exist as they were officially destroyed. You could try the Black Watch museum to see if they have any record of him even if it's only to confirm that his first name was or wasn't John. Their address is: Black Watch Museum Balhousie Castle Perth PH1 5HR Tel. 0131 310 8530 & Fax 0131 310 643245 Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Low <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:35 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Re: [BOER-WAR S. A.John Low & John Kirkwood - BOER WAR CASUALTY > Hi; > > I am looking for any informaiton on John Low (born 1880 & died > about age 20 of rumored drowning is South Africa)& John Kirkwood ( I > have no information on his age or birth or death date), both from the > Montrose area of Scotland who died in the Boar War. > > Thanks for any help you can give me.. in researching S. A. Boar War > for John Low & John Kirkwood. > > Brian