Hello David Humphry, I notice that you have access to the Queen's South Africa Medal Rolls. Do you have anything on Alfred Augustus McCready, a resident in the Colony of Victoria before going to South Africa. He certainly saw service with the Natal Naval Corps. He returned to Australia in 1903. Any help would be appreciated. Max McCready ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Humphry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:12 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Military Service Records Information > Hello Wayne, > > I have the Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA) Rolls for the Imperial Yeomanry. > The entry you want reads: > > 37886 Trooper Mortimer Herbert 27th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. Entitled to > QSA with clasps Cape Colony & South Africa 1902. > > This indicates that he was a late arrival. He must have landed at Cape Town > some time between 1 January 1902 and 31 May 1902 when the war ended. The > 27th Battalion was composed of the 123rd, 124th, 125th & 126th Companies > which were among the few not to have a county or other territorial > designation. He wasn't a casualty. > > The good news regarding attestation and service papers is that, unlike the > regular army of the period, those of the I.Y. have close to a 100% survival > rate and Mortimer's are in series WO 128 at the Public Records Office (PRO) > at Kew near London. For the I.Y. these generally run to no more than 4 pages > but are interesting nevertheless. You will need to get a researcher to dig > them out and copy them for you. I can recommend one for you if you wish. > > Regards, > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 4:15 PM > Subject: [BOER-WAR] Military Service Records Information > > > > Good Day, > > I am seeking information on an ancestor that was in the Boer War. > > His name was Mortimer C Herbert, and his number was No.37886. He served > with > > the Imperial Yeomanry, with the 27th Bn. > > Is there information available on this unit, and are Military Service > Records > > available where I could obtain a copy of his records? > > Any leads and information will be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks in Advance. > > Wayne Holmes, Texas, U.S.A. > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > C J Genealogical Collections > Web Page http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >