Hi I think it depends upon the enlistment sheet.. My grandfather served in India then the Boer War. His military History Sheet (A4) shows the record of service-location ie -Home 1/10/1888 -17/9/1991 2years 352 days...in a series of cols. totall= 15 years It gives a series of `questions 18- Name, Parish/town/county. age, occupation,apprenticeship, previous service,vaccinations,.... signature of recruit. Also a handwritten will -showing next of kin and their address. Which in his case was his brother, and his lodgings, My grandfather joined at 18, as he was an orphan.There are at least six sheets of information --and I supposes vary with the solider. Well worth the effort in finding them.--if they are availbale. My grandfather was in the Manchesters.t 5/05, gazza <gazza@gazza.homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > Hi all, assuming you went to Kew & were lucky enough to find the right > person, what information could you expect to find on them exactly? Would it > give there last known civilian address before joining up & perhaps > family/next of kin or anything like that? > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Getting Started on Boer War Research? > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWInfo.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- juno@firecube.co.uk / M.J.Adderley
Many thanks for that MJ, I'll have some confidence if I manage to go on a visit some time. Regards Gazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.J. Adderley" <june.adderley@gmail.com> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Kew military records > Hi > I think it depends upon the enlistment sheet.. My grandfather served in > India then the Boer War. > His military History Sheet (A4) shows the record of service-location ie > -Home 1/10/1888 -17/9/1991 2years 352 days...in a series of cols. totall= > 15 > years > It gives a series of `questions 18- Name, Parish/town/county. > age, occupation,apprenticeship, previous service,vaccinations,.... > signature of recruit. > Also a handwritten will -showing next of kin and their address. > Which in his case was his brother, and his lodgings, My grandfather joined > at 18, as he was an orphan.There are at least six sheets of information > --and I supposes vary with the solider. > Well worth the effort in finding them.--if they are availbale. > My grandfather was in the Manchesters.t > 5/05, gazza <gazza@gazza.homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi all, assuming you went to Kew & were lucky enough to find the right >> person, what information could you expect to find on them exactly? Would >> it >> give there last known civilian address before joining up & perhaps >> family/next of kin or anything like that? >> >> ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== >> Getting Started on Boer War Research? >> http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWInfo.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > -- > juno@firecube.co.uk / M.J.Adderley > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >