A relative of mine, Albert Peter Morgan (born 2 Nov 1877), lived in Willenhall and I believe he died in the Boer War. I have now been made aware of an inscription on the memorial in Willenhall that says an A Morgan was in the East Kent Regiment, 2nd Batallion. Can anyone help me identify whether this is my Albert Morgan and provide any details of his death? Thanks in advance for any help. Tara Hopkins Buckinghamshire, UK

Hello Tara, The casualty lists show 5 men called A. Morgan who died in the Boer War plus one each A.A. (an officer), A.B. and A.J. The details of the man you mention, who in view of the Willenhall connection would seem to be the most likely candidate, are: 5973 Pte. A. Morgan 2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment killed in action Driefontein 10/3/1900. Buried in Bosrand Cemetery at Driefontein. There is no individual named grave marker so his must be one of those marked with a metal cross as 'unknown'. Driefontein was a major battle for which a specific clasp was issued on the Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA) to those who took part. The East Kents were heavily involved and lost about 21 killed and 72 wounded. As a regular soldier who died on service his service papers will not have survived. The medal rolls survive and his entry will show his qualification for the QSA and clasps but probably nothing more except that he was KIA. My guess is that he qualified for the clasps Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg and Driefontein which were usual for 2/East Kents. This can be checked at the PRO. The PRO subseries reference for the East Kents is WO 100/167. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Tara Hopkins <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:25 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] A Morgan - East Kent Regiment - 2nd Batallion > A relative of mine, Albert Peter Morgan (born 2 Nov 1877), lived in > Willenhall and I believe he died in the Boer War. I have now been made > aware of an inscription on the memorial in Willenhall that says an A > Morgan was in the East Kent Regiment, 2nd Batallion. > > Can anyone help me identify whether this is my Albert Morgan and provide > any details of his death? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Tara Hopkins > Buckinghamshire, UK