Hello listers, I have rejoined after a long absence and wonder if someone could help me with a little query. My greatgrandfather was in the Scottish Rifles and died (of dysentery) in Pietermaritizburg on 7th March 1900. Would there be an entry in the GRO Index and therefore a birth certificate for him? Would be grateful if someone could answer this. Thank you, Carole
Hi Carole, Can I ask what your great-grandfather's name was and where he came from? I'm currently researching the casualties for the Scottish regiments and I have a list of the casualties for the Scottish Rifles who were born in Scotland. This was taken from New Register House in Edinburgh. This list was taken from the Casualty Returns and details everyone was was Scots-born. Unfortunately, the staff at New Register House told me it might not be 100% accurate as a few Scots may have slipped through the net. It also doesn't provide much information. For most regiemtns it lists the name rank and number. Only in some cases does it state cause of death or place of death. I would be very interested in hearing what information you have about your great-grandfather as I am working on the Highland Light Infantry just now, but intend to follow with the Scottish Rifles. David McNay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noden" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Boer War - death certificate? > Hello listers, > > I have rejoined after a long absence and wonder if someone could help me > with a little query. > > My greatgrandfather was in the Scottish Rifles and died (of dysentery) in > Pietermaritizburg on 7th March 1900. > > Would there be an entry in the GRO Index and therefore a birth certificate > for him? > > Would be grateful if someone could answer this. > > Thank you, > Carole > > > > ==== 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 >