Hi Brian - The Imperial Yeomanry Roll shows 44054 Private William N. Low of the 177th Company, 31st Battalion as entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony & South Africa 1902. 'Coy' = Company. Most companies had a geographical/county name and the 177th was one of the Irish Horse companies. Several companies (usually 4-6) formed a battalion. Although I don't know exactly when the 177th arrived in SA, several IY units landed at Cape Town only a few days before the end of the war on 31/5/1902. This was enough to qualify for the medal with these two clasps and I suspect the 177th was one of these. These units will not have seen any action although they stayed on to serve as garrison troops in SA after the war. The medal roll was signed at Deelfontein on 11/11/1902 so the 177th must have been in SA for some time after the end of the war. The naming details on the medal tally with the above information but the service number should be shown first, not last as you indicate. # His papers are available at the National Archives (formerly PRO) at Kew under series W0 128. Typically these consist of 4 pages of personal and general service details. This series is not available online so you may wish to get a researcher to obtain copies for you. Unfortunately I can't help you with James and George Low. The names are not uncommon and without knowing the regiment/unit they were in it's impossible to know where to start looking. Regards, David Ian Low <brian-joan@awink.com> wrote: I am again in search of Boer War information. This time on Pte W. N. Low who served in the Boer War with the 177th Coy IMPYEO 44054. I would be pleased if someone could tell me something about my grandfather's brother and where this unit may have served. If someone could tell me if I am right in assuming the shortened words are Imperial Yeomanry and his service number.... but what would the "177th Coy" mean? I really appreciated the information I received on John Low another brother who served and died in the Boer War. On speculation, as I am trying to find out how many of my grandfather's brothers served in this war.... if someone could look up for a James Low and a George Low that would be excellent and appreciated.. Thank you Brian Low B.C., Canada > He has a Boer war medal. It is apparently black & says Pte W N > Low 177th Coy IMPYEO 44054. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos

David and John, thank you very much for looking up this information for me on William Low... it helps greatly in tracking the life of relatives from the past. Each piece of information you both sent was helpful and appreciated. Cheers Brian Low B.C. Canada