David, I can't say with any degree of certainty that he served in the King's (Liverpool) Regiment in the Boer War, which is one of the problems I am facing. I am researching the 9th Bn. of the regiment, which was so named in the 1908 reforms which created the Territorial Force. Prior to that they were the 6th Volunteer Bn. of the same Regiment. Whilst I have quite a lot of data on the Great War period, I realised that some of the 9th Battalion may have served in previous conflicts, hence my original enquiry. I'd like to know more of the background of the 9th Bn and if any individuals served I can add that information to the individual biographies that I am compiling. Whilst researching on-line last night I looked at the CWGC entry for William Tomlinson and in the section for additional information, usually family details it says "Son of John and Susan Tomlinson, of Liverpool. Served in the South African Campaign." I suspect that his service was not continuous or he may well have been promoted before 1917, but that's just a part of the mystery. I will get hold of a copy of the book you recommend. It will make a change from the Great War books I buy from N&MP. I have their catalogue here. Regards, Ken ** Researching the 9th Bn. King's (Liverpool) Regt and also the men of Ormskirk (Lancashire) and surrounding villages who served in the Great War ** -----Original Message----- From: David Stevens [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 April 2003 16:36 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BOER-WAR] William Tomlinson, from Liverpool Ken, Do you know for sure he was with the King's (Liverpool) Regiment during the Boer War? The fact that he served with them in WW1 doesn't necessarily mean that this was his regiment during the Boer War. It sounds to me as if he was already retired when WW1 broke out and came back to the colours to do his bit. There are several excellent books covering the Boer War but one in particular devotes a number of pages to every single regiment that served in South Africa covering the actions they were involved in. This book is called "OUR REGIMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA - 1899-1902" by John Stirling and is published by and available from Naval & Military Press. You can contact them by phone: 01825 749494 or by Fax 01825 765701 or go to their website and order on-line: www.naval-military-press.com The Naval & Military press are specialist publishers of small print-run war books and I doubt that this book is available in any library since it doesn't carry an ISBN number. I can't now remember what I paid for my copy but it was about £12. Regards, David (East Sussex) -----Original Message----- From: Ken Lees [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 April 2003 10:14 To: [email protected] Subject: [BOER-WAR] William Tomlinson, from Liverpool How can I find out more about William Tomlinson and his part in the Boer War? All I know is that he was born about 1882, served in the South African Campaign and later served in the Great War as Pte. 332691 in the 9th Bn. King's (Liverpool Regiment). He was killed in 1917 and buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery. What records are available for the South Africa campaign that might tell me more about his service? I would appreciate any advice. Regards, Ken ** Researching the 9th Bn. King's (Liverpool) Regt and also the men of Ormskirk (Lancashire) and surrounding villages who served in the Great War **