Hello all, As my first foray into the Boer War List, please could anyone advise me on the best way of tracing my grandfather's record? His name was Henry David FERRIS (b: 4 Jan 1887) and he served with the Royal Horse Artillery in the ranks. From stories he told me as a child, I do know that he was wounded in the War. Fortunately he survived to return to England and marry my grandmother in 1906 in Dinton, Buckinghamshire. At that time he was serving with the RHA at Woolwich. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Michael Ward

Hello Michael, Sorry to say this but if he was born in 1887 he would have been only 12 when the war started and 15 when it ended so the stories he told you as a child were just that - stories. As a cross check I can tell you that the casualty lists don't show an H or a D Ferris and no Ferris at all with the RHA. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael G Ward <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:39 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Boer War Records - Royal Horse Artillery > Hello all, > > As my first foray into the Boer War List, please could anyone advise me on the best way of tracing my grandfather's record? > > His name was Henry David FERRIS (b: 4 Jan 1887) and he served with the Royal Horse Artillery in the ranks. From stories he told me as a child, I do know that he was wounded in the War. Fortunately he survived to return to England and marry my grandmother in 1906 in Dinton, Buckinghamshire. At that time he was serving with the RHA at Woolwich. > > Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Michael Ward