Mark, Thanks for your reply, but your assumption is not correct. "The Queens" is inscribed on the rim of the medal, together with his name,rank and serial number(6287) as per the subject of my e-mail.Perhaps I could have made this clearer in my original post - apologies, Simon -----Original Message----- From: Van Zyl Mark [mailto:mvanzyl@oldmutual.com] Sent: 13 May 2005 09:29 To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BOER-WAR] 6287 Private H Green The Queens Simon, Based on your message below, it would appear that you are assuming that your Grandfather served in a "queens" regiment due to the fact that he received a Queens SA medal. This is not the case as all members of the force who were present during a particular period of the Boer war were eligible to receive the Queens medal and it is quite possible that he served in the engineers during the Anglo Boer war. As I understand it, after Queen Victoria's death, forces serving for a particular time period during the Kings reign received the Kings Medal. If I remember correctly, A soldier could receive a Queens medal without receiving the Kings medal, but not vice versa. Regards Mark van Zyl Cape Town -----Original Message----- From: Simon Green [mailto:schgreen@btinternet.com] Sent: 11 May 2005 8:54 PM To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOER-WAR] 6287 Private H Green The Queens I am researching my Granfather's Boer War record and am looking for additional information regarding his regiment.He was awarded the Queens SA medal with clasps for Orange Free State and Transvaal,1901, 1902. The information on the medal rim is as noted above. Can anyone identify his regiment any further? There are a number of possible candidates it seems, eg Royal West Kents (Queens Own), Royal West Surrey Regt (The Queens) etc. I live in Scotland, so visits to the PRO are not very practical. After the Boer War, the next information I have places him in A Signal Company, Royal Engineers in 1912. When he transferred, I have no idea.Happily he survived WW1 and was a member of the Old Contemptibles. Thanks, Simon I've stopped 12,974 spam and fraud messages. You can too! One month FREE spam and fraud protection at http://www.cloudmark.com/safetybarsig/?rc=5yy4hl ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War List Page http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx Please click on the following link to read the Old Mutual legal notice: <http://www.oldmutual.co.za/e-mail_legal_notice> Alternatively, send a "blank" e-mail to <mailto:EmailLegalNotice@oldmutual.com> ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War Links http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWarLinks.htm ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429