Kay, 2742 J. Hukin of the Y&L served in the Boer War with the 1st Bn. Y&L, he is mentioned in the 'War Record of the York & Lancaster Regiment 1900-1902' by A.H.C. Kearsey, 1903. He was almost certainly a man who was recalled from the reserve in October of 1899 to augment the Battalion - he earned the Queens South Africa medal with Natal & Transvaal bars. His papers are probably in the WO97 series at the PRO. Kevin

!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much, Kevin!!!! I never expected an answer so explicit and useful. I'm so pleased, and can't wait to pursue obtaining his papers from the WO97 series at the PRO. If anyone is interested, I just searched out a picture of John HUKIN's medal http://www.pinetreeweb.com/roberts-honours- and now I'm off to do some more reading online and order in some books through interlibrary loan to begin to augment the picture of his life during his service there. Cheers, Kay