Hello Pamela, Firstly, there was no unit called Kitchener's Field Service. The unit is Kitchener's Fighting Scouts, the confusion no doubt caused by the unit naming 'Kitchener's F.S.' on the Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA) that you have. The K.F.S. was formed in December 1900 and recruited from the Cape Colony and Natal. Their first actions were in Cape Colony but they served all over SA. They tended to be involved in small actions and skirmishes. The original contingent later became the 1st K.F.S. upon the formation of the 2nd K.F.S. The QSA medal rolls are at the PRO in Kew under subseries WO 100/256 (1st) and 257 (2nd). These will confirm his medal and clasp entitlement. Because the unit was formed only in December 1900 I rather think that he also qualified for either the South Africa 1901 or South Africa 1902 clasp or both. These date clasps were often issued separately and late and often never got attached to the medals. Because there is no Cape Colony clasp I think it's more likely he was in the 2nd K.F.S. The formation of K.F.S. was too late for a recruit to qualify for the King's South Africa Medal (KSA) - instead of the date clasps on his QSA - unless he had previous service with another unit and met the other qualification criteria. I don't have any personal experience of researching this unit so I'm not 100% sure but the attestation and service papers for K.F.S. should also be at the PRO although they it's possible they are in South Africa. Papers for colonial units tend to be a bit sparse. A good account of their service is in 'The Colonials in South Africa 1899-1902' by John Stirling IBSN 0-903754-44-4 which your local library should be able to source for you. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Smith <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 3:22 AM Subject: [BOER-WAR] queri of Biel > I am looking for my Grandfather Edward Philip Biel who went to the Boer War from N Z and was in the Kitcheners Field Service. > His Medal- On the bar it reads. > Transvaal 1841 TPR E Biel Kitcheners Field Service. > > Where can I find out data on this, where he fort went and how do I get his record. > He remained in S A and Married. No record from the time he went to SA till he married. > Pamela