Hi, I have a relative who fought in the Anglo Boer War. He signed up with the Colonial Scouts and then was in the Commander-in-Chief Bodyguard from January 1901to September 1901, when it was disbanded. Is there anywhere I can find out: 1) His military record 2) What was the Colonial Scouts, and what campaigns were they in 3) what was the Commander in Chief and why were they only around for less than a year. Any info will be most welcome Regards Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Re: Bechuanaland Rifles > The Bechuanaland Rifles like other Colonial units raised in South Africa > lprobably included South Africans and New Zealanders etc as well as > Australians. I know of one New Zealander (Wedderburn, Ernest George; > No 164) in the Bechuanaland Rifles, and others in Doyles Australian > Scouts which was largely made up of Australians joining after serving in > an Australian contingent. > > See re South African addresses: > > http://www.mil.za/Magazines/SALUT/9how_to_trace_an_ancestor.htm > > and also "The Colonials in South Africa" by John Stirling (1907, > Edinburgh) on Colonial units. > > Yours, John Wilson (Wellington, New Zealand) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Lund: > > > > Hi > > I'm looking for a Lund in the Boer War. > > Various websites tell me > > - there was a Private Lund in the Bechuanaland Rifles > > - the Bechuanaland Rifles were part of the Mafeking garrison > > - 125 of them were awarded medals for Mafeking > > - they were also known as the 9th Dismounted Rifles > > - they were made up of Australian irregulars who could't get into the > official forces > > - the records of the Colonial Regiments are in PRO ( ? in WO97 or > elsewhere - there's no mention in the info. leaflets ) > > I've a couple of books on order from the library. Where do I go next? > > Cheers > > David Lund > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Getting Started on Boer War Research? > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWInfo.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/14/2003