-----Original Message----- From: List Admin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOER-WAR] Replies to List >>>Are there any further book suggestions? Replies to the list please. <<< >>Regards >>Julie Goucher, List Admin. Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) *BIBLIOGRAPHY. Numerous books, newspapers, documents, interviews, and letters were researched for authentic background to KRUGER’S GOLD. The following books and published sources can interest anyone who wishes to read further: With The Flag To Pretoria, H.W Wilson, Harmsworth Publishers, London, 1900. After Pretoria: The Guerilla War, H.W Wilson, Harmsworth, London, 1902. The Boer War, Thomas Packenham, Wiedenfeld, London, 1979. The Struggle For Africa 1876-1912, Thomas Packenham, Random House, New York, 1991. The Times History Of The War In South Africa, L.S. Amery, Sampson Low, London, 1903. Queen Victoria's Little Wars, Byron Farwell, Norton, NY, 1986. The War In South Africa, John A. Hobson, Nisbet, London, 1900. The Great Boer War, Byron Farwell, London, 1977. The Last of The Gentlemen's Wars, J.EC. Fuller, London, 1937. The Jameson Raid, H.M. Hole, London, 1930. The Biograph In War, W.K.L. Dickson, Fisher Unwin, 1901. The Great Boer War, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, New York, 1902. Goodbye Dolly Gray: The Story Of The Boer War, Rayne Kruger, Pan, London, 1959. The Story Of South Africa In The Transvaal War, J. Clark Ridpath, Guelph, Canada, 1900. The Last Post, Mildred G. Dooner, Cape Town, 1903. "Boer War Operations In South Africa: Extracts from reports by military attaché Capt. S.L. Slocum", United States Army, Washington, DC, 1902. ..... *Excerpted from six-page bibliography listed in “KRUGER’S GOLD: A novel of the Anglo-Boer War,” by Sidney Allinson, Xlibris Corp., Philadelphia PA www.xlibris.com/krugersgold.html

Looking for information about a Private Thomas Sharp who I beleive died in South Africa in 1900. I know he died of jaundice, but would be interested to know if anyone can tell me what regiment he served in. I can look for his service number if that would be useful. It's possible he may be listed as Thomas McNay, as he was born illegitemate and used both names it seems. Many thanks, David McNay

Hello David, The casualty list shows 10 men called Sharp and 9 called Sharpe who died in the Boer War but none with the initial T and none shown as died of jaundice. It's not unknown for these lists to give an incorrect initial but without further information it will be pretty well impossible to progress this particular line of enquiry. There is no McNay shown as died but there is only one in the entire list. He was wounded and he has the correct initial. He is 4847 Pte. T. McNay 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers wounded at Venters Spruit 20/1/1900. This action was part of the campaign to relieve Ladysmith and 4 days later the battalion was badly cut up at Spion Kop so his earlier wound may well have saved him from a worse fate there. It's not certain that this is your man but the name is unusual and I think it's worth following up. The Lancashire Fusiliers Museum has the basic details of recruits into their two regular battalions for the period 1881 until about 1902 in the original attestation book. I once had the privilege of looking through it but it had become a bit fragile so they were in the process of transferring the details onto a database. They will check an entry but as the museum receives no official funding and the small staff are unpaid volunteers an enquiry should be accompanied by a donation. £10 is about right. The museum's address is: Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum Wellington Barracks Bury Lancashire BL8 2PL I don't have an e-mail address but an internet search might reveal one. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: d_mcnay <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Thomas Sharp > Looking for information about a Private Thomas Sharp who I beleive died in > South Africa in 1900. I know he died of jaundice, but would be interested to > know if anyone can tell me what regiment he served in. I can look for his > service number if that would be useful. It's possible he may be listed as > Thomas McNay, as he was born illegitemate and used both names it seems. > > Many thanks, > > David McNay