Hello Julia, I don't want to disappoint you but the chances of the other man in the photo being your grandfather are as remote as they can be. There were 13,000 servicemen in the siege of Ladysmith and two men in uniform photographed together are most likely to have been mates from the same regiment or perhaps brothers, etc. In a separate posting I have also queried whether Kathleen's grandfather was in the relief rather than the defence force with the photo possibly taken in Ladysmith after the siege was lifted. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Julia Schmitz <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 12:44 AM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Fw: Returned mail: User unknown > > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Ladysmith > > Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 16:41:02 -0700 > > Kathleen: I am very much interested in a copy of your picture via e-mail, > > as I do believe my Grandfather also fought at Ladysmith. I received > e-mail > > from David Humphry whom is very familiar with the Boer War. I have copied > > and pasted the original letter I sent to him and his replies. I have just > > found my Grandfather's burial place after all these many years of > searching. > > I began in 1955. > > Perhaps the other young man in the picture may be my Grandfather. I have > > not had time to follow up with David's information he has supplied me, due > > to the fact my husband just got out of hospital with a quadruple heart by > > pass. Sincerely yours. Julia Schmitz