Thank you George, I will pass this email on to Lars and Tish, your response is most appreciated Regards Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Ward" <wardfam@alphalink.com.au> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 12:01 AM Subject: RE: [BOER-WAR] Fw: 'Grave' business of finding the Boer War casualties Part 3 > Hi, > Both Capt. John Kelly and Lt.Alfred G,Johnston were serving with the > 5th.Victorian Mtd Rifles. > John Price in his book "They proved to all the Earth" states that Capt. John > Kelly has cross on his grave, date 8-5- > 1901 and is now buried in the Middelburg Cemetery. > He has no last resting place for Johnston. Maybe the fact that one was KIA > and the other wounded has a bearing on it. Johnston would probably have been > buried near the site of the action > and Kelly brought into the hospital. > I probably have small photos of both these officers. > > Regards, > George Ward Melbourne Aust. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Humphry [mailto:davidh9999@yahoo.co.uk] > Sent: Sunday, 4 December 2005 4:27 AM > To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Fw: 'Grave' business of finding the Boer War > casualties Part 3 > > > Hi Joe - Below are the details in 'In Memoriam' by Steve Watt. Some entries > add a bit of detail while others just confirm what Lars and Tish have found. > Regards, David > > Joe Ellis <joellis@mweb.co.za> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe Ellis > To: joellis@mweb.co.za > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 11:43 PM > Subject: 'Grave' business of finding the Boer War casualties Part 3 > > > Dear Lister's, > > Lars and Tish have found the graves of over 1100 Boer War British officers, > but still need to find the following 21 officers, they would be most > grateful if any one can assist with the locations of of graves for the > following 21 officers : This is a copy of a document given to me by Lars and > Tish Meyering. > > 1. ANDERSON LT J Commander in Chief's Bodyguard Killed In Action ( KIA ) > near Clocolan 22/12/1900 > Late Southern Rhodesia Vols ??? Cannot locate, could have been Re-interred > to Kroonstad as Unknown > Originally buried at Clocolan but re-interred at North Road Cemetery, > Kroonstad (unmarked grave). > > 2. BRASS CAPT. Ernest Henry 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regt. Drowned Wilge > River 10/11/1901 > Cannot trace. Could be anywhere along Wilge River from Villiers to Natal > No known grave > > 3. BOOTH BVT MAJ Arthur William Calvert Northumberland Fusiliers KIA > Koornspruit near Bloemfontein 31/3/1900 > Re-interred elsewhere ?? or unmarked grave > Buried at Sannas Post (unmarked grave) > > 4. CLIFFORD LT Edward Cofmack Bethunes Mounted Infantry Died Heart Attack > Disease Paaupan NW Cape on Railway. > Many unmarked graves at Paauwpan farm. Legend has that he was buried there. > Cannot confirm. > Buried at Paauwpan (unmarked grave) > > 5. DENNY CAPT Peter Robert 1st Dragoon Guards KIA near De Wetsdorp 25/4/1900 > Cannot positively locate grave. Moved from Roodekop to De Wetsdorp ??? > Re-interred England ?? > Originally buried at Rooikop but re-interred at English Common Cemetery, > Dewetsdorp (unmarked grave) > > 6.FRANCIS CAPT Henry Farmer Steinackers Horse KIA O'Pisanes North Sabie > River 7/8/1901 > Cannot positively locate grave site. Farmer's a well know Natal family. > No known grave > > 7.FREISLICH LT Frederick Charles Grahamstown Vols KIA near Poplars Drift > 7/3/1900 > Cannot positively locate and identify gravesite > Buried at Gladstone Cemetery, Kimberley (unmarked grave) > > 8. GATES LT Charles Arthur A Cape Col Cyclist Corps Died Disease Naauwpoort > ( Noupoort ) 22/11/1899 > Gravesite not located > No known grave > > 9. HARRIS CAPT. Owen West Riding Regt. comm 16th battalion Mounted Inf. Died > Disease 9/10/1901 > Invalided home to England ?? Noted as 3 memorials in UK > No known grave > > 10. HARVEY CAPT. John Allen New Zealand Mounted Inf KIA Buffelshoek near > Zeerust 16/8/1900 > Re-interred from Buffelshoek. Not positively located in Zeerust > Originally buried at Zendelings Post, re-interred at Witrand and > re-interred again at Zeerust Cemetery (grave marked by a headstone but > marked "unknown") > > 11. HELSHAM LT. Somerville 11th Batt Imp Yeo KIA Bankfontein near Lindley > 25/11/1901 > Records say he was buried at Sterfontein near Lindley. Cannot locate > Buried at Sterfontein, Lindley (unmarked grave) > > 12. JOHNSON LT. Alfred Gresham Australian Mounted Rifles KIA Rhenoster Kop > 7/5/1901 > According to troop movements this is in the Middleburg area . Cannot locate. > No known grave (listd as Johnston) > > 13. KELLY CAPT. J Vict Mtd Rifles Died of Wounds ( DOW ) ( received in > action at Rhenoster Kop 5/5/1901) 7/5/1901 > Orginally buried at Brugspruit but re-interred at Middelburg Cemetery > > Both JOHNSON & KELLY must have been involved in the same action. Cannot > positively locate. > > 14.MUNROE LT. J.G.S. Kitcheners Horse KIA Houtnek near THABA NCHU 30/4/1900 > Death confirmed in nominal roll. Name inscribed as MUNRO on Dukes memorial > at Cape Town Castle. Cannot locate grave. > No known grave (NMC records also show grave unlocated) > > 15. NAUGHTON LT. Kitcheners Fighting Scouts KIA Klipkraal near Richmond > 27/2/1901 > Found grave marker to an unknown LT. KFS at Richmond. Cannot trace any > further info except that we was dangerously wounded in action. > Originally buried at Klipkraal but re-interred at Richmond (grave marked > by unnamed metal cross) > > 16. OLDNALL CAPT Henry Cairn Royal Horse Art KIA Tabaksberg near Winburg > 29/1/1901 > Cannot locate grave. Some reports that he was taken prisoner by the Boers > and died later > Buried at Winburg, near Tabaksberg (unmarked grave) > > 17. PHILLIPS LT. Arthur 9th Batt Imp Yeo KIA Nonskraal near Fauresmith > 25/12/1901 > Should be buried at KOKSKRAAL along with other casualties of the action, but > cannot positively identify grave. > Buried at Kokskraal (unmarked grave) > > 18. PORTER 2ND LT John J 2nd Dragoon Guards KIA between Carolina and Bethat > 16/10/1900 > Cannot locate grave. Re-interred ex Weltevreden to Lake Chrissie. Not > positively identified. > Not listed (although he is shown in the casualty list) > > 19. SELOUS LT Harry Dyson 2nd Batt Bedfordshire Regt. KIA Paardeberg > 18/2/1900 > Should be buried at Gruisbank. Re-interred ex Wilhelmina. Cannot positively > identify grave. Was he buried as unknown > Originally buired at Wilhelmina, Paardeberg but re-interred at Gruisbank, > Paardeberg (unmarked grave) > > 20. WIMBERLEY 2ND LT Charles Francis Irvine 2nd Batt Welsh Regt. DOW ( > received in action at Driefontein ) 12/3/1900 > Cannot locate grave site which should be near the field hospital located one > and a half miles behind the lines. Could be the unidentified grave near > Umphelby at farmhouse. Memorials in UK noted as LT. > Buried at Bosrand Cemetery, Driefontein (grave marked by unnamed metal > cross) > > 21. WILLS LT T 10th Batt Imp Yeo KIA near Wolmaranstad 26/2/1902 > Wills and a Shoesmith by the name of Hurst were killed in this action > neither of whom can be located. > Willis (sic) No known grave (NMC records also show grave unlocated) > Same for Hurst > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out > the competition now > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. 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