Dear All, Can anyone help. I am looking for information or sources of, on my great uncle Joseph Foster. He joined the army in 1912 and went through the South African War, according to a cutting from the local newspaper of the time. I believe he was in the 3rd Cheshire for 7 years. It is this period I wish to research. After the Africa War he moved to Canada where in October 1915 he joined the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Forces. He arrived back in England with that force in May 1916 and was killed in November of that year as part of the 21st Canadian Force. Any help would be appreciated. Regards Tony Brooke -----Original Message----- From: Alastair Scott [mailto:alastair_scott@ntlworld.com] Sent: 28 December 2005 15:43 To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BOER-WAR] Seaforth Highlander Thank you, that would be great. Being a bit of a novice when it comes to this sort of thing, what info will the casualty roll give me? -----Original Message----- From: David McNay [mailto:david_mcnay@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: 27 December 2005 01:41 To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Seaforth Highlander Alastair, Unless someone does it before me, I'll check the casualty roll to see if he is on it later. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Scott" <alastair_scott@ntlworld.com> To: <BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 11:36 PM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Seaforth Highlander > Hello, > > I am trying to find out as much as I can about my great-grandfather, John > Graham MacKay. He fought in the Boer War and I have his QSA medal. So far > I > have been able to find out his number (2863) and that he was a private in > the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. His bible has him as being in 'A' > Company, although this was dated 1888 when he first enlisted so I don't > know > if it is likely to have changed. I also know that he was wounded during > the > war - shot in the neck whilst brewing up cocoa, apparently. I do not know > when or where this happened. I assume he was invalided out following this > but I don't know for sure. > > His medal has the clasps: Cape Colony; Transvaal; Paardeberg; Driefontein > and Wittebergen. > > Of particular interest to me is what these clasps actually mean. What > happened at Paardeberg, Driefontein and the rest? Was he wounded in a > bitter > battle or was he simply extremely unlucky? > > I intend researching further by getting in touch with the regimental > museum > in Fort George, however any information or help anyone might be able to > pass > on would be enormously appreciated. I appreciate that as an enlisted man > it > is unlikely there will be any great detail on him but just to know what > his > unit or regiment did in the war would be fascinating in itself. > > Thank you, > > Alastair Scott > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Getting Started on Boer War Research? http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWInfo.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War Links http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWarLinks.htm ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx