It was recommended that I send this message to this site. It is rather large so there are three parts, If anyone can assist I am sure Lars and Tish will be most appreciative. Regards Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Ellis To: joellis@mweb.co.za Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 11:39 PM Subject: 'Grave' business of finding the Boer War casualties Part 1 Good Afternoon All Lister's, The following article which was written for my local community newspaper is very long, so I will break it up into parts. The Newspaper Editor has requested that I incorporate the following copyright : Tygertalk Goodwood/Parow, Cape Community Newspapers, Independent Newspapers (Cape). The Article and research is on Boer War British (OFFICERS only ) grave sites.The couple mentioned in the article still need to finalise 21 more names ( Names to follow separately ) and I would appreciate it if anyone can assist Lars and Tish with the remaining 21 names by contacting me off list at joellis@mweb.co.za . Same applies for anyone requiring a look up, they do not have Internet so I am prepared to act as a go between, however, they do stay about 10 km away so I will do this In batches and not individually. Article: Their passion for the many British soldiers who died during the Anglo Boer War have become a way of life for Lars Meyering and his wife Tish. In the study at their home in the northern suburbs, books abound and the display of war memorabilia and tools of their trade is evidence of their abiding interest in the subject. Cecile van Rensburg spoke to the couple about their unusual interest. When Lars Meyering was a young man doing an apprenticeship on the former Rhodesian Railways he collected bayonets and when he returned to South Africa he continued his hobby. Today he has an impressive collection of bayonets, as well war medals and badges. "When we set out 25 years ago our mission was to find the grave of every single British officer who died in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Maputo," Tish said. She recalls the time her computer crashed and she had to re-enter all the hard copy. Initially when we started out, we first found the grave and then researched the person's military information, but as we went along the project just got so much bigger. Tish adds, "We were once having a discussion with friends and someone told the story of a certain high ranking Scottish officer who was killed at Magersfontein, but seven days after his death his body was exhumed and moved to Matjiesfontein. The then owner of Matjiesfontein, a Mr. Logan, was granted permission to re-bury the Scottish officer at Matjiesfontein." See/part II