Hi all, Wow, I spent a day researching your list archives before joining, and this looks like a great list. I am researching, trying to find my grandma's brother. His name was John Mahoney, and he was in the British military, family tradition says that he was a member of the Queens Guard, but I have no idea if this is accurate or what. My relatives tell me that they think it means he took part in ceremonial events, because the Queens Guard all had to be the same height, build, etc. but I don't know if this is true or not, and I am hoping someone on this list will enlighten me. My John Mahoney was born ca. 1860 in Co Cork Ireland, and the only other thing the family remembers, is that supposedly he died on the Isle of Malta. It is extremely difficult to find anything here (in Wisconsin) about the Boer War, so I feel frustrated in not being able to track down my gt-uncle and some facts about him. I can't confirm that he served in the Boer War, but I also see no other reason for him to have died on Malta, unless he was wounded during that war. There is a John Mahoney in the 1881 British census, who was in the 3rd Battn Grenadier Guards, Wellington Barracks, London....don't know if this is my John Mahoney, but his age of 23 is close to what I am looking for. I have no access here to any further information, and have combed the internet, but can't seem to find much. Any assistance in verifying that there was a John Mahoney who died on Malta, and was in the British military, would be so appreciated. tracy reinhardt