Hi, I have nothing concrete to contribute to this particular discussion apart from that I used to visit many of the Grave sites and Cemetries of both the Anglo Boer and the Anglo Zulu Wars up until I left SA in 1999. It may help many of you to know that most of the cemetries were really beautiful, peaceful and well cared for places which often moved me to tears - my favourite places were a Scottish Regiments cemetry ( I will have to locate the actual name in my records )near the site of the Battle of Elandslaagte and the grave site of the Prince Imperial (Bonaparte - AZ War )where the serenity, the bush and the view was amazing. Unfortunately I dont believe (I may be wrong?)that it is safe to visit these places any more. There is widespread vandalism and desecration of the graves and cemetries where bronze & metal plaques, marble and even cemetry gates have been stolen - it may be a lack of funding that has contributed to this but I fear that a lot of history has been lost in recent years and hopefully the documentation in the UK that seems to have been adequately done is complete - it will soon be all that we have left. I also read last year that Lt's Breaker Morant and Hancocks graves in the Pretoria cemetry had been desecrated - very sad! May all those young men rest in Peace. David Sheldon Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: BOER-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOER-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of David Humphry Sent: Tuesday, 6 December 2005 6:27 PM To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BOER-WAR] Re: 'Grave' business Hi George, 38260 Sgt. F.A. Ferris is shown as having died of peritonitis (probably as a result of a burst appendix) at Middelburg 6/2/1902. He is buried at Middelburg Cemetery and his grave is marked with an unnamed metal cross. Additional information is that he was aged 21 and religion C of E. Regards, David George Ward <wardfam@alphalink.com.au> wrote: Hi, On the list of headstones is there one for Sgt. Frederick A.Ferris? He served with the 1st.Victorian Contingent and then returned to South Africa with the Scottish Horse. He was badly wounded at Gun Hill, Bakenlaagte and upon recovering applied for a commission with his unit Unfortunately his time ran out and he died of disease in Febuary 1902. He is one of those Australians that sometimes gets left off casualty lists through no fault of his own. Regards, George Ward Melbourne --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== List Admin Message http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.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 ************************************************************************************************* "This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the named addressee only and no liability is accepted for use or reliance on any part of this e-mail by any other person. It is confidential, may be subject to privilege and is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the written consent of the copyright owner. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this e-mail has been received by you and you are not the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please let us know by reply e-mail. Please note that e-mails can be interfered with, can contain computer viruses or other defects and may not be successfully replicated on other systems. This footnote confirms that this e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. However whilst the sender has taken reasonable precautions to minimise the risk of this email and any attachment containing viruses, we cannot accept liability for any such viruses and we give no warranties in relation to any of the above matters. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of this e-mail please contact the sender immediately. No responsibility is accepted for any changes made to a document other than those made by the sender."