Hello I am new to this list and I am trying to find any information on Alfred HAIGH born 1873 in Milnrow Lancashire. He was my great uncle. He served in the Boer War and according to family information he stayed in South Africa. The only information I have about him is from a New Testament that he sent home to his sister in Milnrow and marked South Africa 1900 on the front, and which he signed 20 Feb 1901 S A.on the back page. Also, on the back page of the book are the signatures in pencil: P.J Allen B.A Curtis G.B. Carter R.F. Seymour Moult Another not clear At the bottom, P.A. McIntyre S.A.G.M. Soldiers Home. If anyone knows any of these names or where I could get further information, I would be very grateful. Regards Dorothy

Hi Dorothy, The following record is from the INDEX system of the South African Archives. It is the death notice for an Alfred Haigh - the only one in the Archives. The Archives home page is at: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/index.htm The record is archived in the "Transvaal Archives" and dated 1928. You may need to have a researcher look up the record for you assuming he is your great-Uncle. DEPOT TAB SOURCE MHG TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 67423 PART 1 DESCRIPTION HAIGH, ALFRED WILLIAM JOHN. STARTING 1928 ENDING 1928 REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE EDITH MAY HAIGH BORN KNIGHT. Regards, Gerold. -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Hargreaves [mailto:dorethym.hargreaves@ntlworld.com] Sent: 19 December 2005 20:53 To: BOER-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOER-WAR] Alfred Haigh Hello I am new to this list and I am trying to find any information on Alfred HAIGH born 1873 in Milnrow Lancashire. He was my great uncle. He served in the Boer War and according to family information he stayed in South Africa. The only information I have about him is from a New Testament that he sent home to his sister in Milnrow and marked South Africa 1900 on the front, and which he signed 20 Feb 1901 S A.on the back page. Also, on the back page of the book are the signatures in pencil: P.J Allen B.A Curtis G.B. Carter R.F. Seymour Moult Another not clear At the bottom, P.A. McIntyre S.A.G.M. Soldiers Home. If anyone knows any of these names or where I could get further information, I would be very grateful. Regards Dorothy ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War Links http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWarLinks.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

Hi Gerold Many thanks for the information on Alfred Haigh and it is something I can now follow up. Much appreciated Dorothy