Max; try this website, which I have circulated to the list: Tracing Ancestors who fought: http://www.mil.za/Magazines/SALUT/9how_to_trace_an_ancestor.htm Also may be useful: A number of South African (Boer) War Links & References: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/boer/boerwr.htm The Kopje, but now not working? http://www.paardeberg.fsnet.co.uk/ Deaths are listed on the South African "National Monuments Council", SANMC Anglo Boer War deaths database (though not always working?): www.nationalmonuments.co.za/search.htm For the war from New Zealand see: www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/SAW/index.htm The Canadian Veterans Affairs site has a South African Book of Remembrance and a Photo Gallery of cemeteries in South Africa: www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/index.cfm South African War (1899-1902) & Nile Expedition (1884-85) Book of Remembrance: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/books/safrica Yours, John Wilson (Wellington, New Zealand) ----- Original Message ----- From: Max McCready <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 18 August 2003 14:38 Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] WHERE WOULD I FIND HIM > Good Morning, > > Can somebody please tell me how I can access South African records? Do UK > Census records cover the then Cape Colony? > > My Grandfather, Alfred Augustus McCREADY, was in the Natal Naval Corps. > We are sure for 1903. He was born in Australia in 1876 (Colony OF Victoria). > He doesn't appear in any of the several Imperial Units, so we have presumed > that he was a volunteer of some description, for reasons unknown.

Max if your people settled in South Africa even for a short time try joining the South Africa - British Immigrants list www.rootsweb.com go to mailing lits - international - South Africa British Immigrants Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: John Wilson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] WHERE WOULD I FIND HIM > Max; try this website, which I have circulated to the list: > > Tracing Ancestors who fought: > http://www.mil.za/Magazines/SALUT/9how_to_trace_an_ancestor.htm > > Also may be useful: > > A number of South African (Boer) War Links & References: > http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/boer/boerwr.htm > > The Kopje, but now not working? > http://www.paardeberg.fsnet.co.uk/ > > Deaths are listed on the South African "National Monuments Council", > SANMC Anglo Boer War deaths database (though not always working?): > www.nationalmonuments.co.za/search.htm > > For the war from New Zealand see: > www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/SAW/index.htm > > The Canadian Veterans Affairs site has a South African Book of Remembrance > and a > Photo Gallery of cemeteries in South Africa: > www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/index.cfm > South African War (1899-1902) & Nile Expedition (1884-85) Book of > Remembrance: > http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/books/safrica > > Yours, John Wilson (Wellington, New Zealand) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max McCready <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 18 August 2003 14:38 > Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] WHERE WOULD I FIND HIM > > > > Good Morning, > > > > Can somebody please tell me how I can access South African records? Do UK > > Census records cover the then Cape Colony? > > > > My Grandfather, Alfred Augustus McCREADY, was in the Natal Naval Corps. > > We are sure for 1903. He was born in Australia in 1876 (Colony OF > Victoria). > > He doesn't appear in any of the several Imperial Units, so we have > presumed > > that he was a volunteer of some description, for reasons unknown. > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Getting Started on Boer War Research? > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWInfo.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >