Hello David Do you know which portion of the WO97 records were lost? I applied to PRO and paid my tenner they replied saying I had got the wrong archive. I have foundthe right number beginning WO97 but I dont fancy paying another ten pounds to be told they have been destroyed. I am looking for the records on Corporal Henry Richard Eames of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment. I have a collection of his medals . He served in Ahmednagar before going to South Africa Pamela ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Humphry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Where to start? > Hello Steve & Valerie, > > In general new subscribers to this list are best advised to first check the > introduction page http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BWinfo.htm . > However I have a copy of the privately published Imperial Yeomanry medal > roll and can tell you that the National Archive (aka PRO) at Kew has given > you incorrect information. A proportion of the service records of the > Regular Army of the period in series WO 97 were indeed destroyed in WW2 but > the Imperial Yeomanry weren't Regular Army and their records survive almost > completely in series WO 128. It seems to me that the person who checked the > files for your grandfather looked in the wrong series and unsurprisingly > came up with a nil result. > > The medal roll shows that 21460 Sydney (sic) Buckingham 7th (Leicestershire) > Company, 4th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry was awarded the Queen's South > Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South > Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Because the roll shows his full name this > means that the author (Kevin Asplin) has physically seen his file at the PRO > when compiling the roll. I therefore suggest you revert to Kew with this > information, get them to check in the correct series and send you a copy > of his service record for which you have already paid. > > Regards, > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Valerie Compton <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Where to start? > > > > Hi Chris, We are having similar problems trying to find out about my > > Grandfather's records and how to go about sourcing them. We have been on > > several web sites with very limited results, and my cousin has written to > > Kew for my Grandfathers records and they have come back records lost in > the > > blitz....after paying 32 pound. We are looking for private 21460 Sidney > > Buckingham, 7th co. Imperial Yeomanry. Any information or web sites that > > you get, we would be greatful if you would pass them on to us. > > Regards Steve and Valerie Compton (N.Z.) > > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.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 >

Hello Pamela, I don't know if there's any pattern to the section of records destroyed in the blitz. I've had searches done for the papers of men in the same unit and some are there and some not so it seems to be pot luck. Regards, David ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Simmons <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Where to start? > Hello David > Do you know which portion of the WO97 records were lost? I applied to PRO > and paid my tenner they replied saying I had got the wrong archive. I have > foundthe right number beginning WO97 but I dont fancy paying another ten > pounds to be told they have been destroyed. I am looking for the records > on Corporal Henry Richard Eames of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment. I have a > collection of his medals . He served in Ahmednagar before going to South > Africa > Pamela

Hello David Thanks for that I will pay my tenner then and keep my fingers crossed Pamela ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Humphry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Where to start? > Hello Pamela, > > I don't know if there's any pattern to the section of records destroyed in > the blitz. I've had searches done for the papers of men in the same unit and > some are there and some not so it seems to be pot luck. > > Regards, > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pamela Simmons <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:31 PM > Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Where to start? > > > > Hello David > > Do you know which portion of the WO97 records were lost? I applied to PRO > > and paid my tenner they replied saying I had got the wrong archive. I have > > foundthe right number beginning WO97 but I dont fancy paying another ten > > pounds to be told they have been destroyed. I am looking for the records > > on Corporal Henry Richard Eames of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment. I have a > > collection of his medals . He served in Ahmednagar before going to South > > Africa > > Pamela > > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > List Admin Message > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.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 >