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    2. Alistair Kennedy
    3. I'm trying to find information on the Boer War military service of a John Quinn, aka John Browne Quinn or John Burnett Quinn. He was born in Singleton NSW Australia in 1875 and apparently went to South Africa circa 1893. He was apparently prone to exaggeration and I'm a bit wary of some of the stories that have been handed down to me. But he supposedly fought in the Matabele Wars (1893 and 1896) and was also involved in the Jameson Raid (1895). He then enlisted in the British Army at the start of the Boer War in 1899 and was at one time, according to the caption on a Johannesburg photographic studio photograph, a sergeant-major in the Commander-in-Chief's Bodyguard. Sorry, there's not a lot to go on but perhaps someone may be able to point me towards some resources which might help me. Best Regards Alistair Kennedy

    01/08/2006 03:31:27