Hi Julia You wrote recently in the BOER-WAR list: >My Grandfather referenced above fought in the Boer War and was injured in >the rectum very early stages of the war. I have written everywhere to the >different military in England, i.e. and have had no luck in finding him. He >received a pension from the injury monthly. >I have no military record of him. He was born in Australia and came to the >United States in 1903, where he remained but did not get his citizenship or >naturalization; returned to Australia in the 1930's and that is where he >remained and died there. >Can anyone help to give me any guidance as to where to search for >information of his Military Records? >Thank you. Julia Schmitz of Wickenburg, Arizona, USA Have you looked at the records of the Australian Veterans' Affairs Department held in Australian Archives? The latter has a web site that you should find easily with Google. Even if he served in a British or South African unit (rather than an Australian unit) there would be a DVA file on him if they paid his pension on behalf of the British Government. If he served in WW1 they sould also have a file on him which hopefully should mention his Boer War service. Try checking the WW1 nominal roll on the Australian War Memorial site. He's not in the Australian Boer War roll so he presumably served in a British or South African unit - probably one of the Irregular units. You'll need to establish just which one it was before you can check their medal etc rolls held by the PRO, London. Where did he live and where and exactly when did he die in Australia? If it was in a country area then there is a reasonable chance that the local newspaper will have a death notice and an obituary that could provide details of his Boer War service. Let me know if you manage to track him down. In the meantime I'll add his name to my online Oz-Boer Database and show you as the source of the above infomation. See www.pcug.org.au/~croe/oz_boer.htm. Presumably his surname was MILWARD and not PERCIVAL. Do I have your correct email address? My email client seems to have truncated it. Regards Colin ______________________________ -- Colin Roe, Torrens ACT Australia