Happy New Year to the List I am a new subscriber to the list , and am looking for some help fro the experts that I know are out there . My grand father was Leonard Thomas knowles who originated from Stanford Le Hope in Essex, born 1882. according to a diary that he kept he went to the Boer war with the South Lancashire Regiment as a Sgt number 6037.He has 1901 bar, 1902 bar also the Transvaal clasp and the silver Queen Victoria medal What I am hoping to find out is how he would have become attached to the South Lancs Regiment? What was their involment in the Transvaal What is the significance of the 2 bars. He was married in the Kolar Gold Fields in 1908 and led quite a distinguished career with the police force until he retired in 1948 and returned to Gravesend in Kent until he passed away in 1956. Unfortunately like a lot of family history this was not spoken about and i am trying to bring my family history together for my daughters, so they may have interesting reading in latter years. Any help would be most appreciated. Cheers from Christine in Australia