Hello Hilary: Assuming that 'Bob's father 'Fred' served in the Boer War, this site may help you trace him. I wonder, also, if searching the passenger lists, you might find the family returning in 1904. http://www.genealogyworld.net/boer/tracing.html Did 'Bob' have siblings ? If he is your Gr. Uncle, I would assume so. Do you know any of their names? Were they also born in South Africa? I'll have a look at some of the Passenger lists which are available. Barb, Ontario, Canada.