Hi Listers: There are approximately 22 000 British servicemen who served in the Boer war who are buried in South Africa. The Cape Argus November 19, 2005 reports: 1. That the cast iron crosses bearing the names & which locate the burial site of a loved one are being stolen by vandals. Approximately 400 crosses yields Stg 300 2. Some museums have uplifted crosses from some cemetaries to prevent their disappearence. The locations from which they have been taken have apparently not being marked. It you have an antecedent buried In South Africa may I suggest that you get the location marked & a photograph taken. (I'm not a photographer) Regards, Keith Kendal Cape Town