Hello rodg, rv> My g g g guncle George BROSTER b in Wrexham, Wales on 31 Oct 1807 rv> joined the army circa 1825 and first went to India and then to South Africa. rv> He married Ann VICE in Fort Beaufort on 19 June 1834. I have a rv> note indicating he was made a Field Cornet in 1841 and died in 1845. rv> He also acted as a doctor in Fort Beaufort. rv> Would anyone which units were stationed in Fort Beaufort at that time? The baptism of their son George gives his regiment as the 75th: 1837 Oct 22 George Baptised: 1837, Octr 22 Born: 13 Aug son of: George & Ann BROSTER Occupation: Hospital Sergeant 75th Reg Residence: Ft Beaufort Baptised by: J. Heavyside - Acting Colonial Chaplain Source: Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Baptism register, 1837-1848, page 9, entry number 66. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 878-2. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite as part of the eGGSA Project, from photographs by William Jervois http://www.eggsa.org/bdms/Baptisms.html Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk
Thanks Richard, slowly but surely the pieces are coming together Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ball via <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sender: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 11:54:34 To: rodg via<south-africa@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: Richard Ball <richardonrootsweb@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk>, south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] British Military in SA Hello rodg, rv> My g g g guncle George BROSTER b in Wrexham, Wales on 31 Oct 1807 rv> joined the army circa 1825 and first went to India and then to South Africa. rv> He married Ann VICE in Fort Beaufort on 19 June 1834. I have a rv> note indicating he was made a Field Cornet in 1841 and died in 1845. rv> He also acted as a doctor in Fort Beaufort. rv> Would anyone which units were stationed in Fort Beaufort at that time? The baptism of their son George gives his regiment as the 75th: 1837 Oct 22 George Baptised: 1837, Octr 22 Born: 13 Aug son of: George & Ann BROSTER Occupation: Hospital Sergeant 75th Reg Residence: Ft Beaufort Baptised by: J. Heavyside - Acting Colonial Chaplain Source: Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Baptism register, 1837-1848, page 9, entry number 66. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 878-2. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite as part of the eGGSA Project, from photographs by William Jervois http://www.eggsa.org/bdms/Baptisms.html Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message