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    1. Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] British Military in SA
    2. Richard Ball via
    3. Hello Bart, Good work, but it is important always to provide the source of the information you provide, the names and dates of the newspapers, for instance: http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/search-newspapers?searchword=broster&searchphrase=all Cheers, Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk Sunday, May 3, 2015, 2:54:16 PM, you wrote: BSv> Hello: There are two [George Broster]: [George Broster (1807-1845); Hospital BSv> Sergeant 75th Reg], and his son: [George Broster (1837-1918); Serjeant, BSv> Field Cornet]: BSv> === BSv> [George Broster (1837-1918)]: 1860: Since the visit of Prince Alfred to King BSv> William's Town, the volunteer movement has taken a start. Two companies have BSv> recently been formed, one by the English and the other by the German BSv> population. They are to be named respectively "Prince Alfred's Volunteer BSv> Corp" and "Prince Albert's German Rifle Corps". The following appointments BSv> have been made in the "Volunteer Corps": BSv> Colonel-in-Chief. - John MACLEAN BSv> Colonel Commandant - Richard TAYLOR BSv> Cavalry Captain - Mathew Ben SHAW BSv> Lieutenant - Wallace HEWETSON BSv> Adjt. - James Faunce LONSDALE BSv> Cornet and Quartermaster - Edward JONES BSv> Surgeon - James PETERS BSv> Serjt. Major - R. HOOD BSv> Serjeants - John SWEENEY, John SHORT, George BROSTER, BSv> Corporals - P. SOLOMON, E.A. ROBINSON, T. MANLEY, D. NUNAN BSv> Also: [1910-11: FIELD CORNET GEORGE BROSTER OF KINGWILLIAMSTOWN]. m. Annie BSv> Manley. BSv> === BSv> [George Broster (1807-1845)]: BSv> 1840: MEMORIALS RECEIVED. ORDINARY. G BROSTER. REQUESTING TO BE ALLOWED TO BSv> PRACTICE AS A CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IN THE COLONY. BSv> 1845 April: Died at Fort Beaufort on Saturday 12th instant, George BROSTER, BSv> late of 75th Regt, aged 38 years, after a long illness, leaving a wife and BSv> three children to deplore his loss. BSv> [1848: His wife, now Ann Barry]: Tuesday 8 August 1848: Public Sale of BSv> Valuable Landed Property. At Fort Beaufort. The undersigned being duly BSv> authorised, will sell by Public Auction. On Saturday the 19th August next. BSv> The House and Premises at present occupied by Mr. John VICE, situated BSv> between the residence of Mr. SANDS and the Commandant's quarters, containing BSv> six rooms, Kitchen, Stabling, store room &c with a large enclosed yard. The BSv> above property is well situated for business, and offers a good opportunity BSv> for investing capital. Title free – terms liberal. B.D. BELL, Auctioneer. BSv> Fort Beaufort, 26 July 1848. Notice to Creditors and Debtors: All claims BSv> against Mrs. Ann BARRY, formerly BROSTER, are requested to be filed at the BSv> office of the second undersigned, within one month from this date; and those BSv> indebted to her, to pay their respective amounts within the same period. Ann BSv> BARRY. B.D. BELL (Auctioneer). Fort Beaufort, 26 July 1848. BSv> === BSv> Bart. BSv> -----Original Message----- BSv> Familysearch (via Ancestry) suggests they married in Scotland BSv> Name: George Broster BSv> Marriage Date: 12 May 1834 BSv> Marriage Place: 75th Regiment, Stirling, Scotland BSv> Spouse: Ann Vice BSv> NB: The 75th were an Infantry regiment, a Cornet was a cavalry rank. The BSv> 75th does not figure in Fort Beaufort of the period, it does appear they BSv> were in South Africa though but returned to Britain 1843 to 1849 then off to BSv> India. BSv> === BSv> My g g g guncle George BROSTER b in Wrexham, Wales on 31 Oct 1807 joined the BSv> army circa 1825 and first went to India and then to South Africa. He married BSv> Ann VICE in Fort Beaufort on 19 June 1834. I have a note indicating he was BSv> made a Field Cornet in 1841 and died in 1845. He also acted as a doctor in BSv> Fort Beaufort. Would anyone which units were stationed in Fort Beaufort at BSv> that time? Regards Rod g. BSv> === BSv> BSv> ------------------------------- BSv> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BSv> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' BSv> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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