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The Great Comet of 1901 - by: Smethwick
“The King’s Royal Irish Hussars – Diary of the South African War 1900-1902” By J W Morton, Orderly-room Sergeant 8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars Originally published in 1905 by Gale & Polden Ltd,...
View ArticleHandwriting difficulties - what was a cossit post? - by: rob carman
What was a COSSIT or CORRIT or CORSIT or COSRIT post? The term occurs twice in a 2 Bn, Norfolk Regiment diary I am transcribing. I'd be grateful for your help. Rob.
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Major Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius, Transvaal Staatsartillerie. - by: Rob D
Dear Forummers I'd be interested to see any photos of Major Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius, Transvaal Staatsartillerie. He fought at Talana, Ladysmith, Colenso. I attach photos of what I believe to be his...
View ArticleHello from Victoria Australia - by: Julezz61d
I am a family historian researching my great great grandfather Charles Thomas Nicholls born in 1860 - 1937. Newspaper reports he was a Color Sergeant in 3rd Battalion, Ballarat and the Field Electrical...
View ArticleFraserburg Scouts - by: Adrian123456
Hi I acquired the QSA to Pte F (Fritz) Keller, Fraserburg Scouts with the single clasp Cape Colony. There are 16 names on the roll to this unit.I am unaware of other information about this unit . It...
View ArticleCharles Thomas Nicholls - by: Julezz61d
Hello everyone, thank you for the warm welcome. "I am a family historian researching my great great grandfather Charles Thomas Nicholls born in 1860 - 1937. Newspaper reports he was a Color Sergeant in...
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Heidelberg, Transvaal - by: Neville_C
. The Heidelberg Commando Memorial, Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery, Fenter Street These men were re-interred during a ceremony held on 17th October 1903. Generals Louis Botha, C.R. de Wet, Jan Smuts, J....
View ArticleColonel Percy Harry Stanley Barrow - by: The 87th
Can anyone supply details of what this man did during the first Boer War? I have adequate information on his later career and death, but the period 1880-1881, is a mystery.
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23rd Company Imperial Yeomanry at "Sevazerinetsd" - by: BereniceUK
The relief of Sevazerinetsd - was it a place, a spelling mistake by the writer of the letter home, or a misprint by the newspaper?
View ArticleSapper Kane, invalided home - "incapacitated for life from his employment" -...
I assume he was 18660 Sapper A. Kane, of the Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers, who was wounded near Crocodile River, on the 12th of September, 1900. As his trade was a tailor, it seems likely that...
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Route to Volunteers from Canada to Join SAC - by: broznitsky
Would anybody have any details on the route that a man in Vancouver would have taken to join up with the South African Constabulary in 1901. Port of Departure, arrival in England, departure from...
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Albert Horrobin, 33rd (Royal East Kent) Coy I.Y. - died at Heilbron,...
In St Margaret's Church, Hollinwood, near Oldham. . . In Loving Memory Of TROOPER ALBERT HORROBIN 33RD COMY. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY, WHO DIED AT HEILBRON SOUTH AFRICA MAY 15TH 1901 WHILST SERVING HIS KING...
View ArticleBoer POW St Helena - French Volunteer - by: rhodri95
Boer French Contingent: December 9th 1901 picture postcard of Tin Town, Deadwood Camp, written and sent from Saint Helena to Paris (redirected to Levallois) by Capt. Victor de Framont , captured at...
View ArticleBoer POW Camp India - by: rhodri95
ABW 1899-1902 Boer POW Trichinopoly, India This is the full picture Francis Durandt, crossed legged on the right . Displaying gift of cigars Trichinopoly Cigar, the one that Churchill loved and...
View ArticleBoer POW , Trichonopoly, India - by: rhodri95
One prisoner - J. L. de Villiers managed to escape from the camp at Trichinopoly. Dressed as an Indian, he went to the French colony of Pondicherry and returned to South Africa via France and the...
View ArticlePte Henry Stanbridge - Rifle Brigade Died in Ladysmith of dysentry 6th April...
Pte Henry Stanbridge - Rifle Brigade Died in Ladysmith of dysentry 6th April 1900
View ArticleBoer POW visitation permit Bellary Camp India - by: rhodri95
Boer POW visitation permit Bellary Camp India for a Lt Jones of the Warwickshire Regiment
View ArticleMounted Infantry, 7 Divison, - by: rob carman
Good morning, In 7 Div, 14 Brigade provided a company from each of its four battalion to form 7 Mounted Infantry. Did 15 Brigade form a MI unit? Were Volunteer Service Companies attached only to...
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