Intro - by: whitesatinrugby
Hello all, thanks for allowing me to join. My initial reason for joining is my wife has a relative that was with the Hampshire Regiment during the conflict and as I trace family history I am...
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WEST BROMWICH TOWN HALL MEMORIAL TABLET - by: Moranthorse1
WEST BROMWICH TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET, WEST BROMWICH, WEST MIDLANDS, B70 8AY. ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID REFERENCE:SP00239141. I have attempted numerous times to gain access to the building, but find that the...
View ArticleQSA and WW1 Set - by: whitesatinrugby
This is a family set of medals from my wife's side of the family. I am very aware that 1 of the death plaques and the two scrolls are not original as i bought them. I felt, rightly or wrongly, they...
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Wallis and Wallis auctions - by: djb
From the next Wallis and Wallis auction Picture courtesy of Wallis and Wallis Described as: 2 1903 pattern 5 pocket bandoliers; another similar copy; 5 museum copies of Zulu and Boer War brown leather...
View ArticleA Reservist's wife in court - by: BereniceUK
Not the first account I've come across of a wife of a Reservist, who was out in South Africa, spending money that she received from the local War Relief Fund on drink. This one was luckier than others...
View ArticlePrivate John Hughes' diary - by: BereniceUK
For those of you who have access to Twitter, there's a post about the war diary of a Private John Hughes, with photos of the diary. twitter.com/suzanne_hailey/status/1379470890765852676
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DARLASTON TOWN HALL MEMORIAL SHIELD - by: Moranthorse1
DARLASTON TOWN HALL, VICTORIA ROAD, DARLASTON, WALSALL, WEST MIDLANDS, WS10 8AA. ENGLAND. ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID REFERENCE:SP9781296751. Entrance to the Town Hall. The memorial is mounted on the right...
View ArticleSouth African Constabulary - by: Darrylm
My grandfather, Harry Herbert Roe, came to South Africa with Baden Powell's Mounted Police. I assume this is the same as SAC. I cannot find his name on the list of members who served, but remember he...
View ArticleGreetings from Lincs - by: Digger99
Greetings from Lincolnshire and thanks for your extremely informative and helpful site it's been a wealth of information. I am currently researching my Great Grandfather and I have questions as well as...
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William Bannister Jones - from the I.Y. to the Cape Police and S.A.M.R. - by:...
William Bannister Jones Private, 21st Company (Cheshire), 2nd Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry Lance Corporal, Cape Police District II – Anglo Boer War Lieutenant, 3rd S.A.M.R. (South African Mounted...
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4124 Private James ? , E Company, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch - by: BereniceUK
One of the problems with transcribing articles in ABW-period newspapers is the small size of the newsprint, and it's sometimes difficult to make out a word, letter, or number. Is the surname of these...
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KOSB Uniform - by: helen_orton
Can anyone please help me identify the uniform worn by the men in this photo? One of the men is my great grandfather Thomas Henry Orton (known as Harry) who served in South Africa with the King's Own...
View ArticleTOMMY ATKINS' BOOTS - by: Moranthorse1
I came across this interesting snippet from the South Wales Daily News, dated 23rd February 1900, on page 5: "TOMMY ATKINS' BOOTS. A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR . At a board of inquiry held at Portsmouth it was...
View Article2nd Lieutenant Arthur Rickman - by: rorymaccoll
Hello everyone, today I've just joined the forum. At present I am at the finishing stages of making a non-commercial documentary which I intend to put out on the Vimeo platform about the above named...
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1st Volunteer Battalion Worcestershire Regiment - by: BereniceUK
In St Mary and All Saints', Kidderminster Parish Church, Worcestershire. . . In Memory of THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 1 ST VOLUNTEER BATTALION WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT WHO FELL IN SOUTH...
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5696 PRIVATE THOMAS DAVIES:ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. DIED OF DISEASE 08/01/19)0...
I acquired the Queen's South Africa medal to the above mentioned soldier at the recent sale at Noonan's on 20/04/2022. I may have paid a little over the going rate for a DODE casualty, but I can...
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