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New Member - by: E K F
Hello I am a newbie so please be gentle with me . For the past 30 + years I have been doing family history , some time ago I felt the need for a change , and having lived most of my life in...
View ArticleLeicester Boer War Memorial - by: E K F
I am trying to find the last resting place of the men on the Leicester Memorial , can someone please help me with D. Helps Leicestershire Regiment and W . Townsend Leicestershire Regiment . Any info is...
View Articlecustom lapel pin - by: mike121
hello I'm interested in getting a custom lapel pin with my company logo. This isn't something the company has elected to have produced so I'd be on my own. I've been searching for custom lapel pins but...
View ArticleNEW MEMBER - by: Pronk
Hi everyone, I have been doing research on my grandfather "Douw Gerbrand Steyn" for the past 25 years and have not been very successful. I have an article that was written about him about 61 years ago...
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A Little Humor....... - by: QSAMIKE
Good Morning Everyone...... Saw this on a site today and had to have a chuckle thinking of all the memorials we look at and in fact search for...... Mike Alan Willcox, buried in Key West Cemetery in...
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Boer War Iron Ration Pack...... - by: QSAMIKE
Good Morning Everyone...... During a discussion at the OMRS convention one of the topics was Iron Ration Packages for the Boer War....... The one on the left is an in-opened original, note the opening...
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KROON, T. MAJ - by: Elmarie
POW NUMBER: 27117 SURNAME: KROON FORENAME: THOMAS AGE: 52 YEARS ADDRESS: PRETORIA COMMANDO: PRETORIA RANK: MAJOR, ARTILLERY CAPTURED: 1901/10/26, ZUSTERHOEK POW CAMP: BROADBOTTOM, ST HELENA
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SCHIEL, A.F. COL - by: Elmarie
POW NUMBER: 3504 SURNAME: SCHIEL FORENAME: ADOLF FRIEDRICH AGE: 43 YEARS ADDRESS: JOHANNESBURG RANK: COLONEL, GERMAN CORPS CAPTURED: 1899/10/21, ELANDSLAAGTE SEND TO ST. HELENA
View ArticleDeterming whether a DCM boer War was awarded - by: researcherman
I have conflicting information. The Deed was certainly gazetted as a mentioned in despatches. I have Australian's Murray noting a DCM and the Australian War Memorial (the same-probably a reproduction...
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DAVEL, O.B.I. COMDT - by: Elmarie
POW NUMBER: 20905 SURNAME: DAVEL FORENAME: OELOF ABRAHAM IZAAK AGE: 31 YEARS ADDRESS: LAINGSPRUIT, REITZ RANK: COMMANDANT COMMANDO: REITZ CAPTURE: 1901/07/11, REITZ POW CAMP: MORGANS ISLAND, BERMUDA...
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DE BEER, J.M. COMDT - by: Elmarie
POW NUMBER: 3290 SURNAME: DE BEER FORENAME: JOHANNES MARTHINUS AGE: 48 YEARS ADDRESS: FORDSBURG, HEIDELBERG RANK: COMMANDANT CAPTURE: 1900/07/17, FORDSBURG POW CAMP: DIYATALAWA, CEYLON SHIP: MONGOLIAN...
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SCHRODER, J.P.D.L.B. COMDT - by: Elmarie
POW NUMBER: 20348 SURNAME: SCHRODER FORENAME: JAMES PHILIP DE LA BOUT AGE: 35 YEARS ADDRESS: PRETORIA RANK: COMMANDANT CAPTURED: 1901/04/24, OLIFANTS RIVER POW CAMP: DARRELLS ISLAND, BERMUDA
View ArticleSt John Ambulance Brigade - by: Tedzani
Hello Everybody, I am a new comer to this web page and I wonder if anybody could help me. I am researching my grandfathers history in the Boer War, I know he served with the St John Ambulance Brigade,...
View ArticleMedal Roll Unit Check....... Help - by: QSAMIKE
Hi Everyone...... OK I have exhausted all of the sources that I have and I cannot find this man....... Can anyone help me find this civilian...... Possibly a Post Office employee...... J. CARLISLE...
View ArticleSeptember 29th - by: djb
1899 - From the diary of Arthur Joseph Crosby. He served in Natal Carbineers and during the siege of Ladysmith. Later, he recruited for the Prince of Wales Light Horse. He is listed on the rolls for...
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September 30th - by: djb
1901 - Delarey's attack upon Kekewich's camp at Moedwill repulsed From the Times, 2 October 1901
View ArticleOctober 1st - by: djb
1899 - From the diary of Trooper A J Crosby Paraded at 6 a.m. in rear of Market where a big crowd, town and country people were assembled to see us off, wishing us God Speed, etc. Entrained at 8.15...
View ArticleOctober 2nd - by: djb
1899 - From the diary of Trooper A J Crosby, Natal Carbineers Just warned to be in readiness to leave for the front at any moment. Order came at 2 o/c for then the Regiment was drawn up and addressed...
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Lieutenant Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 17th Lancers - by: BereniceUK
In St Mary's Church, Frampton, Dorset.
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