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1. Re: [BOER-WAR] Enock (Enoch) Hicken was Kevin Asplin [1]
Hello Peter well that would make a good story, I will read it & take it all in & let you know where is if ever I find out & to think I never knew his name at all as he died when my mother was 4 in 1918 & she never even talked about him & his wife died when my mother was 14 yr. old if only we had talked about this it would of made it easy, as there is no body alive now Thank you for taking the trouble to even reply perhaps one day I will go to the N A. bye ANITA
2. Re: [BOER-WAR] Kevin Asplin [1]
Hello Philip I have looked at them BUT am not to sure if I am doing it right have not looked for a long time on the N A so will have another look thank you ANITA
3. Re: [BOER-WAR] Please help! [1]
Karin: My guess is that he held an appointment as a Shoeing Smith (i.e. a soldier that put shoes on horses). Unfortunately "Smith" is a common surname so there were probably many Alfred Smiths who served in the first and second Boer Wars. Without his regimental number or unit it would be very difficult to tell which "A Smith" he is? Dick Flory -----Original Message----- From: boer-war-bounces@rootsweb.com on behalf of Karin Serfontein Sent: Wed 9/6/2006 11:28 PM To: boer-war@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOE
4. Re: [BOER-WAR] Transferred from Delhi to S Africa in a Post OfficeReg - is that likely? [1]
Hi Beverley: A number of British regiments were sent from India to South Africa in 1899. This was from September when the British Government found they had been manoeuvred into a war by Milner and the Gold Millionaires in South Africa (see Chapter 8 of the Boer War by T Packenham) and had to rush troops there. It was a "white man's war" so these were British regiments stationed in India, not from the Indian Army which had Indian soldiers. They were the 2nd Kings Royal Rifles, the 1st Gloucesters, the 1st D
5. Re: [BOER-WAR] WO96 and WO97 [1]
Zoe, Records for IY are (generally) in WO 128 and not 96 or 97. Barnes was an original member of the IY contingent that went to South Africa in 1900, he was part of the Buckinghamshire Company (56th) but later transferred to the Pretoria Police. If you need a researcher then let me know as I visit Kew on a weekly basis. Kevin
6. Re: [BOER-WAR] Transferred from Delhi to S Africa in a Post OfficeReg- is that likely? [1]
Please excuse the blank reply I pushed the wrong button Philip Maddocks
7. [BOER-WAR] Please help! [1]
Dear Listers, This might sound like a silly question but please help! What does Shoeing mean? I am doing research on Alfred Smith my ggrandfather and so often I come across the word Shoeing. I have checked the dictionaries but I am still not sure - Shoeing sometimes appears before surnames. Researching Alfred Smith, he was married to Annie Stone, they had a son Frederick Ernest Smith born in SA ca 1886. It is possible that Alfred served in the first Boer War. Thank you in advance for you help, Karin.
8. [BOER-WAR] WO96 and WO97 [1]
Hi, I think I have found my great grandfather on Kevin's site. Thank you, Kevin! Now I would like to verify that he's mine. His name is Frederick William BARNES and is listed under the Imperial Yeomany regiments. A trip to Kew is out of the question so could someone let me know what kind of info I would find in WO96 or WO97? Is it worth hiring a researcher to check it out? I know his date and place of birth, names of parents. Would any of that info be there so that I can verify that I have the corre
9. Re: [BOER-WAR] Kevin Asplin [1]
Anita If Enock (Enoch) Hicken was a serving soldier when he died in 1918 then I would expect to find him listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Register. http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14 I don't see him there. Neither can I find him on the card index for WW1 medals http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=1 0&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 This suggests that though he was a Territorial Force soldier in 1914 he did not serve abr
10. [BOER-WAR] Rhodesia - military history [1]
For all interested in Rhodesian military history before and durinf the Anglo Boer War these links may be useful. http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol014ng.html an article about : FURTHER NOTES ON EARLY RHODESIAN MILITARY UNITS By NEVILLE GOMM and http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol012es.html EARLY RHODESIAN MILITARY UNITS Part 2 by Neville Gomm and http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol012gt.html Further Notes on Early Rhodesian Military Units and Early Rhodesia's Weapons by MAJOR G. TYLDEN, ED and http://
11. Re: [BOER-WAR] Kevin Asplin [1]
Peter can you tell me where to look for his records for the South Staffordshire Territorial army would be would they be at Kew. bye ANITA
12. [BOER-WAR] REPOSTING OF iNTEREST. [1]
Hi to all , I have just rejoined the BOER War web after a short break away. and I would like to ask a few questions. firstly :- I am researching a 4419 Gunner T.Hudson 8th RFA,Killed by lightning at Standerton on 09-01-1902. I am unable to research him or his family on information from his issued death certificate . so I have hit a stone wall . My question is as I cannot pick up a trail after his death , is it possible to go back to a previous time within this regiment and locate information on this
13. [BOER-WAR] Linc Regiment Movements during Boer War? [1]
Hi Listers I am new to this list. I am trying to discover something about my GGGrandfathers military history and wondered if the list may be able to advise? There is a 'family story' that he fought in the Boer War. All I have is... In 1891, my GGGrandfather, James William GUY (born Spalding, Lincs) can be found in the census at Farnborough, North Camp - 2nd Division Field Artillery. He is a Gunner. There is a neat search engine here (useful link) http://hcms.firstoption.net/peach2cms/SiteResources/hcm
14. Re: [BOER-WAR] Location of 8 RFA soldiers [1]
Bill, There are a handful of papers for Boer War deaths in the PIN 71 series at the National Archives, but the files are named to the widows and not the men in question. Every file is in this format.. PIN 71/446 Hudson Mary Jane 1918-1948 The first date being the first date of claim of the widow (such claims did not exist until 1918, so the early wars are all shown as 1918) and the last date is normally when the claim ceased (wife died). In this case the file is actually on Alfred James
15. Re: [BOER-WAR] Butcher, Arthur [1]
Hi Beverley: You could consider approaching this society? I have not used them, so cannot say what they are like. I do not know what they charge. Initially, you would want to know if they can find someone in the Boer War with the right name, and then whether they could provide any details from the records (eg next-of-kin, from enlistment papers?) which would prove that he was the right one http://www.casus-belli.co.uk/abwmp/index.html Their Research facilities: http://www.casus-belli.co.uk/abwmp/Resear
16. [BOER-WAR] Location of 8 RFA soldiers [1]
Hi to all. I have been researching for quite some time now & my search into 4419 Gunner . T.Hudson, of the 8th RFA, who was killed by lightning at Standerton on the 09-01-1901 has hit a brick wall. I know that there is no records remain for him , because he died on service. , the death certificate has no reference as to his next of kin. is this the finial information that I can expect to find. or Is there any way that I would be able to trace him backwards from 09.01.1901, to a muster roll. a pay
17. [BOER-WAR] Bellary India [1]
Hi Does anyone have information about a POW Camp at Bellary in India where Boer POWs were kept? Any help appreciated. Thanks ------------------------------------------- For super low premiums, click here http://www.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm
18. Re: [BOER-WAR] Transferred from Delhi to S Africa in a Post Office Reg - is that likely? [1]
Beverley Scott posted to the BOER-WAR list: > Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 07:34:46 +0100 (BST) > From: Beverley Scott > Subject: [BOER-WAR] Transferred from Delhi to S Africa in a Post > Office Reg - is that likely? > To: BOER-WAR@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20060902063446.10142.qmail@web86511.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi, I am trying to find out some more info about my grandfather's service > from a few family memories. It is known
19. [BOER-WAR] Australians at the War [1]
Hello all Would anyone know if there is a list or analysis published anywhere of the birthplaces of the Australian contingents who went to the Boer War? I am trying to find a breakdown of the various nationalities within the Australian contingents, particularly an overall figure for Australia and for each of the states. Thanks very much Neil
20. Re: [BOER-WAR] QSA Medal, was Kevin Asplin [1]
Hi Anita: Re your second question on Medals; yes, every soldier on the British side got the QSA or Queen's South Africa Medal with (usually) their name and number engraved round the edge. The Medal Rolls (by Regiment) are in the PRO, London. Here is the QSA Medal: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/ group03/qsam http://www.angloboerwar.com/medals/medals_awarded.htm http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/overview.htm http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/940
21. Re: [BOER-WAR] Please help! [1]
Hi Karin - At a time when horse transport was the only option, artillery units had men with the rank of shoeing smith (i.e. those whose responsibility was to make horsehoes and keep the horses shod) so I assume that this was your man's rank. Other related 'trade' ranks in the artillery included saddler, farrier and collar maker. Regards, David Karin Serfontein wrote: Dear Listers, This might sound like a silly question but please help! What does Shoeing mean? I am doing research o
22. [BOER-WAR] David Gyles [1]
I am trying to track down David Gyles, formerly of Safari-Trek International in Pretoria, with regard to photographs of war graves in South Africa. My efforts via the internet have been unsuccessful. Anybody know how to find him? Jim Wallace Manitoba, Canada.
23. Re: [BOER-WAR] Kevin Asplin [1]
hELLO kEVIN CAN YOU HELP I BET YOU HEAR THAT IN YOUR SLEEP. I HAVE AN ENOCK HICKEN WHO I WAS TOLD SERVED IN THE BOER WAR HE WAS BORN IN MIDDLETON WARWICKSHIRE WHICH IS NEAR WHITTINTON BARRACKS. HE WAS STILL THERE IN 1897 & AROUND IN 1903, I WAS TOLD HE WAS IN THE WAR & GOT KICKED IN THE STOMACH BY A HORSE IF IT WAS REPORTED HOW WOULD I FIND OUT? IF SO HOW WOULD I FIND OUT ABOUT AN ARMY PENSION, HE DIED OF A MALIGNANT STOMACH DISEASE IN 1918 AGED 44 THIS MIGHT OF STOPPED HIM SERVING IN THE 1918 WA
24. Re: [BOER-WAR] Location of 8 RFA soldiers [1]
----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Location of 8 RFA soldiers > Bill, > > There are a handful of papers for Boer War deaths in the PIN 71 series at > the National Archives, but the files are named to the widows and not the > men in > question. Every file is in this format.. > > PIN 71/446 Hudson Mary Jane 1918-1948 > The first date being the first date of claim of the widow (such claim
25. Re: [BOER-WAR] Kevin Asplin [1]
Colin, Nope.. I'm here, just been busy with a new unit this week. The mail you sent was very long and I need time to sit down and 'digest' it.. will get back to you this weekend. Kevin
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