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From: "Richard.Crook" <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] B.A.S.C
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 16:00:46 +0100


Hi,

The answer to your question is probably British Army Service Corps.

One of my ancestors was in the same Corps in the Boer War in 1901.

Richard


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> From: asgard1 <>
> To:
> Subject: [BOER-WAR] B.A.S.C
> Date: 14 October 2000 13:32
>
> Hi All,
> I am researching a Trooper from the Boer War.
> He enlisted in the 'New South Wales Citizens Bushmen'
> and went to South Africa in 1900. I have found several letters
> written by him from South Africa and published in local newspapers
> in Australia. The first are signed with the address of
> '1st Regiment Australian Bushmen, South Africa' which I understand
> were amalgamated into, and known as while in South Africa.
> The last letter dated June 1901, is signed with the address
> '40 B.A.S.C. Transport, South Africa'.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to what the abreviation,
> B.A.S.C may stand for?
>
> Thanks
> Lyn Golledge
>
>
>
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