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From: Martin Stephens <>
Subject: [BOER-WAR] Is a visit to the PRO worthwhile?
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 20:25:04 +0700

Dear list,

I have been researching 4 members of the Worcestershire Regiment who fought
in the 2nd Boer war in 1900. The Worcestershire Regimental Museum has kindly
sent me copies of entries in the casualty and medal rolls that show that 3
of the 4 died in South Africa. Of the 3 who died, one was a member of a
Militia Bn and was married. The others were single and regular soldiers.

The medal rolls show that the 4th survived the war (there is a hand written
entry in the remarks column that looks like 'Io', is that for invalided
out?). I believe that the 1901 census shows him in Aldershot Military
Prison.

I have used PROCAT to search WO 97 and WO 121 for their names. The only hit
was for the married man who died. It didn't list his name, but gave the
pieces in WO 97 that contain his surname and first initial.

I will be in the UK for 10 days later this year and I am contemplating
spending a day at the PRO. What might I find?

1) Was a married, militia private who died in SA entitled to a pension?

2) Would there be any record of the Court Martial of the man who survived
(given that he is the one in Aldershot Military Prison)?

>From what I have gleaned from the list and other sources, there would be no
muster or pay books to trace their careers as they were all born around
1875.

Thanks for any help or advice.

Regards

Martin Stephens

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