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From: "John Wilson" <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] BATTEN Rochdale
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:03:18 +1200
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Hi Matthew:

The Boer War Deaths (British Forces) are in the ONS GRO "Records Recorded
Abroad", "War Deaths"; I can check these on microfiche on Friday, but they
may be in some of the GRO Indexes online:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/research/investigatingyourfamilytree/Records_held_by_General_Register_Office.asp

Yours, John Wilson

Subject: [BOER-WAR] BATTEN Rochdale


> Hello,
> Two of my ancestors, Frederick Batten and his son Alfred Batten, both
> of Rochdale, Lancashire, died between 1896 and 1901, but no record exists
> of their deaths in conventional places (i.e. GRO). Therefore I wondered if
> they may have died in the Boer War. Is there someone who has casualty
> lists who might check this for me?
> Matthew Mitchell
>

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