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From: "Williams, Spencer RE" <>
Subject: RE: Boer War again
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 09:32:05 +0200


Hello Listers,

Does anyone know where I can find more information on the Cape Town Guard?
My great grandfather belonged to a unit that was formed by Richard
Stuttaford. Some information on this unit can be found in "The Story of
Stuttafords", but I have not found any original documentation on the unit or
Town Guard. Any listers out there who can give me pointers in the right
direction? (I've tried the SA Library and the Cape Archives).

An interesting co-incidence is that the above unit practised their shooting
in the basement of the Stuttafords building in St George's Street - the very
building in which my office is based.

Regards,
Spencer Williams

BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
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> ----------
> From: Ted Wille[SMTP:]
> Reply To:
> Sent: 02 November 1999 06:42
> To:
> Subject: Re: Boer War again
>
> Hi Dafanie, You seem to have had a good response to your enquiry. Just a
> thought to add to what has already been said. Nobody has mentioned the
> existence of the various South African Town Guard units or the South
> African District Mounted troops most of whom received the Queens Medal. If
> you know where your grandfather was domiciled during the war this might
> narrow down your search.
> kind regards Ted.
> ----------
> From: Dafanie Goldsmith <>
> To:
> Subject: Boer War again
> Date: Saturday, October 30, 1999 3:03 AM
>
> Dear List,
>
> I am discovering that my grandfather Robert BENNETT who is a holder of the
>
> Queens South Africa medal may have joined the British army South Africa
> not
>
> Britain.
>
> My researcher is unable to find him on the British army records altho we
> have Roberts army number and regiment. He has made the point that because
> Robert is always photographed in civvies this would indicate that he
> joined
>
> locally, because had he joined up in Britain he would not have had civvies
>
> and certainly not have been allowed to wear them.
>
> He explained that he may have been employed in auxiliary services etc. I
> wonder what they may have been. ???
>
> It seems so strange that his army number doesn't come up and I wonder if
> there are separate rolls for people who joined up locally, so my question
> is - does anyone know if there are any records of these people available
> in South Africa??
> Dafanie Goldsmith neé BENNETT
> New Zealand
> Researching BENNETT, BALL and now MUSGRAVE
>
>
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