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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: ***Carrie*** on Tuesday 28 February 12 00:19 GMT (UK)

Title: Grandfather in the BOER war.
Post by: ***Carrie*** on Tuesday 28 February 12 00:19 GMT (UK)

I have been unable to find a trace of my great grandfather in the 1901 census.  He was born in 1875 and would have been age 25 when the census was done.  I found 4 other Robert Fyfe's in Scotland's People and requested a copy of each but none of them proved to be him.  He did not marry until 1902 and had previoulsy been on the census records with his parents Edward and Agnes.  I happened to mention this to a workmate and she suggested that he may have been in the BOAR war.  Can anyone advise me how I could check if he was in this war and how I would get information from a possible military record.  Would this also tell me if received a medal?  Any help would be greatly appreciated as there is nothing on Scotland's People which is the site I generally use.   ;D 

Regards

***Carrie***

Title: Re: Grandfather in the BOAR war.
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 28 February 12 00:45 GMT (UK)

1901 - Robert Fyffe (note spelling) aged 25 b Ballingry Fife - he was a boarder in Beath occ coal miner
Beath ED 8 Page 48 Line 2

Title: Re: Grandfather in the BOAR war.
Post by: mmm45 on Tuesday 28 February 12 01:22 GMT (UK)

However there is one military record for a Robert Fyfe on Find My Past born Dunfermline c1876

Ady