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Armed Forces / Re: Boer war
« on: Wednesday 08 September 10 09:26 BST (UK) »
On the records his name as been coming up as James Reed when his name is Joseph ? Any idea why this would be
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Armed Forces / Re: Boer war
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 18:43 BST (UK) »
Thanks a lot guys" i sort of come to a dead end, so getting this information, make"S me want to carry on with the search.
I wish i had found this site sooner with this sort of information in a few hours i would have saved myself alot of time
Brian
I wish i had found this site sooner with this sort of information in a few hours i would have saved myself alot of time
Brian
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Armed Forces / Boer war
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 13:48 BST (UK) »
Trying to find out more about my Grandad, no.30278 Sqdn sgt major J.W.Reed of the 34th middlesex squadron who was killed christmas day 1901 at the battle of Groenkop this is what happened on that morning ,, De Wet carefully scouted the Groenkop position for three days. He noted that the British posted their sentries atop the sheer west side of the kop, instead of at the bottom where they could give timely warning of an attack. The Boer leader determined to scale the west side using the trace of a gully.
At 2:00 am on Christmas morning, de Wet's commando clambered up the steep slope in single file with their boots removed so as to minimise any noise. The surprise was nearly total. Challenged by a single sentry when they were over halfway to the top with a few scattered shots, the Boers, who were ordered into battle by de Wet shouting "Stormt Burgers" swarmed up and over the crest. They began firing downhill into the British tents, inflicting a "massacre."[2] Savage fighting lasted about 40 minutes before the British gave up,
What iam trying to find out is what date he would have left for south Africa and what other battle"S he might have been in, the photos are of his resting place near Kestell in the Orange Free State
At 2:00 am on Christmas morning, de Wet's commando clambered up the steep slope in single file with their boots removed so as to minimise any noise. The surprise was nearly total. Challenged by a single sentry when they were over halfway to the top with a few scattered shots, the Boers, who were ordered into battle by de Wet shouting "Stormt Burgers" swarmed up and over the crest. They began firing downhill into the British tents, inflicting a "massacre."[2] Savage fighting lasted about 40 minutes before the British gave up,
What iam trying to find out is what date he would have left for south Africa and what other battle"S he might have been in, the photos are of his resting place near Kestell in the Orange Free State
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