COMPLETED: Why Would My Great Grandfather Go To South Africa 1903/1904?

[meles]

That was a good time to go to SA with skills. The country was developing and needed professional men. Not repairing damage, but building a new state.

OH's family moved there then. A bricklayer who did very well indeed.

meles

[Les de B]

Thanks Glenn - I registered with site, but didn't have much luck with search results.

Thanks Meles - your bricklayer must have been lucky? Newspaper reports back in Australia 1904/1905/1906 actually warned stonemasons in particular not to go there due to lack of work, and an apparent dislike of Australians. A legacy from the Boer War perhaps?

Les

[Phil Mann]

My grand father
, Benjamin MANN, served with the 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles during the Boer War 1901-1902
and im looking for more info
regards phil mann

[Nookie]

My grand father
, Benjamin MANN, served with the 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles during the Boer War 1901-1902
and im looking for more info
regards phil mann

As this topic has been 'completed' I suggest you put it up again as a new request.  I see that, if your grandfather was Benjamin Falifax Mann, that there is quite a bit on the internet giving his service in South Africa as well as details of where they fought.

What specific information would you like from South Africa?

[Phil Mann]

I am intereseted im ani things pertaining to him
Phil

[Nookie]

I am intereseted im ani things pertaining to him
Phil

Evening

I suggest that you build up your information from that which is easily obtained via the internet by googling his name.  Once you have done that you will find out what is 'missing' from your tree.  If you then post a new request we can help by searching for specific things for you.