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Boer War graves UK
« on: Saturday 13 August 11 07:18 BST (UK) »
I have a database of ALL known British soldiers that died during the Boer War, over 24,000 names, of which 140 died in the UK after being invalided home. Apart from "UK" they have no known grave. Any suggestions would be welcome please.
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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 13 August 11 08:46 BST (UK) »
Have you seen this site?

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Boer

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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 13 August 11 09:56 BST (UK) »
Hi Kati, yes I have and all of the others on the WWW but my database is far more detailed, containing much more information including a memorial location on about 90%. I am now down to the nitty gritty which makes it very difficult to find them.
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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 13 August 11 11:26 BST (UK) »
Brian
Is it possible to attach a list of the names you are searching for.A lot of areas have local history websites with military graves as a subsection.

It may come to comparing names on your list to surviving service records on Find My Past...However a lot of the Volunteers that served in SA may not have those records.

National Burial Index may help ?

Good luck in your quest Ive done a fair bit of WW1 grave locating If you have any Yorkshire War Grave queries may be able to help

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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 13 August 11 11:33 BST (UK) »
Tks Ady however the list with all its references is quite large and anyway I have no idea where they died except UK somewhere. If you can help by me giving you a list perhaps you could make contact via email at * Uncommon names might help but most are common consequently there are a ot to choose from, from a lot of areas.
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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 10 March 13 00:38 GMT (UK) »
You have a large database of UK soldiers' names from the Boer War? I am looking for a great-uncle who was in the Boer War...would you happen to have a Stanley John Wright on your list? Any information on him would be most helpful.
Thanks!
Wendy...

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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #6 on: Monday 11 March 13 06:36 GMT (UK) »
Hello Wendy, sorry but 99.9% of the names on my database are for those who died during the Boer War. Your uncle is not there so it must be assumed that he survived and your only options are to contact the National Archives at Kew London or the regiment if you know which one he belonged to.
Sorry I cannot be of further help
Brian

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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 14 March 13 02:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Brian, that's too bad...oh well, I had to give it a shot. All that I know of him is that he was in the Boer War...no regiment....nothing... Thanks anyway!

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Re: Boer War graves UK
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 14 March 13 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Brian

I see that his older topic has been resurrected.

Do you still need help with locating the graves etc?

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