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Written by David Biggins
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Page 1 of 2 This page provides an introduction to the Anglo Boer War website and explains its aims and objectives and how best to use it.
Aims
- To make available, free of charge and advert/popup free, a wide range of information on the Anglo Boer War, 1899 - 1902
- To contain the details of as many people who were involved in the Boer War as possible
Searching
- There are two ways to search the site: 1. Using the search box at the top right of the screen searches all the pages in the site. 2. Using the search box at the top of the table of names in the home screen or any unit page allows you to search the register of names and their details.
- It may be necessary to use both search boxes to ensure you have searched the entire site
- Note that some people have multiple entries in the register, one for each source of information
Registration
- Registration is free. Registered users can access the guest book and post comments against articles
- If you do register on the site, your details will not be passed to any third party or used for any form of marketing
New Look?
- After six years as an HTML site, the website was re-launched on 20 Sep 2010 with a new look and feel
- The site is best viewed maximised in your browser
Images
- All of the images on the site can be clicked on the view the full size image
- Where there are many images on a page, wait for the thumbnail images to appear before clicking an image. This will ensure the image opens in the image viewer that lets you then scroll through the images
- Most of the images have been watermarked. This is to stop some individuals from copying and then selling images from the site
Named photographs
- The most common question we receive relates to the naming of photographs. We know the value of identifying individuals in photographs and, as a result, names have been added wherever they are available. If the names are not listed then we don't know the names.
System notices
- There are currently no known issues with the site
- If you come across any pages that do not work correctly, please contact the administrators so that any problems can be corrected. Use the Contacts menu option at the top of the screen to send a message
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 22:12 |
Introduction
Tony
This is my first post.
My grandfather was in the Boer War in the 2nd Battallion West Yorks Regiment.He was wounded at the 2nd attempt to relieve Ladysmith 21st Feb 1900.
However,I seem not to have his QSA medal but that of another,I will check the medals forum to see if others are in a similar position i.e. swap?
Mike
I have a medal with Queen Victoria's head on it with the following information.......on 4 x metal/silver bars are written on #1 South Africa 1901, #2 Wittebergen, #3 Transvaal and #4 Cape Colony. On the side of the medal is written 7535 SADLR, ET SAUNDERS 36th Coy 11th IMP YEO.
I understand that his rank was "SADDLER" - which would explain the "SADLR" on the medal
Also, I have another badge - possible a cap badge, which has the words "INVICTA" written on it and it is of a horse "rearing". Was this regiment a cavalry? Also, the role of "SADDLER" is pretty self-explanatory, but would he have been involved in the "front-line" of attacks as well?
My sister tells me that he was awarded other medals for his participation in the Anglo Boer War - but these are missing now, so this is why I am writing to you now.
Kind regards
Wendy Linley
Just found your posting.....
No. 1 You are correct that SADLR is Saddler which was a very professional trade.....
I looked on the Imperial Yeomanry roll because I was interested to see if he had another rank like Sergent Saddler or Corporal but there was only the listing:
Saunders, Edward Thomas 7535, Saddler 36th Coy., 11th Bn. I.Y.
With regards to the badge..... It is the badge of The Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry (Hussars)..... This unit provided men to serve in the Imperial Yeomanry.....
By the way you read the bars / clasps on the medal from the bottom up as the one closest to the medal was the first earned....
Since he has the 1901 bar / clasp on his Queen's South Africa Medal there is a 99% chance that he was not entitled to the King's Medal..... He is not listed as having rec'd a gallantry medal so I think that this is the only one he rec'd....
Mike
I have now taken potos of all the British and Canadan graves there, along with all readable inscriptions.I also have photos of the graves in Machadodorp cemetry and of the Bergendal momument along with the pyramid shaped momument for the British fallen, in amongst the trees at Bergendal. There is another cemetry for the British fallen but this is on the Bergendal farm which is still farmed so access is a bit of a problem but will try. Is this type of imfomation of any use for this site, if so I will gladly submit it. Richard Ellis. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
My Grandfather Henry Longstaff was shown as being a soldier in the 1901 Census, he was also in WW1. I think i have found details to obtain his service record for WW1 but not in 1901 which I presume would be the Boer War, How will I find out where he served and his regiment
Barry
Ellen Ellis
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