What's new?

This page let's you know what has been added to the site.  The listing is in reverse chronological order.  Click here for previous years' updates: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

• 5 Aug 08
  Facsimilies of Army Order 94 authorising the QSA and Army Order 232 authorising the KSA added.
   
• 27 Jul 08
  Text and illustrations from Viljeon's Reminiscences added.
   
• 26 Jul 08
  Text and illustrations from Filson Young's book on the Relief of Mafeking added.
   
• 18 Jun 08
  Images on QSA unit names expanded.
   
• 17 Jun 08
  Image of a KSA named to the Provisional Transvaal Constabulary added.  My thanks to Ed Hunter for this image.
   
• 16 Jun 08
  A page on the Provisional Transvaal Constabulary added.
   
• 13 Jul 07
  Information on Settle's Scouts added.
   
• 7 Jul 08
  Article on the Scandinavian Volunteers by Stellan Bojerud added.
   
• 6 Jul 08
  Picture of the DCM group to W Stainforth added.
   
• 24 Jun 08
  Portrait and biography of J B Backhouse CB added.
   
• 23 Jun 08
  Biography and portrait of William Stainforth DCM added.
   
• 22 Jun 08
  Added the diary of Joseph Lindsay who served in the 64th RFA in the Natal operations.  My thanks to Richard Lindsay for the permission to reproduce this information.
   
• 19 Jun 09
  An account of imprisonment by the Boers added.  My thanks to the Curator of the Museum of the Gloucester Regiment for allowing the article, from the archives, to be reproduced.
   
• 16 Jun 08
  Information on the Gloucester Regiment expanded. 
   
• 15 Jun 08
  Biography of Herbert Capel Cure extended.  My thanks to Bob Lynes for supplying some additional information and to the Gloucester Regimental Museum for the source information.
   
• 13 Jun 08
  Information on M S Thring's award of the QSA added.
   
• 9 Jun 08
  Link to a book on the Boksburg Commando added.  My thanks to Kevin Mills for this information.
   
• 31 May 08
  Information on DCMs and Transport Medals added.
   
• 21 May 08
  Correction made to the 9th Lancers QSA recipients.  I would like to thank Dave Bean for pointing this out.
   
• 17 May 08
  Biography of Herbert Raitt expanded.
   
• 15 May 08
  Correction made to the list of QSA recipients in the 19th Hussars.  My thanks to Clive Strugnell for bringing this to my attention.
   
• 12 May 08
  Additions made to the biography of Frank Aubrey Jones.  My thanks to Lynne Turner for this information.
   
• 27 Apr 08
  The page on Queen Victoria's scarves has been updated.  My thanks to Norma Bethune for this information.
   
• 26 Apr 08
  Correction made to the entry for Richard Henry Ewart.  My thanks to Alix Baker for this correction.
   
• 25 Apr 08
  Biography of John Laing enhanced.
   
• 24 Apr 08
  Home page updated.
   
• 7 Apr 08
  Correction made to the biography of George Richey DSO.  My thanks to Philip Clark for this information.  A page added listing men from HMS Terrible who gained both the RoL and Relief Of Pekin clasps added.  Many thanks to David Humphry for this excellent information.
   
• 6 Apr 07
  Correction made to the naming of the unit Strathcona's Horse.  My thanks to Wyn van der Schee for pointing out this error.
   
• 31 Mar 08
  Information and pictures on the Nooitgedacht battle added.
   
• 28 Mar 08
  Biography of J A E MacBean expanded.
   
• 27 Mar 08
  Biography of H Capel Cure expanded.
   
• 21 Mar 08
  Home page changed and information about the book The Colonials at Talana added.
   
• 18 Mar 08
  DCM information updated.
   
• 7 Mar 08
  Picture of the monument to the engagement att Moolmaanspruit, near Ficksburg, added and a picture of the monument at Onverwacht added.  Biography of Ignatius Ferreira added.  Portraits of HP Airey, Lord Kitchener, Evelyn Wood,  Hector MacDonald,  E T H Hutton, R S S Baden Powell, Frederick Kitchener, H J T Hildyard, R A P Clements, F W E F Forrestier-Walker, W D Otter, Lord Methuen and R Pole Carew added.  My grateful thanks to Elmarie Malberbe for this information and pictures.
   
• 6 Mar 08
  Links updated and corrected.
   
• 29 Feb 08
  Biography of William Scott DSO expanded.
   
• 10 Feb 08
  Examples of QSA unit namings expanded. 
   
• 26 Jan 08
  Added new DCM information.
   
• 22 Jan 08
  Added new DCM and FID information.  Links updated.
   
• 21 Jan 08
  Added new DCM information.
   
• 16 Jan 08
  Information on David Humphry's new book Siege added to the home page.
   
• 15 Jan 08
  Picture of a Scandinavian medallion for Magersfontein added.  My thanks to Mike Clare for these images.
   
• 9 Jan 08
  Information on the Scandinavian Corps and a nominal roll of Scandinavian participants added.  My grateful thanks to Lars Ahlkvist for this information.
   
• 8 Jan 08
  Details of DCMs and Transport Medals added.
   
• 2 Jan 08
  Site updated for 2008.