What's new?

This page let's you know what has been added to the site.  The listing is in reverse chronological order:

• 30 Dec 05
  Updates to the CB recipient pages.
   
• 12 Dec 05
  Commenced adding QSA pictures to the gallery. See the index page or Gallery 1 or Gallery 2.
   
• 6 Dec 05
  The shipping records created by Ken Hallock have been added.
   
• 5 Dec 05
  Information on the Scottish and Irish Hospitals added.
   
• 4 Dec 05
  Header graphic changed.  New header is 7k compared with 30k previously.  This should help with the time taken to display all pages.
   
• 2 Dec 05
  Text and pictures from Clement Stott's book 'The Boer invasion of Natal' added.
   
• 1 Dec 05
  Added QSA clasp entitlement for all cavalry regiments.
   
• 24 Nov 05
  The site's first birthday!
  The web site consists of 2,229 pages and 14,800 hyperlinks.
  Added the Navy mentions in despatches (52k) and the Army mentions in despatches (908k).  Note that both these pages need further work before they are completely accurate. 
   
• 19 Nov 05
  Medal roll for the Nottingham Road Rifle Association and the New Hanover Rifle Association added.  Text of the book 'How Kimberley was held for England' added.
   
• 18 Nov 05
  Information on the Indian Order of Merit added.  Enhanced search facility added.
   
• 12 Nov 05
  Simple search facility added.
   
• 7 Nov 05
  Office casualties by battle completed.  Account of Brackenlaagte and Sannah's Post added.
   
• 4 Nov 05
  161 pictures of graves of officer casualties added.
   
• 31 Oct 05
  Recipients of gold DSOs linked to their biographical record.  See the listing by surname and by issue order.
   
• 29 Oct 05
  Information on Boer War Tribute Medals and St John's Ambulance Brigade Medal added.
   
• 28 Oct 05
  Officer casualty pages linked to DSO pages.
   
• 17 - 24 Oct 05
  Site moved to new host with greater storage capacity.  Two features of the site were disabled as part of this migration; the search facility and the feedback page.  Site consists of 2,219  pages and 12,895 hyperlinks.
   
• 15 Oct 05
  Officer casualties represented as separate pages.  Surname A and surname B completed.  But this was subsequently scrapped.
   
• 14 Oct 05
  Page on QSA naming styles added.  QSA clasp pictures added.
   
• 8 Oct 05
  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames T and surnames U & V, Surnames W and Surnames X, Y & Z added
   
• 6 Oct 05
  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames R and surnames S added.
   
• 4 Oct 05
  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames K, surnames L, surnames M, surnames N, surnames O and surnames P & Q added
   
• 28 Sep 05
  Medal roll and pictures of the Dundee Town Guard and Dundee Rifle Association added.  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames H, surnames I and surnames J added.  Full text of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Great Boer War' added.
   
• 27 Sep 05
  Strength of the garrisons of Ladysmith, Mafeking, Kimberley and Wepener added.
   
• 23 Sep 05
  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames E, surnames F and surnames G added.
   
• 18 Sep 05
  Information about the Queen's Scarf added.  Information on the composition of troops in the Jameson Raid added.
   
• 17 Sep 05
  Pre-Boer War DSOs to recipients with surnames A, surnames B, surnames C and surnames D added.
   
• 9 Sep 05
  Occurrences of Transport Medals added to the recipient lists.
   
• 7 Sep 05
  Histories of the British units added.
   
• 22 Aug 05
  Histories of the Australian units added.
   
• 18 Aug 05
  Histories of the New Zealand units added in Hanmer Springs, NZ.
   
• 17 Aug 05
  Histories of Indian units and Ceylon units added.
   
• 16 Aug 05
  Histories of Canadian units added.
   
• 15 Aug 05
  Histories of South African units added.
   
• 21 Jul 04
  48 portraits of VC winners from Taddy's Cards added.
   
• 20 Jul 05
  VC recipients with surnames D - Y added.
   
• 18 Jul 05
  VC recipients with surnames A - C added.
   
• 15 Jul 05
  DSO recipients with surname Y added.
   
• 13 Jul 05
  DSO recipients with surname W added.
   
• 12 Jul 05
  DSO recipients with surname V added.
   
• 9 Jul 05
  DSO recipients with surname T added.  DSO recipients with surname U added.
   
• 17 Jun 05
  DSO recipients with surname S added
   
• 1 Jun 05
  DSO recipients with surname R added
   
• 19 May 05
  DSO recipients with surname P added
   
• 12 May 05
  DSO recipients with Surname O added
   
• 10 May 05
  DSO recipients with surname N added
   
• 6 May 05
  DSO recipients with surname M added

• 27 Apr 05
  DSO recipients with surname L added
   
• 24 Apr 05
  Details of the Boer awards added; DTD, ABO and LVW.
   
• 20 Apr 05
  DSO recipients with surname K added
   
• 19 Apr 05
  DSO recipients with surname I and DSO recipients with surname J added.
   
• 18 Apr 05
  Recipients of the Order of the Bath and of the Order of St Michael and St George added.
   
• 14 Apr 05
  DSO recipients with surname H added.
   
• 10 Apr 05
  Information on the Bush Veldt Carbineers, Pietersburg Light Horse and Beddy's Scouts added.
   
• 29 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname G added.
   
• 28 Mar 05
  Maps of Belmont, Enslin/Graspan, Modder River, Magersfontein, Colenso, Paardeberg, Spion Kop and Stormberg added.
   
• 23 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname F added.
   
• 17 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname E added.
   
• 16 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname D added.
   
• 15 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname C added.
   
• 4 Mar 05
  DSO recipients with surname B added.
   
• 1 Mar 05
  Biographies of British and Colonial personalities added.
   
• 27 Feb 05
  Information on the Natal Royal Rifles, Imperial Light Horse and Natal Volunteers added.
   
• 26 Feb 05
  Picture and information on the Mediterranean Medal augmented.
   
•  25 Feb 05
  Information on the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal added.
   
• 23 Feb 05
  Information on Bethune's Mounted Infantry added.
   
• 19 Feb 05
  DCM recipients with surnames A - Z added.   
   
• 17 Feb 05
  Information on the Conspicuous Service Cross and its recipients added.  Pictures of the QSA reverses added.
   
• 10 Feb 05
  Information on DSO recipients with surname A added.
   
• 7 Feb 05
  Information on the RN Ships augmented. 
   
• 6 Feb 05
  Information on Nesbitt's Horse added.
   
• 2 Feb 05
  Information on raised date QSAs augmented.  Information on the Transport Medal clasps issued by ship added.
   
• 1 Feb 05
  Transport medal recipient with Surname B added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname C added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname D added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname E added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname F added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname G added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname H added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname I - J added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname K added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname L added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname L added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname M added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname N - O added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname P - Q added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname R added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname S added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname T - V added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname W added.  Transport medal recipient with Surname X - Z added.
   
• 31 Jan 05
  Transport medal recipient with surname A added.
   
• 28 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surname W added.  Officer casualties with surname X to Z added.  Officer casualties with surnames A and B split into two pages; Officer casualties with surname A and Officer casualties with surname B.  Casualties amongst doctors/surgeons added.  Casualties amongst nurses added.  Casualties amongst was correspondents added.  Casualties amongst churchmen added. 
   
• 27 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surname T added and Officer casualties with surnames U to V added.
   
• 26 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surname S added.
   
• 25 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surnames N to O added, Officer casualties with surnames P to Q added and Officer casualties with surname R added.
   
• 22 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surnames beginning with I to K added, Officer casualties with surname beginning with L added and Officer casualties with surname beginning with M added.
   
• 18 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surname beginning with F, Officer casualties with surname beginning with G and Officer casualties with surname beginning with H added.
   
• 16 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surnames beginning with D and E added.
   
• 15 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surnames beginning with C added.
   
• 9 Jan 05
  Pictures of the DSO and KSA added.
   
• 4 Jan 05
  Added information on the Transport Medal, Mediterranean Medal, Kimberley Star and Kimberley Medal.
   
• 3 Jan 05
  Officer casualties with surname beginning with B added.