Welcome to the Anglo Boer War site
This site's aim is to make available information on the Anglo Boer War 1899 - 1902 and other South African conflicts in the period 1779-1906 and to provide a forum for discussion of the many aspects of these conflicts.
The site is owned by David Biggins, author of four books on the Boer War. The site is free to use and has grown over the years since it was started by David and his late brother Chris in 2004. Click here for a brief introduction to the site.
Soldier's records: 752,000. Forum posts: 81,000. Full text books: 120. Articles: 4,750. PDF pages: 25,000. Images: 23,000.
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- Dundee Tribute Medal (2 Posts)
- In Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) / Tribute medals, medallions and commemorative coins
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- St Helens, Lancashire/Merseyside (4 Posts)
- In Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) / Memorials and monuments
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- Medals to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (20 Posts)
- In Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) / Medals and awards
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- British South Africa Company Medal roll added (10 Posts)
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- New member (8 Posts)
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- The Defence of Mafeking QSA to Conductor T Hornby (1 Posts)
- In Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) / Medals and awards
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- John Karran Maltby Kerruish & F. Kerruish, Isl... (20 Posts)
- In Research and genealogy / Genealogy and family research
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- Medals to Q Battery RHA (60 Posts)
- In Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) / Medals and awards
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Boer ABO and prisoners
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- Umballa POW Camp (13 Posts)
- In Research and genealogy / Boer prisoners of war (1899-1902)
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- Whelan, Kroonstad (9 Posts)
- In Boer prisoners of war (1899-1902) / Surname W
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- Bristol, Frank Felix. Artillerist (8 Posts)
- In ABO / Surname B
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- Pieterse, J H. Burger (2 Posts)
- In ABO / Surname P
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- Bronkhorst, Jan Johannes. Burger (2 Posts)
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- Bresler, Christoffel Petrus Pieters. Burger (3 Posts)
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- Robbertse, Johannes Christian. Burger (5 Posts)
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- Jonker, Dirk Jacobus. Lt (7 Posts)
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Other South African conflicts
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- BSAC medal (Matabeleland 1893) to Tpr. P Matthysen... (4 Posts)
- In British South Africa Company (1890-1897) / Medals and awards
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- Medals to the men of Rorke's Drift (22 Posts)
- In Frontier Wars (1779-1879) / Medals and awards
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- The case of Elliott and Lambart and the lost VC in... (1 Posts)
- In First Anglo Boer War (1880-1881) / Medals and awards
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- A visit to Majuba Hill in 1900 (3 Posts)
- In First Anglo Boer War (1880-1881) / Miscellany
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- William W. Allan V.C., 24th Regiment (3 Posts)
- In Frontier Wars (1779-1879) / Memorials
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- Lieut. John Thirkill, 88th Regt.- died from fever ... (1 Posts)
- In Frontier Wars (1779-1879) / Memorials
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- Medals to Isandhlwana casualties (23 Posts)
- In Frontier Wars (1779-1879) / Medals and awards
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- Philp Baily Eastwood - a Rand Pioneer and Soldier (2 Posts)
- In Cape of Good Hope (1880-1897) / Medals and awards
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