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The wretched Dirty Shirts were just so good, they did, so often, like to solve their particular problems with the bayonet, generally speaking, if a ranker was a fatality, his papers will not remain extant, however, it is possible that they may be partly or indeed, wholly, extant in WO363, depending upon the actual date the War Office last had cause to look at them, usually the result of a member of the soldiers immediate family wanting some information in the decade after the Anglo Boer War, notwithstanding, you should certainly check every man with that name just in case, I wish you Bon Chance.

Daffy wrote: Hi,
I have been searching for any information on my great grandfather for quite a while, and today had a breakthrough, I hope!!
I found someone with his name, same spouse name and same daughter's name on a site on Ancestry, UK Army Register of Soldiers Effects 1901-1929, but there's no date of birth so I'm not 100% sure its the right man?
His name is John Roche. Date of Birth 15th June 1873. From Mallow, Co. Cork Ireland.
Spouse Hannah Roche Child Ellen Roche
Regiment 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Rank Private
Number 3412
Date of Death 31st May 1901
Place of Death Standerton and Mooifontein.

Where can I find out if its the same John Roche or not?
All the details point to it being him, but I need a date of birth for this man to be sure...

Thank you, hopefully , his great granddaughter,
ORLAITH.

Thanks Frank,

Where can I find WO363 to search?

Thanks again,
Orlaith.

i thought it simple meant wounded on the 25th May, and died on the 31st...
Why do you think he was exhumed?

Sorry, just look at WW1 service papers on line, via FMP/Ancestry, there were many errors made by both the War Office when the papers were being filed and by the companies who subsequently filmed them, they were never released to the general public because of their actual condition, so a manual search is not possible at Kew.

Daffy wrote: Thanks Frank,

Where can I find WO363 to search?

Thanks again,
Orlaith.

That I could not say, the state of some cemeteries is truly disappointing these days, but, I would think any exhumation took place many years ago, anyway, he will still doubtless remain at Standerton.

Daffy wrote: i thought it simple meant wounded on the 25th May, and died on the 31st...
Why do you think he was exhumed?

Daffy,

There is a picture of the Standerton Memorial here. J Roche is listed on the 4th image.

www.angloboerwar.com/other-information/1...-standerson-memorial