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Hello all,
I'm not sure how to use this site. For a long time I have been looking for my grandfather. He was said to have fought in Africa but was back in England in 1901 so I don't know if he actually fought in the last Boer war. He lived in Birmingham, Warwickshire and assuming that is where he joined up, probably soon after 1881 as a 16yr old. When he returned to England he worked in a gun shop near St.Chad's Cathedral.
I have found two possible names, but where do I go to check them out?

Hope someone can help me.

Hilary Devetak

Hello Hilary and welcome to the forum.

There is no one on the medal roll called Thomas Kane but there are 19 T Kanes. We can list the men and their regiments if that would help?

We can also look at the service papers to see if there are entries for T Kane. For matches, you could either view on line (at cost) or visit the National Archives (supposing you are in the UK) or pay a researcher to do the work for you.

Kind regards
David