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Served: Commandant Potgieter.

Hi, I was wondering if Korporal Richard Thomas Wheeler was a relative. My family had 3 Richard Thomas Wheeler serve in the Boer Warb 1.Richard Thomas Wheeler. POW no. 7880. Banned to Ceylon - aged 45. Captured at Fouriesburg on 30 July 1900.
2. Richard Thomas Wheeler. POW no. 7879. Banned to Ceylon - aged 19. Captured at Fouriesburg on 30 July 1900.
3. Richard Thomas Wheeler: POW No. 28641. Banned to India aged 29. Captured at Motkop 29 November 1901.
Wondering if someone could help.
Kind regards

I suggest you approach Dewald Nel on dewald@nelantiques.co.za - he has scanned the entire compliment of Vorm B's and is able, for a reasonable fee, to e-mail the appropriate ones to you.

Just for background - the Vorm B I refer to is the application form a Boer combatant completed to claim his ABO medal from about 1920 onwards. The Korporaal in this example, claimed his medal which is why his name appears here.

It's a long shot but the applicant had to provide his address (when he claimed the medal) and you might be able to take your research from there.

Regards

Rory

Thank you Rory. Much appreciated.
Kind regards
Al