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Tracing Military Records
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Kathryn | Report | 3 Jan 2009 22:12 |
I know that both of my Great Grandfathers James Thomas, born C1883 in Tredegar Gwent and William Burgess, born 1875, location not yet known but think Yorkshire, served in the Army. How do I go about finding out which units and what their Miitary records were? |
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Grumpy | Report | 3 Jan 2009 23:26 |
could this be your grandfather? |
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Grumpy | Report | 3 Jan 2009 23:30 |
with a bit more searching there are a number of men called burgess associated with the boer war |
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Grumpy | Report | 4 Jan 2009 00:09 |
i understand there were yorkshire regts in the boer war. |
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Kathryn | Report | 4 Jan 2009 18:37 |
Dear Grumpy and Mick in the Sticks |