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Boer War search-help please

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  Posted by mary-martha3 (U2146193) on Wednesday, 5th October 2005

  My husbands grandfather fought in both the Boer War and W.W.1. I have found via Documents Online that he served in the Royal Highlanders Service Corps during W.W.1. Can anyone tell me how to find anything about his service in the Boer War. His name was Dent Stowell and he was from Burnley,Lancashire. The National Archives website thoroughly confuses me and I am afraid that as I have various health problems and also live in Yorkshire it is a bit of a problem visiting the place. Would be most grateful for any help or suggestions. Cheers.

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  Posted by Stepney Boy (U1760040) on Wednesday, 5th October 2005

  Hi mary-martha3,
  Put on your search engine and you will get many and various sites on the Boer War among which some maybe able to help you with your enquiry.
  Good luck
  Spike My husbands grandfather fought in both the Boer War and W.W.1. I have found via Documents Online that he served in the Royal Highlanders Service Corps during W.W.1. Can anyone tell me how to find anything about his service in the Boer War. His name was Dent Stowell and he was from Burnley,Lancashire. The National Archives website thoroughly confuses me and I am afraid that as I have various health problems and also live in Yorkshire it is a bit of a problem visiting the place. Would be most grateful for any help or suggestions. Cheers.Β 

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  Posted by mary-martha3 (U2146193) on Wednesday, 5th October 2005

  Hi Spike thanks a lot for the suggestion. I will give it a try. Cheers.

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  Posted by dmatt74 (U1690430) on Wednesday, 5th October 2005

  The records online at The National Archives, Kew, are the medal rolls but his service file may help, but is not easy to use. Some First World War army sevice records include the Boer War papers but not always. A number of the army service files were lost when the Army Pay Office was hit by a Germn bomb in 1940 so it may not survive or if he served after 1922 those records are still with the Ministry of Defence in Glasgow for which a fee is charged.
  
  There is a document search service at The National Archives or a private researcher might help.

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  Posted by BashfulMaudie (U2237879) on Monday, 17th October 2005

  Hi
  This is a good site, dealing mainlyt with the Boer War, giving various name etc, have a look and it may be helpful to you
  

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  Posted by mary-martha3 (U2146193) on Tuesday, 18th October 2005

  Hi BashfulMaudie
  Thanks for the info. will give it a try.
  Cheers from MaryMartha3

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