Research Room, anglo-boer war

This webpage is part of the Anglo-Boer War Study Group of Australia's Centenary Exhibition website.

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	Provided here thanks to a funding grant from Their Service: Our Heritage program (Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs).

This webpage aims to provide you with leads and information that will assist in familty history and Anglo-Boer War research. Obviously, the information here relates mainly to Australian participants and their part in the war. Links to other websites and a bibliography, however, may prove useful to general researchers.

In addition to the sixteen thousand Australians who served with official Contingents, as many as eight thousand others served with Britich and South African units. Research into these forgotten soldiers is being conducted by members of the Anglo-Boer War Study Group of Australia. Results from this research will be posted on this page as it becomes available.

RESEARCHING AUSTRALIANS IN THE OFFICIAL CONTINGENTS TO SOUTH AFRICA

The Australian War Memorial's Boer War Nominal Roll of Official Contingents <---- CLICK HERE.

ARCHIVAL SOURCES:

National Archives of Australia holds most of the service records for members of the Official Contingents.

You can access the NAA website by clicking here (external website).

Public Record Office Victoria holds supplementary records for soldiers from Victoria and their families, including requests for gratuities, disability grants, etc. Start with indexes to Treasury Department inwards correspondence.

BOOKS (Select list)

Bassett, Jan: Guns and Brooches: Australian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War: Oxford University Press Australia: 1992, 1997.

Chamberlain, Max: The Australians in the South African War 1899-1902: A Map History: Army History Unit: Canberra: 2000.

More meticulous research by a distinguished Australian expert. The book traces the campaign routes of the fifty or so official Australian contingents. Plus general overview of the war. A must for proud descendants and family historians. $ A 25 from Army History Unit, CP1-2-02, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT 2600 Australia. Tel: 61+2+6266.2023.

Gray, Sheila: The South African War 1899-1902: Service Records of British and Colonial Women: A record of the service in South Africa of Military and Civilian Nurses, Laywomen and Civilians: The Author: 1993: Information about this valuable publication available from 54a Towai Street, Auckland 5, New Zealand.

Murray, Lt-Col P. L. : Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa: Govt. Printer: Melbourne: 1911. Available in State Libraries and larger regional libraries.

Price John E.: They Proved To All The Earth: A source book of Victoria's Dead in the South African War 1899-1902: The Author:: n.d, c. 1981.

Smith, Ian K. Records of War: A guide to military history sources at the Australian War Memorial: AWM: Canberra: 1996.

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