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If your ancestors fought in South Africa at the turn of the 20th century, follow Judith Batchelor’s advice to...
In South Africa on 11 October 1899 the Boers, refusing to submit to British rule, besieged colonial settlements, leading to the Second Boer War. The British eventually declared victory on 31 May 1902, but casualty rates were high on both sides from disease as well as from combat.
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One of the best places to research the conflict is AngloBoerWar.com (www. angloboerwar.com), which has records on 753,000 soldiers, both British and Boer. It’s run by Dr David Biggins, author of four books on the Boer War, and is free to use. After registering, you can also post on the active forum, which has a dedicated genealogy section.