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We are conducting some research of Americans in the Anglo Boer War for the Paul Kruger Country House Museum. Does anyone have any information or images about Americans in the War, particularly on the British side?

I can only think of "A West Pointer with the Boers" book and I have heard of a Father and Two sons who's medals and uniforms were for sale and enlisted from Texas but without going through enlistment documents of I would think the South African and Colonial Units it would be hard to compile a list......

Mike

Major Frederick Russell Burnham - "Scouting on Two Continents".

I have records of 49 men on my database born/lived/emigrated to the States, who served in the ABW.

Email me for details: meurig@casus-belli.co.uk

Regards
Meurig

Here is one such. I have a QSA issued to an American who served 16.01.1900 to 31.10.1901 in the Railway Pioneer Regiment. His name, Walter Langan, 24 year old plumber on enlistment. Father was William Langan of 494 Aukland Avenue, Chicago. 4 shillings a day was stopped from his pay and sent monthly to George William Platt 57A Plein St. C.T.. His medal was issued to 2210 West Huron Street, Chicago, USA

Regards

Peter

Hope that this is of some use to you......

Mike


AMERICANS IN THE CANADIAN SCOUTS

Captain Arthur Waldo LEWIS
Lieutenant Frank Emmerson LEWIS

39279 Corporal Henry Walter BARCROFT
32321 Trooper Richard Thomas BENN
35706 Trooper William J. BENNETT
35793 Sergeant Douglas BROADWELL
00000 Trooper Louis CLOVIRE
00000 Trooper David CONNOR
127 Trooper John Newton COOPER
38087 & 527 Trooper Frank D. DORSETT
32402 Corporal Lionel Waldenstine EACOTT
00000 Trooper Arthur HEINEMAN
12 Trooper Frederick Lewis HEINEMAN
00000 Trooper Theodore HELDT
40673 & 507 Trooper Thomas Jefferson HIPMAN
9122 Sergeant Milton S. HUBBLE
32450 Trooper Charles HULL
40717 Sergeant William HUNT
00000 Trooper Harvey JENNINGS
38176 Trooper James KELLY
39165 Trooper John KING
39270 & 212 Trooper Joseph KNUPPER
33625 Trooper Paul KUNDE
39239 Corporal John William MINIAN
40792 Trooper Donald Brady MURDOCK
35708 Trooper James Thomas O'ROURKE
39272 Trooper James Phillips PHILLIPS
30676 & 370 Sergeant John POLSLEY
39184 Trooper Joseph Dudley REARDON
39236 Trooper Francis Thomas REDDY
00000 Trooper James R. ROBINSON
39275 Trooper Charles George ROHEM
34433 Corporal Frank George SMITH
32378 Trooper Joseph SMITH
673 Trooper Harry STAR
36001 A/Corporal Alain William Lawrence TOWNLEY
33784 Trooper James Joseph WALSH
508 Trooper John WATSON
00000 Sergeant William WEITZENFELD
00000 Trooper Edward WINKLE

These men also served in other units e.g.:

32321 Trooper Richard Thomas BENN

Enlisted: July 3rd 1901, Discharged: April 2nd 1902, Previous Service: Imperial Military Railways, Rimington's Guides, Medal: Queen's South Africa – Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902

With thanks to Jim Wallace's "Knowing No Fear"......

For those looking for Americans...... Just on our favorite auction site......



Mike