Boer War -AMBREY (General)

by Roger Griffiths , Saturday, March 07, 2009, 02:17 (5813 days ago) @ DebAmbury

Yes, you have the Regimental titles, and that's vital. PRO Kew is a very pleasant place to spend a day, canteen included. The Staff are exceedingly helpful. There are also info. sheets and Indices there to apply for the right records. Photocopying facilities exist at reasonable cost. If either went to 'Pension', a personal record will be available. They were very detailed. I have seen several.

Pre 1881 (Cardwell Reforms) the South Wales Borderers was The South Warwickshire Regiment, 24th), 2 battalions (first 25 regiments 2 battalions each, rest up to some number like 90th Regiment were 1 battalion each). Aside, Stanley Baker of 'Zulu' fame somewhat hijacked the film speaking through a Davies (Who was a real soldier at Rorke's Drift) that the men were Welsh and only the officers were English. Not so, pre 1881, regiments found their men and officers from the whole UK. It was only several years after 1881 that the army regiments became territorialized.

Roger