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Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. She and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? Available now on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca

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Boer (South African) War 1899-1902

The South African War, 1899-1902, is a key event in the military history of Canada. It marked the first occasion for which Canada dispatched troops to an overseas war. A total of 7,368 Canadians and 12 Nursing Sisters served in South Africa.
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Witnesses to War: Personal Documents of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) by Schoeman, Karel
Managing the South African War, 1899-1902 : Politicians V. Generals (Studies in History New Series) by Keith Terrance Surridge
South African War 1899-1902
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Medal registers National Archives of Canada RG 9 II A 5 The medal registers are indexed. You can request a search by sending Library & Archives Canada a written inquiry.
Service files for members of the Canadian forces National Archives of Canada RG 38 volumes 1-116 These records, which are arranged in alphabetical order, are available on microfilm through the inter-institutional loan arrangement.
*Search Soldiers of the South African War (1899 - 1902) including the service files, medal registers and land grant applications.
*Search Canada's Book of Remembrance Names of Canadian soldiers who died in six wars -this is a beautifully designed book

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º The Boer War This site has a good outline, poems, a map and a list of related sites
º The South African Embassy History of the Boer War
º Boer War
Battles
º Jameson Raid
Biographies
º The South African War Virtual Library - Robert Wotton
º Paul Kruger
º Andries Pretorius
Muster Rolls & Regiments
º The First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Scroll down to Boer War
º The Birth of the Canadian Signalling Corps 24 Oct. 1903
º The Royal Canadian Dragoons in the Boer War
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º Books of Remembrance - The South African War and The Nile Expedition Books of Remembrance
º SOUTH AFRICAN WAR SERVICE RECORDS, 1899-1902
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º South African Act of 1909
º South African War a Virtual Library
º CMCC - Treasures Gallery - Boer War Artillery Piece
º The British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces: South Africa
º The South African Military History Society
º Weaponry of the South African War
º Boer War Artillery Piece British artillery recaptured by Canadians in the Battle of Liliefontein
º Books, Documents and Periodicals of the Boer War

 
 

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