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Troopships - boer war

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Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 1 Mar 2004 20:31

Hope that some nice person, might know where I can look for information on troopships from the Boer war, mainly the SS Himilaya and SS Armenian. Any help will be much appreciated. Liz

Jane

Jane Report 1 Mar 2004 21:39

Elizabeth, Have you looked at PROCAT - the Public Record Office online catalogue. I've found several ships that way. They hold Ship's' Logs and their search engine will tell you for which years. Just put the names individually in the search box with no 'HMS' or whatever ... Also, there's a really good 'ships' website, created by a very helpful fellow ... www.cronab.demon(.)co(.)uk (remove brackets. It lists Ships of the Royal Navy from A-Z - Michael Phillips, the creator, was most helpful in pinning down a ship on which one of my ancestors sailed. In either case, you won't find lists of people on board - so they'll provide heaps of incidental information which would help you build a story around something you already know. Happy Hunting! Jane

Unknown

Unknown Report 1 Mar 2004 21:41

Hi Elizabeth, I don't know if you have seen these sites but I thought that I will just post them just in case. They might just have a link that might help you. http://hometown.aol(.)co.uk/kevinasplin/home.html http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/roh/roh.exe?Menultem+Home Regards Margaret

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 2 Mar 2004 19:05

Hi Jayne and Margaret Many thanks for taking the time to reply. If I can drag myselfaway from GC tonight - will have a look at these sites. Thanks again Liz

James

James Report 3 Mar 2004 17:52

Just a thought as you are (presumably) in SW16. Go into the PRO at Kew. They have books of names of individuals who went to the Boer War. Jim

Jane

Jane Report 3 Mar 2004 20:42

Jim, That's helpful info ... didn't know they actually had listings of Boer War soldiers at the PRO. Very many thanks for sharing that with us. Regs Jane

Seasons

Seasons Report 4 Mar 2004 19:22

Didn't I see a site that had a list of soldiers that fought in the Boer War - sorry can't remember the address. Does anyone else? I've just realised I need it too!!!

Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 7 Mar 2004 02:23

Thanks Jim Will have to pay a visit at some stage Thanks again Liz