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Hello from South Africa
Does anyone know where I might get a copy of the Free State Graves Register?
Thanks
Audrey
Rhino Research

I have a copy. Do you want me to look somebody up for you?

Regards
Paul

Hi Paul
We are compiling a book on the South African Constabulary and the main section will be the casualties, including died, wounded, POW, missing, etc. including where the men are buried and which memorials their names are on.

Can you tell me please how many pages there are in the register which cover the Free State graves?
Thanks very much
Audrey

Hi Audrey,

The book is entitled " List of Graves of Soldiers Who Died during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902" published in Bloemfontein shortly after the end of the war and printed by the Argus printing and publishing company. It has 152 pages with an index of cemeteries and an indexed nominal roll of the dead. Unfortunately it does not have an index of units. There were similar publications for Cape Colony and the Transvaal. I have scanned a page from the entries for the old cemetery at Bloemfontein with some SAC graves listed.

Paul

Thanks very much Paul.
Would you be kind enough to contact me at [email protected]
Audrey

Sorry ... that was meant to be [email protected] !!