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I would like to learn more about the Anglo Boer War and my Great Grandfather J van der Watt, Jan "Aar"

Welcome, Johanna
regarding your oupagrootjie, do you know:
- was he a Transvaal or OVS burger?
- When was he born?
- What was his town or farm?
- What was his unit (commando)?

If he applied for his medal in the 1920s, you can get his records by paying a small amount to Dewald Nel in Pretoria: email [email protected]

For your own research, a good database is at the War Museum of the Boer Republics in Bloemfontein.
www.wmbr.org.za/view.asp?pg=research&pgs...tabases&head1=Search

A quick glance reveals plenty of van der Watts.

If you know the name of his wife or farm, you may be able to locate the family in one of the concentration camps here; there are 53 van der Watts listed.
www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/

Good luck
Rob