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Not mine, but thanks for looking. Kerry

I have his will written and dated 4 July 1897 at Khartoum. What else could he have been doing there?

He wrote his will in July 1897 in Khartoum; you ask 'What else could he have been doing there?' - he may have been there as a civilian; the British Army didn't reach Khartoum till 14 months later (Sept1898). As far as his fighting in 1899, if he was still in the Sudan there was action November/December 1899 against the Khalifah and Osman Digna.

Hello Kerry
I have drawn a blank with reference to Edwards military encounters in South Africa and the Sudan. As you mentioned, his brother William did serve during the Anglo Boer war with the 29th Company of Royal engineers and was discharged medically unfit in 1902. His medal roll records clasp award for Cape Colony and Orange Free State plus his KSA. I noticed that next to his name there was another number 162 S A Res, which was crossed through, which probably means in 1896 he was in the reserves and joined the colours/ Royal engineers when the war started in 1899. I did find another snippet of information for you,although you may already have it. I have enclosed the shipping document that your Great Grandfather Edward and his brother William were recorded on when they sailed to Cape Town in 1896. The ship was the S S Tokomaru and it sailed from London to New Zealand, making a stop at Cape Town.



S S Tokomaru

Dave.....