TOPIC:

"Mpumalanga Province" what was wrong with the Eastern Transvaal?

The names of most of the provinces have changed. The former Transvaal is now divided into Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng

Good Morning John.....

Have you looked at this data base......

www.anglo-boer.co.za/database-search/ind...of_War#sectionHeader

Mike

Adrian:
I agree with your analysis- most likely my man was from east Transvaal, since all three commandos originate from that area. Too bad there does not seem to exist the Boer nominal roll I was wondering about.
Thanks also for the SA geography primer. Gives me a better idea of "the lay of the land"- will have to see about getting a map that I can refer to in the future.
Cheers,
John S

Mike:
The data base is a really great tool for researching Boer participants.
I found the information held to be most interesting- there is one listing for a Frederick Johannes Combrink as a POW, and he was with the Lydenburg commando- probably one of the three men mentioned at the start of my thread.
Wondering- the spellings of Frederick VS Frederik or Fredrik- would a Boer participant have his name spelled FREDERICK, or FREDERIK or FREDRIK, and might the spellings, even though different, refer to the same man?
Cheers,
John S

John,

If I might butt in here.

I spent many years in the South African Air Force during the 70's and 80's and worked with a great deal of good men from an Afrikaans background. I can tell you that some of the chaps wrote their names as they pronounced it so I would say that there is no doubt that this is the case here.

Regards
Adrian