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War on the Veldt : tracing your Australian military ancestors in the Boer War 1899-1902 / Neil C. King Smith
Bib ID 6451321
Format BookBook [text, volume]
Author
Smith, Neil C., author
 
Description St Agnes, SA : Unlock the Past, 2014 
©2014 
58 pages : illustrations (come colour), portraits, 1 map ; 21 cm 
ISBN 9781921956256 (paperback)
Summary

"This book provides an overview of the Boer War and details how to trace your Australian military ancestor in the conflict. It is the third in a series".

Full contents
  • Introduction
  • Timeline
  • A quick look at the Boar War
  • NSW contingents
  • Queensland contingents
  • Victorian contingents
  • Western Australian contingents
  • South Australian contingents
  • Tasmanian contingents
  • The Irregulars
 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Australia. Army -- Officers.  |  Soldiers -- Australia -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.  |  South African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, Australian.  |  Genealogy -- Archival resources.  |  Research - Methodology and techniques.  |  History - Genealogy and family history.  |  History - Biographies.  |  Australia -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.  |  Australia -- Genealogy.  |  South Africa.  |  Australia.  |  Australian

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