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Shirley

It's much easier now that all the discharge papers are on FindMyPast! Not all the earlier records were filed alphabeticaly so were much harder, or in some cases, impossible, to find!

That's interesting annielaurie. thank you. I wondered when grandfathers records would show or even if !!. I did get then from Kew on one of my family history soc trips and as a bonus got his brothers too as they are filed alphabetically.
Theres always new things to learn in this hobby .lol

Shirley

Only those who were discharged to pension up to 1854 are name indexed on the National Archives site.

More recent records won't be found on their website which is why I suggested looking at Ancestry or FindMyPast.

i got my grandfathers Army Records from the National Archives at Kew ,He served in the Boar War and came out on a pension in 1904. His record doesnt show yet on the National Archives site however another relation who was in the 39th regiment of Foot and came out on a pension in 1849 is on the National Archives site and i got his record through the site and sent by snail mail .

Gwyn - that it is his daughters birth.

Linda - Your information looks promising.

Thank you all

Boer war sites you can search
http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/sotq/sotq_abw.cgi

www.britishmedals.us/kevin/nominal.html

www.surreygenealogist.com/sgdatabase.htm

www.angloboerwar.com/home

Ginnyy

He was born Apr-Jun 1880 in St George Hannover Square London.

Shirley - it may be the family. His wife was called Sarah Charlotte Gilbert

Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details
Name: ANDREWS, CT Printer friendly version
Rank: Private
Soldier number: 2844
Unit: E Division South African Constabulary
Notes:
Age:
Literary references:
Casualty:
Casualty details: Wounded Dangerously on 15 Mar 1902 at Waaifontein (Official casualty roll location: Waaifontein)
Unit: E Division South African Constabulary
Source: South African Field Force. JB Hayward & Sons
Gazetteer:
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Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details
Name: ANDREWS, CT
Rank: Private
Soldier number: 4309
Unit: 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
Notes: The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902
Age:
Literary references:

If he went on to serve in WW1 his records may be on Ancestry. If not, they will be on FindMyPast, assuming they were retained.

They will NOT be on the National Archives site.

is this the family
ANDREWS, Charles Head Married M 31 1880 Greaser London Chelsea VIEW
ANDREWS, Charlotte Wife Married
11 years F 30 1881 Ironer Laundry London Hammersmith VIEW
ANDREWS, Elizabeth Daughter F 13 1898 School Lonodn Marylebone VIEW
ANDREWS, Mabel Daughter F 10 1901 School London Hammersmith VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
6972 Reference:
RG14PN6972 RG78PN345 RD128 SD6 ED21 SN121

Registration District:
Brentford Sub District:
Acton Enumeration District:
21 Parish:
Acton

Address:
67 Antrobus Road County:
Middlesex

Maybe the daughter's birth, hoping it helps find the family in 1901 or 1911 ??

Births Dec 1900

Andrews Mabel Pretoria Fulham 1a 188

Gwyn

Lucie

What was his dob?

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Try the National Archives site. if he came out on a pension then his records may have been survived

Hi,

I have learnt from birth/marriage certificate that Charles Thomas Andrews was once in the 2nd Dragoon Guards. How do i go about researching his military career when i have no other information. I believe he was probably in Pretoria South Africa around 1900 as he had a daughter in 1900 and her middle name was Pretoria i believe that was due to him being there at the time.

Thanks