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The Register of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 - Anglo-Boer War Casualties, medals and much more |
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Boer war casualties? Boer war medals? The Register is the premier award winning research resource for everyone interested in the participants of the Anglo-Boer War, over 435,950 men and women are included.
** It's official! Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine selected The Register as one of the best sites for Boer War research.
The table below allows you to compare the difference, you won't find as broad a range of data anywhere organised specifically for the researcher! Please read the User Guide to learn how to get the most out of The Register.
Data Available
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Ancestry
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The Register
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Latest Blogs
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Casualty Records
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Uncorrected - why does this matter?
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Fully Revised: 60,500 records, 3,600 "new"names, 10,500 new casualty events
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Spion Kop - Who was on the hill?
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Medal Roll pages/clasp entitlement
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Error strewn index
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Yes, over 426,160 medal roll page links with One View - unique to The Register - one click shows all this information on a single page. And over 282,000 clasp entitlements. Save time!
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Elandslaagte - the cavalry chargers
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Honours & Awards
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No
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In Progress: All VCs, DCMs, '000s DSOs, MIDs & other honour and awards
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For more informative blogs browse the full index
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War Memorials
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No
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In Progress: 21,100 names linked to war memorials
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Biographical details
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No
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Yes - often linking men to previous and subsequent military service
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Service Papers
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Yes
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Indicate if they are known to exist covers Navy, Marines, Army (regulars & militia) and RAF
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Gazetteer
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No
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45% casualty locations and 81% casualties linked to a mapped location
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Data Insights
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No
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Yes: The Research Centre.
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Sources Used
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Five
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Over 565 sources listed here.
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Medals Exist?
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No
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26,350 records of medals extant for 19,850 individuals, including previous and subsequent military service
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Handy Summary Page for Your Records?
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No
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Yes! View Sample Summary Page
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Expert Compiler and Research Assistance?
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No
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Yes, 37 plus years experience
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Regularly updated?
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No
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Yes, at least once a week
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The Register licences most of it's data to FindmyPast, The Register remains the most up-to-date source.
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