Tag Archives: Boer War

Postcard Friendship Friday – Boer War Memorial Aldershot Hampshire circa 1905

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Submitted as part of Postcard Friendship Friday hosted by The Best Hearts are Crunchy 

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Ancestor of the week – William Arthur West – Part One

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Julie Goucher

This is the belated post from 19th February. William Arthur West was born in 1863 in Guildford. I became aware of him through the his marriage to my Grandfather’s Aunt – Emma Jane Ellis (Harris). They married in 1897 and … Continue reading →

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Siege by David Humphry

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Julie Goucher

From the back cover – “Manchester 1976. The oldest living Victoria Cross holder and the last survivor of three friends who went to do their duty for Queen and country in the Boer War collapses at a remembrance Sunday service. … Continue reading →

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