Potschefstroom

[STEVE 34]

Hi all
   Any body with any info on a battle in South Africa in 1900 called Potchefstroom. My great uncle  George Wilkinson died there and i can,t find  any info.Any help would be great.
 
                              Regards
                                       Steve

[Boongie Pam]

I'm not an expert - in fact quite the opposite 

But I found a date of 1900/07/25 - Skirmish: Bank station at this site...

http://www.anglo-boer.co.za/chrono2.html

Something here about a chap Maddox in Sept 1900...

http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/ksli/shrop_boerwar.htm

There are lots of hits on Google where you could piece together a story.  Though I'm sure an expert will turn up any minute 

P

[liverpool annie]

Hi Steve !

Happy to help if possible but can you give us any other information about Uncle George?
Any dates - census information - which country he fought with ( I can't tell where you are from!! )  - any family stories etc! every little bit helps !!
I'm wondering if he was at The Siege of Potchefstroom 16 December 1880 - 21 March 1881?

Annie 

[STEVE 34]

Hi Annie
   All that i know that he was killed  in action in POTCHEFSTROOM on the british side in 1900(I LIVE IN WALES). Any help would be great.
                     
                                              Regards
                                                        Steve

[liverpool annie]

Hi Steve !

There were soldiers from Australia and New Zealand as well as Britain! so I try to remember to ask!! 

Where did you get your information ? is that family history ? do you know where he lived or his date /year of birth or anything?

Annie 

[STEVE 34]

Hi Annie
  He was born in Swansea  in 1881 and was19 when he died.All the info i have was from a grave stone and the bit missing was the regiment so i am a bit stumped as were to go now.
                               Regards
                                             Steve

[liverpool annie]

Steve!

I have him in 1891 with father William and mother Jane and siblings living in Swansea ! I can write this out if you don't have it already - Is the grave there also?

George Wilkinson 10 Son Swansea Glamorgan Wales

RG12/4485 Folio 7 Page 15

Annie 

[liverpool annie]

Steve !

I'm wondering if he is on a Boer War Memorial - and if he is - it will give his regiment !! - this is probably a backwards way of getting information ... but .... ! I found a newspaper article about Swansea - I also know St Mary's and St John's has a memorial! maybe you could post on the Swansea board and see if somebody could look it up for you and maybe take a picture!!

Then we'll go from there!! 

Remembrance in Swansea
All those who fought and fell in war will be remembered in

Swansea this week.
At 11am on Friday, November 11th, Armistice Day, a ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph where Lord Mayor of Swansea Mair Gibbs will lay a wreath and the "Last Post" played.

In attendance will be the Lord Mayor of Swansea Mair Gibbs, the Lord Lieutenant Commodore Robert Hastie, the High Sheriff, President of the Swansea Branch of the Royal British Legion Colonel TL Prior and Chairman Con Fehrman.

The Lord Lieutenant will then lay a wreath at the Boer War memorial.

Everyone is welcome to attend the Swansea Festival of Remembrance taking place at the Brangwyn Hall on Saturday evening. Doors open at 6.30pm and the service is free, although donations will be welcome.

The Remembrance Sunday Parade will begin at 2pm on the Kingsway, ending up in St Mary's Church. Veterans of various regiments and squadrons will take part in the parade, which usually ends at a packed church.

Annie 

[STEVE 34]

Hi Annie.
Thanks  for the info.
                Regards
                        Steve