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==Boer War==
==Boer War==
*[http://www.angloboerwar.com/home Website containing some information re Indian and Ceylon Units in the Boer War] AngloBoerWar.com
*[http://www.angloboerwar.com Website containing some information re Indian and Ceylon Units in the Boer War] AngloBoerWar.com
*[[Lumsden's Horse]] was a Volunteer Regiment from India which fought in the Boer War. The full history of the regiment is given in [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The History of Lumsden's Horse; a complete record of the corps from its formation to its disbandment''] by Henry H. S Pearse 1903 Archive.org
*[[Lumsden's Horse]] was a Volunteer Regiment from India which fought in the Boer War. The full history of the regiment is given in [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The History of Lumsden's Horse; a complete record of the corps from its formation to its disbandment''] by Henry H. S Pearse 1903 Archive.org
:On return of the regiment to India, [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/408/mode/2up page 409] of the ''History'' states "They left nearly sixty of their number in South Africa, some as administrators, some in the Regular Army, some in the Police" and [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/418/mode/2up page 418] of the ''History''  gives a List of Lumsden’s  Horse who joined the Johannesburg Police in  December 1900.
:On return of the regiment to India, [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/408/mode/2up page 409] of the ''History'' states "They left nearly sixty of their number in South Africa, some as administrators, some in the Regular Army, some in the Police" and [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoflumsden00pearrich#page/418/mode/2up page 418] of the ''History''  gives a List of Lumsden’s  Horse who joined the Johannesburg Police in  December 1900.

Revision as of 22:00, 28 November 2014

This article details connections between Colonial India and The Cape/South Africa, with particular reference to emigration/immigration.



Monument inscriptions

  • Stuart Green transcribed the following entries in the SA Genealogical Society database for the Roots Mailing list:

Jager (Jaeger) Corps

Also known as the British German Legion or the German Legion

In 1860 the 109th Regiment of Foot in India was joined by over 500 men of the Jaeger Corps who had volunteered from the Cape Colony (part of South Africa under British Occupation until 1910) for service in India on the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny The Jager (Jaeger) Corps had its origin in the German Legion sent to the Crimea, which was then resettled in South Africa

For further details , see Jager Corps.

Boer War

On return of the regiment to India, page 409 of the History states "They left nearly sixty of their number in South Africa, some as administrators, some in the Regular Army, some in the Police" and page 418 of the History gives a List of Lumsden’s Horse who joined the Johannesburg Police in December 1900.
  • See POW Camps in India-Boer War for details of the Boer prisoners of war who were taken to camps in India, Ceylon and elsewhere. Some of the prisoners in India died there.

General information

Mailing Lists

A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the immigrants from the United Kingdom to South Africa prior to 1900.

Historical books online

  • This India List post mentions a book which gives details/trees for families who settled in the Cape area of South Africa. This page mentions the East India Company.
Geslacht-Register der Oude Kaapsche Familien by Christoffel Coetzee De Villiers c 1894 Archive.org (in Dutch/Africaans)
Part 1 A-J, with index. Part 2 A-O, with index, Part 3 P-Z, unfortunately index missing, with some additional entries at the end