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*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/cardcatalog.aspx Ancestry Card Catalogue of all Record Databases] (located as an option under the Search tab). Use Search terms such as Africa, and South Africa.
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1897 "England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976"], This is part of Newspapers and Periodicals the Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish, section of the Ancestry database and holds some genealogical information relating to colonial countries including Africa.
===Findmypast===
Findmypast is a pay website.
*Under the tab "Search records" is a category [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetRegion=World&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114 "A-Z of record sets"] which is a listing of all the record databases. Use Search terms such as Africa, and South Africa.**First World War database [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/south-africa-roll-of-honour-1914-1918 South Africa Roll Of Honour 1914-1918], located in Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War. These records appear to be classified by findmypast as as "Great Britain". Most of the data will also be on the CWGC database, but additionally may include cause of death. Includes data to the official end date of the war, 31 August 1921.<ref>[https://southafricaremembers.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/south-africas-roll-of-honour-for-the-first-world-war/ South Africa’s Roll of Honour for the First World War] southafricaremembers.wordpress.com.</ref> The most likely source of this database is a South African publication, ''Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Ererol'' [the latter word is Roll of Honour in Africaans].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190419034222/https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Roll-of-Honour-1914-1918-Ererol/183508108527?hash=item2ab9ef84ef:g:z4sAAOSwIBpb1fJd ''Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Ererol''], archived page from eBay. </ref>
==Jager (Jaeger) Corps==
===Mailing Lists===
All Rootsweb Mailing Lists (part of Ancestry) will be have been discontinued from 2 March 2020, but the Archives will remain available. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/ Search all Rootsweb Mailing List Archives].
<br>The Ancestry Message Boards remain active and there may be a relevant Message Board. [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/ Search all Ancestry Message Boards]. Freely available - you do not need to be an Ancestry member, but must register to post.
*Past [https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/overview?country=South%20Africa Rootsweb South Africa Mailing Lists] includes
**South-Africa-Immigrants-British Mailing List
::A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the immigrants from the United Kingdom to South Africa prior to 1900. Currently, (2019, April), this List is stated to be inactive, but contains Archives to 2019, January.
::[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/south-africa-immigrants-british.rootsweb.com/ Search South-Africa-Immigrants-British Mailing List Archives]
*Past [https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/overview?country=Africa Rootsweb Africa Mailing Lists] also include some South Africa Mailing Lists
:[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/south-africa-orange-free-state.rootsweb.com/ Search South Africa Orange Free State Archives]
*[https://archive.org/details/oldcapehighways00moss/page/n5 ''Old Cape Highways''] by Dr E E Mossop 1927 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/TheresASecretHidAway/page/n1/mode/1up ''There's a Secret Hid Away: Memories of Unusual Experiences and Mysteries in Southern Africa and African Isles...''] by Lawrence G Green, first published 1956. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofnatal0000broo/page/n7 ''A History of Natal''] by Edgar H Brookes and Colin de B Webb 1965. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/b21505019 ''Hilda's "Where is it?" of recipes : containing, amongst other practical and tried recipes, many old Cape, Indian, and Malay dishes and preserves: also directions for polishing furniture, cleaning silk, etc. and a collection of home remedies in case of sickness''] by Hildagonda J Duckitt 1908 edition Archive.org. First published 1891
*''The Colonial Office List for ...'' Includes a section on each country, and the Colonial Office List at the end of each volume. Google Books, HathiTrust Digital Library and Archive.org.
