wiganers at war

does anyone remember when Wigan Pier was a heritage centre and they had a section on Wiganers at the Boer War? i'm sure there was a list of recruits on the wall. i'm having trouble finding my great grandad and in the middle of the night I had a light bulb moment when I wondered if he could have joined up. does anyone know of a list?

I don't remember that list you mention at the heritage centre kath.
there is though a list of casualties - those killed and wounded in the Boer war - at military-genealogy.com

it might be worth a look.

i'll do that. thanks ispy.

Found anything, Kath?

I found this photo of some Boer War action. Kath's great grandad is shown on the far right of the photo, attacking a man dressed in a red coat with a white hat on, somewhere in Africa Probably?

to be honest I forgot because I get side tracked but I must get back into the ancestor thing

lol

Tonka that was the Zulu war not the Boar war , it happened just over the border line in Zululand , that was before the local authority re-organisation .

Wasn't it a shame when Wigan Council let the Wigan Pier Heritage Centre go to ruin.