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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 2,215 Send Message	Bill Cliffe Esq.	Report	19 Aug 2007 12:54
	Please Help.......... I have Harry Sanders b 1880, from Rugeley Staffordshire, on the 1901 census, as a Bricklayer. Could he of been in the Boer War.............? Is there some way of checking who went to the Boer War......?
	Researching: Cliffe famliy, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 1,041 Send Message	Willsy once more	Report	19 Aug 2007 13:51
	Hello Usually if they were missing 1901 it is always a strong possibility Elaine
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 2,215 Send Message	Bill Cliffe Esq.	Report	19 Aug 2007 15:45
	Thank you Elaine.........and NEJ...... Is there away of checking who went to the Boer War...?
	Researching: Cliffe famliy, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 1,041 Send Message	Willsy once more	Report	19 Aug 2007 16:46
	Have a look on Ancestry for pension records and also google Kevin Asplin, he has loads of info on the Boer War. He also does military searches and provides you with records, if he can't find them he doesn't charge, also try the National Archives site. If you need help on Ancestry pm me Elaine