Research on those on the Whanganui South African War Memorial and surrounding area Public - Kevin - Researcher - 18 December 2020 - Various

Roll of Honour for St Mary's Anglican Church, South African War 1899-1902 Public - Kevin - Researcher - 24 May 2021 - Various

As well as information about the Boer War, I was very interested to investigate the service of Great Uncle Eric. You will find numerous sections in the submission; Background of the Boer War, Famous faces, Horses used in the War, and the key piece which is the timeline of Lionel Eric Smith's service with the second contingent. I have included text and photos, together with a link to amazing footage of the second contingent leaving their training base in Wellington. This is the oldest surviving
moving film taken in New Zealand.
Critically, I found where Great Uncle Eric is buried! I have been communicating with Terry Cawood who is the National Coordinator of the South Africa War Graves Project. He was laid to rest at Vet River Pump Station Cemetery, Free State, SA. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains Anglo-Boer war graves in this site. Refer Google Earth coordinates at S28 28 43.7 E26 40 40.6. You can see his actual grave on page 17. Public - Helen - Direct descendant - 29 May 2022 - See page 36 and 37 in my submission.

This is Eric's service record to which I refer in my other document loaded here (see page 18) Public - Helen - Direct descendant - 30 May 2022 - New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records. Archives NZ