discuss document export feedback print share Report a story Record Joseph Baghurst Contributor Joseph Relationship Other Relative Date Posted 20 June 2015 Note I am named after Joseph Baghurst - he is my Grandfather. I have his Boer War medal in my possession. The family name was probably Bagust - but somehow got converted to Baghurst in his and his brothers enlistment to the Boer War. I have been to Baughurst in southern England (near Reading) where the family name apparently comes from. My Grandfather died in 1947, 6 years before I was born in 1952. My Grandmother (Sarah Jane Baghurst) told me that my Grandfather had recurring nightmares of the war and would wake up screaming the Boers are coming! Your reason for reporting this contribution Your name Your email address Cancel