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From: "R Wat" <>
Subject: [ZA-IB] Boer War - Town Guards & D M T - VLA to VZ
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:30:00 +0000

These are extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between VLA and VZ for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS. There were a variety of standard forms and also many sections of the forms were not completed. As a result the details included vary. Kind Regards, Rowena Nicholas Johannes VLOK Age: 38, Trade: Watchmaker Previous service: None Address: Calvinia Wife: Mrs Anna Maria Vlok, Calvinia Enlisted: Calvinia Town Guard at Calvinia at 3 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 4 Posted to A coy Balthazar Johannes VLOTMAN Age: 17, Trade: Scholar Previous service: None Father: Balthazar J Vlotman, Bain St, Wellington Enlisted: Wellington Town Guard at Wellington 20 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 18 Belthazar Johannes VLOTMAN Age: 64, Trade: Wagonmaker Previous service: None Wife: A J Vlotman, Bain St, Wellington Enlisted: Wellington Town Guard Wellington 20 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 17 A F VOCKERADT Address: Isidenze Enlisted: for King Williams Town District Mounted Troops at Perie 4 Mar 1901 Christian William VOCKEROTT Address: Alice Enlisted: Victoria East District Mounted Troops at Alice 4 Mar 1901 Alfred VOGELSANG Age: 21, Trade: Blacksmith Address: Willowmore Enlisted: Town Guard Willowmore 18 Jan 1901 Reg. no. 73 D [or H] Wm VOGES Age: 50, Trade: Cart builder Previous service: None Business address: Maintenance Dept, Salt River Wife: Elizabeth Voges, 9 Presses St, Salt River Enlisted: Cape Town Town Guards Salt River 5 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 591 Posted to D Company Louis Richard VOGTS Age: 17, Trade: Junior clerk Previous service: 25 coy (Standard Bank) Cape Town Guard Address: Brooklands, Ottery Road, Wynberg Business address: Standard Bank, Cape Town Father: F C L Vogts, Ottery Road, Wynberg Enlisted: Cape Town Guard Cape Town 14 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 561 Posted to D Wilhelm VLKER Age: 41, Trade: Farmer Previous service: D M T 1901, 1902 Wife: Wilhelmine Vlker, Green River Enlisted: D M Troops Green River at Green River 1 Jul 1902 W VOLKER Address: Green River Enlisted: King Williams Town District Mounted Troops Green River 6 Mar 1901 Jan Ernest Abraham VOLSCHENK Age: 36 years, Trade: Farmer Previous service: Riversdale District Mounted Troops Wife: Kathrina Volschenk, Melkhoutfontein, Riversdale Enlisted: Riversdale District Mounted Troops at Zoewatervlakte 4 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 62 Balthazar Nicolas F VOLSTAEDT Age: 40, Trade: Foreman Previous service: Col. Williams Business address: Railway Stores, Cape Town Wife: Anna N W Volstaedt, No. 12 Cornwall St, Woodstock Enlisted: Cape Peninsula Reg. Cape Town 2 May 1902 Reg. no. 1257 Frederick John VON BLERK Age: 17, Trade: Baker Previous service: Colesberg B M D Father: F J von Blerk, Colesberg Enlisted: Dist Mt Troops at Naauwpoort 1 May 1902 Reg. no. 183 G [or P] J VON BLERK Age: 23, Trade: Printer Previous service: W P M R, Nesbitts Horse Address: Campbell St, Colesberg Mother: Mrs Maggie von Blerk, Colesberg Enlisted: Dist Mt Troops at Naauwpoort 1 May 1902 Reg. no. 171 Henry Edward VON BLERK Age: 18, Trade: Saddler (apprenticed) Previous service: C T G Dispatch Rider Imperial Transport Mother: Maria V Blerk, Cradock Enlisted: Cradock Town Guard Cradock 1 Aug 1902 Reg. no. 1154 Posted to A Coy Andrew G VON BRATT Age: 34, Trade: Farmer Previous service: Middelburg Mounted Rifles Wife: Alice Von Bratt, Edendale, Carlton, Sidney Enlisted: District Mounted Troops at Naauwpoort 24 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 130 Posted to C5 Thomas VON BRATT Age: 25, Trade: Farmer Previous service: None Mother: Maria von Bratt, Vrede, Carlton Sidney Enlisted: District Mounted Troops at Naauwpoort 24 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 131 Posted to C 5 G A VON BROEMBEN Enlisted: Sterkstrom Town Guard Form not signed Gustav VON BROEMBEN Age: 18, Trade: Clerk Previous service: None Address: A N Brother: Town Guard A N Enlisted: Aliwal North Town Guard at Aliwal North 9 Apr 1902 Gerald Eric VON BREMBSEN Age: 16, Trade: None Previous service: None Father: Otto Gibbon Von Broemnsen, Lady Grey, Aliwal North Enlisted: Lady Grey Town Guard at Lady Grey 6 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 37 Posted to The Camp Lady Grey Aliwal North Pietrus VON-DE-MERVE Reg. no. 19 Birth: Christiana, Transvaal 6 Feb 1875 Address: Vootkraal, Kroonstad Age: 26 years 11 months, Trade: Farmer Brother: Jacub Von-de-Merve, Vootkraal, Kroonstad Religion: Dutch Reformed Enlisted: Pretoria 9 Jan 1903 Height: 5 ft 10, Chest: 35 38 Complexion: Fresh, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light Brown Tatoo Skull & cross bones front of left forearm Pretorious VONDEVENTER Age: 21, Trade: Farmer Address: Cathcart Vale Aunt: Tolman Vondeventer, Cathcart Vale Enlisted: Seymour Town Guard at Seymour 27 Aug 1901 Signed name with X Otto VON DOMERUS [DOMARUS] Age: 22, Trade: Iron Moulder Previous service: Cape Garrison Artillery Mother: Engla Von Domarus, 4 Horstley St, Cape Town Business address: Phrenix Foundry, Cape Town Enlisted: Cape Peninsula Town Guards at Cape Town 30 May 1901 Reg. no. 403 Posted to F coy Fran Franken Werdmuller VON ELGG Age: 17, Trade: at school Previous service: None Father: Otto, Achtetang Enlisted: Colesberg D M T Colesberg 17 Sep 1901 Reg. no. 32 Otto George Augustus Kolbe Werdmuller VON ELGG Age: 50, Trade: Sheep inspector and Farmer Previous service: Cape Mounted Yeomanry Wife: Jacoba, Achtertang Enlisted: Colesberg District Mounted Troops Colesberg 4 Nov 1901 Reg. no. 54 Chas VON HIRSCHBERG Age: 39, Trade: Merchant Previous service: Wodshouse Volunteers 1878, Cape Mounted Yeomanry 1879 Address: Jamestown Next of kin: Mrs C E von Hirschberg, Jamestown Enlisted: Jamestown Town Guard Jamestown 8 Jan 1902 Reg. no. 1 Edward VON MEYEREN Age: 52, Trade: Sub-ganger Previous service: Cape Police Wife: Mrs Mayeren, Naauwpoort Enlisted: District Mounted Troops, Naauwpoort at Naauwpoort 19 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 132 Posted to C5 Harry VON MEYEREN Age: 19, Trade: Engine stoker Previous service: None Father: Edward von Meyeren, Naauwpoort Enlisted: District Mounted Troops Naauwpoort 2 Dec 1901 Reg. no. 146 John Dirk VON NIEKERK Age: 59, Trade: Painter Previous service: None Address: Dordrecht Next of kin: C I M A Niekerk, Dordrecht Enlisted: Dordrecht Town Guard at Dordrecht 4 Sep 1901 Reg. no. 52 John VON ROI Age: 22, Trade: Herd Previous service: Dennisons Scouts Address: 2 Selby Street, Kimberley Brother: David von Roi, Kimberly West Compound Enlisted: Western Railway Police Vryburg 8 Feb 1902 Signed name with X Wilfred Heindich VON SORGENFREI Age: 33, Trade: Hotelkeeper Previous service: Border Scouts Address: Calvinia Wife: Mrs Johan von Sorgenfrei, Calvinia Enlisted: Calvinia Town Guard at Calvinia 3 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 20 Posted to A Coy Edward Henry VON WISS Age: 39, Trade: Merchant Previous service: None Address: Pine Grove, Gardens Business address: Castle Bridge Wife: Annie Von Wiss, Cape Town Enlisted: Cape Town Guard at Cape Town 17 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 292 Posted to E William VON WYNGARD Age: 21, Trade: Farmer Previous service: None Address: Vogelfontein, Arundel Next of kin: Hans Van Wyngard, Colesburg Enlisted: District Mounted Troops at Naauwpoort 4 Sep 1901 Signed name with X Reg. no. 36 Posted to 5 Troop Colesberg Alfred Edward VON ZYL Age: 17, Trade: Clerk Address: Dordrecht Next of kin: Jacobus Van Zyl, Burghersdorp Enlisted: Dordrecht Town Guard, Dordrecht 4 Sep 1901 Reg. no. 57 Gert Stefanus VON ZYL Age: 16, Trade: Clerk Previous service: None Address: Dordrecht Next of kin: J Van Zyl, Dordrecht Enlisted: Dordrecht Town Guard, Dordrecht 5 Sep 1901 Reg. no. 102 Issac Daniel VON ZYL Age: 57, Trade: Jobber Previous service: None Address: Dordrecht Next of kin: D A Van Zyl, Dordrecht Enlisted: Dordrecht Town Guard, Dordrecht 5 Sep 1901 Reg. no. 66 Andries Adriean VORSTER Age: 34, Trade: Farmer Previous service: None Wife: Etheresa Ami Vorster, Cradock St, Graaf Reinet Enlisted: D M Troops at Graaf Reinet 15 Jan 1902 Christiaan VORSTER Age: 25, Trade: Blacksmith Previous service: None Address: Middelburg, CC Mother: Maria Magdalena Vorster, Middelburg Enlisted: Middelburg Town Guard at Middelburg 20 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 234 Posted to Fort Stahl David VORSTER Age: 26, Trade: Labourer Previous service: None Wife: Catherine Vorster, Misselburg, Cape Colony Enlisted: Middelburg Town Guard at Middelburg 13 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 228 Franz VORSTER Age: 20, Trade: Farmer Previous service: None Wife: Margaret Susan Vorster, Lady Grey Town Guard, Aliwal North Enlisted: Lady Grey Town Guard at Lady Grey 6 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 35 Posted to The Camp Lady Grey Aliwal North Jacobus A VORSTER Age: 35, Trade: Farm Labourer Previous service: None Wife: S M Vorster, Middelburg, CC Enlisted: Middelburg Town Guard 26 Jan 1901 Reg. no. 67 Karl Jacobus VORSTER Age: 18, Trade: actg Turnikey Previous service: None Address: Steynsburg Sister: Mrs Bester, Steynsburg Enlisted: Steynsburg Town Guard at Steynsburg 20 Jun 1902 Reg. no. 304 Posted to A company Scalk William VORSTER Age: 21, Trade: Farmer Previous service: None Address: Lady Grey Mother: Annie Vorster, Kruismentefontein, Lady Grey Enlisted: District Mounted Troops at Lady Grey 1 April 1902 Willem VORSTER Age: 20, Trade: Blacksmith Previous service: None Address: Graaf Reinet Mother: Mrs L Vorster, Graaf Reinet Enlisted: D M T at Graaf Reinet 19 Jul 1901 Signed name with X Reg. no. 21 Willem Hendrick VORSTER Age: 16, Trade: Painter Previous service: None Address: Steynsburg Sister: Mrs Bester, Steynsburg Enlisted: Steynsburg Town Guard at Steynsburg 20 Jun 1902 Reg. no. 305 Posted to A company Jacobus Johannes VOS Enlisted: Calvinia Town Guard 13 Sep 1901 Age: 21, Trade: Clerk Previous service: None Address: Calvinia Father: W J Vos, Cape Town Fred VOSLOO Age: 17, Trade: Printer (apprenticed) Previous service: None Father: Frederick Vosloo, Cradock Enlisted: Cradock Town Guard at Cradock 6 Mar 1902 Reg. no. 366 Posted to A Coy John VOSLOO Age: 17, Trade: Printer Previous service: None Father: John Vosloo, Cradock Enlisted: Cradock Town Guard at Cradock 1 Jul 1902 Reg. no. 156 Posted to A Coy Arnold VOSLOW Age: 52, Trade: Platelayer Previous service: None Wife: Rachel Voslow, Fraserburg Road Enlisted: Fraserburg Road Town Guard at Fraserburg Road 6 Jul 1901 Signed name with X William VOSLOW [VORSLOW] Age: 17, Trade: Porter Previous service: None Address: Fraserburg Road, Cape Colony Mother: Fraserburg Road Enlisted: Fraserburg Road Town Guard at Fraserburg Road 4 Sep 1901 Francis Herbert VOSS Age: 27, Trade: Journalist Previous service: 4 months Town Guard Business address: Argus Office, Cape Town Wife: Mabel Voss, Eastleigh Oldfield Rd, Sea Point Enlisted: Cape Town Town Guard at Cape Town 15 Aug 1901 Reg. no. 136 Posted to B Robert Dawe VOSS Age: 47, Trade: Agent at Law Previous service: Colonial Forces from May 1900 to Feb 1902 Address: Campbell, District Herbert Mother: Elina Voss, 27 India St, Belfast, Ireland Enlisted: Campbell Town Guard at Campbell 7 Jun 1902 Reg. no. 24 Posted to Campbell Town Guard in Command Robert George VOSS Enlisted: Campbell Town Guard 12 Nov 1900 Joseph VOSTER Age: 20, Trade: Carpenter Address: Graaff Reinet Mother: Letta Voster, Graaf Reinet Enlisted: Districts Defence Force at Graaff Reinet 9 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 33 William Arthur VOWLER Age: 23, Trade: Checker Previous service: None Address: 106 Strand St, Cape Town Business address: Goods Station, Cape Town Father: Edward Henry Vowler, 48 Ravens Court Gds, London Enlisted: D Coy 2nd Batn Town Guard at Cape Town 24 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 958 Posted to D Peter VOYES Age: 28, Trade: Storeman Previous service: None Address: Mossel Bay Father: Peter Voyes, Hill St, Mossel Bay Enlisted: Town Guard Mossel Bay 31 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 22 Posted to D Divn John James VROOM Age: 37, Trade: Market Gardiner Previous service: Albany D M T Wife: Rose Ellen Vroom, Grahamstown Enlisted: Albany Dist Mounted Troops at Grahamstown 14 Jul 1902 Reg. no. 467 Posted to Staff C squadron Walter Henry VROOM Age: 33, Trade: Farmer Address: Fort England, Grahamstown Enlisted: Town Guard of Grahamstown 10 Mar 1901 Reg. no. 132 Anthony VRY Age: 22, Trade: Farm labour Previous service: None Wife: Francina Vry, Balfour Enlisted: Town Guard Balfour 5 Sep 1901 Signed name with X Reg. no. 82 In place of Gert Jercuvos Balfour Arthur Edward VYE Age: 19, Previous service: Town Guard Address: No. 25, Burns Road, Salt River Business address: Laco Dept, Salt River Father & mother: Mr & Mrs W G VYE, Salt River Enlisted: Cape Town Town Guard at Salt River 1 Jun 1901 Reg. no. 691 Posted to G Compy

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