British Jewish Casualties: Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

BACKGROUND

This is a list of some of the Jewish soldiers who died serving with the British armed forces in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902.  It was originally compiled by the South African Jewish Sociological and Historical Society as the “Memorial List.  South African War. 1899-1902.”  It was actually a compilation of three different Jewish casualty lists, one for 1899-1900, 1900-1901 and 1901-1902.  The current source for the information came from the SA Rochlin Archives, of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies.

DATABASE

This database includes 127 Jews from Great Britain that served the military and fought in the Anglo-Boer War.

The fields in the database are:

• War Year List (Either 1899-1900, 1900-1901 or 1901-1902)
• Surname
• Given Name
• Rank
• Unit
• Disposition (How the individual soldier passed away)
• Place of Death
• Date of Death

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The information contained in this database was transcribed by Laurie Margolies.  It was donated by David Saks, Associate Director of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and editor of Jewish Affairs. He is the author of a number of books on South African political, military and Jewish history, including Boerejode: Jews in the Boer Armed Forces, 1899-1902 (2010).

March 2025