Build a list of all those named on the memorials. Encourage the preservation and study of Anglo-Boer War memorials. In 1911 Colonel Sir James Gildea published a catalogue of Anglo-Boer War memorials around the world. Some memorials, especially those outdoors, have been lost or are badly damaged due to weathering, vandalism and enemy action. Details of these memorials urgently need to be recorded.
Memorials provide a wealth of information for historians, sociologists and genealogists.
The data being compiled will provide a valuable new resource for their research. All the information collected is entered onto a computer database, allowing the maximum flexibility in retrieval and analysis. Since the Project's inception over 1100 memorials have been recorded, mostly in the UK but including, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Eire, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. More than 17800 names have been entered and cross referenced with the official casualty rolls. Over 200 Imperial and Colonial, regular and volunteer units are represented.