It outlines the sources available in the Research Centre of the Australian War Memorial or through the Memorial's website. The Memorial does not hold personal service records. Sources for copies of service records of Boer War soldiers are outlined in Information Sheet 20 . A Boer War Nominal Roll database of those who served is available on the website.
Information provided on the database includes service number, rank, unit, fate and state of origin.
The Nominal Roll is not complete, as many Australians served in 'irregular' units raised in South Africa or elsewhere, and are not listed in Murray's Official Records . The Roll of Honour database is searchable on the website. It lists Australian soldiers who died in the war between 11 October 1899 and 1 June 1902. It is derived from official records and provides service number, rank, unit, place and cause of death, and Roll of Honour panel number. The Commemorative Roll database is searchable on the website.