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1881-1913: India, The Sudan, Boer War, China

James Goodson 1904
Did your relative serve with the British Army in the 1880s?  Was he in India?  Did he fight in the Sudan, China or South Africa? If he did, you should check the following sources:

See also, the following
links which will take you to the National Archives website for more detailed information.  Also see Useful Sources for Tracing Soldiers.
- Boer War databases

Also consider
 non-military records.  The following are all accessible via Ancestry.co.uk which is currently offering a 14 Day FREE trial.

- Census returns and Parish records
- Births, marriages and deaths
- County and trade directories
- Immigration records

Visit The Naval & Military Press website for divisional & regimental histories and much else besides.