These are extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between VEA and VEZ 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.
transcribed by Rowena Wattrus
Edward John VEALE
Age: 18, Trade: Telegraphist
Previous service: C House Town Guard
Father: John Veale, Cookhouse
Enlisted: For Cookhouse Town Guard at Cookhouse 25 Aug 1902
Reg. no. 57
John VEALE
Age: 50, Trade: Rly Ganger
Previous service: Cookhouse Town Guard
Wife: Ellen Sophia Veale, Cookhouse
Enlisted: For Cookhouse Town Guard at Cookhouse 13 Aug 1902
Reg. no. 17
William Frederick James VEARY
Age: 22, Trade: Clerk
Previous service: C Town Guard
Father: Bishop's Court, Claremont
Business address: Rly Acctg Department, Cape Town
Enlisted: For Cape Town Town Guard at Cape Town 22 May 1901
Reg. no. 923
Posted to K
Thomas VEITCH
Age: 21, Trade: Electrician
Previous service: Cape Police
Address: Mrs Tyson, Lazonby, Cumberland, England
Next of Kin: Mrs Tyson, same as above
Enlisted: For DDOG at Dordrecht on 23 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 469
Posted to Dordrecht
William Van Jaars VELD
Age: 23, Trade: Labourer
Previous service: Cape Defence Force
Address: Wood Cottage, Main St, Newlands
Father: Peter van Jaars Veld, address as above
Business address: Loco Dept, Salt River Works
Enlisted: For Cape Town Town Guard at Salt River 30 May 1901
Reg. no. 658
Posted to G Compy
Green VELDTMANN
Age: 29, Trade: Labourer
Address: The Location, King Williams Town
Father: Captain Veldtmann, Port Elizabeth
Enlisted: For Western Railway Police at Vryburg 4 Mar 1902
Signed name with X
Charles Edwin VENABLES
Age: 34, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Address: PO no 10
Wife: Nellie Venables, address as above
Enlisted: for East London Div Mounted Troop at Cricket Hall 16 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 8
Herbert Hunt VENABLES
Age: 17, Trade: Schoolboy
Previous service: 1st Brabants Horse
Next of kin: Mrs E Venables, Tarkastad
Enlisted: for Tarkastad Town Guard at Tarkastad 25 Oct 1901
Reg. no. 133
John William Ella VENABLES
Age: 36, Trade: Farmer
Has previous service
Address: PO No 10, East London Div
Wife: Olive Ruth Venables, address as above
Enlisted: for East London Div Mounted Troop CDF at Sunny Grove 10 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 20
Josiah VENABLES
Age: 61, Trade: Farmer
Has no previous service
Address: PO no 10
Son: John Venables, address as above
Enlisted: for East London Dist Mounted Troops at Neira Schoolbroom 10 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 19
Lawrence Henry VENABLES
Age: 32, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Address: PO No. 10, East London Div
Wife: Anne Venables, address as above
Enlisted: for East London Divn Mounted Troop CDF at Sunny Grove 10 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 21
Oswald Josiah VENABLES
Age: 26, Trade: Transport Rider
Previous service: Langberg Special Police
Address: PO no. 10, East London Dist
Father, Josiah Venables, address as above
Enlisted: for East London Dist Mounted Troops at Lilly Vale 13 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 57
Samuel Hunt VENABLES
Age: 23, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Address: PO 10, East London Dic
Father: Josiah Venables, P O 10 East London Dis
Enlisted: for East London Dist Mounted Troops at Lilly Vale 13 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 56
Thomas VENABLES
Age: 62, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: C D F
Wife: Mrs Venables, Rockledge Fort Brown
Enlisted: for A D M T at Heatherton Towers 1 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 328
Posted to No. 4 Troop D Squadron
James Clifford VENN
Age: 22, Trade: Messenger
No previous service
Address: 47 Coleredge Road, Salt River
Business address: Maintenance Dept
No next of kin
Enlisted: for Cape Town Town Guards at Salt River 8 Jun 1901
Reg. no. 590
Posted to D Company
Stephen VENN
Age: 50, Trade: Clerk Cape Government Rys
Previous service: 3 years Volunteers
Business address: Accounting Dept CGR, Capetown
Wife: Anna Christina, Chapel St, Cape Town
Enlisted: Cape Town Guard at Cape Town 7 Jun 1901
Reg. no. 921
Posted to K
William Henry George VENN
Age: 22, Trade: Clerk
Previous service: Brabants Horse
Address: East London West
Uncle: George Venn, E London West
Enlisted: District Mounted Troops CDF at East London 26 Sep 1901
Abraham VENTER
Age: 29, Trade: Mason
No previous service
Wife: Mrs Christine Venter, Jamestown
Enlisted: for Jamestown Town Guard at Jamestown 8 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 18
Andreas VENTER
Age: 22, Trade: None
No previous service
Address: Burghersdorp
Father: Albert Venter, Aliwal North, CC
Enlisted: for B/dorp District Mounted Troops at Burghersdorp 2 Nov 1901
Reg. no. 82
Posted to: B D M T 3
Christian Hattingh VENTER
Reg. no. 94
Enlisted: Tarkastad Town Guard at Tarkastad 25 Feb 1901
Posted to Sec D Tarkastad
Next of Kin: GC Venter, Tarkastad, CC
Christian Phillip VENTER
Age: 33, Trade: Ganger
No previous service
Wife: S Venter, Cathcart
Enlisted: for Town Guard at Cathcart 26 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 77
Posted to: A Coy Cathcart Town Guard
Christian Phiplippus VENTER
Enlisted: Toiso R Town Guard at Loise Rinn 17 Apr 1901
Address: Toiso River
Reg. no. 19
Danial VENTER
Age: 18, Trade: Farmer
Address: Hanover
Parents: D and E Venter, Hanover
Enlisted: for D M T at No Poort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 138
Posted to No 3 Troop Hanover
Henry Pietrus VENTER
Age: 26, Trade: Storekeeper assistant
No previous service
Address: Middelburg, Cape Colony
Mother: Wilhelmina Jansen Venter
Enlisted: for Middelburg Town Guard at Middelburg 12 Jan 1901
Reg. no. 19
Johannes Jacobus VENTER
Transferred from Town Guard
Age: 22, Trade: Photographer
Previous service: Frontier Light Horse and D M R
Address: Queens Terrace, Aliwal North
Brother: Gabriel Venter, Zastron now in Aliwal Refugee Camp
Enlisted: Aliwal North District Mounted Troops at Aliwal North 19 Feb 1902
Signed name with X
Reg. no. 39
Posted to No 2 Troop
Johannas Jurgens VENTER
Age: 44, Trade: Wire fencing
Previous service: Kafir War 1878
Wife: L Venter, Cathcart
Enlisted: Town Guard of Cathcart at Cathcart 23 Jul 1902
Reg. no. 26
Posted to A Coy Cathcart Town Guard
Johannes P VENTER
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Wife: De Dam, Arundel
Enlisted: for D M T at Naauwpoort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 65
Johannes Petrus VENTER
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Wife: D Dam, Arundel
Enlisted: Dist Mt Troops at Naauwpoort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 65
John Hendrick VENTER
Age: 43, Trade: Rider and butcher
Wife: Mrs H A Venter, Petiusville
Enlisted: for Petiusville Town Guard Petiusville 30 Apr 1902
Reg. no. 35
Ockie [Ockkie] Jan VENTER
Age: 26, Trade: Farmer
Address: Mooi Plaats, Hanover
Father: Danial Venter, Hanover
Enlisted: for D M T at No Poort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 111
Posted to No 3 Hanover Troop
Petrus Jacobus VENTER
Age: 55, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Wife: Elsie Catherine Venter, Wildfontein
Enlisted: District Mounted Troops
Reg. no. 38
Posted to Troop no 4 (Colesburg)
Philip VENTER
Age: 50, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Wife: Vogelfontein
Enlisted: D M T at Naauwpoort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 61
Piet Stephanus VENTER
Age: 32, Trade: Farm labourer
No previous service
Address: Burghersdorp
Mother: Johanna Venter, Johannesburg
Enlisted: for Burghersdorp District Mounted Troops at Burghersdorp 5 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 66
Posted to: Burghersdorp District Mounted Troops 3
Carl VENTURA
Age: 17, Trade: Labourer
No previous service
Address: Britstown
Father: Klaas Ventura
Enlisted: District Defence Force at Britstown 6 Sep 1901
Discharged 25 Feb 1902
Posted to P/Eliz
Signed name with X
Daniel Stephen VENYSSEN
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Address: Mill River, Langkloof
Father: Henry Venyssen, Oudtshoorn
Enlisted: for District Mounted Troop George at Mill River George 10 Jul 1901
Reg. no. 4
Andries Johannes VERCUIL
Age: 20, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Father: AJ Vercuil, Vogelstruisfontein, Paardeberg
Enlisted: for District Mounted Troops at Malmesbury 5 Sep 1901
Jacobus Johannes VERCUIL
Age: 24, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: None
Father: Vogelstruisfontein, Paardeberg
Enlisted: for District Mounted Troops at Malmesbury 5 Sep 1901
Stephanus Walters VERCUIL
Age: 19, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: None
Father: Vogelstruisfontein, Paardeberg
Enlisted: for District Mounted Troops at Malmesbury 5 Sep 1901
Fred Percival VERITY
Enlisted: for Victoria East District Mounted Troops at Alice 24 Jun 1901
Reuben George VERITY
Address: Alice
Reg. no. 39
Enlisted: for Victoria East District Mounted Troops at Alice 9 Mar 1901
WH VERITY
Enlisted: for Victoria East District Mounted Troops at Alice 31 Mar 1901
WJ VERITY
Enlisted: for Victoria East District Mounted Troops at Alice 31 Mar 1901
Geret Tomas VERMAAK
Age: 20/21, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: D M T
Address: Lets Kraal
Next of Kin: My brothers and Sisters
Enlisted: for D M T at Graaf Reinet 20 Jul 1901 Reg. no. 23
Re enlisted: 2 Nov 1901 Reg. no. 132
Johannes Teodores VERMAAK
Age: 18, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: None
Address: Lets Kraal
Father: Mertines Vermaak, Lets Kraal
Enlisted: for D M T at Graaf Reinet 2 Nov 1901
Reg. no. 131
Theodonis Petrus VERMAAK
Age: 22, Trade: Farmer
No previous service
Father: Johannes Jacob Vermaak, Cambria Dist, Humansdorp
Enlisted: for Cape Colonial Forces at Steigtlerville 29 Jan 1902
Reg. no. 14
Posted to A Troop
Andries VERMEULEN
Age: 28, Trade: Farmer
Address: Brits Tower
Next of kin: Brothers and Sisters, Brits Tower
Enlisted: for D M T at No Poort 31 Aug 1901
Reg. no. 143
Posted to: No 3 Hanover Troop
Frans Johannes Petrus VERMEULEN
Age: 50, Trade: Labourer
Previous service: None
Wife: Maria Magdelene Vermeulen, Middelburg
Enlisted: for Middelburg Town Guard at Middelburg 12 Jan 1901
Reg. no. 58
Posted to Fort Peddie
Marthinus Jouchim VERMEULEN
Age: 21, Trade: Articled clerk (apprenticed)
Previous service: Town Guard Sutherland
Address: Fraserburg
Father: Marthinus Jouchim Vermeulen, Sutherland
Enlisted: for Fraserburg Town Guard 12 May 1902
Original attestation 20 Mar 1902
Reg. no. 27
Charles Albert VERNER
Enlisted: for Peddie District Mounted Troops at Peddie at 5 Mar 1901 and 10 Jun 1901
Posted to: A Squadron Troop 3
Address: Woolridge
Daniel VERNEY
Age: 29, Trade: Driller
Previous service: DEOVR
Address: No. 67 Victoria Street, Woodstock
Business address: Laco Dept, Salt River
Wife: Mrs D Verney, Woodstock
Enlisted: for Cape Town Town Guard at Salt River 30 May 1901
Reg. no. 688
Posted to G Compy
Daniel VERNIERK
Age: 45, Trade: Herd
Previous service: None
Wife: Lulikie, The Stadt Sangs
Enlisted: for Western Railway Police at Vryburg 20 Feb 1902
Signed name with X
Howard F VERNON
Address: Bayville
Enlisted: for Colonial Defence Force for District of Uitenhage at Bayville 3 Feb 1902
Reserve
Yardley VERNON
Age: 16, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: District Mounted Troops, Colonial Forces
Father: Howard Frederick Vernon, Blue Cliff
Enlisted: for Cape Colonial Force at Bayville 7 Mar 1902
Reg. no. 85
Albert Edwin VERRELL
Age: 28, Trade: Labourer
Previous service: Old Town Guard, Rhodesian Police
Address: Table Mountain Reservoir, Cape Town
Mother: E Verrell, 58 Mole St, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlisted: for Cape Peninsula Regiment at Cape Town 31 Oct 1901
Reg. no. 854
Posted to A Co 1st Batt
Francois Johannes VERSTER [WERSTER]
Age: 48, Trade: Speculator
Has previous service during the War
Wife: Alice Maria Verster, Victoria West
Enlisted: Town Guard at Victoria West 25 Apr [Sep?] 1902
Alfred VERTUE
Age: 54, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Colonial Forces
Address: Campbell, District Herbert
Father: Horatio Vertue, Daniels Reul, Griqualand West
Enlisted: for Campbell Town Guard at Campbell 7 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 11
Rudolph John VERTUE
Age: 17, Trade: Farmer
Previous service: Colonial Forces
Father: Alfred Vertue, Campbell, District Herbert
Enlisted: Campbell Town Guard at Campbell 7 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 12
Horatio Stephen VERTUE
Enlisted: for Campbell Town Guard at Campbell 29 Nov 1901
William VERZENCE
Age: 3?9, Trade: Porter
Next of kin: Adones, Grafferinet
Enlisted: for Hanover Road Town Guard at Hanover Road 2 Jun 1902
Reg. no. 14
Isaac VESAGE
Enlisted: for Colonial Scouts at Cala 18 Jan 1901
Reg. no. 36
Signed name with X
Age: 22, Height: 5 ft 7, Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown, Complexion: Brown
Next of kin: Cala