More on Anglo-Boer War Ancestors
A photograph of your Anglo-Boer War ancestor may include soldier’s accoutrements which could give clues as to date, regiment and rank: e.g. in the Border Mounted Rifles, a Natal permanent volunteer corps, up to 1896 ammunition was carried in a pouch with a brown leather crossbelt. After that date, the ‘Royston Entanglement’ was adopted – a combined rifle sling and bandolier used by NCO’s and troopers. Officers and Warrant Officers of the unit wore the Sam-Browne sword belt. Incidentally, the…
Boer War Memorial, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Penkoppe". Young Boer boys and teens in Anglo Boer War
Louis Botha is op Greytown in die teenswoordige KwaZulu-Natal gebore en het as jongman in 1884 aan 'n ekspedisie onder leiding van Lucas Meyer deelgeneem om die hoofkaptein van Zoeloeland, Dinizulu, op sy troon te herstel. Dinizulu het uit dankbaarheid 'n stuk grond aan hulle gegee, waarvan Botha se deel die plaas Waterval naby Vryheid was.
Sentry at Sprinfontein with Signal Hill in the distance.
Boer POW's sunning their bedding in Diyatalawa Camp Ceylon to drive the Jerusalem ponies etc out......ABW
The South African BOER WAR 1899-1902
The South African BOER WAR 1899-1902. Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope ,South Africa was founded in 1652 as a ha...
A great picture of the First British Prisoners of captured by the Boers near Dundee.
last line infantry battle - Page 2
in history from age of alexander until the end of nineteenth century , the battle went in this form ( huge lines of infantry line after line , cavalry , artillery ) but the battle tactics changed too much in WWI I want to ask about last battle happened in this form ..? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP850OzGTYY
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POW's carting firewood at Diyatalawa Camp. ABW...
Books - DIE ENGELSE OORLOG 1899-1902 & DIE BITTEREINDERS 1901-1902 M.A. Gronum