St. Helena Island POWs
Affrikaner prisoners from the Boer War were held by the British on the Island of St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. They were allowed to make folk art items, such as carved wooden canes, for sale to visitors to earn some money and while away the time
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In South Africa: Captured Gen. Cronje and his wife are shipped to St Helena - Date: 3 April, 1900
Boer fighters General Shuman (left) and Commander Botha (right) of the Boer War…
June 1901 - The first contingent of Boer War prisoners arrived aboard the SS Armenian and were transferred to internment camps set up at Darrell’s and Burt Island. Over the next 18 months, Bermuda would receive more than Boer War POWs.
POW, ST Helena.
Considering the handwriting: The Boers were not as backward as many made them out to be. Both images from POW's in captivity. Diyatalawa Ceylon and St Helena. Note the date of birth of each inmate in the register Karel Smit was but 14
POW swagger stick (yes, that is the real name)
POW swagger stick (yes, that is the real name)
