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https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/colourised-images-of-ww2-earlier-conflicts.7084/page-4
Boer War 1899-1902
Lord Roberts, Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa
Sergeant Corneels Nel of the " De Vrijstaatsche Rijdiensmacht " near Memel, 1898
Mother with her daughters in camp (the child in the chair has died, the photo was taken prior to burial)
Cavalry sabres being painted Khaki.
British Prisoners of War Oct. 1899
Father and sons studio photograph.
Here a first hand account of farm burning by a private Tucker from his diary put in book form “Private Tucker’s Boer War Diary” 1980 ISBN 0-241-10272-3
13 October 1900
“There were several small farms situated around and General Clery gave the order for all of the houses to be destroyed.
My company was given the job of burning several farms to the left and we moved off at once. Arriving at the farms, the women and children were ordered out and after every man had taken any article he thought fit, the furniture was broken up and the houses and all the goods were set on fire. Some men were busy killing fowls, ducks, geese and pigs and getting anything that was useful. It was good sport, but hard for the women and children. After all had been destroyed we returned to the remainder of the Battalion and shared all the loot equally among the company.
In addition to the twenty head of poultry, we also drove seventy head of cattle and horses back to camp. This was the best day’s sport we had, but our blankets didn’t arrive until about 1:00 am as all our luggage had been kept well in the rear.”
British medic bringing in some Turkey
Transport to the camp
British mounted soldier (The horse seems in very poor condition)
Top to bottom William Skeoch Cumming, Ogston, McLearn and Cub, all of the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders at a piquet at Belfast
Troops of one of the British mounted regiments watering their horses while on patrol. They are probably servicemen of the Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry
Drummer boy of the 5th Fusiliers
https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/colourised-images-of-ww2-earlier-conflicts.7084/page-4
Boer War 1899-1902
Lord Roberts, Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa
Sergeant Corneels Nel of the " De Vrijstaatsche Rijdiensmacht " near Memel, 1898
Mother with her daughters in camp (the child in the chair has died, the photo was taken prior to burial)
Cavalry sabres being painted Khaki.
British Prisoners of War Oct. 1899
Father and sons studio photograph.
Here a first hand account of farm burning by a private Tucker from his diary put in book form “Private Tucker’s Boer War Diary” 1980 ISBN 0-241-10272-3
13 October 1900
“There were several small farms situated around and General Clery gave the order for all of the houses to be destroyed.
My company was given the job of burning several farms to the left and we moved off at once. Arriving at the farms, the women and children were ordered out and after every man had taken any article he thought fit, the furniture was broken up and the houses and all the goods were set on fire. Some men were busy killing fowls, ducks, geese and pigs and getting anything that was useful. It was good sport, but hard for the women and children. After all had been destroyed we returned to the remainder of the Battalion and shared all the loot equally among the company.
In addition to the twenty head of poultry, we also drove seventy head of cattle and horses back to camp. This was the best day’s sport we had, but our blankets didn’t arrive until about 1:00 am as all our luggage had been kept well in the rear.”
British medic bringing in some Turkey
Transport to the camp
British mounted soldier (The horse seems in very poor condition)
Top to bottom William Skeoch Cumming, Ogston, McLearn and Cub, all of the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders at a piquet at Belfast
Troops of one of the British mounted regiments watering their horses while on patrol. They are probably servicemen of the Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry
Drummer boy of the 5th Fusiliers
