Warfare Colourised Boer War and Pre ...

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Burning a farm/ home

 

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..... 5 ,6 Shooting their livestock , Bayonneting their Sheep Grim

 

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A girl at the Colenso concentration camp showing her lappop. (Rag doll)

 

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The fallen kmdt FJ Potgieter from Wolmeransstad commando.

Potgieter died in the last major battle of the war at Roodewal (11 April 1902) where at one stage the Boers under General Jan Kemp launched a frontal mounted attack but were repulsed with excessive losses. The battle happened 3 weeks before peace.

 

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A Boer woman making food.

The two men are most probably hendsoppers who stayed in the camps for protection.

 

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Boer church service, Green Point POW camp.

The Green Point sport area was used as a transit camp for Boer prisoners of war. From here they were shipped to the various overseas prison camps.

Please note on the photo:
- Beautiful Victorian grand stand with gable decorations
- The concrete cycle track along the perimeter
- Rugby poles...Boer prisoner's teams played matches here
- The one photo shows a Boer wearing a striped cloth over his shoulders. To our Jewish followers: Is that a Tallit prayer shawl? There were many Jewish Boers who also took up arms.

 

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Boer prisoners being escorted in Simonstown.

Most probably on their way to the Bellevue POW camp.

Wonder if the building on the photo is still there.

 

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Olaf Bergh, sitting in the middle amidst his Joiner staff.

Between Bitter Enders, the joiner Olaf Bergh was most probably one of the most hated persons in the OVS with his Winburg Black Commando. Many of his Joiner staff was in command of the +- 500 blacks in this commando. It was alleged that this unit conducted war crimes including murder and mistreatment of Boer women.

 

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Boer women and children at their outspanned ox wagon.

During the guerrilla phase around 13 000 Boer women and children from the two Republics refused the camps and evaded the British by trekking in the veld. Sometimes in groups. These women experienced enormous survival challenges especially to find food.

 

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Support to camp families

A Bloemfontein voluntary lady charity group who helped camp families with emergency supplies.

Back: (1) Unknown, (2) A Fleck, (3) C Wessels
Middle: (1) Unknown, (2) M Fleck;
Front: W Mader and E Wessels


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Clothing being handed out at the Krugersdorp camp by a charity group.

 

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Washing Day at Broadbottom Camp , St Helena