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

 

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Boer ladies having tea, Bloemfontein concentration camp.

Many of these women kept the farms going while their husbands/dads/brothers were doing war service until the farms were burnt down and they had to go to the camps. You can sense the patriotism with the display of an OVS flag and pinned lapel flags.

Note the tin cups.

 

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Norvalspont concentration camp.

An excellent panoramic view of a typical concentration camp showing the rows of residential tents for Boer "refugees" as well as other tents and buildings ie hospital, administration, ablution, camp staff, etc.

The British established 49 permanent camps for white people and 65 for black people.

Photograph: thanks to the Bloemfontein Boer War museum

 

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Vegetable rations at Norvalspont concentration camp.

 

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"Last to surrender in the O.R.C. June 16 1902, gen C. Nieuwoudt's commando."

Interesting to note:

- Gen Charles Nieuwoudt standing in front on the left

- Suppose the last photo taken of these men with their rifles before the arms would have been laid down.

- Some British soldiers standing on the left and at the back carrying no arms and looking relaxed while they observe the photo shoot of fully armed Burghers. I think some of those soldiers were nervous..

- Many holding a scrolled document.. maybe the oath of allegiance they had to sign.

- Many rifles had the front part of the wooden stock been sawn off

- This event happened 16 days after peace

Strictly speaking the caption is incorrect because the Bitterenders did not surrender but had to hand in their arms and sign a document according to the peace treaty. There were no prisoners taken.

 

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Laying down of arms at Winburg.

In this lot was identified Mausers, Lee's and a Martini. Must be hard for a collector to see a photo like this.