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Gideon Scheepers Monument and Trail
Camdeboo National Park, Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape

Date:n.d.
Type:Monument
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
32°13'51.28" S 24°31'04.71" E Alt: 797m

Gideon Scheepers (1878–1902) was a Boer military leader, scout and heliographer during the Anglo-Boer War (also known as the South African war). He is remembered for having been executed for being falsely accused of being a Cape rebel, and alleged war crimes. (Wikipedia accessed January 2019)

See also Gideon Scheepers Memorial.