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South African War
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The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans:Tweede Vryheidsoorlog (Second War of Independence) or Tweede Boereoorlog), commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War (outside of South Africa), the Anglo-Boer War (among most South Africans) and in Afrikaans as the Anglo-Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog ("Second War of Liberation"), or the Engelse oorlog (English War) was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State.
For a full history visit WIKIPEDIA.
See also the Anglo Boer War website.
Practioners on this website who took part in the war:
| ALDER | Cecil |
In 1899 he enlisted with the 1st Contingent of Yeomanry, attached to the 77th Battery Field Artillery, in order to take part in the Anglo-Boer War. He remained in the country after the war and continued his work in architecture. |
| ANDERSON | James Donald |
Although then working in Pretoria he enlisted at the outbreak of the South African War on the British side. |
| ANDREWS | George Samuel Burt |
At the outbreak of the South African War, he left Johannesburg for Pietermaritzburg. In February 1900 Andrews joined the Imperial Light Horse and took part in various military events including the relief of Mafeking. After eight months he obtained his discharge and returned to Johannesburg. |
| AVERY | Bertram Richard |
He came to South Africa with the New Zealand Mounted Rifles in 1900 during the South African War, serving as a Lieutenant in the Central South African Railway Engineer Corps. After the war, he remained in the country to practise in Johannesburg. |
| BARNES | John Frederick Evelyn |
His services and those of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT of Natal Colony in connection with the South African War were publicly and favourably referred to by General Buller and in August 1901 Barnes received the CMG medal. |
| BASSLÉ | Jan GG |
In the South African War he joined the Hollander Corps where he was engaged and wounded in the Battle of Elandslaagte. He was captured and deported to St Helena as prisoner of war. He returned to the Netherlands. |
| BISSET | James |
He served during the South African War and was on the Government Plague Advisory Board in 1901. |
| BREYER | Jan Hendrik |
In the South African War he was a member of the 4th Platoon of the Hollander Corps, recorded as missing in action during the Battle of Elandslaagte. |
| BOURSSE | Ernst |
Was member of the Heidelberg-Klip River Field Cornetcy. |
| BUCKLE | William Francis |
During the South African War he served in the Durban Light Infantry. |
| BULLOCK | Charles |
During the South African War he was a member of the Oudshoorn Town Guard. |
| BURG | Johannes Rienk |
During the South African War he fought for the Republic, was captured and spent four years as a prisoner in India at Fort Abnednagar. |
| COTTRILL | Gilbert St John |
He served in the ROYAL ENGINEERS during the South African War as he had a good knowledge of land surveying. |
| CURTIS | Spencer C |
He interrupted his articles to volunteer for the South African War and completed them in 1904, so he was part qualified while he was in South Africa. Curtis was in South Africa between 1899 and 1902 in the 24th Middlesex Volunteers (Army Post Office Corps) and saw active service. |
| CUTHBERT | Charles Davenport |
He came to South Africa in 1900 with the Australian Bushmen Corps and later served with the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles. After his service during the South African War he remained in Johannesburg. |
| DAINTON | Arthur Edgar |
He obtained leave from his post in Pietermaritzburg to go on active service on the outbreak of the South African War, returning 'from the front' four days later. |
| DE LA CORNILLERE | Henri Gaston Ernest |
During the South African War he served with the Burgher Forces of the Orange Free State Republic. |
| DICKSON | George Arthur Hamilton |
Although in the ZAR, he enlisted during the South African War with the British, won several medals and was promoted to the rank of Major, and took part in the relief of Ladysmith. His health seems to have suffered as he spent the period 1900 to 1901 as an invalid. After the war he returned to Johannesburg where he practised on his own account. |
DIEPRAAM | Willem Pieter |
Was a volunteer in the Hollander Corps. |
FOWKE | George Henry |
Fowke joined the ROYAL ENGINEERS in 1884, and saw service at the Defence of Ladysmith, where he was mentioned in despatches. |
| GISSELEIRE | Joseph |
In the South African War he was recorded by the British as being 'dangerous' having helped plan a military camp at Waterval and deported with his wife and four children in 1900. |
| GOODMAN | Robert (Gwelo) |
Goodman returned to South Africa from England in 1900 to make sketches of the South African War battlefields of which he held an exhibition in Cape Town. According to Berman (1883:184) it was on this trip he adopted the name of Gwelo. He returned to England in about 1901. |
| GREATBATCH | Daniel Westwood |
He remained in Kimberley during the South African War, becoming a member of the Town Guard during the Siege of Kimberley. |
| HALL | Joseph Lockwood |
In 1900 he married, departing soon afterwards from Britain for South Africa in order to take part in the South African War with the ROYAL ENGINEERS. During this war he won the Queen's Medal and five clasps and after the war he moved to Pretoria. |
| HALLE | Gustav Gregory Richard |
Although in Johannesburg, during South African War he served in the British Intelligence Service, for which duties he was later awarded a medal.
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| HAMILTON | Alexander Turnbull Russell |
He joined the Ayrshire Yeomanry on the outbreak of the South African War. He left for active service in South Africa where he settled, after briefly returning to Britain. |
| HOLLENBACH | Jan Hendrick |
He was member of the Hollander Corp, 5th Platoon in the South African War, but was not involved in any military engagements with the enemy. |
| KESTING | Jean Jacques |
He was member of the Hollander Corp. |
| KLASING | Jacobus Coenraad |
He was member of the Hollander Corp. |
| KNUCKEY | Wesley |
Served with the Rand Rifles Regiment with the British Forces. He was mentioned in the UK Military Campaign & Award Roll 1793 – 1949. |
| LESLIE | FRancin Seymour |
Was responsible for preparation and maintenance of the concentration camps. |
| LINDHOUT | Simon Pieter van Wijngaarden |
At the outbreak of the South African War he joined the Hollander Corps, where he saw action at the Battle of Elandslaagte and was captured and deported as prisoner of war to St Helena. |
| LUITINGH | Hermanus Cornelus |
During the South African War he fought as Adjutant Lieutenant under General JC Smuts and was wounded at Frederikstad in 1901, captured and deported as prisoner of war to India. After the War he was appointed Town Engineer of Potchefstroom. |
| MAINON | Clovis d'Origny |
He served [whether for Boer of British needs to be determined] during the South African War. |
| MAYER | Ernst Karl Erich |
During the South African War he joined a Boer commando, was captured at Mafeking and sent to St Helena. |
| McCUBBIN | David Aitken |
Attached to the ROYAL ENGINEERS in Cape Town where became an assistant surveyor in the service on the outbreak of the South African War in 1899. He then worked as a quantity surveyor on the staff until 1902. |
| McWILLIAMS | William John |
During the South African War in 1899, he joined, for nine months, the Second Regiment Brabant's Horse and was present at the Siege of Wepener in 1901. |
| MOERDYK | Gerard Leendert Pieter |
As a teenager Moerdyk, his mother and siblings were sent to Standerton Camp at the end of May 1901 where they lived in tents. |
| MOFFAT | John Abraham |
During the South African War, Moffat joined the ROYAL ENGINEERS and helped build hospitals, defence works, blockhouses and refugee camps, spending some time in Kimberley. |
| MURRAY | Charles |
On the outbreak of the South African War he enlisted and served with the Second Railway Pioneer Regiment. |
| NIJENEN | Reiner Willem |
He was member of the Hollander Corp, he was captured at Elandslaagde and sent as a Prisoner of War to St Helena. |
| PARKER | John |
In 1900 and during the South African War had been a Captain in the town guard of Cape Town. |
| PITTS | Henry Davidge |
During the South African War Davidge-Pitts was in charge of a division of military pigeon post under General Settle, and was invalided back to England. |
| PUNTIS | Walter Ernest (Lieut Col) |
Volunteered for service in the South African War. During the war he contracted a fever and was invalided to Netley Hospital in England and discharged from further service. |
| REID | Harry Austin |
He took part in the second South African War as a Captain in the Commander-in-Chief's Bodyguard Regiment attached to Lord Roberts, participating in General French's marches in the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape. |
| RITCHIE | Allan McGregor |
During the South African War he served as an adjutant in the Natal Field Artillery. |
| ROBARTS | William Charles Emery |
On the outbreak of the South African War he served with the Colonial Scouts spending most of the war in and around Estcourt in Natal. |
| RUTGERS | Jan Hendrik |
During the South African War he served in the Hollander Corps under VAN RIJSSE although was not engaged in active battle. After the War swore an oath of allegiance to the crown and so he remained in the public service in Pretoria. |
| SEMMELINK | Hendrik |
Was member of the Heidelberg-Klip River Field Cornetcy. |
| SHANKS | William |
In 1899 he enlisted for service in the South African War and came to South Africa. He joined the Cape Colony forces and was decorated. After the war he remained in South Africa. |
| SINCLAIR | Duncan McDonald |
During the South African War he served with the 1st Battalion Railway Pioneer Regiment for twenty-seven months and was decorated. |
| SNOWBALL | Herbert Henry |
Snowball served in the South African War having arrived in South Africa either before the war or specifically to serve in the war, during which he contracted Bright's disease. After the war he remained in South Africa. |
| STEVENSON | FA |
He seems to have come from Britain to South Africa around the time of the South African War in which he served. After the war he worked as an architect in Johannesburg. |
| TAIT | Henry Makins |
Tait came to Southern Africa during the South African War and served in the BSA Mounted Police in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). |
| THEIJSSEN | Johannes Willem |
In the South African War he served in the Hollander Corps under VAN RIJSSE. He did not see active service. In 1900 he was deported and received severance payment in Brussels. |
| TREEBY | Philip Edward |
During the South African War Treeby served in the Rand Rifles, firmly on the side of the Reformists since he mentioned in his FRIBA nomination papers of 1927 that he had taken part in the Jameson Raid. Legend has it that he was a spy and reputed to have disguised himself as a nurse to escape capture on one occasion. He apparently made his way into Boer forts making drawings of their layouts and selling these to the British for £20, 000 (Lewis 1986), a hardly credible story but apparently, after the war, Treeby received the congratulations of Sir John Ardagh and Sir W Everett on behalf of the British Intelligence and Ordnance Department for his services during the war. |
| VAN DREUMEL | G |
During the South African War he joined the Hollander Corp. |
| VAN RIJSSE | Klaas (jnr) |
During the South African War van Rijsse joined the Hollander Corp and was Lieutenant of the 5th Platoon. |
| WAUGH | Edward Henry |
When the South African War broke he enlisted with the Artillery and returned to South Africa from England where he was studying to serve with the Rand Rifles. |
| WHITE | Everard |
He was first recorded in South Africa as serving in the South African War. After the war he remained in the country. |
| WIJSBEK | Wilhelmus |
Served in the South African War with the Hollander Corps in the Veld Service Unit. It is likely that after the fall of Pretoria and the end of the conventional period of the War in 1901 he was repatriated to the Netherlands. |
| WILLOUGHBY-WILLIAMS | John |
The South African War brought Williams to South Africa. He served in the Life Guards and remained in the country after the war. |
| WILSON | Allen |
In 1888 he joined the Monmouth Artillery and was serving with cavalry and infantry brigades at Aldershot at the outbreak of the South African War. Shortly afterwards he came to South Africa in command of a section of the Royal Irish Mounted Cavalry and remained in South Africa. |
| WYERS | Jan Brink |
During the South African War he served as member of the Hollander Corps for the course of the war. From his papers (Ploeger, 1954: 17) it emerges that on 3 November 1899 he was employed in Garrison Service of the Hollander Corps as a Guard at the Prisoners-of–War camp at Renbaan. On 2 December1899, the Acting. Commandant of the Hollander Corps (G. Westenenk) advises Wijers that he would be assigned to the ‘Klooster’ Section of the Hollander Corps. Shortly before Wijers, as evident from a letter, appears as Acting Commander of the Section under Section Commandant K VAN RIJSSE. |