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Category Archives: South Africa
Rand Revolt Casualty List
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Posted in East Rand, Heritage, Johannesburg, Rand Revolt, South Africa
Tagged ANZAC, Braamfontein Cemetery, Brixton, Fordsburg, Johannesburg, March 1922, Miners Strike, Rand Revolt, Transvaal Scottish
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Durban High School War Memorial
The images of the Durban High School War Memorial are courtesy of Shelly Baker. It may be found at GE co-ordinates -29.844204°, 30.997675°. The school has existed since 1866 and recently celebrated it’s 150th anniversary. Sadly the Roll of Honour … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, Korean War, Military, Natal, School Memorials, South Africa, Victoria Cross, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Durban High School, Edwin Swales VC. RAF, Korean War, Roll of Honour, War memorial, World War
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Harry Norton Schofield VC
Harry Norton Schofield (29/01/1865 – 10/10/1931) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions while serving as a captain in the Royal Artillery (Royal Field Artillery), during the Second Boer War on 15 December 1899, at the Battle of Colenso. The Citation, … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Battle of Colenso, Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC, George Nurse VC, Harry Norton Schofield VC, Walter Norris Congreve VC
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George Nurse VC
George Nurse (04/04/1873 – 25/11/1945) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions while serving as a corporal in the 66th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, during the Anglo Boer War at the Battle of Colenso. The Citation that was recorded in the London … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged Battle of Colenso, Boer War, Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC, George Nurse VC, Natal, William Congreve VC
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Edgar Thomas Inkson VC, DSO
Edgar Thomas Inkson (05/04/1872 – 19/02/1947) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Boer War while serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 24 February 1900, at … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged Brookwood Cemetery, Colenso, Edgar Thomas Inkson VC, RAMC, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Victoria Cross
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Arthur Martin-Leake VC*
Arthur Martin-Leake (04/04/1874 – 22/06/1953) is one of three men who were awarded the Victoria Cross twice. While attached to the 5th Field Ambulance during the Second Boer War on 8 February 1902, he was awarded his first VC for his … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Arthur Martin-Leake VC, First World War, Royal Army Medical Corps, Victoria Cross, Vlakfontein, Western Front
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts VC.
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, (30/09/1832 – 14/11/1914) Was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions for actions on 2 January 1858 at Khudagan during the Indian Rebellion. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 24 December 1858, Issue: 22212, Page: 5516, reads: “Bengal Artillery, Lieutenant Frederick … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Indian Mutiny, London Memorials, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged Boer War, Colenso, Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Horse Guards, Indian Mutiny, Lord Roberts
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John Norwood VC
John Norwood (08/09/1876 – 08/09/1914) was serving as a second lieutenant in the 5th Dragoon Guards during the Second Boer War when his actions resulted in him being awarded the Victoria Cross. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Natal, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged ABW, Anglo Boer War, Battle of the Marne, Boer War, John Norwood VC, Ladysmith, Sablonnieres, Sablonnieres Communal Cemetery
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Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, CSI, DSO
Francis Aylmer Maxwell (07/09/1871 – 21/09/1917) Was awarded the Victoria Cross while attached to Roberts’s Light Horse during the Second Boer War On 31 March 1900 at Sanna’s Post (aka Korn Spruit), South Africa. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 8 … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Charles Parker VC, Edmund Phipps-Hornby VC, Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, Horace Glasock VC, Isaac Lodge VC, Sanna's Pos, Victoria Cross, Ypres, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
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Alexander Fraser Campbell GC
Alexander Fraser “Sandy” Campbell (02/05/1898 – 18/10/1940) was awarded the George Cross for his actions on 17 October 1940 in Coventry. “He was 42 years old and serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers when he and Sergeant Michael Gibson … Continue reading
Posted in George Cross, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, World War 2
Tagged Alexander Fraser "Sandy" Campbell GC, Bomb Disposal, Coventry, GC, George Cross, Royal Engineers, World War 2
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