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Tag Archives: ABW
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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Charles Edward Parker VC
Charles Edward Haydon Parker (10/03/1870 – 05/12/1918) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Anglo Boer War. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 26 June 1900, Issue: 27205, Page: 3964, reads: “On the occasion of the action … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged ABW, Anglo Boer War, Charles Edward Parker VC, Edmund Phipps-Hornby VC, Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, Isaac Lodge VC, VC, Victoria Cross
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Bethulie Concentration Camp Memorials
The images in this post are courtesy of Clive Jackson and are used with permission. The concentration camp in Bethulie does not have a good reputation as can be read in British Concentration Camps of the South African War, and … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Cemetery, Concentration camps, Heritage, South Africa
Tagged ABW, Bethulie, Boer War, Cemetery, Concentration Camp, Gariep Dam, Kamp Kerkhof, Louw Wepener
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Thomas Joseph Crean VC, DSO
Thomas Joseph Crean (19/04/1873 – 25/03/1923) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Anglo Boer War in 1901. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 11 February 1902, Issue: 27405, Page: 843, reads: “1st Imperial Light Horse. Surgeon Captain Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Cemetery, Heritage, London Memorials, Military, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross
Tagged ABW, Boer War, Kensal Green, London, St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Thomas Joseph Crean VC, Victoria Cross
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The Jameson Raid Surrender Memorial: Doornkop
There are a number of memorials associated with the ill fated Jameson Raid of 1896, and I have decided to split them as opposed to keeping them all together like they were before. My knowledge of these events is small, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Jameson Raid, Johannesburg, South Africa, Uncategorized, West Rand
Tagged ABW, Adcock Street, Boer War, Doornkop, Jameson Raid, Memorial, Surrender Memorial, Vlakfontein
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The Paardekraal Monument in Krugersdorp
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Posted in Boer War, Heritage, South Africa, West Rand
Tagged ABW, Annex, Boer War, Krugersdorp, Mogale City, Paardekraal, Paardekraal Monument
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