Cory Library and Historical Archives

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• A Commanding Officer and Adjulant converse, Walmer 1892
• African women
• After a lot of work with the blockhouse
• Along the rail
• Army Service Corps postman
  Glass negative : View of an Army Service Corps postman, mounted, 1900.
• Artillery Park of the 85th Battery, just outside Pretoria
• B.P.C. Satara 15.3.02
  During the Anglo-Boer War, Satara (India) was one of the Prisoner-or-War (POW) camps used by the British Forces to imprison for Boers from South Africa. Elria Wessels wrote the following as a caption to the image, on the Facebook group “The Anglo-Boer War (The South African War) – 189 – 1902” (retrieved 19 August 2020). ‘This was a camp for 200 parolees and was situated 128 km south of Poona. They were mostly from Ahmednagar and were moved there in March 1902 after uproar broke out in the camp over the signing of parole. The men willing to sign feared for their life and had to be removed for their own safety. Petrus Joubert and his brothers were amongst the 180 men who finally signed the parole agreement at the station at Poona. They could move freely within a radius of 6 miles from the camp —a highly appreciated privilege especially after fifteen months confined in Ahmednagar. Major C.T. Wayte was in charge of the camp until its closure on 9 August 1902. The men were housed in huts which were slightly better appointed than those at Ahmednagar but they were uncomfortably hot. The camp itself was open i.e. it had no fence surrounding it.’
• Bhim Tal - 1899-1902
  During the Anglo-Boer War, Bhim Tal POW Camp (India) was one of the Prisoner-or-War (POW) camps used by the British Forces to imprison for Boers from South Africa. Elria Wessels wrote the following as a caption to the image, on the Facebook group “Bhim Tal POW Camp: Bhim Tal is the largest lake located in the Kumaon Hills in the Uttaranchal province. The lake is 1701 m by 454 m, making it 265 m longer than Naini Lake. The Boer camp was established at the northern most point of the lake. Situated at a level of 1371.6 m, it is twenty-two km from Nainital. The lake regulates the climate of the area. The weather is very pleasant throughout the year except during winter months. In the summer the temperature alternates between 27.5°C and 11°C and 16°C and 2°C in winter. It rains almost every afternoon and Rev. A Burger recorded that he found the camp under water after a heavy rainstorm on 21 May 1902. The 500 prisoners of war, mostly children, and the aged were housed in tents in a picturesque setting -“absolutely beautiful” according to Burger. He came to the conclusion that even the most beautiful of settings would not ever be satisfying to a POW as it was not the scenery of his beloved fatherland. Major A. de G. Hadow and Captain T.C.B. Holland were in charge. They were assisted by 2nd Lt. B. H. Hall (2nd Yorkshire Regiment); 2nd Lt. L. Lovett Thomas (Royal Engineers), Lt. F. Curtis (2nd Yorkshire Regiment) and Lt. N.E. Swan (2nd Yorkshire Regiment) adjutant and quartermaster. The camp commandant was Lt. C.F. Colquhoun (1st Surrey Regiment) while the section officer was Lt. H.J. Massey (3rd Rifle Brigade). J.F. Ferris acted both as censor and interpreter. The camp finally closed its door on 1 December 1902.”
• Blockhouse under construction
• Boer types - waiting examination for passes to go home - Public Square, Pretoria
• Britain's soldiers reviewed by Lord Roberts in Pretoria
• British field telegrapher sending news of victory at Klip Drift (Feb 12th)
• British Headquarters - Heidelberg
• British prisoners released by the Boers
• Busy scenes on the wharf, Cape Town
• Camp at Slingersfontein
• Celebration of Mafeking Day in Cradock, after the lifting of the Siege of Mafeking on 17 May 1900
  Glass negative : View of the celebration of Mafeking Day in Cradock, after the lifting of the Siege of Mafeking on 17 May 1900. Original holding envelope marked "Taken from G. B.'s roof".
• Cop Millon blockhouse
• Correspondents scrutinizing a hut in the Boer Laager at Klip Drift
• Cronje's men being entrained at Modder River for Cape Town (March 1)
• Crossing a difficult spring - Koppies
• Crossing springs - Koppies
• Dutch Reformed Church Heidelberg
• Ellac Dougall (unverified title)
• Ex President Kruger's church - opposite his residence - Pretoria