October 1899
Boer War Service Begins
Enters active campaigning despite having opposed the war.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Natal in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Enters active campaigning despite having opposed the war.
Joins the Vryheid commando when war begins.
Provenance
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