QSA to the Natal Mounted Rifles (Elandslaagte) - by: Rory

October 20, 2016, 3:56 am

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Medals to Colonial outfits who fought at Elandslaagte are not easy to come by - here is one I have recently acquired to Tpr. D. Scully of the N.M.R. who was at Elandslaagte and then caught up in the Defence of Ladysmith.

The N.M.R. history has it that he was invalided out for the rest of the war which would explain the SA 1901 clasp. I have a QSA to the Durban Light Infantry to an Alexander Scully whom I supect is Scully's brother or cousin.

Regards

Rory

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Individual areas for Imperial and Boer POWs - by: djb

October 20, 2016, 5:03 am

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Just to let you know that I have split these two areas by surname to make the information easier to organise.

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Private Henry G. Rice, 3rd Volunteer Battalion Somerset Light Infantry - by: BereniceUK

October 20, 2016, 12:18 pm

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In St Margaret of Antioch Church, Tintinhull, Somerset.

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eBay link now working again - by: djb

October 21, 2016, 3:49 am

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The ability to include eBay items in posts is now working again

To do this:

1. Copy the item ID number from the eBay page eg 371764616110
2. Within the post in the ABW forum at the point you want to insert the item, click on the eBay symbol near the end of the row of icons above the message entry box (where you type your post)
3. Two markers will be added to the text (ebay)(ebay) but with square brackets not round brackets
4. Paste the item id between the two markers. Ensure the markers are on the same line ie there is no return after the item id
5. Continue with your post as normal
6. When you submit the post, the item picture will be shown and the picture will be linked so that clicking the picture takes you to the items' page.

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Message ordering: swap the newest message in a thread is listed first? - by: djb

October 21, 2016, 4:06 am

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By default, messages in the forum are ordered starting with the oldest message. This means the latest message could be one or several pages away.

In the forum, it is possible to reverse the ordering so that the most recent post is always visible at the top of the list. You can then scroll and page through the older posts in that thread.

I would considering switching the order to newest first and wondered what people thought?

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RAGAMA BOER POW CAMP, CEYLON - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 12:26 am

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BURTS ISLAND, BERMUDA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 12:30 am

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DARRELLS POW CAMP, BERMUDA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 12:45 am

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HAWKINS ISLAND POW CAMP - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 1:00 am

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MORGANS ISLAND POW CAMP - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 1:02 am

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FORT GOVINDGARH, POW CAMP INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 2:20 am

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Fort Govindgarh, was known as “The Hell “ amongst the 1200 Boer Prisoners of War held there. A thick wall varying in height between 21-28 ft enclosed the fort. According to Pieter Kolver it was a multi-walled fort. Entry to the fort was gained through the portcullis, which was later replaced by a heavy iron gate. The POWs sometimes swam in the moat surrounding the fort. The fort itself was in fact much smaller than the one at Ahmednagar.
Source: Elria Wessels

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BHIM TAL POW CAMP, INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 2:39 am

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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.

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DAGSHAI POW CAMP, INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 2:48 am

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The camp at Dagshai was to have been opened for parolees on 27 March 1902 but because of an outbreak of plague in the town of Umballa this was delayed until the 3rd of April when forty-three men arrived from Sialkot and eighty-one from Umballa. On the 16th of the same month a further batch of 205 men arrived from Umballa making a total of 329 for the camp. On 29 August 1902 the first 199 men left Dagshai and on the 25th of October 1902 the remaining 299 POWs were transferred to Umballa and the camp at Dagshai closed.

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SHAHJAHANPUR POW CAMP, INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 2:59 am

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On 19 October 1901 the first prisoners arrived at the camp located some two miles from the station, near some very old ruins crawling with jackals and other unpleasant vermin according to A.P. Burger. The jackals made a pest of themselves in the camp. Many a POW lost a treasured pair of shoes to these four-legged thieves who were not afraid of approaching the tents in broad daylight.
The men were housed in large marquee tents with sides that could open. Each POW received a wooden bed, a mattress, cushions, two sheets, blankets and a chest for their clothes. They also received a knife, fork, and mug on arrival. In April 1902 J.J. Boshoff wrote to his sister that they were on the verge of moving to huts that had thatched roofs. Boshoff expressed the wish in a letter to his sister that the women and children were looked after in the same way that the POWs were. Near the camp there was a river with clean clear fountain water where Pieter Dippenaar bathed twice a week in December 1902. Trees surrounded the camp so that they did not have much of a view.
The Boer camp housed some 1000 POWs under Lieutenant-Colonel M Jacson. Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Campbell, Captains G. Head and P. Hind later replaced him respectively. The camp was only closed on 3 January 1903.

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SIALKOT POW CAMP, INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 3:10 am

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The POW camp was about half a mile from the railway station at Dalawali and some 4,8 km from Sialkot. The inhabitants could see the snow covered peaks of the Hindu Kush in the distance. Parolees were sent to the camp and they had the privilege to move freely in and around the camp in a radius of some eight miles. Captain W.A. Scott was in charge of the 560 POWs.

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TRICHINOPOLY POW CAMP, INDIA - by: Elmarie

October 24, 2016, 3:19 am

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Initially the camp only housed 500 POWs but was later enlarged to house a further 480 men in a camp of some 550 x 300 yards. The camp was officially closed on 10 September 1902. The 437 irreconcilables who were not prepared to sign the oath of allegiance were sent to the camp at Bellary. The last group of POWs, however only left the camp in October 1902.

On 20 October 1902 the POWs handed the following address to Major Ivatt:
Sir,
On your leaving for Secunderabad, allow us, remaining prisoners of war to herewith express our thanks to you as our Officer in Command for the courtesy and just treatment shown to us as well as for your liberal support in encouraging us to pass our long banishment in a useful way. Wishing you in the future all happiness and prosperity.”
Source: Elria Wessels

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