Boer Collection

Map /s Africa / Boer C1898
SOUTH AFRICA on the eve of the Boer War

Churchill captured during the Boer War
Winston Churchill as a prisoner of war after being captured during the Boer War while working as a correspondent for the Morning Post

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) shown in the late 1860s with a pet dog. Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

General Sir Redvers Buller, 1900
Illustration showing General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC (1839-1908), the British military commander, on horseback during the Boer War, 1900

Boer War: Tweebosch
TWEEBOSCH De la Reys Boers inflict a crushing defeat on Methuens force, wounding and capturing the general and scoring a major tactical victory

Boer War; Colenso
BATTLE OF COLENSO Buller fails to dislodge the Boers from their positions and has to retire, abandoning ten guns

Sable Fern, music hall singer and dancer
Sable Fern, music hall singer, dancer and actor, seen here in Boer War uniform. late 19th century

Victory steam engine on the Henley-on-Thames Bridge
The story is that the steam engine is off to join the troops in the Boer War Date: early 1900s

Boer soldiers firing, Second Boer War, South Africa
Boer soldiers firing at British soldiers during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. Date: circa 1900

General Sir Frederick Poole, British army officer, WW1
Major General Sir Frederick Cuthbert Poole (1869-1936), British army officer. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1889, and served in the Second Boer War and the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1918

Lord Brooke, later 6th Earl of Warwick
Lord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 1882-1928) who married Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster

Princess Helena with Prince Christian Victor
Princess Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923) with her eldest child, Prince Christian Victor, born at Windsor on 14 April 1867

Boer War Memorial unveiling, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Commemorative photograph of the unveiling of the Boer War Memorial at St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

The Battle of Majuba Hill
The Transvaal War: the Battle of Majuba Hill. Majuba Hill was the main battle of the First Boer War, and one which the British resoundingly lost

Heliograph used by British army in Africa
Heliograph used in the British army in Africa, probably during the Boer War (1899-1902). The heliograph is a wireless telegraph that signals by flashes of sunlight (generally using Morse code)

Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal as an Ogre
O!. Stephanus Johannes Paulus ( Paul ) Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (Transvaal) (1825-1905) - as an Ogre causing nightmares for various British Politicians of the day

Boer Prisoners of War landing at Bermuda
Boer Prisoners of War landing at the British Naval base on the Island of Bermuda in the Western Atlantic. During the last phase of the Boer War (1901-1902)

Main Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
19th century vintage photograph: Main Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Days of the Week by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall to the traditional rhyme attributing different characteristics depending on what days of the week a person is born

Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace
Boer War, group photo, first attempt (unsuccessful) to arrive at peace, at Middelburg in March 1901. Back row (left to right): Colonel Henderson, Van Velden, Major Watson, H Fraser, Colonel Hamilton

Group photo, Boer War soldiers, with boy bugler
Group photo of Boer War soldiers, including Bugler John Francis Dunne (the boy seated on the ground, right), who saw action at the Battle of Colenso (December 1899) with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Soldiers in mess hall of army barracks, South Africa. Date: circa 1900

Sir Alfred Milner and staff, Cape Town, South Africa
Group photo, Sir Alfred Milner (British colonial administrator) and staff, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: 1900

Pretoria, South Africa, Burials of President Kruger & family
Pretoria, South Africa - The Burial site of President Kruger and his family. Date: circa 1906

Lord Kitchener Victorian period

Military heroes of the Boer War

Heroes of the Boer War early 1900s

Sir George Stuart White VC Victorian period

Africa Boers Outspanning pre-1900

Royal Navy HMS Powerful and HMS Terrible in Simons Bay, Africa, Boer War

Simon's Bay South Africa HMS Powerful and Terrible during the Boer War

Officer of the 16th Lancers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeant and Private of the Dublin Fusiliers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Private and Corporal of the Gordon Highlanders - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

General and Staff, Maj F. S. Maude, Maj Hon A. H. Hamilton
General and Staff, Maj F.S.Maude, Maj Hon A.H. Hamilton, Lord Methuen Col Mackinnon, Capt C.F. Vandeleur - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Officer of the 9th Lancers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeant-Major of the New South Wales Lancers - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

South African Light Horse Trooper Brabant's And
South, African, Light, Horse, Trooper, Brabant's, and, Duke, of, Edinburgh's, Volunteer, Rifles, Dispatch, Rider, Boer, War, Military, print, photo, J, E, Bruton, Cape, Town, , 13974383

Private, Drummers, Piper and Bugler, The Black Watch - Boer War Military print, photo by Knight, Aldershot

Household Cavalry, Captain, 2nd Life Guards - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeant of the King's Royal Rifles - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeant-Major of the 2nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Officers of the Seaforth Highlanders - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeants of the Royal Horse Artillery with a 12-Pounder Gun - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Lieutenant, Captain and Adjutant, the Royal Lancasters - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Sergeant-Major, Imperial Light Horse - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Corporal and Sergeant, Mounted Infantry - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Army Service Corps - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

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