The Boer Offensive (Boer War, 11 October 1899 to 30 December 1899)

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The Boer Offensive - 1899

War was declared on 11 October 1899 with a Boer offensive into the British-held Natal and Cape Colony areas. The Boers had no problems with mobilisation, since the fiercely independent Boers had no regular army units, apart from the Staatsartillerie (Afrikaans for 'States Artillery') of both republics. As with the First Boer War, since the Boers were civilian militia, each man wore what he wished, usually his everyday dark-grey, light-grey, neutral-coloured, or earthtone khaki farming clothes—often a jacket, trousers and slouch hat. Only the members of the Staatsartillerie wore light green uniforms.

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from campaign

MATHEWS, Francis George

Service number 96
Private
1st South Australian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 11 Aug 1881

RUNDLE, William John Scott

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant
Unspecified British Units
British Forces (All Conflicts)
Born 26 Mar 1876

KLAFFER, Theodore Johannes Julius

Service number 10
Corporal
1st South Australian Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 23 Feb 1875

TREATT, Graham Voller Dalhousie

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant
3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 16 Feb 1877

ROWELL, Frank Milton

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Light Horse Regiment
AIF WW1
Born 5 Apr 1876

HOWLAND, Frederick Henry John

Service number OFFICER
Colonel
Sea Transport Staff
AIF WW1
Born 1863

LEE, George Leonard

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant General
Born 25 Jun 1860

WALTER, Charles Richard Daglish

Service number 553
Trooper
6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 5 Apr 1878

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