At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young ...

Journey back in time to a different age when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies were great in number The Boer War 18991902 was a turning point in British military history and ...

The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south of Africa ... It was discovered, through these medical inspections, that one third of volunteers was unfit for military service.

during the Boer War. "Two men accidentally shot themselves, and one has since died. It is a terrible sight to see men and horses lying dead all around," he wrote. Mr Sinclair wrote of walking ...