The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south of Africa ... great difficulty in finding fit young men to recruit as soldiers. Before men could join the army, they had to pass a medical inspection.
James Unkles said the council's decision not to honour the Boer War soldier on the memorial in Adelaide's CBD had the same "ring to it" as the kind of justice that was administered 122 years ago ...
As far back as the Second Boer War of 1899-1902, soldiers modified their pocket watches with wire lugs soldered to the case and attached to primitive leather wrist straps. In converting the pocket ...