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Third Contingent Rough Riders

Members of New Zealand's Third Contingent in South Africa, 1900.

Together with the Fourth New Zealand Contingent, the Third were known as the ‘Rough Riders’ due to their numbers consisting of citizens who were naturally good marksmen and riders as opposed to trained Volunteers.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-068589-F
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a,j,green
23 Jul 2013

I had an uncle who was a rough rider he joined up for the 2 boer war, he jumped ship in Cape Town and joined up this unit his name was Gustave Nielson we have his medal and his spurs have you any history, I now know that it was a nz unit? It's a bit puzzling

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