Africans attached to the New Zealand Sixth Contingent, circa 1901. All the contingents employed Africans, often young men and boys, to do manual work around camp. Others were highly skilled scouts. Working for the British was dangerous – if captured by the Boers, African scouts faced instant execution.
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South African 'Boer' War
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RELATED TO AFRICAN SCOUTS
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12 April 1902
Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
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28 September 1899
NZ answers Empire's call to arms in South Africa
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28 January 1901
Hardham wins VC in South Africa
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9 December 1899
NZ troops fire first shots during South African War
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24 February 1902
End of the battle of Langverwacht Hill
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