George Bradford was the first New Zealand soldier to die in an overseas conflict. Badly wounded and taken prisoner during a skirmish at Jasfontein farm in northern Cape Colony on 18 December 1899, he died in a Boer hospital 10 days later.
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South African 'Boer' War
NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
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RELATED TO GEORGE BRADFORD
Events
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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
Biographies
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Henry Coutts
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George Bradford
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Lily Rees
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Walter Callaway
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Wilhelmina Bain
Articles
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NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
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South African War memorials
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South African 'Boer' War
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