Street scene from Jacobs Siding concentration camp near Merebank in Natal, circa 1902.
‘Concentration camps’ were established in South Africa to house Boer families displaced by Britain's scorched-earth policies. The camps were poorly conceived and ill-equipped to deal with the large numbers of detainees. Read more about concentration camps in South Africa.
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South African 'Boer' War
NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
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RELATED TO JACOBS SIDING CONCENTRATION CAMP
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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