Chris Boonzaier
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All in the family
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Saddled up...
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I really like this shot.... a Boer commando moblises at the outbreak of the war....
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Superb.... what does one like that set a guy back ???? And P.S. a few microscopic rust spots there !!!!! Break out the WD40 !!!
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Flying in formation eh? Nice shot!
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So... you forsaking us for 2 days WAS in fact with good reason. paulR had told me it was to meet up with a woman called "leather vixen" that you had met on a beanie baby collectors forum......
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I love this pic... some are armed to the teeth... some with cups of coffee... Seems even in those days there were Rambos and Cuppatea soldiers
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Could it be to sterilise medical instruments?
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The photos are all large format, reduced for posting.
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General Bothas Staff. I have the medals to one of the men on the photo (Capt. H.S. Pretorius)... I just dont know which one he is....
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Orange Free State Commando
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Members of a Commando, Bibles in hand...
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Here is another of DeWet and his staff...
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This pic has been used on countless postcards...
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An original print of one of the most famous pics of the war. General Dewet with a refurbished Mauser...
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Some time ago I bought a couple of original Boer war phot albums. Really superb quality period prints, some phots are famous, others not so... I hope you enjoy them. I will post them bit by bit....
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Here left and right are the first TRUE South African medals ;-)
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Hi, a lot is relative. I see lots of EK2s, KVKs etc. etc. But so far this is the first one of these I have conciously seen. Realistically speaking... how many commemoratives can one regt have given out, compared to an official state medal?
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Nice, I like the quality of the gold one a lot !!
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There was a scandal, rumours of him and a male friend.
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I heard he was seen partying with Jim Morrison
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Now is google time lads......
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Indeed. I thought noone was going to even read that post, nevermind answer it :-)
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Sabadgeman South African Homeland Forces Collection
Chris Boonzaier replied to sabadgeman's topic in Africa
A interesting selection of badges, must have beena challenge to find them ! -
Very possibly a craftsman. There are apparently articles written about POW crafts from Fort Napier 1915-18, but I have not managed to find them. best Chris
