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Hi Littlehand .
I've never seen this before , hopefully Graves1879 may be able to enlighten us !. If anyone can he will .
cheers 90th.

Posts : 75 Join date : 2010-09-06 Location : Tenterden

Hi

Could this be Mount Alice looking across to Conical Hill and Spioenkop

- Boer War?

David

I think I could with reasonable confidence bet money on it being Spearmans Hill looking over to Spionkop.

Regards

i beleive thats where redvers bullers HQ was during the battle of spion kop

Posts : 3178 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi All

It is Memorials and graves at General Sir Redvers Buller's observation post on Mount Alice.

The Flat grave is of Robert C. Buchanan Riddell, Lt. Col.: 3rd. King's Royal Rifles, Jan. 24. 1900.

Thanks for replies Idea

Just for information.

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"Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Riddell. King's Royal Rifle Corps was killed at Spion Kop 24th January 1900. & another brother Rev Charles died in Zanzibar 11 June 1886 MOD refer Marble Cross marks grave at Pietermaritzburg Name on list in All Saint's Church, "

Hallo

The mountain is definitely Spioenkop. I lived near Ladysmith before and have seen it numerous times from all sides. I even flew over the moutain in a small aircraft once. It was rather interesting to see the extent of the trenches from up there. One can't get such a good overview when earthbound.

The direction of the view on the photograph would be more or less from Mount Alice, although I haven't been on this exact spot yet.