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Lord Chelmsford Said .Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line
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Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Helpmakaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:44 am
Barry some time back you asked about locating the 'fort'. There has been a few veld fires in the area and these ditches have come to light, its a serious possibility looking at the angles. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Graveyard just to the right. The 'fort' area [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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90th
Posts : 10088 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Helpmekaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:56 am
I'll be going there in early april with Paul Naish , he'll know the location of the Fort . In the top pic is that the Cemetery in the background ? . 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Helpmakaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:07 am
Yes top right, I went into the field just to get a different view of the grave yard. Since the fires most of the surrounding trees are gone, then just happened to spot this oblong close by. Interesting if nothing else.
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Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Helpmakaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:11 am
This is the cemetery area these days, most of the vegetation is down. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
90th
Posts : 10088 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Helpmekaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:45 am
When I was there in 2014 it was basically surrounded by trees and shrubbery , it was like an Oasis in the middle of the bush , I can see the area far better now than then . Thanks for the heads up , will certainly be going there . 90th
90th
Posts : 10088 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Helpmekaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:13 am
forgot to mention Frank what an excellent pic the last one , it shows the barreness to some extent , as it would've been when it was windswept back in 1879 . 90th
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7507 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Helpmakaar revisited Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:03 pm
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