From Swaziland to the Somme: Petrus Jacobus Koster and the First World War – René Geyer, in Nongqai Vol.17 No.7

by | Jul 15, 2026 | 1st South African Infantry Brigade, Battle of the Somme, Delville Wood, First World War, SA Military History, South African Overseas Expeditionary Force

FROM SWAZILAND TO THE SOMME: PETRUS JACOBUS KOSTER AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR René Geyer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-7284 Abstract This article reconstructs the First World War service of Private Petrus Jacobus (Piet) Koster, my great-grandfather, and places his...