by Hennie Heymans | Jul 8, 2026 | 1906 Bambatha Rebellion (Medal), 1906 Bambatha Rebellion (Natal), History of the Natal (Mounted) Police, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Police (Colony), SA Military History, SA Mounted Rifles / SA Berede Skutters, SA Police Medals, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Medals, South African Mounted Rifles (SAMR), Union Defence Force, Union Defence Force (1912)
Nongqai Vol 17 No 7 – SAP Long Service Medal ABSTRACT This article explores the long and distinguished policing and military career of Grade 1 Head Constable Charles Detmold Robbins, a Natal Policeman who later served in the 2nd South African Mounted Rifles (SAMR) and...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 22, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Detective work - Cape Colony, Divisional Police (Cape Colony), Grahamstown Town Guard, Local South African Police Forces, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Urban Police (Cape Colony)
Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 – John William Reynolds ABSTRACT This document presents a biographical account of John William Reynolds, a 19th-century law enforcement officer and soldier from Grahamstown in the Cape Colony. Born in 1856, Reynolds served in the Divisional...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 19, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, British South Africa Police (BSAP), Cape Mounted Police, Mafeking, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ABW: Mafeking – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 8 – BESEIGED FOR SEVEN MONTHS THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING By JennyB Abstract This article provides a concise historical overview of the Siege of Mafeking (October 1899 – May 1900), one of the most iconic episodes of the Second...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 22, 2026 | 1896 Jameson Inval, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Whispers of War – Nongqai Vol 17 No 4 WHISPERS OF WAR – 2: THE EXODUS Jennifer Bosch ABSTRACT This article examines the political tension and population movements that followed the failed Jameson Raid of 1895–1896, focusing on the mass departure of British subjects...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 12, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Armoured & Ambulance Trains, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Photo album – Railways ABW (1) RAILWAYS DURING THE ANGLO BOER WAR Hennie Heymans Flag of the Orange Free State https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SouthernAfricaRailwayMap_1901.png Introduction During the Anglo-Boer War the railways were of critical...
