by Hennie Heymans | Dec 8, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Major-General Andrew Wauchope, Matjiesfontein Memorial, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Matjiesfontein and General Andrew Wauchope Abstract Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railway man, James Douglas Logan. The village established itself as a Victorian health spa and is now well known for its splendid historical...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 9, 2025 | Local South African Police Forces, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police (Colony), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Historic photo dated 1884 taken of Officers attached to the Natal Mounted Police 1884 OFFICERS NATAL MOUNTED POLICE Colouring by Jennifer Bosch Around this time, Durban became a thronging hub, and Pietermaritzburg, the terminus of the Natal railway at the time, served...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2025 | Basutoland Mounted Police (Colonial), Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Historic Photographs of the Basutoland Mounted Police on Patrol BASUTOLAND MOUNTED POLICE Lance Siedle, Jennifer Bosch & Steve Seargent Queen’s Crown King’s Crown Comments by Hennie Heymans My thanks to Lance Siedle, Jennifer Bosch, Steve Seargent...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2025 | Cape Mounted Police, Cape Mounted Police Signallers, Local South African Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Cape Mounted Police Signallers CAPE MOUNTED POLICE Jennifer Bosch Jennifer Bosch found an old historic photo of Cape Mounted Police Signallers and improved the photo which she is now sharing with...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 7, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (Zarp)
Remembering the Foreign Volunteers REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS – 4 Jennifer Bosch President Kruger’s Jew: Jacob Arnhold The boy was just fourteen when he first donned a cadet’s uniform in Potsdam. Jacob Arnhold, born in Leipzig in 1871, had already known...
