Boer Prisoner of War Memorials Ruperts
In 1913 the South African Government sent two obelisks to be erected at the cemetery. They represent the two main groups of the Boer population, that of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic and each is engraved with the names and ages of their soldiers.
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- Text: Sharky Ward
- Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward
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