Interesting Reads

By Pat Rundgren. It’s often a small, simple enquiry that sets off a train of thought that ends up as major research into a hitherto unexplored aspect of the battle of Rorke’s Drifta and the village of Helpmekaar. On Friday...

Born on 26 April 1840 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland, Dugald MacPhail arrived in Natal in 1864. He lived the life of an adventurous bachelor in Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, the Orange Free State and on the Kimberley diamond diggings. In 1870 he...

Queen Victoria wanted a special award to be created for the distinguished service by female nursing sisters in South Africa. The Royal Red Cross was introduced to Military Nursing by Queen Victoria on 27 April 1883. It is awarded to...