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“This lovely cemetery contains most of the British soldiers that were killed in the Battle of Wagon Hill.
The British Cemetery is near the bottom of the Hill on the Ladysmith side and has to be accessed from the road to the airport and motel off the road into Ladysmith just near the intersection with the R103”
Total Views: 2403 Daily Views: 001 | 6th Jan 1900 Around 2h45 on the 6th January 1900 the Heidelberg Kommando stormed the eastern end of the Platrand known as Caesar’s Camp which was defended by the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment and the Kings Royal Rifles….
07 | 6th Jan 1900 “The largest of the forts built along the Platrand, Manchester Fort is about midway along the hill and the burgher monument has been built alongside. Built by F and H Companies of the 1st Battalion…
02 | 6th Jan 1900 This monument is in memory of the men who were killed in the action here on 6th January 1900. Nearby are their mass graves.
05 | 6th Jan 1900 This monument is in memory of the men who were killed in the action here on 6th January 1900. Nearby are their mass graves.
06 | In the middle of the Platrand overlooking Ladysmith is the Burgher Memorial. Unveiled in 1979 in honour of 781 Burghers who died during battles in Natal during the Anglo Boer War. The group of massive hands, six reaching…
03 | 6th Jan 1900 Mass graves of men who were killed in the action here on 6th January 1900.
