Anglo Boer Prisoners of War on the Island of St. Helena Medal (RARE)

Anglo Boer Prisoners of War on the Island of St. Helena Medal (RARE)

Laidlaw: 0209 cataloguing at R10 700.00

Weight 32 grams. Superb condition.

During the Anglo-Boer War the British decided, for logistical and security reasons, to intern Boer prisoners of war in camps overseas. These were located in Ceylon, Bermuda, India and St Helena.

According to Laidlaw “The camps on St. Helena opened with the arrival of the American ship SS Milwaukee on 11 April 1900 with 514 prisoners on board including General Piet Cronje, Mrs Cronje and his military staff. This was the first batch of some 5000 prisoners who were eventually housed in two specially constructed camps named Broadbottom and Deadwood.It is known that the medal was produced by J.L. Lefranc, because the Transvaal Museum has an example that was presented to President Kruger by M. Raoul Martin, a Frenchman fighting for the Boers who was imprisoned at the Deadwood camp. In an attached note he records that the medal was fashioned by M. J.L. Lefranc, an ex-lieutenant of the French Cavalry, also held in St Helena”

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