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Lieutenant Henry Harboard (Harry) 'The Breaker' Morant
His enlistment ended after 12 months, for which he received good reports and the offer of a commission. Instead, however, he went to England where he became engaged and befriended a fellow veteran of the war in , Captain Percy Hunt. The two men returned to in March 1901 and were commissioned into a British irregular unit, the Bushveldt Carbineers. Morant served with distinction on his first posting in the area south-east of Pietersburg. The Carbineers, based at Fort Edward in the Spelonken district, however, had already acquired a reputation for shooting prisoners, looting and insubordination. When their commander was recalled, Percy Hunt was posted to Fort Edward, joined later by Morant. In August 1901 Hunt was wounded on patrol and his body was later found stripped and mutilated. Morant, now in command, led a revenge patrol that resulted in his ordering a prisoner to be shot. He later ordered a separate group of prisoners be executed. These killings were followed by the shooting of a German missionary who had spoken to the doomed prisoners. Shortly after that, Morant, Lieutenant Peter Handcock and others shot another group of Boer prisoners. Morant, Handcock and other officers were arrested on 22 October and, in January, were court martialed for the killings. On one occasion, while the trial was taking place, the accused helped fend off a Boer attack on Pietersburg. Acquitted for murdering the German missionary (it later emerged that Handcock did kill him at Morant's instigation), Morant was convicted on all other charges and sentenced to be shot along with Handcock. The sentence was carried out on 27 February 1902.
Breaker Morant
Harry "Breaker" Harbord Morant, probably born Edwin Henry Murrant, was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, bush poet and military officer, best known for his conviction and execution for murder during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
Born = 9 December 1864, Bridgwater, United Kingdom
Died = 27 February 1902, Pretoria
Spouse = Daisy Bates (m. 18841902)
Years of service = 1899 1902
Nicknames = The Breaker, Harry
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