At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young Canadian men. And for the nation it was an opportunity to show the world ...

History might have forgotten Private Frank Leighton Sinclair had ... in NSW's Kangaroo Valley on March 17, 1900, during the Boer War. "Two men accidentally shot themselves, and one has since ...

Britain only had a small, though well-trained regular army. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war ...

The Second Boer War began in 1899 in the south of Africa. It was fought between the two Boer Republics and the British Empire. The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to ...