Free State, VENTERSBURG district, Perseverance 67, British military grave

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Free State, VENTERSBURG district, Perseverance 67, British military grave

Cemetery information:-
After doing a bit of research, it was found that these soldiers were killed on the farm Spytfontein, about 8 km south of where they were buried. The area is/was called Doringberg (Doornberg), close to the Aldam Dam and that is what their place of death is recorded as on the official documents. Spytfontein was also the farm of Olaf Bergh, a controversial "joiner" who led a commando, during the Anglo Boer War. We have the coordinates of the farm, but not the graves. The owner says the graves are on the North Eastern boundary of the farm.

Album complete.

eGGSA captions by: James Anderson

The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the cemetery location.
Cemetery ID: 6733

Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:-
GPSID: 8075
GPS of farm: -28 12.532, 27 14.673

Date: 12 Jul 2019

Contributed by: eGGSA

Size: 1 item

HOBSON W. -1902 :: MOSS W. -1902 :: TOBIN J. -1902 :: TRANTER J. -1902 :: SAUNDERS W. -1902

Soldiers of Worcestershire Regiment killed in action at Spytfontein.

Date: 12 Jul 2019

Contributed by: Grant Little

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