3. Memorial Plaque - Battle of Langverwacht 23 Feb 1902
On the farm, 'Langverwacht', some thirty kilometres south of Vrede, stands the ruined monument to the 23 men of the 7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles who were killed nearby on the night of 23 February 1902. They had been part of a British column engaged in sweeping the area so as to flush out the Boer commandos operating in that region. Their quarry had been Boer General Christiaan de Wet, who had eluded capture for more than two years. He was not to be captured on this night either as his commandos punched a hole in the British line and disappeared into the night.
Source: http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol136rs.html
Lt. DICKINSON H.L. -1902
Lt. FORSYTHE W.C. -1902
F. Sgt. TURNER O.H. -1902
Sgt. NOONAN A.R. -1902
Cpl. FIRTH A. -1902
Cpl. RUSSELL A.H. -1902
L/Cpl. ANDERSON D. -1902
L/Cpl. NATION P. -1902
L/Cpl. ROODICK W. -1902
Far. RETTER L.C. -1902
Pte. ASHMORE J.W. -1902
Pte. BRUCE D. -1902
Pte. COUNIHAN J. -1902
Pte. DUNLOP W. -1902
Pte. FINCH H. -1902
Pte. FLETCHER P. -1902
Pte. MCLEAN A. -1902
Pte. MCLOW T. -1902
Pte. MONIHAN W.C. -1902
Pte. SCOTT A. -1902
Pte. STEVENSON W. -1902
Pte. TIMMS H.E. -1902
Pte. WHITNEY A.J. -1902
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