Ermelo, South Africa, c. 1901. Boer prisoners in a prisoner of war compound near Ermelo during ...

Accession Number P02307.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copyright

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Description

Ermelo, South Africa, c. 1901. Boer prisoners in a prisoner of war compound near Ermelo during the South African (Boer) War. The prisoners are in a barbed wire enclosure. Their sleeping quarters have ends made from sods of earth with canvas or corrugated iron roofs, with one larger structure being made completely from corrugated iron.

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