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Gillings, While They Kept The Flag Flying: Field Cornet Sarel Oosthuizen was promoted combat general by Gen. Lucas Meyer on 24 February 1900 over Krugersdorp and Rustenburg elements during the Hart’s Hill fighting (Thukela Heights). He survived that battle; ROH DateDeath is 14 August 1900 at Zanddrift, Pretoria.
Gillings, Ken. While They Kept The Flag Flying: The Relief of Ladysmith — The Battle of the Thukela Heights, 12th to 28th February 1900. 2nd ed. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2012 (ISBN 978-1-920315-80-1).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Krugersdorp" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
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Gillings — While They Kept The Flag Flying (Thukela Heights)
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Field Cornet / combat general Sarel Oosthuizen at Hart’s Hill sector, 24 Feb 1900 (survived; died later)
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