WMBR id 394. POW number 581
Cemetery/Locality set 22 Aug 2026: all Boer POWs who died on St Helena (1900-1902) were buried at the purpose-built Baptist cemetery at Knollcombes, Longwood (sainthelenaisland.info; St Helena National Trust Education Pack 4.3). Individual grave number not set — the two 1913/1902 monument obelisks index names to grave numbers but no digitised list could be found (checked WMBR, Find a Grave cemetery 2381789, graves-at-eggsa.org). | eGGSA Knollcombes monument transcription 22 Aug 2026 (grave 1): age not legible in photo.
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Prisoner of War" (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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Saint Helena Island Info
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Identifies Knollcombes (Baptist cemetery, Longwood) as the burial site for all Boer POWs who died on St Helena.
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eGGSA Graves - Worldwide
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eGGSA Graves - Worldwide, Saint Helena, Burgher Concentration Camp Cemetery, panel 1 (grave 1). Photo: Margaret Gundry; caption: Dal Good & Wilna Eygelaar.
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