Gauteng, CULLINAN district, Rural (farm cemeteries) / Gauteng, CULLINAN district, Donkerhoek, Diamond Hill, Military Cemetery / (29 of 38 images)
Cemetery information:- The Battle of Diamond Hill or Donkerhoek took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 between 14000 English troops and 4000 Boer fighters. Three Boer fighters and 19 English troops died. In 1960 and 1963, many troops and fighters from remote cemeteries were reburied at the Diamond Hill Garden of Remembrance Ref: City of Tshwane. http://www.tshwane.gov.za/interest.cfm
Hetta Scholtz skryf: Dat die begraafplaas bestaan uit verskillende dele:- * 'n Naald op die heuwel : die was toegespan met doringdraad, kon nie naby kom nie * Diamond Hill - Engelse naam vir die slag * Donkerhoek - Afrikaanse naam vir die slag * Renosterkop - ook soontoe geskuif * Lapa met memorials - blykbaar deur die Australiese regering opgerig. Hulle hou 1x per jaar 'n byeenkoms daar.
eGGSA captions by Alta Griffiths, Willemine J. Lieuwes & Riana le Roux.
The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery Cemetery ID: 1853 Information submitted by: Peter and Beverley Moss Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 2130 GPS: -25 48.366, 28 29.395
NIXON J.W. -1900
contributed by: Hetta Scholtz
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