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A hut at Diyatalawa |
Diyatalawa camp |
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Camp currency |
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When St Helena filled up, Ceylon was chosen as a destination. A
large camp was set up at the hill station at Diyatalawa. The hill
station proved to be good for the health of the incarcerated.
In India the Boers were given more food that was contained in a soldier's
rations. They enjoyed more meat, potatoes, green vegetables and rice.
Jam, condensed milk and soap were also issued.
The conditions did not stop escape attempts. Five prisoners were
boarded a Russian steamer in Colombo harbour. They made their way to
the Crimea and from there to St Petersburg where the locals, sympathetic to
the Boer cause, celebrated their escape. The men visited Kruger in
Holland and made their way back to South Africa to rejoing their comrades.
