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If you search the Anglo Boer War museum records for deaths on 21/01/1902 there is only one.
Burger Deaths
Displaying 1 results for '21/01/1902'
Ref ID Surname Name Commando Battle Full details (click icon)
2981 STEYN Cornelis Janse Heilbron near Verkykerskop

Drilling down into the record:
Burger Deaths
Surname STEYN
Name Cornelis Janse
Age 21
Address Frankfort dist
Commando Heilbron
Battle near Verkykerskop
Buried Frankfort from Moselli, Tweeling
Ref ID 2981

Using this information you can link it to this Geni profile:
www.geni.com/people/Cornelis-Janse-Steyn.../6000000008905939864

Tombstone reads: "In memory of Cornelis Janse Steyn born 25 August 1880. Caught by the British Troops on 20 and innocently shot dead on 21 January 1902. Loyal until death. Erected by his parents and female friend."

I have submitted this info to NZ museum for consideration.

Here is another thread.......

www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/2...cois-van-wijk-a-pass

M.

In early 1901 a booklet was prepared and issued as guidance for Officers Commanding Columns and Posts in the O.R.C. This included a circular, dated 30 September 1900, regarding the treatment of Boer prisoners captured wearing British uniform.





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In this famous photo of Smuts and Martiz several Boers use British kit: hats (reversed so the flap is up on the right, German style), Sam Brown belts, gaiters, bandoliers and rifles. Two men ignore Roberts' proclamation entirely: front row 2nd from right and middle row on the right.

Rob,
This annotated photograph, showing one of the men in your picture, indicates that his name was Roberts. Perhaps he felt this gave him the freedom to ignore orders issued by his namesake. Mind you, the photograph was taken on 9 April 1902 (by O. Ziegler), by which time a very different character was in charge at Pretoria.



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Neville, in your photo it is interesting to see two "NZ pattern" Lee Enfield .303 carbines. This pattern was rare (only 1500 made) and was issued from early 1901 only to some of NZ 6th and 7th Contingents. The one in the photo is currently for sale at Highwood Classic Arms (UK).
A similar design was sold as a Lee Speed "trade pattern carbine" for officers' private purchase, so that's another possibility, though less likely.