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Lieutenant R B Wilson, 3rd Imperial Yeomanry 7 years 5 months ago #49095

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I have been given a wonderful book dealing with the Rustenberg Commando, about which I will post details on a later occasion. The book is a mine of useful information about Rustenberg and its Commando in both the 1st and 2nd Boer Wars. What I have found most interesting are the snippets on information that are omitted from most history books. The footnote below refers to an IY casualty who is commemorated in York Minster, and is (or was) buried in a cemetery in Rustenberg. I wondered if Berenice has a photo of the memorial and Elmarie has a photo of the grave?

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Lieutenant R B Wilson, 3rd Imperial Yeomanry 7 years 5 months ago #49097

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That's excellent, Brett. Thank you for sharing that.
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Lieutenant R B Wilson, 3rd Imperial Yeomanry 7 years 5 months ago #49105

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I'm afraid not, it costs £15 to get into York Minster as a visitor. If I'm ever in York over a weekend I'll go to a Sunday morning service and take photos after the service.

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I was able to visit York Minister many times before they started charging and have photos of all the ABW memorials - but alas, that was pre-digital camera and they are all on slide.
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It's a shared memorial plaque. www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30642

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Berenice & Meurig
Thank you for your prompt responses. It is gratifying, but not unexpected to find that the memorial still exists. I am less confident about the grave.
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