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Lieutenant Charles James Darter - Namaqualand Border Scouts 5 years 11 months ago #58541

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The grave of Charles James Darter, a sharpshooter born in Cape Town and part of the British Army. Darter was killed in an ambush in 1902. His grave is located just North of Kamieskroon on the N7, and is popularly referred to as the smallest piece of Britain in the world.
The site is identified by a pepper tree growing just next to the grave, and can be very easy to miss when driving past on the N7. You will also need to climb over a small fence to get up close, but people have made it relatively easy by placing big rocks to step on.
At Darters poort near Brandewyn kop lies the grave of Lieutenant James Darter who was killed in action on 16 March 1902 near where he is buried. He arrived on the steamer Nautilus and disembarked at Port Nolloth in January 1902. His grave is the smallest registered title deed in South Africa

Source: www.boerenbrit.com/archives/24774


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Lieutenant Charles James Darter - Namaqualand Border Scouts 5 years 11 months ago #58542

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SAFF/Palmer has his initials as C.T. and the event as KiA near Garies. (40 km North of Kamieskroon). Accoording to Brian Kieran's book "O'okiep", Lt. Darter's QSA bore the clasp Cape Colony (plus the date clasps) and he had previous service with Gorring'e FC and as No.15, Western province Horse.
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