A05826 Accession Number: A05826

Description

The grave of Lieutenant (Lt) Peter Joseph Handcock and Lt Henry 'Harry' Harbord Morant in the civilian section of Pretoria's Church Street Cemetery. Members of the Bushveldt Carbineers during the Boer War, they were sentenced to death by a British Court Martial and executed on 27 February 1902.

Details

Accession Number
A05826
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Date Made
Unknown
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Denton
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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