British transport transporting Boer prisoners of war and British soldiers homewards according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 4 July 1902

An item reported that a British transport with 400 Boers prisoners of war arrived in the Simonsbay at Cape Town returning from St. Helena Island.

An item reported that the British departed of war reported that at the ending of the hostilities 202,000 men were serving in South Africa. At that moment were 39 government transports able to transport 40,000 men and 3,000 horses embarking the troops. Also were weekly 2,500 men returning with passenger ships.

Note

1. The Second Boer War found place between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902 and ended in a defeat of the Boers and regaining British sovereignty of the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal). In 1920 became the Union of South Africa part of the Commonwealth.