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Latest info I have is that Commandant Theron lured into a kloof where they were ambushed in what the reports call "Death Acre". A hospital was established on a nearby farm to care for the British wounded and to cover things up Martial Law was declared.

diggerman wrote: Latest info I have is that Commandant Theron lured into a kloof where they were ambushed in what the reports call "Death Acre". A hospital was established on a nearby farm to care for the British wounded and to cover things up Martial Law was declared.

What is the source of this "latest info"?

The source is from the owner of the property where all this took place. His family where living there at the time of the incident.

However none of this can be confirmed which is why I have been given the job of actually trying to pin down where the fighting took place,

Are there any graves - British or Boer in the vicinity?

None that have been found to date.

I want to search around the hospital site as that premises was owned by boer sympathisers and taken over by the British to treat the wounded.

Where can I get some info on identifying both Boer & Brit bullets and casings?