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Does anyone know where this was - in the context of the Boer War that is?

Hi Rory,

I've not heard of Mackenzie's farm or Frobisher Bay, but I did find this which may help:

kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/cate...d-boer-war-1899-1902

Part 1 of an album belonging to Emily Seabroke Cooper who served in Imperial Yeomanry Hospital (IYH) Deelfontein and IYH MacKenzies Farm Maitland Camp Capetown, during the Second Boer War, South Africa.

This describes the hospital at Mackenzie's farm:

www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j...E-ZqKxEwHFE1TDH57KGc

Everything I find about Frobisher Bay points to the place of the same name in Canada.

I have just read your very detailed post about Wynne which I enjoyed reading. Thank you for sharing your research.
Regards

Ian

Hi Rory,

See this website: samilitaryhistory.org/vol074sa.html

With the acquisition of additional funds, the Yeomanry Committee decided to enlarge the hospital at Deelfontein, the size of which has already been alluded to. In addition, a demand for medical assistance in Cape Town, led to the establishment of a Yeomanry Depot. Consequently, a small hospital, of 100 beds, was started at Mackenzie's Farm at Maitland. This was followed by a Yeomanry Field Hospital and Bearer Company which accompanied various columns. As a result of privations in the field, most of the personnel of the Bearer Company became ill or suffered from fatigue, and accordingly it had ceased to exist by April 1901. With the fall of Pretoria (5 June 1900) to Lord Roberts' forces, which included a considerable number of Imperial Yeomanry, the Committee decided to establish an additional base hospital in that city. The Yeomanry Hospital opened in August 1900, and ceased to be under the control of the Yeomanry authorities from October 1901 when it became the No.22 General Hospital. The hospital at Mackenzie's Farm continued to be used until April 1901 when it passed into the control of the Cape Government who used it as a plague hospital. A convalescent home for Yeomanry offices was established in Johannesburg in March 1901 and remained open until October of that year when use of the building reverted to its owner. A new hospital was opened at Elandsfontein, near Germiston, in June 1901. It eventually contained 138 beds and was transferred to the management of the Army Medical Authorities in December 1901.

There is mention of McKenzie's Farm in Ross's book

www.angloboerwar.com/books/132-ross-yeom...s-in-hospital-part-3

Nothing similar shown in this list:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bays_of_South_Africa

I am not sure where that casualty entry is sources from. No casualty listing appears in the usual, albeit incomplete, sources.