Hi
Sgt Adam Brockie, of the ILH and Lieut Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, was captured at Bulwana Kop on 15 Nov 1899 and imprisoned with Churchill in Pretoria.
According to Churchill,in London to Ladysmith, Brockie obtained news from a ZARP, this was considered somewhat unreliable, and was referred to as a "Brockie-gram".
He subsequently escaped with Le Mesurier and Haldane, after hiding with them in the floor of the State Model School for 18 days. On 16 March 1900, during the removal of prisoners to Waterval, they stayed hidden and were able to stroll out of the emptied prison.
He was separated shortly after the escape, but made it successfully to Lourenco Marques, arriving before Le Mesurier and Haldane.
regards
Adrian