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  • Suck Diesel said:
    Innes, A. L. (Alexander Lee), 1868-1948, photographer. St Helena Studio, Jamestown No idea re subject
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Captain Jens Friis from Denmark ?? "Mr Uggla had continued recruiting and on 20th January 1900 another 20 new volunteers arrived from Pretoria under command of Captain Jens Friis, who was a Dane. The decision to disband the Company was now altered and it should instead be reorganized. The new organization was: ... ..." From - www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/boer-units/1955-sca... (Use 'find on page' "Friis") He was taken Prisoner of War and must have ended up on St Helena. Not sure "V.C" refers to Victoria Cross.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Similar info here - samilitaryhistory.org/vol145sb.html
  • beachcomber australia said:

    A censored letter to Jens Friis in Cape Town.
    Via - stampauctionnetwork.com/ha/ha301285.cfm
  • beachcomber australia said:
    This wiki page about Boer foreign volunteers mentions an Irish brigade, which might be a possible connection to Alice Stopford Green - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_foreign_volunteers And - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_commandos