commandantwolmarans

One of our best beards ever

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 10 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  11 September 1901 was a Wednesday ...
  
  The verso is a "True Translation" of the front, which might be in Afrikaans or possibly Double Dutch.

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia I've only recently started Double Dutch on Duolingo, so can't help at all.

• Niall McAuley said:

  We read about Boer prisoners of War on St. Helena when researching this moustache:
  

• Foxglove said:

  Deadwood Camp Gedenksboek St Helena 1900-1902.
  share.google/MiskDDIE3zHGNxpYS
  
  MJ Wolmarans was one of the officers in the Deadwood POW camp.
  A gedenksboek is Dutch/Afrikaans for "remembrance book"

• beachcomber australia said:

  National Library of Ireland on The Commons Ha ha!
  
  " ... Marthinus Johannes Wolmarans was the commandant of the Potchefstroom commando and was part of the siege of Mafeking where he was wounded. He and his burgers also formed part of General P.A. Cronje’s commando’s that were captured as prisoners at Paardenberg and sent to St. Helena. The eight sons of Commandant Wolmarans all took part in the war and one was later a commandant under General Liebenberg. ..."
  Lots more info here - www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/six-photographs-103-p...
  
  Same image here (5th down) - rapidttp.co.za/deadwood/personalities.html
  
  M J Wolmarans Commandant P.C.Stroom [Potchefstroom] Z.A.R.