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Sw. volunteers in the Anglo-Boer War & South Africa 1899-03 The Boer Commando 1902 Censored postcard from Sw. POW, Ragama, Ceylon - Sweden. Place Date *=cancel Ragama Camp*, 24.5 Censorship Ceylon Ragama Camp* Railway PO* 24.5 Train Colombo, Cey- 24.5 Br. P&O lon steamer Rome Port Said, Egypt 4.6 Br. P&O fast steamer Isis Brindisi, Italy 6.6 Train via Bologna, Mail for Italy to Munich, Sweden to PO Germany “Kufstein a Munich”. via Sassnitz- Sea Post Office Trelleborg PKXP Nr 83A* 11.6 Sw. Railroad (Malmö-Nässjö) compartment Grebbestad* 14.6 The Swede C.G.A Fröhling from Stockholm 6 cent. of rupee, SG259, served in a Boer unit when they were Foreign postcard Nov. captured by the British in 1900. He was later 1, 1899 - Feb. 1922. transferred to Ragama Camp at Ceylon. 1902 Postcard from Sw. POW, Ragama, Ceylon - Grebbestad, Sweden. Place Date *=cancel Ragama 19.8 No censorship Camp*, Ceylon after war end. Railway PO* 19.8 Train Bombay, India 23.8 Br. P&O steamer Arabia via Aden 28.8 Port Said, 1.9 Br. P&O fast Egypt steamer Osiris Brindisi, Italy 4.9 Train. via Bologna, Mail for Swe- Italy to Munich, den to PO Germany “Kufstein a Munich”. Sassnitz-Trelle- 6.9 Sea Post Office borg nr 141B* Strömstad* 9.9 Grebbestad* 9.9 6 cent. of rupee, SG259, The Swede Baron Oscar Bergström from the province Foreign postcard Nov. of Östergötland served in a Boer unit when he was 1, 1899 - Feb. 1922. wounded at the battle at Paardeberg Feb. 27, 1900. Captured later by the British at Standerton in 1900. Sent to Ragama Camp, Ceylon with POW nr 11656. Duration: 1899-1903 Main area: Natal, Boer Republics & Ceylon Enemy: United Kingdom Total Swedes: 19