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John Mcrae

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Caption read: TROOPER J. McRAE,Masterton, 4th Contingent, wounded and had his horse killed at Veutersdorp. Trooper McRae was wounded and his horse had been killed by enemy gun-fire when he was rescued under heavy enemy gun-fire by a comrade- Trooper (later Captain) W J Hardham VC -which earned Trooper Hardham the Victoria Cross (VC).

Trooper John McRae

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  • Title
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    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Mcrae AWMM
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    South African 1301 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    South African 1301 AWMM
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    South Africa Farmer/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Masterton, Wairarapa Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Father was named James Wright Mcrae. AWMM

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    Brakpan Cemetery S/A AWMM
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  • William James Hardham (South African War 1251) Enlisted twice for the Boer War. He was the first man in New Zealand to receive the Victoria Cross during the Boer War and received it from King Edward VII on 1 July 1902 in London. Rescued Trooper J. McRae (Service number 1301) near Naauwpoort, Transvaal, 28 January 1910
    Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 8 November 2021
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08 November 2021Ian BanksAuckland, NZResearcher
11 August 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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