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About Francis Barry Pratt
- HUWELIK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDC5-BWB
- https://battlefieldwanderers.net/africa/holkrans/
- In 1970 Midge interviewed Frances Pratt, a survivor of the battle. His story was told in We Wander the Battlefields.
- In 1970 I heard that there was still a survivor of the Holkrans Massacre living near Vryheid (frayhate), so I went to see him. His name was Frances Pratt and he had been in the field since the war started. When I interviewed him he was then in his 80s. He described to me how he got away that night.
- The Boers had formed a laager with their wagons and, as it was a cold winter night, most had gone to sleep close to the big fire they had made in the centre of the wagon ring. He had preferred to settle under a wagon. He was awakened by the swishing of many legs passing through the grass beside his wagon. He was not seen because the light from the fire lit up the sleeping men around it. They had no chance.
- Meanwhile Frances slipped away. He got to another laager a mile or so down the valley, guarding the women and children. The Zulus did not attack them.
- I did not have my tape recorder with me as it was too bulky to keep with me when I had no plan to use it. I had intended to return and record Mr Pratt’s story, but Frances died before it could be don
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Francis Barry Pratt's Timeline
| 1882 |
September 24, 1882
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| 1915 |
1915
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Vryheid, Natal
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| 1916 |
1916
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Vryheid, Natal
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| 1926 |
1926
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| 1976 |
July 10, 1976
Age 93
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Vryheid, Natal
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