Frederick Jacobus Nel

Vallentin's Heidelberg Volunteers

This corps, which was raised by Major Vallentin, was largely composed of surrendered Boers, was employed on the Standerton line, their duties being chiefly to protect the line and the possessions of surrendered Burghers in the neighbourhood. But they did more active work, and on 24th May 1901 were credited with a smart capture of a laager, when they secured 9 armed prisoners and much stock. Major Vallentin was wounded on this occasion. On 24th July a party of the scouts fell into an ambush, and 4 were killed.

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https://wmbr.org.za/.../Chronology-of-the-Anglo-Boer-War.pdf

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Death (KIA 24/07/1901 at Roode Koppen near Heidelberg): "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-K925-V?cc=2520237... : 14 February 2019), 007805598 > image 776 of 1096; Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.