Siege of Ladysmith the siege an agreement between George Stuart White and Piet Joubert led to the creation of the neutral "Intombi Military Hospital" some outside Ladysmith. This was run by Major General (later Sir) David Bruce and his wife Mary. During the siege, the number of beds in the hospital camp grew from the initial 100 to a total of 1900. A total of 10,673 admissions were received and treated at Intombi. One train per day was allowed to carry wounded from Ladysmith to Intombi. , Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899–1902. Deals
Mafeking, Ontario 1924 until 1967 and had 45 pupils graduate during its tenure. The building was also used as the township hall until the Ashfield Municipal Road Shed was built in the adjacent lot. The school still stands on Belgrave Road but is now used primarily for storage. The first Post Office was opened in Mafeking in 1900 by William Stuthers who was also Postmaster from 1911 until its closure in 1915 when it was amalgamated into the RR#7 Lucknow postal route. Other Postmasters in Mafeking included W.J. Treleaven (1900-1915) and Anson Finlay (1901-1911). Today the original post office still stands and