St. Helena Island POWs

Affrikaner prisoners from the Boer War were held by the British on the Island of St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. They were allowed to make folk art items, such as carved wooden canes, for sale to visitors to earn some money and while away the time

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two white ceramic rings with numbers on them

RARE BOER WAR DUTCH POW ST HELENA PRISONER OF WAR NAPKIN RING (KRIJGSGEVANGENE) | #251913491

a carved plaque with the name and date of sheleenn p o w 1911

African History

South African

SUPERB RARE BOER WAR DUTCH POW ST HELENA 1901 HEART PRISONER OF WAR NAPKIN RING | #242357114

an old wooden pen sitting on top of a table

Wooden Walking Sticks

Walking Sticks And Canes

VERY RARE BOER P.O.W. CARVED SWAGGER STICK - St.HELENA

POW swagger stick (yes, that is the real name)

POW CARVED CANE: REPTILE

Cane Handles

POW CARVED CANE HANDLE

an old baseball bat laying on the ground

POW CARVED CANE HANDLE

a wooden baseball bat with a drawing on the bottom of it's head and face

POW CARVED CANE: SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC EMBLEM

an emblem on the side of a building with two white doves flying over it

SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC EMBLEM

a group of men standing next to each other in front of a table full of machines

African Ancestors

South Africa Destinations

Happy Valentine Day Quotes

June 28, 1901 - The first contingent of Boer War prisoners arrived aboard the SS Armenian and were transferred to internment camps set up at Darrell’s and Burt Island. Over the next 18 months, Bermuda would receive more than 4,000 Boer War POWs.

two men sitting next to each other in suits and hats with ivy growing on the wall behind them

Boer fighters General Shuman (left) and Commander Botha (right) of the Boer War, 1899-1902.

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VERY RARE BOER P.O.W. CARVED SWAGGER STICK - St.HELENA

POW swagger stick (yes, that is the real name)

an old photo of people standing around horses and wagons

POW, Deadwood kamp, St Helena by 'n begrafnis-stoet van 'n mede-Boer.

an old postcard shows a view of the hills and valleys in the distance, with writing on it

British Commonwealth postal history

ST HELENA (Boer War) 1902 internal ppc to a Prisoner franked single HALFPENNY on SIX PENCE adhesive cancelled "ST HELENA" c.d.s. MY 30 02 A fine strike of the rare "PASSED/ BY / CENSOR / HEAD OFFICE / ST HELENA" struck in violet triangle, in use for three months.