BOTHA – LOUIS
| Born: 1862/09/27 Rank: KMDT.-GENL. Regiment: ZAR – ALL FORCES GPS: S25°44.1483 E28°08.9952 |
Reason for death: DIED Place of death: PRETORIA Date of death: 1919/08/27 Memorial: PRETORIA – REBECCA STREET CEMETERY |
Note:
LOUIS BOTHA, THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE Z.A.R. FORCES IN THE ANGLO-BOER WAR, BECAME THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA WHEN UNION WAS ACHIEVED IN 1910. THE STORY OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LOUIS BOTHA IS WELL EXAMINED AND ANALYSED BY RICHARD STEYN IN HIS BOOK – LOUIS BOTHA – A MAN APART
THE ENTRANCE TO THE REBECCA STREET CEMETERY IS AT S25°44.363 E28°09.223
