The Great Boer Escape South African literature capturing the essence of its

capturing the essence of its time and place

General Jan Smuts said of Commando: ’The exciting incidents

and of the penetrating grief of parting

Christian de Wet

with a strong emphasis on his career as an advocate

The Great Boer Escape South African literature capturing the essence of itsAlso Available on Kindle This is Willie Steyns first hand account of what was undoubtedly the great escape of the Anglo Boer War. The author was one of six hundred Boer prisoners sent by ship to the island of Ceylon to be interned in the Diyatalawa prisoner of war camp. While their ship was anchored in Colombo harbour on a dark, moonless night, Steyn and four of his fellow prisoners lowered themselves into the sea, each waiting until his predecessor