Dear AnnS
When I was a child the family went to a country hotel for vacations and the handy man was a Scot, known to us only as "Bucko" who had fought in the Boer War as a teenager. We children were very fond of him. He was an amazing golfer and always made time to help us with our shots. He had some amazing stories including the one about three on a match and the snipers. I was reminded of "Bucko" when I watched the Masterpiece Theater presentaion of "Bramwell" last night as the episode centered on the early days of the Boer War. And then, up pops AnnaS' query!
Tsuwm's link appears to bear out "Bucko's" story.
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