In 1905, two nearly identical memorials were erected to commemorate the Scottish Horse Regiment, a unit that served with distinction during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). These monuments, located on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and atop Caledonia Koppie in Johannesburg, South Africa, honour the officers and men who lost their lives during the war.
Joline Young’s new book, “An uncomfortable paradise” takes us on a journey, part personal, part historical, and a South African history that few know of – early colonial life in Simons Town.
Here stood the main entrance to the TAC, which relocated to Killarney in 1911. It was the first establishment in Killarney after the suburb was proclaimed on what was Cooke’s Farm. During World War II the St. John’s Ambulance organisation built a convalescent hospital for wounded officers on the club grounds.
