Photograph of an encampment outside Harrismith with many bell tents on the plains and mountains (Platberg?) behind, taken during the Boer War, 1901-1902 (c).
The territory around Harrismith served as a major site for the British Army encampment and a temporary Boer Prisoner of War (POW) camp established around 1900/1901.  The town became the strategic operations and supply base for the British Army’s 8th Infantry Division under Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Rundle for the remainder of the conflict. The image relates to the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards.

From a photograph album of 111 photographs entitled '2nd Battalion 1897-1909', relating to the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in the UK, South Africa and Gibraltar from 1897 to 1909. Mostly group photos and individual portraits. 