Name/Title
General C.R. de Wet Funeral Memorial poster - Original 1922Description
Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (born Oct. 7, 1854, Smithfield District, Orange Free State [now in South Africa]—died Feb. 3, 1922, Dewetsdorp district, S.Af.) was a Boer soldier and statesman, regarded by Afrikaner nationalists as one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the South African War (1899–1902) and was a leader in the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914.Acquisition
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Donated to MMM