04_Islanders_and_The_Boer_War_p_3-12.pdf

Description

MetaData
title	Islanders and the Boer War
creator	MacKinnon, Darin,
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	Alfred Riggs joined the Charlottetown Engineers, a local militia unit, in 1898. A store clerk by occupation, he had decided to join the ministry when the South African War broke out. The combined pull of patriotism and adventure was irresistible. Riggs put off his studies, offered for, and considered himself lucky to serve in, South Africa. His first battle was Paardeberg. There, on 18 February 1900, he watched his friend Roland Taylor die. "Shot through the heart," "didn't last a minute," "died very peacefully," Riggs and others were quick to assure Taylor's parents. Eight days later it was his turn. In the chill of the early morning hours, he took part in Paardeberg's final stage, a night assault on an entrenched position. Alfred Riggs's adventure ended with three bullets to the head. He was just short of his 22nd birthday.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1989
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-342
source	26
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

MetaData
title	Islanders and the Boer War
creator	MacKinnon, Darin,
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	Alfred Riggs joined the Charlottetown Engineers, a local militia unit, in 1898. A store clerk by occupation, he had decided to join the ministry when the South African War broke out. The combined pull of patriotism and adventure was irresistible. Riggs put off his studies, offered for, and considered himself lucky to serve in, South Africa. His first battle was Paardeberg. There, on 18 February 1900, he watched his friend Roland Taylor die. "Shot through the heart," "didn't last a minute," "died very peacefully," Riggs and others were quick to assure Taylor's parents. Eight days later it was his turn. In the chill of the early morning hours, he took part in Paardeberg's final stage, a night assault on an entrenched position. Alfred Riggs's adventure ended with three bullets to the head. He was just short of his 22nd birthday.
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1989
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-342
source	26
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.