Memorial Captain Surgeon Arthur Martin-Leake & Commandant Claassen

This memorial, at the farm of Commandant Claassen at Syferfontein, commemorates Captain Surgeon Arthur Martin-Leake (1874 -1953), RAMC, who was awarded the Victoria Cross in the South-African War (2nd Boer War), and a second time (bar) in World War I. He was the first person with two VC’s.

This memorial, at the farm of Commandant Claassen at Syferfontein, commemorates Commandant Gert Marthinus Claassen (1872-1951), Standerton commando, who was awarded the Croix de Guerre in World War I.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Valhotel