Christmas Day in South Africa falls almost at midsummer and the sun rises early, as did the Boers in 1899, immediately sniping at the town and sending over their big shells. Later in the day two of these shells land in the town but failed to detonate. On being opened, the engineers found that the detonators had been removed and the space filled with Christmas pudding. Written on the outside was the message "With the compliments of the season".
Read the rest of this story at ladysmithhistory.com
Read about Captain John Norwood VC Here. He served in the 5th Dragoon Guards at ladysmith.
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