The Second Boer War
David Kershaw
- Region:
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Charity
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 plus travel expenses if more than 1hr away
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 29th July 2024
- Tagged:
The Peace after the First Boer War only lasted until 1899 and the famous sieges at Ladysmith, Mafeking and KImberley have a deserved place in the history books. Kipling famously said "We have had no end of a lesson: it will do us no end of good"
Views: 60 | Enquiries: 0About David Kershaw
Alan retired from a career in Anaesthesia in 2017, having worked in South Yorkshire for 25 years. During the last 10 years of that he worked with Mercy Ships International, volunteering short-term as an Anaesthesia Provider. This organisiation provides world class surgery without payment, for some of the world's poorest populations. He has recently (November 2021) spent time helping to outfit the latest vessel in the MS fleet, the MV Global Mercy, the largest purpose built hospital ship in the world.
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