A Boer prisoner about to be executed by a firing squad in South Africa, 21 January 1902. He is thought to be Cornelis Steyn, one of four prisoners captured by members of New Zealand's Seventh Contingent. Found wearing British-issue khaki uniform, he was tried by court martial and then separately charged with murder.
He stands in the centre of the picture with his hands tied in front of him. In the foreground, a British officer gestures to several soldiers to move away from the firing squad's line of fire. They are standing to the left and do not appear in this image.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/4-60136-F
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