Tasmanians commemorate the 'overshadowed' Boer War

Tess Brunton
Updated June 18 2017 - 5:56pm, first published 5:50pm
Boer War memorial service organiser and Tasmanian military historian Reg Watson says the Boer War, which is the third largest conflict Australia has been involved in, is often overshadowed by World War I. Picture: Tess Brunton
Boer War memorial service organiser and Tasmanian military historian Reg Watson says the Boer War, which is the third largest conflict Australia has been involved in, is often overshadowed by World War I. Picture: Tess Brunton

Known as the ‘forgotten war’, a Tasmanian historian is striving to keep the Boer War in people’s minds.

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Tess Brunton

Tess Brunton

Journalist

I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.

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