2-753-085 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Last Crossing: Tragic End of the Rebel Beyers while trying to Cross the Vaal River', 1916. Christian Frederick Beyers drowned in the Vaal River while attempting to escape with a few of his men on December 9th, 1914. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1916]