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The 130 Britse grafte (130 British Graves) at Deëlfontein, near De Aar in the Northern Cape, are the burial site of British soldiers who died during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). Deëlfontein served as a British military camp and field hospital, particularly during the later phases of the war when the British forces were engaged in counter-guerrilla operations in the Karoo region. The graves mark the final resting place of soldiers who succumbed to wounds, disease (such as typhoid and dysentery), or accidents while stationed at this remote outpost. The site is a tangible reminder of the human cost of the war, which saw thousands of British and Commonwealth troops die from non-combat causes in the harsh South African interior.

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