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The military graves in the Noupoort graveyard date to 1898, a period when the town of Noupoort was developing as a key railway junction in the Northern Cape. Noupoort was established in the late 19th century as a railway hub on the line connecting the Cape Colony to the interior, and its graveyard contains burials of soldiers and civilians from that era. The 1898 graves likely relate to British colonial military personnel stationed in the area during the build-up to the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), as the railway infrastructure was strategically important. However, specific details about the individuals buried or the exact military unit are not well documented in accessible records. The graveyard itself is a small, historic site reflecting the town's early colonial and military history.

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