From Crewe to the Cape
In October 1899, Britain and the Boer nation would go to war in South Africa. From the famous Cheshire railway town of Crewe, Regulars, Reservists and Volunteers would answer the call to arms. More would serve than in any other town of comparable size, and among the 500 were members of the Railway Volunteer Corps - recruited from the workshops and offices of Crewe Railway Works. This is the story of those who served, and died, and the public at home who supported them.