| Birth: | 1864 | | Death: | Feb. 27, 1902 | 
Soldier, Poet. He freely invented details he told about his chilhood, but appears to have been born Edwin Murrant. After moving to Australia and changing his name his skill as a horse trainer and tamer led to the nickname "Breaker." Also referred to as Harry, he was a poet and became one of the "back-block bards" of the 1890s, with his work frequently appearing in The Bulletin magazine. While serving as an Army Lieutenant during the Second Boer War he ordered the execution of several Afrikaner and African prisoners, as well as a German missionary he suspected of carrying messages for the Boers. Morant and fellow Lieutenant Peter Handcock were court-martialed and executed, in part to avoid an international diplomatic incident by appeasing the German government. Morant's and Handcock's supporters believed they were sentenced to death to hide that they were carrying out the orders of Lord Kitchener, the British Commander in South Africa. Morant and Handcock were buried in one grave, which is today a landmark for tourists. Morant's life was chronicled in Kit Denton's novel "The Breaker," as well as in Kenneth Ross's 1978 play "Breaker Morant" and its 1980 film adaptation. (bio by: Bill McKern)
Search Amazon for Henry Morant | | | Burial:
Church Street Cemetery of Pretoria
Gauteng
Gauteng, South Africa |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bill McKern
Record added: Sep 04, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 15615763 |
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You did your duty for Queen and Country! You were murdered by politics!!!
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Vance
Added: May. 14, 2013 |
Time shows people for whom and what they are.You may have been guilty but you were sacrificed by the British to save face. It is a shame that you have not been pardoned yet.At lot of good it will do now. But...you are remembered!
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charles campbell
Added: Mar. 27, 2013 |
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Anonymous
Added: Feb. 27, 2013 |
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