SARAH RAAL

After a few months her father returns to the farm, his health deteriorating and unable to fight. He is accused of collaborating with the Boers, arrested and sent to an unknown concentration camp. A few weeks later her mother and sisters go into the local town for suppliesand don’t return.

One day British soldiers arrive to commandeer the farm’s large flock of sheep. Raal demands a receipt which is reluctantly provided by the officer in charge.

Alone on the farm, and concerned for her safety, Raal decides to join her brothers in their veld commando and fight against the British forces, disguising herself as a man. Her father had left 500 pounds hidden on the farm, which Raal sews into her dress and stitches into her hatband.