LADY SMITH OF LADYSMITH.
Most of us have heard of the relief of Ladysmith, but until Sir lan Hamilton told the story to a meeting of South African War Veterans, ih London few young people knew of the way in which the town got its name.
Juana Maria de los Dolores was the Lady Smith after whom it was called. She was rescued on the night of the storming of Badajos, with blood running down her neck where her'earrings had been tom away. She was- only 13. Her rescuer was Major Harry Smith, whose side she never afterwards left, and who married her. She rode at his side in many battles, even at Orthez, when she had a broken ankle.
After Waterloo Sir Harry Smith went to South Africa, and commanded in the Kaffir War of 1835. He called one place Harrismith after himself, and another Ladysmith after his lovely wife. Sir lan Hamilton has just been given some little trinkets which belonged to Lady Smith and photographs of the pair. They were given him by a lady whose aunt was Lady Smith’s companion. He is going to offer them to the Mayor of Ladysmith for the Museum.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1934, Page 21 (Supplement)
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