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Is it true that more DLI soldiers died of disease in the Boer War than in battle?

April 26, 2017battle boer died disease DLI soldiers War

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Is it true that more DLI soldiers died of disease in the Boer War than in battle?

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In all the wars before the First World War, diseases, especially those caused by dirty water, killed more soldiers than bullets or bayonets. In the Boer War the DLI lost over 100 soldiers dead with many more wounded or invalided home through poor health. Most of these were caused by disease.