16-567: Heese is a Germanic surname. It may refer to: Daniel Heese (1867–1901), German Christian missionary in South Africa Fred Heese (born 1943), Canadian sprint canoer Horst Heese (born 1943), German former professional football player and manager Marié Heese (born 1942), South African novelist and teacher Mark Heese (born 1969), Canadian beach volleyball player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-462: A firing squad drawn from the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 27 February 1902 on murder charges for shooting nine Boer POWs. Handcock was also found guilty of manslaughter for his role in the illegal execution of Visser. While the defendants were found guilty of killing these POWs and civilians, they were acquitted of murdering Daniel Heese. However, in 1929, it was revealed by George Witton in
48-755: A missionary. On completion of his theological studies, he went to the Northern Transvaal and was ordained as a missionary of the Berlin Missionary Society . He continued in this role after the outbreak of the South African War in October 1899. In the week before his death, Heese escorted a sick friend, Mr. Craig, to the Swiss Mission Hospital at Elim, north of Fort Edward , for an operation. Mr. Craig
64-563: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Daniel Heese Carl August Daniel Heese (24 February 1867 – 23 August 1901) was a South African missionary murdered during the Second Boer War . Although two officers of the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) were tried in connection with the murder and acquitted, there is evidence that one of these – Lieutenant Peter Handcock – afterwards confessed to
80-647: The Bushveldt Carbineers during the Boer War in South Africa. After a court martial, Handcock (along with Harry "Breaker" Morant ) was convicted and executed for the murders of nine Boer POWs and three other civilians. His execution, "which had been carried out without the knowledge and consent of the Australian government", was and remains a controversial issue in Australia. Peter Joseph Handcock
96-406: The surname Heese . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heese&oldid=968928545 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
112-538: The 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles , and was promoted to Farrier-Sergeant. When the NSWMR returned home he obtained a commission in the Bushveldt Carbineers as Veterinary and Transport Officer. In early August 1901, Handcock executed an unarmed, wounded Boer prisoner, Floris Visser. Two weeks later, he fatally shot a South African missionary, Reverend Daniel Heese , possibly out of the fear that he would report his crimes. Handcock also organized and participated in
128-523: The Orange Free State. The couple was stationed at Makaanspoort near Pietersburg in the Northern Transvaal . Their first child, Martha, born 1894, died of diphtheria . Two more girls, Dorothea was born in 1896, Marie in 1897, and a fourth, Hilda, was less than one year old when their father was murdered. Their only son, also named Daniel, was born on 11 December 1901 – a few months after his death. Kit Denton , in his book The Breaker , spelt
144-552: The Stadens reached a clearing, to wait until he said “lay down your arms,” then shoot the three after they calmed down. When Handcock and the two other soldiers pointed their rifles at the Stadens ready to fire, the family looked at them confused and scared. They calmed down after Morant gave his command, and were then suddenly shot as he had planned. Handcock and Morant were court-martialled , convicted, and executed in Pretoria by
160-514: The crime. Both men were acquitted of involvement in Heese's death, but were convicted on other counts of murder, and executed in 1902. In 1929, fellow BVC officer George Witton wrote to James Thomas stating that Handcock, just after his acquittal, had confessed the murder of Heese to Witton. In 1893, Rev. Heese married Johanna Grützner, the German-born daughter of a fellow missionary from
176-433: The executions of 8 surrendering Boers. "We are justified in shooting everything in sight," Handcock said to a fellow trooper. On 7 September 1901, Hancock and Morant heard that three Boers were approaching their camp. They met the three with two other soldiers. The Boers were Roelf van Staden and his two sons, 16-year-old Roelf Jr. and 12-year-old Chris, who was very sick from a fever. Morant quietly told his men that when
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#1732801113106192-788: The killing. Heese was born on 24 February 1867 on the Amalienstein mission station near Ladismith in the then Cape Colony , to Daniel Heese (1833–1905) and Emma Heese (1837–1910). Heese's parents were German Lutheran missionaries who came to South Africa in 1859. In 1868, his father founded the Berlin Lutheran congregation in Riversdale , Cape Colony. In 1880 Daniel Heese (senior) travelled to Germany with his sons Hans and Daniel; Daniel (junior) remained behind in Berlin, where he completed his schooling and trained as
208-402: The surname of Heese incorrectly as 'Hesse'. In his 1983 book, Closed File Denton corrected many inaccuracies in his earlier book, including the incorrect spelling. In the film Breaker Morant he is played by Bruno Knez. Peter Handcock Peter Joseph Handcock (17 February 1868 – 27 February 1902) was an Australian-born Veterinary Lieutenant and convicted war criminal who served in
224-428: Was admitted on Tuesday 20 August 1901. Rev. Heese was in a hurry to get back to the mission station at Makaanspoort as his fourth daughter was to celebrate her first birthday on 26 August 1901. At the Swiss Mission Hospital, Rev. Heese spoke to Boer prisoners of war, some of whom he knew, including Mr. Vahmeyer, a teacher at Potgietersrust . They stated that they were afraid that they would be shot. Later when Rev. Heese
240-563: Was born at Peel, near Bathurst, New South Wales to William Handcock (1830–1874), and Bridget Handcock, née Martin (1830–1881) on 17 February 1868 He was apprenticed to a blacksmith at age 12, and later worked as a blacksmith with the Railways Department. He married his 17-year-old cousin Bridget Alice Mary Martin on 15 July 1888, and they had two sons and a daughter. He served in South Africa with
256-582: Was leaving, he saw that the Boer prisoners had been shot. He told Captain Alfred Taylor that he would report this to a British officer at Pietersburg . Rev. Heese and a young African boy named Silas proceeded by horse-buggy with a white flag attached, but both were shot dead before they reached Makaanspoort. Heese was then thirty-four years old. Lieutenant Peter Handcock went on trial for Heese's murder, with Lieutenant 'Breaker' Morant for having incited
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