Writer:- The Hotspur editorial team. Artist:- Ted Rawlings.

Main cast:- Sergeant Moss.

Time period:- Boer War, South Africa.

From the synopsis of the series in Hotspur (picture series), issue 268, 'The battle for Mafeking is on! It's the South African War, and the Boer, or Dutch rebels are laying siege to the British settlers in the town of Mafeking. There were many heroes of the siege, but perhaps the bravest of them all was Bert Moss, the Mafeking blacksmith!'

The following adventures of Moss are from issues 269; 270; 272; 274; 275 & 278.

***Please note that I am using a standard thumbnail image for all the full size pictures on this page. This is purely being done to save myself some time.***

issue 269

issue 270

issue 272

issue 274

issue 275

issue 278

text © Adrian Banfield, 2017; artwork © D.C. Thomson Co. Ltd.