Lord Kitchener, the British commander, systematically burned Boer farms, criss-crossed the country with barbed wire, and forced Boer women and children into concentration camps.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

In 1943, Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed World War II Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia.

CNN: Tuesday,

Others named in the New Year Honours list include Nottinghamshire's Lord Lieutenant Sir Andrew Buchanan, who was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).

BBC: Honour for founder of Child Migrants Trust