Alfred Taylor (soldier)

Captain Alfred James 'Bulala' Taylor, D.S.O. (14 November 1861 in Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – 24 October 1941 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia) was a British Army officer, mass murderer, cattle rustler, war profiteer, and accused war criminal during the Scramble for Africa and the Second Boer War.

Born into a British family in Dublin, Taylor arrived in Southern Africa in 1886 and became a mercenary for the British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes. He played a major role in the British invasion and conquest of Zimbabwe. During two subsequent uprisings by the Northern Ndebele people against British rule, Taylor became notorious for atrocities against the Ndebele population and the theft of their livestock.

Taylor is most notorious, however, for his actions in during the Second Boer War. While serving as a captain in the War Office's Intelligence Department, Taylor was handpicked by Lord Kitchener as liaison to the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) at Fort Edward in the Northern Transvaal. South African historian Dr. C.A.R. Schulenburg has described "The Irishman Taylor" as "a notorious sadist", who was "ruthless" toward white and black South Africans alike.

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