[2][3] As a highly respected third generation British settler, Fairbridge was a pillar of the colonial establishment.
She met with British women from the upper social classes who traveled to South Africa from Britain before and during the Second Boer War.
The guild ensured that the relatives of dead soldiers were contacted, and that the graves were properly marked and recorded.
[2][3] After the Boer war, Fairbridge continued to support South Africa's integration into the British Empire.
The Union of South Africa was established within a constitutional arrangement that encouraged close ties with the rest of the British Empire.