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... have amongst its officers one Captain W. N. Congreve who was the first soldier to win the Victoria Cross in South Africa. Since the war began the Rifle Brigade has had nearly fifty of its officers killed and wounded, and nearly thirty have held staff ...
... THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA The Gordons and their Camp Dog. OFFICERS WATCHING THE BATTLE OF WITKLOOF In this picture the officer on the left is General Smith-Dorrien, D.S.O., who commands the 19th Brigade, with Captain Daniels of the Royal Irish Regiment ...
... THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA The Call for more Yeomanry. TESTING RECRUITS UnM Win bY tHiNtbf fnMltrt In view of recent Boer activity in various directions the Government have dec'ded, in addition to the large forces recently equipped locally in South Africa ...
... THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA: KLOOF HUNTING IN THE MAG A LIES BERG MOUNTAINS A C orrespondent writes During the recent operations in the Magaliesberg Mountains (a range west of Pretoria) several columns were working in conjunction, and, according to their ...
... THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA A Captured Kaffir who has been a Boer Spy. Boer and Briton have each used the natives as spies throughout the campaign. In this picture a British soldier is seen bringing in a captured spy o b a DRAWN BY LANCELOT SPEED FROM MATERIAL ...
... linguist, Orientalist, traveller, and political officer who was with Lord (then Sir Frederick) Roberts in the last Afghan War, grandson of the late Major Henry Walker Bellew, one of the last survivors with Dr. Bryden of the ill-fated garrison of Jellalabad ...
... enemy. Mr. Gwynn also gave the testimony of one of De Wet's men taken prisoner at Bothavilfe, who said to him, The war is a hard war enough, hut thank God we know we can leave our wives and daughters with the full confidence that no harm will befall ...
... Comforts for the Army in South Africa Distributing the Gifts from Home. DRAWN RY FRNFST DHATFR Now that winter is approaching in South Africa Lord Kit hener has issued an appeal for warm clothes for his troops. The War Office recommends the following ...
... Monument to Australians who fell in South Africa Unveiled by the Duke of Cornwall. dmawn by our shuuial Arisi, mr. alfred pearse The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, accompanied by Lord and Lady Tennyson and suite, attended Divine service on July ...
... A STRANGE POSTMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA The Introduction of Camels to carry the Mails. DRAWN BY ERNEST PRATER Camels have been introduced into South Africa in a rather roundabout way to act as postmen. They were sent to Africa from Australia for experimental ...
... batch of Boer prisoners. Mrs. Albertyn-- who is the wife of the Rev. j. Albertyn, of Wellington, South Africa, now chaplain to Boer prisoners of war in Bermuda is here shown reading to a number of bay prisoners. The lads also attended classes held by this ...
... Sutherland Highlanders, who have returned from South Africa, were detailed to act as a guard of honour. To these men the King distributed South African war medals, and after the ceremony he made the following speech to Major Mackenzie, who was in charge ...