| Places | |
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| Accession Number | PR90/107 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 ITEM |
| Object type | Diary, Manuscript |
| Maker |
Livingstone-Learmonth, Frederick Valiant Cotton |
| Date made | 1900 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/0559 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Livingstone-Learmonth, F., DSO (Lieutenant, b.1862 - d.1945)
Description
EXTRACTS FROM DIARY COVERS PERIOD 24 JANUARY - 11 NOVEMBER 1900. WRITTEN AT REQUEST OF SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. BEGINS ON BOARD SS "SOUTHERN CROSS", DESCRIBES TRAINING, VOYAGE, HORSES, VARIOUS CAMPS, MARCHES, MINOR ACTIONS, PATROLS, FORAGING, PRISONERS, CHASING DE WET. BATTLES INCLUDE ELANDS RIVER, PRETORIA, MOSILIKAT NEK AND RENSBURG DRIFT