| Place | Africa: South Africa, Transvaal, Pretoria |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00262 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter, Photograph, Souvenir |
| Maker |
Machattie, Thomas Alfred |
| Place made | Australia, South Africa, South Africa: Transvaal, Pretoria |
| Date made | 1900-1938 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0880 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Machattie, Dr Thomas Alfred (Captain, b.1855 - d.1928)
Description
Collection relating to the South African War (Boer War) service of Captain Dr Thomas Alfred Machattie, New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen, Australia and South Africa, 1900-1938.
Collection consists of:
- 1 x letter written by Dr Machattie dated 5 September 1900 to Roy Kinghorn. The letter comments on local South Africans, prisoners, Boer tactics, General De Wet, and General Bayden-Powell. [The 'Arthur' mentioned in the letter is Lance Corporal Arthur David Wallace - see PR00024]
- 1 x photograph of a Reverend James Kinghorn; and
- 1 x magazine cutting featuring a photograph of 'departure of NSW Mounted Infantry from Circular Quay, SS "Aberdeen"'.