Lord Kitchener is presented to returned soldiers, veterans of the Boer War, by Colonel James ...

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Accession Number P00474.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Krischock, Harry
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made January 1910
Conflict Period 1910-1919
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Lord Kitchener is presented to returned soldiers, veterans of the Boer War, by Colonel James Rowell. Colonel Rowell, the father of Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Rowell, was one of the early volunteer soldiers in South Australia, being commissioned in 1877. He had commanded the South Australian contingent to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and later the 4th Imperial Bushmen's Corps in South Africa. In 1910 he was the commander of the South Australian Brigade and a consultative member of the Australian Military Board.
Identified (order not known): Lieut. Cilaloh; Lieut Peckman; Capt. Blair; Capt. Shapelton OSO; Major Watson; Lord Kitchener; L.C. Ramsay; Col. Rowell CB; Gen. Hoad; Sir Day Hort Bosanquet; Capt. Ryder; Col. Kirkpatrick; Col.Pattinson.