| Place | Africa: South Africa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR87/207 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 boxes: x 56 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Mackay, James Alexander Kenneth |
| Place made | Australia, South Africa |
| Date made | 1885-1935 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/051/040 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 Period 1930-1939 South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) First World War, 1914-1918 Period 1900-1909 Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Mackay, James, CB OBE VD (Major General, b.1859 - d.1935)
Description
Collection of papers relating to the military career of General Kenneth MacKay. The papers document General MacKay's military service in South Africa as commander of the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen's Contingent; his role in raising the 1st Australian Horse Regiment and career as Director General of the Army Reserve. Other records relate to General Mackay's involvement in politics, literature and farming, including a paper he wrote on the use of Chinese labour in South Africa in 1903.