Marshall, Albert Henry (Saddler)

Collection relating to 1424 Saddler Albert Henry Marshall, who served with the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles during the war in South Africa (Boer War). The collection consists of a diary written by Saddler Marshall between February 1901 and January 1902. Saddler Marshall writes detailed entries describing the destruction of the Boer farms, the confiscation of horses, cattle and wagons and the rounding up of the inhabitants, usually women and children and sending them to concentration camps. The diary also covers prolonged periods of inaction at various camps at Maitland, Middleburg and Sunnyside in 1901. In September 1901, Saddler Marshall was kicked in the knee by his horse and there is a long series of entries relating to his recovery in Wakkerstrom field hospital and later, at Charleston hospital. He was discharged and returned to Australia in January 1902. Added to the collection in 2014 is a typed transcription of Marshall's diary, compiled by Rob Droogleever in 2013.