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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6160/1
TitleRoll of Honour of the 8th Co. Imperial Yeomanry, 4th Battalion, Derbyshire contingent, during the Boer War
Date1902
DescriptionIllustrated record mounted on card, naming the officers and non-commissioned officers and men, with photographs of officers and list of casualties, 1900-1901
The Roll of Honour records the names of the seven officers and 128 non-commissioned officers and men of the contingent, as well as the names of those killed in action, taken prisoner, wounded or died of disease. It is decorated with illustrations, including photographic portraits of the seven officers and a photograph of the 1st Company of the Imperial Yeomanry at Winburg. It is also illustrated with portraits of Queen Victoria, King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandra, a map of the area of conflict in South Africa and a small painting of a rifleman on horseback.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator8th Company Imperial Yeomanry, 4th Battalion, Derbyshire contingent
Access ConditionsThis item is not to be produced please use the copies under reference D6160/2/1-5 or consult the digital copy.
FormatArtwork
Document
Physical Description750 x 535 mm
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
TermBoer War (1899-1902)
Colonialism
British Empire
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