Boer War diary and photographs of Staff Sergeant J.R. Gibbons, RAMC

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1-4 Manuscript volume, typed transcript, photographs of Gibbons and of his grave, and a letter informing his widow of his death 1901.
5 (1-6) Photographs of South Africa captioned thus 1900-1901:
1 Raadzal House of Parliament Bloemfontein now an hospital...occupied... by senior orderly.
2 A Boer camp.
3 A curious kopje with farm in distance.
4 Bloemfontein from the west.
5 Two villains! Frazer & Steyn.
6 Grave of P.J. Joubert "Some relation of (M) Joubert".

Boer War diary and photographs of Staff Sergeant J.R. Gibbons, RAMC

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