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Headquarter staff during the Siege of Pretoria, 1880 - 1881

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055A/18

Scope and Contents

190 x 141 mm. A formal studio portrait of the six members of the Headquarter Staff:

Back row: Captain M. Churchill; G.Y. Lagden [Sir Godfrey Yeatman Lagden, (1851-1934), Civil Service, GPO 1869-77, Chief Clerk to State Secretary of the Transvaal under British Administration, 1878, Private Secretary to Sir Owen Lanyon 1878-81, and to his successors, Resident Commissioner Basutoland 1893-1901, Commissioner for Native Affairs Transvaal 1901-7]. Middle Row: Lieut Col. Fred. Gildea; Sir William Owen Lanyon; Col. W. Bellairs. Front Row: Lieut Hon’ble A.S. Hardinge ADC.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1881

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

fair condition

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2017-08-18 16:27:22+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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