912899
- Title'In the Ranks of the Mounted Rifles (a diary of the campaign from day to day)', 1899-1901 by Watson Augustus Steel
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- Call numberMLMSS 2105
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1899-1901 - Type of material
- Reference code912899
- Physical Description1 folder of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Private W.A. Steel of Forbes, N.S.W., served with the 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles in South Africa from 17 February 1900-13 December 1900. He departed Sydney 17 January 1900 on the transport Southern Cross and returned by the transport Orient 8 January 1901. - Scope and ContentTwo diaries describing military life and actions with discussions of the Afrikaan people, the British and Australian officers, and responsibility for the war
An abbreviated version of the diary is held at MLMSS 2105 - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-865C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
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South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives, Australian - Name
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