| Place | Africa: South Africa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/5097(A) |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm & 1 folio: 63 cm x 46 cm |
| Object type | Diary, Typescript, Newspaper cutting |
| Maker |
Jewell, George |
| Place made | South Africa |
| Date made | 1901; 2013 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 748/003/038 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Jewell, George
Description
Collection relating to 1685 Saddler George Jewell, who served with H Company, Left Wing, the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Contingent during the war in South Africa (Boer War). Comprises an original handwritten diary kept by Saddler Jewell during the period April to October 1901, containing regular detailed entries, a leather pouch used to store diary, small newspaper clipping titled 'Back to South Africa' relating to an address given by General Sir Ian Hamilton in London, empty handwritten envelope with names of certificates belonging to Jewell written on front, and two pages from 'The Leader Supplement' (dated 16 February 1901) with black and white portrait photographs of the soldiers from the 5th and 6th Victorian Contingents (no names included). The location of the certificates mentioned on empty envelope is unknown and were not included when collection originally acquired by the Memorial. Added to the collection in 2014 is a 9 page typed transcription of Jewell's 1901 diary, compiled by Mr Rob Droogleever in 2013.