Fort Lewis, South Africa, 1901. Riding their horses, members of E Company, 5th Contingent of the ...

Place Africa: South Africa
Accession Number P01866.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Appleby, Hubert Oliver
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Fort Lewis, South Africa, 1901. Riding their horses, members of E Company, 5th Contingent of the Victorian Mounted Rifles to the Boer War, carry large tree branches back to their camp to use as firewood. The unit was camped at Fort Lewis near Fort Itala. (Original print housed in P run in AWM Archive Store) (Donor M. Ewart)