SYDNEY, 1902-02-18. BAND OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH HORSE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA ...

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Accession Number A04792
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
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SYDNEY, 1902-02-18. BAND OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH HORSE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA ON THE TRANSPORT CUSTODIAN. THE BAND WAS FORMED JUST BEFORE THE SHIP SAILED, THEN THE INSTRUMENTS WERE STORED AWAY UNTIL AFTER THE WAR. IDENTIFIED IS: THOMAS JAMES UPTON, TROMBONIST (1) (DONATED BY LANCE UPTON).