shell, shell
Accession Number
NAM.1963-11-126-1
Description
Shell projectile, mounted on an inscribed stand, Boer Forces, nd.
Events
Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)
NAM.1963-11-126-1
Shell projectile, mounted on an inscribed stand, Boer Forces, nd.
Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)
Stand inscribed: ‘To His Majesty King Edward VII, Colonel-in-Chief, Imperial Yeomanry. This shell, made in Johannesburg by the Boers, was found on a R.F.A. gun which had been captured by the enemy at Colenso, and was retaken by the 1st Brigade, Imperial Yeomanry from the commando of Commandant de Beers at an action at Rooival, Transvaal, S. Africa, on 19th September, 1900. Chesham, Brigadier-General, Commanding 1st Brigade, Imperial Yeomanry.’