NAM.1981-07-58-1

Photocopy of manuscript letter dated Mafeking 16 Nov 1899, written by Cpl Walter Frankish, D Sqn Protectorate Regiment, to his family in England. He reports that morale in the town was high, that there was little likelihood of running out of food, and describes action against the Boers and the effects of their bombardment. Together with a copy of the envelope that the letter was contained in. Associated with the Siege of Mafeking, Boer War (1899-1902), 1899-1900.

Mafeking, Siege of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)