Diary of Capt Thomas Arthur Cooke (1841-1912), 17th Lancers, 25 Feb 1879 to 17 Jan 1880. 
He describes his voyage to South Africa on SS England, and service in the later stages of the Zulu War (1879), including the Battle of Ulundi. On 21 Oct they left South Africa on the 'Seraphis' and landed at Bombay on 10 Nov, proceeding to Mhow. He left there on 1 Jan 1880, sailing for home from Bombay aboard the 'Ptotehran' on 3 Jan. The narrative ends with him in the Mediterranean. 
Associated with the Zulu War (1879).