NAM.1984-08-16-1

Letters written by Edward Day-Lewis, City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and Imperial Yeomanry (85th Coy, 22nd Bn), to his mother, 5 Apr 1901- 5 Feb 1902. The letters describe his experiences at Aldershot prior to sailing for South Africa on the SS German and the campaign itself, which he experienced around Winburg in the Orange River Colony. The letters end with him in the hospital at Standerton recovering from enteric fever. Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902).

Boer War (1899-1902)