Photocopies of manuscript letters written by Capt and Col Henry Fanshawe Davies, Grenadier Guards, to his son, while en route to and serving in South Africa, Zulu War, Mar- Aug 1879; with two letters from his mother.
Originals in Hereford and Worcester Record Office, Worcester.
The letters describe his journey to Conference Hill where he was in charge of a large camp. He was seeking a staff appointment and trying to get into the fighting, but reached Ulundi on 12 Aug. Although he did serve for a time on the staff of Gen Marshall he returned home in Aug 1879 a disappointed man.
Associated with the Zulu War (1879).