letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1987-11-114-12
Description
Copy of one of sixteen letters written by Sgt William H Griffen to his parents, 21 Feb 1900-29 Jan 1901. The letters describe how he travelled to the Cape on RMS Dunvegan Castle and by July he was in Wynberg Hospital suffering from enteric fever. He returned to Netley Hospital, sailing once more for South Africa on the P and O SS Nubia in Nov 1900. Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902).
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)
Associated collection
