NAM.1970-05-17-1292

1,870 telegrams and signals on printed telegram or signal forms, 27 Jun 1899 to 25 Aug 1900. Most of the signals were sent by heliograph between various combinations of places and people. From a collection of papers relating to the military career of Lord Edward Douglas Loch, 2nd Baron, Grenadier Guards who fought in the Sudan in 1898. Includes despatches and telegrams accumulated during Lord Loch’s service as Divisional Signals Officer for the 1st Division of the South African Field Force. Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902), the 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899) and with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).

Boer War (1899-1902), 2nd Sudan War (1895-1899), World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)