NAM.1967-07-19-254

Transcript of letter to Capt R A C Christie, Kent Artillery Militia, from William Riddell Birdwood, Chieveley, 16 Dec 1899. Describes the battle of Colenso in some detail, including the death and burial of Lt Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts. From a collection of 1414 papers of FM William, Lord Birdwood, relating chiefly to his career in the Indian Army, 1882-1930.

Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)