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Accession Number

NAM.2004-11-106-6

Description

Lettercard written by Hugh Hughes to his parents in London, 5 May 1900. Sent from a rest camp in Bloemfontein. There are two Cape of Good Hope one penny stamps attached to it. He describes how, at a rest stop, he and two others missed their train and had to get a lift to their next camp on a hospital train that was passing. One of twenty four lettercards sent by Hugh Hughes, a voluntary medical orderly in the Imperial Yeomanry to his parents in London,1900 (c). Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902).

Campaigns

Boer War (1899-1902)

Associated collection