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Manuscript letter possibly to Henry Harrington from his brother Bill, possibly William, at Potgeiter’s Drift, South Africa, dated 28 Jan 1900. In the letter he describes the Battle of Colenso, at which he was not present, followed by his units roll in the Battle of Spion Kop on 24 Jan 1900. His unit was almost certainly the 3rd Bn, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. From a collection of 180 documents and letters mostly written by RSM Arthur George Harrington, DCM, written to his family while with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps during the Siege and Relief of Ladysmith (1899-1900), Boer War (1899-1902) and whilst attached to the London Rifle Brigade from 1914 up to his death at the 2nd Battle of Ypres on 28 Apr 1915, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).

Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902), Spion Kop, Battle of, 1900 (Boer War 1899-1902)