NAM.2004-11-106-9

Lettercard written by Hugh Hughes to his parents in London, 4 Jun 1900. Sent from Kroonstad, Orange Free State, he describes marching on the dusty roads and his excitement at helping with an operation. He says FM Lord Roberts is in Pretoria and the Boers have 'taken to the hills'. 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).

Boer War (1899-1902)