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Photograph of a formal ceremony showing the Duke of Cambridge saying farewell to the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, March 1900. The battalion is formed up in a square with the Duke in the centre, Wellington Barracks, London. The officers, also holding their swords, stand in the centre rows with the other ranks, wearing Slade-Wallace equipment and pith helmets, formed up behind them. A crowd, including soldiers from other regiments, can be seen surrounding them as they watch the ceremony, including from behind the railings behind them. The 2nd Battalion sailed for South Africa to take part in the Boer War, leaving on the 18th March 1900 and arriving in mid-April. Some of the officers are named as: Capt George L Bonham; Capt Hon. William E Cavendish; Lt Robert Gordon-Gilmour; Lt John Arthur C Quilter; Maj Robert Scott-Kerr; Capt William Murray-Thriepland; Lt G D Jeffreys; Hon. Lt George H Douglas-Pennant; Lt Lord Ardee; Lt Hon. Montagu B Parker; QM & Hon Capt George Powell; Capt & Adj Viscount Kilcoursie; FM HRH Duke of Cambridge; Col Barrington Bulkeley Douglas Campbell. Lt Col Francis Lloyd stands in the centre holding up his sword. Opposite him stands HRH The Duke of Cambridge (with peaked cap and grey beard). From a photograph album of 111 photographs entitled '2nd Battalion 1897-1909', relating to the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in the UK, South Africa and Gibraltar from 1897 to 1909. Mostly group photos and individual portraits.