Directory: Alfred Lewis Collett, Boer War Diary 1899-1901

Alfred Lewis Collett Diary, Contents:
2nd December 1899 - 31st May 1901.

*(It is possible to read the whole diary without downloading large graphics files by use of the transcripted pages:)*
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Homepage; Introduction; A little family history; 1&2: (2nd December 1899 - 2nd January 1900) voyage to South Africa; 3&4: (2nd January - 6th March 1900) battle of Spion Kop; 5&6: (6th March - 30th April) first taste of beer for a while!!; 7&8: (30th April - 14th May); 9&10: (15th - 24th May) Queen's birthday celebrations; 11&12: (24th May - 8th June) Newcastle found razed; 13&14: (8th June - 4th July) fighting at Almans Nek; 15&16: (9th July - 7th October) Transvaal proclaimed British; 17&18: (17th October - 12th November) convoy duty; 19&20: (14th November 1900- 8th January 1901) formed Mounted Infantry; 21&22: (8th - 14th January) some skirmishing; 23&24: (14th - 19th January) convoy duty; 25&26: (19th January - 6th March) convoy duty and mail escort; 27&28: (6th March - 9th May) pow's and rain!; 29: (9th - 19th May) diary ends. (24th January 1900) acccount of battle of Spion Kop; (26th January 1900) photographs of aftermath of battle of Spion Kop; Speech of commendation by General Coke; accounts and place names; campaign medals; Modern letters from Regimental HQ Middlesex Regiment.				(1&2) (3&4) (5&6) (7&8) (9&10) (11&12) (13&14) (15&16) (17&18) (19&20) (21&22) (23&24) (25&26) (27&28) (29) (Spion Kop) (Speech) (accounts)