The Last Post: Roll of Officers Who Fell in South Africa 1899-1902 - Couverture souple

Dooner, Mildred G.

 
9781843424017: The Last Post: Roll of Officers Who Fell in South Africa 1899-1902
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ISBN 10 : 1843424010 ISBN 13 : 9781843424017
Editeur : Naval and Military Press, 2009

Synopsis

A memorial to officers who lost their lives in the war together with information, where available, in regard to their careers and services.A list of war correspondents and nursing sisters who died during the conflict is included'Specimen Entry:Lieut. Col. Henry Averell Eagar, commanding the 2nd Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, died at Burghersdorp Feb 13th, 1900, from wounds received in action at Stormberg Dec. 10th 1899. born in April, 1853, he joined the 83rd Foot from the Royal South Down Light Infantry Militia Dec. 1874, being promoted Capt. Jan., 1882, major Dec. 1889, and lieut.-col. Nov. 1896. Lieut.-Col. Eagar fell while leading a small party of men up a precipitous slope, where the attack had come to a stand-still.The author of “The Times History of the War” states that had Col. Eagar succeeded in his noble efforts and reached the crest, he “would have commanded the Boer Laager, and perhaps won the day.”

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A memorial to officers who lost their lives in the war together with information, where available, in regard to their careers and services.A list of war correspondents and nursing sisters who died during the conflict is included'Specimen Entry:Lieut. Col. Henry Averell Eagar, commanding the 2nd Batt. Royal Irish Rifles, died at Burghersdorp Feb 13th, 1900, from wounds received in action at Stormberg Dec. 10th 1899. born in April, 1853, he joined the 83rd Foot from the Royal South Down Light Infantry Militia Dec. 1874, being promoted Capt. Jan., 1882, major Dec. 1889, and lieut.-col. Nov. 1896. Lieut.-Col. Eagar fell while leading a small party of men up a precipitous slope, where the attack had come to a stand-still.The author of “The Times History of the War” states that had Col. Eagar succeeded in his noble efforts and reached the crest, he “would have commanded the Boer Laager, and perhaps won the day.”

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Éditeur
Naval and Military Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1843424010
ISBN 13 
9781843424017
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
458
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780903754927: Last Post: Roll of All Officers (Naval, Military and Colonial) Who Gave Their Lives in the South African War, 1899-1902

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ISBN 10 :  0903754924 ISBN 13 :  9780903754927
Editeur : Hayward Gallery Publishing, 1980
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