Ingram, William James (Trooper, b.1873 - d.1937) Accession Number: PR03181

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Letter written by 255 Trooper William J Ingram of 4 Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent who served during the Boer War. Ingram wrote the letter from Pretoria on 18 January 1901 to his sister. He describes his general disillusionment with army life, noting an engagement at Pretoria on 15 July that his contingent arrived too late to be involved in. He also mentions an encounter at Waggons Wright on 21 July that resulted in over 14 allied casualties. He then lists a series of dates relating to various skirmishes, July and September 1901, that occurred around Pretoria.

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Accession Number
PR03181
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1901
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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