P02578.019 Accession Number: P02578.019

Description

The renegade Englishman, Frank Pearson (centre), under guard in the field. He is sitting with several other men who are possibly Boers. Pearson was a fellow sympathiser who was captured at Wolmaransstad by soldiers from the Northumberland Fusiliers. Pearson was involved in the execution of prisoners and later imprisoned.

Details

Accession Number
P02578.019
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1900
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor W H Philp
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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