P02578.020 Accession Number: P02578.020

Description

Buffels Hoek, in the western Transvaal north-east of Mafeking. Lieutenant Tom Parkin (left) with an unidentified soldier in camp. Another soldier tends horses in the background. Parkin was an officer with the Fourth (Imperial) Contingent which was partly raised in Victoria. Serving in Rhodesia and the Transvaal, being wounded at Hartebeestfontein, he was awarded two clasps to the Queen's Medal. He was later promoted to captain.

Details

Accession Number
P02578.020
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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