Description
Collection relating to the South African War (Boer War) and First World War service of Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) John Patrick Lawton, South Africa, Malta, 1901, 1915.
Wallet 1 of 2 - consists of a British passport issued to Major John Patrick Lawton at Malta, 1915. Passport contains an endorsement for travel to Italy, dated 26 August 1915. Also includes an Australian War Memorial envelope in which a notebook was housed.
Wallet 2 of 2 (custom box) - contains a notebook taken by McCall from an Erasmus waggon on 4 January 1902 at the Imperhimpi River in Swaziland. Appears to be a record of despatches carried by a Field Cornet of the Boer Army.
Details
Accession Number
3DRL/2892
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Extent: 3.5 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Oversize: 1
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/064/007
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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