Handcock, Peter Joseph (Lieutenant, Bushveldt Carbineers) Accession Number: 3DRL/3834

Description

Collection relating to the Boer War service of Lieutenant Peter Joseph Handcock. Collection consists of a letter written by Handcock to his sister prior to his execution with Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant on 27 February 1902. Also included in the collection is a letter to Handcock's sister from J H Morrow, warder at Pretoria gaol after Handcock's execution.

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Accession Number
3DRL/3834
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1902
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/062/007
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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