The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Cavalry, 23rd Co., I.Y.: A Record of Incidents Connected with the Services of the First Contingent of the D.L.O.Y.C. in the South African Campaign of 1899-1900-1901-1902; of Internest Also to the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry, 24th Co., I.Y., who Were Our Partners and Comrades-in-arms1902 - South African War, 1899-1902 - 158 pages |
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24th Company amongst arrived attack Belmont Blackpool Blikfontein Bloemfontein Boers Botha British Buller camp Campbell Cape Colony Cape Police Cape Town captured close at hand column comfortable Commandant continued our march Dewetsdorp distance district Dutch duties enemy evidently Faber's Pütts fairly farm farmers fellows fighting fire Fourteen Streams garrison guard guns halt hard marching hills Hoopstad Infantry Jackalsfontein join Kimberley Kloof Kuruman laager Ladysmith large numbers leaving looked Lord Mafeking Maxim gun miles Modder River morning mounted neighbourhood night occupies officer opportunity Orange River orders ourselves owner Paget's Horse passed patrol Picquetberg position Pretoria pretty prisoners railway rest rifle river Vaal road Roberts round saddle Sanna's Post scene Schweizer-Reneke scouts ship shooting short shot side soldiers soon South Africa Steynsburg supply things Tommy train Transvaal Trooper troops voyage Vryburg wagons waited weather weeks wounded Yeomanry
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Page 70 - UNDER the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill.
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