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Issue No.9

Issue No 9 Issue 9.   April 2000.
The Boer War.   With the Yorkshire Regiment, 1899 - 1902

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Issue 9.   April 2000
The Boer War.   With the Yorkshire Regiment, 1899 - 1902
The Path to War - The Call to Arms - To South Africa    The origins of the War, and how 100,000 Britsh troops were mobilised and embarked for South Africa.
 
South Africa 1900 - The Boers - Their Rifles    A map of where the fighting took place, with an description of the Boers and the rifles that the Boers used.
 
With the Green Howards - British Infantry Weapons - First Clash with the Enemy    The arrival of the Green Howards in South Africa, and a description of the weapons they used.   The first clas with the enemy, - at Slingersfontein, is described.
 
The Officers    A list of the officers who led the Green Howards during the Boer War.
 
On the Move Again - With the Mounted Infantry    A description of life in the field with the Green Howards, - illustrated by extracts from Sergeant Schofield's Diary
 
The Green Howards' Paardeberg Victoria Cross    How Sergeant Alfred Atkinson won the Victoria Cross (posthumously) at the Battle of Paardeberg.
 
The VC and Mrs Atkinson - The Boer Surrender at Paardeberg    How Sergeant Atkinson was initially not going to be awarded the VC, because the medal could only be awarded to those still living.   Subsequent actions by Mrs Atkinson and the Adjutant of the Yorkshire Regiment were to lead to a change in the rules.
 
The March to Pretoria - The Volunteer Company    The trek northwards with ox-drawn wagons towards Pretoria, and a description of the small Volunteer Company that augmented the ranks of the Green Howards.
 
The 3rd (Militia) Battalion    The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion the Princess of Wales own Yorkshire Regiment set a precedent by being sent on overseas operations.   Traditionally, the Militia were mbodied for home service only.
 
The Queen's Death - the 4th (Militia) Battalion - Blockhouses and Armoured Trains    The death of Queen Victoria as reported in the Green Howards Gazette, February 1901.   The 4th (Militia) Battalion do duty in South Africa on the return of the 3rd (Militia) battalion.   How the security of the railway lines helped force the Boers to sue for peace.
 
The Boer War - From the Museum's Boer War Display, 1899 - 1902    Illustration and description of Boer War artefacts that are on display in the Regimental Museum of the Green Howards.
 
Stephenson's Farewell    An appreciation by Major-General Stephenson of the 18th Brigade of the role played by the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment in the war.
 
Casualties - The Cost - Enteric Fever - Memorial Museum    A breakdown of the casualty numbers experienced by the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Battalions.   Disease accounted for 127 men of the 1st Battalion, with a predominant cause being enteric fever (typhoid).   One of the men who died of enteric fever was Lieutenant George Dorman of the steel magnate's family; his father, Sir Arthur Dorman, created the Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough in memory of his son and the 49 other men of the 3rd (Militia) battalion who lost their lives in the war.
 
Private Woodman's Mail    How a letter took two and a half months to reach private Woodman, after he was wounded in the war.
 
Medals    A description of the medals and clasps that were awarded to those who fought in the Boer War.
 

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