| Administrative History | Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen GCB, GCMG, GCVO (1845-1932).
Lieutenant General Sir William Forbes Gatacre KCB DSO (1843–1906).
General Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé [Piet Cronjé] (1836-1911). |
| Description | Album of photographs taken by Sir Alexander Ogston during the Boer War, volume 1. This is a companion volume to Ogston's Boer War journal (MS 3850/1/5) and illustrates many of the subjects and places mentioned there. Each page contains four black and white photographs (numbered individually), heavily annotated with details of people and places identified in the photograph.
London to Cape Town [A1, A3, A4, A8] (p.1)
London to Cape Town [A9, A11, A12, A14] (p.2)
London to Cape Town [A15, A20, A21, A22] (p.3) - photographs of arrival at Cape Town docks and the Cape Town Highlanders drilling in square with view of Post Office, the Standard Bank of South Africa and the Railway Station
A day's stay in Cape Town [A23, A24, D14, A26] (p.4)
A visit to Lord Methuen's Column at Madder River; Through the Great Karroo Desert [A27, A28, A29, A30] (p.5)
The Karroo Desert [A31, A32, A33, A34] (p.6)
The Karroo Desert and De Aar [A35-A38] (p.7)
Hospital Train and the Karroo north of De Aar, Orange River [A39-A42] (p.8)
Country north of Orange River, and Belmont Battlefield [A43-A46] (p.9)
Belmont Station, Honey next Kloof Station, and armoured train at Modder River [A47, A48, B1, B2] (p.10)
Modder River, held by Lord Methuen's Forces [B3-B6] (p.11)
With Methuen at Modder River [B7-B10] (p.12) - photograph of railway bridge at Modder River "blown up by the Boers"
With Pilcher at Belmont [B13-B16] (p.13)
Ambulances at Modder River [B19, B20, B22, B23] (p.14)
Return from Modder River to Cape Town [B21, B24, B25, B26] (p.15)
Return from Modder River to Cape Town [B27-B30] (p.16)
Return from Modder River to Cape Town, Hex River Pass [B31-B34] (p.17)
Return from Modder River to Cape Town, Hex River Pass [B35, B36, C1, C2] (p.18)
Return from Modder River to Cape Town on the Coast Belt between Worcester and Cape Town [C3-C6] (p.19)
A second short stay in Cape Town [C7-C10] (p.20) - Mount Nelson Hotel
Round the Coast from Cape Town to East London [C11-C14] (p.21) - on board the Dunnottar Castle
Round the Coast from Cape Town to East London [C15-C18] (p.22)
Round the Coast from Cape Town to East London [C19-C22] (p.23)
East London to General Gatacre's Column before Stormberg [C23-C27] (p.24)
With General Gatacre's Column before Stormberg [C28-C31] (p.25)
With General Gatacre's Column before Stormberg [C32-C35] (p.26)
With General Gatacre's Column before Stormberg [C36-C39] (p.27)
With General Gatacre's Column before Stormberg [C40-C43] (p.28)
Sterkstrom Camp [C44-C47] (p.29)
Across country from General Gatacre's to General French's Columns [C48, D1, D2, D3] (p.30)
Across country from General Gatacre's to General French's Columns [D4-D7] (p.31)
Across country between General Gatacre's and General French's Columns [D8-D11] (p.32)
With General French's Column before Colesburg [D12, D13, D15, D16] (p.33)
Cape Town [D17-D20] (p.34)
Visit to the Boer Captives at Simons Town [D21-D24] (p.35)
Kitchener's horse leaving Cape Town for Orange River [D25-D28] (p.36)
A visit to Robben Island - The Leper Hospital [D29-D32] (p.37)
Second visit to Lord Methuen's Column [D33-D36] (p.38)
At Modder River [D37-D40] (p.39)
At Modder River [D41-D44] (p.40)
At Modder River [D45-D48] (p.41)
At Modder River [E1-E4] (p.42)
The Klipdrift and Jacobsdal wounded [E5-E8] (p.43)
Into relieved Kimberley [E9-E12] (p.44)
The Paardeberg wounded [E13-E16] (p.45)
The Paardeberg wounded [E17-E20] (p.46)
The Paardeberg wounded [E21-E24] (p.47)
The Paardeberg wounded and captured Kronje's [Cronje] forces [E25-E28] (p.48) |