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P6116

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ID Number: P6116
Item Name: Image
Title: Essex Fusiliers in the Boer War / Les Fusiliers d'Essex dans la guerre Boer
Title (Fre): Les Fusiliers d'Essex dans la guerre Boer
Date: ca 1900
Description: Black and white photograph of members of the 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers during the Boer War; there are eleven soldiers featured in the photograph, all wearing field uniforms with sashes and hats; a pith helmet rests on the ground in front of one soldier; there are three other soldiers in the background looking away from the camera; behind the soldiers, white bell tents that make up the military camp are displayed; some of the men in the photograph have been identified: (front l-r) Pte. David A. Reid, Lt. A. Percy Jell, ?, Corp. Jesse C. Biggs; (back l-r) Lt. Richard (Dick) B. Bowden, ?, Sgt. John Northwood, Corp. Ernest (Hun) Craig OR Jim Smith, Corp. William E. C. Andrews, Sgt. Arthur E. Paddon and Sgt. Ernest Dolman.
History: The Boer [or South African] War was fought from 1899 - 1902. The Essex Fusiliers were formed in 1885 as the 21st Essex Battalion of Infantry. In 1887 they became the 21st Battalion, Essex Fusiliers, and in 1900 became known as the 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers. The unit was disbanded in 1920 and reorganized as different battalions of the Essex Fusiliers and their name changed again in 1927 to the Essex Scottish Regiment. Since 1954 they have been known as the Essex & Kent Scottish Regiment.
Place made: South Africa
Collection Name: Museum Windsor