| Description | Written by Range-finder Lance Sergeant W. Staton, 4855, 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Natal Field Force, South Africa. Covers the period from the Battalion leaving York on 13 Dec 1899 and travelling to South Africa from Liverpool on the S.S. Majestic via St. Vincent and Capetown to 31 Dec 1900. At rear of book are extracts from orders and speeches, a passage on the hardships of the field, a price list of articles sold in Ladysmith during the siege, poetry and songs. |