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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Murray (Alasdair)

ALASDAIR MURRAY 1900

A few words and letters privately offered to those who, at Lochcarron and elsewhere knew him well

Published: [Privately published] , London, 1901

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122 pages, frontispiece, illustrations, blue cloth gilt, slightly worn, corners bumped

A record of Alasdair Murray's short life as an officer in the Boer War. Arriving in South Africa in late March 1900, he died of wounds on June 3rd, received during "the skirmish at Senekal" a few days earlier. His letters home to family and friends are printed followed by press reports and many letters received by the family which give much detail about the battle and its aftermath from different perspectives.

  • Size: 8vo (200 x130mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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