This copy is presented by the author to the Officer Commanding Leicester Rgmt. and pasted on the rear end paper is a copy of a letter from the OC, 69th Batt., R.F.A. dated August 5, 1935, which in part reads: "Your trumpet still stands in our officers' mess (off duty), and is sounded on all ceremonial parades." The trumpet in question is illustrated, along with the caption which reads: "Bugle carried by the first man killed in the Boer War (69th Battery, R.F.A.). The trumpet, also carried by his gunner, was returned to his C.O. by Colonel Daly, C.B., at his request, with a similar inscription on its edge, and, on its acceptance, a promise was made that the trumpet would be blown on the Commanding Officer's parade, as long as the battery lasted."
Black simulated leather binding with titling on the upper board. 56 pages and two black and white photographic plates.
CONDITION DETAILS: The titling on the upper board is faint, as usual. There is a small black mark on the fore-edge. Overall an excellent, above average copy.
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 217 mm x 141 mm
- Sold By: Gandolph's Books
- Contact Person: Arnaud Labuschagne
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +27 11-624-1752
- Preferred Payment Methods: Cash, Cheque deposits in Rands, bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
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