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Leith Volunteers for South Africa
Unknown, 1901, Press cutting
Leith Volunteers for South Africa
Leith Volunteers for South Africa
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38111
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Page from Leith Miscellany, volume X, Leith Volunteers for South Africa
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Unknown
Date
1901
Type
Press cutting
Many men from Leith volunteered to fight in the Boer War from 1900-1902. The part played by the 5th Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Scots is commemorated by a panel on the plinth of the statue of Queen Victoria at the foot of Leith Walk.
The volunteers in this group are:
Back row from left to right: T. Bolton, W. Flett, P. Stoddart, A. Mackay, A. Sinclair, A. Power, R. McLean, A. Malcolm, T. Greig (Corporal).
Front row from left to right: J. Smart (Corporal), G. Hunter, H. Moffatt, Wemyss-Campbell (Captain), D. McDonald (Sergeant), D. Hutchison, J. Pentland, C. Nisbet.
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