Today in Kimberley's History
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34 days since beginning of the Siege of Kimberley, 1899
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
All quiet. The Boers allowed us to go to the Concert at the Mounted Camp without making the weather any warmer by shelling us. Reggie was very much annoyed with Colonel Scott-Turner, he said: 'That man didn't shake hands with me' - so the oversight was immediately repaired! ... We saw Major Ayliff (wounded on the 3rd) walking about, much improved, except for a little numbness still in his arm.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
All quiet. The Boers allowed us to go to the Concert at the Mounted Camp without making the weather any warmer by shelling us. Reggie was very much annoyed with Colonel Scott-Turner, he said: 'That man didn't shake hands with me' - so the oversight was immediately repaired! ... We saw Major Ayliff (wounded on the 3rd) walking about, much improved, except for a little numbness still in his arm.