Today in Kimberley's History
October 23rd
8 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.
This evening Colonel Scott-Turner (in command of the Mounted Troops) asked Jack if he would like to go on the Armoured Train next morning - which Jack promptly agreed to do - though he was not told to take much surgical 'tack' with him.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
This evening Colonel Scott-Turner (in command of the Mounted Troops) asked Jack if he would like to go on the Armoured Train next morning - which Jack promptly agreed to do - though he was not told to take much surgical 'tack' with him.