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ASTON, GG 4/1/1
Title
Letters by Aston to friends in the UK, 1899-1900, recounting his voyage to South Africa and initial impressions
Date(s)
- 1899 Oct 10 - 1900 Jun 27 (Creation)
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1 file
Scope and content
Aston's letters from South Africa during the Boer War to Mrs Holland and Miss Marjorie Holland, Admiralty House, Chatham (wife and daughter of R Adm Swinton Colthurst Holland, Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, Kent) relating to his journey to South Africa and initial posting at De Aar, Cape Colony with descriptions of landscape, living conditions, progress of war and his work as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Intelligence for 8 Div, Royal Marines Artillery. 1 file
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Existence and location of originals
The originals are held at the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney. The balance of the collection at Eastney consists of further newspaper cuttings relating to army training reports by Aston, 1921-1925 and 1933, and reviews of his books; further writings, 'Four