Officers, Dec 1899


This photo of a group of officers of the 9th Lancers was taken in camp on the Modder River before the battle of Magersfontein. Lieutenant Frederick Allhusen stands, fourth from the left, with an open-neck tunic, next to Captain Campbell who commanded the regiment at the start of WW1. All the officers have close-cropped hair.


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