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Rob Davidson, who is a considerable Historian of the Boer War, kindly put me in touch with the Great Grandson of Major (later Major-General Sir) Gerard Heath, commander of the Balloon Section at Ladysmith and later 3 Field Troop, Royal Engineers to which my .303 M.M. A.C. III was issued.

He has kindly copied to me these photographs from the family album. Unless it had been issued to the photographer my Carbine, rack number 34, is almost certainly one of the 40 or so to be seen in the photographs.









For those interested in the Boer War, and in particular the Battle of Spion Kop, Rob Davidson delivered a very interesting talk recently to the National Army Museum.

I hope that it remains available on this link:-

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/spioenkop