Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Personal narratives, British - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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Extent:: 23 boxes and 9.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Potter was a lifelong British military officer who attained the rank of brigadier-general. He served in Ireland (1898), South Africa (1901-1902), Egypt and Sudan (1903-1913), and World War I (1914-1918); he retired in 1927. Consists primarily of Potter's lengthy correspondence with his mother and future wife while stationed abroad, often during significant British military operations, including censor-stamped envelopes.

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