'New Sth Wales Lancers training at Aldershot', 1900 (c)

Lantern slide, labelled 'The Transvaal War Copyright', 1900 (c).

A contingent of 70 New South Wales Lancers was training at Aldershot when the Boer War (1899-1902) broke out. The unit was one of the first Imperial units to be deployed to South Africa, sailing from the United Kingdom for Cape Town on 10 October 1899.

From a collection of 243 lantern slides, mainly illustrations from 'The Illustrated London News' and 'The Sphere', 1899-1902.