Crossing the North Kaap River: the Royal Irish Regiment, 20 September 1900
Photograph, Boer War (1899-1902), 1900.
The Royal Irish Regiment recruited from the counties of Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny. It served in South Africa with General Hart's Irish Brigade. Around 30,000 Irishmen saw service with the British Army in South Africa.
From an album of 156 photographs presented to Maj Gen Horace Smith-Dorrien, GOC of 19th Brigade and showing its operations in South Africa, July to October 1900.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2005-06-704-108
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2005-06-704-108