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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 11 months ago #58472

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I think the first one is the 13th Duke of Cornwall's Artillery Volunteers -- according to Wikipedia, they existed from 1862 to 1880.
[ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cornwall_(Duke...Artillery_Volunteers ]
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 11 months ago #58474

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Many thanks for your help with these queries.
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 10 months ago #58583

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Does anyone know the identity of this Cape Colony unit please?

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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 10 months ago #58584

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Chalumna Volunteers. Don't know if they were the same as the Chalumna Mounted Volunteers. Chalumna is a place in the Eastern Cape.
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I'm with Arthur on this one!

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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 10 months ago #58600

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Great! Many thanks, Arthur.
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