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Yesterday evening I spent som enjoyable hours going thru a wooden box containing 96 Magic Lantrn Slides. I was listing the slides in order of some numbering system the gentleman used, I suppose, to give Lectures. The box is special made and has an old ink label - " Lantern Slides Prepared From Photographs Taken by Civil Surgeon William Milton during service with the South African Field Force. Attached to No. 9 General Hospital, Bloemfontein for approximately 9 months --- followed by Garrison Duty at -- Illegible --, Transvaal for 2--3 months ".
I bought these, I Think, back about 1973, probably in a London Market. Bermondsey was probably where. I had never gone thru all of them and had set them aside when I disposed of my previous ABW collections, 1988 - 1992. I dug them out of storage being a new recruit to see what was in them. There are 88 numbered for the Lecture and a further 8 duplicates. Generally about 1/3 are local native scenes, the rest are Troops, Infantry, Highlanders, Lancers, RHA and RFA. There are destroyed bridges and others under repair, artillery, a 4.7 Naval Gun with a Sailor guarding, Ships, Unloading Horses in slings, Interiors of Hospital Tents and Hospital Trains. Street Scenes. There is even one of an Armoured Locomotive. Some of the buildings I will need help to identify.
Now I must figure how to convert from slides back to print and then I can share them. Any Ideas ?
OH, the last two slides are the reverse of a QSA and the obverse with Cape Colony, OFS and Transvaal clasps.
WHERE IS IT ? These need to be reunited. Today I have searched several data bases, BRCS, NIH, etc with nothing showing on William Milton. All I found is the bit within this Group.
Baden Powell

Hi Baden Powell

So is middle initial is probably T.

Regards
Adrian

London Times, 05 Mar 01 (Tuesday)

p11b The Kildonan Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday soon after noon with the following listed:

RFA – Major G W Biddulph

3/Norfolk – Major H H F Eden

2/E Surrey – 2/Lieutenant P M Whale

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant E A B Clive

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel H W M Bonham

RA Staff – 2/Lieutenant C L Hickling

3/E Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant H S L Hemming

1/KRRC – Major H F Pakenham

RAMC – Major L Haywood, Civil Surgeons A B Dunne, V W Low

Canadian Dragoons – Lieutenant REW Turner

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeons W T Milton, A C Turner, H S Thomas,

Nursing Sisters M J De Montmorency, G W Wood, F C H Colbourne, J N Wilson

Hospital Dressers A D V Blathwayt, A C Ransford

With the following on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Captain R Tremaine

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant G Benson

Rhodesian Field Force – Lieutenant G P L Pemberton

Thank You Adrian 123456. Yes the middle Initial on WO 100/226 is T.
Very useful information to add. By diligent digging into WO 100/226 last evening I found three pages (so far) dealing with Milton. The three Clasps on the last slide are verified and a later page in 1903 adds SA 01. This probably indicates the slide set was put togeather between 10 Oct 1901 and 31 Oct 1903.
Now I wonder why I could not find him in BRCS.

Thank you again, BP

Very nice indeed.

Photographing them is easy. I copied a number of magic lantern slides from a commercially produced set to use in Soldiers of the Queen.

What you need is a lightbox - I built mine, simply place the slide on top and photograph, they reproduce beautifully.

Regards
Meurig

Thanks Meurig---Dumb Me. I was using my light table to sort the slides. Thought never occurred to me to just follow thru. I suppose I was trying to do it the hard way. Must be my age. I also have a quantity of color slides that I found at the Jubilee Mkt in 2006 that I can copy. One group is in the original box as I recall.

BP aka James Suchma

Damn Guys - I'm learning how to navigate the Forum. Just found the images and there was BP at the top. Understand at my age this is an EVENT.
BP