Letter. Mark Sykes to Alfred Dowling
- Reference No:
- U DDSY2/1/3b/4
- Dates:
- 20 Nov 1900
- Description:
- About the nature of the war, the Boer refugees, the typical conversation, the books he has read, his contempt for British behaviour in South Africa, war anecdotes, the Northumberland Fusiliers, the Boer use of expansive bullets, and the incompetence of their commander. Includes an illustration of Boer refugees.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere
