The History of the Kimberley Regiment 1876-1962 by Dr. H.H. Curson
The History of the Kimberley Regiment 1876-1962 by Dr. H.H. Curson
Hardcover
Publisher: Northern Cape printers, 1963 First Edition
Used - Very Good. This book is in very good condition and the covers are beautifully preserved and the condition of the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
The DJ has some age related wear and small tears on the sides and spine with some paper loss and is now protected with a Cellophane cover.
A comprehensive history of this famous Regiment. For the greater part of the century the Kimberley Regiment has held a prominent and honoured place in the history of arms in South Africa, both before and after Union, and it is indeed fitting that this has now been recorded in this work.
Great credit for this is due to the untiring efforts of Commandant A.S.Hall.
The history has been divided into three parts. Part I deals with the early units from Kimberley from which the Kimberley Regiment was directly descended with the Dutoitspan Hussars formed in 1876. Then follows the Diamond Fields Horse, which in 1899 amalgamated with the Kimberley Rifles to form the Kimberley Regiment proper.Part II deals with the campaigns-the early Kaffir wars, the South African War, and two World Wars, with particular reference in the latter case to the amalgamated I.L.H/Kim.R. in the Italian Campaign. Part III contains biographies of individuals who played important parts in the Regiment. Colour Frontispiece- with Foreward by Major-General. W.H.E.Poole.xxi + maps and supporting illustrations-284 pages text.Very clean copy.
