South African War Honours and Awards 1899-1902: Officers and Men of the Army and Navy Mentioned in Despatches Author: Compiled by the Army and Navy Gazette
South African War Honours and Awards 1899–1902: Officers and Men of the Army and Navy Mentioned in Despatches (Collectible Facsimile First Edition Hardcover)
The Essential Regimental Reference Masterwork Tracking Every Official Honour, Medal Award, Casualty List, and Officer Promotion of the British Forces on the Veld
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: South African War Honours and Awards 1899-1902: Officers and Men of the Army and Navy Mentioned in Despatches
- Author: Compiled by the Army and Navy Gazette
- Publisher: Arms and Armour Press, London
- Publication Date: 1971 (Facsimile Reprint of the original 1902/1903 compilation)
- SBN-10: 853680523
- ISBN-10: 0853680523
- ISBN-13: 9780853680529
- Edition Details: First Facsimile Edition, First Printing (Hardcover with Dust Jacket).
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth boards with a titled spine, complete with the original printed paper dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Small Quarto (4to), 140 pages text plus unnumbered plate illustrations. Highly detailed tables tracking units, decorations, and campaigns.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Covers: The original cloth boards remain structurally sound and square. The outer panels show some minor edge chippings and expected storage friction at the extremities, completely normal for a reference volume from this era. The binding hinges are flexible and strong.
- Interior: Very Good (VG). While the exterior shows honest handling wear, the internal text block is exceptionally well-preserved, clean, and tight. The white pages, comprehensive rosters, and tables are crisp and entirely free of user highlighting, thumb-soiling, or text underlining.
- The Dust Jacket: Good (G)
- Condition: The original printed paper dust jacket is complete but exhibits visible, standard edge wear, including typical age-related rubbing along the margins and spine tips. To prevent any further wear and permanently secure its longevity, it has been freshly enclosed within a brand-new, archival-grade clear plastic protective cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Originally compiled by the editors of the Army and Navy Gazette in 1902 and reissued in this highly prized 1971 Arms and Armour Press facsimile edition, South African War Honours and Awards is an absolute foundation of primary source documentation. This meticulously arranged reference volume lists, regiment by regiment, every single British and Colonial officer and enlisted man officially mentioned in despatches from November 23rd, 1899, through March 6th, 1903.
Originally compiled by the editors of the Army and Navy Gazette in 1902 and reissued in this highly prized 1971 Arms and Armour Press facsimile edition, South African War Honours and Awards is an absolute foundation of primary source documentation. This meticulously arranged reference volume lists, regiment by regiment, every single British and Colonial officer and enlisted man officially mentioned in despatches from November 23rd, 1899, through March 6th, 1903.
The text outlines individual acts of bravery, official decorations (including Distinguished Service Orders and Victoria Crosses), and immediate battlefield promotions. Beyond the personal registries, the volume includes an invaluable cross-referenced index of operational actions, detailing which specific units were involved and their respective regimental casualties. Serving as a crucial sourcebook for military historians, genealogists, and medal collectors tracking specific campaign decorations, this out-of-print reference printing remains a high-value acquisition for any serious library of Anglo-Boer War militaria.
Author Profile: Army and Navy Gazette
The Army and Navy Gazette, established in London in 1860, was the premier contemporary journal of the British military establishment during the height of the Victorian and Edwardian imperial eras. Renowned for its unparalleled access to official war office dispatches, troop transport lists, and field intelligence, the journal served as the authoritative record of record for global deployments. Its archival reference books are highly respected by modern military historians for their absolute statistical precision and unvarnished data tracking.
The Army and Navy Gazette, established in London in 1860, was the premier contemporary journal of the British military establishment during the height of the Victorian and Edwardian imperial eras. Renowned for its unparalleled access to official war office dispatches, troop transport lists, and field intelligence, the journal served as the authoritative record of record for global deployments. Its archival reference books are highly respected by modern military historians for their absolute statistical precision and unvarnished data tracking.
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