1902-03-01 | Lancashire Infantry Museum

This Day In History: 1902-03-01

Boer War. 3rd (Militia) Battalion, East Lancashires, embarks at Cape Town for Britain. In 2 years of active service guarding lines of communication, the battalion has lost 50 NCO’s and men killed or died of disease.

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