Title

Major-General Sir William Penn Symons, British soldier, c1899 (1902).Artist: R Stanley

Caption

Major-General Sir William Penn Symons, British soldier, c1899 (1902). Symons (1843-1899) was mortally wounded at Talana Hill, South Africa in 1899 during the first major battle of the Second Boer War. Portrait from Celebrities of the Army, published by George Newnes, (London, 1902).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1902

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C12_281

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 12,1in x 16,1in / 3622 x 4841 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male face man men red body guy clothes British color colour decoration dress war century Britain moustache officer casualty general soldiers soldier concept battle medal medals Army warfare tunic military uniform 19th century Military personnel 1900s 20th century British Army nineteenth century The Print Collector 1899 - 1902 Battle of Talana Hill Boer War the body William Penn Symons portrait R Stanley Symons William Penn Sir William Penn Symons General Symons Stanley R portrait