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The late Lieutenant R. H. Elwes, Grenadier Guards, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
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The late Lieutenant R. H. Elwes, Grenadier Guards, 1881. 'The Transvaal War. Among the officers recently killed in South Africa was Lieutenant Robert Hamond Elwes, of the Grenadier Guards, Aide-de-Camp to Sir George Pomeroy-Colley...He had but just attained the age of twenty-four, having been born on Dec. 1, 1856. He was educated at Eton: and entered the Army as a Lieutenant from the militia on Nov. 11, 1876, his first appointment being to the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment. On Jan. 31 following he was transferred to the Grenadier Guards as a Lieutenant; and on Nov. 4, 1880, was appointed Aide-de- Camp to the Brigadier-General commanding the forces in Natal and the Transvaal. Lieutenant Elwes was lord of the manor of Congham. This young officer was killed on Jan. 28 at the Battle of Laing's Neck, whilst most gallantly leading, with Colonel Deane, the charge of the 58th Regiment against the Boer position. The following account of his death was written home by an eye-witness of the battle: "Poor Elwes fell among the 58th. He shouted to another Eton boy (Adjutant of the 58th), 'Come along, Monck! Floreat Etona! [may Eton flourish - the school motto] We must be in the front rank!' And he was shot immediately".' From "Illustrated London News", 1881.
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HRM25A42_416
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5,7Mo (368,6Ko) / 11,0cm x 13,0cm / 1302 x 1539 (300dpi)