Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: A. B. Robeson
Dates of creation: 1884-1885
Extent: 2 files
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: A. B. Robeson
Language:
English
(1859-1885)
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| Before 1885 | Corporal, Royal Horse Guards (Blues) |
1. Diaries
Presented by G. G. Hall, 1984-1985
Catalogue
1. Diaries
SAD.695/6/1-70
1884-1885
Xerox copy of A.B. Robeson's diary while with the Camel Corps to the relief of Khartoum, including description of the battle of Abu Klea, 17 Jan 1885. Last entry is 10 Feb 1885; Robeson died on 18 Feb. The original diary is written in pencil.
SAD.695/7/1
1884
J. and G. Hall, With the Camel Corps to the relief of Khartoum. The diary of a Corporal of Horse, a limited publication of Robeson's diary written during the campaign to relieve Khartoum, 1884-1885, with extracts from contemporary letters, accounts and published sources. Mrs J. Hall is the great niece of Robeson.
SAD.695/7/2
1884 Oct 16-27
Typescript copy of extracts from a diary sent back by Robeson to his cousin Kitty on 29 Oct 1884
