Boer War: soldiers in packed train carriages receive tea from women and children at Gillitts station. Halftone by C.H., 1900, after H. Paget after M. Ellis.

1900

1 print : halftone ; image 15.2 x 22.8 cm

Tea for the tommies: colonial hospitality to troops on the way to the front ... drawn by H. M. Paget from a photograph by May Ellis. C.H. sc. Lettering continues with text describing the subject: ""Gillitts station is about 25 miles from Durban on the Natal railroad. The troops passing through the station always receive tea supplied gratis by friends. Over 20,000 men have been entertained in this way at this station on their way to the front. The kindness thus shown to them is highly appreciated by the men"

A print of "the officer's camp" is on the same mount

Wellcome Collection 23582i