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It was a dangerous assignment and so different units went out on different days in rotation. If these are Dublin Fusiliers, it was at a minimum, one of only two or three excursions by their unit before the (foreseeable) disaster.

Definitely Dublins



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About six years ago I started a thread entitled , "The telegraphist on the armoured train". This may add something to your investigations.
Mike

Here's Mike's previous thread with the telegraphist's account:
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...armoured-train#43412

I'll post below some artists' impressions and photos of the armoured train incident, and some pics of other armoured trains.

Thanks Rob. Great pics. I particularly like the French one with its little advert for meat extract ( a bit of Gallic black homour maybe ).