GB 0064 PTR
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Collection
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[1889-1917]
Papers of Sir James Porter, almost entirely comprising letters to his family, 1889 to 1913, and include accounts of various battles during the South African War. There are some Gallipoli signals and letters arranging for hospital trains, 1914 to 1917. Also included in the collection are about one hundred letters relating to the family, into which Porter married, of Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets M W Cowan (1830-1903).
Porter , Sir , James , 1851-1935 , Knight , Surgeon Vice-Admiral