Hardcover, navy blue cloth cover, the graphic and text on the front cover, along with the text on the spine in a gold-coloured ink, entitled " "The Canadians" - Those Who Served in South Africa 1899-1902" by Gary A. Roncetti, C.D. and Edward E. Denby, First Edition, published by Edward E. Denby & Associates in 1979. It documents the names, units, campaigns and casualties of the Canadian Contingent, as well as the rolls of the Canadians who served in the South African Constabulary. This particular copy is marked "No. 305 of 1,000 of a limited number of 1,000 copies" on the lead page, the entry "305 of 1,000" in handwritten blue ink. It begins with an Acknowledgments, followed by an Introduction. The book is divided into eight sections: 1. The Medal (documenting the Queen's South Africa Medal, its twenty-six clasps, various requirements, style of naming, and its oddities); 2. The Victoria Cross (listing the four Canadian recipients and their citations: one with the Lord Strathcon's Horse and three with the Royal Canadian Dragoons); 3. Columnated Chart of Recipients of the QSA (pages 7 to 159, listing their Names alphabetically, Rank, Unit in the S.A.F.F. (South African Field Force), Original Unit or Address, with columns for the various clasps to the QSA, concluding with Remarks (e.g. wounded, missing, killed in action); 4. The Diary of Private F.G.W. Floyd (Francis George William Floyd), "B" Company, 2nd Special Service Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (pages 160 to 179); 5. Extracts from Letters written by Canadian soldiers while on active service in South Africa (pages 180 to 191); 6. Nominal Rolls of the Canadians serving in the South African Constabulary (pages 192 to 221. listed alphabetically); 7. Letter from Captain Perry Fall, late Commanding Canadian Contingent, South African Constabulary, to the Military Secretary to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada, dated May 11, 1901); 8. Alphabetical Nominal Roll of the Canadian Contingent, South African Constabulary (pages 225 to 247). It concludes with an In Memoriam to "Sergeant Albert Beattie, Our gallant soldier son, who died at Bloemfrontein, South Africa, April 14th, 1900" by William Beattie and dated 1900 at Toronto, on page 248. The book contains 258 pages of simple computer-style text and charts, interspersed with a few black and white photographs, along with a map entitled "Sketch to Illustrate the Strategical Situation in South Africa" on page 6, printed in black ink, on a white paper stock, measuring 220 mm (w) x 280 mm (h) x 20 mm (d). It exhibits clear tape repair and sunning on the spine, along with light wear on the covers, however, the pages within remain pristine and very clean. Better than very fine.
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