Panorama of the Kinfauns Castle Leaving Southampton

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Panorama of the Kinfauns Castle Leaving Southampton

She is laden with Troops, who are seen on deck and in the rigging bidding a last farewell to their friends on shore. Two Views. Length, 100 ft.

The Era, Londres, samedi 21 octobre 1899, p. 28.


Panorama de Southampton pris à bord du "Kinfauns-Castle" (40 mètres)

La Photographie moderne (supplément), Paris, 1900

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1 Warwick Trading Company. 5468 Mendel
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3 30/09/1899 100 ft. 40 m.
 
DEPARTURE OF BRITISH TROOPS
The balloon section of the Royal Engineers left Alderahot on Saturday morning for Souhtampton, where they will embark on board the Kingauns Castle for South Africa.
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The liner Kingaunus Castle, which started on her maiden voyage to South Africa on Saturday, took out, as already stated, a large number of officers and non-commissioned officers, as well as 300 men of the Army Service Corps, stationary hospital, field hospital, and balloon section, destined for Natal.
Star Gwent, Newport, vendredi 6 octobre 1899, p. 7.
4 Grande-Bretagne. Southampton.  

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