secondboerwar

From the appearance of the troops and uniforms, and the period of the ship, I would guess this is a deployment of Australian soldiers for the 2nd Boer War (1899–1902). The first Australian troops and their horses sailed in late 1899 and were involved in major action by January 1900. After Australian Federation in 1901, the new Commonwealth Government sent a further eight battalions. I think this is the ship HMAT A7 Medic. She was built in 1899 in Belfast, Ireland and was owned by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company Ltd, Liverpool (the White Star Line, which operated the Titanic), and leased by the Commonwealth until 26 October 1917. The Medic had also been a key troopship for Australia during the second Boer War. It was eventually sunk by the German U-boat U-608 on 11 September 1942, during World War II. See this link for a small image of the Medic--scroll down: australis86.angelfire.com/war_records/index.html Also see this link for detailed info about troop deployments on the Medic--scroll down: flotilla-australia.com/hmat.htm

If it is the MEDIC, here's a May 1903 photo of the stern for comparison ...

Good shot...I have a couple of reasonable pics of the Medic, I will compare them

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The old medic looks good, do u have a broadside of her?

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Wondering if this might his reburial in 1923 ?? It looks a bit 'fancy' for a prison.
See - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_Childers_(author)#Execution

Or ... 1924?

"This photo is Hardwicke Hall, Dublin in Oct 1924. He was given an IRA Guard of Honour, 4 men at attention in shifts for 24hrs straight. My granduncle, Robert Childers, 2nd son of @erskineandmolly
was present. Molly couldn’t bare it, had collapsed with grief in the morning. " ...
From- x.com/erskinechilders/status/1596269726246006784

He is said to have shaken hands with the members of his firing squad, saying, "Take a step or two forward, lads, it will be easier that way."

Hardwicke Hall

Via Trove, some more details ...

November 1922 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210509012?searchTerm=e... - "He was buried in a grave already prepared nearby" in Beggars' Bush Barracks.

October 1924 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84311173?searchTerm=er... - "Irish Rebels' Remains handed over to Relatives". "Public funerals will be held on Thursday [ed. 30/10/1924].
The bodies in the meanwhile will lie in state at different centres."

October 1924 - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54291385?searchTerm=er... - "Wild scenes at re-interment of the executed men".

Nice piece of history!