My name is Lancelot Wingfield and my late grandfather was Alfred Lancelot Wingfield.
Alfred was a Trooper with quote : "No 4 ('D') Squadron, Natal Carbineers, November 1899-March 1900'" and was unfortunate enough to have been caught up in the Siege of Ladysmith. His often referred to 'Ladysmith Siege Diary of Alfred Wingfield" regrettably contains only extremely brief excerpts of his diary. If anyone knows of the current existence of the diary itself - or has any information relating to the diary contents, I would love to hear from them. Thank you.
Of interest I have attached a photograph taken of my grandfather taken one day following the lifting of the siege. He appears rather 'gaunt' - not bad considering the difficulties faced by all the trapped siege inhabitants!
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Alfred was a Trooper with quote : "No 4 ('D') Squadron, Natal Carbineers, November 1899-March 1900'" and was unfortunate enough to have been caught up in the Siege of Ladysmith. His often referred to 'Ladysmith Siege Diary of Alfred Wingfield" regrettably contains only extremely brief excerpts of his diary. If anyone knows of the current existence of the diary itself - or has any information relating to the diary contents, I would love to hear from them. Thank you.
Of interest I have attached a photograph taken of my grandfather taken one day following the lifting of the siege. He appears rather 'gaunt' - not bad considering the difficulties faced by all the trapped siege inhabitants!
