He joined the Royal Navy in 1884 and received a series of promotions: Midshipman (1886)
right after the beginning of the war
the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing an inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”) inside of a laurel wreath
in black ink (both typed and handwritten) stamped with the official seal of the navy
South Africa. South Africa And The Transvaal War (Seven Volumes) Archive He joined the Royal NavyOriginal six volume set with supplementary Volume VII. Hardcover, khaki cloth cover, front cover with an illustration of two cavalrymen, entitled "South Africa and the Transvaal War" by Louis Creswicke, author of "Roxane", etc., "with numerous illustrations and maps", published by T. C. & E. C Jack of Edinburgh, Scotland, printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. of Edinburgh & London, at the Ballantyne Press in 1900, 1901 and 1902. The books detail a