Boer War postcard from David Patrick Lettres (c1880 - c1943), c1900 and photographs of David Patrick Lettres, c1900-c1940

From: Letter in the Attic

A postcard celebrating raising the British flag in Bloemfontein and Pretoria, South Africa, during the Boer War, sent by DPL to his sister with a short greeting on the back. Also, two photos of DPL.

Creator
Lettres, David Patrick (writer), Lawrence, W, from Bloemfontein, South Africa (postcard publisher)
Date of creation
c1900-c1940
Extent
One postcard and two photos
Access
Open
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Reference number
LIA/54
Background information
David Patrick Lettres was born in Bellamina, Northern Ireland, around 1880. It is believed he came to England with the Irish Guards and met his wife, who was from Brighton. After serving in the Boer War, he returned to Brighton and became the publican of the Lord Nelson pub at 36 Trafalgar Street, Brighton.

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Boer War postcard from David Patrick Lettres (c1880 - c1943)
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Detail of photo of David Patrick Lettres and another soldier