[Editor: An extract from the “In Memoriam” notices, regarding Australian military personnel, published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 9 November 1900.]
In Memoriam.
STEEL. — In fond remembrance of the late Staff-Surgeon Steel, who died on active service at Pekin, N. China, 10th November, 1900. Inserted by members of Naval Brigade Stretcher Party. Home papers please copy.
Source:
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 9 November 1900, p. 1 [in the “In Memoriam” section]
Editor’s notes:
Home = in an historical Australian context, Great Britain; can also refer to England specifically
N. = (abbreviation) North
Pekin = (archaic) Peking (the capital city of China), also known as Beijing
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