Australian Forces in the Boxer Uprising
This web page, published by the Military Postal History Society, contains images of the single frame Australian Forces in the Boxer Uprising exhibit pages created by the late Al Kugel. This exhibit was created by, and is the property of the late Al Kugel, and is being supplied by his heirs as a courtesy to the Military Postal History Society.
Introduction
This exhibit documents through contemporary postal material the participation of forces from New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria in the Allied effort to suppress the Boxer Uprising in China in 1900-1901. For larger political reasons, the British government wanted to present a commanding presence in the intervention but, due to the heavy commitment of its forces against the Boers in South Africa, it was short of troops. Consequently, its China Expeditionary Force was largely made up of native Indian infantry and cavalry, and a call went out to the other colonies for support.
To view the text within these images, see: web page containing the text content of the exhibit frame.
Updated 11/8/2024
Table of Contents
Introduction -- New South Wales Naval Contingent -- Concessionary rate for mail to NSW military personnel (in Australia) -- FPO 1 (Peking - Legation Gate) -- FPO 7 (Peking - Tartar City) -- FPO 1 (Peking - Legation Gate) -- FPO 7 (Peking - Tartar City) -- Incoming Mail -- H.M.C.S. Protector -- FPO 4 (Tientsin) -- Base Office B (Tientsin) --
