MAN WHO SAVED MAFEKING
SIR BRYAN MAHON’S CAREER. British Wireless. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Rugby, Sept. 4. The late General Sir Bryan Mahon’s distinguished career in the Army extended over 46 years. His most famous exploit was the relief of Mafeking in the South African War in 1900. He led a flying column from Kimberley, and while General Hunter engaged the Boer© elsewhere he cut 'through the enemy lines and marched into the besieged town. During the Great WaiGeneral Mahou had command of the Salonika Army and was later Command-er-in-Chief in Ireland.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1930, Page 7
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