| Description | The Secretary of State for War, St John Brodrick (1856-1942) dressed in ceremonial court dress stands from sitting behind a desk, a bin full of waste paper labelled 'RENEWED ACTIVITY OF THE BOERS', 'SEVERE FIGHTING' and 'HEAVY BRITISH LOSS' stands to the side of the desk. The female allegorical figure of Canada holds up a sheet of paper up to Brodrick that reads 'OFFER OF FRESH CAVALRY CORPS/ 2000 MOUNTS/ Canada'. |