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[H.M. Ward Philippine Constabulary photo album] [graphic]

A well-captioned scrapbook containing images from Ward’s service in the Philippine Constabulary, 1913-1916. Includes detailed photos and descriptions of Ward’s unit, including barracks, operations, portraits, Philippine natives in uniform in the service, unit and group photos; many photos have identified locations. Additionally, the album includes photos of Philippine Scout troops, and rare color printed illustrations of Philippine Constabulary Uniforms, as well as printed and manuscript ephemera from his service. The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was established on August 18, 1901, under the general supervision of the civil Governor-General of the Philippines, by authority of Act. No. 175 of the Second Philippine Commission, for the purposes of maintaining peace, law, and order in the various provinces of the Philippine Islands. By the end of 1901, a total of 180 officers had been commissioned. The constabulatory assisted the United States military in combating the remaining irreconcilable revolutionaries following the March 23 capture of General Emilio Aguinaldo and his April 1 pledge of allegiance to the United States. This phase of the Philippine-American War ended in Luzon by 1906, with the surrender and execution of one of its last remaining generals, Macario Sakay. [From dealer description]