| UNIT. |
STRENGTH. |
Ship in which embarked. |
Place of embarkation. |
Date of embarkation. |
Place of disembarkation. |
Date of disembarkation. |
| Officers |
Other Ranks |
Horses |
Guns |
|
| (a) FROM INDIA. |
|
| General Staff |
3 |
2 |
7 |
— |
City of London |
Bombay |
21.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| Cavalry brigade Staff |
9 |
15 |
23 |
— |
Pundua |
Bombay |
22.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| 5th Dragoon Guards |
21 |
474 |
523 |
1 |
Lindula
Patiala
Virawa |
Bombay |
26.9.99
8.10.99
8.10.99 |
Durban |
11.10.99
22.10.99
25.10.99 |
| 9th Lancers |
15 |
476 |
515 |
1 |
Wardha[1]
Nowshera
Nairung |
Bombay |
24.9.99
24.9.99
25.9.99 |
Cape Town |
18.10.99
15.10.99
14.10.99 |
| 19th Hussars |
23 |
474 |
533 |
1 |
Vadala
Pundua
Warora |
Bombay |
21.9.99
22.9.99
23.9.99 |
Durban |
7.10.99
5.10.99
9.10.99 |
| Brigade Div. Staff |
3 |
1 |
7 |
— |
Lalpoora |
Bombay |
18.9.99 |
Durban |
2.10.99 |
| 21st battery R.F.A |
5 |
176 |
152 |
6 |
Lalpoora |
Bombay |
18.9.99 |
Durban |
2.10.99 |
| 42nd battery R.F.A |
5 |
169 |
153 |
6 |
Secundra |
Bombay |
17.9.99 |
Durban |
4.10.99 |
| 53rd battery R.F.A |
5 |
173 |
153 |
6 |
Booldana |
Bombay |
19.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| Ammunition Column |
3 |
90 |
149 |
— |
Nevassa |
Bombay |
27.9.99 |
Durban |
12.10.99 |
| Infantry Brigade Staff |
9 |
20 |
14 |
— |
City of London |
Bombay |
21.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| Infantry Brigade Staff |
9 |
20 |
14 |
— |
City of London |
Bombay |
21.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| 1st battn. Devonshire regt. |
22 |
843 |
7 |
1 |
Sutlej
City of London |
Bombay |
21.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99 |
| 1st battn. Gloucestershire rgt. |
29 |
846 |
5 |
1 |
Nurani
India |
Calcutta |
20.9.99
24.9.99 |
Durban |
9.10.99
13.10.99 |
| 2nd battn. King's Royal Rifle Corps |
25 |
844 |
5 |
1 |
Purnea
Nurani |
Calcutta |
18.9.99
20.9.99 |
Durban |
5.10.99
9.10.99 |
| 2nd battn. Gordon Highlanders |
29 |
843 |
6 |
1 |
Palitana
Sirsa |
Bombay |
23.9.99
20.9.99 |
Durban |
9.10.99 |
|
| Carried forward to (b) |
206 |
5,446 |
2,252 |
25[2] |
|
|
| [p. 454](b) FROM HOME AND THE MEDITERRANEAN. |
|
| Brigade division Staff and 18th battery, R.F.A. |
9 |
182 |
166 |
6 |
Zibenghla |
Birkenhead |
26.9.99 |
Cape Town |
30.10.99 |
| 62nd battery, R.F.A. |
4 |
169 |
151 |
6 |
Zayathla |
Birkenhead |
26.9.99 |
Cape Town |
25.10.99 |
| 75th battery, R.F.A. |
4 |
166 |
151 |
6 |
Zayathla
Zibenghla |
Birkenhead |
26.9.99 |
Cape Town |
25.10.99
30.10.99 |
| Ammunition column |
8 |
202 |
120 |
— |
Gaika |
Southampton |
30.9.99 |
Durban |
29.10.99 |
| Headquarters and No. 1 Telegraph section, R.E. |
3 |
55 |
— |
— |
Jelunga |
Southampton |
20.9.99 |
Durban |
26.10.99 |
| 2nd Balloon section, R.E. |
2 |
33 |
— |
— |
Kinfauns Castle |
Southampton |
30.9.99 |
Durban |
26.10.99 |
| 1st battn. Northumberland Fusiliers |
27 |
784 |
5 |
— |
Gaul |
Southampton |
16.9.99 |
Cape Town |
7.10.99 |
| 1st battn. Border regt.[3] |
26 |
961 |
6 |
— |
Sumatra |
Malta |
27.9.99 |
Cape Town |
21.10.99 |
| 1st battn. Royal Irish Fusiliers |
26 |
848 |
5 |
— |
Avoca |
Egypt |
24.9.99 |
Durban |
12.10.99 |
| 2nd battn. Rifle Brigade |
26 |
835 |
5 |
— |
Jelunga |
Crete |
2.10.99 |
Durban |
26.10.99 |
| Half 2nd battn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
12 |
438 |
3 |
— |
H.M.S. Powerful |
Mauritius |
6.10.99 |
Cape Town |
14.10.99 |
| Army Service Corps |
9 |
130 |
— |
— |
Gaul
Kinfauns Castle |
Southampton |
16.9.99
30.9.99 |
Cape Town |
7.10.99 |
| Army Ordnance Corps |
1 |
50 |
— |
— |
Gaul |
Southampton |
16.9.99
30.9.99 |
Cape Town |
7.10.99 |
| Total. |
363 |
10,299 |
2,864 |
43[2] |
|
[Tablenote 1: Wardha returned to Durban damaged and the squadron was transferred to Nevassa.]
[Tablenote 2: Includes seven machine.]
[Tablenote 3: Subsequently went to Natal.]
[Tablenote 4: Includes seven machines.]
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