UNIT. |
STRENGTH. |
Ship in which embarked. |
Place of Embarkation. |
Date of Embarkation. |
Place of disembarkation. |
Date of disembarkation. |
Officers |
Other Ranks |
Horses |
Guns |
|
(A) Reinforcements sent to South Africa after "Lombards Kop." |
|
No. 4. Mountain battery, R.G.A. |
6 |
276 |
18 |
6 |
Narrung |
Royal Albert Dock |
16.11.99 |
Durban |
12.12.99 |
1st battn. Suffolk regiment |
22 |
1,081 |
3 |
1 |
Scott |
Southampton |
11.11.99 |
Cape Town |
28.11.99 |
1st battn. Essex regiment |
23 |
912 |
3 |
1 |
Greek |
Southampton |
11.11.99 |
Cape Town |
3.12.99 |
1st battn. Derbyshire regiment |
29 |
1,091 |
5 |
1 |
Dunera |
Malta |
21.11.99 |
East London |
15.12.99 |
|
(B) Fifth Infantry Division. |
|
Divisional Staff |
11 |
29 |
7 |
— |
Norham Castle |
Southampton |
25.11.99 |
Cape Town |
13.12.99 |
14th Hussars |
25 |
599 |
497 |
1 |
Victorian Cestrian |
Southampton |
13.12.99 21.12.99 |
Durban Cape Town |
6.1.00 10.1.00 |
Brigade division Staff |
4 |
13 |
13 |
— |
Atlantian |
Queenstown |
5.12.99 |
Durban |
1.1.00 |
19th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
133 |
6 |
Atlantian |
Liverpool |
3.12.99 |
Durban |
1.1.00 |
20th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
137 |
6 |
Victorian |
Southampton |
13.12.99 |
Cape Town |
1.1.00 |
28th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
137 |
6 |
Atlantian |
Queenstown |
5.12.99 |
Durban |
1.1.00 |
Ammunition column |
5 |
128 |
93 |
— |
Atlantian |
Queenstown |
5.12.99 |
Durban |
1.1.00 |
37th Field company, R.E. |
7 |
207 |
— |
— |
Canada |
Liverpool |
30.11.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 |
10th Infantry brigade Staff |
1[19] |
17 |
2 |
— |
Gaul |
Southampton |
24.11.99 |
Cape Town |
16.12.99 |
2nd battn. Royal Warwickshire regiment |
25 |
1,078 |
3 |
1 |
Gaul |
Southampton |
24.11.99 |
Cape Town |
16.12.99 |
1st battn. Yorkshire regiment |
22 |
956 |
4 |
1 |
Doune Castle |
Southampton |
24.11.99 |
Cape Town |
15.12.99 |
2nd battn. Dorset regiment |
22 |
944 |
3 |
1 |
Simla |
Southampton |
24.11.99 |
Durban |
21.12.99 |
2nd battn. Middlesex regiment |
25 |
1,023 |
4 |
1 |
Avondale Castle |
Southampton |
2.12.99 |
Cape Town[20] |
26.12.99 |
11th infantry brigade Staff |
3 |
12 |
3 |
— |
Canada |
Liverpool |
30.11.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 |
2nd battn. Royal Lancaster regiment |
25 |
1,049 |
3 |
1 |
Dilwara |
Southampton |
2.12.99 |
Durban |
30.12.99 |
2nd battn. Lancashire Fusiliers |
21 |
1,082 |
3 |
1 |
Norman |
Southampton |
2.12.99 |
Cape Town[21] |
19.12.99 |
1st battn. South Lancashire regiment |
22 |
1,049 |
3 |
1 |
Canada |
Liverpool |
30.11.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 |
1st battn. York and Lancaster regiment |
24 |
838 |
4 |
1 |
Majestic |
Liverpool |
13.12.99 |
Durban |
2.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 27 coy. |
2 |
47 |
— |
— |
Canada |
Liverpool |
30.11.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 |
" " ", No. 32 coy. |
2 |
60 |
— |
— |
Gaul |
Southampton |
24.11.99 |
Cape Town |
16.12.99 |
" " ", No. 25 coy. |
2 |
60 |
1 |
— |
Canada |
Liverpool |
30.11.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
15 |
153 |
— |
— |
Canada Simla Dilwara |
Liverpool Southampton Southampton |
30.11.99 24.11.99 2.12.99 |
Durban |
23.12.99 21.12.99 30.12.99 |
|
(C) Additional Units Mobilized with Fifth Infantry Division. |
|
Brigade division Staff, R.H.A. |
4 |
16 |
18 |
— |
Cestrian |
Southampton |
21.12.99 |
Cape Town |
10.1.00 |
Q. battery, R.H.A. |
4 |
174 |
194 |
6 |
Manchester Corporation |
Southampton |
19.12.99 |
Cape Town |
25.1.00[22] |
T. battery, R.H.A. |
5 |
170 |
196 |
6 |
Manchester Corporation |
Southampton |
19.12.99 |
Cape Town |
25.1.00 |
U. battery, R.H.A. |
3 |
178 |
196 |
6 |
Cestrian |
Southampton |
21.12.99 |
Cape Town |
10.1.00 |
Ammunition column |
5 |
107 |
93 |
— |
Cestrian |
Southampton |
21.12.99 |
Cape Town |
10.1.00 |
Army Ordnance Corps |
2 |
80 |
— |
— |
Guelph |
Southampton |
18.11.99 |
Cape Town |
10.12.99 |
|
(D) Sixth Infantry Division. |
|
Divisional Staff |
10 |
40 |
8 |
— |
Dunottar Castle |
Southampton |
23.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
15.1.00 |
Brigade division Staff |
4 |
13 |
16 |
— |
Cymric |
Liverpool |
1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
21.1.00 |
76th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
137 |
6 |
Cymric |
Liverpool |
1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
21.1.00 |
81st battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
137 |
6 |
Cymric |
Liverpool |
1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
21.1.00 |
82nd battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
138 |
6 |
Cymric |
Liverpool |
1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
21.1.00 |
Ammunition column |
4 |
123 |
96 |
— |
America |
Royal Albert Dock |
5.1.00 |
Cape Town |
31.1.00 |
Royal Engineers |
10 |
208 |
10 |
— |
Tintagel Castle |
Southampton |
17.12.99 |
Cape Town |
8.1.00 |
12th infantry brigade Staff |
3 |
21 |
— |
— |
Gascon |
Southampton |
16.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
12.1.00 |
2nd battn. Bedfordshire regt. |
22 |
903 |
2 |
1 |
Sumatra |
Royal Albert Dock |
16.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
13.1.00 |
1st battn. Royal Irish regt. |
18 |
843[23] |
185 |
1 |
Gascon |
Southampton |
16.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
12.1.00 |
2nd battn. Worcestershire regt. |
27 |
1,055[24] |
117 |
1 |
Tintagel Castle |
Southampton |
17.12.99 |
Cape Town |
8.1.00 |
2nd battn. Wiltshire regt. |
8 |
823 |
3 |
1 |
Gascon |
Southampton |
16.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
12.1.00 |
13th infantry brigade Staff |
3 |
21 |
3 |
— |
Gaika |
Southampton |
22.12.99 |
Cape Town |
14.1.00 |
2nd battn. East Kent regt. |
21 |
934[24] |
120 |
1 |
Gaika |
Southampton |
22.12.99 |
Cape Town |
14.1.00 |
2nd battn. Gloucestershire regt. |
26 |
930[24] |
119 |
1 |
Cymric |
Liverpool |
1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
21.1.00 |
1st battn. West Riding regt. |
27 |
981[25] |
109 |
1 |
Orient |
Southampton |
29.12.99 |
Cape Town |
19.1.00 |
1st battn. Oxfordshire Light Infantry |
26 |
768[25] |
87 |
1 |
Gaika |
Southampton |
22.12.99 |
Cape Town |
14.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 10 company |
2 |
60 |
— |
— |
Tintagel Castle |
Southampton |
17.12.99 |
Cape Town |
8.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 7 company |
2 |
60 |
— |
— |
Sumatra |
Royal Albert Dock |
16.12.99 |
Port Elizabeth |
13.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 23 company |
3 |
46 |
— |
— |
Tintagel Castle |
Southampton |
17.12.99 |
Cape Town |
8.1.00 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
20 |
221 |
— |
— |
Tintagel Castle Gaika America Cymric |
Southampton Southampton Royal Albert Dock Liverpool |
17.12.99 22.12.99 5.1.00 1.1.00 |
Cape Town |
8.1.00 14.1.00 31.1.00 21.1.00 |
|
(E) Seventh Division. |
|
Divisional Staff |
18 |
48 |
31 |
— |
Kildonan Castle Dwarka |
Southampton Bombay |
3.1.00 4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
20.1.00 18.1.00 |
Brigade division Staff, R.F.A. |
4 |
12 |
14 |
— |
Manchester Port |
Tilbury |
18.1.00 |
Cape Town |
11.2.00 |
83rd battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
134 |
6 |
Manchester Port |
Tilbury |
18.1.00 |
Cape Town |
11.2.00 |
84th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
135 |
6 |
Manchester Port |
Tilbury |
18.1.00 |
Cape Town |
11.2.00 |
85th battery, R.F.A. |
5 |
170 |
137 |
6 |
Manchester Port |
Tilbury |
18.1.00 |
Cape Town |
11.2.00 |
Ammunition column |
3 |
126 |
93 |
— |
Glengyle |
S.W. India Dock |
10.1.00 |
Cape Town |
4.2.00 |
Royal Engineers |
7 |
213 |
— |
— |
Goorkha |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
25.1.00 |
14th infantry brigade Staff |
2 |
20 |
3 |
— |
Goorkha |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
25.1.00 |
2nd battn. Norfolk regt. |
26 |
984 |
5 |
1 |
Assaye |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
23.1.00 |
2nd battn. Lincolnshire regt. |
25 |
971 |
5 |
1 |
Goorkha |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
25.1.00 |
1st battn. King's Own Scottish Borderers |
28 |
1,067 |
3 |
1 |
Braemar Castle |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
26.1.00 |
2nd battn. Hampshire regt. |
22 |
838 |
3 |
1 |
Assaye |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
23.1.00 |
15th infantry brigade Staff |
3 |
21 |
1 |
— |
Briton |
Southampton |
13.1.00 |
Cape Town |
29.1.00 |
2nd battn. Cheshire regt. |
27 |
963 |
3 |
1 |
Britannic |
Southampton |
7.1.00 |
Cape Town |
27.1.00 |
1st battn. East Lancashire regt. |
27 |
948 |
3 |
1 |
Bavarian |
Southampton |
13.1.00 |
Cape Town |
3.2.00 |
2nd battn. South Wales Borderers |
29 |
1,064 |
3 |
1 |
Bavarian |
Southampton |
13.1.00 |
Cape Town |
3.2.00 |
2nd battn. North Staffordshire regt. |
27 |
998 |
3 |
1 |
Aurania |
Southampton |
15.1.00 |
Cape Town |
3.2.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 12 company |
2 |
41 |
— |
— |
Braemar Castle |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
26.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 17 company |
2 |
37 |
— |
— |
Braemar Castle |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
26.1.00 |
Army Service Corps, No. 34 company |
2 |
42 |
— |
— |
Braemar Castle |
Southampton |
4.1.00 |
Cape Town |
26.1.00 |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
16 |
164 |
— |
— |
Braemar Castle Britannic Goorkha Bavarian |
Southampton |
4.1.00 7.1.00 4.1.00 13.1.00 |
Cape Town |
27.1.00 27.1.00 25.1.00 3.2.00 |