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While writing up a QSA to a casualty, 157 Pte W J Corbett, Eastern Province Horse, I noticed some errors/discrepancies in the SAFF Casualty Roll, as well as in the section dealing with the Eastern Province Horse in Stirling’s “The Colonials in South Africa”.

SAFF Casualty Roll :
• Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders & Royal Highlanders: Casualties for” Bloemberg 26 May” should read “Blaauwberg 26 May”
• Eastern Province Horse : Casualties for “Roodepoort 28 May” should read “Blaauwberg 26 May”

Stirling :
• The sentence “At Roodepoort the tiny mounted force….” on Page 181, 7 lines from the top, should read “At Blaauwberg the tiny mounted force…” It refers to the men mentioned by General Colville on page 180.

Henk
In the process I cross-checked and confirmed the corrections against the QSA roll for the Eastern Province Horse, Colville’s “The Work of the Ninth Division” and the “List of Graves in the Orange River Colony” (1904).

Thanks Henk

I have several medals to the EPH including one to Captain Claude Southey.

I will be able to amend my write-ups on each thanks to your efforts.

Regards

Rory