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Lord Roberts sailed from the UK to South Africa aboard the Dunottar Castle on or about 23 December 1899. His staff were with him.

I am trying to track down the shipping manifest with the names of fellow passengers and neither Ancestry nor FMP are proving helpful.

Can anyone assist?

Regards

Rory

Hello Rory

None of the troopship manifests are on Ancestry or FmP.

Best bet is the "Shipping Lists" that were laboriously compiled many years ago from The Times newspaper. I believe David has copied them onto this site.

Regards
Meurig

Thanks Meurig

I have trawled through those as well but they don't contain names for the Dunottar voyage of December 1899.

Regards

Rory

Rory,

Are these the names you are after ?

p8b The Dunotter Castle sailed from Southampton at 6:15 pm Saturday with Lord Roberts for SA The following officers also sailed in the Dunotter Castle: Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, V C, Major General G T Pretyman, Colonel Viscount Downe, C I E, Major H V Cowan, Captain A C M Waterfield, Major J F R Henderson, Major C V Hume, Bvt. Major G F Gorringe, DSO, Colonel Lord Erroll, Commander the Hon. S J Fortescue, R N ( naval adviser to Lord Roberts), Captain Lord Herbert Scott and Captain Lord Settrington.

Sixth Division Staff, Major General Kelly-Kenny, Captain W H Booth, Major H Hamilton, DSO, Colonel A E W Goldsmid, Major C C Munro, Major J H Caunter, and Lieutenant Colonel Gubbins, RAMC

Among the other passengers were: Major Maxse, (not so, sailed 30 Dec) C G, Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, M P, and the following Nursing Sisters: Mrs Kelso-Hamilton, Miss F Bell, Miss A Davidson, Miss E McCarthy, Miss L Tippetts, Miss N Strangman, Miss M Greenham, Miss C Evans, Miss C S McGowan and Miss E Becker.

That's a great start Adrian - thank you! I was rather hoping to find the name of a civilian, John Rew, who was part of Roberts' staff and who served in that capacity with Roberts' Horse.

Do you have the other names on the manifest?

Regards

Rory

Sorry Rory,

That's it I am afraid.

Regards