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Buller’s charger in a storm on the Dunnottar Castle

Source: Cover of the ILN 11 November 1899

Ship No 3, SS Norman.

Pictures in Cape Town with the Lancashire Fusiliers on board

Source: Stereoscope No 4

The (unnumbered) Scot departing Southampton carrying the Suffolk Regiment



Source: ILN 25 November 1899

No 38 Idaho - a photo of no.38 has been posted before but this is a different one of better quality. Found on "The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment" website. The following comments are attached to it:

"MT Idaho, 3 East Surrey Regiment in Southampton for South Africa 5th June 1901."
"HMT Idaho conveyed 23 officers and 617 other ranks for South Africa on 5th June 1901."

No 14 Yorkshire - as far as I can see, a photo of No 14 has never been posted before. again found on "The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Website" with the following comment attached:

"HMT Yorkshire, 2 QRR to South Africa, 20th October 1899."

Indian Transport No. 10 - Warora

British India Steam Navigation Co.

Master: J.R.P. Alexander
Chief Officer: E.G. Carré / J. de M. Vaudin
Chief Engineer: S. Vaz
2nd Officer: H.C. Lago
3rd Officer: H.F. Heycock
2nd Engineer: G.S. Thomson / J.L. Watson
3rd Engineer: R. McIntosh


Admiralty Return, 13 Aug 1903

14th Indian Transports to be engaged by the Admiralty

Period of engagement: 17 Sep 1899 to 26 Oct 1899

Total numbers transported to South Africa: 9 officers, 161 N.C.O.'s & men, 31 natives, 145 horses, 12 mules
Total numbers transported from South Africa: NONE
Total cost (hire, fittings, coal and port dues): £7,165

Note: the lack of "No." before the number, a style that appears to have been used for all Transports engaged in India.



.Oct 1899 (arrival in Natal)


"Bombay, 23 Sep [1899] the 2/Gordon Highlanders and the remainder of the 19th Hussars sailed at noon today for SA on board the transports Palitana, Sirsa and Warora".







2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders disembarking (identified by bedding roll named to "Lt Baird / Gordon Highlanders", 2nd Bn. G.H.).






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