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The following 2 Men were Casualties after reportedly being take as Prisoners of War.......

MAJOR ARTHUR LOCKHEAD HOWARD

NAME: HOWARD, Arthur Lockhead
RANK: Major
DOB/POB: February 16th 1846, U.S.A.
AGE ON ENLISTMENT: None Shown (55)
OCCUPATION: None Shown
RELIGION: None Shown
MARITAL STATUS: Single
C.S. ENLISTMENT DATE: 01/12/1900 – Commanding Officer
C.S. RELEASE DATE: 17/02/1901 (Killed) (Note day after birthday)
FORMER SERVICE: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Lieutenant)
SUBSEQUENT SERVICE: None
MEDALS: North West Canada 1885
Q.S.A. - Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901
NOTES/REMARKS: Listed as Killed In Action at Rustplaate, 17/021901
NEXT-OF-KIN: None Shown

REFERENCES:
LAC, RG09, Militia and Defence, Series 11-A-5, Vol. 14, Reel C 1863, Medal Register
LAC, RG24, National Defence Series, 11-A-1, Vol. 340, Docket 201142, Canadian Scouts Nominal Roll
LAC, RG38, Veterans Affairs, VOL. 125, South African Volunteer Land Grant Application, 7006
LAC, MG 28, 18.Vol 1.File 13.P.1
TNA, WO 127/4 Local Armed Forces Nominal Rolls – Canadian Scouts, p6 & p8
TNA, WO 126/16, Local Armed Forces Enrolment Forms – Canadian Scouts
TNA, WO 100/287, Canadian Scouts Medal Roll, p272, p352
South African Field Force Casualty List, January 1st 1901 to June 30th, 1901 – page 92


SERGEANT RICHARD JOHN NORTHWAY[/b]

NAME: NORTHWAY, Richard John
RANK: Sergeant
DOB/POB: None Shown / Bedford, England
AGE ON ENLISTMENT: None Shown
OCCUPATION: Miner
RELIGION: Church of England
MARITAL STATUS: Single
C.S. ENLISTMENT DATE: 01/12/1900 - Sergeant
PROMOTED: None Shown
C.S. RELEASE DATE: 17/02/1901 Killed in Action, Rustplaats
FORMER SERVICE: Canadian Mounted Rifles, 01/01/00 – 01/12/00
SUBSEQUENT SERVICE: None Shown
MEDALS: Q.S.A. - Johanesburg, Diamond Hill, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901
NOTES/REMARKS: Wounded in Action (slightly) Belfast 02/12/00
NEXT-OF-KIN: None Shown

REFERENCES:

LAC, RG09, Militia and Defence, Series 11-A-5, Vol. 14, Reel C 1863, Medal Register
LAC, RG24, National Defence Series, 11-A-1, Vol. 340, Docket 201142, Canadian Scouts Nominal Roll Page 3
LAC, RG38, Veterans Affairs, VOL. 125, South African Volunteer Land Grant Application, 5367
LAC, RG38, Veterans Affairs, A-1a, Vol. 80, Reel “T”, Service Documents
TNA, WO 127/4 Local Armed Forces Nominal Rolls – Canadian Scouts, p72
TNA, WO 100/287, Canadian Scouts Medal Roll, p308b, p.357
South African Field Force Casualty List, January 1st 1901 to June 30th, 1901 – page 97

The following is for research purposes only........

From the book: KNOWING NO FEAR, The Canadian Scouts in South Africa by Jim Wallace and Capt. Michael Dorosz











Mike

Thanks, Mike, that was utterly captivating! The eyewitness accounts all overlap to a great extent, and unless there are contradictory accounts which we don't have, it's very likely they were shot after surrendering.
I can't recall any other instance of prisoners being shot, by either side - can you?
thanks again
Rob

Hi Rob.......

I heard but cannot confirm that the Scouts were so mad about the the murder of their CO that and unofficial order of no prisoners went out.....

Here is another so called report..........

www.angloboerwar.com/forum/8-events/2652...-flag-incident#51109

And of course there was the Breaker Morant incident...... In the trial of Morant the Strathcona incident was brought up in their defence......

Mike