London Times, 01 Jun 00 (Friday)
p5d The Assaye arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Manila left Lorenzo Marques for Beira may 30. The Cheshire left Natal, May 30, for Southampton with invalids.
p10b The Tagus, with a number of officers and 319 men, arrived at Southampton yesterday. There was one death during the voyage. Those listed were:
2/South Wales Borderers – Captain Jones
2/Royal Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenant Gordon
Kimberley Mounted Corps – Lieutenant Richards
3/South Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Wheen (?Gwynne)
5/Lancers – Captain Parker
18/Hussars – Major Marling
19/Hussars – Lieutenant Binny
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Manley and 2nd Lieutenant Steward
2/Dorchester Regiment – Lieutenant Godman
1/Manchester Regiment – Lieutenant Deakin
South Africa Light Horse – Lieutenant Robinson
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Cooke and Reverend Mr Fagan.
London Times, 02 Jun 00 (Saturday)
p7c The Kildonan Castle left Madeira yesterday for Cape Town.
Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 1. The Nyanza sails tomorrow with 800 horses for Cape Town.
p12a Dateline Albert Docks, June 1. The Nomadic sailed for South Africa today with 7 officers, 208 men and 339 horses. Those listed were:
4/Suffolk Regiment – Major Sir R Gethin
Army Veterinary Dept. – Major Bostock
14the Hussars – 2nd Lieutenants T Harvey, G R Scott and 104 men
17th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants M E W Pope, RE Coote and 104 men.
Civil Surgeon – E B Jones.
London Times, 04 Jun 00 (Monday)
p3e The Mahratta arrived at Cape Town June 2. The Ottoman, London for Table Bay, left St Vincent on June 1.
p5b The Cephalonia reached Southampton Saturday evening and landed the invalids yesterday. She had on board 418 men and the following officers. Major Vaughan- Lee, Royal Horse Guards in charge. The following sick and wounded officers were listed:
RFA – Captain Lewis
1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Armstrong
1/Yorkshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pearson
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain Mander
Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Stoney
RAMC – Captain Lewis
Imperial Yeomanry – Major Balfour
6/Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Gildea
1/Royal Scots – Lieutenant Smith
2/Royal Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Rayner
2/East Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Rutter
2/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Saunders
2/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenant Wood
AOC – Major Smyth
3/Scottish Borderers – Captain Greig
Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant Darley
London Times, 05 Jun 00 (Tuesday)
p3c The Australia and the Alsatia, from Table Bay, arrived at East London on June 1.
Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 4. The Royston Grange sailes tomorrow morning with 670 horses for Cape Town.
London Times, 06 Jun 00 (Wednesday)
p3d The hospital ship Nubia arrived at Cape Town June 3. The Assaye left Table Bay for Natal on June 2. The Maori King with details and 550 remounts arrived at St Vincent in June 2 and left for Table Bay.
p8b The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 16 officers and 545 men, sick and wounded. The following were listed:
2nd Life Guards – Lieutenant Colonel Neeld, in command
New South Wales Staff – Major Owen
Australian Artillery – Major Bridges.
2/Royal Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Frederick
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Captain Throckmorton
1/King’s Own Borderers – 2nd Lieutenant Coulson
1/South Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Buckle
2/Northampton Regiment – Captain Allen
Imperial Yeomanry – Major Braithwaite
1/Royal West Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Hickson
2/Shropshire Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Kettlewell
2/Seaforth Highlanders – Captain Feilden
1/Royal Munster Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Hall
4/Bedford Regiment – Major Heaton-Ellis (Beaton-Ellis ?)
4/A & S Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenant Hazlebrigg
RAMC – Captain Lawson
1 death occurred on the voyage.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 06 Jun 00 Nothing Noted
London Times, 07 Jun 00 (Thursday)
p5e The hospital ship Orcana arrived at Cape Town on June 5. The Braemar Castle and the Kelvingrove arrived at Gibraltar yesterday. The Jamaican, from Table Bay, left St Vincent yesterday for London. The Persia, from Table Bay for Southampton has arrived at St Vincent. The Manila arrived and sailed from Lorenzo Marques for Beira yesterday. The hospital ship Simla from the Cape, for Southampton, left St Vincent on June 5, expected Southampton about June 15.
p10c & d The Aurania left Southampton yesterday with 48 officers, 1,074 men and 4 horses. She is expected to call at Queenstown for 10 officers and 542 men. Officers listed from Southampton are:
2/Royal Berkshire Regiment – Major G de L Faunce (commanding) and Captain J H W Southey.
RAMC – Major R Porter.
1/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Major A W Gordon
2/Northamptonshire Regiment – Major A C Bolton and Captain A F Bacon.
Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Captain J F Elkington.
2/North Lancashire Regiment – Captain M A Humphrys and Lieutenant C H M Bingham
KRRC – Captain the Hon. St L Jervis
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain F O Carr, Lieutenants T E Hesketh, J V Dunn, and E F St John
RE – Captain G P A Phillips
RGA – Lieutenant K L Stevenson and 2nd Lieutenant F Sutton.
ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster P Higgins
1/Liverpool Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants N B Grounds, H H Witherington, E Keogh-Cullen
1/Gordon Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenants S Gordon and D Alexander
1/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenants H M Wilson, G A Dick Cunyngham
2/Royal Scots Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant J P Boyd-Carpenter
17th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant B D Fisher
Chaplain – The Reverend F G Wright
Acting Chaplains – The Reverends G H Colbeck, C E D Saunders, F J Tackley, R T Gardner, Hugh McCarten, & REV Hanson
Civil Surgeons – Messrs. M F Foulds, W S O Waring, A T Scott, J F A Bulfin, G H Tomlinson, & D Harris.
Royal Monmouthshire RE – Captain H E M Lindsay, Lieutenants R L Matthews, C H Rees-Crawshay
Royal Anglesey RE – Captain F H Rawlins, Lieutenant L H G Lloyd & 2nd Lieutenant A L Stanley
London Times, 08 Jun 00 (Friday)
p5d The Persic, Table Bay for Southampton, left St Vincent this morning. The American, Table Bay for Southampton, passed Ushant yesterday morning. The Beacon Grange arrived at Table Bay on June 5.
p10c & d The Winifredian, which left Cape Town on May 17, arrived at Southampton yesterday with 400 sick and wounded from Natal. Listed are:
2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Major Brunker, in command
Middlesex Regiment – Major Dyer, Captain Foster
From Natal
Bethune’s M I Captain Gordon Cumming
South African L H – Lieutenant Leith
Sick convalescent, 328; wounded convalescent, 70
For duty on voyage – Captain Ward, RAMC
She also brought home a number of prisoners one of whom was Private Rowlands a deserter to the Boers. (Story here).
Dateline Albert Docks, June 7. The Lake Erie (8,000 tons) sailed this afternoon with 17 officers, 650 men and 304 horses. The troops consisted mostly of drafts. The officers listed were:
2/Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Captain F G Skipwith, 2nd Lieutenants CB Hore, & H E Morritt and 100 men.
Scottish Rifles – Captain J Stewart, 2nd Lieutenant G R W Wilmer and 300 men
Remount Officer – Captain R Bonham Christie
1/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant H J Hall
Natal Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant F Stiebel
Army Veterinary Dept. – Major Pringle
RFA – 2nd Lieutenant Nevill
1/Sussex – 2nd Lieutenant J S Woodriffe
13th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenants W F Cosens & C E Jenkins
2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant the Hon. E P J Stourton and 121 men
Civil Surgeon – R C Gilroy
Chaplains – Reverends P B Bradley & B E Wheatley
1/Royal Dragoons – 120 men
The Aurania arrived at Queenstown yesterday afternoon from Southampton and will embark today 4 officers and 100 men of the 2/Dorset Regiment, 1 officer and 100 men of the 2/Shropshire Regiment, and 3 officers and 250 men of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. She will sail at noon today.
London Times, 09 Jun 00 (Saturday)
p7c The Braemar Castle, from London and Gibraltar, passed Cape Spartel yesterday. The Umbria, for Southampton, left Table Bay on Thursday.
p12b & c The Dilwara left Cape Town for England on May 28 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:
Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Shaw, in charge.
2/Life Guards – Lieutenant the Hon. A E B O’Neill
RHA – Captain Ashmore
2/Scots Guards – Lieutenant Arbuthnet
1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Hall
2/Lincoln Regiment – Lieutenant Hill
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Maddick
2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Whittaker
1/Welsh Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pope
1/Essex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Powell
2/Essex Regiment – Major Cruickshank
2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Wedderburn
4/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Bassett
6/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Phillips
ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Cauvin
Remount Depot – Lieutenant St Maur
RE – Lieutenants Ley & Jelf
2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Daly
2/Cameronians – Lieutenant Wood
2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gilbert-Cooper
1/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Gellibrand
2/King’s Royal Rifles – Captain Lainson
1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Hyde
Sick convalescent, 321; wounded, 10.
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Edwards
The Montfort left Cape Town on May 31 and had the following listed on board:
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel Herchmer, in charge
RA – 2nd Lieutenant Dobbyn
2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Atchison
RAMC – Captain Carter
4/Bedfordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Selby-Lowndes
2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Allfrey
2/Irish Rifles – Major Welman
Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Haines
Civil Surgeon – Smith
Sick laying down, 18; convalescent, 250; wounded laying down, 2; convalescent, 2.
The Tagus left Southampton yesterday with drafts numbering 28 officers and 1,301 men. The officers listed were:
Yorkshire Regiment – Major Cotesworth, in command. & 157 men
RFA – Major Blakeney
Welsh Regiment – Captain Hawkes & 2nd Lieutenant Heath & 220 men
East Kent Regiment – Captain Marriott & 280 men
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Captain Foot
2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Geddes
Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Pearson, 2nd Lieutenants White & Nickerson & 100 men.
4/Suffolk Regiment – Lieutenant Probyn
Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenants Popham, Wakelin, & Hornby & 140 men
East Kent Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Thomson & Whitehead
Royal West Surrey Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Thornton, Bueban, & Sarel
Gloucestershire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Pomeroy & Needham
RE – 2nd Lieutenants Cooke & Edgeworth
West Yorkshire Regiment – 200 men
South Lancashire Regiment – 200 men.
A field hospital will also embark in the Tagus for South Africa. They are for service with the Rhodesian Field Force. Unusual - All are to be mounted so they may follow the troops. First such unit sent out.
The Aurania left Queenstown at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon for South Africa. Total troops 59 officers, 1 warrant officer, 162 men, and 4 horses. (These totals are off)
The Pavonia arrived at Royal Albert Docks yesterday morning and landed 10 officers and 271 men, invalids from Cape Town.
10th Hussars – Captain Lord George Scott
2/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Chandler
Royal Irish Regiment – Lieutenant Mansergh
RAMC – Lieutenant Safford
3/South Lancashire Regiment – Captain Vaughan
1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major James
2/Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bathurst
1/Leinster Regiment – Captain Harvest
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Middleman and Broadbent
London Times, 11 Jun 00 (Monday)
p7e The Monteagle arrived at Cape Town, June 9. The Manhattan, from Hobart, with a detachment of Bushmen, arrived at Natal, June 6. The Lismore Castle has arrived at Las Palmas.
p12c The Oratavia arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with nearly 600 sick and wounded.
London Times, 12 Jun 00 (Tuesday)
p5c The Avondale Castle and the Manchester Merchant arrived at Cape Town on June 10. The Britannic and the Cavour arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Nubia arrived at Durban on the 8th.
p10b Dateline Albert Docks, June 11. The Montrose sailed today for South Africa with 388 men, 106 horses and the following officers:
Bedfordshire Regiment – Major A R Lloyd, Lieutenant R W Woodmass and 264 men
16th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants W J Shannon, A W Macarthur-Onslow, H Gilmour and 70 men.
RFA – 2nd Lieutenant R W Lamb and 51 men.
The Montrose will call at Southampton to embark remounts.
London Times, 13 Jun 00 (Wednesday)
p10c The Maine sailed from Cape Town, June 11, with 11 officers and 149 men.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 13 Jun 00 Nothing Noted
London Times, 14 Jun 00 (Thursday)
p10a The Ulstermore left Cape Town for England June 1, having the following listed sick and wounded on board.
2/Gloucestershire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Lindsell, in charge. Lieutenant Gabourel
12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant Ollivant
14th Hussars – Captain Miller
RA – Major Darley, Lieutenant Hinde
KOSB – Major Wilkinson
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Lynch
1/Royal Highlanders – Lieutenant McLean
1/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Milburne
4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Long
3/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Blackburne
4/Derbyshire Regiment – Captain Mabson
RAMC – Lieutenant Buist, Quartermaster Wooley
Victorian M I – Lieutenant Tremearne
Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Norman Lee
Civil Surgeon – Collum
Sick laying down, 84; sick convalescent, 203; wounded convalescent, 3
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Rook
The Cheshire left Cape Town for England June 2, having the following sick and wounded on board:
Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Banks, in charge.
2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bromhead
1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain McNab
Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant Le Mesurier
4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Stewart
2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Major Yale
2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Rogers
Sick laying down, 40; sick convalescent, 337(including 4 RN); wounded laying down, 1; wounded convalescent 14.
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Karr
Also on board, not invalids – 2/Gordon Highlanders, Quartermaster Robertson; RN, Lieutenant Summer
London Times, 15 Jun 00 (Friday)
p5b The Kildonan Castle arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Aurania, from Southampton for Cape Town, arrived St Vincent on Thursday.
p10a & b The Custodian left for England May 26 with the following sick and wounded on board:
1/Yorkshire Regiment – Major Kirkpatrick, in charge.
Indian Staff Corps – Captain Creagh
1/CG – Lieutenant Hon. Hamilton
2/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Leader
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant De La Condamine
RAMC – Major A B Cottell, Lieutenant & Quartermaster Clarke
3/Royal Lancaster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Hewell
3/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Palmer
Volunteer Medical Corps – Surgeon-Captain Stuart
Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant Punnett
1/CG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Girling
Sick laying down, 10; sick convalescent, 224; wounded laying down, 2; wounded convalescent, 6.
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Holmes, Chaplain Reverend Jenner.
The Pembroke Castle left for England June 2 with the following:
2/Norfolk Regiment – Captain Varnar, in charge.
Sick convalescent, 300; sick laying down, 15; wounded laying down, 10; wounded convalescent, 3.
For duty on voyage – Surgeon-Captain Brownfess, Cape Volunteer Medical Corps.
London Times, 16 Jun 00 (Saturday)
p12b The hospital ship Simla arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with invalids. She left for England May 21 with the following officers as well as 265 men:
RAMC – Major Deeble, in charge
7/DG – 2nd Lieutenant Vaughan
8th Hussars – Captain Campbell
1/KOSB – Lieutenant Broadbent
1/Royal Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Evans
5/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Kinsman
CIV – Lieutenant Brailey
Hq. Staff – Lieutenant Colonel á Court
RFA – Major Abdy, 2nd Lieutenant Salmond
RE – Lieutenant Skipwith
2/Royal West Surrey Regiment – Captain Whiffin
2/Royal Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant Morrison
2/Devonshire Regiment – Lieutenant Ingles
2/Scottish Rifles – 2nd Lieutenant Bramwell
1/Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Evans
RAMC – Major Wills, Captain Erskine, Lieutenant Morris
2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Ellis
1/Northamptonshire Regiment – Captain Kenney Herbert
1/Manchester Regiment – Lieutenant Dunlop
1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant Isherwood
1/Durham Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Rasbotham
2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Taylor
1/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenants Molesworth & Halahan
ASC – Major French, Lieutenant Mears
Chaplain Dept. – Acting Chaplain S T Fisher
London Times, 18 Jun 00 (Monday)
p7f The Manchester Merchant, from Table Bay, arrived at Natal June 15. The Aurania and the Tagus have left St Vincent for South Africa.
p12a The Saxon (12,790 Tons, 570 length, 64 beam) left Southampton on Saturday for South Africa. She took out No. 13 General Hospital and 10 additional ward orderlies for the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital at Deelfontein. Those listed were:
RAMC – Major W T Swan, in command Lieutenants T Biggam, H Richardson, W L Baker, B R Dinnis, J S Twigg, J Powell, R L Argles, W Bennett, P G Stock, and F S Walker
Civil Surgeons – W Duck, T H Gardner, E L Mansel, V E McDouogh, W J Moir, and W J Sweeney.
The hospital consisted of 145 men
The Tintagel Castle left Southampton on Saturday. She takes out Lieutenants Arthur S Payne and C W McCulloch, R N, Surgeon M H Knapp and 168 men for the Monarch on Cape station. She also takes out Captain Hunter and a company of 135 men of the Somerset Light Infantry
London Times, 19 Jun 00 (Tuesday)
p5e The Ottoman arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Umbria, from Table Bay, for Southampton, arrived at St Vincent yesterday.
Note only: Dateline Bulawayo, June 14. The first train to convey passengers from here to Cape Town leaves tomorrow. All seats are booked.
p11a, b & c. The Dilwara arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 198 sick and wounded from South Africa. She left Cape Town May 28. Those named were:
Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Shaw, in charge.
2/Life Guards – Lieutenant the Hon. A E B O’Neill
RHA – Captain Ashmore
2/Scots Guards – Lieutenant Arbuthnot
1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Hall
2/Lincoln Regiment – Lieutenant Hill
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Maddick
2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Whittaker
1/Welsh Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pope
1/Essex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Powell
2/Essex Regiment – Major Cruickshank
2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Wedderburn
4/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Bassett
6/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Phillips
ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Cauvin
Remount Depot – Lieutenant St Maur
RE – Lieutenants Ley & R J Jelf
2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Daly
2/Cameronians – Lieutenant Wood (noted he was a son of Sir Evelyn Wood)
2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gilbert-Cooper
1/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Gellibrand
2/King’s Royal Rifles – Captain Lainson
1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Hyde
For Duty on Voyage -- Civil Surgeon Edwards
It is noted that Lieutenant R J Jelf, RE was a suicide on the voyage. (Listed above) He was buried at sea.
The Galeka landed at Southampton yesterday 314 convalescents. Only Driver Thomas Musgrove, 7th Battery RFA, is mentioned.
The Umbria left Cape Town for England June 6, with sick and wounded. Those listed were:
Australian Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel Byron, in charge.
ASC – Staff Colonel Johnson
6th DG – Lieutenant Moncrief
8th Hussars – Lieutenant Threlfall
10th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenant Cadogan
RA – 2nd Lieutenant Cornes
RGA – Captain Currie, Lieutenant Barton
1/CG – Captain Wilkinson, Lieutenant Hutchinson
2/SG – Captain Gosling
2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Gibbes
2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Soote
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Oliver
1/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Tidmarsh
Royal Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Annesley
Wiltshire Regiment – Captain Wilson
1/S & S Highlanders – Captain Cook (attached)
Reserve of Officers – Captain Pryse
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Richards and Blackbourne
Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant Tennant
RAMC – Lieutenants Martin, Scott & Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Scott
NZMI – Surgeon Captain Fenwick
4/North Staffordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Thomas
1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant de Putron
4/South Staffordshire Regiment – Major Tennant, Lieutenant Balfour Head
The Umbria also has on board Major Fairholme, RA, & Lieutenant Moody, Remount Dept.
Sick laying down, 42; sick convalescent, 560; wounded laying down, 1; wounded convalescent, 5.
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Atherstone; Chaplain, Reverend Stead
The hospital ship Maine left for England on June 9 and the following:
RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel Hensman, in charge, & Lieutenant Siberry
RE – Lieutenant Hardcastle, 2nd Lieutenant Hepper
1/Royal Scots – Lieutenant Puxley
2/Warwickshire Regiment – Lieutenant Leigh
1/Cameron Highlanders – Captain Nicholson
3/East Lancashire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Forshaw & Cox
3/South Lancashire Regiment – Captain Skirrow
New South Wales M I – Lieutenant Lee
Sick laying down, 12; Sick convalescent, 79; wounded laying down, 49; wounded convalescent, 9.
The Norham Castle left for England June 13 and had on board Lieutenant Colonel Maberley, RFA, and Lieutenant Percival, Imperial Yeomanry
London Times, 20 Jun 00 (Wednesday)
p12a Dateline Tilbury, June 19. The Saint Andrew saild from here this afternoon with 12 officers, 499 men and 350 horses. Those listed are:
Reserve of Officers – Major Middleton
3/Northamptonshire Regiment – Captain L H Martineau (in charge of the Norfolk draft. )
16th Lancers – Lieutenant A Neave (in charge of the 19th Hussars draft)
RE – Captain F K Pair
Norfolk Regiment – Lieutenant D M Oliver, 2nd Lieutenants A D Buzzard, A Steward, R Steward, Carroll and 277 men
West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Goddard and 139 men.
Civil Surgeon – Mr J A Graham
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – Mr R C Plunkett
19th Hussars – 80 men
p12e The Dilwara landed at Southampton yesterday morning 12 officers and 171 men invalided home. (no names mentioned)
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 20 Jun 00
p3e Here Major Maude ( Maud ) mentioned on occupation of Pretoria.
London Times, 21 Jun 00 (Thursday)
p5c The Maori King arrived at Table Bay yesterday and left for Algoa Bay. The Manchester Port, from Sydney, arrived at Beira on June 14 and left for Algoa Bay on the 15th. The Manila left Lorenzo Marques June 20 for Beira.
Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 20. The Norfolk sails today for Cape Town with 970 horses.
p10c The Cheshire arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with nearly 400 invalids. Listed were:
Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Banks, in charge
2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bromhead
1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain McNab
Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant Le Mesurier
4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Stewart
2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Major Yale
2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Rogers
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Karr
Also on board, not invalids –
2/Gordon Highlanders – Quartermaster Mr Robertson;
RN - Lieutenant Summer
London Times, 22 Jun 00 (Friday)
p14e The Avoca left Cape Town June 12 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:
RAMC – Major Rose, in charge, Major Kelly, Lieutenants Nichols & Irvine
5/DG – 2nd Lieutenant Head
1/Royal Dragoons – Lieutenant Godman
RHA – Captain Prescott-Decie
RFA – Captain Henning
RE – Lieutenants Kellsall & Ommanney
2/Royal West Surrey Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Wedd
2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Mansel-Jones & Lieutenant Nicholson
2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant Crofton
2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gorman & 2nd Lieutenant Hart
2/Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Household
2/Royal West Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Morris (attached)
1/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Osborne
2/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Newton & Stewart
2/ King’s Royal Rifles – Captain St Aubyn & Lieutenant Hankey
1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Cobbald & 2nd Lieutenant Coke
2/Gordon Highlanders – Lieutenant Duguid & Lieutenant Robertson, Attached.
2/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenant Blacker
6/Royal Fusiliers – Captain Bland-Hunt
1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Qm. Page
Sick laying down,153; Sick convalescent, 54; wounded laying down, 38; wounded convalescent, 17.
The Orient left Southampton yesterday, for South Africa, with 13 officers and 987 men. Listed were:
Yorkshire Light Infantry – Major Sir H Earle, in charge
2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Luard & 100 men
North Staffordshire Regiment – Lieutenant J L Wyatt
2/Seaforth Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenants Mathven & Nairne & 300 men
Royal Dublin Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants Knox, Tredinnick and Molony & 350 men
3/Connaught Rangers – Captain Bowen
Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenant Marsh & 65 men
ASC – Lieutenant Thomas & 58 men
Civil Surgeons Izard & Hosken
Church Army(?) – Mr Wilson (Indulgence passenger. )
Interesting note here – The Orient, while being used as a prison ship, – "The officers speak in high terms of the cleanly habits and keen sense of discipline of the 1,200 Boer prisoners of whom they were in charge.”
London Times, 23 Jun 00 (Saturday)
p13d The Bavarian left Cape Town for England on June 12 with sick and wounded. The following were listed:
16th Lancers – Lieutenant Colonel Frewen, in charge
RHA – Lieutenant Foster
RFA – Major H A Chapman & 2nd Lieutenant Browning
1/Scots Guards – Captain de Kierzkowski-Steuart
2/Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Quale Jones
2/Cheshire Regiment – Captain Stone
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Major Archdale
2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Williams
1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Towse
Lord Lovat’s Corps – Captain Stewart
N S W M I – Lieutenant Holborrow
Queensland M I – Captain Nolan
2/East Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Colley
RAMC – Civil Surgeon Stamford
Rhodesian Field Force – Lieutenant Longden
Sick laying down, 49; sick convalescent, 908; wounded laying down, 3; wounded convalescent, 15
Returning to England –
1/Royal Fusiliers – Captain Brandreth
3/Leinster Regiment – Lieutenant Shortt
4/Dublin Fusiliers – Captain Moldon
3/A & S Highlanders – Quartermaster and Hon Captain McRae
For duty on voyage – RAMC, Civil Surgeons Riordan & Harris. Chaplain Reverend Robertson.
London Times, 25 Jun 00 (Monday)
p9a, b & c Dateline Tilbury, June 23. The Pinemore sailed this afternoon with 8 officers, 314 men and 354 remounts and among other things, 5 bales of comforts for the 1/Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed were:
6th Dragoons – Lieutenant T G Gibson, in command.
2nd Dragoons – 2nd Lieutenants W McC Duguid-McCombie and J L McK Hutchinson
Royal Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant O C Borrett & 2nd Lieutenants L B Webster, F G Theobald, and F C Naper
Civil Surgeon – Mr Mr M P Cooke
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – Mr A C Smart
The Ulstermore arrived at Albert Docks Saturday with about 250 sick and wounded. Those listed were:
2/Gloucestershire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Lindsell, in charge. Lieutenant Gabourel
12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant Ollivant
14th Hussars – Captain Miller
RA – Major Darley, Lieutenant Hinde
KOSB – Major Wilkinson
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Lynch
1/Royal Highlanders – Lieutenant McLean
1/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Milburne
4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Long
3/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Blackburne
4/Derbyshire Regiment – Captain Mabson
RAMC – Lieutenant Buist, Quartermaster Wooley
Victorian M I – Lieutenant Tremearne
Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Norman Lee
Civil Surgeon – Collum
Sick laying down, 84; sick convalescent, 203; wounded convalescent, 3
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Rook
The Pembroke Castle docked at Southampton yesterday with about 340 sick and wounded. Only name listed was : 2/Norfolk Regiment – Captain Varnar, in charge.
The Custodian also arrived at Southampton yesterday with 12 officers and 262 men, sick and wounded. One man died on the voyage. Those listed were:
1/Yorkshire Regiment – Major Kirkpatrick, in charge.
Indian Staff Corps – Captain Creagh
1/CG – Lieutenant the Hon. L d’ H Hamilton
2/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Leader
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant De La Condamine
RAMC – Major A B Cottell, Lieutenant & Quartermaster Clarke
3/Royal Lancaster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Howell
3/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Palmer
Volunteer Medical Corps – Surgeon-Captain Stuart
Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant Punnett
1/CG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Girling
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Holmes, Chaplain Reverend Mr Jenner.
The Montfort arrived at Plymouth yesterday with nearly 300 invalided officers and men. Those listed were:
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel Herchmer, in charge
RA – 2nd Lieutenant Dobbyn
2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Atchison
RAMC – Captain Carter
4/Bedfordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Selby-Lowndes
2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Allfrey
2/Irish Rifles – Major Welman
Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Haines
Civil Surgeon – Smith
London Times, 26 Jun 00 (Tuesday)
p5d The Nomadic arrived at Cape Town on the 24th and left yesterday for Natal.
Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 25. The Leitram left Buenos Ayres yesterday with 825 horses for Cape Town.
London Times, 27 Jun 00 (Wednesday)
p13a & b Dateline Albert Docks, June 26. The Templemore left today with 6 officers, 198 men and 204 horses. She will call at Southampton for additional horses. Officers listed were:
Remount Officer – Captain W Hore, in charge
12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants F W S Murray, H E Connop and 94 men.
Royal Sussex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant F N Thorne and 100 men.
Civil Surgeon Mr M E O’Dea
Civil Veterinary Surgeon Mr C E Steel.
The Canada left Southampton yesterday with drafts. Officers listed were:
1/Essex Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel R J Tudway, in command.
Cheshire Regiment – Major R P Grove and 300 men
Lincolnshire Regiment – Captain J Forrest and 31 men
South Wales Borderers – Captain F M Gillespie, 2nd Lieutenant R S Gwynn and 226 men
Connaught Rangers – Captain Burke
Leinster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant F J Raynsford and 195 men
Gloucestershire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants E M H Raynsford, R C P Blyth
RAMC – Lieutenant Carlyon
Chaplain – The Reverend Mr Rundle
Civil Surgeon J Bruce
KRRC – 144 men
Oxford Light Infantry – 30 men
The Canada will call at Queenstown and embark 17 officers and 881 men for a total of 32 officers and 1,813 men
The Simla left Southampton yesterday carrying as passengers 20 nurses from the Army nursing reserve going out for No. 13 general hospital.
p13d The Umbria arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 30 officers and 495 men as invalids. Listed were:
Australian Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel Byron, in charge.
ASC – Staff Colonel Johnson
6th DG – Lieutenant Moncrief
8th Hussars – Lieutenant Threlfall
10th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenant Cadogan
RA – 2nd Lieutenant Cornes
RGA – Captain Currie, Lieutenant Barton
1/CG – Captain Wilkinson, Lieutenant Hutchinson
2/SG – Captain Gosling
2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Gibbes
2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Soote
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Oliver
1/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Tidmarsh
Royal Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Annesley
Wiltshire Regiment – Captain Wilson
1/S & S Highlanders – Captain Cook (attached)
Reserve of Officers – Captain Pryse
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Richards and Blackbourne
Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant Tennant
RAMC – Lieutenants Martin, Scott & Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Scott
NZMI – Surgeon Captain Fenwick
4/North Staffordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Thomas
1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant de Putron
4/South Staffordshire Regiment – Major Tennant, Lieutenant Balfour Head
The Umbria also has on board Major Fairholme, RA, & Lieutenant Moody, Remount Dept.
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Atherstone; Chaplain, Reverend Stead
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 27 Jun 00
p11 Dateline Port Elizabeth, June 18. The Manhattan arrived this morning from Australia with 24 officers, 450 men and 500 horses.
p13 Here a long article on hospital conditions. ( RAMC, RAMC )
p25 Here a passenger list of Carisbrook Castle, arrived here yesterday 4, 46 am
p27 Here a list of Boer prisoners on board Catalonia
p30 Here a list of Boer P O W captured at Mafeking and sailed for St Helena Wednesday on board Mahratta.
London Times, 28 Jun 00 (Thursday) No entries for this day.
London Times, 29 Jun 00 (Friday)
p7d The Aurania arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Orient has arrived at St Vincent.
p13a & b Dateline Tilbury, June 28. The Orotava sailed at mid-day with 33 officers and 1,155 men. Officers listed were:
Devonshire Regiment – Major G J Ellicombe, in command, 2nd Lieutenants H J L Cary, J E Lewis-Lloyd, and 199 men.
Hampshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants W G S Kenny, E F Falkner, C C R Black-Hawkins and 100 men.
Northumberland Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants H D Hull, L W P De H Larpent, J E V Isaac, G P Westmacott, 2nd Lieutenant E B Gordon, Lieutenant R G Coles and 200 men.
Middlesex Regiment – 99 men
Manchester Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants C A Anderson, R Waters, H T Harris, J A Kane and 203 men.
Royal Scots Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants F C Ross, G W Brown, F C Gildes and 100 men.
Connaught Rangers – 2nd Lieutenants A G Le Gallais, B Evans and 95 men.
Thorneycroft’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant A M Browne
Imperial L H – Mr J E Palmer (Indulgence passenger).
RAMC – Major S Butterworth, Lieutenants F W Cottus, F M Parry, W Adye Curran, J G Foster, E G Ford, L M Purser, H B Fawcus, J E Fielding and 141 men
Civil Surgeon F M Power, Chaplain The Reverend G S C Hill.
The Canada left Queenstown yesterday afternoon for South Africa, having embarked 20 officers and 991 men, in addition to the Southampton embarkation, bring the total to 35 officers and 1,921 men. There are also 11 female nurses on board.
The Assaye left Cape Town for England on June 18 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:
RFA Maj White, in command, Captain Wilson
Royal Scots Greys – 2nd Lieutenant Otway
RHA – Lieutenant Wainewright
RGA – Captain Galwey, Lieutenant Normand
2/GG – Captain Bonham. Lieutenant Seymour
2/Scottish Rifles – Lieutenant Kennedy
1/Worcestershire Regiment – Captain Chichester
1/Royal Sussex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Paget
1/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenants Pitt-Taylor, Talbot
4/Leinster Regiment – Major Weldon
14th Hussars – Captain Brookshank
RE – Captain Kennedy
3/GG – Captain Harvey-Bathurst
2/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Captain Webber
1/Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Young
2/East Surrey Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Hutchinson
2/Wiltshire Regiment – Captain Holmes aCourt, 2nd Lieutenant Henslow
ASC – Lieutenant Wright, Qms. Sullivan & Cairns
Civil Vet Surgeons – Oliver, Trydell
Civil Surgeons – Nicol, Goodman, Thomas
Sick laying down, 17; sick convalescent, 642; wounded laying down, 4; wounded convalescent, 38
For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon White
Following returning home, also on board: – Captain Pennell-Elmhurst, Remounts Dept., Civil Vet Surgeon Housten.
The hospital ship Maine arrived at Funchal, 26 June and was leaving the same afternoon for Southampton.
London Times, 30 Jun 00 (Saturday)
p7d The Tagus has arrived at Cape Town. The Assaye arrived at St Vincent yesterday.
