London Times, 01 Apr 01 (Monday)
p5c Dateline Cape Town, Mar 31. The Templemore with 500 officers and men of the 5th Queensland Contingent touched here and sailed for Port Elizabeth to land the troops.
Dateline Durban, Mar 30. The Devon, with 292 troops from Fremantle, Western Australia, has arrived here.
Note: p7b Here a full col. on the Somaliland Campaign.
p10a The Harlech Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following on passage home:
Queensland M I – Lieutenant Colonel A Aytoun
RA – Captain R H Manley
Imperial Yeomanry Hospital – Major C Stonham, Civil Surgeon F Green, and Staff
The Saxon left Southampton on Saturday. In addition to ordinary passengers she takes out 74 officers and 840 Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteer contingents from South Wales Borderers, Yorkshire Regiment, 2/Gloucester Regiment, Berkshire Regiment, KRRC, and a number of Volunteer Engineer sections.
p10c The Galician arrived at Southampton yesterday and landed 100 indesireables from the Cape.
London Times, 01 Apr 01 (Tuesday)
p5b Dateline Cape Town, Apr 1. 2,000 English recruits for B P ’s Constabulary have arrived here today. (No ship mentioned)
p11b The German left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa with 2/Roughriders (22/Imperial Yeomanry ) with Lieutenant Colonel Stewart and Major Viscount Dungarvan. Also Volunteer Companies of the Royal Fusiliers, Middlesex, Worcestershire, Surrey, and Royal Irish Regiments and the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, in all, 62 officers and 979 men
The Delphic embarked 347 remounts at Albert Docks yesterday morning and sailed for Queenstown for an additional 100 remounts.
The Harlech Castle arrived in Southampton Water on Sunday and landed yesterday morning the Imperial Yeomanry Field Hospital and Bearer Co
London Times, 03 Apr 01 (Wednesday)
p7c The City of Vienna arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 17 officers and 787 men, mostly invalids. The following were listed:
Army Medical Service – Lieutenant Colonel A Keogh
3/R Munster Fusiliers – Captain B M L Roberts
Late Thornycroft’s M I – Captain A B Boyd Wilson
3/Durham Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant H J Taylor
Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant C H Mortimer
Rhodesian Field Force – Veterinary - Lieutenant C E Norgate
RA – Major H K Jackson
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains W A Peake & A C Perry
Army Pay Dept. – Captain A B Morgan
Steinacker’s Horse – Lieutenant W A Gray
1/Connaught Rangers – Lieutenant Quartermaster M J Kenny
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – C J Jackson
For duty on voyage:
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain F A Hadley, Medical Officer
Nursing Sisters – A Price, H Galloway, A B Price
With the following on passage home:
Thorneycroft’s M I – Captain S A Harwarden
Natal Mounted Rofles – Lieutenant H W A Richardson
Steinacker’s Horse – Lieutenant H Gray
10/RFA – Corporal Williamson, V C
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 03 Apr 01
p11 The Templemore has arrived here with 500 Queensland officers and men. She sailed from Brisbane.
p22 A Tasmanian Contingent has left Hobart for South Africa.
The Antillian will leave Sydney on the 16th ( note 6th in later article on page 24) with the remainder of the Australian Contingent for South Africa.
p24 Dateline London, Mar 27. The Morayshire has embarked 1,120 officers and men, including 950 for the SAC, for South Africa.
Dateline London, Mar 31. The Saxon sailed from Southampton yesterday for Cape Town with 74 officers and 840 men of the Imperial Yeomanry
Dateline London, Apr 1. The German sailed today for South Africa with 1,074 troops of various units.
Dateline London, Apr 2. The Rossetti has left New Orleans for Cape Town with 950 remounts.
London Times, 04 Apr 01 (Thursday)
p3b Dateline New Orleans, April 3. The Anglo-Australian was due to sail April 1, with a cargo of mules for South Africa. Sailing has been delayed due to an injunction by Boer agents to the U S Court.
p4b & c The Nubia left Durban March 27, for Southampton with the following listed invalids:
2/GG – Lieutenant Swaine
ASC – Lieutenant Young
RA – Captains Ziegler & Buchanan
1/R Dublin Fusiliers – Captain Le Mesurier
1/Border Regiment – Lieutenant Sutherland
R Scots Greys – Lieutenant Finlay
Civil. Veterinary Surgeon – McGill
2/Berkshire – Lieutenant Hill
Nursing Sisters – Lambe & Lloyd
RAMC – Major Patterson, Lieutenant McDonsell, Civil Surgeon Skevington
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain Hill
1/S Lancashire – Lieutenant Colonel Hall
2/S Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Bill
2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant Delan-Osborne
Army Pay Dept. – Captain Inglis
1/S Stafford – Major Sears & Lieutenant Curtis
The Tantallon Castle left for England March 27, With the following on passage home:
6/R Warwick – Lieutenant Colonel H McCalmont
9/Lancers – Captain D J E Beale-Brown
Due Southampton April 12.
The Aurania left for England March 29. With the following invalids:
8/Hussars – Captain I W Burns-Lindow & Lieutenant C J M’I Lomer
3/R Lancaster – Captain H A Bagot Chester
2/Bedford – Captain G E F Fitzgerald
1/Yorkshire – Lieutenant E V L Wardle
6/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant H W G Dausey
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Captain P G Petavel
2/Black Watch – 2/Lieutenant F T Murray
2/R W Kent – Lieutenant G D Lister & 2/Lieutenant H D Belgrave
4/N Stafford – Lieutenant B H Wedgewood
RAMC – Majors G Coutts, T B A Tuckey, H J R Moberley
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains W A Powell, J R Harvey, F D J Annesley & C Erle
Thorneycroft’s M I – Lieutenant R P Nicol
RFA – Lieutenant G H C King
1/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant H E Reid
W Yorkshire – Captain A A Fisher
1/R Irish – Major A N Lysaght
4/Yorkshire – Lieutenant W H Chapman
3/E Lancashire – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Cuttle
3/Border – Captain Hon. A E C J Stourton
1/Oxford Light Infantry – Captain G N Colvile
2/N Stafford – 2/Lieutenants G F Giffard & D E Hope
2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant CB Chamley
Army Pay Dept. – Lieutenant Colonel J C Stockley
Natal Scouts – Captain H V Woon
South African L H – Lieutenant H C Fleming
Nesbitt’s Horse – Captain C W Nesbitt
Kitchener’s Horse – Lieutenant C Adamson
Brabant’s Horse – Captain J H Walker
S Australian Bushmen – Lieutenant J T Dempsey
W Australian M I – Lieutenant A H Barclay
Reverend R H Nash
Sick laying down, 85; convalescent 493
Wounded laying down, 23; convalescent, 33
With the following on passage home:
RAMC – Major W W Pike
Irish Guards – 2/Lieutenants H F Ward & Hon. L J P Butler
Civil Surgeons – T Stevenson, T C Letter Jones, T H Moyles, A Trethewy Hayden Brown, T A Hawkesworth, W A Hubert, J W E Cole, R C Dunn, H C Brawn, G A Wraith, C Campbell Jenkins & J T S Alexander
Nursing Sisters – E Whistler, G Fletcher, A W Walkinshaw, F A Coates, E L Phillips, & S Bell.
Reverends – R D Machen & W H Fraser
Imperial Yeomanry – Major W,B, Mynors, Captains Sir Elliott Lees, & S Custance, Lieutenants H J A Eyre, C S Donnelly & A F Wright
1/N Lancashire – Major S Jackson
RGA – Lieutenant R T Russell
South African L H – Captain C C Davies
Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant RE Harris
RFA – Lieutenant E F Johnson
11/Hussars (? 5th Lancers) – 2/Lieutenant R S Mackenzie
South African Constabulary – Lieutenant C S L Lister
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – A P Hawes
Due Southampton April 19.
The Algeria left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with drafts for the 10th & 19th Hussars, 12th Lancers and RE, numbering 10 officers and 122 men, with Captain Tufnell, Essex Regiment in command. 164 remounts on board. She will call at Queenstown for 60 remounts.
The Wakool took on a few officers at Southampton yesterday then left for Queenstown where further reinforcements will embark.
London Times, 05 Apr 01 (Friday)
p3c Dateline Brisbane, April 4. The Victorian sailed today for South Africa with 400 officers and men and 615 horses.
p4b & c The Delphic left Queenstown yesterday afternoon, having shipped 150 remounts in addition to the 330 shipped in London.
Note: Here is a Casualty table.
London Times, 06 Apr 01 (Saturday)
p3a Dateline Sydney, April 5. The Antillian embarked 375 officers and men and 380 horses this afternoon and will sail for the Cape tomorrow
Dateline Adelaide, April 5. The Warrigal sailed today with the 6th Contingent for South Africa.
p4c The Wakool arrived at Queenstown late Thursday night from Southampton, left yesterday for Cape Town after embarking 24 officers and 658 men of the 3rd, 4th, & 5th Royal Irish Rifles.
The Scot arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following listed as passengers:
Scots Guards – Colonel A H Paget
6/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant & Quartermaster R K Blair
Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant D F Campbell
Gloucester Regiment – Captain K M Davie
ASC – Captain & Quartermaster J H Edmondson
Civil Surgeons – McKenzie, Hartland, Ashford, Pace, Balfour, and Ramsden
Note. this list differs greatly from departure list.
London Times, 08 Apr 01 (Monday)
p4c & d The Tongariro left Cape Town on March 31 with the following for Australia:
N S W M I – Captains W Russell Watson, J P McGlinn, P R Fagan, Lieutenants F L Livingston0Learmouth, P E Stirton, S R Antill, and 125 men.
1/Australian Horse – Captain J F M Wilkinson and 32 men
N S W Medical Staff Corps – Captains G A Marshall, J Marshall, Lieutenant A Horsfall, and 27 men.
N S W Bushmen – 25 men
Queensland M I – Captains H J Harris, W G Thompson, Lieutenants R M Stodart, A F Crichton, J Walker and 76 men
Queensland Bushmen – Lieutenant R H Ferguson and 17 men
S Australian M I – Major C J Reade, Lieutenants G H Lynch, W Depassey and 39 men
Victorian M I – Captains M T Kirby, E S Norton, Lieutenant G H Hood and 104 men
Victorian Bushmen – Lieutenant G A Moore and 16 men
W Australian M I – Lieutenant J S Duffy and 27 men
16/Lancers – Captain T M Young
Civil Surgeon A Watson & Nursing Sister D L Harris
The following have also left for New Zealand:
New Zealand Contingent – Lieutenant Colonel A W Robin, Major T Jowsey, Captains J F Meeachren, G Crawshaw, E W C Chaytor, H L Bourne, Surgeon Captain G Craig, Lieutenants W F Ross, T J M Todd, C L Somerville, T B Blair, V A Kelvall, N Fitzherbert, H C Collett, M Lewin and 291 men. (Ship not mentioned byt suspect with the Tongariro mentioned above)
The Norman sailed for Southampton yesterday afternoon with 39 officers and 556 men. The following were listed:
Scottish Horse – Captains Wardrop, Dewar and Lieutenants Garland, Field, Thompson, Williams, McBean, Kepple, & Goote
RFA – Major A Young, in charge.
The hospital ships Simla and Avoca left Southampton on Saturday afternoon for the Cape. In addition to permanent staff on each, the Avoca is taking out 161 details including Major Raymond, RAMC, and Lieutenant Colonel de Villiers, RGA
The Algeria sailed from Queenstown on Saturday with 126 officers and men of the 10th Hussars and RFA and 224 remounts.
London Times, 09 Apr 01 (Tuesday)
p7f The Dunera arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 21 officers and 277 men, invalids.
London Times, 10 Apr 01 (Wednesday)
p8c The Pinemore arrived at Southampton yesterday morning bringing 453 convalescents for Brockhurst, 300 time-expired, 16 convalescents for Sandgate, 7 invalids for Netley, and 80 indulgence passengers.
The Dunera has arrived at Southampton from South Africa and Plymouth with 15 officers and 221 convalescents.
The Assaye will embark tomorrow, at Southampton, the 24/Imperial Yeomanry
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 10 Apr 01
p24 Dateline London, Apr 5. The Antillian will leave Sydney tomorrow with the remainder of the Imperial South Wales Contingent, 375 men and 380 horses.
Dateline London, Apr 5. The 6th South Australian Contingent left Adelaide on the Warrigal. The Victorian with 400 troops and 65 horses has left Brisbane with the mentioned 6th Queensland Contingent.
Dateline London, Apr 3. The Wakool has sailed for South Africa with the 5th Battalion R Irish Rifles.
Dateline London, Apr 7. The Norman sailed from Southampton yesterday with 630 men of the Imperial Yeomanry
Dateline London, Apr 8. The 7th New Zealand Contingent, 600 men, has embarked for South Africa.
Dateline London, Apr 5. The South American has sailed from New Orleans with 1,000 mules for South Africa.
p25 Dateline London, Apr 7. The hospital ships Simla and Avoca have sailed for Cape Town.
The Avondale Castle arrived yesterday with 29 officers and 1,054 men of the Imperial Yeomanry The Norham Castle arrived Saturday with 330 men of the Imperial Yeomanry For the Norham Castle the passage took 34 days and 14 hours due to accidents and repairs.
London Times, 11 Apr 01 (Thursday)
p8b The Orotava left for England on April 5 with the following invalids:
RFA – Majors W C Staveley & A S Wedderburn, Captain C St L G Hawkes
2/Worcester – Lieutenant C de F Myburgh
1/Essex – Major J F Spencer
ASC – Lieutenant F Alexander
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains G B Richards & T G Pirie, Lieutenant J H Wrigley
Cape Town Highlanders – Captain F H Soloman
RGA – Lieutenant H B H Johnson
3/Yorkshire – Captain R L Aspinall
2/Hampshire – Captain H G A Banks
2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain R Gordon (attached)
RAMC – Major H J Barnes, Captain G S Mansfield, Lieutenant O Charles
Duke of Edinburgh’s Own V R – Lieutenant A H M Cramer
Loch’s Horse – Captain H B Brown
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – C Dyson
Nursing Sisters – M L Babb & H G Hill
Sick laying down, 7; convalescent, 180
Wounded laying down, 11; convalescent, 8
With the following on passage home:
2/Derby – Major F C Godley
RHA – Captain M J C Dennis
Kitchener’s Horse – Lieutenant R H Bridie
Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant G R Wake
Volunteer Company Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant J F Cutler
2/DG – 2/Lieutenant F W Salmon
Irish Guards – Lieutenant H A Stepney & 2/Lieutenant J D F D Faskally
3/E Lancs. Regiment – Lieutenant B J F Skeffington
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant R A Johnson
ASC – Captain R L Cowper Coles
RN – Lieutenants D M Hamilton & C E Bell
Civil Surgeons – W Turner, L E C Handson, E M Thornton, A Elliott, A P Parker, J Hall Edwards, E E Richmond, A E Stevens, A W F McFadden, M Dodd, L K Thomas, W Liversedge, & J H Wilett
Nursing Sisters – A Timbrell, G Tillott, A C Rogers, M C Fisher, M L Loveday, F B Lambert, H Rooke, S C Macpherson, E A Lee & MB Lancaster
The Reverends – A E Day, & H Frease.
The Hyades embarked, at Albert Docks, 2 officers, 3 shoeing-smiths and 325 remounts and sailed for Queenstown where she will embark 175 more horses for South Africa.
The Pembroke Castle arrived at East India Docks yesterday afternoon from the Cape with 115 destitute, deported foreigners.
Tha Catalonia with 26 officers and 540 men, invalids, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon.
London Times, 12 Apr 01 (Friday)
p8b The Catalonia arrived at Southampton yesterday bringing 32 officers, 23 ladies, and 613 men. Major E J Phipps-Hornby, V C was among the officers.
London Times, 13 Apr 01 (Saturday)
p12a & b The Tagus left for England with the following on passage home:
Volunteer Company Cameron Highlanders – Captain A D Mackinnon, Lieutenants J Burn & J Campbell & 60 men
Volunteer Company, R W Kent – Captain G Morphew, Lieutenants C S Merchant, & C N Watney & 112 men
Volunteer Company Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain E A Jackson & Lieutenant G E S Smith and 66 men
Volunteer Company Gordon Highlanders – Lieutenants A M Robertson, W O Duncan, & A W Robertson & 65 men
Volunteer Company Border – Captain J Thompson, Lieutenants J F Haswell & A Lee & 98 men
Volunteer Company Wiltshire – Lieutenant R H Kendle and 76 men
1/London Volunteer Engineers – Lieutenant R C Weld and 40 men
Volunteer Company Suffolk – Lieutenant G H Mason
Volunteer Company Seaforth Highlanders – Captain C E Johnstone, Lieutenant W C Reid and 105 men
Volunteer Company Welsh – Captain R W Picton Evans, Lieutenants G B Williams, F H Gaskell, and 96 men
Volunteer Cheshire – Captain S Thornely, Lieutenants J Bates, & J Crofton & 102 men
Volunteer Company R Warwick – Captain A D Fleming, Lieutenants G H Ducros, & A P Smith & 100 men
Volunteer Company Derby – Lieutenants F A C Wright, T C Newbold and 93 men
Middlesex Volunteer Engineers – Lieutenant R Q Henriques and 22 men
Indian Staff Corps – Colonel C M Keighley
1/Liverpool – Major S Wilcocks
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R J Few
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – M H Hayes
For Duty on Voyage:
Civil Surgeons – F E Walker, H Baylin,
Nursing Sisters – A B Stephenson, & E N Bickardyke
Reverend H Pugh Jones
Due Southampton Apr 23.
The Orient left Durban for England on April 4. (with it seems to be invalids) The following were listed:
Bethune’s M I – Captain Rowland
2/Devon – 2/Lieutenant Spencer
1/Welsh – Captain Goldschmidt
1/Leinster – Lieutenant Currey
1/Durham Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant Hamilton Grace
1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Captain Evans
1/Border – Colonel Ovens
5/Lancers – Colonel Fawcett
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Manders
Yorkshire – Colonel Hoole
RAMC – Colonel Johnston, Lieutenant Curran, Civil Surgeons Adams, Burton & Indram
Army Nurses – Scott, Stow, Nabor, A Williams, B Williams & Rogers
2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Moody
18/Hussars – Col Moller
3/R Irish – Captain Johnson
6/R Warwick – Captain Dundas
Sisters Anastasia & Alphones
Invalids – 583 men
Due at Southampton April 25.
The Manchester Merchant left for England on April 10, with the following on passage home:
15/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant P D Holt
R Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenant C A Bamford
Leinster – Captain A G Sharp
Prince of Wales Light Horse – Lieutenant C H Temple
N S W M S C – Lieutenant J A Dick
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – W L Johnston
Civil Surgeon – A Snowden
Due Southampton on May 2.
London Times, 15 Apr 01 (Monday)
p5c Note: Court decision on mules to South Africa - no injunction.
p10a The Formosa left for England on April 10, with the following on passage home:
4/Derby – Lieutenant Colonel G A E Wilkinson, Major J Humber, Captains R Brittan, C P Piers, F A Cathcart, A M W Mohun Harris, E M Wilmont & C E Hutton, Lieutenants W G Johnson, H S Anderson, & W N White, 2/Lieutenants T B Chatteris, & W B Lang and 455 men
Volunteer Company R Welsh Fusiliers – Captain F M Keene, Lieutenant W H Jones, & 80 men
Volunteer Company Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant B Head and 93 men
Civil Surgeon S W Robinson
Due Southampton May 7.
The Gaul left for England April 10, with the following on passage home:
AOC – Colonel R F N Clarke
4/Derby – Lieutenant & Quartermaster M
Due Southampton April 26.
The Dunvegan Castle left Southampton Saturday evening for South Africa with a draft of yeomanry 140 men and 30 officers and a number of telegraphists.
The Hyades, from London, arrived at Queenstown with 350 remounts. She embarked 175 additional and sailed for South Africa.
London Times, 16 Apr 01 (Tuesday)
p9b The Manhattan left yesterday evening from Albert Docks for South Africa. She carried 4 companies of M I and 357 remounts besides the following officers:
Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant- Colonel W H Sitwell, commanding
Derbyshire – Lieutenant & Adjutant H F Watson, Lieutenant the Hon. H W W Horsley-Beresford
W Riding – 2/Lieutenant & Quartermaster A White
6/Manchester – Major A H Bayley
Highland Light Infantry – Captain R W Ronaldson, Lieutenant K L Buist, 2/Lieutenant O Stevenson-Hamilton
Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain H O Bishop
R Fusiliers – Captain H Newenham
Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant C A Wilkinson, Lieutenant P C Huth
Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant A C Taylor
KRRC – Lieutenant H Wake
R Scots – Lieutenant L K Smith
4/Essex – Lieutenant E C Watson
She will call at Queenstown for 150 additional remounts.
The following have previously left in the Dunvegan Castle:
3/R Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenants R W Bate, Hon. D Scott, O Duke
R Highlanders – 2/Lieutenants N A Baillie-Hamilton & P A Duff
p10a-c Note: Here long article on the Somaliland Campaign.
London Times, 17 Apr 01 (Wednesday)
p10all and p11a London Gazette 16 Apr 01 South African Despatch & Lord Robert’s Report on the Field Transport. Key to Communication, RAMC, Postal, Disembarkation, Railways, Hospital, Hospital Ships, ASC, AOD, Chaplains, Pay, Veterinary, Remount, Signal, MID
p11c Captain Johnstone & Lieutenant Reid, Volunteer Service Company Seaforth Highlanders did not embark in the Tagus due to Court-Martial Duty. Lieutenant Reid has since embarked in the Templemore, due Southampton May 4.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 17 Apr 01
p3 Dateline Port Elizabeth, Apr 10. The Englishman landed 14 officers and 382 men of the DG, Lieutenant Moncrieff in charge. The St Andrew has also arrived here with troops and horses from England.
p11 The Sunda arrived from England Monday with 900 troops commanded by Major Chris T Sennett.
The Suevic has also arrived here with 300 troops. She is on her maiden voyage to Australia.
The Briton sails this afternoon for England with the following military passengers: Captain Myburgh, Colonel Hope, Colonel Schermbrucker, Colonel Gascoigne, (Mr Rudyard Kipling and family) Captain McCrum.
p24 Dateline London, Apr 11. The Metropolitan Mounted Rifles, 509 man, left here this morning for the Cape. The 20th and last British contingent for the South African Constabulary also left here today for the Cape.
Dateline London, Apr 15. The Manhattan sailed today with 543 M I, 556 details and 336 remounts.
p25 The Saxon arrived from England yesterday with 879 Imperial Yeomanry troops and "a large number of officers”.
p26 The Kildonan Castle has landed 1,860 troops at East London. Some seven hundred Hungarian horses have disembarked at the same port.
p30 The Saxon arrived at Cape Town on Tuesday morning and the following military were losted as passengers: Colonel Sir T H Holdrich, Lieutenant Colonel Lambart, Surgeon-Captain Faichini, Captain Rosser, Lieutenants Goldsworthy, Crane, Matthews, Witts, Simonds, Lynch-Coakley, stallard, Newser, Jackson, McLean, Cobb, Lake, Paramour and the following Imperial Yeomanry officers; Captains Wallace, Hewlings, Allinson, & Shaw; Lieutenants Ward, Samuels, Aubert, Ford, Layton, Hunt, Zurcher, Bergheim, Taylor, Nesham, Handcocks, Goldfinch, Wingrove, Bathe, Craven, Hutchinson, Perkins, Gardner, Thompson, Inglis, Fenner, Caird, Vernon Yonge, Samson, Swan, Hobbs, Friend, De Guerin, Roberts, Guthrie, Blackford-Smith, Shaw, Knox-Little, Cove, Mellish, Load, Inglis, Savory, Williams, Robinson, Harding, Thomas, Wade, Underwood, Logan, Goss, Cardinal Hartford, St John, Whytehead, Swan, Boothby, Brown, Cross, Baines, Myring and 879 details.
London Times, 18 Apr 01 (Thursday)
p5a Dateline Port Elizabeth, April 16. The Maplemore landed 400 officers and men of the Australian M I and R Australian Artillery here today.
p11a The Templemore left for England April 13 with the following on passage home:
Volunteer Company Suffolk – Captain G F Whitmore, Lieutenant H S Marriott & 98 men.
Volunteer Company Northampton – Captain W Hughes, Lieutenants W B S Hickson, H W Jackson & 101 men.
Volunteer Company Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant W L Reid & 4 men
RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel J D Day, Civil Surgeons A Pearson & C W Breeks
Volunteer Company 2/Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenants J R Dawson, D S Watson & 83 men
1/Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders – Captain J B Buchanan, Lieutenants F J O Mackinnon, H Forbes & 75 men.
2/Yorkshire Volunteer RE – Lieutenant W Thompson & 24 men.
Due Southampton May 4.
The Harlech Castle left Southampton Tuesday with part of the 3/Scottish Rifles (2/R Lanark Militia), numbering 550 men under Lieutenant Colonel G Farie. Due to breakdown she returned Tuesday night and then departed last night.
p13a-d Note: Continues London Gazette from yesterday for M I D
London Times, 19 Apr 01 (Friday)
p11a The Columbian left for England April 9 with the following on passage home:
Volunteer Company Worcester – Captain W B Bucknall
Rhodesian – Lieutenant C W Villiers
RGA – Captain E Davidson
N Z M I – J E Montgomerie
3/Liverpool – Captain F J Austin
3/Worcester – Major C M Edwards, Captain H A Lang
Loch’s Horse – Lieutenant W T E Wallace
Due Las Palmas April 26 & Southampton May 3
The Manhattan left Queenstown yesterday afternoon with 19 officers, 522 men and 506 horses. Colonel Sitwell in command. She carried drafts from the following: Sitwell’s M I, RE, RAMC, & AOC
London Times, 20 Apr 01 (Saturday)
p12a-13d Note: More London Gazette continued. Honours and Promotions etc.
p14a The Nubia arrived in Southampton Water yesterday afternoon with the following invalids:
2/GG – Lieutenant Swaine
ASC – Lieutenant Young
RA – Captains Ziegler & Buchanan
1/R Dublin Fusiliers – Captain Le Mesurier
1/Border Regiment – Lieutenant Sutherland
R Scots Greys – Lieutenant Finlay
Civil. Veterinary Surgeon – McGill
2/Berkshire – Lieutenant Hill
Nursing Sisters – Lambe & Lloyd
RAMC – Major Patterson, Lieutenant McDonsell, Civil Surgeon Skevington
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain Hill
1/S Lancashire – Lieutenant Colonel Hall
2/S Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Bill
2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant Delan-Osborne
Army Pay Dept. – Captain Inglis
1/S Stafford – Major Sears & Lieutenant Curtis
The Aurania arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 1,051 officers and men.
London Times, 22 Apr 01 (Monday)
p10a The Dunera sailed from Southampton Saturday afternoon with a number of details for South Africa.
The Aurania arrived Friday at Southampton with the following invalids listed:
8/Hussars – Captain I W Burns-Lindow & Lieutenant C J M’I Lomer
3/R Lancaster – Captain H A Bagot Chester
2/Bedford – Captain G E F Fitzgerald
1/Yorkshire – Lieutenant E V L Wardle
6/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant H W G Dansey
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Captain P G Petavel
2/Black Watch – 2/Lieutenant F T Murray
2/R W Kent – Lieutenant G D Lister & 2/Lieutenant H D Belgrave
4/N Stafford – Lieutenant B H Wedgewood
RAMC – Majors G Coutts, T B A Tuckey, H J R Moberley
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains W A Powell, J R Harvey, F D J Annesley & C Erle
Thorneycroft’s M I – Lieutenant R P Nicol
RFA – Lieutenant G H C King
1/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant H E Reid
W Yorkshire – Captain A A Fisher
1/R Irish – Major A N Lysaght
4/Yorkshire – Lieutenant W H Chapman
3/E Lancashire – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Cuttle
3/Border – Captain Hon. A E C J Stourton
1/Oxford Light Infantry – Captain G N Colvile
2/N Stafford – 2/Lieutenants G F Giffard & D E Hope
2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant CB Chamley
Army Pay Dept. – Lieutenant Colonel J C Stockley
Natal Scouts – Captain H V Woon
South African L H – Lieutenant H C Fleming
Nesbitt’s Horse – Captain C W Nesbitt
Kitchener’s Horse – Lieutenant C Adamson
Brabant’s Horse – Captain J H Walker
S Australian Bushmen – Lieutenant J T Dempsey
W Australian M I – Lieutenant A H Barclay
Reverend R H Nash
With the following on passage home:
RAMC – Major W W Pike
Irish Guards – 2/Lieutenants H F Ward & Hon. L J P Butler
Civil Surgeons – T Stevenson, T C Letter Jones, T H Moyles, A Trethewy Hayden Brown, T A Hawkesworth, W A Hubert, J W E Cole, R C Dunn, H C Brawn, G A Wraith, C Campbell Jenkins.
Nursing Sisters – E Whistler, G Fletcher, A W Walkinshaw, F A Coates, E L Phillips, & S Bell.
Reverends – R D Machen & W H Fraser
Imperial Yeomanry – Major W,B, Mynors, Captains Sir Elliott Lees, & S Custance, Lieutenants H J A Eyre, C S Donnelly & A F Wright
1/N Lancashire – Major S Jackson
RGA – Lieutenant R T Russell
South African L H – Captain C C Davies
Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant RE Harris
RFA – Lieutenant E F Johnson
11/Hussars (? 5th Lancers) – 2/Lieutenant R S Mackenzie
South African Constabulary – Lieutenant C S L Lister
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – A P Hawes
Civil Surgeon Alexander committed suicide on the voyage. Buried at sea.
The Winkfield left Woolwich Saturday with 350 remounts. She will call at Queenstown for additional remounts.
London Times, 23 Apr 01 (Tuesday)
p5a Dateline Durban, April 22. The British Princess arrived here today from Sydney and Albany with 416 Australian Volunteers.
p11b The Winkfield has arrived at Queenstown with 350 horses. She will ship an additional 150 horses here and sail at noon for South Africa.
London Times, 24 Apr 01 (Wednesday)
p5b Dateline Bombay, April 23. The Hawarden Castle, with a number of Boer prisoners arrived here this morning.
p12a-c Note: More Honours & Promotions, London Gazette
The Canada left for England April 18 with the following invalids:
14/Hussars – Major E J Tickell
RFA – Captains M J F Fitzgerald, E M Connolly, 2/Lieutenant H M T Pym
2/Bedford – Captain E A S Ely
2/Worcester – Captain B K W Bacon
1/KRRC – 2/Lieutenant W S W Parker-Jervis
1/ R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant E A A de Salis
RAMC – Major RE Kelly, Lieutenant & Quartermaster H W Glover
Brabant’s Horse – Captain J S Browne
CIC Bodyguard – Major R H B Magee
Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant R F G Penrose
RHA – Lieutenant G L Butler
4/R Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant R B de B Hodge
3/Norfolk – 2/Lieutenant H Burnand
1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel R L Payne
3/W Riding – Lieutenant F C Stonor
3/Durham Light Infantry – Captain E C Sowerby, 2/Lieutenant E S Curling
ASC – 2/Lieutenant C G S Martelli (? R G H Martelli)
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant R G Cave
Australian Bushmen – Lieutenant C E S King
4/Victorian Contingent – Lieutenant Colonel N W Kelly
Prince of Wales L H – Lieutenant A E Gray
Reverend J F Prince
Civil Surgeon G Mowat
Nursing Sister F M G Warrack
Sick laying down, 130; convalescent, 446
Wounded laying down, 14; convalescent, 23
With the following on passage home:
Staff – Lieutenant General Sir. F W E F Forestier Walker, lt. -General N C Lyttelton, Lieutenants R O Kerrison, C E Balfour, N St V R Stewart
AOC – Colonel G R Hobbs
Imperial Yeomanry – Colonel R F T Gascoigne, Lieutenant Colonel E Frewen, Lieutenant D R Rutledge
Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant E Devonshire
ASC – Colonel L A Hope
CIC Bodyguard – Lieutenant F A C Mutter
S Rhodesian Vols. – Captain J C Jesser Coope
21/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant A P W Williams
RAMC – Captain P Evans
Civil Vet Surgeon – T Bowhill
Civil Surgeons – L H Stephens, R M Geach, Charnley Smith, S S Warrack, C A Peters
Nursing Sisters – M Watson, B Turner, K A Chew, D Nealy, W H Crabtree,
Reverend W A Hewitt
Due Madeira May 1, Southampton May 5.
The Orotava arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:
RFA – Majors W C Staveley & A S Wedderburn, Captain C St L G Hawkes
2/Worcester – Lieutenant C de F Myburgh
1/Essex – Major J F Spencer
ASC – Lieutenant F Alexander
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains G B Richards & T G Pirie, Lieutenant J H Wrigley
Cape Town Highlanders – Captain F H Soloman
RGA – Lieutenant H B H Johnson
3/Yorkshire – Captain R L Aspinall
2/Hampshire – Captain H G A Banks
2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain R Gordon (attached)
RAMC – Major H J Barnes, Captain G S Mansfield, Lieutenant O Charles
Duke of Edinburgh’s Own V R – Lieutenant A H M Cramer
Loch’s Horse – Captain H B Brown
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – C Dyson
Nursing Sisters – M L Babb & H G Hill
With the following on passage home:
2/Derby – Major F C Godley
RHA – Captain M J C Dennis
Kitchener’s Horse – Lieutenant R H Bridie
Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant G R Wake
Volunteer Company Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant J F Cutler
2/DG – 2/Lieutenant F W Salmon
Irish Guards – Lieutenant H A Stepney & 2/Lieutenant J D F D Faskally
3/E Lancs. Regiment – Lieutenant B J F Skeffington
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant R A Johnson
ASC – Captain R L Cowper Coles
RN – Lieutenants D M Hamilton & C E Bell
Civil Surgeons – W Turner, L E C Handson, E M Thornton, A Elliott, A P Parker, J Hall Edwards, E E Richmond, A E Stevens, A W F McFadden, M Dodd, L K Thomas, W Liversedge, & J H Wilett
Nursing Sisters – A Timbrell, G Tillott, A C Rogers, M C Fisher, M L Loveday, F B Lambert, H Rooke, S C Macpherson, E A Lee & MB Lancaster
The Reverends – A E Day, & H Frease.
She also brought 1,000 time expired men.
p12e Note: Gazette, Major F S Maude.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 24 Apr 01
p22 The Hawarden Castle, with Boer POW has arrived at Bombay.
The Pinemore will sail for South Africa on Saturday with 1,221 troops, including 900 SAC The Aurania will follow on the 30th with 1,403 troops. (Also p25)
R Australian Artillery and 400 Australian M I have disembarked at Port Elizabeth.
p24 Here, a war honors list. Plumer - CB and others.
p25 The Carisbrook Castle sails for Englend today with the following listed: General the Earl of Erroll, Major General Sir Hector Macdonald, Lieutenant Colonel Sir S Crossley, Colonel Watson Kennedy, Colonel Egerton.
p26 The Bavarian has arrived at Cape Town with 1,700 officers and men, Colonel Tamplin, in charge.
p27 The Carisbrook Castle sails from Cape Town today with the following military passengers: General the Earl of Erroll, Major General Sir Hector MacDonald, Lieutenant Colonel Sir S Crossley, Colonel Watson Kennedy and family, Lieutenant Clayton, Lieutenant Hoare, Major Crosse, Colonel Egerton, Captain W H Brown and family.
London Times, 25 Apr 01 (Thursday)
p10a The Gaika arrived at East India Docks yesterday afternoon with 59 destitute "undesirables” from South Africa.
London Times, 26 Apr 01 (Friday)
p10a & b The Montrose sailed on the 24th for England with the following on passage home: 21/Lancers – Captain Champion
Nurses – Heys, Gonegal, Morling, Neginald & Blair
Volunteer Company York & Lancaster – Lieutenants Chalmer, Boyle, Moxon and 100 men
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant T Y Cunningham
CIC Bodyguard – Lieutenant Cross
2/Scottish Rifles – Captain Barton
1/Border – Lieutenant Lyon-Campbell
1/R Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Devenish
4/Worcester – Captain Hankey
RAMC – Major Cummins, Lieutenants Barkley, Taylor, Civil Surgeons Edwards, Hinde, Gardner & Baskin
Volunteer Company R W Surrey – Captain De La Mare, Lieutenants Herlot, McDonell and 87 men
Volunteer Company Lancashire Fus, – 1 man
ASC – Captain Conway Gordon
18/Hussars – Lieutenant Bayford
2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant Ward
RA – Lieutenant Stone
Due Southampton about May 18.
The Oriend arrived at Southampton yesterday morning and brought home 24 officers and 698 men. Most were invalided home.
The Hyanthes left Albert Docks last evening with 380 remounts. She will call at Queenstown to embark 120 remounts.
London Times, 27 Apr 01 (Saturday)
p13a The St Andrew left for England April 22 with the following on passage home:
Volunteer Company Norfolk – Captain W Diver, Lieutenants B H L Prior, B M Hughes, and 79 men
Volunteer Company Lincoln – Capt H E Newsum, Lieutenants H Stephenson, T L D Dickinson and 86 men,
Devon & Somerset Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant R S Payton and 17 men
Sussex Volunteer Eng. – 15 men
Volunteer Company Bedford – Captain A L Green & 95 men
Volunteer Company R Highlanders – Captain R H Millar, Lieutenants H K Smith, E Tosh, A Valentine and 92 men
1/Cheshire Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant R L Hutchinson & 17 men
Aberdeen Volunteer Eng. – 12 men
For duty on voyage:
Civil Surgeons – W J Harding, G R Thomson
Due Southampton May 17
London Times, 29 Apr 01 (Monday)
p5c Dateline Colombo, April 27 The Ceylon contingent from South Africa arrived here this evening (no ship mentioned, possibly the China, London to Sydney, called at Colombo Saturday)
p10a The Lake Erie left for England April 23 with the following on passage home:
Volunteer Company Liverpool – Captain J J Thomas, Lieutenant N J Mahony
Volunteer Company N Stafford – Captain G W Laybourn, Lieutenants H Johnson, W H Ridge, E T Hodson
Newcastle-no-Tyne Volunteer RE – Lieutenant G C Pollard
R Welsh Fusiliers – Major W R H Beresford
3/N Lancashire – Lieutenant J A G Marshall
2/R Sussex – 2/Lieutenant S M Castle
RHA – Lieutenant A B Bethell
Volunteer Company W Riding – Captain E Dewhurst, Lieutenant H Wilson
Volunteer Company Hants – Captain P W Seward, Lieutenant A F Bonham-Carter
Volunteer Company Oxford Light Infantry – Captain M J Lathy, Lieutenants C A Barron, L C Hawkin
Staff – Colonel A E W Goldsmid
Worcester – Captain M H Nunn
Brabant’s Horse – Lieutenant H H Roche
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Hon. H A Milles Lade
Victorian Bushmen – Veterinary Captain E A Kendall
Civil Veterinary Surgeons – A H Sugden, K M Molyneux, F H Pickett
Civil Surgeon CB Whitehead
Reverend T P Moreton
With the following invalids:
4/R Lancaster – Major H R Feilden
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain H Barlow
4/Cheshire – Lieutenant & Quartermaster R McKay
Army Pay Dept. – Colonel W B Wade, Major C A Bray
3/W Riding – Lieutenant A C Adams
Due Southampton May 17.
The Pinemore embarked at Southampton Saturday 25 officers and 1,193 men for South Africa. Included were:
South African Constabulary – 900 men
Imperial Yeomanry – 119 men
Volunteer Company R Sussex – 100 men
2/Cheshire Volunteer Eng. – 48 men
Details – not numbered. (? 26)
The Hyanthes arrived at Queenstown Saturday and embarked a further 120 remounts for a total of 493. She sailed at 1 pm yesterday.
London Times, 30 Apr 01 (Tuesday)
p11b The Tagus arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 27 officers and 1,031 men. The following were listed:
Volunteer Company Cameron Highlanders – Captain A D Mackinnon, Lieutenants J Burn & J Campbell & 60 men
Volunteer Company, R W Kent – Captain G Morphew, Lieutenants C S Merchant, & C N Watney & 112 men
Volunteer Company Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain E A Jackson & Lieutenant G E S Smith and 66 men
Volunteer Company Gordon Highlanders – Lieutenants A M Robertson, W O Duncan, & A W Robertson & 65 men
Volunteer Company Border – Captain J Thompson, Lieutenants J F Haswell & A Lee & 98 men
Volunteer Company Wiltshire – Lieutenant R H Kendle and 76 men
1/London Volunteer Engineers – Lieutenant R C Weld and 40 men
Volunteer Company Suffolk – Lieutenant G H Mason
Volunteer Company Seaforth Highlanders – Captain C E Johnstone, Lieutenant W C Reid and 105 men
Volunteer Company Welsh – Captain R W Picton Evans, Lieutenants G B Williams, F H Gaskell, and 96 men
Volunteer Cheshire – Captain S Thornely, Lieutenants J Bates, & J Crofton & 102 men
Volunteer Company R Warwick – Captain A D Fleming, Lieutenants G H Ducros, & A P Smith & 100 men
Volunteer Company Derby – Lieutenants F A C Wright, T C Newbold and 93 men
Middlesex Volunteer Engineers – Lieutenant R Q Henriques and 22 men
Indian Staff Corps – Colonel C M Keighley
1/Liverpool – Major S Wilcocks
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R J Few
Civil Veterinary Surgeon – M H Hayes
For Duty on Voyage:
Civil Surgeons – F E Walker, H Baylin,
Nursing Sisters – A B Stephenson, & E N Bickardyke
Reverend H Pugh Jones
Due Southampton Apr 23.
