London Times, 01 Aug 01 (Thursday)

p4a The Pinemore was due to leave Queenstown last evening for Southampton to disembark officers and men of the 3/S Lancashire Regiment

 

The Templemore arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon. The following were listed: 13/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain W J R Marsh, Lieutenant B Smith-Bingham

8/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant R H Cawley

11/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant J B Evans

12/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain A R Buxton, Lieutenant R Cotton

14/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain Sir J R G Sinclair, Lieutenants L D Passey, J B Cunliffe

20/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant O B Rickard

22/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H Morris

Imperial Yeomanry Details – Lieutenants G B Coudrough, A D Bowly, J F Hutchinson, E Leech, 2/Lieutenants R A Smallwood, A E Gilmore, H Bulman, and 153 men

62 Company Imperial Yeomanry – 33 men

4/R Lancaster – 2/Lieutenant P De L Temple and 40 men

1/Border – 2/Lieutenant F H Harvey

Army Pay Dept. – Captain A St C Holbrook

Late of Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Lieutenant F F Warren

Civil Surgeon J M Coates

Civil Veterinary Surgeon W H Yingst

 

London Times, 02 Aug 01 (Friday)

p11a The Orcana left for England July 30 with the following invalids:

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant P R Knowles

RA – Captain H T Russell

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant E N Jourdain

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Major A R Austen

6/DG – Captain M Moncrieff

Volunteer Company Yorkshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant E E England

5/Warwick – Captains J B Gosselin, C Hodgson

ASC – Lieutenant J P Wilson, Lieutenant A J Rennison

2/Devonshire – Lieutenant J C Pearse

1/KRRC – Lieutenant F L Pardoe

1/N Lancashire – Lieutenant R J Smyly

13/Hussars – Lieutenant G Halswelle

4/RB – Lieutenant A R Harmon

2/Scots Fusiliers – Captain D S Browne

Nursing Sisters E J Wood, A A S Hill

 

p13d Note Here: A long article concerning Shipping Subsidies.

 

London Times, 03 Aug 01 (Saturday)

p5a & b Dateline Bermuda, Aug 2. The Manila arrived here today with 607 Boer Prisoners, 145 men of the Warwickshire Regt, and 10 RAMC 7 prisoners died on the voyage, 2 from pneumonia and 5 from malaria.

 

p10a An additional passenger on the Oreana - 1/Lincoln - Lieutenant Colonel M C Curry

 

The Idaho arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following:

4/R Lancaster – Lieutenant Colonel W Kemmis, Captains F H F Evans, J Worsley-Taylor, L W O H Hibbert, R R W Fitz-Herbert, 2/Lieutenants H T Law, C W Brennand, Lieutenant & Quartermaster B Daly and 661 men

5/R Irish Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant B S Johnson

N Z Imperial Bushmen – Lieutenant F B French

6/N S W Bushmen – Lieutenant H F Robinson

Civil Surgeons T D Homan, G H Coltart

Nursing Sisters – E J Brown, M E Ransome

2/Cheshire – Lieutenant G A B Hooper

1/R Lancaster – Major G L Hibbert

2/Welsh – Major R B Coke

2/Norfolk – Lieutenant C W Lyon

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant A L Allen

Victorian Bushmen – Captain H N Wollaston, Lieutenants F H Hutchings, F W Mann

Civil Veterinary Surgeon M H Hayes

 

The Aurania arrived at Queenstown yesterday with about 400 troops bound for South Africa. She will embark here about 400 additional drafts and will sail in the afternoon.

 

The Pinemore arrived at Southampton yesterday with 13 officers and 671 men.

 

London Times, 05 Aug 01 (Monday) Nothing Noted.

 

London Times, 06 Aug 01 (Tuesday)

p8a The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

3/DG – Lieutenant A C M Finlay

RGA – Captain RE Warden

3/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant R F Howard

Volunteer Company Gloucester – Captain C E F Mouat-Biggs

3/Welsh – Captain R D Stevens

2/N Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant H L Helme

4/N Staffordshire – Colonel R Mirehouse

ASC – Captain H O Knox

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant C P Grindle

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant E L Moss

4/R Lancashire – Lieutenant F E Hunt

1/KOSB – Lieutenant C Leigh

1/R Sussex – Lieutenant E F Villiers

1/Essex – 2/Lieutenant F N Whitmore

6/Middlesex – 2/Lieutenant H A Hill

1/Highland Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant R F Forbes

RAMC – Majors W L Gray, D M Saunders

Bethune’s M I – Captain H N Packer

RFA – Lieutenant G H S Morris

3/Bedford – Captain B P Newbolt

4/Scottish Rifles – Lieutenant G Haxlerigg

4/S Staffordshire – Lieutenant H Clover

Volunteer Company Essex – Lieutenant C H R Taylor

3/Wiltshire – Lieutenant C A W Hawker

1/Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant G J Ryan

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain H E M Studdy, Lieutenants H E Morris, T R Jackson, S F Ayre, F W Sampson, S H Friend, H A Whyte, W J Poole, E G Jeffreys, C H Coleman

Civil Surgeons – J Sowden, J W Miller

Civil Veterinary Surgeon R Miller

Nursing Sisters – A M S Wright, A H Hooper

Reverend W S Jaffray

Sick laying down, 112; convalescent, 337

Wounded laying down, 5; convalescent, 17

With the following on passage home:

4/A & S Highlanders – Colonel A C D Dick, Lieutenant Colonel M D Campbell, Major J T Scott, Captains B A Cunninghame, L G Pearson, W Hall, H H Houldsworth, R W Campbell-Preston, Lieutenants R D Falconan-Stewart, A P R C Campbell, H G Sotheby, 2/Lieutenant J Ramsay, Lieutenant & Quartermaster R C Williamson and 577 men

1/A & S Highlanders – Captain F J Richardson

3/S Lancashire – Captain REC Edye

Cameron Highlanders – Captain the Hon. A H Maitland

3/A & S Highlanders – Captain G G Gilligan

I S C – Lieutenant G Warneford, (Late of) Lieutenant H C V McAdam

RAMC – Major M Dundon

Kent Militia Artillery – Captain R De B Hassell

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J A Leyland Naylor, Lord E B Seymour, R G Goody, 2/Lieutenant M Fredericks

Civil Surgeons – J D Holmes, H E Birmingham, S Kirkpatrick, A V Peathing, W J Sweeney

Civil Veterinary Surgeon C E Smith

Reverends H A Tudor, J G Gregson

Nursing Sisters – A M Senior, G M Girdler, E A Chaffey, A McKenzie, M L Mustard

Altogether 50 officers and over 1,000 men. Principal draft included 16 officers and 570 men of the A & S Highlanders. Two deaths on the voyage. Lieutenant Poole, Imperial Yeomanry of enteric and Captain H M Shaw Stewart, 17/Lancers who fell overboard.

 

The Manchester Merchant left Albert Docks yesterday with 8 officers, 131 men and 274 horses and will call at Southampton for further details. Troops mosthy 1/DG Lieutenant Colonel A Wilson, A & S High. in charge.

 

London Times, 07 Aug 01 (Wednesday)

p8b The City of Cambridge arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following:

Nursing Sisters – D E Hutchinson, E M Mazzueche, J Genewer

2/E Yorkshire – Captain M J Sweetman

1/Manchester – Captain F C Dunlop

Dublin Militia Artillery – Lieutenant P R Peebles

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain C D Carleton-Smith, Lieutenant E Parsons

3/York & Lancaster – Lieutenant R D’A C Harley

5/A & S Highlanders – Lieutenant J Pender

13/Hussars – Colonel Blagrove

1/E Lancashire – Captain W H Cooper

RAMC – Majors D M O’Callaghan, G E Hale

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – H G Patterson, A J Richmond, P M Evershed, M Munro

Civil Surgeons – A Strange, H Y Taylor, J B Boyd

3/KRRC – Lieutenant F V Y Brown

RE – Captain W C Hedley

1/R Irish – Captain R L Owens

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant E R Leggett

1/R Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenant Bathurst

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant T W T Isaac

N S W Artillery – Captain Brace

RA – Lieutenant W C E Rudkin

2/Dorset – Lieutenant C G Hay

 

The Manchester Merchant arrived at Southampton yesterday morning from London and embarked 6 officers, 160 men, including 3 officers and 154 men of the Cameron Highlanders, also 95 remounts. She will call at Gibraltar to embark 78 men for the Cape.

 

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 07 Aug 01

p6 The Dunottar Castle has arrived here from East London with the following named military passengers: Captain R B Beith, Staff-Captain Greenlees, Captain Lubbock; from Algoa Bay, Major Driscol & servant, Lieutenant A F Todd, Lieutenant Tyler & servant, Captain Whindus.

The Dunottar Castle leaves for England tomorrow with the following named military passengers: Captain, Mrs., & Miss Mooney.

 

p24 Dateline London, Aug 2. The Politician has left New Orleans with 925 horses for South Africa.

Dateline London, Aug 2. The Manilla has arrived at Bermuda with Boer POW

 

p25 The Victorian has arrived at Southampton with troops, 23 officers and 500 men under command of Major Hickman, R Inniskilling Fusiliers, from South Africa.

 

London Times, 08 Aug 01 (Thursday)

p8b & c Table of Casualties here for July 1901 and total td.

 

The Chicago left for England on July 31 with the following on passage home:

Tipperary Militia Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel F J S Lecky

RGA – Major F Prendergast

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenants F Walter, M U Weyland

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H Coates

S A Mounted Irregular Troops – Lieutenant T Fitzherbert

RAMC – Surgeon-Lieutenant A H McDougall

Civil Surgeons – F A H Clarke, A Thomson, R Carswell

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – E G Orton, J J O’Connor

Due Southampton Aug 23.

 

The Scot left for England July 31 with the following on passage home:

RFA – Captain C F Rugge-Price

1/Worcester – Captain B O Richards

Due Southampton Aug 16.

 

London Times, 09 Aug 01 (Friday) Nothing Noted

 

London Times, 10 Aug 01 (Saturday) Nothing Noted

 

London Times, 12 Aug 01 (Monday)

p5a The Lake Erie arrived at Southampton on Saturday morning with about 500 men of the 4/S Staffordshire Regiment and details and officers. The following were listed:

4/S Staffordshire – Colonel F Charrington, Captains P E B F Smith, J MacA Steuart, H Saunders-Davies, P W Brooks, E A E Bulwer, Lieutenants J H Rymer, L D Inglefield, A L Martin, A V Whitehead, Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Penketh and 488 men

5/Manchester – Captain J B Aiken

Victorian Bushmen – Captain E Tivey, Lieutenants W B Chomley, W H Borwick, E Wauliss

Victorian Imperial Regiment – Lieutenant F Gilpin

5/Victorian M I – Reverend G N MacDonnell

W Australian Bushmen – Lieutenants C A Barnes, F G Hume (? S Aust. Bush. )

3/Yorkshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant F C W Bindley

RAMC – Civil Surgeon J M Thomas

4/W Australian Contingent – Surgeon Captain W Gibson

14/Hussars – Captain W Prevost

Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Captain A McMillan

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants E B Mussen, F W Stroud, H E Edlmann, RE Sugden, Lieutenant&Quartermaster W H Dempster

3/Laccashire Fusiliers – Major W F Elmslie

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant Burnett (Late of)

Nursing Sisters – K Gossage, A E Rogers

 

The Roslin Castle left East India Docks Saturday Morning with a few details and a cargo chiefly of oats.

 

The Antillian left Albert Docks on Saturday with 10 officers and 96 men and 242 remounts. Captain W Henry, 14/Hussars, in charge. She will call at Queenstown for additional horses.

 

London Times, 13 Aug 01 (Tuesday)

p5c The Assaye left for England July 8 (This date is probably in error) with the following invalids:

General Staff – Lieutenant Colonel C Wortham

13/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant C C Dangar

16/Lancers – Captain E Bagwell-Purefoy

RFA – Lieutenant E St C Gray

2/CG – Lieutenant G Windsor Clive, 2/Lieutenant R Whitbread

3/Norfolk – Lieutenant A C F G Bernard

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant A P Frankland

4/Somerset Light Infantry – Captain W E Long

Attached R Irish – Lieutenant F J R Hughes

1/Worcester – Captain H Crawshay, 2/Lieutenant P G P Hill

1/W Riding – Lieutenant H K Umfreville

3/Welsh – Captain W S Masterman

1/N Lancashire – Captain A J Carter

4/N Staffordshire – Lieutenant J R Limbert

ASC – Captain H Cleeve

RAMC – Major G H Younge, Surgeon-Captain H Linton, Lieutenant T B Unwin

AOD – Captain C M Mathew

Army Pay Dept. – Captain G G O’N Ray

Veterinary Dept. – Veterinary -Major J Cooper, Lieutenant A Oliver

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant Colonel B G Booth, Captain F P Cockburn

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E Treffry, Lieutenants A E Bloomfield, A G Howes, J B Allsopp, H McDougall, B J Slaughter, A G Coke, L E A Bennett, C Harford, 2/Lieutenant W A Smith

Cape Volunteer Medical Staff – Surgeon-Major J Q Veitch

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles – Lieutenant F E Crosbie

P O W L H – Captain L D’E Miller, Lieutenants W H Featherstone, A G Meyrick

2/Brabant’s Horse – Major O H Ellis

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant D Stewart

Cape M P – Lieutenant E S Hutchons

Civil Surgeons F A F Barnardo, F G Grosvenor

Reverend W T Saward

Nursing Sisters H Hogarth, E M Sutton

Sick laying down, 71; convalescent, 385

Wounded laying down, 10; convalescent, 20

With the following on passage home:

Dublin Militia Artillery – Captain W D’O Battley

S Staffordshire – Captain G W R Stacpoole

2/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant C A Tisdall

Reserve of Officers – Captain W H E Lawless

1/Northumberland Volunteer Artillery – Captain J C Wedgwood

Veterinary -Major W A Crow

Rhodesian Regiment – Lieutenant W S Spain

South African L H – Lieutenant P H Goodair

2/Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenant A R S Sale-Hill

Loch’s Horse – Lieutenant W R Larkins

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants C F Barrett, C W Buckwell, G D Gade

RAMC – Majors M T Yarr, C E Nichol, Lieutenant & Quartermaster H Bradley

Reverend J Blackburn

Civil Surgeons C M Ekins, H H Swanzy, R Boyd

Nursing Sisters H A Lawrence, M B Pertwee, M Roche, E F Upperby, B L Shappere, O E Barrow

Due Southampton Aug 20.

 

The British Princess arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 15 officers and 167 men and some details. Colonel the Hon. J S Napier, Staff, in charge.

 

The Mohawk left Southampton yesterday with details and etc. for South Africa.

 

 

London Times, 14 Aug 01 (Wednesday)

p3e Dateline Cape Town Aug 13. The Harlech Castle, with time-expired men of the Australian Artillery and details, has sailed for Australia.

 

p6d The St Andrew arrived Southampton last night with the following listed.

Lord Lovant’s Corps – Captain A W McDonald, Lieutenants E G Fraser-Tytler, R Hunt, E C Ellice, E Grant, C Stirling and 154 men

Volunteer Company N Stafford – Captain B Wardle

Rhodesian Field Force – Surgeon-Lieutenant G A Parsons

Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant H C Collins

RAMC – Surgeon-Lieutenant J K Tomory

Nursing Sisters – H Fisher, M A Hopkins

 

The Antillian arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, embarked 5 men of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 100 remounts and saile at noon for South Africa.

 

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 14 Aug 01

p20 The Carisbrook Castle arrived here Tuesday morning with the following named military passengers: Captain S L Barry.

The Briton sails for England this afternoon with the following named military passengers: Major Burrowes, Captain Higson, Captain W E Park.

 

p25 Dateline Durban, Aug 12. The Montrose left here today with 900 Boer POW for Bermuda.

Dateline Durban, Aug 12. The hospital ship Avoca has sailed with invalids for Southampton.

The Ranee arrived at Bermuda on July 18 with 518 Boer POW, 70 men of the Warwick Regiment, and 129 men of RA

The Aurania arrived at Southampton with the following named military passengers: Colonel Nesbitt, Captain Harry Nesbitt, Captain A J Menzies, Gloucesters, Lieutenant Douglas, RAMC

 

p29 The Antillian arrived at Southampton on the 19th with 11 officers and 380 men commanded by Colonel M C Wood, late 10/Hussars.

 

 

London Times, 15 Aug 01 (Thursday)

p3b & c Interesting Note: Dateline Melbourne, Aug 15.”A hundred men of the Victorian Contingent and 400 men of the New South Wales Contingent who have returned from South Africa are applying for indulgence passages on board the transport Britannic, on the understanding that they will join some corps upon their arrival in South Africa.”

 

p8c The Avoca left Natal for England on Aug 12 with the following invalids:

6/DG – Lieutenant O St M Jones

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant M F Jones

2/Devon – Lieutenant Smyth-Osbourne

1/S Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant C R P Winser

ASC – 2/Lieutenant C E Scott

2/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant L B Coulson

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Captains R A Smith, R R Gubbins

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant C Brand

12/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant W H Charlton

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant D Logan

RE – 2/Lieutenant A W Stokes

2/Hampshire – Lieutenant F C Moore

1/Cameron Highlanders – Captain W M Stewart

6/Dragoons – Lieutenant C H Higgins

3/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant R M St J Booth

Vet Dept. – Lieutenant J F Coley, Civil Veterinary Surgeon R D C Roberts

7/DG – Major B R Deitz

 

The Maplemore arrived at Southampton Water last night with invalids. The following were listed:

ASC – Captain E F Taylor

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant C R Covey

With the following on passage home:

Kitchener’s Horse – Lieutenant L L Hewson

Remount Dept. – Captain J O Johnson

2/W Yorks – 2/Lieutenant B W Shuttleworth

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain J A Cooke-Hurle

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant S Sellars

C I C Bodyguard – Lieutenant Kitley (Late of )

Civil Surgeon C R Hodgson

 

The City of Vienna left Albert Docks yesterday with a few details for South Africa

 

London Times, 16 Aug 01 (Friday)Nothing Noted

 

London Times, 17 Aug 01 (Saturday)

p5f The Templemore sailed yesterday afternoon from Southampton. She had embarked 450 remounts and the following:

Details from the 12th & 17th Lancers, RA & RAMC

Mounted Infantry Company Leinster Regiment – 5 0fficers and 135 men

 

London Times, 19 Aug 01 (Monday)

p8a Note Here: Figures for persons in Concentration Camps for July 1901.

 

The Briton left for England Aug 14 with the following on passage home:

RFA – Major H G Burrowes

Eastern Province Horse – Captain G H Higson

 

London Times, 20 Aug 01 (Tuesday)

p9a The Algeria arrived in Southampton Water last night with the following on passage home:

8/Hussars – Captain E A S O’Brien

1/York & Lancaster – 2/Lieutenants M McL Corbyn, H V R Hodson, L A Bethell

W India – 2/Lieutenants E C Baddeley, D D R Eppes

BSAP – Captain C H Gilson

Civil Surgeon H L Apthorp

Civil Veterinary Surgeons N Molyneaux, J D Cherry

 

The Canada left Southampton yesterday for Queenstown and South Africa with the following:

2/R Lancaster – 99 men

2/W Yorkshire – 70 men

2/S Wales Borderers – 79 men

1/Highland Light Infantry – 197 men

South African Constabulary – 70 men

RE – 29 men

Colonial Details – 53 men

Total from Southampton was 48 officers and 632 men.

To embark at Queenstown – 14 officers and 867 men.

 

Arrangements for shipment of about 3,000 officers and men and 865 horses to Sep 5, in 4 transports have been made.

Ranee, from Albert Docks tomorrow with 13 officers and 392 men and 200 horses.

Lake Erie, from Southampton on Aug 28, with 16 officers 556 men and 305 horses.

St Andrew, from Albert Docks on Aug 31, with 10 officers, 530 men and 360 horses.

Assaye, from Albert Docks Aug 31 with 10 officers, 530 men and 360 horses.

The hospital ship Orcana will leave Southampton on Sep 5 for South Africa.

 

London Times, 21 Aug 01 (Wednesday)

p3a Dateline Sydney, Aug 20.”The Britannic sailed today with 287 men who formerly served with the Australian Contingent in South Africa, and who are now returning with the object of joining any South African corps that may require recruits.”

 

p5e & f Note Here: Despatch from Lord Kitchener dated Pretoria, July 8, 1901.

 

London Times, 22 Aug 01 (Thursday)

p8a The Englishman arrived at Southampton yesterday. The following were listed:

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant Colonel J M Evetts

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants A G Evans, Quartermaster J Ramssay

With the following on passage home:

Hampshire – Captain W J Geddes

3/Connaught Rangers – Captain F O Bowen

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonels J S Forbes, T E Harrison, Major T A Wight-Boycott

1/Cheshire – 2/Lieutenant J A Bean

3/W India – Lieutenant CB White

Canadian Regiment of Infantry – Captain C J Almstrong

3/N S W M I – Lieutenant M W Thompson

Civil Surgeon R A Draper

Civil Veterinary Surgeon A H Sugdid

 

The Manila arrived yesterday at Southampton with a few invalids ( From Bermuda ?)

 

The Ranee left Albert Docks yesterday with 11 officers and 234 men. The Canada left Queenstown yesterday for St Helena and South Africa with 56 officers and 1,354 men.

 

p13 b, c & d Continuing of Kitchener’s Despatch from LG (men M I D )

 

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 22 Aug 01

p25 The Kinfauns Castle arrived here yesterday with the following named military passengers: Colonel Bodie.

The Norham Castle leaves here tomorrow for England with the following named military passengers: Major Philips.

 

London Times, 23 Aug 01 (Friday)

p3b The Aurania arrived at Cape Town yesterday with 54 officers and 1,034 men. She will proceed to Durban.

 

p3f The Custodian left for England Aug 16. The following were listed:

4/DG – Lieutenant G J Metcalfe (invalid)

With the following on passage home:

RGA – Major F J Graeme

Donegal Militia Artillery – Captain J S Dewhurst

RFA – 2/Lieutenant T Chrisp

2/R Warwick – 2/Lieutenant L A Jones

SR – Captain R Wanless-O’Gowan

1/Dorset – 2/Lieutenant E A H Fell

2/R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant F B Lane

4/R Dublin Fusiliers – Major C H Tippett

5/R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant L C Swifte

W India – Captain H A Thorne

AOD – Captain E H Robinson

Reserve of Officers – Captains H E Bamfylde, H T Hall

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant J W Sutherland

Late Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant A F Todd

South African L H – Lieutenant J Dudgeon

Prince of Wales L H – Lieutenant D H Hanson

Loch’s Horse – Lieutenant Colonel J H Hodgson

C I C Bodyguard – Lieutenant W McEvoy

BSAP – Lieutenant P Gwynne

Civil Surgeons C W Donald, E S Wells

Civil Veterinary Surgeon L P Knight

Remount Dept. – Captain C F Whitley-Deans-Dundas

Due Las Palmas Sep 1, Southampton Sep 7

 

The Montrose left Cape Town for Bermuda, Aug 16 with the following.

2/R Warwick – Major Elkington, Captain Skipwith, Lieutenants Hore, Morritt, Allen, 2/Lieutenant Tarant and 286 men.

RAMC – Major Freeman and 7 men

Boer Prisoners – 952

Due St Vincent Aug 30, Bermuda, Sep 11.

 

The Orcana arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning with the following invalids:

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant P R Knowles

RA – Captain H T Russell

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant E N Jourdain

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Major A R Austen

6/DG – Captain M Moncrieff

Volunteer Company Yorkshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant E E England

5/Warwick – Captains J B Gosselin, C Hodgson

ASC – Lieutenant J P Wilson, Lieutenant A J Rennison

2/Devonshire – Lieutenant J C Pearse

1/KRRC – Lieutenant F L Pardoe

1/N Lancashire – Lieutenant R J Smyly

13/Hussars – Lieutenant G Halswelle

4/RB – Lieutenant A R Harmon

2/Scots Fusiliers – Captain D S Browne

Nursing Sisters E J Wood, A A S Hill

The ship had 182 men on board. 6 officers and 58 men left ship at Plymouth. The remainder to Southampton.

 

The Armenian left tilbury yesterday with a few details and upwards of 8,000 tons of oats for South Africa.

 

London Times, 24 Aug 01 (Saturday)

p5a The Chicago arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following officers and 307 men:

Tipperary Militia Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel F J S Lecky

RGA – Major F Prendergast

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenants F Walter, M U Weyland

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H Coates

S A Mounted Irregular Troops – Lieutenant T Fitzherbert

RAMC – Surgeon-Lieutenant A H McDougall

Civil Surgeons – F A H Clarke, A Thomson, R Carswell

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – E G Orton, J J O’Connor

 

The Orcana arrived at Southampton yesterday morning and landed 15 officers and 123 men from the Cape.

 

London Times, 26 Aug 01 (Monday)

p3b Dateline Melbourne, Aug 25. The Britannic sailed today for South Africa after embarking 130 Victorians who previously served in South Africa and are now returning on active service.

 

p4b The Ranee left Queenstown for Cape Town, Saturday morning. She takes out drafts of 2/Dgns., 8/Hussars, 2/Norfolks, 1/Suffolks, 2/Bedfords, & 2/Seaforth Highlanders. Total was 15 officers, 393 men and 200 remounts.

 

London Times, 27 Aug 01 (Tuesday)

p8a & b The Assaye arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

General Staff – Lieutenant Colonel C Wortham

13/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant C C Dangar

16/Lancers – Captain E Bagwell-Purefoy

RFA – Lieutenant E St C Gray

2/CG – Lieutenant G Windsor Clive, 2/Lieutenant R Whitbread

3/Norfolk – Lieutenant A C F G Bernard

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant A P Frankland

4/Somerset Light Infantry – Captain W E Long

Attached R Irish – Lieutenant F J R Hughes

1/Worcester – Captain H Crawshay, 2/Lieutenant P G P Hill

1/W Riding – Lieutenant H K Umfreville

3/Welsh – Captain W S Masterman

1/N Lancashire – Captain A J Carter

4/N Staffordshire – Lieutenant J R Limbert

ASC – Captain H Cleeve

RAMC – Major G H Younge, Surgeon-Captain H Linton, Lieutenant T B Unwin

AOD – Captain C M Mathew

Army Pay Dept. – Captain G G O’N Ray

Veterinary Dept. – Veterinary -Major J Cooper, Lieutenant A Oliver

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant Colonel B G Booth, Captain F P Cockburn

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E Treffry, Lieutenants A E Bloomfield, A G Howes, J B Allsopp, H McDougall, B J Slaughter, A G Coke, L E A Bennett, C Harford, 2/Lieutenant W A Smith

Cape Volunteer Medical Staff – Surgeon-Major J Q Veitch

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles – Lieutenant F E Crosbie

P O W L H – Captain L D’E Miller, Lieutenants W H Featherstone, A G Meyrick

2/Brabant’s Horse – Major O H Ellis

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant D Stewart

Cape M P – Lieutenant E S Hutchons

Civil Surgeons F A F Barnardo, F G Grosvenor

Reverend W T Saward

Nursing Sisters H Hogarth, E M Sutton

With the following on passage home:

Dublin Militia Artillery – Captain W D’O Battley

S Staffordshire – Captain G W R Stacpoole

2/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant C A Tisdall

Reserve of Officers – Captain W H E Lawless

1/Northumberland Volunteer Artillery – Captain J C Wedgwood

Veterinary -Major W A Crow

Rhodesian Regiment – Lieutenant W S Spain

South African L H – Lieutenant P H Goodair

2/Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenant A R S Sale-Hill

Loch’s Horse – Lieutenant W R Larkins

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants C F Barrett, C W Buckwell, G D Gade

RAMC – Majors M T Yarr, C E Nichol, Lieutenant & Quartermaster H Bradley

Reverend J Blackburn

Civil Surgeons C M Ekins, H H Swanzy, R Boyd

Nursing Sisters H A Lawrence, M B Pertwee, M Roche, E F Upperby, B L Shappere, O E Barrow

In addition she brought home 840 men, including several of the Imperial Yeomanry who have been rejected due to their inability to ride and shoot.

 

The Wakool left for England Aug 21 with the following:

ASC Capot. E A W Courtney, (invalid)

Wounded laying down, 4; convalescent 221

Sick convalescent, 24

With the following on passage home:

5/Lancers – Major A C King

RFA – Major C M Barlow

2/Scots G – Lieutenant the Hon. C E Craven

2/R Lancaster – Captain J A Paton

4/Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenant F G Waddington

Middlesex – Captain H F Macewan

3/R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant G E R Patey

RAMC – Major B J Mills

Reserve of Officers – Captains A B Boyd-Wilson, R A Vansittart

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E D Mansel

Civil Surgeons E Turton, E B Jones, A Wade

Civil Veterinary Surgeons C E Steel, P B Brownrigg

Nursing Sisters E Mackae, A S Clarridge, K M Pieot, K Forde

Late Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants A L S Oelrichs, H J Parker

Due Las Palmas Sep 7 and Southampton Sep 13

 

The Lake Erie left Southampton yesterday with 34 officers and 562 men and 305 remounts. Drafts consisted of the following:

10/Hussars, 25 men

13/Hussars, 43 men

Somerset Light Infantry, 47 men

R Welsh Fusiliers, 78 men

R Sussex, 119 men,

S Staffordshire, 101 men

Welsh, 59 men

N Staffordshire, 69 men

and details

 

London Times, 28 Aug 01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted

 

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 28 Aug 01

p32 The Carisbrook Castle sails for England this afternoon with the following named military passengers: Captain Gregerson.

The Saxon arrived here yesterday with the following named military passengers: Captain Henley, Gen S Lyttelton, Captain Alexander, Major Coryndon.

 

London Times, 29 Aug 01 (Thursday)

p8a & b The Dilwara left for England on Aug 24 with invalids. The following were listed: RHA – Major P B Taylor.

3/Norfolk – Captain L W Gurney

3/Bedford – Lieutenant E St G Mivart

4/West Yorkshire – Captain H M Appleton

3/Yorkshire – Captain N Monckton

3/Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenant O F Lenke

2/E Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant L F Allason

1/S Stafford – Lieutenant S C Welchman

1/N Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant CB Wallis

Volunteer Company R West Kent – Lieutenant P J F McCracken

1/Connaught Rangers – Lieutenant H M Hutchinson

3/R Irish Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant F R Shackleton

AOD – Captain A G Staples

Veterinary Dept. Captain A England

South African Mounted Irregular Force – Captain J Edwards

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain A Fitzgibbon, Lieutenants E R Brickdale, S E Thomas, T Field, 2/Lieutenant S G McLean

With the following on passage home:

5/Liverpool – Captain H S Husted

3/Yorkshire – Captain & Quartermaster G Croft

1/Lancashire Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenants J Sargent, E S Deane

1/S Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Colonel C V Trower

3/E Lancashire – Lieutenant Colonel R H Milne-Redhead

3/Border – Lieutenant Colonel N F Jenkins

R M Light Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel A F Gatliff

Remount Dept. – Captain H Scott

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain G A Weir, Lieutenant G R McClintock

Australian Horse – Captain G A Thomas

RA – 2/Lieutenant F G Harington

Cape Police – Captain H Hayes

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant E P Prestwick

Civil Veterinary Surgeon J P Bell

Civil Surgeons R C Verley, W H Hunter, B G Brock

Nursing Sisters A M Glenie, A Hill, M L Harris

Due St Vincent Sep 6, Southampton Sep 13.

 

London Times, 30 Aug 01 (Friday) Nothing Noted

 

London Times, 31 Aug 01 (Saturday)

p9a The Simla left Port Natal for England Aug 29. The following were listed:

1/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant E G C Bagshawe

6/DG – 2/lt. Selby Lowndes

2/E Yorkshire – Captain E T Marshall

RAMC – Majors H J Barratt, J E Nicholson

1/KOSB – Captain A G Fraser

2/SR – 2/Lieutenant F G W Draffen

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains G B Baker, C J Wahab, Lieutenant C E B Chalmers, 2/Lieutenant C C Ommaney

Army Pay Dept. – Major C F H Beardmore

1/RB – Major A G Ferguson

ASC – Captains G H Pedlar, A F F Fisher, 2/Lieutenant E F G Dillon

2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant F E McClellan

5/Victorian M R – Lieutenant W S Wedd

3/Dorset – Lieutenant C H Ching

Reverend Father Hepburn

RFA – Captain E C W D Walthall

Due Southampton Sep 26

 

Colonel Plumer’s sword mentioned here.

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