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.
