London Times, 02 Sep 01 (Monday)
p3a Note Here: Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur killed.
p5b The St Andrew left Albert Docks Saturday afternoon for the Cape with 12 officers and 492 men and 280 horses. She will call at Queenstown.
London Times, 03 Sep 01 (Thuesday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 04 Sep 01 ( Wednesday)
p8a The St Andrew left Queenstown yesterday after embarking 80 remounts.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 04 Sep 01
p11 "Amongst Boer prisoners of war detained at the camp near Lisbon is Mr J S Marais, late Auditor-General of the Transvaal”
p25 The Norman arrived here yesterday morning with the following named military passengers: Captain Egenes.
The Kinfauns Castle sails for England today with the following named military passengers: Major Wedgewood, Captain Roche, Captain Bunbury.
London Times, 05 Sep 01 (Thursday)
p8a & b Table of Casualties during August 1901 here.
The Englishman left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon for South Africa with 5 officers and 188 men and 126 remounts. Troops mostly from 12, & 17 Lancers and 1/Leicestershire Regiment She will call at Queenstown for an additional 350 men and 200 horses.
The hospital ship Oreana left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa with nurses and details. including 15 officers and 138 men with some colonials.
London Times, 06 Sep 01 (Friday)
p3a Note: Details here of Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur’s death.
p8a & b The Tagus left for England August 31 with the following invalids:
2/R Warwick – Lieutenant S S Butler.
2/Bedford – 2/Lieutenant H O H Smithers
1/W Riding – 2/Lieutenant H A Davis
RB – Major E A F Dawson
ASC – Lieutenant J W R Debathe
Cape Volunteer M S C – Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Austin
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel F A Deare, Lieutenants H C Thompson, G B Thomas
Civil Surgeon R Tilbury
Nursing Sisters C Brown, R M Bullock, F Low
Sick laying down, 58; convalescent, 277
Wounded laying down, 6; convalescent, 5
With the following on passage home:
Limerick City Militia Artillery – Captain S J Brasier-Creagh
2/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant D Mathers
1/R Scots Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenants H G B Miller, W H Hodgson
1/KOSB – Lieutenant & Quartermaster B E Parkinson
2/Derby – 2/Lieutenants A B Wayte, E A L Nickerson
3/Manchester – 2/Lieutenants A Mackrell, E Sheppard
3/ Gordon Highlanders – Captain C W Kennard
2/R Munster Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant S M L Iredell
Reserve of Officers – Captain F G Hughes
Imperial Yeomanry – Major R W W Eyton, Lieutenants R J Vyner, C H H Williams, R H Baillie, Surgeon-Major J E Martin
South African L H – Lieutenant C O Taylor
Reverends F K Keene, J Cottrel
RAMC – Major A Baird
Civil Surgeons G A Herklots, W H Steele, A W Izard, J F Bulfin
Nursing Sisters B Brooks, C Terry, E Fry, M A Franklin
Due St Vincent Sep 13, Southampton Sep 20.
The Manila sailed from Southampton yesterday with 21 officers and 867 men.
London Times, 07 Sep 01 (Saturday)
p10a & b The Avoca, with invalids, arrived at Southampton Water yesterday afternoon. The following were listed:
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
289 men
1 man died on the voyage, Private Monkton, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
London Times, 09 Sep 01 (Monday)
p5a & b Note Here: Report of Vandeleur service, among attendance, Colonel Maxse,
The Englishman embarked, at Queenstown Saturday, 4 officers and 240 men for a total carried of 25 officers and 455 men, and 296 remounts. Among those who were embarked were 30 men who were sentenced to 18 months for looting a goods train at Naauwpoort and have been liberated after 5 months.
The Dunottar Castle listed among her passengers for South Africa, 3 officers and 103 men of the Monmouth Mil. Eng.
London Times, 10 Sep 01 (Tuesday)
p9b The Custodian arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following:
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
London Times 11 Sep 01 (Wednesday)
pages 11, 12, & 13 London Gazette Sep 10, 1901. Despatch from Lord Roberts of M I D
Note: of interest – Staff– Burn-Murdock, F S Maude, F D Farquhar
CG – Surtees, Drummond-Hay, Sterling, Feilding, Ponsonby, Steele, Pryce-Jones
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 11 Sep 01
p1 & 2 Note here article on the death of Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur, I G
p23 The Dunvegan Castle arrived here Tuesday morning with the following named military passengers: Captain A F Brown.
The Saxon sails for England this afternoon with the following named military passengers: Major Clarke, Captain Elves.
p24 Here a mention of the thoughts of putting Boer POW on trains as a protective measure.
Dateline London, Sep 5. The purchase of mules for South Africa at Kansas City has been resumed.
p25 Dateline Durban, Sep 9. The hospital ship Nubia, with invalids, sails on Wednesday.
London Times, 12 Sep 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 13 Sep 01 (Friday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 14 Sep 01 (Saturday)
p7a & b The Wakool arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following:
ASC Capot. E A W Courtney, (invalid)
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
760 men
Many of the men were ex-POW of the Boers. Spoke well of them. Not of the foreigners.
p8a Note Here; M I D for China Operations.
London Times, 16 Sep 01 (Monday)
p3d Dateline Bermuda, Sep 14. The Montrose arrived here after a rough passage. She carried 932 Boer P O W, 37 convicts, and 285 men of the Warwickshire Regiment. Among the POW there were 74 cases of measles (2 died), 10 cases of pneumonia, 5 bronchitis, and 6 of senile decay.
London Times, 17 Sep 01 (Tuesday)
p3d Dateline Sydney, Sep 16. The N S W battery of the Australian Artillery returned here today. (no ship mentioned. )
p5a & b The Dilwara arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 609 men under command of Lieutenant Colonel A F Gatliff, RMLI 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
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
The Saxon left for England Sep 11 with the following on passage home:
Staff – Colonel Sir. C Parsons.
1/Durham Light Infantry – Captain L E C Elwes
BSAP – Captain Cashel.
Reverend F Knapp
1/Worcester – Major E St L Clarke
R Irish Fusiliers – Captain G K Swettenham
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H R Jameson
Due Southampton 27 Sep
The Nubia left Port Natal for England Sep 12, with the following invalids:
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H P Travers
Scottish Horse – 2/Lieutenant T McLetchie
5/Lancers – Captain M P R Oakes
4/KRRC – Lieutenant A J Fife
1/Derby – Lieutenants Gibson, W R Frend
Victorian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant J H Brabazon and 27 men
R Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant D H Evans
2/Middlesex – Captain R A Haviland, Lieutenant F H Nugent
ASC – Major J S Moore, Lieutenant G Anstruther
RAMC – Captain N Marden, Civil Surgeons Dunn, Simpson, Lowe, Brew, Collyns
Nurses – Palmer, Gordon, Nutter, Phillips, Beetham, Douglas, Rider, Wells, Hunsellin
Reverend Peploe
Due Southampton Oct 6.
London Times, 18 Sep 01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 18 Sep 01
p11 The Canada arrived here Wednesday morning with over 1,000 troops.
p24 Dateline London, Sep 12. The Montezuma and the Raphael have sailed today from New Orleans with 2,000 horses and mules for South Africa.
p29 The Norman sails this afternoon for England with the following named military passengers: Captain Campbell, Captain A von Dessaner, Captain Logan.
London Times, 19 Sep 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 20 Sep 01 (Friday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 21 Sep 01 (Saturday)
p6c & d The Hawarden Castle left for England Sep 18 with the following on passage home:
Staff – Lieutenant General Sir H J T Hildyard
13/Hussars – Major M A Close
RA – Lieutenant F M C French
R W Kent – Captain A W Martyn
RFA – Captain P Wheatley, Lieutenant W Williams
R Monmouth Militia Eng. – Captain R S Foresteit-Walker
2/Scots G – Major E Milner
2/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant C J H Gardner
1/R Scots Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant J D Strong
4/Lincoln – Captain E K Cordeaux
Devon – Captain N R Radcliffe
1/S Lancashire – Lieutenant E W E Milman
3/Border – Major R W W Jones
Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant C C H Harvey
Remount Dept. – Captain C M Wheatley, Lieutenants S Galvayne, G C Duncan
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain H E Holbrow, Lieutenants W E Guinness, E T Whitehead, 2/Lieutenant E C St J B Neale
RAMC – Lieutenant R L Davies
Rhodesian Field Force – Surgeon Lieutenant H Cardin
Chinese Regiment of Infantry – Lieutenant Quartermaster T Jones
Imperial L Horse – Major H A Rogers
Civil Veterinary Surgeons F H Pinkett, E E Clode, K Hewlett, J T Crosby
Nursing Sisters W M Pooler, G Chinnery
The Norman left for England Sep 18 with the following on passage home:
Staff – Major- General J M Babington, Captain C L K Campbell
10/Hussars – Captain Hon. J Dawnay
Prince of Wales L H – Captain R Rayner
Imperial Yeomanry Hospital – Captain Dessauer Chambers, Force Dr. H D Rolliston
The German left for England Sep 16, has on board Civil Surgeon T A G White.
The Tagus arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with about 700 men, mostly invalids. The following were listed:
2/R Warwick – Lieutenant S S Butler.
2/Bedford – 2/Lieutenant H O H Smithers
1/W Riding – 2/Lieutenant H A Davis
RB – Major E A F Dawson
ASC – Lieutenant J W R Debathe
Cape Volunteer M S C – Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Austin
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel F A Deare, Lieutenants H C Thompson, G B Thomas
Civil Surgeon R Tilbury
Nursing Sisters C Brown, R M Bullock, F Low
With the following on passage home:
Limerick City Militia Artillery – Captain S J Brasier-Creagh
2/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant D Mathers
1/R Scots Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenants H G B Miller, W H Hodgson
1/KOSB – Lieutenant & Quartermaster B E Parkinson
2/Derby – 2/Lieutenants A B Wayte, E A L Nickerson
3/Manchester – 2/Lieutenants A Mackrell, E Sheppard
3/ Gordon Highlanders – Captain C W Kennard
2/R Munster Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant S M L Iredell
Reserve of Officers – Captain F G Hughes
Imperial Yeomanry – Major R W W Eyton, Lieutenants R J Vyner, C H H Williams, R H Baillie, Surgeon-Major J E Martin
South African L H – Lieutenant C O Taylor
Reverends F K Keene, J Cottrel
RAMC – Major A Baird
Civil Surgeons G A Herklots, W H Steele, A W Izard, J F Bulfin
Nursing Sisters B Brooks, C Terry, E Fry, M A Franklin
London Times, 23 Sep 01 (Monday)
p8b The Manhattan left for England Sept 18 with the following on passage home:
17/Lancers – Lieutenant R B Brassey (Invalid)
R Anglesey Militia Eng. – Major F H Rawlins, Lieutenant A L Stanley and 53 men
3/Devonshire – Lieutenant R J Scarborough
Volunteer Company R Scots – Lieutenant R G W Adams
RFA – Captain V R Hine-Haycock
Volunteer Company S Staffordshire – Lieutenant E Smith
5/Manchester – Captain C A Vanderzee
Remount Dept. – Captain W H Croker, Lieutenant C S H Johnstone
Reserve of officers – Major A A W B Bright-Smith
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain C E Brooke Hunt
Scottish Horse – Lieutenant A Martin
Late of Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant F A F Bone
Veterinary Captain R J Anderson
Civil Surgeon C J Craddick
Civil Veterinary Surgeon A Crofton
Due Southampton 15 Oct
The Norham Castle left Southampton Saturday afternoon with The following listed:
Lieutenant Colonel W J Macnamara, Major G E Hall and some other officers and doctors
London Times, 24 Sep 01 (Tuesday)
p5c The Simla arrived at Southampton yesterday morning. 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
About 200 men, mostly invalids.
London Times, 25 Sep 01 (Wednesday)
p8b The Wakool left Albert Docks for South Africa last evening. She takes out numerous details of the Essex and W Riding Regiments and about 200 South African Constabulary.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 25 Sep 01
p1 Dateline Durban, Sep 21. The Armenian sails from here for Bombay today with 1,000 Boer POW
p11 The Lake Erie has arrived here with drafts. The hospital ship Bavarian has sailed for England with invalids. Lieutenant Percy Smuts named.
p31 The Dunvegan Castle sails for England this afternoon with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Colonel Lowden.
London Times, 26 Sep 01 (Thursday)
p4b For Lieutenant J W R Debathe, ASC, invalided home on the Tagus correct to read Lieutenant J W R Bathe, Imperial Yeomanry
The Victorian left for England Sep 20 with the following on passage home:
R Monmouth Militia Eng. – Lieutenant Colonel H E M Lindsay, Captain R L Matthews and 61 men
6/Lancashire Fusiliers – Colonel F C Romer, Major F L Sanders, Captains A F Owen-Lewis, R V H Applin, D F Robinson, P H Atkin, F S Garratt, Lieutenants C W Gaitskell, Sir A V F Seymour, P Beaumont, H Eardley-Wilmot, G H Hardman, A D C Krook, Lieutenant & Quartermaster A W Smith and 446 men
RAMC – Civil Surgeon S H Clarke
Nursing Sisters L L Watts, E M Young
Due Southampton Oct 11.
Note Here: A long article about POW at Bermuda.
London Times, 27 Sep 01 (Friday)
p5a & b Here a chart of Camp numbers for August 1901.
The Bavarian left for England Sep 20 with invalids. The following were listed:
3/R W Surrey – Captain E G Williams
RE – Captains G O Bigge, O T O’K Webber
1/Suffolk – Captain J R G Hopkins
2/Bedford – Captain A R Finlay
3/Welsh – Captain A E Pope
1/Derby – London Times, h. f. wATSON
Seaforth Highlanders – Captain F E L L Daniell
1/ Connaught Rangers – Captain A W H Bell
RAMC – Colonel W L Gubbins, Civil Surgeons W Faull, H M Roberts
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant R A H Campbell
N S W Bushmen – Captain T W Breckenridge
Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant W S Herbert
P O W Light Horse – Captain A J Crosby
Reverend A G Pentreath
Nursing Sister L M Culverwell
Sick laying down, 79; convalescent, 330
Wounded laying down, 21; convalescent, 15
With the following on passage home:
9/Lancers – Captain D J E Beale-Brown
RA – 2/Lieutenant B R Brewin
1/N Lancashire – Captain F C L Logan
3/Seaforth Highlanders – Captain C E Johnston
1/R Scots – Captain H E P Nash
Remount Dept – Lieutenant H S Windham
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel H Howard, Veterinary Captain J H Lockwood, Lieutenant F C T Pines
5/N Z Contingent – Lieutenant J B Rose
RAMC – Major W Hallaran, Civil Surgs, G A C Casalis, D G MacArthur
N S W M S C – Lieutenant Colonel R Vandeleur-Kelly
Queensland M S C – Major W B Nisbit
Cape G A – Lieutenant C P Smuts
Reverend A Dyer
ASC – (Late) Mr Honeywood
Nursing Sisters C Hamilton, E H Hordley, L A H Seligmann, A Lawrence, A McLeod.
The Dilwara left Southampton yesterday for South Africa with 59 officers and details for the Cape. She also has a detail of 2 officers and 194 men for Gibraltar. At Gibraltar she will embark 1 officer and 103 men for South Africa.
The Chicago left Albert Docks for South Africa with nearly 400 horses and a few details.
London Times, 28 Sep 01 (Saturday)
p7a The Saxon arrived at Southampton yesterday morning. The following were listed:
Staff – Colonel Sir. C Parsons.
1/Durham Light Infantry – Captain L E C Elwes
BSAP – Captain Cashel.
Reverend F Knapp
1/Worcester – Major E St L Clarke
R Irish Fusiliers – Captain G K Swettenham
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H R Jameson
The Chicago called at Southampton yesterday morning and embarked 250 additional horses for South Africa.
p10, 11, & 12. London Gazette 27, Sep 1901. Awards of various Orders.
F S Maude, DSO p10a
F D Farquhar, DSO p10a
H C Surtees, DSO p10d
G P T Feilding, DSO, p10d
J Ponsonby, DSO, p10d
J A G Drummond-Hay, Bt. Major, p10d
J T Sterling, Bt. Major, p10d
London Times, 30 Sep 01 (Monday)
p5a & b Note Here: A long article containing extracts from Mrs Neybergh’s report on Refugee Camp, Johannesburg.
p10a-e Note Here: An interesting article here on reorganization of Army Medical Service and Army Nursing Service.
