Shipping Lists

London Times 01/01/01 (Tuesday)

p7a Dateline Bombay, Dec. 31. Lumsden’s Horse landed here to-day. (no ship mentioned, Atlantian)

p12a , b, c & d The Canada, from Table Bay and Gibralter for Southampton , passed Peniche to-day.

The Formosa left for England December 22 with the following invalids:

Remount Depot – Maj. J.T. Browne

Sick laying down, 6; convalescent 332

Wounded convalescent, 21

And the following on passage home:

E.Kent – Maj. E.G.T. Bainbridge

3/KRRC – Capt. C.W. Wilson

4/Dublin Fus. – Lt. L.A. Jones

Civil Surgeons G.A. Leech & H.T. Mursell

Nursing Sister H.T. Thompson

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeons A.F. Ilott, H.L. Porteus

Nursing Sisters A. Murton, A.F. Bob, M.M. Knox, & F. Baker.

The hospital ship Dunera left for England December 25 with the following invalids:

2/Scots Guards – Maj. E. E. Hanbury

66/RFA – Maj. C.C. Owen

3/GG – Capt. G.S. Clive

2/Rifle Brig. – Capt. H.M. Biddulph

I.Y. – Capt. Lord Denman, Lt. F.C. Gray, Vet. Lt. T. A. Huband

2/Gordon Highlanders – Lt. Hon. R.G. Forbes

2/Manchester – Lt. E.M. Baker

Army Vet. Dept. – Lt. E. Brown

Army Nursing Dept. – Nurses N. Templeton, E. Asinan, F.A. James, L. Sands, D.D. Tripp, & M.A.C. Grant

ASC – Maj. E. Burrell

RAMC – Maj. B.W.C. Deeble, Civil Surg. H.J. Starling

1/Devonshire – Capt. H. Honner

1/R. Dragoons – Lt. Sir M. Burrell

2/R. Irish Fus. – Lt. H.L. Knight

Bethune’s M.I. – Lt. E. Shearburn

2/Hampshire – 2/Lt. E.P. Blencowe

1/S. Lancashire – 2/Lts. W.V. Hume, & F. Hudson

1/Border – 2/Lt. G.E. Beaty-Pownall

Sick laying down, 23; convalescent, 200

Wounded laying down, 17; convalescent, 23

On passage home:

3/Hampshire – 2/Lt. C.C. Black Hawkins

Ship is due at St. Vincent Jan. 8 & Southampton Jan. 17

The Orotava left Southampton yesterday for St. Helena and South Africa with 49 officers, 5 civil surgeons, 2 chaplains, 3 nursing sisters, and 644 men. Listed were:

Gloucestershire – (for service at St. Helena) 251 men

RAMC – 164 men

RE – 20 men

The Avoca arrived at Southampton yesterday with 170 invalids from South Africa .

London Times 02/01/01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted

Cape Times Weekly Edition 02/01/01

p8 Dateline Durban, Dec. 24, 1900. 1060 horses have arrived here from New Orleans by the Styrian.

Dateline Durban, Dec. 27, 1900. The Englishman arrived yesterday from Southampton with 436 troops and 286 horses.

p11 The Roslin Castle, with Canadians for Halifax, arrived St. Vincent on the 27th. The Norman sailed Thursday with Lt.-Col. Handbury Williams and Capt. Lane-Fox.

p23 Here a diary of the war to the end of 1900. Also here a bit on the 945 undesireables who have passed through English ports on their way to other countries from South Africa.

p27 Dateline London, Jan. 1, 1901. The Orotava took out 203 recruits for the South African Constabulary yesterday.

London Times 03/01/01 (Thursday)

p8b The Hawarden Castle will take out the following for Gibralter and South Africa :

Highland L.I. – Capt. Purvis and 1 company

1/King’s Own – Capts. Laurie & Johnson and 2 companies.

5/Manchester – Capt. Jackson and 1 company

Total of 42 officers (not named) for the Cape.

Cameron Highlanders – 2 officers and 122 men for Gibralter.

London Times 04/01/01 (Friday)

p8a The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday.

p9c The Norman left for England on December 27, with the following on passage home:

Oxfordshire L.I. – Maj. Hanbury-Williams

Canadian Post Office Corps – Capt. W.R. Ecclestone

E. Kent – Col. T.F. Brickman

CG – 2/Lt. C.E. Brett

Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Capt. P. Fall

Indian Staff Corps – Capt. C.W.G. Richardson

17/Lancers – Lt. D.S. Matthews

Civil Surgeon H.R. Phillips

R. Inniskilling Fus. – Capt. L.A. McClintock ( for Forcados)

Due at Southampton Jan. 11.

London Times 05/01/01 (Saturday)

p8a The Manhattan arrived at Southampton yesterday morning from South Africa , bringing 10 officers, 382 men and 15 officer’s horses. Listed were:

I.Y. – Lt. G.S.L. Smith

4/KRRC – Capts. C.A.G. Clarke & G.V. Hordern

RAMC – Civil Surgs. E.A. Nathan, E.M. Pearce & A.N. Weir

1/Durham L.I. – Capt. H.R. Cumming

1/Liverpool – Capt. Depiro D’Amia

2/Leinster – Capt. J.D. Mather

21/Lancers – Lt. C.V. de Crespigny

Dateline Malta, Jan. 4. The Rameses has arrived from Alexandria and will sail to-morrow for Gibralter with M.I. for South Africa .

Maj.-Gen. Coke is returning home in the Dunvegan Castle.

London Times 07/01/01 (Monday) Nothing Noted

London Times 08/01/01 (Tuesday)

p6a & b the Arundel Castle left for England Jan. 1 with the following on passage home:

Civil Surgs. – W.J. Waters, P. Wood, & C.C. Simpson

Note – Maj. C.S.O. Monck, DAAG, mentioned here.

The Maplemore will sail from Albert Docks to-day or tomorrow for South Africa with cavalry reinforcements.

The Algeria will sail from Albert Docks Saturday with cavalry reinforcements for South Africa .

London Times 09/01/01 (Wednesday)

p3c Dateline Sydney, Jan. 8. The Orient arrived here this morning with 679 troops returning from South Africa . The troops were mad up of 403 from N.S.W., 170 from Queensland, & 106 from N.Z.

p8b The Dunvegan Castle left for England January 3 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Maj.- Gens. C.W.H. Douglas & J. Talbot Coke, Brig.-Gen. R.G. Broadwood

8/Hussars – 2/Lt. Lord Hindlip

2/Worcestershire – Maj. J.H.S. Gibb

3/R. Lancaster – Col. B.N. North

For Forcados:

2/Manchester – 2/Lt. F.P. Crozier

9/KRRC – 2/Lt. A.E. Gallagher

2/Wiltshire – 2/Lt. H.A. Murray

RFA – Lt. R. Henvey

Due at Southampton Jan. 18.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 09/01/01

p24 Dateline London, Jan. 02, 1901. 520 M.I. have embarked for South Africa in the Hawarden Castle.

Dateline London, Jan. 06, 1901. Note here that Mauser cartridges are exhausted and Martini-Henry rifles are being used..

p25 The Oratava reached Southampton Dec. 19. with 30 officers and 847 men.

London Times 10/01/01 (Thursday)

p3c Dateline Halifax, N.S., Jan. 8 The Roslin Castle arrived here to-night from South Africa with the second Canadian Contingent. Lt. Sutton and Sergeant-Trumpeter Inglis died on the voyage.

p8b The Maplemore with Hq. & 2 Squadrons of 1/DG left Gravesend yesterday for Cape Town .

Note here – p8b The 3/DG , preparing for departure for the Cape are armed with the service rifle instead of carbines.

London Times 11/01/01 (Friday)

p8b The hospital ship Nubia left for England January 7 with the following invalids:

2/Middlesex – Capt. L.S. Roome

Robert’s Horse – Lt. J.C. Collins

3/V.B. Scottish Rifles – Lt. G.W.S. Clarke

AOC – Capt. R.J. Hamlin

2/R. Dublin Fus. – Capt. G.N. Cory

I.Y. – Lt. W. Moat

ASC – Maj. St. J. Parker

2/Wiltshire – 2/Lt. A. Berger

1/R. Welsh Fus. – Lt. F.H. Nagle

2/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. E.M. Barrett

1/Leicestershire – Capt. G. Walsh

RAMC – Civil Surgs. – W.B. Eaves & H.C. Donald

Sick laying down, 20; convalescent, 233

Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 8

For duty on voyage – Rev. Mr. White

The following on passage home:

Bishop of Natal

Reserve of Officers – Capts. A.G.G. Tozer & H.E. Bamfylde

3/Northumberland Fus. – Capt. F.C. Turner

1/R. Fusiliers – Capts. A.C. Annesley & C.C. Carr

1/Derbyshire – Maj. E.A.G. Gossett

RAMC – Civil Surgs. – C. Colin Campbell, S.L. Stephens, & W. Edwards

Army Chaplain – Rev. G.H. Colbeck

Due at Southampton Jan. 28.

The Rameses arrived at Gibralter on Wednesday from Malta and transshipped to the Hawarden Castle 4 cos. from Malta’s garrison for South Africa . The Hawarden Castle sailed from Gibralter for the Cape yesterday.

p10a, b & c. Note here. .303 rifle article "Rifle of the Future”

London Times 12/01/01 (Saturday)

p10b The Aurania left for England January 8 with the following invalids:

10/Hussars – 2/Lt. Hon. E.B. Meade

3/E. Kent – 2/Lt. V.T.D. Palmer

1/Suffolk – Lt. F.T.D. Wilson

1/Yorkshire – Lt. C.F.C. Jarvis

1/Gloucestershire – 2/Lt.E.M.H. Raynsford

2/Wiltshire – 2/Lt. A.C. Magor

Army Vet. Dept. – Maj. E. Day, Capt. J.G. O’Donel, Lt. F.W. Hunt

I.Y. – Maj. W.H. Wyndham Quin, Capts. G.L. Derriman & F.E. Lane-Fox, Qm. G.F. Shaw

Kaffrarian Rifles – Lt. J.H. Beswick

17/Lancers – Capt. C.A.S. Warner

2/Linconshire – Lt. H.C.W. Hoskyns

2/Somerset L.I. – Capt. E.G. Elger

2/Cheshire – 2/Lt. F. Berkeley

1/W. Riding – Maj. H.D. Thorold

2/Seaforth Highlanders – 2/Lt. P.G. Anstruther

Militia Medical Staff – Surg. Capt. J.T. Simpson

2/V.B. York & Lancaster – Capt. H.A. Lownds

N.S.W. Med. Staff. – Lt. G.S. Samuelson

Victorian M.I. – Lt. J.L. Lilley

Cape M. Rifles – Lt. J.C. Judd

Sick laying down,65; convalescent, 527

Wounded laying down, 33; convalescent, 33

For duty on voyage:

RAMC – Lt.-Col. D.F. Franklin, Civil Surgs. B.J. Collingwood, D.L. Griffiths, W.G. Sutherland, L.T. Whelan, & F. Brinckwell

Army Chaplain Rev. P. O’Toole

Army Nurses – E. Lewis, A.E. Davidson, C.L. Agg, M. Goodhue, E.C. Smith, J. Cowan & C. McCleary

N.Z. Nurse – N.D. Redstone

With the following on passage home:

S. Staffordshire – Lt.-Col. H.C. Savage

KOSB – 2/Lt. G. Barron

1/R. Irish Rifles – Maj. F.J. Tobin, Capt. P.G.W. Eckford

Queenstown Rifle Vols. – Lts. H. Fisher-Rowe & A.F. Anderson

Kitchener’s Horse – Surg. Capt. J.B. Stanley

Canadian Arty. – Capt. H.J. Mackie

W. India – Lt. N.M. Gepp

Manchester – Lt. J.H.L. Sims

Civil Vet. Surg. – T.R. Runciman

1/N. Lancashire – Lt. W. Clifford

3/Manchester – Capt. R.B. Hopkins

2/R. Scots – 2/Lt. A.F. Lumsden

RE – Capt. A.H. Dumaresq

Canadian Dragoons – Lts. J.H. Elmsley & C. T. Van Strabnenzee

I.Y. – Capt. G.W. Graves

Imp. L. Horse – Col. A.G. Pawle

ASC – Capt. C.F. Moores

Civil Vet. Surg. F.C. Pineo

Asst. Engineer – Barker

Due at Southampton Jan. 28

39 men (OR’s) of the RAMC will embark in the Avoca for South Africa .

The Norman arrived at Southampton last evening. The following were listed:

British Commissioner for Basutoland Sir Godfrey Lagdon

Col. Hanbury Williams

London Times 14/01/01 (Monday)

p8b The Angola arrived at Queenstown with 430 remounts from London. She embarked 230 more and sailed for South Africa at 4 30 p.m. yesterday.

The Algeria will sail for South Africa from Albert Docks to-morrow with 20 officers and 240 men with 300 horses all for 3/DG

The Norfolk, at Albert Docks , has taken on 300 horses for South Africa . Sailing date not mentioned.

Note Here – A 2 column article on the Mafeking Siege Stamps with amounts of messages despatched and number of stamps printed.

London Times 15/01/01 (Tuesday)

p8b The hospital ship Avoca sailed from Southampton for South Africa yesterday afternoon.

London Times 16/01/01 (Wednesday)

p8a The Algeria left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon ,on the 4 o’clock tide, with 17 officers, 241 men and 228 horses for South Africa . Listed were:

1/Dragoon Guards – Capt. Quicke, Capt. Williams, Lt. Gray, 2/Lts. Harris , Longworth & Adams & 142 men and 160 horses

3/Dragoon Guards – Capt. Annesley 2/Lt. Hankey, 70 men and 68 horses

AOC – 27 men

RAMC – 3 men

2/R. Warwickshire – Lt. Leigh

Northumberland Fus. – 1 man.

KOSB – Capt. Fraser

Civil Vet Surg. – Mr. Runciman

Civil Surgs. – Messrs. Black, Baker, Murrogh, Symington, Bishop, and Gray

p8d The Scot left for England on January 9 with the following:

RA – Capt. T.B. Wood (for England)

I.Y. – Lt. J.A. Crocker (for Madeira)

1/S. Staffordshire – 2/Lt. W.Y. Miller (for England)

2/R. Irish Rifles – Maj. A. Festing (for Forcados)

Cape Times Weekly Edition 16/01/01

p11 The Langton Grange from New Orleans has arrived at Cape Town, Monday with 833 horses and will unload at Port Elizabeth.

p24 Dateline London, Jan. 13. The Norfolk and the Angola with 960 remounts sailed Saturday for South Africa . The Algeria will sail on Tuesday afternoon for South Africa with 260 Dragoons.

London Times 17/01/01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted

London Times 18/01/01 ((Friday) Nothing Noted

London Times 19/01/01 (Saturday) Nothing Noted. Seems things are slowing.

London Times 21/01/01 (Monday)

p5e Dateline Cape Town , January 20. The Lake Erie, with 400 men of Lord Strathcona’s Corps on board, sailed to-day for Canada.

Dateline Adelaide, Jan. 20. The South Australian Government has engaged the Ormizan to convey its 5th contingent to the Cape. Due to leave within a fortnight.

p11b The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton on Saturday evening with Gens. Talbot-Coke, Douglas and Broadwood.

London Times 22/01/01 (Tuesday)

p11a The Victoria sailed from Queenstown at 4 30 pm yesterday for the Cape with the following listed:

3/DG – a small detachment already on board – plus

3/DG – 18 officers, 1 warrant officer and 498 men. Maj. Sir A.F. Lushington in command.

Connaught Rangers – 1 officer

RAMC – 1 officer, 6 civil surgeons

Army Victualling Dept. – 1 officer

The Manhattan collided with the Canada at Southampton on Saturday. The Manhattan embarked at Albert Docks yesterday morning a detachment of the 7/DG consisting of 10 officers, 125 men and 420 horses. She will call at Queenstown to embark 54 officers and men and 100 horses. She will also call at Gibralter to embark an additional 300 men

Dateline Alexandria, Jan 21. The Menes has sailed for Gibralter with 300 men to be transshipped to another vessel (The Manhattan ?)

London Times 23/01/01 (Wednesday) Queen Victoria has died. (22/01/01). So ends an era.

Nothing else noted.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 23/01/01

p1 Dateline Pretoria, Jan. 17. Here a notice prohibiting wearing of khaki and other Brit. uniform.

p8 Dateline Durban, Jan. 17. The St. Anderw left here today for Cape Town and England with 25 officers, 462 invalids and 400 details.

p11 The Lake Erie sailed for England and Canada with 400 men of Strathcona’s Horse. Two Boer P.O.W. escaped from the transport Mongolia on Saturday. Looking for them in the vicinity of Kalk Bay.

p25 Dateline Durban, Jan. 21. 150 undesirables sailed today in the Briton for Algoa Bay where they will transfer to the Moor and sail for Europe. The Manilla sails Wednesday with 18 invalid officers, 400 men and 14 persons "suffering from insanity”.

London Times 24/01/01 (Thursday)

p9f The Tantallon Castle left for England January 17 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Gen. Sir F. Carrington

S. Wales Borderers – Capt. W.E. Lawrence

RA – Lt.-Col. E.S. May

S. Lancashire – Capt. E.T. James

Indian Staff – Capt. E. Peach

I.Y. – Capt. G.R. Crosfield, Lt. G. Ayres

Remount Dept. – Capt. C. Cottrell Dormer

RAMC – Civil Surgs. E.A. Houseman, W.H. Pegg, H.A. Ballance

5/R. Munster Fus. – Capt. W.E.G. Plummer (for Forcados)

London Times 25/01/01 (Friday)

p4e The Salamis left for England January 21 with the following on passage home:

RAMC – Civil Surgs. W.A. Scott, W.P. Park, A. Taylor

The St. Andrew left for England January 22 with the following invalids:

5/Lancers – Lt. E.E. West

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. C. Baron

Royal Scots – Capt. C. Daniel

Marshall’s Horse – Lt. T.C. Fryer

Sick laying down, 29; convalescent, 651

Wounded laying down, 14; convalescent 67

For duty on voyage:

RAMC – Civil Surgs. R.M.W. Wilson, W.F. Macfarlane

Army Nurses – M.G. Halkett, M. Paterson, E. Pilcher

With the following on passage home:

Rifle Brigade – Capt. G.M.A. Ellis

3/R. Welsh Fus. – Lt. G.F.E. Cotton

Civil Vet. Surg. W.L. Cockburn

W. India Regt. – 2/Lt. W.F. Gilchrist

3/R. Munster Fus. – Lt. A.W.J.F. Abbott

RAMC – Civil Surg. J. Blackwood

Due at Southampton Feb. 19.

London Times 26/01/01 (Saturday)

p13d & e The Lake Erie left for England , Jan. 20, having on board the following en route for Canada:

Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Lt.-Col. S.B. Steele; Majs. D.M. Howards, G.W. Cameron, R. Belcher, A.M. Jarvis; Capts. R.M. Courtney, J.J. MacDonald, E.F. Mackie, C.B. Keenan, F.L. Cartwright; Lts. A.E. Christie, A.W. Strange, J.E. Leckie, M. White-Fraser, G.H. Kirkpatrick, W. Parker, F. Harper, H.S. Tobin, G.E. Laidlaw, J.E. Snider, E.J. Steele; Vet. Lt. G.T. Stevenson and 379 men.

R. Canadian Staff – Lt.-Col. J.L. Biggar

Canadian Defence Dept. – Lt. J.A. Simpson

Canadian Inf. – Capts. J.H.C. Ogilvy, A.J. Boyd, Lt. F.E. Leach and 15 men

With the following on passage home:

Durham L.I. – Lt.-Col. W.C. Ross

Staff – Capt. J.A. Leedman

Reserve of Officers – Capt. Sir. G. Arthur

A.D.C. to Gen. Carrington – Lt. A.C. Peach

Bethune’s M.I. – Lt. S. Woodhouse

Chaplains Revs. E.M. Molesworth, B. O’Riley

Civil Vet. Surg. R. Portious

I.Y. Hospital – Nurses M.D. Stephenson, S. Cooper, A.E. Cable

The Scot arrived at Southampton yesterday.

London Times 28/01/01 (Monday)

p6d The Dunottar Castle left for England on Jan. 23, with the following on passage home:

4/S. Staffordshire – Col. F. Charrington

2/CG – Capt. J. McC. Steele

London Times 29/01/01 (Tuesday)

p11f The hospital ship Dunera sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa taking 24 officers, 2 civil surgeons, 6 chaplains, 9 nursing sisters and 88 details. Lt.-Col. Smith, Hampshire Regt., in charge.

The hospital ship Nubia, from Durban and ct, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, bringing 19 officers, 5 ladies and 313 men.

The Aurania arrived at Southampton , bringing 41 officers, 20 ladies, & 967 men and a number of time expired men for a total of 1,164.

The transport Catalonia arrived at Colombo Jan. 9, bringing 630 Boer prisoners. One named, Commandant Boshof. Two deaths at sea from pneumonia. Also reported a few cases of measles.

London Times 30/01/01 (Wednesday)

p3d Dateline Wellington, Jan. 26. The 6th New Zealand contingent (580 men) has sailed for South Africa via Auckland. (no ship mentioned)

p4a Dateline Gibralter, Jan. 29. The Menes has arrived from Alexandris with 300 M.I.. They will be transhipped to the Manhattan, which will sail to-day for the Cape.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 30/01/01 Nothing Noted

London Times 31/01/01 (Thursday)

p6d The Idaho left for England , January 26 with the following invalids:

17/Lancers – Maj. C.J. Anstruther

2/Lincolnshire – Lt. C.J. Rennie

I.Y. Scouts – Capt. F. Campbell

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. St. J. E. Montague

I.Y. – Lt. J.H. Roberts

With the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. R.B. Colvin, Capt. Viscount Maitland, Lts. R.W. Purvis, R. Wynne

Army Vet. Dept. – Civil Vet Surgs. F. Lindsay, J.R. Farran, C.D. Robinson

RAMC – Civil Surgs. C.B. Pasley, G. Park, G. Paxton, A. Spong, J.T. Leon & Dresser A. Hawkins

Due St. Vincent Feb. 9, Albert Docks Feb. 17.

The Manilla left for England , January 27 with the following invalids:

6/DG – Lt.-Col. A. Sprot

2/W. Surrey – Capt. O’B. Z. Darrah

1/Leinster – Lt. E.V. Raynes

R. Lancaster – Lt. H.W. Compton (attached)

I.Y. – Lt. B.F. Greenwell

R.E. – Maj. F.M. Glubb

2/Manchester – Capt. A.G. Sharp

1/Rifle Brig. – 2/Lt. M.B. White

RAMC – Lts. W.M. Power, E.B. Knox

Army Nursing Sisters – C.G. Hanbury

For duty on voyage:

RAMC – Capt. N. Faichnie, Civil Surgs. A. Young, S.H. White

Nursing Sisters P. Clapham, A. Couper, G. Milne-Miller

Due Las Palmas, Feb. 15, Southampton Feb. 23.

A severe measles outbreak among POW at St. Helena.

London Times 01/02/01 (Friday) Nothing noted.

London Times 02/02/01 (Saturday)

p5f The Orotava left for England , January 29 with the following invalids:

J Batty. RHA – Maj. P.H. Enthoven

17/Lancers – Lt. the Hon. W.R. Wyndham

2/Northumberland Fus. – Capt. J.A.C. Somerville

2/R. Warwickshire – 2/Lt. R.H. Higgins

2/E. Kent – 2/Lt. C.H.p. O’Hagan

Gordon Highlanders – Capt. F.R. Gregson (attached)

S. Rhodesian Vol. – Lt. J. Sampson

RAMC – Civil Surg. J.U.R. Gardiner

With the following on passage home:

Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Lt. M.H. White-Fraser

2/Leicestershire – 2/Lt. A.W.S. Brock

RAMC – Civil Surg. H.W. Dudgeon

Civil Vet. Surgs. – H.F. Vulliamy, F.G. Woodroffe

Due Las Palmas , Feb. 11 and Southampton , Feb. 16

London Times 04/02/01 (Monday) Nothing noted

London Times 05/02/01 (Tuesday) Nothing noted

London Times 06/02/01 (Wednesday)

p3c Dateline St. Helena, Feb. 5. 649 Boer prisoners arrived here Sunday on board the Mongolian. The Canadian also disembarked 210 troops.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 06/02/01

p7 Dateline Durban Jan 31. The Mohawk sails today with 200 invalids. The City of Vienna sails 08 Feb. with 600 invalids.

Dateline Bulawayo, Feb. 4. "One of the troopers concerned in the recent Grand Hotel riot died from remorse in fear of the trial which starts tomorrow.

London Times 07/02/01 (Thursday)

p11a & b The Roslin Castle left Southampton yesterday afternoon with 70 officers and 845 men for South Africa . Among the number were some for St. Helena.

The Honorius embarked a number of details and 350 horses at Albert Docks yesterday morning. She sailed in the afternoon for Queenstown to embark more horses for South Africa .

The Briton left for England Jan. 30 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Lt.-Gen. Sir. A. Hunter, Majs. A.F. King, J.F. Bagot

I.Y. – Capt. W.F. Roben, Lts. Sir W. Miller, W.R.K. Mainwaring, W.H. Bishop

London Times 08/02/01 (Friday)

p5b & c Dateline Sydney, Feb. 7. The Gen. of Communications at Cape Town has telegraphed that the troopships Ranee, Antillian, British Princess, and the Custodian have left Cape Town for Sydney and are due to arrive between Feb. 25 & March 5. The Maplemore has also left Cape Town for Sydney. About 1,000 men with horses are expected to be despatched to South Africa from here in earley March.

p11a & b The Scot, Arundel Castle, Tantallon Castle and Dunolly Castle have been requisitioned by the Government to convey the first detachment of the newly-enrolled I.Y. from Southampton to Cape Town. The Scot is due to sail the 9th, the Arundel Castle on Monday and the Tantallon Castle and Dunolly Castle will leave on the 16th.

The Lake Erie was at Las Palmas on the 6th and is due Albert Docks on Wednesday, the 13th. On Fridat the 22nd, Strathcona’s Horse leaves Liverpool for Halifax, N.S. in the Numidian.

London Times 09/02/01 (Saturday)

p13d The Mohawk left for England February 5 with the following invalids:

Staff – Maj.-Gen. J.E. Boyes

I.Y. – Capts. G.E. Prideaux-Brune, G. Clark

ASC – Capt. C.D. Christopher

1/Hampshire – Lt. A.T. Beckwith

Army Pay Dept. – Maj. F.G. Hamley

RAMC – Maj. F.J. O’Donnell

7/Hussars – Capt. C.B. Fritz-Henry

Worcester – Lt. W.A. Bowen

Sick laying down, 7: convalescent, 363

Wounded laying down, 2; convalescent, 26

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgs. H.C. Clark, S.B. Hulke

Nursing Sisters L.G. Castle, M.H. Griffiths

Chaplain Rev, Bell

Due Las Palmas Feb. 12, Southampton Feb. 27.

The Norham Castle left for England Feb. 6 with the following on passage home:

6/Bengal Inf. – Capt. F.de B. Young

I.Y. – Sapt. Sir S. Scott

Civil Surg. S.B. Scott

The Idaho arrived at St. Vincent on Thursday with 784 time expired and left for England yesterday

London Times 11/02/01 (Monday)

London Times 12/02/01 (Tuesday)

p7a The Arundel Castle sailed from Southampton yesterday for South Africa . The following were listed:

I.Y. – Capts. Biggs, Irving, 2/Lts. Bridges, Moncrieffe and 245 men.

The hospital ship Nubia left Southampton yesterday afternoon with a full complement of nurses and a number of details. Maj. Mallins, in command.

London Times 13/02/01 (Wednesday) No Shipping Noted

p2f Note: Here starts a listing of M.I.D.’s (MID) for the war up to the dated time.

p3a Note: Div. Staff. Maj. Vandeleur (MID)

p4b Note: 1/DG Lt.-Col. Burn-Murdoch (MID)

p4e Note: Medical Officer’s M.I.D.’s (MID)

p7d Note Lt. F.D. Farquhar, CG listed here

Cape Times Weekly Edition 13/02/01

p4 Figures for recruiting in the Cape. Railway Pioneers, Cycle Corps, Mine Guard, Imperial L.I., Brabant, Kaffrarian, Queen’s Town, Marshall’s, Border, Eastern, P.o.W.L.H., C.I.C. Bodyguard, Johannesburg, Scottish, S.A.L.H., Kitchener’s.

Mr. Kipling donates a Maxim.

p8 Dateline Bulawayo, Feb. 9. "Six of the B.S.A. troopers accused of having participated in a riot at the Grand Hotel have been acquitted. The trial of the remaining five is proceeding”

London Times 14/02/01 (Thursday)

p3a Note: Continuation and Completion of the M.I.D. ‘s (MID)

p10c The Bavarian left for England January 8 ( ? Typo, I suspect. Feb. 8) with the following invalids:

9/Lancers – Lord F. Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood

RFA – 2/Lt. H.W.T. Elam

Cape GA – Lt. E.C. Gates

3/E. Kent – Maj. A.H. Tylden-Patterson

1/Suffolk – Lt. A.S. Peebles

1/W. Riding – Capt. N.B. Bainbridge, Lt. E.N. Townsend

4/Derby – Lt.-Col. N.L. Pearse

3/Durham L.I. – Lt. J.S. Barwick

I.Y. – Col. H.W. Feilden

16/Lancers – Lt. A.W. MacArthur-Onslow, 2/Lt. H. Gilmour

6/ E.D. RGA – 2/Lt. W.V.I. Mathews

RE – Lt. L.A. Sherrard

4/Lancaster – Capt. A.W.H. Saunders-Knox-Gore

2/Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – Capt. F.M.J.D. Rhodes

3/Border – Capt. R.W.H. Woodburne

2/Wiltshire – Lt. M.C. Richards

Reserve of Officers – Capt. H.W. Calverley

Nursing Sisters E.S. Soley, E. Holland

Sick laying down, 38; convalescent, 241

Wounded laying down, 21; convalescent, 16

For Duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Lt. B. Pares

Chaplain Rev. E.A. Irwin

Army Nurses – Sisters M. Taylor, M. Beale, M.F. Lightfoot

With the following on passage home:

Lumsden’s Horse – Lt. C.E. Crane

3/Worcester – Sec. (? Lt. ) C.C.W. Maude

3/ R. Irish Fus. – Lt. & Qm. G.H. Osborne

2/Norfolk – Lt.-Col. L.H. Phillips

ASC – Capt. E. Studdert

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Lt. Hon. M. Hill-Trevor

2/Leinster – Maj. W. Seton

RAMC – Civil Surgs. S.H. Sharpe, C.L. Dunn, A.N. Walker, F.E. Taylor, S.E. Denyer, R.M. Cowie, J. Anderson, H.J. Baldwin, F.M. Alfred, W. Wright, H.N. Good, R.W.E. Roe, W. Mayo

Due at St. Vincent Feb. 25 and Southampton Mar. 7.

The Lake Erie arrived of Gravesend early yesterday morning and was docked at Albert Docks this morning. The following were listed:

Lt.-Col. S.B. Steele, in command; Majs. D.M. Howards, G.W. Cameron, R. Belcher, A.M. Jarvis; Capts. R.M. Courtney, J.J. MacDonald, E.F. Mackie, C.B. Keehan, M.D., F.L. Cartwright; Lts. A.E. Christie, A.W. Strange, J.E. Leckie, M.H. White-Fraser, G.H. Kirkpatrick, W. Parker, F. Harper, H.S. Tobin, G.E. Laidlaw, J.R. Snider, E.J. Steele; Vet. Lt. G.T. Stevenson and 343 men.

The Aurania will embark, at Southampton , 14 officers and 312 men of the RE for the Cape.

The Donolly Castle will embark, at Southampton , Saturday, 5 officers and 530 men of the I.Y. for South Africa .

6 officers and 350 men of the I.Y. will embark in the Tantallon Castle for the Cape.

London Times 15/02/01 (Friday)

p11a The Algeria with detachments of 1/DG & 3/DG arrived at Cape Town on Feb. 12

London Times 16/02/01 (Saturday)

p7d Dateline Melbourne, Feb. 15. The 5th Victorian contingent consisting of 1,000 mounted men, with 250 Volunteers for Tullibardine’s Horse, sailed for Cape Town to-day. (Nos ship mentioned).

p14d The Canada left for England February 12 with the following invalids:

1/Northumberland Fus. – 2/Lt. B. Evans

1/N. Staffordshire – 2/Lt. L.G. Williams

2/S. Wales Borderers – Lt. W.C. Curgenven, 2/Lt. P.A. Grogan

Vet. Dept. – Capt. E.W. Landner

Sick laying down, 30; convalescent, 262

Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 8

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeon P.E. Adams

Rev. W.H. Jaffray

Nursing Sisters H. Steel, M. Herbert

With the following on passage home:

4/Hussars – 2/Lt. H.J. Grisewood

Imp. Light Horse – Lt. E.A. Hallingham

Civil Vet. Surgs. – S. Stockman, W.W. Brownlass, J.M. Lund, T. Rennie, A. Leach

Due at Madeira Feb. 24 and Southampton Feb. 28

The Kildonan Castle left for England February 13 with the following invalids:

RFA – Maj. G.W. Biddulph

3/Norfolk – Maj. H.H.F. Eden

2/E. Surrey – 2/Lt. P.M. Whale

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. E.A.B. Clive

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. H.W.M. Bonham

RA Staff – 2/Lt. C.L. Hickling

3/E. Lancashire – 2/Lt. H.S.L. Hemming

1/KRRC – Maj. H.F. Pakenham

RAMC – Maj. L. Haywood, Civil Surgs. A.B. Dunne, V.W. Low

Canadian Dragoons – Lt. R.E.W. Turner

Sick laying down, 21; convalescent, 170

Wounded laying down, 2; convalescent 7

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgs. W.T. Milton, A.C. Turner, H.S. Thomas,

Nursing Sisters M.J. De Montmorency, G.W. Wood, F.C.H. Colbourne, J.N. Wilson

Hospital Dressers A.D.V. Blathwayt, A.C. Ransford

With the following on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Capt. R. Tremaine

I.Y. – Lt. G. Benson

Rhodesian Field Force – Lt. G.P.L. Pemberton

Due Las Palmas Feb. 27 and Southampton Mar. 4

The Carisbrooke Castle left for England Feb. 13, with the following on passage home:

I.Y. Col. Le Roy Lewis, Capt. Wells

Due Southampton Mar. 1.

London Times 18/02/01 (Monday)

p10a , b & c Maj.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter was among the passengers in the Briton, which arrived at Southampton Saturday morning.

The Columbian left Albert Docks Saturday with the following listed:

2 Cos. M.I. total of 260 men

1/King’s Own – Capt. Marker

Highland L.I. – Capt. Armstrong

The Columbian will call at Queenstown for a further 200 mounted men.

The Dunolly Castle sailed from Southampton Saturday with the followning listed:

I.Y. – Capts. Thomas, Griffiths, Dugdale, Hare, Judkins and 530 men.

The Tantallon Castle sailed from Southampton Saturday with the following:

CG – Lt.-Col. Sir H.S. Rawlinson, in charge.

I.Y. – Capts. Travers, Bowley, Dyer, Lts. Henshaw, Blair, Innes & 350 men.

The Orotava arrived at Southampton Saturday with the following invalids:

J Batty. RHA – Maj. P.H. Enthoven

17/Lancers – Lt. the Hon. W.R. Wyndham

2/Northumberland Fus. – Capt. J.A.C. Somerville

2/R. Warwickshire – 2/Lt. R.H. Higgins

2/E. Kent – 2/Lt. C.H.P. O’Hagan

Gordon Highlanders – Capt. F.R. Gregson (attached)

S. Rhodesian Vol. – Lt. J. Sampson

RAMC – Civil Surg. J.U.R. Gardiner

With the following on passage home:

Lord Strathcona’s Corps – Lt. M.H. White-Fraser ( Note: He is listed as having arrived with the Canadian contingent in the Lake Erie. ??)

2/Leicestershire – 2/Lt. A.W.S. Brock

RAMC – Civil Surg. H.W. Dudgeon

Civil Vet. Surgs. – H.F. Vulliamy, F.G. Woodroffe

Due Las Palmas , Feb. 11 and Southampton , Feb. 16

The Idaho arrived at Gravesend on Saturday and anchored, having lost the tide. She had on board about 900 troops and the following listed invalids:

17/Lancers – Maj. C.J. Anstruther

2/Lincolnshire – Lt. C.J. Rennie

I.Y. Scouts – Capt. F. Campbell

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. St. J. E. Montague

I.Y. – Lt. J.H. Roberts

With the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. R.B. Colvin, Capt. Viscount Maitland, Lts. R.W. Purvis, R. Wynne

Army Vet. Dept. – Civil Vet Surgs. F. Lindsay, J.R. Farran, C.D. Robinson

RAMC – Civil Surgs. C.B. Pasley, G. Park, G. Paxton, A. Spong, J.T. Leon & Dresser A. Hawkins

The St. Andrew arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with over 1,000 invalids and time-expired men. Listed were:

Rifle Brigade – Capt. Ellis, in charge

I.Y. – Col. Barton, & Corporal Dodd

The Kelvingrove will to-day embark at Albert Docks details of 3/Bedfordshire Regt, R.A., & etc, with 200 remounts.

London Times 19/02/01 (Tuesday) Nothing Noted

London Times 20/02/01 (Wednesday)

p11b The Colombian left Queenstown at 3:50 yesterday afternoon. She was late getting away due to late arrival of stores and ammunition. She embarked 5 officers and 136 men of the 4/King’s Royal Rifles and 1 officer and 60 men of the 8/Hussars and 5 civil surgeons and 150 remounts.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 20/02/01

p22 The Dunvegan Castle arrived in Cape Town with the following military passengers:

Lt.-Col. Aspinall, Capt. J. Corballes, Maj. Phillips, C.M.G..

The Kinfauns Castle, sailing for home today, with the following military passengers:

General Gordon, Col. the Hon. H.C. Duncombe, Capt. Burnett Hitchcock, Col. Trotter, Capt. Fielden, Maj. Seckham.

p24 Dateline London, Feb. 19, 1901. 100 troopers of Strathcona’s Horse stated they intend to return to South Africa and join the Constabulary after a vacation in Canada.

Dateline London, Feb. 16, 1901. The fth Victorian Contingent numbering 1,000 men with 250 volunteers for the Marquis of Tullibardine’s Scottish Horse, have sailed for South Africa .

London Times 21/02/01 (Thursday)

p6a & b The Lusitania left Liverpool for Halifax with a small amount of returning Canadian troops.

The new steamer Tongariro (7,661 Tons) has been requisitioned by the Government to take I.Y to the Cape. Due to leave London on the 26th.

The Kelvin Grove left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa with 207 remounts.

The Manchester Merchant from Table Bay , yesterday, passed Gravesend fot Albert Docks . The Tagus from Table Bay, arrived at Southampton yesterday. The Beacon Grange, for Table Bay via Fiume, left Newport Monday.

London Times 22/02/01 (Friday)

p10a The Simla left for England Feb. 18 with the following invalids:

RAMC – Capt. F.S. Brereton

3/DG – 2/Lt. H.R. Dyer

2/Worcester – Capt. J.P.S. Maitland

1/Highland L.I. – Maj. Hon. H.J. Anson

RFA – Lt. H.E.S. Wynne

2/Scots Guards – Lt. Hon. E.C. Gordon-Lennox

9/KRRC – Lt. W.P. Hunt

1/Border Regt. – Lt. E.H.H. Lees

Loch’s Horse – Lt.-Col. J.H. Hodgson

4/Bedford – Capt. H.C. Franks

18/Hussars – Lt. C.J. Thackwell

1/S. Lancashire – 2/Lt. A. Davidson

Army Vet Dept. – Capt. R.W. Raymond

1/Cameron Highlanders – Lt. J.W. Sandilands

I.Y. – Maj. E.D. Cooper

Sick laying down, 27; convalescent 171

Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 52

With the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Maj. Hon. H.V. Duncombe

RAMC – Civil Surg. M.W. Renton

To-day a detachment of 660 men will embark in the Gaul. The following were listed: I.Y. – Capts. Clarke, Stallard, Hulse, Morling, Coleman, and Cadiz; Lts. Furley, Brouncker, Lorimer, Gale, Fernie, and Earle.

Another detachment of 220 men and Capts. Angus & Milbank and Lts. Holme and Fuller will embark in the Dunottar Castle at Southampton to-morrow.

p10e Note: Maj. Monck, CG appointed Brigade Maj.

London Times 23/02/01 (Saturday)

p12a & b A detachment of 12 officers and 660 men of the I.Y. embarked yesterday, at Southampton , in the Gaul for South Africa . The Gaul sailed at 10 p.m.

A detachment of 6 officers and 660 men of the I.Y. and 3 men of the RAMC are due to embark in the Orotava, Monday, at Southampton for South Africa .

The Manilla arrived at Plymouth yesterday with the following invalids:

6/DG – Lt.-Col. A. Sprot

2/W. Surrey – Capt. O’B. Z. Darrah

1/Leinster – Lt. E.V. Raynes

R. Lancaster – Lt. H.W. Compton (attached)

I.Y. – Lt. B.E. Greenwell

R.E. – Maj. F.M. Glubb

2/Manchester – Capt. A.G. Sharp

1/Rifle Brig. – 2/Lt. M.B. White

RAMC – Lts. W.M. Power, E.B. Knox

Army Nursing Sisters – C.G. Hanbury

For duty on voyage:

RAMC – Capt. N. Faichnie, Civil Surgs. A. Young, S.H. White

Nursing Sisters P. Clapham, A. Couper, G. Milne-Miller

406 men, invalids.

The Manilla landed 3 officers and 114 men at Plymouth and then left for Southampton to land the remainder.

p14b Note: Burn-Murdoch, 1Dns. mentioned here (Gazette)

London Times 25/02/01 (Monday)

p6e & f The Numidian sailed from Liverpool with a number of Lord Strathcona’s Horse bound for home.

A draft of 220 I.Y. left Southampton in the Dunottar Castle for South Africa .

The Lake Erie embarked 300 M.I. and 35 officers at Albert Docks Saturday. She will call at Queenstown for further details.

The Norham Castle arrived at Southampton late last night . Among the passengers were listed Col. Bodle and Capt. Raeburn

London Times 26/02/01 (Tuesday) Nothing Noted

London Times 27/02/01 (Wednesday)

p10b The Kinfauns Castle left for England , Feb. 21 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Col. J.K. Trotter & Lt.-Col. J.R.P. Gordon

The War Office has made to following arrangements for the despatch of 10,000 officers and men and 1,260 horses to South Africa between the present and the middle of March:

The Idaho from Albert Docks to-morrow and Queenstown on Sunday with 814 officers and men for the 8th, 13th, 14th Hussars and the 16th & 17th Lancers and 240 horses

The Tagus from Southampton on Friday with 47 officers and 1,149 men of the I.Y. and R. Warwickshire M.I.

The Norham Castle from Southampton, for Durban, on Saturday with 337 officers and men for the I.Y.

The Formosa from Malta on Saturday with 902 men of the 3/N. Lancashire Regt.

The Manchester Merchant from Albert Docks on March 5 and Queenstown on March 8, with 389 of the 46th Co. R.E. and drafts for the 18th and 19th Hussars, and 370 horses.

The following dates have been approximately fixed for the embarcation of the remainder:

The Manila, Mar. 5, from Southampton with 702 officers and men

The Canada, Mar. 8, from Southampton with 61 officers and 1,593 men for the I.Y. and the South African Constabulary.

The Mohawk, Mar. 10, for Durban, from Southampton with 799 I.Y.

The Englishman, Mar. 10, from Albert Docks and Queenstown, Mar. 13, with 458 men and 300 horses.

The Kildonan Castle, Mar. 14, from Southampton & Queenstown, Mar. 16, with 2,330 men.

The St. Andrew, Mar. 14, from Albert Docks and Queenstown, Mar 17, with 494 drafts and 350 horses.

The Tongariro left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock on her maiden voyage. She carried 22 officers and 1,000 men for the South Africa Police.

The Lake Erie left Queenstown at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon after embarking 75 horses and 4 officers.

p12a Note: Maj. C.S.O. Monck, CG (Gazette) to be Brig. Maj. from D.A.A.G.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 27/02/01

p25 The Scot arrived yesterday with the following military passengers:

Gen. R.G. Broadwood, Maj. Edwards, Capt. Chichester, Capt. Clifton, Capt. Bowker and a detachment of 198 men and 4 officers.

p32 The Saxon sails for home this afternoon with the following military passengers:

Capt. Hitchins,

The Scot again here. Add Lt. Palk, Capt. Howie (for Algoa Bay)

London Times 28/02/01 (Thursday)

p6b The Mohawk arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 12 officers and upwards of 400 invalids. The following, only, were listed:

Staff – Maj.-Gen. J.E. Boyes

I.Y. – Capts. G.E. Prideaux-Brune

ASC – Capt. C.D. Christopher

Army Pay Dept. – Maj. F.G. Hawley

RAMC – Maj. F.J. O’Donnell

7/Hussars – Capt. C.B. Fritz-Henry

Worcester – Lt. W.A. Bowen

London Times 01/03/01 (Friday)

p11a The Idaho left Albert Docks last night for the Cape with 16 officers and 314 men of the 13/Hussars and 236 remounts. She will call at Queenstown to embark 8 officers and 522 men.

London Times 02/03/01 (Saturday)

p12b The Tagus sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following listed:

I.Y. – Capts. Phelps, Eavans, Royle, Bradley, Grigg, Webster, Hamilton, Crawley, Stone, Lts. George, Calder, Hodgson, Apperley, Woodhouse, Bloomfield, Paley, Fowler, and Swayne and 990 men.

She takes out a total of 44 officers and 1,153 men.

The Canada has established a record in that she left England on Jan. 26, with troops and has returned with invalids and troops in just 33 days. The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

1/Northumberland Fus. – 2/Lt. B. Evans

1/N. Staffordshire – 2/Lt. L.G. Williams

2/S. Wales Borderers – Lt. W.C. Curgenven, 2/Lt. P.A. Grogan

Vet. Dept. – Capt. E.W. Landner

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeon P.E. Adams

Rev. W.H. Jaffray

Nursing Sisters H. Steel, M. Herbert

With the following on passage home:

4/Hussars – 2/Lt. H.J. Grisewood

Imp. Light Horse – Lt. E.A. Hallingham

Civil Vet. Surgs. – S. Stockman, W.W. Brownlass, J.M. Lund, T. Rennie, A. Leach

593 troops

London Times 04/03/01 (Monday)

p10b & c The Norham Castle sailed Saturday evening with the following:

I.Y. – Capts. Stutfield, Cunningham, Lts. Banks, Bethell and 220 men.

Total was 7 officers and 330 men.

The Formosa has left Malta for Gibralter and the Cape with the 1/Loyal North Lancashire Regt.

The Idaho arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning. She embarks at Queenstown the following:

8/Hussars – 2 officers and 200 men

14/Hussars – 2 officers and 156 men

16/Lancers – 1 officer and 100 men

17/Lancers – 1 officer and 76 men

Details and 6 officers.

The Montrose arrived in the Mersey yesterday with a number of undesireables.

London Times 05/03/01 (Tuesday)

p11b The Kildonan Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday soon after noon with the following listed:

RFA – Maj. G.W. Biddulph

3/Norfolk – Maj. H.H.F. Eden

2/E. Surrey – 2/Lt. P.M. Whale

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. E.A.B. Clive

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. H.W.M. Bonham

RA Staff – 2/Lt. C.L. Hickling

3/E. Lancashire – 2/Lt. H.S.L. Hemming

1/KRRC – Maj. H.F. Pakenham

RAMC – Maj. L. Haywood, Civil Surgs. A.B. Dunne, V.W. Low

Canadian Dragoons – Lt. R.E.W. Turner

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgs. W.T. Milton, A.C. Turner, H.S. Thomas,

Nursing Sisters M.J. De Montmorency, G.W. Wood, F.C.H. Colbourne, J.N. Wilson

Hospital Dressers A.D.V. Blathwayt, A.C. Ransford

With the following on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Capt. R. Tremaine

I.Y. – Lt. G. Benson

Rhodesian Field Force – Lt. G.P.L. Pemberton

The order for the companies to embark in the Manila at Southampton next Friday is suspended. (no explanation given, possible scarlet fever outbreak at Aldershot - from London Times 06/03/01, p10b)

London Times 06/03/01 (Wednesday)

p5e Dateline Sydney, March 5. The transport Ranee arrived here to-day.

p10b The Saxon left for England , Feb. 28, with the following on passage home:

Civil Surgs. Conacher & Menzies

2/Gordon Highlanders – Maj. H. Wright

The Manhattan left for England , March 2, with the following invalids:

RHA – Lt. H.L. Nevill

Queenstown Rifle Vols. – Lt. W. Lamona

44/RFA – 2/Lt. B.B. Crozier

AOD – Maj. A.S. Baker

With the following on passage home:

1/Canadian M.R. – Maj. H. Howe

RAMC – Capt. C.E. Douglas, Lt. J.C.G. Macnab, Civil Surgs. J.C. Hibbert, T.W. Atkins, R.W. Collum, W. Tarr, W.H. Rowell

Rev. F.H. Beaven

The Harlech Castle left for England , March 2, with the following on passage home:

Queensland M.I. – Lt.-Col. A. Aytoun

RA – Capt. R.H. Manley

I.Y. Hospital – Maj. C. Stonham & Civil Surg. F. Green

A further draft of about 30 men of Strathcona’s Horse and the Canadian M.R. left Liverpool for Canada yesterday in the Lake Champlain.

The Manchester Merchant left Woolwich (?) yesterday afternoon with the following:

46/RE – 5 officers, 207 men

18 & 19 Hussars – 3 officers and 140 men

Telegraph Bn., RE – 35 men

Other details – 39 men

Remounts – 267

Vehicles of the 46th Field Co.

She will call at Queenstown for more remounts.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 06/03/01

p24 Dateline London 27 Feb. 1901. 1,000 men for the South African Constabulary sailed from here yesterday.

Dateline London, 01 Mar. 01. the 3/Loyal North Lancashire, stationed at Malta, leave for South Africa tomorrow. The Monmouth has left New Orleans with 1,200 mules for South Africa .

Dateline 03 Mar. 01. 500 men will embark Wed. in the Maplemore.

Dateline 05 Mar. 01. The Custodian will leave Sydney for South Africa with 600 men and 500 horses on Saturday.

p25 Col. Sir A. Rawlinson arrived in the Tantallon Castle.

p27 Military passengers arriving on the Tantallon Castle yesterday morning were:

Col. Sir A. Rawlinson, Major Dean (and Valet), Capt. C.B. Greenfield, Col. H.F. White, Lt. Innes, Lt. Henshaw, Capt. Bowley, Capt. Fielding, Capt. Travers, Lt. Blair, Capt. Dyer, Maj.-Gen. Wilson, & Capt. R. McCrum (for Durban).

Military passengers leaving in the Norman today for home are:

Col. Burn (and Valet), Maj. Vandeleur, D.S.O., Capt. Carter, D.A.A.G.,

p33 Following in suppliment. Picture here with identification of some from Graaff-Reinet with Brabant’s Horse. Named are: Nash, Maasdorp, Smith, E. Thornton, Deacon, McCabe, White, Roberts, Viner, E.J. Thornton, Harris, Joseph.

London Times 07/03/01 (Thursday)

p5a Dateline Brisbane, March 6. The Templemore sailed for South Africa with the 5th Queensland contingent.

London Times 08/03/01 (Friday)

p10a & b The War Office has issued the following particulars of the embarcation of troops for South Africa :

The Manila, from Southampton , Mar. 8

I.Y. – 6 officers & 660 men

Post Office Corps – 40 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 6 officers & 8 men

The Briton, from Southampton , Mar. 9

I.Y. – 14 officers & 770 men

AOC – 50 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 4 officers

The Mongolian, from Liverpool, Mar. 10

I.Y. – 12 officers & 660 men

Leicester Regt. Draft – 1 officer & 21 men

Northampton Regt. Draft – 1 officer & 21 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 3 officers

The Mohawk, from Albert Docks , Mar. 12

I.Y. – 12 officers & 660 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 14 officers

The Montrose, from Liverpool, Mar. 12

Royal Scots – 2 officers & 113 men

West Yorkshire – 2 officers & 112 men

KOSB – 2 officers & 113 men

West Riding – 2 officers & 113 men

Border Regt. – 2 officers & 113 men

South Staffordshire – 2 officers & 113 men

North Lancashire – 3 officers & 113 men

Manchester – 3 officers & 113 men

North Staffordshire – 3 officers & 113 men

Seaforth Highlanders – 3 officers & 113 men

Gordon Highlanders – 3 officers & 113 men

RAMC – 3 men

Detains – 3 officers

The Canada, from Southampton , Mar. 12

I.Y. – 4 officers & 440 men

South African Constabulary – 1 officer & 850 men

RAMC – 1 officer, 1 warrant officer & 63 men

Details – 103 officers, 3 warrant officers & 40 men

The Englishman, from Albert Docks , Mar. 11 & Queenstown, Mar. 14

1/DG – 1 officer & 50 men

6/DG – 1 officer & 100 men

1/Dragoons – 1 officer & 45 men

5/Lancers – 1 officer & 90 men

6/Dragoons – 70 men

9/Lancers – 100 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 15 officers & 2 men

Horses, Remounts – 295

The Minho, from Southampton , Mar. 15

I.Y. – 12 officers & 660 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 2 officers

The Carisbrook Castle, from Southampton , Mar. 16

I.Y. – 3 officers and 330 men

The Avondale Castle, from Southampton , Mar. 14

21/I.Y. – 22 officers & 441 men

Draft, I.Y. – 70 men

I.Y. – 10 officers & 550 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 3 officers

The Ebro, from Albert Docks , Mar. 15

1/Northumberland Fus. – 3 officers & 113 men

2/Northumberland Fus. – 3 officers & 113 men

Scottish Rifles – 3 officers & 113 men

Durham L.I. – 3 officers & 113 men

Highland L.I. – 3 officers & 113 men

A & S Highlanders – 3 officers & 113 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 2 officers

The Kildonan Castle, from Southampton , Mar. 14 & Queenstown, Mar. 16

R. West Surrey – 3 officers & 113 men

R. Warwick – 3 officers & 112 men

Norfolk – 3 officers & 113 men

Lancashire Fus. – 3 officers & 113 men

R. Sussex – 3 officers & 113 men

Hampshire – 3 officers & 117 men

Derbyshire – 3 officers & 113 men

R. West Kent – 3 officers & 113 men

Yorkshire L.I. – 3 officers & 113 men

York & Lancaster – 3 officers & 113 men

R. Fusiliers – 5 officers & 136 men

Lancashire Fus. – 5 officers & 140 men

Liverpool Regt. & Yorkshire L.I. – 5 officers & 136 men

KRRC – 5 officers & 136 men

Rifle Brigade – 5 officers & 136 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 50 officers & 1 man

The St. Andrew, from Albert Docks , Mar. 14 & Queenstown, Mar. 17

7/DG – 2 officers & 120 men

2/Dragoons – 93 men

12/Lancers – 1 officer & 227 men

R.E. – 3 officers & 100 men

3/Munster Fus. – 43 men

RAMC – 3 men

350 horses

The Gascon, from Southampton , Mar. 15

I.Y. – 20 officers and 1,100 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 13 officers

The Malta and the Sunda have been engaged by the Admiralty for the conveyance of about 2,000 Yeomanry to South Africa .

The City of Vienna left for England on March 3 with the following invalids:

Army Med. Serv. – Lt.-Col. A. Keogh

3/R. Munster Fus. – Capt. B.M.L. Roberts

Late Thornycroft’s M.I. – Capt. A.B. Boyd Wilson

3/Durham L.I. – 2/Lt. H.J. Taylor

Bethune’s M.I. – Lt. C.H. Mortimer

Rhodesian Field Force – Vet.- Lt. C.E. Norgate

RA – Maj. H.K. Jackson

I.Y. – Capts. W.A. Peake & A.C. Perry

Army Pay Dept. – Capt. A.B. Morgan

Steinacker’s Horse – Lt. W.A. Gray

1/Connaught Rangers – Lt. Qm. M.J. Kenny

Civil Vet. Surg. – C.J. Jackson

Sick laying down, 48; convalescent, 486

Wounded laying down, 8; convalescent, 15

For duty on voyage:

I.Y. – Capt. F.A. Hadley, Medical Officer

Nursing Sisters – A. Price, H. Galloway, A.B. Price

With the following on passage home:

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Capt. S.A. Harwarden

Natal Mtd. Rofles – Lt. H.W.A. Richardson

Steinacker’s Horse – Lt. H. Gray

The hospital ship Avoca left for England March 5 with the following invalids:

E. Yorkshire – Maj. C.B. Wood

1/Leinster – Capts. T.F.W. Ricketts, J. Craslee, Lts. W. Waudby, P. McCausland, C.R. Macdonald

6/Dragoons – Lt. C.E. Amphlett

2/Manchester – 2/Lt. J.F. Oliver

2/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. R.S. Allen

64/RFA – 2/Lt. B.V. McDona

2/R. W. Kent – Lt. C. Druce

RAMC – Lt. A.C. Lupton

1/Suffolk Vol. Arty. – Surgeon Capt. T.E. Stuart

2/S. Lancashire – 2/Lt. G.G.E. Wylly, V.C.

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lt. D.W. Robertson

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. A.F. Douglas

3/E. Lancashire – Capt. J. McM. Roberts

Civil Surgs. – A. Granville, W. Watkin Pitchforth

Nursing Sisters – A. Nixon, K.N.D. Despard, A.S. Siddons, E. Lees

Sick Laying down, 23; convalescent, 194

Wounded laying down, 18; convalescent 31

With the following on passage home:

E. Surrey – 2/Lt. E.M. Woulfe-Flanagan

The Garth Castle arrived at East India Docks yesterday afternoon with 145 undesirables from South Africa .

London Times 09/03/01 (Saturday)

p10a The Manila left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa . She carried a total of 16 officers and 721 men. Those listed were:

I.Y. – Capts. Yardley, Clements-Smith, Spratt, Burrett, Orr & Coke and 660 men.

The Manchester Merchant, from London, with drafts of the 46 Field Co., R.E., 18/Hussars and 19/Hussars and 370 horses arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, late due to weather. She will embark 96 remounts at Queenstown.

The Bavarian, with invalids reached Southampton Water last night and will dock this morning.

London Times 11/03/01 (Monday)

p10a & b The Catalonia left for England March 7, with the following invalids:

7/DG – Lt. W.M.C. Du Caillard

1/Liverpool – Maj. S.L. Cotton

A & S Highlanders – Lt. B.J. Lang

Army Pay Dept. – Lt.-Col. S. Churchill

N.S.W. Artillery Staff – Capt. A. Fitzpatrick

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. J.E.V. Isaac

2/Shropshire L.I. – Lt. C. Marshall

ASC – Lt. & Qm. J. Hennessy

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lt. F.H. Sykes

RAMC – Civil Surgeon J.R. Brown

Sick laying down, 50; convalescent, 355

Wounded laying down, 11; convalescent, 20

For duty on voyage:

Nursing Sisters – M. Leonard, J. Tingt, J.M. Lessh, V.P. Squire

1 Civil surgeon

4 soldier servants

With the following on passage home:

RHA – Maj. E.J. Phipps Hornby, V.C.

Intelligence Dept. – Capt. R.J. Saumarez

Highland L.I. – Lt. T.P. Home

I.Y. – Maj. E. Chadwick, Capt. J. Browne

N.S.W. M.I. – Lt. G. Legge

I.Y. Hospital – Qm. W.H. Hall

Civil Surgs. – C.F. Lille, F. Rowland, J. Baker, J.H. Wilkinson, A.H. Hayes, T.T Bark

Civil Vet. Surg. – C.E. Uber

N.S.W. Natal Force – Lt. F.A. Stephens

Rimington’s Guides – Capt. L.M. Phillips

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Vol. Rifles – Capt. R.H.C. Vance

Imperial L.H. – Lt. A.L. Webbe

The Briton left Southampton Saturday afternoon with the following listed:

I.Y. – Capts. Coates, Turner, Ashe, Robertson, Videan, Longadone, Gurney and 770 men.

AOC – 50 men

RAMC – 3 men

The Bavarian landed at Southampton yesterday with 825 troops from the Cape. 3 deaths during the voyage. The following invalids were listed:

9/Lancers – Lord F. Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood

RFA – 2/Lt. H.W.T. Elam

Cape GA – Lt. E.C. Gates

3/E. Kent – Maj. A.H. Tylden-Patterson

1/Suffolk – Lt. A.S. Peebles

1/W. Riding – Capt. N.B. Bainbridge, Lt. E.N. Townsend

4/Derby – Lt.-Col. N.L. Pearse

3/Durham L.I. – Lt. J.S. Barwick

I.Y. – Col. H.W. Feilden

16/Lancers – Lt. A.W. MacArthur-Onslow, 2/Lt. H. Gilmour

6/ E.D. RGA – 2/Lt. W.V.I. Mathews

RE – Lt. L.A. Sherrard

4/Lancaster – Capt. A.W.H. Saunders-Knox-Gore

2/Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – Capt. F.M.J.D. Rhodes

3/Border – Capt. R.W.H. Woodburne

2/Wiltshire – Lt. M.C. Richards

Reserve of Officers – Capt. H.W. Calverley

Nursing Sisters E.S. Soley, E. Holland

For Duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Lt. B. Pares

Chaplain Rev. E.A. Irwin

Army Nurses – Sisters M. Taylor, M. Beale, M.F. Lightfoot

With the following on passage home:

Lumsden’s Horse – Lt. C.E. Crane

3/Worcester – Sec. (? Lt. ) C.C.W. Maude

3/ R. Irish Fus. – Lt. & Qm. G.H. Osborne

2/Norfolk – Lt.-Col. L.H. Phillips

ASC – Capt. E. Studdert

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Lt. Hon. M. Hill-Trevor

2/Leinster – Maj. W. Seton

RAMC – Civil Surgs. S.H. Sharpe, C.L. Dunn, A.N. Walker, F.E. Taylor, S.E. Denyer, R.M. Cowie, J. Anderson, H.J. Baldwin, F.M. Alfred, W. Wright, H.N. Good, R.W.E. Roe, W. Mayo

London Times 12/03/01 (Tuesday)

p5b Dateline Cape Town , Mar. 11, 1,000 Australians have arrived here to-day (no ship named). Their horses are expected within a few days on another ship.

p10b The Englishman left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon for the Cape with 14 officers and 382 men of the DG in charge of Lt. Moncrieff of the 6/DG. The ship will call at Queenstown for further details.

The Canada is due to sail ( ? today? ) from Southampton with 4 officers & 440 men of the I.Y. and 1 officer and 63 men of the RAMC.

The Mohawk is due to sail from Albert Docks with 5 officers and 550 of the I.Y and 3 men, RAMC.

The Mongolian will sail to-morrow from Liverpool with 6 officers and 660 men of the I.Y. and 3 men RAMC.

The Gascon landed at Southampton yesterday morning 75 "undesireables” from the Cape.

London Times 13/03/01 (Wednesday)

p10b The Simla arrived at Plymouth yesterday with invalids. The following were listed:

RAMC – Capt. F.S. Brereton

3/DG – 2/Lt. H.R. Dyer

2/Worcester – Capt. J.P.S. Maitland

1/Highland L.I. – Maj. Hon. H.J. Anson

RFA – Lt. H.E.S. Wynne

2/Scots Guards – Lt. Hon. E.C. Gordon-Lennox

9/KRRC – Lt. W.P. Hunt

1/Border Regt. – Lt. E.H.H. Lees

Loch’s Horse – Lt.-Col. J.H. Hodgson

4/Bedford – Capt. H.C. Franks

18/Hussars – Lt. C.J. Thackwell

1/S. Lancashire – 2/Lt. A. Davidson

Army Vet Dept. – Capt. R.W. Raymond

1/Cameron Highlanders – Lt. J.W. Sandilands

I.Y. – Maj. E.D. Cooper

With the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Maj. Hon. H.V. Duncombe

RAMC – Civil Surg. M.W. Renton

The Mowawk left Woolwich yesterday afternoon with 21 officers and 664 men of the I.Y.

The Canada left Southampton yesterday afternoon with about 1,400 officers and men including:

I.Y. – 4 officers and 440 men

South African Constabulary – 1 officer and 850 men

RAMC – 1 officer and 63 men

Details – 103 officers and 40 men.

Correction – It was Capt. N.C. Beresford Langston who left in the Briton on Saturday, not Capt. Longsdone.

p12f Note: Gazette -- Capt. G.P.T. Feilding, CG, to be ADC to Maj.-Gen. M.W. Willson, C.B.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 13/03/01

p8 Dateline Lourenco Marques, Feb. 28, 1901. The hospital ship Orcana sailed this morning, with invalids, for Durban where they will be landed and the ship will return here Tuesday with stores.

p11 The 5th Victorian contingent of about 650 men arrived here Friday from Melbourne by the transport Orient.

p19 The Dunottar Castle arrived at Cape Town yesterday with the following military passengers listed: Lt. J.J. Grimbly, RE, Capt. H.G. King Hall, RN, DSO, & servant, Commander J.T. Hardinge, Capt. Millbank, I.Y., Capt. Angus, I.Y., 2/Lt. Holme, I.Y., and 220 I.Y. troops.

The Dunottar Castle, sailing for home this afternoon, with the following military passengers mentioned: Col. Llewellyn, Col. Richardson, Capt. Dormer, Lt. Eggers, Capt. Weir, Capt. Nerdrum.

p24 Dateline London, Mar. 6. The Manila sails Friday with 672 I.Y. for the Cape and the Mohawk sails for the Cape Sunday with 660 I.Y.

Dateline London, Mar. 8. Fourteen transports, carrying 12,000 troops, will sail for South Africa within the next week.

Dateline London, Mar. 7. The Templemore has sailed from Brisbane for South Africa with the 5th Queensland Contingent.

Dateline London, Mar. 10. Seven full companies of I.Y. have sailed for the Cape on board the Briton.

Dateline London, Mar. 11. 1,200 Canadians, recruited in Ottawa, for the South African Constabulary will sail for South Africa about the 20th.

396 men of the DG sailed on board the Englishman for the Cape today.

p27 MID’s for South African soldiers here.

London Times 14/03/01 (Thursday)

p10a The Mongolian, transport #77, left Liverpool yesterday afternoon at about 4 p.m. The following were listed:

I.Y. – Capts. Stone, Stanley Morris, Blake, Lawrence, Urwick, Hutchings, Robertson and 660 men.

Leicester Vols. – 1 Lt. & 21 men

Northampton Vols. – 1 Lt. and about 21 men.

RAMC – detachment

The hospital ship Simla reached Southampton from Plymouth yesterday morning and landed 235 troops, mostly invalids.

London Times 15/03/01 (Friday)

p5a The Avondale Castle sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with 23 officers and 1,059 men. Included were 23 officers and 442 men of the I.Y. 2/Sharpshooters.

The Englishman arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday night from London, embarked 1 officer & 70 men and 100 horses of the 6/Dragoons, and sailed for the Cape yesterday.

The St. Andrews embarked, at Albert Docks , 3 officers and 202 men of the 2nd and 7th DG., 4 officers and 103 men of the RE. and 7 officers and 5 men of other corps. She will call at Queenstown.

The following are scheduled:

The Bavarian from Liverpool, 20 March with 1,639 officers and men including 1,008 for the I.Y. , 454 for the South African Constabulary, 106 electrical engineers with 6 - 2 wheel vehicles.

The City of Cambridge, from Albert Docks , 22 March with 1,012 officers and men including troops from the following: 3/Royal Sussex, 2 M.I. Cos., ASC, and she will pick up a strong draft from the 8th and 11th Hussars at Gibralter.

The Hortensius, from Albert Docks , 20 March and Queenstown the 23, with 500 remounts

The Kinfauns Castle, from Southampton , 23 March with 445 I.Y.

The Sunda, from Albert Docks , 23 March with 790 I.Y.

The Malta, from Albert Docks , 23 Mar. 1,101 officers and men, including 448 I.Y, Vol. Cos. from Royal Lancaster, Lincolnshire, East Lancashire, Black Watch, & Shropshire L.I., and drafts for the Suffolks and Leicestershires.

The Suavic, from Liverpool, 23 Mar. will take 220 form the Vol. Cos. of the Essex and Manchesters.

London Times 16/03/01 (Saturday)

p14c The Ebro sailed yesterday evening from Albert Docks with the following:

1 & 2/Northumberland Fus. – 6 officers & 225 men

Scottish Rifles – 3 officers and 113 men

Durham L.I. – 3 officers and 113 men

Highland L.I. – 3 officers and 113 men

A & S Highlanders – 3 officers and 113 men

2 Civil Surgeons

The Minho sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with 6 complete companies (110 men each) of I.Y. Maj. Griffith, 1/Leicestershire Regt., in command.

London Times 18/03/01 (Monday)

p7a The Kildonan Castle left Southampton Saturday afternoon with 70 officers and 1,385 men. The following were listed:

Volunteers from various Regts. – 29 officers and 1,103 men

M.I. – 41 officers and 282 men

R. Fusiliers – Maj. Du Maurier, in command.

The Kildonan Castle arrived at Queenstown at 3 p.m. yesterday. To-day she will embark15 officers and 412 men and will sail at noon.

The Carisbrook Castle left Southampton Saturday with 3 officers and 330 men from the I.Y.

The Gascon left Southampton Saturday afternoon with 13 officers and 1,110 men from the I.Y. Maj. Payne, Wiltshire Regt., in command.

Col. Kennedy and Capt. Meiklejohn, V.C. are passengers in the Raglan Castle which sailed from Southampton Saturday afternoon for St. Helena and the Cape.

The St. Andrew arrived at Queenstown Saturday night and yesterday embarked the following:

3/Munster Fus. – 23 men

Details – 1 officer and 2 men

Remounts – 84

At noon she embarked additional and sailed as follows:

13 officers and 573 men (no unit mentioned)

Remounts – 354

19/Hussars – Capt. De Pledge, in command

The Montrose embarked, at Langton Dock, Saturday, a total of 25 officers and 1,244 men from the following units and sailed in the afternoon:

Royal Scots

Seaforth and Gordon Highlanders

KOSB

W. Riding

North and South Staffordshire

Loyal N. Lancashire

Manchester

RAMC

London Times 19/03/01 (Tuesday

p11b & c Dateline Ascension, Mar, 18, 8 40 a.m. The Norham Castle arrived Ascension. High pressure cylinder burst Mar. 14, 500 miles east. The Tongariro towed her here. On board were listed as:

7 officers and 330 men including a draft of the Duke of Cambridge’s Own I.Y., 229 strong with Capts. Stutfield & Cunningham & Lts. Banks & Bethell

The Kildonan Castle embarked at Queenstown 3 cos. M.I. Liverpool Regt., 1 co. York & Lancaster Regt., 5 officers and 136 men ofKRRC, 4 officers and 134 men of the Rifle Brigade, and 5 officers and 130 men and details. Total on board 85 officers and 1,814 men. She sailed yesterday afternoon.

The German arrived yesterday morning at Southampton and landed 163 "undesireables” from the Cape.

London Times 20/03/01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted

Cape Times Weekly Edition 20/03/01

p3 Note here short article on farm burning by Boers.

p22 The following military are embarking in the Scot for England: Capt. Stevenson, Capt. Gordon, Lt. Blair, Maj.-Gen. Mussenden, Capt. Davie, Civil Surgeons Balfour, Ramsden, Mackenzie, Harland, Ashforth, Col. Mountsteven, Maj.-Gen. Paget, Capt. Edmondson.

p25 The Umzinto arrived at Durban from Calcutta with Gen. Sir Bindon Blood and Maj.-Gen. E. Locke Elliot and their staffs.

London Times 21/03/01 (Thursday)

p10c & d The Pinemore left for England March 15. The following were listed:

1/Connaught Rangers – Lt.-Col. J. de C. O’Grady

I.Y. – Lt. Sir. A.H. Armstrong

Queensland Bushmen – Capt. A. W. Butterworth

Wounded laying down, 1; convalescent, 23

Sick laying down, 1; convalescent, 456

For duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Surgeon - Major A.T.I. Lilly

Civil Surgs. – T. Pope & G.E. Lockyer

Nursing Sisters – E.C. Croft & A.R. Myring

With the following on passage home:

RFA – Lt. F.B. Sykes

RAMC (attached) – Capt. E.J.G. Berkley

Civil Surgeons – A.W. Saunders, A.R. Laing, J.M.M. Crawford, J. Jones, A. Mackenzie & E.A. Lock

Vet Civil Surgs. – C.H.H. Joliffe, W.W. Malone, W.W.M. Donaldson & T. Hirst

Revs. H. Greiller & H.M. McCleane

The Hortensius left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 2 officers and 350 remounts. She will call at Queenstown to embark 150 remounts.

The Lake Superior embarked at Liverpool 28 men of various Canadian regiments for St. John, N.B. The number included 12 invalids.

London Times 22/03/01 (Friday)

p5d Dateline Sydney, Mar. 21. The Victorian has arrived here from South Africa . The British Princess has embarked 406 officers and men and 410 horses and the Ranee has embarked 256 officers and men and 234 horses and both are expected to sail to-morrow for the Cape.

p12a The Dunera left for England March 19 . The following invalids were listed:

8/Hussars – Capt. H.F. Deare, Lt. Sir. C.B. Lowther

3/E. Kent – Capt. E.S. O’Grady

1/Liverpool – Capt. W.R. Rawlinson

1/R. Sussex – Lt. F.W.B. Willett

9/V.B. Rifle Brigade – Maj. W. Stopford

I.Y. – Capt. J.B. Gilliat, Lt. B. Molloy

Border Horse – Lt. H. Carey

Civil Vet. Surgs. – F. Moore, J.H. Hulseberg

1/R. Dragoons – Lt. Sir. R. St. G. Gore

RGA – Capt. H.H. Harvest & 2/Lts. J. Ormrod, J.L. Hampton-Lewis

Somerset L.I. – 2/Lt. L.E.C. Wilmer

3/Dorset – Capt. C.R.E. Radclyffe

Revs. – M. Jones, F. Edwards

Steinacker’s Horse – Lt. M. McDonald

Rhodesian Field Force – Col. G.J.C. Whittington

Wounded laying down, 14; convalescent, 20

Sick laying down, 76; convalescent 174

London Times 23/03/01 (Saturday)

p13a Yesterday the War Office announced arrangement for the despatch of troops & horses to South Africa . The following were listed:

The South Australia on Monday from Albert Docks and Queenstown on Thursday will take 550 remounts.

The Morayshire on Wednesday from Southampton will take 1,093 officers and men, 956 being South African Constabulary & 116 from the Vol. Co, East Kent Regt.

The Salmis on Thursday from Albert Docks will take 782 I.Y. and Irish Regt. draft.

The Saxon on next Saturday from Southampton will take 742 including 448 I.Y., a Vol. Co. South Wales Borderers and reinforcements for the Vol. Cos. of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire and King’s Royal rifles.

The German, April 1, from Southampton will take 827 including the 22/I.Y. and a Yeomanry draft.

The Delphic, 30 Mar. from Albert Docks and Queenstown on 2 April, with 450 horses.

The Wakool, Apr. 3, from Southampton and Queenstown Apr. 5, with 742, including 5/R. Irish Rifles.

The Algeria, Apr. 3, from Albert Docks and Queenstown Apr. 6, with 125 officers and men including a draft from the 10/Hussars and RFA, and 228 horses.

The Harlech Castle Apr. 9, from Southampton 540 including the 3/Scottish Rifles and details.

The Simla, next Tuesday from Southampton with 50 men and 16 nurses

The Avoca, Apr. 6, from Southampton with 50 of the St. John Ambulance men for the South African Constabulary, 50 other men and 10 nurses.

London Times 25/03/01 (Monday)

p10b The Suedic sailed Saturday afternoon from Liverpool with 3 officers and 110 men of the Lancashire Regt. and 3 officers and 110 men of the Shropshire Regt.

The Hortensius arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning and sailed at 2 p.m. for South Africa .

The Kinfauns Castle left Southampton on Saturday with 14 officers and 440 men of the I.Y.

The Sunda sailed about 2 p.m. Saturday from Albert Docks with 27 officers and 773 men.

The Malta sailed about 1 p.m. Saturday from Albert Docks with 33 officers and 1,073 men.

The Norman arrived at Southampton yesterday with a number of officers. The following were listed: Col. Burn, Maj. Vandeleur and Capt. Carter, D.A.A.G.

London Times 26/03/01 (Tuesday)

p12b The Bavarian left the Mersey yesterday afternoon with about 1,700 troops for South Africa The following were listed:

RE – 6 officers and 100 men (electrical engineers)

RE – 11 officers and 275 men

I.Y. – 18 officers and 993 men

30 nurses

The Assaye arrived at Gibralter yesterday from Bombay and landed 80 men of the 11/Hussars from Cairo who will await the arrival of the City of Cambridge for conveyance to the Cape.

The South Australia left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 400 remounts, 2 officers and 3 shoeing smiths. She calls at Queenstown.

London Times 27/03/01 (Wednesday)

p11b The Avoca arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following invalids:

E. Yorkshire – Maj. C.B. Wood

1/Leinster – Capts. T.F.W. Ricketts, J. Craslee, Lts. W. Waudby, P. McCausland, C.R. Macdonald

6/Dragoons – Lt. C.E. Amphlett

2/Manchester – 2/Lt. J.F. Oliver

2/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. R.S. Allen

64/RFA – 2/Lt. B.V. McDona

2/R. W. Kent – Lt. C. Druce

RAMC – Lt. A.C. Lupton

1/Suffolk Vol. Arty. – Surgeon Capt. T.E. Stuart

2/S. Lancashire – 2/Lt. G.G.E. Wylly, V.C.

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lt. D.W. Robertson

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. A.F. Douglas

3/E. Lancashire – Capt. J. McM. Roberts

Civil Surgs. – A. Granville, W. Watkin Pitchforth

Nursing Sisters – A. Nixon, K.N.D. Despard, A.S. Siddons, E. Lees

With the following on passage home:

E. Surrey – 2/Lt. E.M. Woulfe-Flanagan

Note: p12c & d Gazette Capt. G.P.T. Feilding (CG) is seconded to service on the Staff. Brig.-Gen. J.F. Burn-Murdoch, 1Dgns, commanding a brigade.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 27/03/01

p14 Here figures for the week on ships in the port of Cape Town also included the number of rats killed and request to up the bounty on said rats, wages for stevedores also the number and class of workers at the docks.

p24 Dateline London, 23 Mar. 1901. New transport list shows 11 transports with 5008 troops and 1228 horses will sail for South Africa between 26 Mar. & 09 April.

Dateline London, 22 Mar. 1901. The Victorian has arrived at Sydney to take on troops for South Africa . The British Princess and Ranee will sail from Sydney to-day with 662 men and 644 horses for South Africa .

p27 The Briton arrived at Cape Town yesterday with the following listed military passengers: Maj.-Gen. Featherstonhaugh, Capts. W.F. Phipps, Coates, Tirner, Ash, Robertson, S. Vidal, Langston, Gurney, G.C. Owsley and Cavanagh.

The Tantallon Castle leaves Cape Town today with the following military passengers: Capt. Harper, Col. H. McCalmont, Col. Heyman, Capt. D. Beale-Brown, (note here a Miss Hallock on board), Capt. Bertenshaw.

London Times 28/03/01 (Thursday)

p5c Dateline Cape Town m March 27. 1,000 English recruits for Gen. Baden-Powell’s Police disembarked here to-day. (no ship mentioned)

p11a The Manhattan arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

RHA – Lt. H.L. Nevill

Queenstown Rifle Vols. – Lt. W. Lamona

44/RFA – 2/Lt. B.B. Crozier

AOD – Maj. A.S. Baker

With the following on passage home:

1/Canadian M.R. – Maj. H. Howe

RAMC – Capt. C.E. Douglas, Lt. J.C.G. Macnab, Civil Surgs. J.C. Hibbert, T.W. Atkins, R.W. Collum, W. Tarr, W.H. Rowell

Rev. F.H. Beaven

She also brought 480 men including a number of Canadians.

The Morayshire arrived at Southampton yesterday morning and embarked 18 officers and 1,101 men for South Africa, including 950 recruits for Maj.-Gen. Baden-Powell’s Constabulary, 2 officers and 114 men of the East Kent Vols., and drafts including 80 colonials.

London Times 29/03/01 (Friday)

p3c Dateline Hobart, Mar. 28. Another Tasmanian contingent for South Africa sailed to-day. (no ship named)

Dateline Halifax, N.S., Mar.28 The Montfort with 1,200 Canadian recruits for Gen. Baden-Powell’s Police , sailed this evening for South Africa .

p8b The Scot left for England March 20, with the following on passage home:

Staff – Maj.-Gen. A.H. Paget

I.Y. – Capt. R.K. Blair

Lancashire Fus. – Lt. D.F. Campbell

Gloucester Regt. – Capt. K.M. Davies

ASC – Capt. & Qm. J.H. Edmondson

11/Hussars – 2/Lt. A.E. Paget

Civil Surgs. – H.D.N. McKenzie, W.A. Harland, W. Ashford, H.E. Pace, A. Balfour, and H.R. Ramsden

Due at Southampton April 5.

The Salmis, at Albert Docks yesterday afternoon, embarked the 3rd Bn. Sharpshooters (I.Y.) and a draft of 200 men, some 660 in all for South Africa .

The South Australian arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, shipped 150 remounts, and sailed at noon.

London Times 30/03/01 (Saturday)

p13a The City of Cambridge left last evening for South Africa from Albert Docks with 19 officers and 93 men of the 3 Bn Royal Sussex Regt, and 5 officers and 137 men of the Middlesex Regt. (M.I.) and 5 officers and 135 men of a composite regt., 3 officers and 125 men of the ASC., and 70 men of the Camerons ( to disembark at Gibralter) The City of Cambridge will take on, at Gibralter, a detachment of men from the 8th and 11th Hussars for the Cape.

London Times 01/04/01 (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. – Lt.-Col. A. Aytoun

RA – Capt. R.H. Manley

I.Y. Hospital – Maj. C. Stonham, Civil Surg. F. Green, and Staff

The Saxon left Southampton on Saturday. In addition to ordinary passengers she takes out 74 officers and 840 I.Y. and Vol. contingents from South Wales Borderers, Yorkshire Regt. , 2/Gloucester Regt., Berkshire Regt., KRRC, and a number of Vol. Engineer sections.

p10c The Galician arrived at Southampton yesterday and landed 100 indesireables from the Cape.

London Times 01/04/01 (Tuesday)

p5b Dateline Cape Town , Apr. 1. 2,000 English recruits for B.P.’s Constabulary have arrived here to-day. (No ship mentioned)

p11b The German left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa with 2/Roughriders (22/I.Y.) with Lt.-Col. Stewart and Maj. Viscount Dungarvan. Also Vol. Cos. of the Royal Fusiliers, Middlesex, Worcestershire, Surrey, and Royal Irish Regts. and the Oxfordshire L.I., 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 I.Y. Field Hospital and Bearer Co.

London Times 03/04/01 (Wednesday)

p7c The City of Vienna arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 17 officers and 787 men, mostly invalids. The following were listed:

Army Med. Serv. – Lt.-Col. A. Keogh

3/R. Munster Fus. – Capt. B.M.L. Roberts

Late Thornycroft’s M.I. – Capt. A.B. Boyd Wilson

3/Durham L.I. – 2/Lt. H.J. Taylor

Bethune’s M.I. – Lt. C.H. Mortimer

Rhodesian Field Force – Vet.- Lt. C.E. Norgate

RA – Maj. H.K. Jackson

I.Y. – Capts. W.A. Peake & A.C. Perry

Army Pay Dept. – Capt. A.B. Morgan

Steinacker’s Horse – Lt. W.A. Gray

1/Connaught Rangers – Lt. Qm. M.J. Kenny

Civil Vet. Surg. – C.J. Jackson

For duty on voyage:

I.Y. – Capt. F.A. Hadley, Medical Officer

Nursing Sisters – A. Price, H. Galloway, A.B. Price

With the following on passage home:

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Capt. S.A. Harwarden

Natal Mtd. Rofles – Lt. H.W.A. Richardson

Steinacker’s Horse – Lt. H. Gray

10/RFA – Corporal Williamson, V.C.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 03/04/01

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 I.Y.

Dateline London, Apr. 1. The German sailed to-day 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 04/04/01 (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 – Lt. Swaine

ASC – Lt. Young

RA – Capts. Ziegler & Buchanan

1/R. Dublin Fus. – Capt. Le Mesurier

1/Border Regt. – Lt. Sutherland

R. Scots Greys – Lt. Finlay

Civil. Vet. Surg. – McGill

2/Berkshire – Lt. Hill

Nursing Sisters – Lambe & Lloyd

RAMC – Maj. Patterson, Lt. McDonsell, Civil Surg. Skevington

I.Y. – Capt. Hill

1/S. Lancashire – Lt.-Col. Hall

2/S. Wales Borderers – Lt. Bill

2/R. Scots Fus. – Lt. Delan-Osborne

Army Pay Dept. – Capt. Inglis

1/S. Stafford – Maj. Sears & Lt. Curtis

The Tantallon Castle left for England March 27, With the following on passage home:

6/R. Warwick – Lt.-Col. H. McCalmont

9/Lancers – Capt. D.J.E. Beale-Brown

Due Southampton April 12.

The Aurania left for England March 29. With the following invalids:

8/Hussars – Capt. I.W. Burns-Lindow & Lt. C.J. M’I. Lomer

3/R. Lancaster – Capt. H.A. Bagot Chester

2/Bedford – Capt. G.E. F. Fitzgerald

1/Yorkshire – Lt. E.V.L. Wardle

6/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. H.W.G.Dausey

2/Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Capt. P.G. Petavel

2/Black Watch – 2/Lt. F.T. Murray

2/R. W. Kent – Lt. G.D. Lister & 2/Lt. H.D. Belgrave

4/N. Stafford – Lt. B.H. Wedgewood

RAMC – Majs. G. Coutts, T.B.A. Tuckey, H.J.R. Moberley

I.Y. – Capts. W.A. Powell, J.R. Harvey, F.D.J. Annesley & C. Erle

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Lt. R.P. Nicol

RFA – Lt. G.H.C. King

1/R. Scots – 2/Lt. H.E. Reid

W. Yorkshire – Capt. A.A. Fisher

1/R. Irish – Maj. A.N. Lysaght

4/Yorkshire – Lt. W.H. Chapman

3/E. Lancashire – Lt. & Qm. J. Cuttle

3/Border – Capt. Hon. A.E.C.J. Stourton

1/Oxford L.I. – Capt. G.N. Colvile

2/N. Stafford – 2/Lts. G.F. Giffard & D.E. Hope

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. C.B. Chamley

Army Pay Dept. – Lt.-Col. J.C. Stockley

Natal Scouts – Capt. H.V. Woon

South African L.H. – Lt. H.C. Fleming

Nesbitt’s Horse – Capt. C.W. Nesbitt

Kitchener’s Horse – Lt. C. Adamson

Brabant’s Horse – Capt. J.H. Walker

S. Australian Bushmen – Lt. J.T. Dempsey

W. Australian M.I. – Lt. A.H. Barclay

Rev. R.H. Nash

Sick laying down, 85; convalescent 493

Wounded laying down, 23; convalescent, 33

With the following on passage home:

RAMC – Maj. W.W. Pike

Irish Guards – 2/Lts. H.F. Ward & Hon. L.J.P. Butler

Civil Surgs. – 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.

Revs. – R.D. Machen & W.H. Fraser

I.Y. – Maj. W,B, Mynors, Capts. Sir Elliott Lees, & S. Custance, Lts. H.J.A. Eyre, C.S. Donnelly & A.F. Wright

1/N. Lancashire – Maj. S. Jackson

RGA – Lt. R.T. Russell

South African L.H. – Capt. C.C. Davies

Kaffrarian Rifles – Lt. R.E. Harris

RFA – Lt. E.F. Johnson

11/Hussars (? 5th Lancers) – 2/Lt. R.S. Mackenzie

South African Constabulary – Lt. C.S.L. Lister

Civil Vet. Surg. – 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 Capt. Tufnell, Essex Regt. 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 05/04/01 (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 06/04/01 (Saturday)

p3a Dateline Sydney, April 5. The Antillian embarked 375 officers and men and 380 horses this afternoon and will sail for the Cape to-morrow

Dateline Adelaide, April 5. The Warrigal sailed to-day 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 – Col. A.H. Paget

6/I.Y. – Lt. & Qm. R.K. Blair

Lancashire Fus. – Lt. D.F. Campbell

Gloucester Regt. – Capt. K.M. Davie

ASC – Capt. & Qm. J.H. Edmondson

Civil Surgs. – McKenzie, Hartland, Ashford, Pace, Balfour, and Ramsden

Note. this list differs greatly from departure list.

London Times 08/04/01 (Monday)

p4c & d The Tongariro left Cape Town on March 31 with the following for Australia:

N.S.W. M.I. – Capts. W. Russell Watson, J.P. McGlinn, P.R. Fagan, Lts. F.L. Livingston0Learmouth, P.E. Stirton, S.R. Antill, and 125 men.

1/Australian Horse – Capt. J.F.M. Wilkinson and 32 men

N.S.W. Medical Staff Corps – Capts. G.A. Marshall, J. Marshall, Lt. A. Horsfall, and 27 men.

N.S.W. Bushmen – 25 men

Queensland M.I. – Capts. H.J. Harris, W.G. Thompson, Lts. R.M. Stodart, A.F. Crichton, J. Walker and 76 men

Queensland Bushmen – Lt. R.H. Ferguson and 17 men

S. Australian M.I. – Maj. C.J. Reade, Lts. G.H. Lynch, W. Depassey and 39 men

Victorian M.I. – Capts. M.T. Kirby, E.S. Norton, Lt. G.H. Hood and 104 men

Victorian Bushmen – Lt. G.A. Moore and 16 men

W. Australian M.I. – Lt. J.S. Duffy and 27 men

16/Lancers – Capt. T.M. Young

Civil Surg. A. Watson & Nursing Sister D.L. Harris

The following have also left for New Zealand:

New Zealand Contingent – Lt.-Col. A.W. Robin, Maj. T. Jowsey, Capts. J.F. Meeachren, G. Crawshaw, E.W.C. Chaytor, H.L. Bourne, Surgeon Capt. G. Craig, Lts. 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 – Capts. Wardrop, Dewar and Lts. Garland, Field, Thompson, Williams, McBean, Kepple, & Goote

RFA – Maj. 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 Maj. Raymond, RAMC, and Lt.-Col. 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 09/04/01 (Tuesday)

p7f The Dunera arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 21 officers and 277 men, invalids.

London Times 10/04/01 (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 to-morrow, at Southampton , the 24/I.Y.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 10/04/01

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 Bn. R. Irish Rifles.

Dateline London, Apr. 7. The Norman sailed from Southampton yesterday with 630 men of the I.Y.

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 I.Y. The Norham Castle arrived Saturday with 330 men of the I.Y. For the Norham Castle the passage took 34 days and 14 hours due to accidents and repairs.

London Times 11/04/01 (Thursday)

p8b The Orotava left for England on April 5 with the following invalids:

RFA – Majs. W.C. Staveley & A.S. Wedderburn, Capt. C. St. L. G. Hawkes

2/Worcester – Lt. C. de F. Myburgh

1/Essex – Maj. J.F. Spencer

ASC – Lt. F. Alexander

I.Y. – Capts. G.B. Richards & T.G. Pirie, Lt. J.H. Wrigley

Cape Town Highlanders – Capt. F.H. Soloman

RGA – Lt. H.B.H. Johnson

3/Yorkshire – Capt. R.L. Aspinall

2/Hampshire – Capt. H.G.A. Banks

2/Gordon Highlanders – Capt. R. Gordon (attached)

RAMC – Maj. H.J. Barnes, Capt. G.S. Mansfield, Lt. O. Charles

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own V.R. – Lt. A.H.M. Cramer

Loch’s Horse – Capt. H.B. Brown

Civil Vet. Surg. – 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 – Maj. F.C. Godley

RHA – Capt. M.J.C. Dennis

Kitchener’s Horse – Lt. R.H. Bridie

Northumberland Fus. – Lt. G.R. Wake

Vol. Co. Shropshire L.I. – Lt. J.F. Cutler

2/DG – 2/Lt. F.W. Salmon

Irish Guards – Lt. H.A. Stepney & 2/Lt. J.D.F.D. Faskally

3/E. Lancs. Regt. – Lt. B.J.F. Skeffington

I.Y. – Lt. R.A. Johnson

ASC – Capt. R.L. Cowper Coles

RN – Lts. D.M. Hamilton & C.E. Bell

Civil Surgs. – 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 Revs. – 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 12/04/01 (Friday)

p8b The Catalonia arrived at Southampton yesterday bringing 32 officers, 23 ladies, and 613 men. Maj. E.J. Phipps-Hornby, V.C. was among the officers.

London Times 13/04/01 (Saturday)

p12a & b The Tagus left for England with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Cameron Highlanders – Capt. A.D. Mackinnon, Lts. J. Burn & J. Campbell & 60 men

Vol. Co, R. W. Kent – Capt. G. Morphew, Lts. C.S. Merchant, & C.N. Watney & 112 men

Vol. Co. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – Capt. E.A. Jackson & Lt. G.E.S. Smith and 66 men

Vol. Co. Gordon Highlanders – Lts. A.M. Robertson, W.O. Duncan, & A.W. Robertson & 65 men

Vol. Co. Border – Capt. J. Thompson, Lts. J.F. Haswell & A. Lee & 98 men

Vol. Co. Wiltshire – Lt. R.H. Kendle and 76 men

1/London Vol. Engineers – Lt. R.C. Weld and 40 men

Vol. Co. Suffolk – Lt. G.H. Mason

Vol. Co. Seaforth Highlanders – Capt. C.E. Johnstone, Lt. W.C. Reid and 105 men

Vol. Co. Welsh – Capt. R.W. Picton Evans , Lts. G.B. Williams, F.H. Gaskell, and 96 men

Vol. Cheshire – Capt. S. Thornely, Lts. J. Bates, & J. Crofton & 102 men

Vol. Co. R. Warwick – Capt. A.D. Fleming, Lts. G.H. Ducros, & A.P. Smith & 100 men

Vol. Co. Derby – Lts. F.A.C. Wright, T.C. Newbold and 93 men

Middlesex Vol. Engineers – Lt. R.Q. Henriques and 22 men

Indian Staff Corps – Col. C.M. Keighley

1/Liverpool – Maj. S. Wilcocks

I.Y. – Capt. R.J. Few

Civil Vet. Surg. – M.H. Hayes

For Duty on Voyage:

Civil Surgs. – F.E. Walker, H. Baylin,

Nursing Sisters – A.B. Stephenson, & E.N. Bickardyke

Rev. 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. – Capt. Rowland

2/Devon – 2/Lt. Spencer

1/Welsh – Capt. Goldschmidt

1/Leinster – Lt. Currey

1/Durham L.I. – 2/Lt. Hamilton Grace

1/Inniskilling Fus. – Capt. Evans

1/Border – Col. Ovens

5/Lancers – Col. Fawcett

I.Y. – Lt. Manders

Yorkshire – Col. Hoole

RAMC – Col. Johnston, Lt. Curran, Civil Surgs. Adams, Burton & Indram

Army Nurses – Scott, Stow, Nabor, A. Williams, B. Williams & Rogers

2/Lancashire Fus. – Capt. Moody

18/Hussars – Col Moller

3/R. Irish – Capt. Johnson

6/R. Warwick – Capt. 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/Lt. P.D. Holt

R. Welsh Fus. – Lt. C.A. Bamford

Leinster – Capt. A.G. Sharp

Prince of Wales Light Horse – Lt. C.H. Temple

N.S.W. M.S.C. – Lt. J.A. Dick

Civil Vet. Surg. – W.L. Johnston

Civil Surg. – A. Snowden

Due Southampton on May 2.

London Times 15/04/01 (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 – Lt.-Col. G.A.E. Wilkinson, Maj. J. Humber, Capts. R. Brittan, C.P. Piers, F.A. Cathcart, A.M.W. Mohun Harris, E.M. Wilmont & C.E. Hutton, Lts. W.G. Johnson, H.S. Anderson, & W.N. White, 2/Lts. T.B. Chatteris, & W.B. Lang and 455 men

Vol. Co. R. Welsh Fus. – Capt. F.M. Keene, Lt. W.H. Jones, & 80 men

Vol. Co. Shropshire L.I. – Lt. B. Head and 93 men

Civil Surg. S.W. Robinson

Due Southampton May 7.

The Gaul left for England April 10, with the following on passage home:

AOC – Col. R.F.N. Clarke

4/Derby – Lt. & Qm. 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 16/04/01 (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 Fus. – Lt.- Col. W.H. Sitwell, commanding

Derbyshire – Lt. & Adj. H.F. Watson, Lt. the Hon. H.W.W. Horsley-Beresford

W. Riding – 2/Lt. & Qm. A. White

6/Manchester – Maj. A.H. Bayley

Highland L.I. – Capt. R.W. Ronaldson, Lt. K.L. Buist, 2/Lt. O. Stevenson-Hamilton

Lancashire Fus. – Capt. H.O. Bishop

R. Fus. – Capt. H. Newenham

Shropshire L.I. – Lt. C.A. Wilkinson, Lt. P.C. Huth

Dublin Fus. – Lt. A.C. Taylor

KRRC – Lt. H. Wake

R. Scots – Lt. L.K. Smith

4/Essex – Lt. E.C. Watson

She will call at Queenstown for 150 additional remounts.

The following have previously left in the Dunvegan Castle:

3/R. Welsh Fus. – Lts. R.W. Bate, Hon. D. Scott, O. Duke

R. Highlanders – 2/Lts. N.A. Baillie-Hamilton & P.A. Duff

p10a-c Note: Here long article on the Somaliland Campaign.

London Times 17/04/01 (Wednesday)

p10all and p11a London Gazette 16/04/01 South African Despatch & Lord Robert’s Report on the Field Transport. Key to Communication, RAMC, Postal, Disembarcation, Railways, Hospital, Hospital Ships, ASC, AOD, Chaplains, Pay, Vet., Remount, Signal, MID.

p11c Capt. Johnstone & Lt. Reid, Vol. Serv. Co. Seaforth Highlanders did not embark in the Tagus due to Court-Martial Duty. Lt. Reid has since embarked in the Templemore, due Southampton May 4.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 17/04/01

p3 Dateline Port Elizabeth, Apr. 10. The Englishman landed 14 officers and 382 men of the DG, Lt. 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 Maj. 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: Capt. Myburgh, Col. Hope, Col. Schermbrucker, Col. Gascoigne, (Mr. Rudyard Kipling and family) Capt. 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 to-day with 543 M.I., 556 details and 336 remounts.

p25 The Saxon arrived from England yesterday with 879 I.Y. 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: Col. Sir T.H. Holdrich, Lt.-Col. Lambart, Surg.-Capt. Faichini, Capt. Rosser, Lts. Goldsworthy, Crane, Matthews, Witts, Simonds, Lynch-Coakley, stallard, Newser, Jackson, McLean, Cobb, Lake, Paramour and the following I.Y officers; Capts. Wallace, Hewlings, Allinson, & Shaw; Lts. 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 18/04/01 (Thursday)

p5a Dateline Port Elizabeth, April 16. The Maplemore landed 400 officers and men of the Australian M.I. and R. Australian Artillery here to-day.

p11a The Templemore left for England April 13 with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Suffolk – Capt. G.F. Whitmore, Lt. H.S. Marriott & 98 men.

Vol. Co. Northampton – Capt. W. Hughes, Lts. W.B.S. Hickson, H.W. Jackson & 101 men.

Vol. Co. Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. W.L. Reid & 4 men

RAMC – Lt.-Col. J.D. Day, Civil Surgs. A. Pearson & C.W. Breeks

Vol. Co. 2/Somerset L.I. – Lts. J.R. Dawson, D.S. Watson & 83 men

1/Vol. Bn. Gordon Highlanders – Capt. J.B. Buchanan, Lts. F.J.O. Mackinnon, H. Forbes & 75 men.

2/Yorkshire Vol. R.E. – Lt. 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 Lt.-Col. 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 19/04/01 (Friday)

p11a The Columbian left for England April 9 with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Worcester – Capt. W.B. Bucknall

Rhodesian – Lt. C.W. Villiers

RGA – Capt. E. Davidson

N.Z. M.I. – J.E. Montgomerie

3/Liverpool – Capt. F.J. Austin

3/Worcester – Maj. C.M. Edwards, Capt. H.A. Lang

Loch’s Horse – Lt. 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. Col. Sitwell in command. She carried drafts from the following: Sitwell’s M.I., RE, RAMC, & AOC.

London Times 20/04/01 (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 – Lt. Swaine

ASC – Lt. Young

RA – Capts. Ziegler & Buchanan

1/R. Dublin Fus. – Capt. Le Mesurier

1/Border Regt. – Lt. Sutherland

R. Scots Greys – Lt. Finlay

Civil. Vet. Surg. – McGill

2/Berkshire – Lt. Hill

Nursing Sisters – Lambe & Lloyd

RAMC – Maj. Patterson, Lt. McDonsell, Civil Surg. Skevington

I.Y. – Capt. Hill

1/S. Lancashire – Lt.-Col. Hall

2/S. Wales Borderers – Lt. Bill

2/R. Scots Fus. – Lt. Delan-Osborne

Army Pay Dept. – Capt. Inglis

1/S. Stafford – Maj. Sears & Lt. Curtis

The Aurania arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 1,051 officers and men.

London Times 22/04/01 (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 – Capt. I.W. Burns-Lindow & Lt. C.J. M’I. Lomer

3/R. Lancaster – Capt. H.A. Bagot Chester

2/Bedford – Capt. G.E. F. Fitzgerald

1/Yorkshire – Lt. E.V.L. Wardle

6/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. H.W.G.Dansey

2/Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. Capt. P.G. Petavel

2/Black Watch – 2/Lt. F.T. Murray

2/R. W. Kent – Lt. G.D. Lister & 2/Lt. H.D. Belgrave

4/N. Stafford – Lt. B.H. Wedgewood

RAMC – Majs. G. Coutts, T.B.A. Tuckey, H.J.R. Moberley

I.Y. – Capts. W.A. Powell, J.R. Harvey, F.D.J. Annesley & C. Erle

Thorneycroft’s M.I. – Lt. R.P. Nicol

RFA – Lt. G.H.C. King

1/R. Scots – 2/Lt. H.E. Reid

W. Yorkshire – Capt. A.A. Fisher

1/R. Irish – Maj. A.N. Lysaght

4/Yorkshire – Lt. W.H. Chapman

3/E. Lancashire – Lt. & Qm. J. Cuttle

3/Border – Capt. Hon. A.E.C.J. Stourton

1/Oxford L.I. – Capt. G.N. Colvile

2/N. Stafford – 2/Lts. G.F. Giffard & D.E. Hope

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. C.B. Chamley

Army Pay Dept. – Lt.-Col. J.C. Stockley

Natal Scouts – Capt. H.V. Woon

South African L.H. – Lt. H.C. Fleming

Nesbitt’s Horse – Capt. C.W. Nesbitt

Kitchener’s Horse – Lt. C. Adamson

Brabant’s Horse – Capt. J.H. Walker

S. Australian Bushmen – Lt. J.T. Dempsey

W. Australian M.I. – Lt. A.H. Barclay

Rev. R.H. Nash

With the following on passage home:

RAMC – Maj. W.W. Pike

Irish Guards – 2/Lts. H.F. Ward & Hon. L.J.P. Butler

Civil Surgs. – 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.

Revs. – R.D. Machen & W.H. Fraser

I.Y. – Maj. W,B, Mynors, Capts. Sir Elliott Lees, & S. Custance, Lts. H.J.A. Eyre, C.S. Donnelly & A.F. Wright

1/N. Lancashire – Maj. S. Jackson

RGA – Lt. R.T. Russell

South African L.H. – Capt. C.C. Davies

Kaffrarian Rifles – Lt. R.E. Harris

RFA – Lt. E.F. Johnson

11/Hussars (? 5th Lancers) – 2/Lt. R.S. Mackenzie

South African Constabulary – Lt. C.S.L. Lister

Civil Vet. Surg. – 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 23/04/01 (Tuesday)

p5a Dateline Durban, April 22. The British Princess arrived here to-day 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 24/04/01 (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 – Maj. E.J. Tickell

RFA – Capts. M.J.F. Fitzgerald, E.M. Connolly, 2/Lt. H.M.T. Pym

2/Bedford – Capt. E.A.S. Ely

2/Worcester – Capt. B.K.W. Bacon

1/KRRC – 2/Lt. W.S.W. Parker-Jervis

1/ R. Dublin Fus. – Lt. E.A.A. de Salis

RAMC – Maj. R.E. Kelly, Lt. & Qm. H.W. Glover

Brabant’s Horse – Capt. J.S. Browne

CIC Bodyguard – Maj. R.H.B. Magee

Robert’s Horse – Lt. R.F.G. Penrose

RHA – Lt. G.L. Butler

4/R. Fus. – 2/Lt. R.B. de B. Hodge

3/Norfolk – 2/Lt. H. Burnand

1/Inniskilling Fus. – Lt.-Col. R.L. Payne

3/W. Riding – Lt. F.C. Stonor

3/Durham L.I. – Capt. E.C. Sowerby, 2/Lt. E.S. Curling

ASC – 2/Lt. C.G.S. Martelli (? R.G.H. Martelli)

I.Y. – Lt. R.G. Cave

Australian Bushmen – Lt. C.E.S. King

4/Victorian Contingent – Lt.-Col. N.W. Kelly

Prince of Wales L.H. – Lt. A.E. Gray

Rev. J.F. Prince

Civil Surg. 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 – Lt.-Gen. Sir. F.W.E.F. Forestier Walker, lt.-Gen. N.C. Lyttelton, Lts. R.O. Kerrison, C.E. Balfour, N. St. V.R. Stewart

AOC – Col. G.R. Hobbs

I.Y. – Col. R.F.T. Gascoigne, Lt.-Col. E. Frewen, Lt. D.R. Rutledge

Marshall’s Horse – Lt. E. Devonshire

ASC – Col. L.A. Hope

CIC Bodyguard – Lt. F.A.C. Mutter

S. Rhodesian Vols. – Capt. J.C. Jesser Coope

21/Lancers – 2/Lt. A.P.W. Williams

RAMC – Capt. P. Evans

Civil Vet Surg. – T. Bowhill

Civil Surgs. – 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,

Rev. W.A. Hewitt

Due Madeira May 1, Southampton May 5.

The Orotava arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

RFA – Majs. W.C. Staveley & A.S. Wedderburn, Capt. C. St. L. G. Hawkes

2/Worcester – Lt. C. de F. Myburgh

1/Essex – Maj. J.F. Spencer

ASC – Lt. F. Alexander

I.Y. – Capts. G.B. Richards & T.G. Pirie, Lt. J.H. Wrigley

Cape Town Highlanders – Capt. F.H. Soloman

RGA – Lt. H.B.H. Johnson

3/Yorkshire – Capt. R.L. Aspinall

2/Hampshire – Capt. H.G.A. Banks

2/Gordon Highlanders – Capt. R. Gordon (attached)

RAMC – Maj. H.J. Barnes, Capt. G.S. Mansfield, Lt. O. Charles

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own V.R. – Lt. A.H.M. Cramer

Loch’s Horse – Capt. H.B. Brown

Civil Vet. Surg. – C. Dyson

Nursing Sisters – M.L. Babb & H.G. Hill

With the following on passage home:

2/Derby – Maj. F.C. Godley

RHA – Capt. M.J.C. Dennis

Kitchener’s Horse – Lt. R.H. Bridie

Northumberland Fus. – Lt. G.R. Wake

Vol. Co. Shropshire L.I. – Lt. J.F. Cutler

2/DG – 2/Lt. F.W. Salmon

Irish Guards – Lt. H.A. Stepney & 2/Lt. J.D.F.D. Faskally

3/E. Lancs. Regt. – Lt. B.J.F. Skeffington

I.Y. – Lt. R.A. Johnson

ASC – Capt. R.L. Cowper Coles

RN – Lts. D.M. Hamilton & C.E. Bell

Civil Surgs. – 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 Revs. – A.E. Day, & H. Frease.

She also brought 1,000 time expired men.

p12e Note: Gazette, Maj. F.S. Maude.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 24/04/01

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 Arty. 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: Gen. the Earl of Erroll, Maj.-Gen. Sir Hector Macdonald, Lt.-Col. Sir S. Crossley, Col. Watson Kennedy, Col. Egerton.

p26 The Bavarian has arrived at Cape Town with 1,700 officers and men, Col. Tamplin, in charge.

p27 The Carisbrook Castle sails from Cape Town today with the following military passengers: Gen. the Earl of Erroll, Maj.-Gen. Sir Hector MacDonald, Lt.-Col. Sir S. Crossley, Col. Watson Kennedy and family, Lt. Clayton, Lt. Hoare, Maj. Crosse, Col. Egerton, Capt. W.H. Brown and family.

London Times 25/04/01 (Thursday)

p10a The Gaika arrived at East India Docks yesterday afternoon with 59 destitute "undesirables” from South Africa .

London Times 26/04/01 (Friday)

p10a & b The Montrose sailed on the 24th for England with the following on passage home: 21/Lancers – Capt. Champion

Nurses – Heys, Gonegal, Morling, Neginald & Blair

Vol. Co. York & Lancaster – Lts. Chalmer, Boyle, Moxon and 100 men

I.Y. – Lt. T.Y. Cunningham

CIC Bodyguard – Lt. Cross

2/Scottish Rifles – Capt. Barton

1/Border – Lt. Lyon-Campbell

1/R. Inniskilling Fus. – Lt. Devenish

4/Worcester – Capt. Hankey

RAMC – Maj. Cummins, Lts. Barkley, Taylor, Civil Surgs. Edwards, Hinde, Gardner & Baskin

Vol. Co. R. W. Surrey – Capt. De La Mare, Lts. Herlot, McDonell and 87 men

Vol. Co. Lancashire Fus, – 1 man

ASC – Capt. Conway Gordon

18/Hussars – Lt. Bayford

2/Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – 2/Lt. Ward

RA – Lt. 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 27/04/01 (Saturday)

p13a The St. Andrew left for England April 22 with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Norfolk – Capt. W. Diver, Lts. B.H.L. Prior, B.M. Hughes, and 79 men

Vol. Co. Lincoln – Capt H.E. Newsum, Lts. H. Stephenson, T.L. D. Dickinson and 86 men,

Devon & Somerset Vol. Eng. – Lt. R.S. Payton and 17 men

Sussex Vol. Eng. – 15 men

Vol. Co. Bedford – Capt. A.L. Green & 95 men

Vol. Co. R. Highlanders – Capt. R.H. Millar, Lts. H.K. Smith, E. Tosh, A. Valentine and 92 men

1/Cheshire Vol. Eng. – Lt. R.L. Hutchinson & 17 men

Aberdeen Vol. Eng. – 12 men

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgs. – W.J. Harding, G.R. Thomson

Due Southampton May 17

London Times 29/04/01 (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:

Vol. Co. Liverpool – Capt. J.J. Thomas, Lt. N.J. Mahony

Vol. Co. N. Stafford – Capt. G.W. Laybourn, Lts. H. Johnson, W.H. Ridge, E.T. Hodson

Newcastle-no-Tyne Vol. RE – Lt. G.C. Pollard

R. Welsh Fus. – Maj. W.R.H. Beresford

3/N. Lancashire – Lt. J.A.G. Marshall

2/R. Sussex – 2/Lt. S.M. Castle

RHA – Lt. A.B. Bethell

Vol. Co. W. Riding – Capt. E. Dewhurst, Lt. H. Wilson

Vol. Co. Hants – Capt. P.W. Seward , Lt. A.F. Bonham-Carter

Vol. Co. Oxford L.I. – Capt. M.J. Lathy, Lts. C.A. Barron, L.C. Hawkin

Staff – Col. A.E.W. Goldsmid

Worcester – Capt. M.H. Nunn

Brabant’s Horse – Lt. H.H. Roche

I.Y. – Lt. Hon. H.A. Milles Lade

Victorian Bushmen – Vet. Capt. E.A. Kendall

Civil Vet. Surgs. – A.H. Sugden, K.M. Molyneux, F.H. Pickett

Civil Surg. C.B. Whitehead

Rev. T.P. Moreton

With the following invalids:

4/R. Lancaster – Maj. H.R. Feilden

I.Y. – Capt. H. Barlow

4/Cheshire – Lt. & Qm. R. McKay

Army Pay Dept. – Col. W.B. Wade, Maj. C.A. Bray

3/W. Riding – Lt. 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

I.Y. – 119 men

Vol. Co. R. Sussex – 100 men

2/Cheshire Vol. 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 p.m. yesterday.

London Times 30/04/01 (Tuesday)

p11b The Tagus arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 27 officers and 1,031 men. The following were listed:

Vol. Co. Cameron Highlanders – Capt. A.D. Mackinnon, Lts. J. Burn & J. Campbell & 60 men

Vol. Co, R. W. Kent – Capt. G. Morphew, Lts. C.S. Merchant, & C.N. Watney & 112 men

Vol. Co. Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – Capt. E.A. Jackson & Lt. G.E.S. Smith and 66 men

Vol. Co. Gordon Highlanders – Lts. A.M. Robertson, W.O. Duncan, & A.W. Robertson & 65 men

Vol. Co. Border – Capt. J. Thompson, Lts. J.F. Haswell & A. Lee & 98 men

Vol. Co. Wiltshire – Lt. R.H. Kendle and 76 men

1/London Vol. Engineers – Lt. R.C. Weld and 40 men

Vol. Co. Suffolk – Lt. G.H. Mason

Vol. Co. Seaforth Highlanders – Capt. C.E. Johnstone, Lt. W.C. Reid and 105 men

Vol. Co. Welsh – Capt. R.W. Picton Evans , Lts. G.B. Williams, F.H. Gaskell, and 96 men

Vol. Cheshire – Capt. S. Thornely, Lts. J. Bates, & J. Crofton & 102 men

Vol. Co. R. Warwick – Capt. A.D. Fleming, Lts. G.H. Ducros, & A.P. Smith & 100 men

Vol. Co. Derby – Lts. F.A.C. Wright, T.C. Newbold and 93 men

Middlesex Vol. Engineers – Lt. R.Q. Henriques and 22 men

Indian Staff Corps – Col. C.M. Keighley

1/Liverpool – Maj. S. Wilcocks

I.Y. – Capt. R.J. Few

Civil Vet. Surg. – M.H. Hayes

For Duty on Voyage:

Civil Surgs. – F.E. Walker, H. Baylin,

Nursing Sisters – A.B. Stephenson, & E.N. Bickardyke

Rev. H. Pugh Jones

Due Southampton Apr. 23.

London Times 01/05/01 (Wednesday)

p12d The Kelvingrove left Albert Docks yesterday morning with 390 remounts. She will call at Queenstown for 110 additional remounts.

The City of Vienna embarked, at Southampton, yesterday afternoon 3 officers and 172 men, most from the Duke of Cornwall’s L.I.. The following were listed:

Somerset L.I. – Capt. Elgar

Shropshire L.I. – Lt. Miles

Devonshire – 2/Lt. Imbert Terry

Cape Times Weekly Edition 01/05/01

p11 The Montrose left Durban Wednesday for England with 38 officers and 671 men, invalids and details.

The Englishman sailed from Durban Friday for England with 22 officers and 256 men.

p24 Dateline London, Apr. 24. The Hawarden Castle has arrived at Bombay with Boer POW.

Dateline London, Apr. 28. The Pinemore has sailed for South Africa with 1,218 men including 900 men for the South African Constabulary and a detachment of I.Y.

Dateline London, Apr. 25. The Montreal sailed today from New Orleans with 1,000 horses for South Africa .

Dateline London, Apr. 30. The Kelvingrove has sailed for South Africa woth 500 horses.

Dateline London, Apr. 29. The Dunottar Castle will sail for South Africa from Southampton , May 4, with 42 officers of the I.Y.

p25 Col. Hope is leaving for England today aboard Kinfauns Castle ( Mrs. & Miss Baden-Powell are also passengers).

London Times 02/05/01 (Thursday)

p5b Dateline Madras, May 1. The Roslin Castle landed a group of Boer POW here last night. They are bound for Bellary by train.

p10a, b, & c The Carisbrook Castle left for England April 24, with the following on passage home:

Staff – Maj.-Gen. Sir. H. MacDonald

Cameron Highlanders – Lt.-Col. T.F.A. Watson-Kennedy

Lovat’s Scouts – Capt. Lord Lovat, Lt. Sir A.J. Campbell-Orde

I.Y. – Brig.-Gen. Earl of Errol, Lt-Cols. Lord Harris, Sir S. Crossley, Lt. G.S. Clayton

Cape Garrison Arty. – Capt. W.H. Brown

Kimberley Mtd. Corps – Lt. C. Hoare

Due Southampton May 10

The Idaho left for England April 27 with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. 1/Northumberland Fus. – Capt. R.C. Hedley, Lts. G.F. Fisher, W.E. Stephenson, A. Reed and 108 men

Vol. Co. S. Wales Borderers – Capt. H.G. Kemmis, Lt. F.G. Dawson, and 103 men

Vol. Co. N. Lancashire – Capt. B. Musgrave, Lts. G. Hesketh, F.W. Foley, E. Stowell, and 110 men

Vol. Co. 2/Northumberland Fus. – Capt. R.H.M.B. Atkinson, Lt. J.W.G. Simonds and 99 men

Vol. Co. S. Stafford – Capt. H.S. Denton, Lt. E.O. Wright, and 98 men

Vol. Co. Highland L.I. – Capt. D.S. Morton, Lts. J. Shearer, J. Kelso and 89 men

RE – Col. F.W. Bennett

Civil Surgs. – W.O. Beddard and R.O. Moon

Due Southampton May 19.

The City of Vienna sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with 44 officers and 975 men. The following were listed:

1/Cameron Highlanders – Maj. J. Campbell

2/ K.O.R. Lancaster – Maj. G.C. Barton

Gordon Highlanders – 2/Lts. G.R. Sawrey-Cookson, W.E. Murray

3/Cameron Highlanders – 2/Lt. L.R.C. Douglas-Hamilton and 150 men

Reserve of Officers – Capt. J. Clarke

4/Cheshire – Lt. J. St. Maur-Sheil

S. Lancashire – 112 men

Maj. Henderson, (unit ?)

Civil Surgs. – Furness, Ellis, & McGrigor

RAMC – Lt. & Qm Watkins and 35 men ( forming 25th Field Hospital)

ASC – 50 men

Telegraph Bn. R.E. – 34 men Qm. Sgt. Barrow in charge

Bridging Bn.

Highland L.I. – small draft

Somerset L.I. – Capt. Elgar

Shropshire L.I. – Lt. Miles

Devonshire – 2/Lt. Imbert-Terry

Duke of Cornwall’s L.I. – 170 men

Scot’s Guards – 2/Lt. the Earl of Dalhousie

The Columbian arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Worcester – Capt. W.B. Bucknall

Rhodesian – Lt. C.W. Villiers

RGA – Capt. E. Davidson

N.Z. M.I. – J.E. Montgomerie

3/Liverpool – Capt. F.J. Austin

3/Worcester – Maj. C.M. Edwards, Capt. H.A. Lang

Loch’s Horse – Lt. W.T.E. Wallace

Some "undesireables”

The Manchester Merchant arrived at Southampton yesterday and had the following on passage home:

15/Hussars – 2/Lt. P.D. Holt

R. Welsh Fus. – Lt. C.A. Bamford

Leinster – Capt. A.G. Sharp

Prince of Wales Light Horse – Lt. C.H. Temple

N.S.W. M.S.C. – Lt. J.A. Dick

Civil Vet. Surg. – W.L. Johnston

Civil Surg. – A. Snowden

London Times 03/05/01 (Friday) Nothing Noted

London Times 04/05/01 (Saturday)

p12b & c The Englishman left for England April 30, with the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Manchester – Capt. B.C.P. Heywood, Lts. H.C. Darlington, P. Bamford and 90 men

Vol. Co. Scottish Rifles – Capt. J.R. Young and 73 men

Vol. Co. Leicester – Capt. W.A. Harrison, Lts. C.H. Jones, J.M. Curtois and 92 men

Vol. Co. W. Yorkshire – Capt. C.E. Wood, Lts. W. Henworth, H.D. Bousfield and 103 men

Vol. Co. Lancashire Fus. – Lts. F.A. Woodcock, O. Baron and 75 men

1/Gloucester Vol. Eng. – Lt. E.E. Ricketts and 18 men

Sussex Vol. Eng. – Lt. W.J. Henley

I.Y. – Lt.-Col. R.E. Golightly, Lt. H. De Treville

South African L.Horse. – Lt. R. Turner

Irish Guards – Lt. M.G. Crofton

E. Surrey – 2/Lt. F.S. Montague-Bates

Civil Surg. – A.C. Fry

Civil Vet. Surg. – A.C. Richardson

Due Southampton May 25

The Templemore, with 15 officers and 395 men, arrived at Southampton yesterday. With the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. Suffolk – Capt. G.F. Whitmore, Lt. H.S. Marriott & 98 men.

Vol. Co. Northampton – Capt. W. Hughes, Lts. W.B.S. Hickson, H.W. Jackson & 101 men.

Vol. Co. Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. W.L. Reid & 4 men

RAMC – Lt.-Col. J.D. Day, Civil Surgs. A. Pearson & C.W. Breeks

Vol. Co. 2/Somerset L.I. – Lts. J.R. Dawson, D.S. Watson & 83 men

1/Vol. Bn. Gordon Highlanders – Capt. J.B. Buchanan, Lts. F.J.O. Mackinnon, H. Forbes & 75 men.

2/Yorkshire Vol. R.E. – Lt. W. Thompson & 24 men.

The Kelvingrove, which arrived at Queenstown on Thursday night with 390 horses for South Africa , left yesterday morning after embarking 110 additional horses.

London Times 06/05/01 (Monday)

p10a & b The Maplemore left for England April 29. With the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Maj. W.E.T. Bolitho, Capt. S.L. Parry, Lt. F.M. Madam

Vol. Co. W. Kent. – Lt. W.G. Morris

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Vol. Rifles – Lt. V. Munday

1/Worcester – Maj. W.A. Lenox-Conyngham

5/Manchester – Lt. D.M.S.R. Watters

Western Province M.Rifles – Lt. C.F.P. Pilcher

Kimberley Defence Force – Lt. Fradgley

Due Southampton May 23

The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:

14/Hussars – Maj. E.J. Tickell

RFA – Capts. M.J.F. Fitzgerald, E.M. Connolly, 2/Lt. H.M.T. Pym

2/Bedford – Capt. E.A.S. Ely

2/Worcester – Capt. B.K.W. Bacon

1/KRRC – 2/Lt. W.S.W. Parker-Jervis

1/ R. Dublin Fus. – Lt. E.A.A. de Salis

RAMC – Maj. R.E. Kelly, Lt. & Qm. H.W. Glover

Brabant’s Horse – Capt. J.S. Browne

CIC Bodyguard – Maj. R.H.B. Magee

Robert’s Horse – Lt. R.F.G. Penrose

RHA – Lt. G.L. Butler

4/R. Fus. – 2/Lt. R.B. de B. Hodge

3/Norfolk – 2/Lt. H. Burnand

1/Inniskilling Fus. – Lt.-Col. R.L. Payne

3/W. Riding – Lt. F.C. Stonor

3/Durham L.I. – Capt. E.C. Sowerby, 2/Lt. E.S. Curling

ASC – 2/Lt. C.G.S. Martelli (? R.G.H. Martelli)

I.Y. – Lt. R.G. Cave

Australian Bushmen – Lt. C.E.S. King

4/Victorian Contingent – Lt.-Col. N.W. Kelly

Prince of Wales L.H. – Lt. A.E. Gray

Rev. J.F. Prince

Civil Surg. 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 – Lt.-Gen. Sir. F.W.E.F. Forestier Walker, lt.-Gen. N.C. Lyttelton, Lts. R.O. Kerrison, C.E. Balfour, N. St. V.R. Stewart

AOC – Col. G.R. Hobbs

I.Y. – Col. R.F.T. Gascoigne, Lt.-Col. E. Frewen, Lt. D.R. Rutledge

Marshall’s Horse – Lt. E. Devonshire

ASC – Col. L.A. Hope

CIC Bodyguard – Lt. F.A.C. Mutter

S. Rhodesian Vols. – Capt. J.C. Jesser Coope

21/Lancers – 2/Lt. A.P.W. Williams

RAMC – Capt. P. Evans

Civil Vet Surg. – T. Bowhill

Civil Surgs. – 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,

Rev. W.A. Hewitt

The Royston Grange left Albert Docks Saturday morning with 350 remounts. She is to call at Queenstown foe an additional 150 remounts.

London Times 07/05/01 (Tuesday)

p11b The Orotava sailed from Southampton yesterday with a total of 58 officers and 1,211 men. Listed were:

RAMC – 100 officers and men

Gordon Highlanders – Capt. J.E. Park, 2/Lts. C.A. Maitland, H.A. Ross, W. Neish and 1 Co. men, and 1 section.

1/R. Lancaster – 2 sections

3/Manchester – 1 section

Durham L.I. – 1 section

Reserve of Officers – Capt. C.H. Weston

5/R. Irish – 1 section

South Wales Borderers – 1 section

3/Oxfordshire L.I. – Maj. A.W.H. Good

Hampshire & Isle of Wright Militia Arty. – 154 men

Norfolk Militia Arty. – 126 men

1/Cameron Highlanders – Lt.-Col. Hacket-Thompson, in command.

London Times 08/05/01 (Wednesday)

p9d The Kildonan Castle left for England April 30. The following invalids were listed:

17/Lancers – Lt. B. Gourand

RFA – Capts. C.H. Wood, W. Evans, 2/Lt. L. Gascoigne

5/R. Warwick – Capt. H.E. Du C. Norris

2/Somerset L.I. – 2/Lt. C.M.A. Samuda

3/Yorkshire – Lt.-Col. W.E.C. Ellis

3/Yorkshire L.I. – Maj. A.G. Momber

1/R. Irish Fus. – Capt. C.E. Southey

ASC – Capt. F.B. Lord

C.I.C. Bodyguard – Capt. R. Mainwaring

2/Brabant’s Horse – Lt. W.A.C. Pilkington

Rhodesian Field Force Arty. – Lt. H. Meyrick

18/Hussars – 2/Lt. D.M. King

Reserve of Officers – Lt.-Col. H. Graham

3/GG – Lt. & Qm. W.J. Cook

3/Norfolk – Maj. S.A. Snow

1/Yorkshire – 2/Lt. F.G.O. Sanderson

1/W. Riding – Lt. H.J.L. Oakes

3/N. Stafford – Capt. G.L.T. Seckham

1/R. Munster Fus. – Maj. F.J. Penny

I.Y. – Maj. G.F. Davis, Capt. J.T. Lutley, Lts. C.L. Bates, N. Bigg, A.C. Doxat

Civil Vet Surg. – S.G. Chellew

Sick laying down, 152; convalescent, 605

Wounded laying down, 16; convalescent, 23

With the following on passage home:

Vol. Co. R. Scots – Lt. T.F.M. Williamson and 87 men

Staff – Col. C. Macgregor

Vol. Co. 2/R. Irish Rifles – Capt. C.G. Henty, Lts. G.E.H. Sheen, E.H. Hanks and 91 men

Vol. Co. A & S Highlanders – Capt. A.J. Macarthur, Lts. A.E. Stewart, R.L. Stevenson and 75 men

R. Sussex – Capt. T.F.M. Wisden

ASC – Lt. & Qm. P. Higgins

RA – Col. C.M. Western

Remount Dept. – Capt. H. Dewhurst

Imperial L.H. – Capt. C.H. Mullins

CG – Surg.-Maj. W.R. Crooke-Lawless

RE – Lt. B.D. Blakeney

Civil Vet. Surg. – E.A. Bogart

Civil Surgs. – J. Bruce, E.W.R. Crossland, H.W. Bruce, E. Mitchell, & A.H. Kirkman

Nursing Sisters – T.E. Dumbleton, A. Grantham, B. Huston, A. Henderson, E.G. Dupont, E. Andrews

Revs. – T. Chapman, W.P. Legg

Due Southampton May 17

The Royston Grange with 500 horses left Queenstown yesterday and due to heavy weather put back in to Ringabella Bay to anchor. She hopes to leave to-day.

p13a-f Despatch from Lord Kitchener, L.G. Tuesday, May 7. 1901. Situation and M.I.D.s Note: Capt. G.P.T. Feilding & Lt. H.M. Pryce-Jones mentioned here col. e.

p16a & b Note chart here for casualties, total and Month of April 1901

Cape Times Weekly Edition 08/05/01

p1 Dateline Durban, May 3. The Manilla has arrived at Durban with 120 Boer POW and will take more, then to Bombay.

p21 Here War Honors from LG Apr. 19.

p22 The Saxon sails today with the following named military passengers: A. Milner, Col. Sir. William Ramsay-Fairfax, Maj. C. Haseltine, Lts. Henley, Marshall & Jamieson, Capt. A. Tucker, Maj. Cradock , Capt. Hutton,

The Tantallon Castle grounded yesterday on Robben Island. The following were the mentioned military passengers: Capt. Buckley, Capt. Walter.

500 Boer POW have arrived at Madras and will be dispatched to Bellary.(Roslin Castle, see page 24.)

p24 Dateline London, May 1. The City of Vienna sailed today for the Cape with 44 officers and 975 men.

Dateline London, May 2. The Orotava has sailed for the Cape with 400 M.I. and 100 AMC.

Dateline London, May 7. The Orotava took out a total of 1,269 troops for the Cape.

London Times 09/05/01 (Thursday)

p15a LG. Tuesday May 7, Lord Kitchener’s Despatch continued.

London Times 10/05/01 (Friday)

p5e Dateline Cape Town , May 9. The Morayshire, with 730 officers and men on board, sails to-day for Australia.

p11a & b No Dateline . The War Office states that the Mongolian has embarked 18 squadrons of I.Y. for return to England.

The Mohawk left Port Natal, May 8. The following were listed:

2/R. Lancaster – Capt. Martin

Vol. Co. Durham L.I. – Capt. J. Turnbull, Lts. H. Bowes, J.R. Ritson, J.B. Bowman and 104 men

Staff – Col. R.H. Martin

Chaplain’s Dept. – Revs. Sweetman, Forrest

1/E. Lancashire – Lt. Musgrave

Vol. Co. KRRC – Lts. Davis, Wyld and 91 men

Vol. Co. R. Lancaster – Capt. Main, Lt. Kennedy and 73 men

RAMC – Majs. Rickets, J. Osburne

Civil Surgs. – Hunter, Collier & Davidson

Nursing Sisters – Cooley, Conyngham, Flowers, & Graw

I.Y. – Lt. Moncrieff

1/Northumberland Fus. – Lt. Will- - - (unreadable)

1/Essex – Lt. West

The Formosa arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with near 700 officers and men from South Africa . With the following mentioned on passage home:

4/Derbyshire – Lt.-Col. G.A.E. Wilkinson, Maj. J. Humber, Capts. R. Brittan,

C.P. Piers, F.A. Cathcart, A.M.W. Mohun Harris, E.M. Wilmont & C.E. Hutton, Lts. W.G. Johnson, H.S. Anderson, & W.N. White, 2/Lts. T.B. Chatteris, & W.B. Lang and 455 men

Vol. Co. R. Welsh Fus. – Capt. F.M. Keene, Lt. W.H. Jones, & 80 men

Vol. Co. Shropshire L.I. – Lt. B. Head and 93 men

Civil Surg. S.W. Robinson

London Times 11/05/01 (Saturday)

p13a & b The Mongolian left for England May 8, with the following on passage home:

I.Y. – Col. R.H.F.W. Wilson, Lt.-Col. W. Bromley-Davenport, Majs. G.C. Ricardo, H.B. de La P. Beresford-Pierse, Surg.-Maj. H. Manders, Capts. L.G. Gisborne , J.E.B. Seely, G. Lubbock, W. Byron, L.E. Starkey, C.P. Crane, R.A. Maude, Lts. H.C. Gardner, W.F. Martin, R.T. Whitehead, T. Haig, F.J. Montgomery, T.A. Blake, Hon. P.C. Evans-Freke, W.P. Jeffcock, G. Wilson, H.F. Montgomery, W.H.F. Musgrove, Lt. & Qm. T. Humphreys, Surgeon Dresser J.S. Pascoe and 719 men from various companies.

4/W. Yorkshire – Surg. Lt.-Col. J. Walker

4/Dublin Fus. – Maj. C.H. Tippett

2/Highland L.I. – Capt. T.F. Murray

RA – Capt. D.F. Nicholl

Civil Vet. Surgs. – J.C. Young, A.B. Holland, W.J. Arkcoll

Remount Dept. – Capt. C.M. Wheatley

12/Lancers – Capt. G.W. Hobson

Vol. Co. Warwick – Lt. F.M. Chatterley

RAMC – Civil Surgs. F.E. Ingall, F.B. Mudd

Nursing Sisters – M. Coleman, E.W. Flanders

Due Southampton June 1.

The Carisbrook Castle arrived Southampton yesterday morning with the following on passage home:

Gen. Sir. Hector MacDonald

Lord Lovat,

Gen. Lord Errol,

Lord Harris,

Lt.-Col. Sir Savile Crossley

Others not listed, see departure Cape Town

The Colombian left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 10 officers, about 150 men and 346 remounts. She will call at Queenstown for more men and horses.

The Greek arrived at Southampton yesterday evening and had on board a number of "undesirables”.

London Times 13/05/01 (Monday) Nothing Noted

London Times 14/05/01 (Tuesday)

p5a Dateline Durban, May 13. The Gulf of Taranto, with 600 officers and men, has arrived here from Wellington.

Dateline Cape Town , May 13. The Hermes, from Buenos Ayres, with a cargo of Forage, is ashore in Table Bay.

p11b The Columbian left Queenstown yesterday for Cape Town and Durban, She embarked 9 officers , 103 men and 337 horses.

London Times 15/05/01 (Wednesday)

p10c The Morayshire left Cape Town , May 9, for Australia with the following on passage home:

3/W. Australian Bushmen – 62 men

3/Victorian Bushmen – Capts. D.J. Ham, C. Hill, Surg. Capt. J. De B. Griffith, and 139 men

N.S.W. M.S. Corps – Capt. W.R. Cortis

3/Queensland M.I. – Maj. W.H. Tunbridge, Capts. R.B. Echlin, E.M. Hockings, J.R. Fowles, Lts. R.H. Walsh, H.J. Harris, J.M. Hanly, E.H. Forest

3/S. Australian Bushmen – 66 men

1/Victorian Contingent – Maj. T.M. McInerney

1/N.S.W. Bushmen – Maj. J.F. Thomas, Lts. T.L. Mullins, R.E. Zouch, T.M. Moore, H.R. Pockley, A.W. Hutton, H.P. Airey, J.W. Hallett, F.J. Brownowski, Rev. J. Boardman and 258 men

3/Queensland M.I. – Lts. C. Abercrombie, C. Brand and 156 men

The Orient left Southampton yesterday with 33 officers and 661 men including 400 for the South African Constabulary, 5 officers and 115 men of the Scottish Vol. Cyclist Co., 106 of the Vol. Co. Liverpool Regt. with Capt. Green of the 1/Derbyshire in command.

p12d Note: London Gazette, May 14. Farquhar and Pryce-Jones mentioned here.

Cape Times Weekly Edition 15/05/01

p23 Here M.I.D.’s by Roberts for South African Forces.

p25 Yesterday the Dunera and Manhattan, from England, and the Ulstermore, from Australia via Durban , arrived at Cape Town .

p27 The Norman sails this afternoon for England with the following listed military passengers: Col. Smith Dorrien and an ADC., Capt. Hill, and Capt. Stroy.

London Times 16/05/01 (Thursday)

p6a & b The Custodian sailed from Durban for England with the following:

Vol. Co. Middlesex – Capt. Roche, Lt. Bowers and 52 men

Vol. Co. Devon – Capt. Speke, Lts. Windeatt, Dart, Marshall and 84 men

RFA – Lt.-Col. E.A. Burrows

RAMC – Civil Surg. Potts

Vol. Co. S. Staffordshire – Capt. Appleton, Lt. Lewis and 85 men

Vol. Co. Dorset – Capt. Kitson and 67 men

Vol. Co. E. Surrey – Lts. Longstaff, Maclean and 95 men

Civil Vets. – Flaimagan, Lynch

The Oreana sailed with the following invalids:

2/R. Scots Fus. – Lt. J.A.G. Elliott

RAMC – Lt. Forbes-Winslow

1/Leicester – Lt. Parson Smith

2/Manchester – Lt. Pierce

5/DG – Capt. Glossop

Imperial Bushmen – Capt. Holmes

Queensland Imp. Bushmen – Lt. Phelps

2/S.Wales Borderers – Lt. Crawley

2/R. Warwick – Lt. Cameron

1/Suffolk – Lt. Sutton

Civil Vet. Surgs. – White, Gilbert

Army Vet. Dept. – Lt. Southey

2/Lancashire Fus. – Lt. Morley

7/M.I. – Capt. Bedingfield

Durham Arty. – Col. Ditmas

London Times 17/05/01 (Friday)

p11a & b The Bavarian left for England , May 11, with the following were invalids:

6/Dragoons – 2/Lt. L.E.G. Oates

8/Hussars – Lt. Sir. R.W. Levinge

Staff — Maj. D. Webb.

RFA – 2/Lt. E.P. Beadwell

RGA – Lt. F. Sutton

4/Somerset L.I. – Capt. St. John Mildmay, Lt. T.J. Wakley

4/W. Yorkshire – Capt. D.A. Swainston-Strangways

2/E. Yorkshire – Capt. H.A.N. Forte

1/R. Welsh Fus. – Maj. R.M.O. Glynn

1/R. Sussex – Maj. H.H.M. O’Grady

2/Hants – Lt. H.W. Savage

1/N. Lancashire – Lt. G.H.M. Bingham

2/Berkshire – Capt. P.W. North

6/Middlesex – Lt. T.E. Chisenhale-Marsh

A & S Highlanders – Lt. C.P. Harrison

W. India – Maj. V.C. Clime

Vet. Dept. – Capt. J. Young, Lt. G. Condor

RAMC – Maj. C.C. Reilly, Lt. E.P. Hewitt, Nursing Sister C. Harvest

I.Y. – Capts. T.B. Boardman, R. Brooke, Lts. C.S.C. Finmond, J.V. Dunn, T.T. Whitwhurst, C.G. Doewra

Brabant’s Horse – Capt. H.R. Cholmondeley

Sick laying down, 117; convalescent, 303

Wounded laying down, 11; convalescent, 16

With the following on passage home:

6/R. Warwick – Lt.-Col. J.E.R. Campbell, Majs. F.G.F. Browne, A. Kelso, E.W. Dawes, Capts. A.E. Williams, C.A. Madge, Lts. C.F.P. Hamilton, H. Norris, G.H.U. Lacon, J.C. Lancaster, Lt. & Qm. W. Hall and 726 men

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lt. H.J. Hall

Queensland M.I. – Lt. R. Sleight

Reserve of Officers – Capt. L.M.V. Chawner

2/Somerset L.I. – Capt. E.H. Swayne

Gorringe’s Horse – Lt. C.T. Fulham

5/R. Fus. – Lt. L. Morgan Smith

2/Bedford – Lt. A. Braithwaite

RAMC – Maj. G.E. Moffet

Civil Surgs. – F.W.B. Fitchett, K.B. Alexander, S. Wicks

Nursing Sisters – B.E. Caws, L. Schroeder, H.M. Shaw, L.M. Tippets, E.M. Denny

Revs. F.H. Jones, J. Fitzhenry

Due Southampton May 30

The St. Andrew arrived yesterday morning at Southampton with 13 officers and 439 men. The following were listed:

Vol. Co. Norfolk – Capt. W. Diver, Lts. B.H.L. Prior, B.M. Hughes and 79 men

Vol. Co.