Shipping records - June 1900

London Times, 01 Jun 00 (Friday)

p5d The Assaye arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Manila left Lorenzo Marques for Beira may 30. The Cheshire left Natal, May 30, for Southampton with invalids.

p10b The Tagus, with a number of officers and 319 men, arrived at Southampton yesterday. There was one death during the voyage. Those listed were:

2/South Wales Borderers – Captain Jones

2/Royal Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenant Gordon

Kimberley Mounted Corps – Lieutenant Richards

3/South Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Wheen (?Gwynne)

5/Lancers – Captain Parker

18/Hussars – Major Marling

19/Hussars – Lieutenant Binny

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Manley and 2nd Lieutenant Steward

2/Dorchester Regiment – Lieutenant Godman

1/Manchester Regiment – Lieutenant Deakin

South Africa Light Horse – Lieutenant Robinson

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Cooke and Reverend Mr Fagan.

London Times, 02 Jun 00 (Saturday)

p7c The Kildonan Castle left Madeira yesterday for Cape Town.

Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 1. The Nyanza sails tomorrow with 800 horses for Cape Town.

p12a Dateline Albert Docks, June 1. The Nomadic sailed for South Africa today with 7 officers, 208 men and 339 horses. Those listed were:

4/Suffolk Regiment – Major Sir R Gethin

Army Veterinary Dept. – Major Bostock

14the Hussars – 2nd Lieutenants T Harvey, G R Scott and 104 men

17th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants M E W Pope, RE Coote and 104 men.

Civil Surgeon – E B Jones.

London Times, 04 Jun 00 (Monday)

p3e The Mahratta arrived at Cape Town June 2. The Ottoman, London for Table Bay, left St Vincent on June 1.

p5b The Cephalonia reached Southampton Saturday evening and landed the invalids yesterday. She had on board 418 men and the following officers. Major Vaughan- Lee, Royal Horse Guards in charge. The following sick and wounded officers were listed:

RFA – Captain Lewis

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Armstrong

1/Yorkshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pearson

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain Mander

Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Stoney

RAMC – Captain Lewis

Imperial Yeomanry – Major Balfour

6/Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Gildea

1/Royal Scots – Lieutenant Smith

2/Royal Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Rayner

2/East Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Rutter

2/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Saunders

2/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenant Wood

AOC – Major Smyth

3/Scottish Borderers – Captain Greig

Robert’s Horse – Lieutenant Darley

London Times, 05 Jun 00 (Tuesday)

p3c The Australia and the Alsatia, from Table Bay, arrived at East London on June 1.

Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 4. The Royston Grange sailes tomorrow morning with 670 horses for Cape Town.

London Times, 06 Jun 00 (Wednesday)

p3d The hospital ship Nubia arrived at Cape Town June 3. The Assaye left Table Bay for Natal on June 2. The Maori King with details and 550 remounts arrived at St Vincent in June 2 and left for Table Bay.

p8b The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 16 officers and 545 men, sick and wounded. The following were listed:

2nd Life Guards – Lieutenant Colonel Neeld, in command

New South Wales Staff – Major Owen

Australian Artillery – Major Bridges.

2/Royal Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Frederick

1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Captain Throckmorton

1/King’s Own Borderers – 2nd Lieutenant Coulson

1/South Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Buckle

2/Northampton Regiment – Captain Allen

Imperial Yeomanry – Major Braithwaite

1/Royal West Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Hickson

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Kettlewell

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Captain Feilden

1/Royal Munster Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Hall

4/Bedford Regiment – Major Heaton-Ellis (Beaton-Ellis ?)

4/A & S Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenant Hazlebrigg

RAMC – Captain Lawson

1 death occurred on the voyage.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 06 Jun 00 Nothing Noted

London Times, 07 Jun 00 (Thursday)

p5e The hospital ship Orcana arrived at Cape Town on June 5. The Braemar Castle and the Kelvingrove arrived at Gibraltar yesterday. The Jamaican, from Table Bay, left St Vincent yesterday for London. The Persia, from Table Bay for Southampton has arrived at St Vincent. The Manila arrived and sailed from Lorenzo Marques for Beira yesterday. The hospital ship Simla from the Cape, for Southampton, left St Vincent on June 5, expected Southampton about June 15.

p10c & d The Aurania left Southampton yesterday with 48 officers, 1,074 men and 4 horses. She is expected to call at Queenstown for 10 officers and 542 men. Officers listed from Southampton are:

2/Royal Berkshire Regiment – Major G de L Faunce (commanding) and Captain J H W Southey.

RAMC – Major R Porter.

1/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Major A W Gordon

2/Northamptonshire Regiment – Major A C Bolton and Captain A F Bacon.

Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Captain J F Elkington.

2/North Lancashire Regiment – Captain M A Humphrys and Lieutenant C H M Bingham

KRRC – Captain the Hon. St L Jervis

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain F O Carr, Lieutenants T E Hesketh, J V Dunn, and E F St John

RE – Captain G P A Phillips

RGA – Lieutenant K L Stevenson and 2nd Lieutenant F Sutton.

ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster P Higgins

1/Liverpool Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants N B Grounds, H H Witherington, E Keogh-Cullen

1/Gordon Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenants S Gordon and D Alexander

1/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenants H M Wilson, G A Dick Cunyngham

2/Royal Scots Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant J P Boyd-Carpenter

17th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant B D Fisher

Chaplain – The Reverend F G Wright

Acting Chaplains – The Reverends G H Colbeck, C E D Saunders, F J Tackley, R T Gardner, Hugh McCarten, & REV Hanson

Civil Surgeons – Messrs. M F Foulds, W S O Waring, A T Scott, J F A Bulfin, G H Tomlinson, & D Harris.

Royal Monmouthshire RE – Captain H E M Lindsay, Lieutenants R L Matthews, C H Rees-Crawshay

Royal Anglesey RE – Captain F H Rawlins, Lieutenant L H G Lloyd & 2nd Lieutenant A L Stanley

London Times, 08 Jun 00 (Friday)

p5d The Persic, Table Bay for Southampton, left St Vincent this morning. The American, Table Bay for Southampton, passed Ushant yesterday morning. The Beacon Grange arrived at Table Bay on June 5.

p10c & d The Winifredian, which left Cape Town on May 17, arrived at Southampton yesterday with 400 sick and wounded from Natal. Listed are:

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Major Brunker, in command

Middlesex Regiment – Major Dyer, Captain Foster

From Natal

Bethune’s M I Captain Gordon Cumming

South African L H – Lieutenant Leith

Sick convalescent, 328; wounded convalescent, 70

For duty on voyage – Captain Ward, RAMC

She also brought home a number of prisoners one of whom was Private Rowlands a deserter to the Boers. (Story here).

Dateline Albert Docks, June 7. The Lake Erie (8,000 tons) sailed this afternoon with 17 officers, 650 men and 304 horses. The troops consisted mostly of drafts. The officers listed were:

2/Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Captain F G Skipwith, 2nd Lieutenants CB Hore, & H E Morritt and 100 men.

Scottish Rifles – Captain J Stewart, 2nd Lieutenant G R W Wilmer and 300 men

Remount Officer – Captain R Bonham Christie

1/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant H J Hall

Natal Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant F Stiebel

Army Veterinary Dept. – Major Pringle

RFA – 2nd Lieutenant Nevill

1/Sussex – 2nd Lieutenant J S Woodriffe

13th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenants W F Cosens & C E Jenkins

2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant the Hon. E P J Stourton and 121 men

Civil Surgeon – R C Gilroy

Chaplains – Reverends P B Bradley & B E Wheatley

1/Royal Dragoons – 120 men

The Aurania arrived at Queenstown yesterday afternoon from Southampton and will embark today 4 officers and 100 men of the 2/Dorset Regiment, 1 officer and 100 men of the 2/Shropshire Regiment, and 3 officers and 250 men of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. She will sail at noon today.

London Times, 09 Jun 00 (Saturday)

p7c The Braemar Castle, from London and Gibraltar, passed Cape Spartel yesterday. The Umbria, for Southampton, left Table Bay on Thursday.

p12b & c The Dilwara left Cape Town for England on May 28 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:

Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Shaw, in charge.

2/Life Guards – Lieutenant the Hon. A E B O’Neill

RHA – Captain Ashmore

2/Scots Guards – Lieutenant Arbuthnet

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Hall

2/Lincoln Regiment – Lieutenant Hill

1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Maddick

2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Whittaker

1/Welsh Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pope

1/Essex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Powell

2/Essex Regiment – Major Cruickshank

2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Wedderburn

4/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Bassett

6/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Phillips

ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Cauvin

Remount Depot – Lieutenant St Maur

RE – Lieutenants Ley & Jelf

2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Daly

2/Cameronians – Lieutenant Wood

2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gilbert-Cooper

1/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Gellibrand

2/King’s Royal Rifles – Captain Lainson

1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Hyde

Sick convalescent, 321; wounded, 10.

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Edwards

The Montfort left Cape Town on May 31 and had the following listed on board:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel Herchmer, in charge

RA – 2nd Lieutenant Dobbyn

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Atchison

RAMC – Captain Carter

4/Bedfordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Selby-Lowndes

2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Allfrey

2/Irish Rifles – Major Welman

Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Haines

Civil Surgeon – Smith

Sick laying down, 18; convalescent, 250; wounded laying down, 2; convalescent, 2.

The Tagus left Southampton yesterday with drafts numbering 28 officers and 1,301 men. The officers listed were:

Yorkshire Regiment – Major Cotesworth, in command. & 157 men

RFA – Major Blakeney

Welsh Regiment – Captain Hawkes & 2nd Lieutenant Heath & 220 men

East Kent Regiment – Captain Marriott & 280 men

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Captain Foot

2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Geddes

Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Pearson, 2nd Lieutenants White & Nickerson & 100 men.

4/Suffolk Regiment – Lieutenant Probyn

Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenants Popham, Wakelin, & Hornby & 140 men

East Kent Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Thomson & Whitehead

Royal West Surrey Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Thornton, Bueban, & Sarel

Gloucestershire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Pomeroy & Needham

RE – 2nd Lieutenants Cooke & Edgeworth

West Yorkshire Regiment – 200 men

South Lancashire Regiment – 200 men.

A field hospital will also embark in the Tagus for South Africa. They are for service with the Rhodesian Field Force. Unusual - All are to be mounted so they may follow the troops. First such unit sent out.

The Aurania left Queenstown at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon for South Africa. Total troops 59 officers, 1 warrant officer, 162 men, and 4 horses. (These totals are off)

The Pavonia arrived at Royal Albert Docks yesterday morning and landed 10 officers and 271 men, invalids from Cape Town.

10th Hussars – Captain Lord George Scott

2/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Chandler

Royal Irish Regiment – Lieutenant Mansergh

RAMC – Lieutenant Safford

3/South Lancashire Regiment – Captain Vaughan

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major James

2/Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bathurst

1/Leinster Regiment – Captain Harvest

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Middleman and Broadbent

London Times, 11 Jun 00 (Monday)

p7e The Monteagle arrived at Cape Town, June 9. The Manhattan, from Hobart, with a detachment of Bushmen, arrived at Natal, June 6. The Lismore Castle has arrived at Las Palmas.

p12c The Oratavia arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with nearly 600 sick and wounded.

London Times, 12 Jun 00 (Tuesday)

p5c The Avondale Castle and the Manchester Merchant arrived at Cape Town on June 10. The Britannic and the Cavour arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Nubia arrived at Durban on the 8th.

p10b Dateline Albert Docks, June 11. The Montrose sailed today for South Africa with 388 men, 106 horses and the following officers:

Bedfordshire Regiment – Major A R Lloyd, Lieutenant R W Woodmass and 264 men

16th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants W J Shannon, A W Macarthur-Onslow, H Gilmour and 70 men.

RFA – 2nd Lieutenant R W Lamb and 51 men.

The Montrose will call at Southampton to embark remounts.

London Times, 13 Jun 00 (Wednesday)

p10c The Maine sailed from Cape Town, June 11, with 11 officers and 149 men.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 13 Jun 00 Nothing Noted

London Times, 14 Jun 00 (Thursday)

p10a The Ulstermore left Cape Town for England June 1, having the following listed sick and wounded on board.

2/Gloucestershire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Lindsell, in charge. Lieutenant Gabourel

12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant Ollivant

14th Hussars – Captain Miller

RA – Major Darley, Lieutenant Hinde

KOSB – Major Wilkinson

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Lynch

1/Royal Highlanders – Lieutenant McLean

1/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Milburne

4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Long

3/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Blackburne

4/Derbyshire Regiment – Captain Mabson

RAMC – Lieutenant Buist, Quartermaster Wooley

Victorian M I – Lieutenant Tremearne

Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Norman Lee

Civil Surgeon – Collum

Sick laying down, 84; sick convalescent, 203; wounded convalescent, 3

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Rook

The Cheshire left Cape Town for England June 2, having the following sick and wounded on board:

Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Banks, in charge.

2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bromhead

1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain McNab

Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant Le Mesurier

4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Stewart

2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Major Yale

2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Rogers

Sick laying down, 40; sick convalescent, 337(including 4 RN); wounded laying down, 1; wounded convalescent 14.

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Karr

Also on board, not invalids – 2/Gordon Highlanders, Quartermaster Robertson; RN, Lieutenant Summer

London Times, 15 Jun 00 (Friday)

p5b The Kildonan Castle arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Aurania, from Southampton for Cape Town, arrived St Vincent on Thursday.

p10a & b The Custodian left for England May 26 with the following sick and wounded on board:

1/Yorkshire Regiment – Major Kirkpatrick, in charge.

Indian Staff Corps – Captain Creagh

1/CG – Lieutenant Hon. Hamilton

2/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Leader

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant De La Condamine

RAMC – Major A B Cottell, Lieutenant & Quartermaster Clarke

3/Royal Lancaster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Hewell

3/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Palmer

Volunteer Medical Corps – Surgeon-Captain Stuart

Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant Punnett

1/CG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Girling

Sick laying down, 10; sick convalescent, 224; wounded laying down, 2; wounded convalescent, 6.

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Holmes, Chaplain Reverend Jenner.

The Pembroke Castle left for England June 2 with the following:

2/Norfolk Regiment – Captain Varnar, in charge.

Sick convalescent, 300; sick laying down, 15; wounded laying down, 10; wounded convalescent, 3.

For duty on voyage – Surgeon-Captain Brownfess, Cape Volunteer Medical Corps.

London Times, 16 Jun 00 (Saturday)

p12b The hospital ship Simla arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with invalids. She left for England May 21 with the following officers as well as 265 men:

RAMC – Major Deeble, in charge

7/DG – 2nd Lieutenant Vaughan

8th Hussars – Captain Campbell

1/KOSB – Lieutenant Broadbent

1/Royal Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Evans

5/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Kinsman

CIV – Lieutenant Brailey

Hq. Staff – Lieutenant Colonel á Court

RFA – Major Abdy, 2nd Lieutenant Salmond

RE – Lieutenant Skipwith

2/Royal West Surrey Regiment – Captain Whiffin

2/Royal Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant Morrison

2/Devonshire Regiment – Lieutenant Ingles

2/Scottish Rifles – 2nd Lieutenant Bramwell

1/Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Evans

RAMC – Major Wills, Captain Erskine, Lieutenant Morris

2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Ellis

1/Northamptonshire Regiment – Captain Kenney Herbert

1/Manchester Regiment – Lieutenant Dunlop

1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant Isherwood

1/Durham Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Rasbotham

2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Taylor

1/Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenants Molesworth & Halahan

ASC – Major French, Lieutenant Mears

Chaplain Dept. – Acting Chaplain S T Fisher

London Times, 18 Jun 00 (Monday)

p7f The Manchester Merchant, from Table Bay, arrived at Natal June 15. The Aurania and the Tagus have left St Vincent for South Africa.

p12a The Saxon (12,790 Tons, 570 length, 64 beam) left Southampton on Saturday for South Africa. She took out No. 13 General Hospital and 10 additional ward orderlies for the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital at Deelfontein. Those listed were:

RAMC – Major W T Swan, in command Lieutenants T Biggam, H Richardson, W L Baker, B R Dinnis, J S Twigg, J Powell, R L Argles, W Bennett, P G Stock, and F S Walker

Civil Surgeons – W Duck, T H Gardner, E L Mansel, V E McDouogh, W J Moir, and W J Sweeney.

The hospital consisted of 145 men

The Tintagel Castle left Southampton on Saturday. She takes out Lieutenants Arthur S Payne and C W McCulloch, R N, Surgeon M H Knapp and 168 men for the Monarch on Cape station. She also takes out Captain Hunter and a company of 135 men of the Somerset Light Infantry

London Times, 19 Jun 00 (Tuesday)

p5e The Ottoman arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Umbria, from Table Bay, for Southampton, arrived at St Vincent yesterday.

Note only: Dateline Bulawayo, June 14. The first train to convey passengers from here to Cape Town leaves tomorrow. All seats are booked.

p11a, b & c. The Dilwara arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 198 sick and wounded from South Africa. She left Cape Town May 28. Those named were:

Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Shaw, in charge.

2/Life Guards – Lieutenant the Hon. A E B O’Neill

RHA – Captain Ashmore

2/Scots Guards – Lieutenant Arbuthnot

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Hall

2/Lincoln Regiment – Lieutenant Hill

1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenant Maddick

2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Whittaker

1/Welsh Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Pope

1/Essex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Powell

2/Essex Regiment – Major Cruickshank

2/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Wedderburn

4/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Bassett

6/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Phillips

ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Cauvin

Remount Depot – Lieutenant St Maur

RE – Lieutenants Ley & R J Jelf

2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Daly

2/Cameronians – Lieutenant Wood (noted he was a son of Sir Evelyn Wood)

2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gilbert-Cooper

1/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Gellibrand

2/King’s Royal Rifles – Captain Lainson

1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Hyde

For Duty on Voyage -- Civil Surgeon Edwards

It is noted that Lieutenant R J Jelf, RE was a suicide on the voyage. (Listed above) He was buried at sea.

The Galeka landed at Southampton yesterday 314 convalescents. Only Driver Thomas Musgrove, 7th Battery RFA, is mentioned.

The Umbria left Cape Town for England June 6, with sick and wounded. Those listed were:

Australian Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel Byron, in charge.

ASC – Staff Colonel Johnson

6th DG – Lieutenant Moncrief

8th Hussars – Lieutenant Threlfall

10th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenant Cadogan

RA – 2nd Lieutenant Cornes

RGA – Captain Currie, Lieutenant Barton

1/CG – Captain Wilkinson, Lieutenant Hutchinson

2/SG – Captain Gosling

2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Gibbes

2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Soote

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Oliver

1/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Tidmarsh

Royal Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Annesley

Wiltshire Regiment – Captain Wilson

1/S & S Highlanders – Captain Cook (attached)

Reserve of Officers – Captain Pryse

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Richards and Blackbourne

Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant Tennant

RAMC – Lieutenants Martin, Scott & Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Scott

NZMI – Surgeon Captain Fenwick

4/North Staffordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Thomas

1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant de Putron

4/South Staffordshire Regiment – Major Tennant, Lieutenant Balfour Head

The Umbria also has on board Major Fairholme, RA, & Lieutenant Moody, Remount Dept.

Sick laying down, 42; sick convalescent, 560; wounded laying down, 1; wounded convalescent, 5.

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Atherstone; Chaplain, Reverend Stead

The hospital ship Maine left for England on June 9 and the following:

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel Hensman, in charge, & Lieutenant Siberry

RE – Lieutenant Hardcastle, 2nd Lieutenant Hepper

1/Royal Scots – Lieutenant Puxley

2/Warwickshire Regiment – Lieutenant Leigh

1/Cameron Highlanders – Captain Nicholson

3/East Lancashire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Forshaw & Cox

3/South Lancashire Regiment – Captain Skirrow

New South Wales M I – Lieutenant Lee

Sick laying down, 12; Sick convalescent, 79; wounded laying down, 49; wounded convalescent, 9.

The Norham Castle left for England June 13 and had on board Lieutenant Colonel Maberley, RFA, and Lieutenant Percival, Imperial Yeomanry

London Times, 20 Jun 00 (Wednesday)

p12a Dateline Tilbury, June 19. The Saint Andrew saild from here this afternoon with 12 officers, 499 men and 350 horses. Those listed are:

Reserve of Officers – Major Middleton

3/Northamptonshire Regiment – Captain L H Martineau (in charge of the Norfolk draft. )

16th Lancers – Lieutenant A Neave (in charge of the 19th Hussars draft)

RE – Captain F K Pair

Norfolk Regiment – Lieutenant D M Oliver, 2nd Lieutenants A D Buzzard, A Steward, R Steward, Carroll and 277 men

West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Goddard and 139 men.

Civil Surgeon – Mr J A Graham

Civil Veterinary Surgeon – Mr R C Plunkett

19th Hussars – 80 men

p12e The Dilwara landed at Southampton yesterday morning 12 officers and 171 men invalided home. (no names mentioned)

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 20 Jun 00

p3e Here Major Maude ( Maud ) mentioned on occupation of Pretoria.

London Times, 21 Jun 00 (Thursday)

p5c The Maori King arrived at Table Bay yesterday and left for Algoa Bay. The Manchester Port, from Sydney, arrived at Beira on June 14 and left for Algoa Bay on the 15th. The Manila left Lorenzo Marques June 20 for Beira.

Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 20. The Norfolk sails today for Cape Town with 970 horses.

p10c The Cheshire arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with nearly 400 invalids. Listed were:

Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Banks, in charge

2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Bromhead

1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain McNab

Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant Le Mesurier

4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Captain Stewart

2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Major Yale

2/Royal Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Rogers

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Karr

Also on board, not invalids –

2/Gordon Highlanders – Quartermaster Mr Robertson;

RN - Lieutenant Summer

London Times, 22 Jun 00 (Friday)

p14e The Avoca left Cape Town June 12 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:

RAMC – Major Rose, in charge, Major Kelly, Lieutenants Nichols & Irvine

5/DG – 2nd Lieutenant Head

1/Royal Dragoons – Lieutenant Godman

RHA – Captain Prescott-Decie

RFA – Captain Henning

RE – Lieutenants Kellsall & Ommanney

2/Royal West Surrey Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Wedd

2/West Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Mansel-Jones & Lieutenant Nicholson

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant Crofton

2/East Surrey Regiment – Captain Gorman & 2nd Lieutenant Hart

2/Dorsetshire Regiment – Captain Household

2/Royal West Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Morris (attached)

1/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Osborne

2/Middlesex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants Newton & Stewart

2/ King’s Royal Rifles – Captain St Aubyn & Lieutenant Hankey

1/York & Lancaster Regiment – Captain Cobbald & 2nd Lieutenant Coke

2/Gordon Highlanders – Lieutenant Duguid & Lieutenant Robertson, Attached.

2/Rifle Brigade – 2nd Lieutenant Blacker

6/Royal Fusiliers – Captain Bland-Hunt

1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Qm. Page

Sick laying down,153; Sick convalescent, 54; wounded laying down, 38; wounded convalescent, 17.

The Orient left Southampton yesterday, for South Africa, with 13 officers and 987 men. Listed were:

Yorkshire Light Infantry – Major Sir H Earle, in charge

2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Luard & 100 men

North Staffordshire Regiment – Lieutenant J L Wyatt

2/Seaforth Highlanders – 2nd Lieutenants Mathven & Nairne & 300 men

Royal Dublin Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants Knox, Tredinnick and Molony & 350 men

3/Connaught Rangers – Captain Bowen

Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenant Marsh & 65 men

ASC – Lieutenant Thomas & 58 men

Civil Surgeons Izard & Hosken

Church Army(?) – Mr Wilson (Indulgence passenger. )

Interesting note here – The Orient, while being used as a prison ship, – "The officers speak in high terms of the cleanly habits and keen sense of discipline of the 1,200 Boer prisoners of whom they were in charge.”

London Times, 23 Jun 00 (Saturday)

p13d The Bavarian left Cape Town for England on June 12 with sick and wounded. The following were listed:

16th Lancers – Lieutenant Colonel Frewen, in charge

RHA – Lieutenant Foster

RFA – Major H A Chapman & 2nd Lieutenant Browning

1/Scots Guards – Captain de Kierzkowski-Steuart

2/Royal Warwickshire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Quale Jones

2/Cheshire Regiment – Captain Stone

1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Major Archdale

2/Hampshire Regiment – Captain Williams

1/Gordon Highlanders – Captain Towse

Lord Lovat’s Corps – Captain Stewart

N S W M I – Lieutenant Holborrow

Queensland M I – Captain Nolan

2/East Kent Regiment – Lieutenant Colley

RAMC – Civil Surgeon Stamford

Rhodesian Field Force – Lieutenant Longden

Sick laying down, 49; sick convalescent, 908; wounded laying down, 3; wounded convalescent, 15

Returning to England –

1/Royal Fusiliers – Captain Brandreth

3/Leinster Regiment – Lieutenant Shortt

4/Dublin Fusiliers – Captain Moldon

3/A & S Highlanders – Quartermaster and Hon Captain McRae

For duty on voyage – RAMC, Civil Surgeons Riordan & Harris. Chaplain Reverend Robertson.

London Times, 25 Jun 00 (Monday)

p9a, b & c Dateline Tilbury, June 23. The Pinemore sailed this afternoon with 8 officers, 314 men and 354 remounts and among other things, 5 bales of comforts for the 1/Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed were:

6th Dragoons – Lieutenant T G Gibson, in command.

2nd Dragoons – 2nd Lieutenants W McC Duguid-McCombie and J L McK Hutchinson

Royal Lancaster Regiment – Lieutenant O C Borrett & 2nd Lieutenants L B Webster, F G Theobald, and F C Naper

Civil Surgeon – Mr Mr M P Cooke

Civil Veterinary Surgeon – Mr A C Smart

The Ulstermore arrived at Albert Docks Saturday with about 250 sick and wounded. Those listed were:

2/Gloucestershire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Lindsell, in charge. Lieutenant Gabourel

12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenant Ollivant

14th Hussars – Captain Miller

RA – Major Darley, Lieutenant Hinde

KOSB – Major Wilkinson

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Lynch

1/Royal Highlanders – Lieutenant McLean

1/North Staffordshire Regiment – Captain Milburne

4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Long

3/South Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Blackburne

4/Derbyshire Regiment – Captain Mabson

RAMC – Lieutenant Buist, Quartermaster Wooley

Victorian M I – Lieutenant Tremearne

Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Norman Lee

Civil Surgeon – Collum

Sick laying down, 84; sick convalescent, 203; wounded convalescent, 3

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Rook

The Pembroke Castle docked at Southampton yesterday with about 340 sick and wounded. Only name listed was : 2/Norfolk Regiment – Captain Varnar, in charge.

The Custodian also arrived at Southampton yesterday with 12 officers and 262 men, sick and wounded. One man died on the voyage. Those listed were:

1/Yorkshire Regiment – Major Kirkpatrick, in charge.

Indian Staff Corps – Captain Creagh

1/CG – Lieutenant the Hon. L d’ H Hamilton

2/Bedford Regiment – Lieutenant Leader

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant De La Condamine

RAMC – Major A B Cottell, Lieutenant & Quartermaster Clarke

3/Royal Lancaster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Howell

3/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Palmer

Volunteer Medical Corps – Surgeon-Captain Stuart

Kaffrarian Rifles – Lieutenant Punnett

1/CG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster Girling

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Holmes, Chaplain Reverend Mr Jenner.

The Montfort arrived at Plymouth yesterday with nearly 300 invalided officers and men. Those listed were:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel Herchmer, in charge

RA – 2nd Lieutenant Dobbyn

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Atchison

RAMC – Captain Carter

4/Bedfordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Selby-Lowndes

2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Allfrey

2/Irish Rifles – Major Welman

Army Chaplain’s Dept. – Reverend Haines

Civil Surgeon – Smith

London Times, 26 Jun 00 (Tuesday)

p5d The Nomadic arrived at Cape Town on the 24th and left yesterday for Natal.

Dateline Buenos Ayres, June 25. The Leitram left Buenos Ayres yesterday with 825 horses for Cape Town.

London Times, 27 Jun 00 (Wednesday)

p13a & b Dateline Albert Docks, June 26. The Templemore left today with 6 officers, 198 men and 204 horses. She will call at Southampton for additional horses. Officers listed were:

Remount Officer – Captain W Hore, in charge

12th Lancers – 2nd Lieutenants F W S Murray, H E Connop and 94 men.

Royal Sussex Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant F N Thorne and 100 men.

Civil Surgeon Mr M E O’Dea

Civil Veterinary Surgeon Mr C E Steel.

The Canada left Southampton yesterday with drafts. Officers listed were:

1/Essex Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel R J Tudway, in command.

Cheshire Regiment – Major R P Grove and 300 men

Lincolnshire Regiment – Captain J Forrest and 31 men

South Wales Borderers – Captain F M Gillespie, 2nd Lieutenant R S Gwynn and 226 men

Connaught Rangers – Captain Burke

Leinster Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant F J Raynsford and 195 men

Gloucestershire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants E M H Raynsford, R C P Blyth

RAMC – Lieutenant Carlyon

Chaplain – The Reverend Mr Rundle

Civil Surgeon J Bruce

KRRC – 144 men

Oxford Light Infantry – 30 men

The Canada will call at Queenstown and embark 17 officers and 881 men for a total of 32 officers and 1,813 men

The Simla left Southampton yesterday carrying as passengers 20 nurses from the Army nursing reserve going out for No. 13 general hospital.

p13d The Umbria arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 30 officers and 495 men as invalids. Listed were:

Australian Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel Byron, in charge.

ASC – Staff Colonel Johnson

6th DG – Lieutenant Moncrief

8th Hussars – Lieutenant Threlfall

10th Hussars – 2nd Lieutenant Cadogan

RA – 2nd Lieutenant Cornes

RGA – Captain Currie, Lieutenant Barton

1/CG – Captain Wilkinson, Lieutenant Hutchinson

2/SG – Captain Gosling

2/Lincolnshire Regiment – Lieutenant Gibbes

2/East Yorkshire Regiment – Captain Soote

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2nd Lieutenant Oliver

1/West Riding Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Tidmarsh

Royal Berkshire Regiment – Lieutenant Annesley

Wiltshire Regiment – Captain Wilson

1/S & S Highlanders – Captain Cook (attached)

Reserve of Officers – Captain Pryse

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants Richards and Blackbourne

Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant Tennant

RAMC – Lieutenants Martin, Scott & Lieutenant & Quartermaster Mr Scott

NZMI – Surgeon Captain Fenwick

4/North Staffordshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenant Thomas

1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment – Lieutenant de Putron

4/South Staffordshire Regiment – Major Tennant, Lieutenant Balfour Head

The Umbria also has on board Major Fairholme, RA, & Lieutenant Moody, Remount Dept.

For duty on voyage – Civil Surgeon Atherstone; Chaplain, Reverend Stead

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 27 Jun 00

p11 Dateline Port Elizabeth, June 18. The Manhattan arrived this morning from Australia with 24 officers, 450 men and 500 horses.

p13 Here a long article on hospital conditions. ( RAMC, RAMC )

p25 Here a passenger list of Carisbrook Castle, arrived here yesterday 4, 46 am

p27 Here a list of Boer prisoners on board Catalonia

p30 Here a list of Boer P O W captured at Mafeking and sailed for St Helena Wednesday on board Mahratta.

London Times, 28 Jun 00 (Thursday) No entries for this day.

London Times, 29 Jun 00 (Friday)

p7d The Aurania arrived at Cape Town yesterday. The Orient has arrived at St Vincent.

p13a & b Dateline Tilbury, June 28. The Orotava sailed at mid-day with 33 officers and 1,155 men. Officers listed were:

Devonshire Regiment – Major G J Ellicombe, in command, 2nd Lieutenants H J L Cary, J E Lewis-Lloyd, and 199 men.

Hampshire Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants W G S Kenny, E F Falkner, C C R Black-Hawkins and 100 men.

Northumberland Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants H D Hull, L W P De H Larpent, J E V Isaac, G P Westmacott, 2nd Lieutenant E B Gordon, Lieutenant R G Coles and 200 men.

Middlesex Regiment – 99 men

Manchester Regiment – 2nd Lieutenants C A Anderson, R Waters, H T Harris, J A Kane and 203 men.

Royal Scots Fusiliers – 2nd Lieutenants F C Ross, G W Brown, F C Gildes and 100 men.

Connaught Rangers – 2nd Lieutenants A G Le Gallais, B Evans and 95 men.

Thorneycroft’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant A M Browne

Imperial L H – Mr J E Palmer (Indulgence passenger).

RAMC – Major S Butterworth, Lieutenants F W Cottus, F M Parry, W Adye Curran, J G Foster, E G Ford, L M Purser, H B Fawcus, J E Fielding and 141 men

Civil Surgeon F M Power, Chaplain The Reverend G S C Hill.

The Canada left Queenstown yesterday afternoon for South Africa, having embarked 20 officers and 991 men, in addition to the Southampton embarkation, bring the total to 35 officers and 1,921 men. There are also 11 female nurses on board.

The Assaye left Cape Town for England on June 18 with sick and wounded. The following are listed:

RFA Maj W