Shipping records - March 1901

London Times, 02 Mar 01 (Saturday)

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

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains Phelps, Eavans, Royle, Bradley, Grigg, Webster, Hamilton, Crawley, Stone, Lieutenants 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 Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant B Evans

1/N Staffordshire – 2/Lieutenant L G Williams

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

Veterinary Dept. – Captain E W Landner

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeon P E Adams

Reverend W H Jaffray

Nursing Sisters H Steel, M Herbert

With the following on passage home:

4/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant H J Grisewood

Imperial Light Horse – Lieutenant E A Hallingham

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – S Stockman, W W Brownlass, J M Lund, T Rennie, A Leach

593 troops

London Times, 04 Mar 01 (Monday)

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

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains Stutfield, Cunningham, Lieutenants Banks, Bethell and 220 men.

Total was 7 officers and 330 men.

The Formosa has left Malta for Gibraltar and the Cape with the 1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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 Mar 01 (Tuesday)

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

RFA – Major G W Biddulph

3/Norfolk – Major H H F Eden

2/E Surrey – 2/Lieutenant P M Whale

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant E A B Clive

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel H W M Bonham

RA Staff – 2/Lieutenant C L Hickling

3/E Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant H S L Hemming

1/KRRC – Major H F Pakenham

RAMC – Major L Haywood, Civil Surgeons A B Dunne, V W Low

Canadian Dragoons – Lieutenant REW Turner

For duty on voyage:

Civil Surgeons 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 – Captain R Tremaine

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant G Benson

Rhodesian Field Force – Lieutenant 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 Mar 01, p10b)

London Times, 06 Mar 01 (Wednesday)

p5e Dateline Sydney, March 5. The transport Ranee arrived here today.

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

Civil Surgeons Conacher & Menzies

2/Gordon Highlanders – Major H Wright

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

RHA – Lieutenant H L Nevill

Queenstown Rifle Vols. – Lieutenant W Lamona

44/RFA – 2/Lieutenant B B Crozier

AOD – Major A S Baker

With the following on passage home:

1/Canadian M R – Major H Howe

RAMC – Captain C E Douglas, Lieutenant J C G Macnab, Civil Surgeons J C Hibbert, T W Atkins, R W Collum, W Tarr, W H Rowell

Reverend F H Beaven

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

Queensland M I – Lieutenant Colonel A Aytoun

RA – Captain R H Manley

Imperial Yeomanry Hospital – Major C Stonham & Civil Surgeon 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 Battalion, 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 Mar 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 Colonel Sir A Rawlinson arrived in the Tantallon Castle.

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

Colonel Sir A Rawlinson, Major Dean (and Valet), Captain CB Greenfield, Colonel H F White, Lieutenant Innes, Lieutenant Henshaw, Captain Bowley, Captain Fielding, Captain Travers, Lieutenant Blair, Captain Dyer, Major General Wilson, & Captain R McCrum (for Durban).

Military passengers leaving in the Norman today for home are:

Colonel Burn (and Valet), Major Vandeleur, DSO, Captain Carter, DAAG,

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 Mar 01 (Thursday)

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

London Times, 08 Mar 01 (Friday)

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

The Manila, from Southampton, Mar 8

Imperial Yeomanry – 6 officers & 660 men

Post Office Corps – 40 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 6 officers & 8 men

The Briton, from Southampton, Mar 9

Imperial Yeomanry – 14 officers & 770 men

AOC – 50 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 4 officers

The Mongolian, from Liverpool, Mar 10

Imperial Yeomanry – 12 officers & 660 men

Leicester Regiment Draft – 1 officer & 21 men

Northampton Regiment Draft – 1 officer & 21 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 3 officers

The Mohawk, from Albert Docks, Mar 12

Imperial Yeomanry – 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 Regiment – 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

Imperial Yeomanry – 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

Imperial Yeomanry – 12 officers & 660 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 2 officers

The Carisbrook Castle, from Southampton, Mar 16

Imperial Yeomanry – 3 officers and 330 men

The Avondale Castle, from Southampton, Mar 14

21/Imperial Yeomanry – 22 officers & 441 men

Draft, Imperial Yeomanry – 70 men

Imperial Yeomanry – 10 officers & 550 men

RAMC – 3 men

Details – 3 officers

The Ebro, from Albert Docks, Mar 15

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – 3 officers & 113 men

2/Northumberland Fusiliers – 3 officers & 113 men

Scottish Rifles – 3 officers & 113 men

Durham Light Infantry – 3 officers & 113 men

Highland Light Infantry – 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 Fusiliers – 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 Light Infantry – 3 officers & 113 men

York & Lancaster – 3 officers & 113 men

R Fusiliers – 5 officers & 136 men

Lancashire Fusiliers – 5 officers & 140 men

Liverpool Regiment & Yorkshire Light Infantry – 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

RE – 3 officers & 100 men

3/Munster Fusiliers – 43 men

RAMC – 3 men

350 horses

The Gascon, from Southampton, Mar 15

Imperial Yeomanry – 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 Medical Service – Lieutenant Colonel A Keogh

3/R Munster Fusiliers – Captain B M L Roberts

Late Thornycroft’s M I – Captain A B Boyd Wilson

3/Durham Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant H J Taylor

Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant C H Mortimer

Rhodesian Field Force – Veterinary - Lieutenant C E Norgate

RA – Major H K Jackson

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains W A Peake & A C Perry

Army Pay Dept. – Captain A B Morgan

Steinacker’s Horse – Lieutenant W A Gray

1/Connaught Rangers – Lieutenant Quartermaster M J Kenny

Civil Veterinary Surgeon – C J Jackson

Sick laying down, 48; convalescent, 486

Wounded laying down, 8; convalescent, 15

For duty on voyage:

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain F A Hadley, Medical Officer

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

With the following on passage home:

Thorneycroft’s M I – Captain S A Harwarden

Natal Mounted Rofles – Lieutenant H W A Richardson

Steinacker’s Horse – Lieutenant H Gray

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

E Yorkshire – Major CB Wood

1/Leinster – Captains T F W Ricketts, J Craslee, Lieutenants W Waudby, P McCausland, C R Macdonald

6/Dragoons – Lieutenant C E Amphlett

2/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant J F Oliver

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant R S Allen

64/RFA – 2/Lieutenant B V McDona

2/R W Kent – Lieutenant C Druce

RAMC – Lieutenant A C Lupton

1/Suffolk Volunteer Artillery – Surgeon Captain T E Stuart

2/S Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant G G E Wylly, V C

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lieutenant D W Robertson

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant A F Douglas

3/E Lancashire – Captain J McM Roberts

Civil Surgeons – 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/Lieutenant E M Woulfe-Flanagan

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

London Times, 09 Mar 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:

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains Yardley, Clements-Smith, Spratt, Burrett, Orr & Coke and 660 men.

The Manchester Merchant, from London, with drafts of the 46 Field Company, RE, 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 Mar 01 (Monday)

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

7/DG – Lieutenant W M C Du Caillard

1/Liverpool – Major S L Cotton

A & S Highlanders – Lieutenant B J Lang

Army Pay Dept. – Lieutenant Colonel S Churchill

N S W Artillery Staff – Captain A Fitzpatrick

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant J E V Isaac

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant C Marshall

ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Hennessy

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lieutenant 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 – Major E J Phipps Hornby, V C

Intelligence Dept. – Captain R J Saumarez

Highland Light Infantry – Lieutenant T P Home

Imperial Yeomanry – Major E Chadwick, Captain J Browne

N S W M I – Lieutenant G Legge

Imperial Yeomanry Hospital – Quartermaster W H Hall

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

Civil Veterinary Surgeon – C E Uber

N S W Natal Force – Lieutenant F A Stephens

Rimington’s Guides – Captain L M Phillips

Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles – Captain R H C Vance

Imperial L H – Lieutenant A L Webbe

The Briton left Southampton Saturday afternoon with the following listed:

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains 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/Lieutenant H W T Elam

Cape GA – Lieutenant E C Gates

3/E Kent – Major A H Tylden-Patterson

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant A S Peebles

1/W Riding – Captain N B Bainbridge, Lieutenant E N Townsend

4/Derby – Lieutenant Colonel N L Pearse

3/Durham Light Infantry – Lieutenant J S Barwick

Imperial Yeomanry – Colonel H W Feilden

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

6/ E D RGA – 2/Lieutenant W V I Mathews

RE – Lieutenant L A Sherrard

4/Lancaster – Captain A W H Saunders-Knox-Gore

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain F M J D Rhodes

3/Border – Captain R W H Woodburne

2/Wiltshire – Lieutenant M C Richards

Reserve of Officers – Captain H W Calverley

Nursing Sisters E S Soley, E Holland

For Duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Lieutenant B Pares

Chaplain Reverend E A Irwin

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

With the following on passage home:

Lumsden’s Horse – Lieutenant C E Crane

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

3/ R Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster G H Osborne

2/Norfolk – Lieutenant Colonel L H Phillips

ASC – Captain E Studdert

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

2/Leinster – Major W Seton

RAMC – Civil Surgeons 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 Mar 01 (Tuesday)

p5b Dateline Cape Town, Mar 11, 1,000 Australians have arrived here today (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 Lieutenant 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 Imperial Yeomanry 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 Imperial Yeomanry and 3 men, RAMC

The Mongolian will sail tomorrow from Liverpool with 6 officers and 660 men of the Imperial Yeomanry and 3 men RAMC

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

London Times, 13 Mar 01 (Wednesday)

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

RAMC – Captain F S Brereton

3/DG – 2/Lieutenant H R Dyer

2/Worcester – Captain J P S Maitland

1/Highland Light Infantry – Major Hon. H J Anson

RFA – Lieutenant H E S Wynne

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

9/KRRC – Lieutenant W P Hunt

1/Border Regiment – Lieutenant E H H Lees

Loch’s Horse – Lieutenant Colonel J H Hodgson

4/Bedford – Captain H C Franks

18/Hussars – Lieutenant C J Thackwell

1/S Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant A Davidson

Army Vet Dept. – Captain R W Raymond

1/Cameron Highlanders – Lieutenant J W Sandilands

Imperial Yeomanry – Major E D Cooper

With the following on passage home:

Imperial Yeomanry – Major Hon. H V Duncombe

RAMC – Civil Surgeon M W Renton

The Mowawk left Woolwich yesterday afternoon with 21 officers and 664 men of the Imperial Yeomanry

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

Imperial Yeomanry – 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 Captain N C Beresford Langston who left in the Briton on Saturday, not Captain Longsdone.

p12f Note: Gazette -- Captain G P T Feilding, CG, to be ADC to Major General M W Willson, CB

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 13 Mar 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: Lieutenant J J Grimbly, RE, Captain H G King Hall, RN, DSO, & servant, Commander J T Hardinge, Captain Millbank, I Y, Captain Angus, I Y, 2/Lieutenant Holme, I Y, and 220 Imperial Yeomanry troops.

The Dunottar Castle, sailing for home this afternoon, with the following military passengers mentioned: Colonel Llewellyn, Colonel Richardson, Captain Dormer, Lieutenant Eggers, Captain Weir, Captain Nerdrum.

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

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 Imperial Yeomanry 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 Mar 01 (Thursday)

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

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains Stone, Stanley Morris, Blake, Lawrence, Urwick, Hutchings, Robertson and 660 men.

Leicester Vols. – 1 Lieutenant & 21 men

Northampton Vols. – 1 Lieutenant 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 Mar 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 Imperial Yeomanry 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 Imperial Yeomanry , 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 Companies, ASC, and she will pick up a strong draft from the 8th and 11th Hussars at Gibraltar.

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

The Kinfauns Castle, from Southampton, 23 March with 445 Imperial Yeomanry

The Sunda, from Albert Docks, 23 March with 790 Imperial Yeomanry

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

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

London Times, 16 Mar 01 (Saturday)

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

1 & 2/Northumberland Fusiliers – 6 officers & 225 men

Scottish Rifles – 3 officers and 113 men

Durham Light Infantry – 3 officers and 113 men

Highland Light Infantry – 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 Imperial Yeomanry Major Griffith, 1/Leicestershire Regiment, in command.

London Times, 18 Mar 01 (Monday)

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

Volunteers from various Regiments – 29 officers and 1,103 men

M I – 41 officers and 282 men

R Fusiliers – Major Du Maurier, in command.

The Kildonan Castle arrived at Queenstown at 3 pm 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 Imperial Yeomanry

The Gascon left Southampton Saturday afternoon with 13 officers and 1,110 men from the Imperial Yeomanry Major Payne, Wiltshire Regiment, in command.

Colonel Kennedy and Captain 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 Fusiliers – 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 – Captain 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 Mar 01 (Tuesday

p11b & c Dateline Ascension, Mar, 18, 8 40 am 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 Captains Stutfield & Cunningham & Lieutenants Banks & Bethell

The Kildonan Castle embarked at Queenstown 3 cos. M I Liverpool Regiment, 1 co. York & Lancaster Regiment, 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 Mar 01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 20 Mar 01

p3 Note here short article on farm burning by Boers.

p22 The following military are embarking in the Scot for England: Captain Stevenson, Captain Gordon, Lieutenant Blair, Major General Mussenden, Captain Davie, Civil Surgeons Balfour, Ramsden, Mackenzie, Harland, Ashforth, Colonel Mountsteven, Major General Paget, Captain Edmondson.

p25 The Umzinto arrived at Durban from Calcutta with General Sir Bindon Blood and Major General E Locke Elliot and their staffs.

London Times, 21 Mar 01 (Thursday)

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

1/Connaught Rangers – Lieutenant Colonel J de C O’Grady

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Sir. A H Armstrong

Queensland Bushmen – Captain 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 Surgeons – T Pope & G E Lockyer

Nursing Sisters – E C Croft & A R Myring

With the following on passage home:

RFA – Lieutenant F B Sykes

RAMC (attached) – Captain 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 Surgeons – C H H Joliffe, W W Malone, W W M Donaldson & T Hirst

Reverends 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 Mar 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 tomorrow for the Cape.

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

8/Hussars – Captain H F Deare, Lieutenant Sir. CB Lowther

3/E Kent – Captain E S O’Grady

1/Liverpool – Captain W R Rawlinson

1/R Sussex – Lieutenant F W B Willett

9/V B Rifle Brigade – Major W Stopford

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain J B Gilliat, Lieutenant B Molloy

Border Horse – Lieutenant H Carey

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – F Moore, J H Hulseberg

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

RGA – Captain H H Harvest & 2/Lieutenants J Ormrod, J L Hampton-Lewis

Somerset Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant L E C Wilmer

3/Dorset – Captain C RE Radclyffe

Reverends – M Jones, F Edwards

Steinacker’s Horse – Lieutenant M McDonald

Rhodesian Field Force – Colonel G J C Whittington

Wounded laying down, 14; convalescent, 20

Sick laying down, 76; convalescent 174

London Times, 23 Mar 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 Volunteer Company, East Kent Regiment

The Salmis on Thursday from Albert Docks will take 782 Imperial Yeomanry and Irish Regiment draft.

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

The German, April 1, from Southampton will take 827 including the 22/Imperial Yeomanry 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 Mar 01 (Monday)

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

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

The Kinfauns Castle left Southampton on Saturday with 14 officers and 440 men of the Imperial Yeomanry

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

The Malta sailed about 1 pm 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: Colonel Burn, Major Vandeleur and Captain Carter, DAAG

London Times, 26 Mar 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

Imperial Yeomanry – 18 officers and 993 men

30 nurses

The Assaye arrived at Gibraltar 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 Mar 01 (Wednesday)

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

E Yorkshire – Major CB Wood

1/Leinster – Captains T F W Ricketts, J Craslee, Lieutenants W Waudby, P McCausland, C R Macdonald

6/Dragoons – Lieutenant C E Amphlett

2/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant J F Oliver

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant R S Allen

64/RFA – 2/Lieutenant B V McDona

2/R W Kent – Lieutenant C Druce

RAMC – Lieutenant A C Lupton

1/Suffolk Volunteer Artillery – Surgeon Captain T E Stuart

2/S Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant G G E Wylly, V C

Commander-in-Chief’s Bodyguard – Lieutenant D W Robertson

1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant A F Douglas

3/E Lancashire – Captain J McM Roberts

Civil Surgeons – 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/Lieutenant E M Woulfe-Flanagan

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

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 27 Mar 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 today with 662 men and 644 horses for South Africa.

p27 The Briton arrived at Cape Town yesterday with the following listed military passengers: Major General Featherstonhaugh, Captains 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: Captain Harper, Colonel H McCalmont, Colonel Heyman, Captain D Beale-Brown, (note here a Miss Hallock on board), Captain Bertenshaw.

London Times, 28 Mar 01 (Thursday)

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

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

RHA – Lieutenant H L Nevill

Queenstown Rifle Vols. – Lieutenant W Lamona

44/RFA – 2/Lieutenant B B Crozier

AOD – Major A S Baker

With the following on passage home:

1/Canadian M R – Major H Howe

RAMC – Captain C E Douglas, Lieutenant J C G Macnab, Civil Surgeons J C Hibbert, T W Atkins, R W Collum, W Tarr, W H Rowell

Reverend 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 Major General Baden-Powell’s Constabulary, 2 officers and 114 men of the East Kent Vols., and drafts including 80 colonials.

London Times, 29 Mar 01 (Friday)

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

Dateline Halifax, N S, Mar28 The Montfort with 1,200 Canadian recruits for General 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 – Major General A H Paget

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R K Blair

Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant D F Campbell

Gloucester Regiment – Captain K M Davies

ASC – Captain & Quartermaster J H Edmondson

11/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant A E Paget

Civil Surgeons – 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 Battalion Sharpshooters (Imperial Yeomanry ) 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 Mar 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 Regiment (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 Gibraltar) The City