Shipping records - June 1901

London Times, 01 Jun 01 (Saturday)

p12b The Tintagel Castle left for England May 25 with the following on passage home:

6/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captain A Coates, Lieutenants W P Donaldson, D A Wauchope and 169 men

7/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captain H W Harris, Lieutenant A C E Locke and 46 men

8/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – 64 men

9/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – 19 men

10/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Captain H H Wilson, Lieutenant D Turner and 46 men

2/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captains A W Daniel, C S Paulet, Lieutenants S Reynolds, H C C Beaumont, M Hunt & Surgeon-Lieutenant J B Clark

5/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 39 men

21/Imperial Yeomanry Company –55 men

22/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 42 men

33/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 58 men

10/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Colonel W A W Lawson, Captains A Butler, H Connop, P Perceval, Lieutenants R S Britten, C Sims and Surgeon-Captain C Hopkinson

37/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 64 men

38/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 55 men

39/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 51 men

40/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 50 men

52/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Lieutenant R L Sergeantson and 34 men

19/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Lieutenant J C Williamson and 8 men

51/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Colonel H Paget, Lieutenants A Roddick, L C Larking, Surgeon-Captain L J Weatherbe, Veterinary -Lieutenant A E G Batt and 46 men

50/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Captain A C Nicholson and 13 men

68/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Lieutenant E F H Evans and 58 men

Details – Major J H W Ayton, Captain the Hon. W E Guinness, Lieutenants C C Mahony, L E Pilkington, E H Jarvis, C Waddell, E F St. J St John and 110 men

With the following also on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Major A A W B Bright-Smith, Lieutenant E D H Dally

3/Scottish Rifles – Surgeon-Lieutenant Colonel A M Adams

2/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant C Nelson

1/Dorset Volunteer Artillery – Lieutenant R Lano

4/Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant F R Bulkeley

R Irish Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant D J Twomey

4/A & S Highlanders – Captain G C Grahame

1/Lincoln Volunteer Artillery – Lieutenant H H A Errington Josse

21/Lancers – Lieutenant H Boyd Rochfort

Civil Surgeons – W M Parham, J P Brown

Nursing Sisters – T Mason, S M Stanford

N S W Military Forces – The Reverend F Timothy

The Reverend J Darragh

Due Las Palmas June 9, Southampton June 15

The Norman arrived at Southampton yesterday evening. Among the passengers was Major General Smith-Dorrien

The Bavarian arrived at Southampton yesterday with 9 officers and 726 men of the 6/Warwick Regiment, in addition to a large number of other officers and invalids.

London Times, 03 Jun 01 (Monday) Nothing Noted

London Times, 04 Jun 01 (Tuesday)

p5c Dateline Madras, June 3. A Transport (No name given) with 500 Boer prisoners arrived here today. The prisoners were despatched to Trichinopoly in the evening by rail.

p6b The British Princess arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with 19 officers and 386 men. 1 death on voyage. no other details.

London Times, 05 Jun 01 (Wednesday)

p10c The Armenian left Cape Town May 29 for Bermuda with 936 Boer Prisoners and the following:

2/Warwickshire – Major G D Armstrong, Lieutenants J E Leigh, C D H Moore, N P Clarke, 2/Lieutenant R G Shuttleworth and 184 men.

RAMC – Lieutenants H M Nicholls, L N Lloyd and 18 men

With the following invalids for England:

6/R Irish Rifles – Captain W F C Garstin

ASC – 2/Lieutenant G Aylmer

3/Royal Scots – Lieutenant E F Penn

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant W M Cameron

With the following on passage home:

Volunteer Company R Scots – Captain R W Campbell

Civil Surgeon J G Green

Due St Vincent June 20, Bermuda, July 3, and on to Southampton

The Montrose embarked at Southampton the 5/R Fusiliers with 23 officers and 600 men commanded by Lieutenant Colonel H B Weatherall also Major F de C Herbert, Major F T Scoones & Lieutenant Sutton. Also embarking was the 5/Lancashire Fusiliers nearly 1,000 strong with Lieutenant Colonel F F Mackenzie in command and Majors H S Lockhart-Ross, H C Westropp & Lieutenant Bowes as Quartermaster

The Idaho left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 4 officers and 108 men of the 10/Hussars. She took out 148 horses and will call at Southampton for an additional 600 troops.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 05 Jun 01

p11 The Hawarden Castle left England Monday with 776 officers and men of the 8th Imperial Yeomanry for South Africa.

The Tagus, with troops arrived Wednesday night. The Roslin Castle, after making a trip to Bombay with Boer POW has returned here. Two ships with stores and forage, Pharsalia from St John and Aldworth from Buenos Ayres, arrived here yesterday. The Wakool, with invalids and time expired men has left for Southampton.

p24 Dateline London, June 4. A transport with 500 Boer POW arrived at Madras yesterday. POW to be sent to Trichinopoli.

London Times, 06 Jun 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted

London Times, 07 Jun 01 (Friday)

p11a & b Note Here: Casualty table to May 1901.

The Manhattan left for England June 1 with the following on passage home:

4/Scottish Rifles – Colonel A H Courtenay, Lieutenant Colonel M G Jihnstone, Major H Chavasse, Captains H M Clifford, C M S Henning, A R C Littledale, D Blaikie-Hislop, C J Lynch, V A Blake, D C Burns-Macdonald, H H Smith, A F Townshend, R W Mellish, Lieutenants M H D Thomson-Carmichael, R W B Murphy, R Glossop, B Maxwell-Heron, W Taylor and 429 men

1/Scottish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant A H Seagrim

2/Highland Light Infantry – Captain T K Gardiner

Civil Surgeons – A G Trinder, E Mansel

Dur Southampton June 25.

The Chicago arrived in Southampton Water last evening.

London Times, 08 Jun 01 (Saturday)

p7a Dateline Cape Town, June 7. The Roslin Castle will sail Monday for Melbourne with 400 Bushmen.

p12a & b. The Simla left Port Natal, June 5, for England. The following were listed:

R Scots Greys – Lieutenant Burch

14/Hussars – Lieutenant James

RE – Major Morgan, Lieutenant Goldney

2/E Surrey – Lieutenant Fletcher

1/York & Lancaster – Captain Thurnall

2/R Irish Fusiliers – Captain British, Lieutenant Findlay

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Arkwright

1/Suffolk – Captain Yeates

2/Dorset – Captain Ingham

Menne’s Scouts – Lieutenant Stuart

RAMC – Colonel Baker, Civil Surgeons Cotterall, Robinson, Johnson, Bruce

1/R Scots – Lieutenant Pratt

2/W Yorkshire – Captain Bartrum, Lieutenant Porch

2/GG – Lieutenants Jeffreys, Boswell

2/Worcester – Lieutenant Hamilton

Railway Pioneer – Lieutenant McBean

2/SG – Lieutenant Maclean

Army Nursing Service – Walker, Cheetham, Ward

2/Hampshire – Major Buckley

5/Lancers – Lieutenant Rose

Victorian Rifles – Lieutenant Beatty

1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Gordon

1/Liverpool – Lieutenant Docker

1/Leinster – Lieutenant Murphy

1/R Welsh Fusiliers – Captain Braithwaite, Lieutenant Best

RA – (?) Priston

1/E Lancashire – Lieutenant Clement

N Z M R – Captain Neill

Civilian – Mr Mackinley

Due Las Palmas June 24, Southampton July 1

The Montford left Port Natal, June 5, with the following:

2/Middlesex – Colonel Hill, Major Blake

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain Marrable, Lieutenant Milnes

RAMC – Civil Surgeons Hodge, Hott

5/Worcester – Captain Edmondes

Durham Militia Artillery – Captain Constable

Army Veterinary Dept. – Civil Veterinary Surgeons Butcher, Hingston, Edwards, Hoggan, MacLean

2/Wiltshire – Captain Dickson, Lieutenant Formby

S Lancashire Volunteer Company – Lieutenant Cary

W Surrey Volunteer Company – Lieutenant Carr

Army Nurse Service – Clarke, Hill, Lamperier, Naylor

Kent Militia Artillery – Lieutenant Hoare

Due St Vincent June 27, Southampton July 8.

The Custodian arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following:

Volunteer Company Middlesex – Captain Roche, Lieutenant Bowers and 52 men

Volunteer Company Devon – Captain Speke, Lieutenants Windeatt, Dart, Marshall and 84 men

RFA – Lieutenant Colonel E A Burrows

RAMC – Civil Surgeon Potts

Volunteer Company S Staffordshire – Captain Appleton, Lieutenant Lewis and 95 men

Volunteer Company Dorset – Captain Kitson and 67 men

Volunteer Company E Surrey – Lieutenants Longstaff, Maclean and 95 men

Civil Vets. – Flaimagan, Lynch

The Chicago arrived at Southampton Water overnight and docked yesterday morning. She landed 11 officers and 350 men.

London Times, 10 Jun 01 (Monday)

p10a & b The Hawarden Castle left for England June 3, with the following on passage home:

2/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant L G Fletcher

6/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J J Bell, J R Ramsay, H S Pullar

7/Imperial Yeomanry – Colonel P J Browne, Captains R C Batley, T R Symons, Lieutenant G A C Thynne, Veterinary Lieutenant J Rowe

8/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel A P Crawley, Captains H J Williams, W H Parkin, Lieutenants E G Facey, J G Elliott Wood

9/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant L Temworth

14/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E J Cory, Lieutenant A T Clark

15/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant the Hon. E Thesiger

17/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R B Muir, Lieutenants Sir F F C Fowke, H T Munn

18/Imperial Yeomanry – Captains C C Macdowell, F G W Jones, C W Warden, J C Ward, Surgeon-Captain H Whyte, Lieutenants C Rangford, J H Torrance, W N Clark, A E Borthwick, F R King-Hall, Lieutenant-Quartermaster J A G Hamilton

19/Imperial Yeomanry – Major G T C Paget

16/Lancers – Captain M L Mcewen

Plymouth Militia Sub-Miners – Captain J H Prior

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant C Hoffman

RAMC – Civil Surgeons T H Gardnet, E Archer-Brown

Reverend G Perry

V B E Lancashire – Lieutenant J Craven

1/E Essex – Lieutenant P C Saunders

Reserve of Officers – Captain E T Dixon

D J A – Lord B Blackwood

Army Nurses – M Rorke, L E Coleman

3/Derby – Captain T Lee

Volunteer Composite Company M I – 58 men

Imperial Yeomanry Companies – 666 men

Details – 54 men

Due Southampton June 25

The Mongolian arrived Southampton Saturday afternoon.

Imperial Yeomanry – Colonel R H F W Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel W Bromley-Davenport, Majors G C Ricardo, H B de La P Beresford-Pierse, Surgeon-Major H Manders, Captains L G Gisborne, J E B Seely, G Lubbock, W Byron, L E Starkey, C P Crane, R A Maude, Lieutenants 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, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T Humphreys, Surgeon Dresser J S Pascoe and 719 men from various companies.

4/W Yorkshire – Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel J Walker

4/Dublin Fusiliers – Major C H Tippett

2/Highland Light Infantry – Captain T F Murray

RA – Captain D F Nicholl

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – J C Young, A B Holland, W J Arkcoll

Remount Dept. – Captain C M Wheatley

12/Lancers – Captain G W Hobson

Volunteer Company Warwick – Lieutenant F M Chatterley

RAMC – Civil Surgeons F E Ingall, F B Mudd

Nursing Sisters – M Coleman, E W Flanders

The Avondale Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday morning

Imperial Yeomanry – the Hon. L A Milles, Lord Zouche, Lieutenant Colonel T J de Burgh, Lieutenant the Earl of Fingall,

The Oreana arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 14 officers and 179 men

2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant J A G Elliott

RAMC – Lieutenant Forbes-Winslow

1/Leicester – Lieutenant Parson Smith

2/Manchester – Lieutenant Pierce

5/DG – Captain Glossop

Imperial Bushmen – Captain Holmes

Queensland Imperial Bushmen – Lieutenant Phelps

2/S Wales Borderers – Lieutenant Crawley

2/R Warwick – Lieutenant Cameron

1/Suffolk – Lieutenant Sutton

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – White, Gilbert

Army Veterinary Dept. – Lieutenant Southey

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant Morley

7/M I – Captain Bedingfield

Durham Artillery – Colonel Ditmas

The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday morning. Among the passengers was Mrs Louis Botha, Wife of General Botha.

The Englishman left Albert Docks Saturday afternoon for South Africa with 9 officers and 251 men of Lovant’s Scouts, 7 officers and 122 men of 13/Hussars and Colonials, Lieutenant Colonel Sprot was in charge. Also 254 remounts. She will call at Queenstown for more remounts.

London Times, 11 Jun 01 (Tuesday)

p10c & d The Maplemore embarked at Southampton yesterday 300 remounts and is taking out details amounting to 4 officers and 130 men including a small draft for the CG

London Times, 12 Jun 01 (Wednesday)

p7a Dateline Sydney, June 11. The first of the N S W Bushmen returned here today.

p13c & d The Scott left for England June 5 with the following on passage home:

R Berks – Lieutenant W P Alleyne

Hampshire – Major L Munro

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain J H W Rennie, Lieutenant the Hon. R V Grosvenor

RAMC – Civil Surgeon – R B Stanford

Dur Southampton June 21.

The Assaye arrived at Southampton yesterday with invalids. The following were listed: RHA – Colonel H B Jeffreys

Intelligence Dept. – Lieutenant G E Craig

6/Dragoons – Captain J C A Anstice

2/Somerset Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant W W Llewellyn

3/S Wales Borderers – Captain R F Gunter

1/S Stafford – 2/Lieutenant S Bonner

2/R Berks – Lieutenant C G Carter

1/ A & S Highlanders – 2/Lieutenant R G P Wymer

4/A & S Highlanders – Lieutenant T Hazlerigg

1/R Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant J C Dick

RAMC – Majors H J Wyatt, A Wright

Army Pay Dept. – Major R A Vowell

3/DG – Lieutenant D B Parry

9/Lancers – Lieutenant J S Duckett

2/R Fusiliers – Captain G S Guyon

2/Bedford – Lieutenant A C T Veasey

4/Worcester – 2/Lieutenant L F A Cochran

4/S Stafford – Lieutenant G C Deans

7/KRRC – Captain J Spottiswoode

ASC – Lieutenant Colonel F S C Hare, Majors A P Welman, E F J Blakeney, Lieutenant E Dayrell

Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant R H W Hughes

Scottish Horse – Captain W J Boggie

Prince of Wales’s L H – Lieutenant R Anderson

S A Constabulary – Lieutenant H O Pugh

Nursing Sister – M J Spencer

With the following on passage home:

Staff – Brigadier General H H Settle, Major F Wintour

Volunteer Company E Yorks – Captain J Mortimer and 89 men

13/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants R T Jones, G A Onslow, F R Benson, Veterinary Captain T M P Parker and 58 men

14/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel F C Meyrick, Lieutenant R C Carr, Surgeon Captain P Davidson and 56 men

15/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E Vaux, Lieutenant J R Renwick and 61 men

16/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant & Quartermaster E A S Gell and 35 men

RFA – Major A E Butcher

N S W Infantry – Captain G S Cape.

ASC – Captain L Williams

Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Gds. – Lieutenant W B Everton

Civil Surgeons – E R Hill, J P M Casey, T B Sherwin, O Williams, J Davidson, J Owen

Nursing Sisters – L Campbell, F M Morris, M Goldsmith, P Ahnelt, A Horne

Reverends – J H Hornig, M H Boden

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

NOTE HERE: An error was made listing the names for the Ulstermore at London Times, 22 May 01, p12detc Delete that listing of names and substitute the following for that departure from South Africa and the arrival listed here.

3/Durham Light Infantry – Major E S V Grimshawe, Captains H Sowerby, L E Walker, H F Low, C O Greenwell, F H S Sitwell, Lieutenant C Wilson, 2/Lieutenants C Leather, H Richardson, F H Fawkes, Quartermaster W Y Splaine and 342 men

4/Durham Light Infantry – Captains C C Scott, S M Rowlandson

1/N Lancashire – Captain G C Knight

W Australian Bushmen – Captain H R Hurst, Lieutenant C H Ord.

Militia Medical Staff Corps – Lieutenant J Davies

The Englishman arrived at Queenstown from London on Monday evening with 16 officers and 402 men. She resumed her voyage after embarking 52 more horses.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 12 Jun 01

p24 Dateline London, June 5. A cargo of 800 remounts (value 120,000 dollars) was shipped from Canada yesterday for the Cape.

3/E Surrey embarked on the Idaho today at Southampton for South Africa.

p25 Dateline London, June 11. The first group of MSW Bushmen has returned to Sydney.

The Assaye and Ulstermore have arrived at Southampton with troops from the Cape.

p27 Dateline Durban, June 10. The Ranee is expected to sail soon with 500 Boer POW The Dwarka has arrived from Cape Coast Castle. The Dunera sailed Sunday for Southampton with 280 invalids.

p32 The Kinfauns Castle arrived at Table Bay Thursday with the following named military passengers: Colonel Brinskman.

The Dunottar Castle sails this afternoon with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Myburgh, Captain Houghton, Major Ford, Captain Peacock, Captain Brandshaw, Captain Bradshaw, Captain & Mrs. Palmer.

London Times, 13 Jun 01 (Thursday)

p10d The Maplemore called at Queenstown and embarked 75 horses for South Africa.

London Times, 14 Jun 01 (Friday)

p11b The Victorian left for England June 10 with the following on passage home:

R Inniskilling Fusiliers – Major H O D Hickman

1/S Staffordshire – Lieutenant W A Gover

2/R Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant A S Garnett

R Irish Rifles – Captain A R K Hall

5/Worcester – Lieutenant H F M Walker

9/KRRC – 2/Lieutenant R O Melville

5/DG – Captain P H Darbyshire

2/E Kent – Lieutenant F M Ransford, 2/Lieutenant A P H Trueman

Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant O M Heriot

ASC – 2/Lieutenant G F C Gill

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain T L Halls, Lieutenants H C S Foley, E C K Lambert, W Kingwood, 2/Lieutenant J C Wylde

Strathcona’s Corps – Lieutenant S J St G Carney

Imperial Yeomanry Scouts – Lieutenant M Newton

Civil Veterinary Surgeons T Hirst, C E Wells, E M D Dixon

Civil Surgeons V C McDonogh, W C W Wood

Nursing Sisters H S Legge, M A Hartwell

Due Southampton July 1.

London Times, 15 Jun 01 (Saturday)

p9b The British Princess left Albert Docks yesterday morning for South Africa with 12 officers, 162 men of the RFA, and 342 remounts. Major W H O’Neill, R A, in command.

London Times, 17 Jun 01 (Monday)

p12b The Tintagel Castle passed Hurst Castle at half-past 7 o’clock last night and docked at Southampton a few hours later. The following were listed:

6/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captain A Coates, Lieutenants W P Donaldson, D A Wauchope and 169 men

7/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captain H W Harris, Lieutenant A C E Locke and 46 men

8/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – 64 men

9/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – 19 men

10/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Captain H H Wilson, Lieutenant D Turner and 46 men

2/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Captains A W Daniel, C S Paulet, Lieutenants S Reynolds, H C C Beaumont, M Hunt & Surgeon-Lieutenant J B Clark

5/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 39 men

21/Imperial Yeomanry Company –55 men

22/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 42 men

33/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 58 men

10/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Colonel W A W Lawson, Captains A Butler, H Connop, P Perceval, Lieutenants R S Britten, C Sims and Surgeon-Captain C Hopkinson

37/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 64 men

38/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 55 men

39/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 51 men

40/Imperial Yeomanry Company – 50 men

52/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Lieutenant R L Sergeantson and 34 men

19/Imperial Yeomanry Bn – Lieutenant J C Williamson and 8 men

51/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Colonel H Paget, Lieutenants A Roddick, L C Larking, Surgeon-Captain L J Weatherbe, Veterinary -Lieutenant A E G Batt and 46 men

50/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Captain A C Nicholson and 13 men

68/Imperial Yeomanry Company – Lieutenant E F H Evans and 58 men

Details – Major J H W Ayton, Captain the Hon. W E Guinness, Lieutenants C C Mahony, L E Pilkington, E H Jarvis, C Waddell, E F St. J St John and 110 men

With the following also on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Major A A W B Bright-Smith, Lieutenant E D H Dally

3/Scottish Rifles – Surgeon-Lieutenant Colonel A M Adams

2/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant C Nelson

1/Dorset Volunteer Artillery – Lieutenant R Lane

4/Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant F R Bulkeley

R Irish Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant D J Twomey

4/A & S Highlanders – Captain G C Grahame

1/Lincoln Volunteer Artillery – Lieutenant H H A Errington Josse

21/Lancers – Lieutenant H Boyd Rochfort

Civil Surgeons – W M Parham, J P Brown

Nursing Sisters – T Mason, S M Stanford

N S W Military Forces – The Reverend F Timothy

The Reverend J Darragh

London Times, 18 Jun 01 (Tuesday)

p11c & d The Bavarian embarked, at Southampton yesterday, 800 officers and men of the 5/Manchester Regiment, 19 officers and 580 men of the 3/S Staffordshire Regiment, and a number of details.

The Orotava left for England June 12 with the following invalids:

16/Bengal Lancers – Major N A Cookson

3/Lancashire Fusiliers – Captain R Trappes-Lomax

2/E Yorks – Major E F Gossett, Lieutenant F C Maconchy

4/Cheshire – Captain H F Hopkins

3/W Riding – 2/Lieutenant J A Savage

2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – Captain G G Ottley

5/Dublin Fusiliers – Captain F H McNamara

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H J J Stafford, 2/Lieutenants W J Aubert, E F Webster

Cape Town Highlanders – Captain W D Hare

Monmouth Eng. – Lieutenant C H R Crawshay

6/Warwick – Lieutenant C M Yates

3/Yorkshire – Captain Hon. G A Lascelles

1/KOSB – Lieutenant C F Kennedy

2/Black Watch – 2/Lieutenant N A B Baillie-Hamilton

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenants E R M English, R C Middleton

RAMC – Civil Surgeon G H Bristol, Major J H Greenway

S Rhodesian Vols. – Captain H Lamb

South African Constabulary – Lieutenant G de C McCartie

Nursing Sisters – M A Everitt, W G Massey, E M Dutton

Sick laying down, 96; convalescent, 346

Wounded laying down, 18; convalescent, 14

With the following on passage home:

RA – Lieutenant Colonels – Sir G V Thomas, D C Carter

Black Watch – Major N W Cuthbertson

1/N Staffordshire – Lieutenant- Colonel H S B Hodgkinson

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains W M Swinbourne, H J Curley, Lieutenants G H S Fowke, C J Dyke

RAMC – Major A E Tate, Civil Surgeons L E Owen, R Lindsay, F B Stewart, R Whittington, W R Griffin

Reverends V Lewis, P B Hermann

Nursing Sisters A D Hook, E L R Ferguson, D B Hyland, H T Henderson, S B Peers

Due Southampton July 2.

London Times, 19 Jun 01 (Wednesday)

p10b & c Note here: Hobhouse Report.

The Mohawk left Southampton yesterday with a few details. She will call at Queenstown to embark the Wiltshire Regiment

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 19 Jun 01

p11 The Orient sailed Sunday evening for Australia, calling at East London, with time expired members of the Australian contingent.

The Roslin Castle sailed Saturday for England with some time expired men.

p22 The Briton sails for England today with the following named military passengers: Captains Matthews, Elliot, Blum, Lieutenants Arthur and Dewat.

p32 The Briton sails today with the following named military passengers: Captain Matthews, Lieutenant Arthur, Lieutenant A R J Dewat, Captain Foley, Captain Elliot, Captain & Mrs. & Miss Blum, Captain Egenis.

London Times, 20 Jun 01 (Thursday)

p5c Note here: Captain Reichman’s Report (summary).

p10b The Roslin Castle left for England June 6 with the following on passage home:

1/Battalion Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant A G N Henderson

16/Battalion Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants A H T Wadmore, V Dicks

20/Battalion Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant E D Johnson

9/Battalion Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel G W Forbes, Captain W S R Cox, Lieutenant F G Walton

Companies Imperial Yeomanry – 1/50 men, 3/10 men, 4/ 15 men, 30/ 48 men, 49/ 12 men, 72/ 35 men, 59/ 34 men, 29/16 men, 31/48 men, 74/ 43 men 79/ 45 men

Details Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J N Hotchkis, A J Irving, R T Pelly, E T Stourton, Surgeon Captain R G Murray and 107 men.

Donegal Militia Artillery – Major W B Reed, Captain F Crawford and 60 men

Monmouth Militia Eng. – Lieutenant A P Evans and 14 men

Antrim Militia Artillery – Colonel E T Pottinger, Major G E Elmitt, Lieutenants R H O D Paterson, A E A Cowan and 85 men

Canadian Scouts – Lieutenants R H Ryan, T Callaghan, H C Thomson, Civil Surgeons F C McDonald, A E Ross and 76 men

Assist. -Commissaries of Ord. – A W H Nash, J Hunter Lane

Remount Dept. – Captain J R Hamlyn-Nott, Lieutenant J R Warren

2/Victorian M R – Lieutenant A A Holdsworth

CG – Captain J Ponsonby, Lieutenant the Hon. G A C Crichton

RAMC – Lieutenant J R A Atkinson

Civil Surgeons – R B Brownridge, A Gilmore,

Civil Veterinary Surgeon – R F Watson

Nursing Sisters – F Cross, D Burgess

Due Southampton July 4.

The Tagus left Cape Town for New Zealand, June 13, with the following:

4/N Z Contingent – Lieutenant Colonel R H Davies, Captains G H Walker, J Pringle, J M Nicolson, E Davey, Lieutenants H H Brown, W J Thomson, J R Macdonald, G H Rolleston, E Jolly, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T J Gardiner, Surgeon-Captain J Watt, and 287 men

5/N Z Contingent – Captains C T Major, H D Jackson, S D Currie, D Polson, Lieutenants J W McMillan, W Marshall, A McLennan, J B Whyte, J L Haselden, J P Manson, G W Ferguson, Lieutenant & Quartermaster E V Sanderson, Surgeon-Captain C E Thomas, and 326 men

2/N Z Contingent – Lieutenant D F Lundon

1/Derby – Lieutenant V W O’Farrell

Kitchener’s Scouts – Lieutenant A B Heather

Due Wellington July 5.

The Chicago left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 7 officers and 77 men, mostly RFA Captain F A Tighe, RFA, in charge. She also takes out 278 remounts and will call at Queenstown for additional men and horses.

London Times, 21 Jun 01 (Friday)

p7e The Mohawk left Queenstown yesterday afternoon for ST Helena with 22 officers and 592 men of the 3/Wiltshire Regiment They will relieve the 4/Gloucestershire Regiment who will return home.

London Times, 22 Jun 01 (Saturday)

p7b Note Here: A condensation of Captain Slocum’s report.

p12a & b The Scot arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following on passage home:

R Berks – Lieutenant W P Alleyne

Hampshire – Major L Munro

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain J H W Rennie, Lieutenant the Hon. R V Grosvenor

RAMC – Civil Surgeon – R B Stanford

The Wakool arrived at Southampton Water last night with the following invalids:

KRRC – Major Beaumont

1/W Yorkshire – Major Heigham

5/R Fusiliers – Captain Warren

Lancs. Militia Artillery – Captain Budd

RA – Lieutenant Schlesinger

7/Rifle Brig. – Lieutenant Hale

South African L H – Lieutenant Thompson

Civil Surgeons – Degrotte, Hatch

Nursing Sisters – Newton, Farrar, Camp

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – Crosby, Waugh, Wadsworth, Barnhart, Cole

Chaplain Mercer

Schoolmaster Arthur

The Nubia left Port Natal for England June 17 with the following:

RAMC – Major Raymond

13/Hussars – Captain Ogilvy

2/Warwickshire – Lieutenant Redman

Durham Militia Artillery – Lieutenant Belcombe

5/Lancers – Lieutenant Tyrrell

2/Cameron Highlanders – Lieutenant Antrobus

1/Scots Guards – Captain Ruthven

5/M I – Captain Shaw

2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant Gowans

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain Clay, Lieutenant Hern,

14/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain Arderne

1/S Lancashire – Lieutenant Wolsely

2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant Browne

4/N Z Rifles – Lieutenant Powles

Volunteer Company Norfolk – Captain Atthill

2/R Irish Fusiliers – Captain Sandys

1/R Scots – Captain Moir, Lieutenant Dalmahoy

2/Seaforth Highlanders – Lieutenant Gascoigne

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant Hamilton

1/R Irish – Lieutenant Anderson

6/Dragoons – Captain Jackson

1/R Dragoons – Lieutenant Glyn

Nurse Beaufoy

Due St Vincent July 7, Southampton July 15

The Colombian left for England June 18 with the following on passage home:

1/Somerset Light Infantry – Captain A B Whatman

South African Mounted Irregular Force – Captain A E Elliot

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants M G Burnmister, F W Zurcher, 2/Lieutenant A I Mossop

Civil Surgeon P H Lang

Due Las Palmas July 4, Southampton July 10.

London Times, 24 Jun 01 (Monday)

p12c The Chicago left Queenstown Saturday afternoon after embarking 116 horses and a few details.

The Wakool landed 39 officers and over 500 men Saturday at Southampton.

London Times, 25 Jun 01 (Tuesday) Nothing Noted.

London Times, 26 Jun 01 (Wednesday)

p14d & e The Hawarden Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following on passage home:

2/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant L G Fletcher

6/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J J Bell, J R Ramsay, H S Pullar

7/Imperial Yeomanry – Colonel P J Browne, Captains R C Batley, T R Symons, Lieutenant G A C Thynne, Veterinary Lieutenant J Rowe

8/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel A P Crawley, Captains H J Williams, W H Parkin, Lieutenants E G Facey, J G Elliott Wood

9/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant L Temworth

14/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain E J Cory, Lieutenant A T Clark

15/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant the Hon. E Thesiger

17/Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R B Muir, Lieutenants Sir F F C Fowke, H T Munn

18/Imperial Yeomanry – Captains C C Macdowell, F G W Jones, C W Warden, J C Ward, Surgeon-Captain H Whyte, Lieutenants C Rangford, J H Torrance, W N Clark, A E Borthwick, F R King-Hall, Lieutenant-Quartermaster J A G Hamilton

19/Imperial Yeomanry – Major G T C Paget

16/Lancers – Captain M L MacEwen

Plymouth Militia Sub-Miners – Captain J H Prior

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant C Hoffman

RAMC – Civil Surgeons T H Gardnet, E Archer-Brown

Reverend G Perry

V B E Lancashire – Lieutenant J Craven

1/E Essex – Lieutenant P C Saunders

Reserve of Officers – Captain E T Dixon

D J A – Lord B Blackwood

Army Nurses – M Rorke, L E Coleman

3/Derby – Captain T Lee

Volunteer Composite Company M I – 58 men

Imperial Yeomanry Companies – 666 men

Details – 54 men

The City of Vienna left Port Natal June 22 with the following:

ASC – Captain Ward

Nursing Sisters – Clarke, May, Munn, Brown

Civil Surgeons – Martine, Weir

Volunteer Company Scottish Rifles – Lieutenant Heilbron

1/York & Lancaster – Lieutenant Wilson

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Alexander

Durham Nil. Artillery – Lieutenant Swainston-Strangways

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant Brown

RE – Captain Manifold

1/Gordon Highlanders – Lieutenant Gordon

1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant Young

2/W Kent – Colonel Grove

2/Manchester – Major James

Civil Veterinary Surgeon Neale

1/Derby – Captain Sadler

2/KRRC – Captain Rhodes

Due Las Palmas July 11, Southampton July 17.

The Briton left for England June 19 with the following on passage home:

5/N Z Contingent – Lieutenant A R J Dewar

4/N Z Contingent – Captain R S Matthews, Lieutenant B Arthur

Kimberley Town Guard – Captain A Blum

Due Madeira July 1, Southampton July 5.

Captain E R Houghton, 1/W Riding Regiment embarked for England in the Dunottar Castle, June 12.

The Orcana left Southampton for South Africa yesterday afternoon with nursing staff. She will call at Queenstown

The Custodian left Southampton yesterday for South Africa with 10 officers, 240 men and 293 horses.

Long articles here Pro-Hobhouse and anti-Hobhouse.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 26 Jun 01

p11 The St Andrew arrived Sunday afternoon with troops from London.

p19 Here a long column on the Boer Prisoners in Portugal at the village Caldas de Rainha. There are 56 families, with 140 children (under 16) and 70 burghers for a total of 320. It also mention two other villages, Peniche and Alcobaca. Conditions and allowances are mentioned.

p23 The Carisbrook Castle sails today for England with the following named military passengers: General Lord Chesham, Captains Fitzhugh, Foley, Weyniss, Colonel Manners Wood, Major Chester-Master.

p24 Dateline London, June 23. Announcement of the death of former Consul Hay at Newhaven CT

Dateline London, June 19. The Mohawk has sailed for South Africa with details. Will call at Queenstown to embark the 3/Wiltshires.

Dateline London, June 19. The Custodian has sailed for South Africa with drafts Worcester Regiment Telegraph Engineers, and RAMC

Dateline London, June 23. The Montezuma has sailed from New Orleans with 1,050 horses for South Africa.

p25 Lieutenant Colonel Chester-Master sails today for England in the mail steamer.

London Times, 27 Jun 01 (Thursday)

p6b The Manhattan arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following on passage home:

4/Scottish Rifles – Colonel A H Courtenay, Lieutenant Colonel M G Johnstone, Major H Chavasse, Captains H M Clifford, C M S Henning, A R C Littledale, D Blaikie-Hislop, C J Lynch, V A Blake, D C Burns-Macdonald, H H Smith, A F Townshend, R W Mellish, Lieutenants M H D Thomson-Carmichael, R W B Murphy, R Glossop, B Maxwell-Heron, W Taylor and 429 men

1/Scottish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant A H Seagrim

2/Highland Light Infantry – Captain T K Gardiner

Civil Surgeons – A G Trinder, E Mansel

The Antillian left for England on June 21 with the following on passage home:

Late 10/Hussars – Colonel M C Wood

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J De La Swainston-Strangways, P Yardley, T A Huband

Victorian Imperial Bushmen – Surgeon-Lieutenant J P Kelly

Civil Sirg. W D Walker

Civil Veterinary Surgs. W E Taylor, N Hewlett, L Barnard

Due St Vincent July 12, Southampton July 22

The Assaye left Southampton yesterday afternoon with 36 officers, 34 nurses, 220 of the Scottish Horse, 40 of the South African Constabulary, 100 RAMC and details.

London Times, 28 Jun 01 (Friday)

p10c & d The Atlantian left for England June 24 with the following invalids:

Irish Fusiliers – Captain A E S Heard

3/Sussex – Lieutenant A J Parkin

With the following on passage home:

2/E Kent – Lieutenant Colonel B F Holme

Victorian Bushmen – Major W W Dobbin

6/R Warwick – Lieutenant J M C Scott

1/S Staffordshire – Captain Quartermaster M Billings

RA – Major G D Baker

4/Gloucester – Captain C E F Henry

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants A P Lane, T M Greer, A H Brouncker, A H Gardiner

RAMC – Major H T Knaggs, Civil Surgeon E C Taylor

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – H B Kenny, H W L Fernandes

Rand Rifles – Lieutenant F W Tompkins

Australian Staff – Lieutenant Colonel E T Wallack

Due Southampton 15 July.

The Custodian left Queenstown yesterday afternoon after embarking 40 men and 148 horses.

London Times, 29 Jun 01 (Saturday)

p9b Dateline Bermuda, June 28. The Armenian, with over 900 Boer prisoners on board has arrived here. Most were from Cronje’s command and were taken at Paardeberg.