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Shipping records - December 1901London Times, 02 Dec 01 (Monday) p10a The Templemore sailed from Southampton Saturday afternoon with the 7/Hussars for South Africa. Total embarked was 23 officers, 433 men, and 450 horses.
The Tintagel Castle Left Southampton Saturday afternoon with 13 officers and 225 men, consisting of 110 men of the Scottish Horse, 115 men of the Imperial Yeomanry and staff in addition to regular passengers.
The Hyanthes arrived at Queenstown yesterday, embarked 127 horses and sailed in the afternoon for Cape Town.
The Manchester Merchant will embark today the third contingent of Lovants Scouts. The following were listed: Captains Brander-Dunbar, E B Mackenzie, Lieutenants Thurston, Pelton Hill. The remaining officers will sail in the Roslin Castle.
London Times, 03 Dec 01 (Tuesday) p10b The Scot left for England Nov 27 with the following on passage home: 17/Lancers Captain Lord O de V Beauclerk 3/Scottish Borderers Lieutenant J B Neilson Reserve of Officers Lieutenant J Bennett-Stanford Due Southampton Dec 13.
p10c The Orient arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning with the following invalids: 2/Lancashire Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant G B G Wood 4/Durham Light Infantry Captain J R Shaw 1/Cameron Highlanders Lieutenant A H Mackintosh P o W Light Infantry Lieutenant J D Hopper 3/DG Captain G T R Cook 3/R Scots Captain T C E Goff Sick laying down, 12; convalescent, 180 Wounded laying down, 13; convalescent 12 With the following on passage home: 6/Middlesex Captain G W B Tattersall 1/Border 2/Lieutenant J A Ellis 1/R Inniskilling Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant A M Forteath 1/Berkshire 2/Lieutenant E L Croslegh 4/Worcester 2/Lieutenant V H Hankey 2/R Munster Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant D H Powell Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenant H C Bertram Remount Dept. Lieutenant H S Husted 2/Yorkshire Light Infantry Lieutenant A T Walker 3/R Warwick 2/Lieutenant T Whaley 6/ Dragoons Lieutenant F Close Connaught Rangers Captain W E J Grylls Reserve of Officers Lieutenant H G Pirouet Civil Surgeons E N T Rogers, M F Ellis Nursing Sisters J M Clay, L Allman, A F Clarke Three officers and 83 men were landed at Plymouth and the Orient sailed for Southampton to disembark the remainder.
London Times, 04 Dec 01 (Wednesday) p10a & b The Dilwara left for England Nov 28 with the following invalids: 12/Lancers Lieutenant F W S Murray 3/GG Captain P A Clive 4/Suffolk Lieutenant W G Probert 2/R Scots Fusiliers Lieutenant H C Maitland-Makgill-Crichton 3/W Riding Major R N D Bruce 3/Cameronians 2/Lieutenant F R G Forsyth 3/S Staffordshire Major L C Potts RAMC Major F A, Saw, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W N Archibald Imperial Yeomanry Captains F O Carr, L C Coventry, Lieutenants H R L Ford, A G D Capel, P N Russell, W M Townshend, O St John, Surgeon Captain A C Oliver Veterinary Lieutenant H A Sullivan N Z M I Lieutenant J N Hamer Kitcheners Fighting Scouts Lieutenant L E Mageean Sick laying down, 45; convalescent, 391 Wounded laying down, 12; convalescent 15 With the following on passage home: RE Major W A J OMeara 2/Northampton Lieutenant Colonel W F Fawcett 3/R Irish Rifles Captain W R McD Parr GA Captain A J Peile, Lieutenant M A Beattie 2/KOSB 2/Lieutenant R A H Wortham Yorkshire Artillery Major W E Fell 3/S Wales Borderers Captain H F Woodgate 2/E Kent Captain W H Trevor 17/Lancers Major H W R Ricardo 6/Worcester Captains A G Steward, W F H Morgan 3/Lancashire Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant L R Barker Imperial Yeomanry Captains E R Robinson, W P Ward, Lieutenants R G Legge, J H Gray 1/Dorset Major R A Godwin-Austin RAMC Captain C O C Hodgens Canadian Scouts Lieutenant J Davies Late Thorneycrofts M I Captain M F Farquhar, Lieutenant H B Farquhar Reverends A L Helps, W M Tatham, T A C Cameron Civil Surgeons W A Summers, A Rutherford, B K Goldsmith, C F Ackland, F J Hathaway, W Graham Nursing Sisters M J Burdett, L Warriner, I L Lovett, D L Richards, M S Bidmead Due Southampton Dec 23.
The Orient arrived at Southampton yesterday morning from Plymouth and landed the remainder of her troops. There were also 29 "undesireables on board.
The Lake Erie arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following listed: 3/DG Major C L Cotton 2/W India Lieutenant Colonel J R M Dalrymple-Hay 4/Liverpool Captain J W Allen Sligo Militia Artillery Captain G A Heather W Militia Submarine Miners Lieutenant R B T Rye Lancashire Militia Artillery Lieutenant H F Hollins Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenants A J Roser, A J Blake 2/R Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant N H C Russell 3/Middlesex 2/Lieutenant J C Philips 1/Scottish Horse Captain P N Field, Lieutenant J Stuart-Wortley C I C Bodyguard Lieutenant G Fitzgerald Reverend A B Chaplin Boddington Civil Veterinary Surgeon G W Balfour Civil Surgeons J B Davey, E H Worth, J F Lees, A Robertson Nursing Sisters M Glenton Kerr, A Spooner
The Manchester Merchant embarked at Southampton yesterday the following: 7/Hussars 6 officers and 84 men South African Constabulary 3 officers and 104 men Colonials 12 men 5,000 comforts for the troops Captain & Brevet Major Brooke, DSO, 7/Hussars in charge.
p11a-e Yesterdays LG Despatch from Kitchener. M I D Up to Oct 8.
p12b Note Here: Lieutenant F D Farquhar. promoted LG CG
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 04 Dec 01 p11 The Dilwara has sailed for England with the following named military passengers: Captain and Mrs. Trevor, also ? Barker (Lancs. Fusiliers) and ? Gray (Imperial Yeomanry )
"Brevet-Major Quicke, of the Kings Dragoon Guards, whose death is announced, commanded a squadron of the Kimberley Mounted Corps at the relief of Mafeking (telegraphs Reuters correspondent) and showed great courage in recovering the bodies of two members of the Diamond -fields Horse, who were killed in the second fight near Mafeking.
p24 Dateline London, Dec 2. The Manchester Merchant will sail for South Africa Monday with the third contingent of Lord Lovants Scouts. Dateline London, Nov 27. The Armenian has arrived at Bombay with Boer POW for Sealkot and Shahjehanpur.
London Times, 05 Dec 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 06 Dec 01 (Friday) p6b The Simla arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following: RFA Captain W G H Manley Imperial Yeomanry Surgeon Captain E F N Currey, Lieutenant R Persse RGA Lieutenant H St G Hamersley 1/Liverpool Lieutenant F A Fynney 4/KRRC Lieutenant G T Lee 2/ Wilts Lieutenant H R Fisher 2/W Yorks Lieutenant & Quartermaster C Richards 5/DG Lieutenant G J Sandys 2/R W Kent Lieutenant C Bonham-Carter Reverend C W Partridge Civil Surgeon H B T Symons Civil Veterinary Surgeon J OBrien Sick laying down, 102; convalescent, 139 Wounded laying down, 18; convalescent, 15. With the following on passage home: 1/Scottish Rifles Lieutenant H M Lawrence 1/R Scots Fusiliers Lieutenant F Fairlie 2/Devon 2/Lieutenant W C R Savage 1/R Berks 2/Lieutenant G W Hopton Imperial Yeomanry Captain A S V Hume 1/Norfolk 2/Lieutenant C H A Tuck 1/Shropshire Light Infantry 2/Lieutenant W L Herd For duty on voyage: RAMC Captain R J W Mawhinny Civil Surgeons D S Sutherland, C M Rolston Nursing Sisters M E Harding, A M Winder, L Langley-Naylor, L P Dixon, E M Smythe
The Wakool arrived at Southampton yesterday with 33 officers and 500 men.
The Manila arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 6 officers and 32 men.
London Times, 07 Dec 01 (Saturday) p5a Dateline Ottawa, Dec 6. The Canadian Mounted Contingent will be increased from 600 to 900 men. The Victorian and Manhattan will convey the force to South Africa.
Dateline New York, Dec 6. At New Orleans. 7 British transports are in docks, 1 in stream and another left Wednesday night. The ships are carrying horses and mules and for the past 90 days the shipments have broken all records.
p10a-c The Tagus left for England Dec 2, with the following: 7/DG Captain G Langworthy, (Invalid) Sick laying down, 17 ; convalescent, 301 Wounded convalescent, 14 With the following on passage home: RAMC Major B M Skinner 2/W Yorkshire Captain A W Ingles Remount Dept. Captain R W Everard York & Lancaster Captain F H D Vickerman Worcester Lieutenant H F M Walker, 2/Lieutenant E L D Brownell 3/Northumberland Fusiliers Major R Dill 3/E Lancashire 2/Lieutenant T H Preston R M Light Infantry Lieutenant- Colonel H C Money ASC Lieutenant Colonel T D Foster, Captains J C G Longmore, H F Brooke 21/Lancers 2/Lieutenant H A Willows 6/Dragoons Major A R Mosley Liverpool Major S L Cotton Volunteer Company R Warwick Lieutenant J F Nelson South African Irregular Forces Lieutenant A B Burnett B S A Police Lieutenant the Hon. W Yarde-Buller Imperial Military Railways Volunteer Lieutenant R V DOucet Civil Surgeons W A Densha, G Phillips Reverends S C Barmby, R Macpherson Nursing Sisters M Haviland, B L Bracey, F Harvey Due Southampton Dec 22
The Columbian left Durban Dec 1 for Bombay with the following: Indian Medical Service Captain G W Frost, Veterinary Lieutenant G P Knott 62 Bty. RFA 2/Lieutenant J E H Ford 1/R Irish Fusiliers, joining I S C 2/Lieutenant A E Mahon Due Bombay Dec 19.
Note Here: Monthly Table of Casualties for Nov 1901 ( Chart)
London Times, 09 Dec 01 (Monday) p10a The Ulstermore left Southampton Saturday with 25 officers and 427 men and 300 horses. She will call at Queenstown for 100 more remounts. Included in the above were: Telegraph Battalion, RE 95 men RFA 186 men RAMC 160 men Plus details. Captain C W Davy, RE, in charge.
London Times, 10 Dec 01 (Tuesday) p10b The Dunvegan Castle left for England Dec 4 with the following on passage home: ASC Lieutenant Colonel H G Morgan RE Lieutenant C C H Hogg 1/Norfolk Volunteer Artillery Major T L Hare Due Southampton Dec 20.
The Roslin Castle left Southampton yesterday with details numbering 33 officers, 2 warrant officers, 31 men, mostly colonials. She will call at Queenstown to embark the 4/KRRC, 29 officers and 860 men
The Ulstermore arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, embarked 102 horses and sailed for South Africa in the afternoon.
London Times, 11 Dec 01 (Wednesday) p10a & b The Britannic left for England Dec 7. with the following invalids: 16/Lancers Captain G E Tusen 17/Lancers Lieutenant Lord Vivian 4/Bedford Captain M C Norman 4/Cheshire Captain G R Barton 3/R Sussex Captain F W E Blake 1/R Scots Lieutenant Colonel W Douglas ASC Captain E C L Fitzwilliams AOC Lieutenant W W Blades Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenant J A Samuel Bethunes M I Lieutenant W A Pollard 6/Imperial Bushmen Captain C M C Rudkin Sick laying down, 7; convalescent, 133 Wounded laying down, 3; convalescent, 7 With the following on passage home: Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenants N Hodgson, W F Hamilton, H V S Carey 2/Yorkshire Lieutenant G C Denton Reserve of Officers Major H Guise RE Captain & Quartermaster G Taylor 3/Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant A C K Magill 4/Northumberland Fusiliers Major the Hon. M OBrien 4/Border Captain T R Morse N Staffordshire Lieutenant P Lyon Imperial L H Captain F W Swift Robertss Horse Captain A E Gordon Indian Staff Corps Major J P C Hennessey Brabants Horse Lieutenant T H Winkfield Civil Surgeon C Y Flewitt Nursing Sisters A S Leill, N Sutcliffe, E Waller Due Southampton Dec 26. The Lake Erie leaves Albert Docks this morning with the following: 16/Lancers 1 officer, 100 men RE 61 men Details, 3 officers RAMC 3 men AOC 1 man Remounts 205 remounts
p11e Note Here: C,E Perreira, CG, to be Captain vice F D Farquhar, DSO, seconded to Chinese Regiment
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 11 Dec 01 p11 The Lismore Castle has arrived here with the following named military passengers: Major General Oliphant. The Ranee sailed for England Saturday with the following named military passengers: Major Humphreys, men of Q Battery RHA,.
p16 The Lismore Castle arrived here Sunday evening with the following named military passengers: Ex Dunottar Castle ; Major General Oliphant, Lieutenant Chamberlain.
p24 The Black Watch and the Essex Regiment have left Bombay for South Africa. Dateline London, Dec 8. The Ulstermore sailed from Southampton for Cape Town with drafts for the Field Howitzer Artillery, 2 telegraph sections and 100 hospital orderlies. Dateline London, Dec 7. Eight horse and mule transports are in New Orleans loading for the Cape. One ship sailed yesterday for the Cape.
London Times, 12 Dec 01 (Thursday) p10b The Aurania arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following on passage home: 16/Lancers Colonel Bethune Imperial Light Infantry Captain Coleman Jburg Mounted Rifles Lieutenants Hare, Dalling 2/Middlesex Lieutenant CB Harcourt 2/Cameronians 2/Lieutenant D C Sword 2/R Lancashire 2/Lieutenant Cargill 1/Staffordshire 2/Lieutenant A J Reynolds 2/Lancashire Fusiliers Lieutenant Colonel Wallington Remount Dept. Lieutenant Caldwell RAMC Captain Fuhr Civil Surgeons Welsford, Swann Nursing Sisters Chadfield, Audrey, Newhold Civil Veterinary Surgeon Stubbs 2/Durham Light Infantry Captain & Quartermaster Liebrecht (Invalid)
The Lake Erie left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 5 officers ans 154 men. Also 192 remounts.
The Roslin Castle from Southampton arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, embarked 26 officers and 855 men of the 4/KRRC, then sailed that afternoon.
London Times, 13 Dec 01 (Friday) p3a Dateline Bombay, Dec 12. The City of Vienna arrived here today from Durban with 352 Boer prisoners. 17 cases of measles and one death from pneumonia during the voyage.
p8a The Ranee left for England Dec 7, with the following on passage home: "Q RHA Major G Humphreys, Lieutenants E R Burne, R W St L Gethin, E W Furse and 86 men Derby Captain G D Goodman 1/N Staffordshire 2/Lieutenant J F Thomson Gloucester Captain R M M Davy 2/Worcester Lieutenant C E Borton ASC 2/Lieutenant C W Fletcher 1/R Munster Fusiliers Lieutenant A C L Tyrrell Civil Surgeons J Gardner, T S Allan Nursing Sisters J Paget, M G A Warner Due Southampton Jan. 5.
London Times, 14 Dec 01 (Saturday) p7b Dateline Bombay, Dec 13. The St Andrew sailed for the Cape with 2 sqdns. 20/Hussars, and 2. 5 Companies 2/R Munster Fusiliers
London Times, 16 Dec 01 (Monday) p6e & f Charts with statistics for Concentration Camps, Oct 1901.
p10a Major General Baden-Powell and Colonel Viscount Downe sailed from Southampton for South Africa Saturday afternoon in the Saxon.
The Custodian left Bombay Saturday for Durban with 2 Sqd. 20/Hussars, 1 Sqd. 3/Hussars, 1. 5 Company 2/R Munster Fusiliers.
The Menes left Malta on Saturday for Gibraltar with 19 officers and 447 men of 3/M I who will join the Lake Erie at Gibraltar for South Africa.
The Englishman left Albert Docks with 1 officers and 103 men of the 3/Hussars, 98 men of the South African Constabulary, 1 officer and 110 men Scottish Horse, 5 Civil Surgeons, details of 5 officers and 51 men, mostly from Imperial Mil. Railway Corps. Captain A O Jacob, 20/Hussars, in charge. She called at Southampton yesterday, shipped horses and wagons and sailed for South Africa.
London Times, 17 Dec 01 (Tuesday) p6c The Briton left for England Dec 11 with the following on passage home: Staff Major General A S Wynne, CB 7/DG Bt. Colonel W H M Lowe 2/R W Surrey Captain C Parsons 16/Lancers Captain R F A Sloane-Stanley 1/Cameron Highlanders Bt. Major J Campbell, DSO Imperial Yeomanry Captain C H Blackburne 18/Hussars Colonel E C Knox 1/KRRC Colonel J P Campbell Due Southampton Dec 27.
The Orient arrived at Queenstown Sunday evening with 13 officers and 14 men. Yesterday she embarked the following and sailed at 4 p. m. : 4/Rifle Brigade 22 officers and 795 men, Colonel A R Pemberton, in charge. R Irish Fusiliers 158 men 2/ Yorkshire Light Infantry 103 men 2/E Surrey 62 men 2/Dorset 55 men 1/E Lancashire 37 men Details Total embarked at Queenstown, 41 officers and 1,210 men
The Plassy sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following: 5/R Warwickshire 740 men Liverpool 21 officers and 536 men Details Total embarked 59 officers, 16 warrant officers and 1,368 men.
London Times, 18 Dec 01 (Wednesday) p10c The Englishman left Queenstown yesterday with the following: 300 remounts Scottish Horse 2 officers and 110 men 3/Hussars 1 officer and 103 men South African Constabulary 100 men Details 152 men I S A Railway 7 officers Civil Surgs 3 20/Hussars Captain Jacob, in charge.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 18 Dec 01 p6 The Braemar Castle arrived here Friday afternoon with the following named military passengers: Captain Hudson, Staff Sergeant Major T L Maude
p8 The Doune Castle arrived here from coast ports with the following named military passengers: Major Archerley (Durban), Lieutenant Francis (Port Elizabeth). p11 The Briton sailed for England Wednesday with the following named military passengers: Colonel Knox, Colonel Campbell, Major J M Rogers.
p21 The Carisbrooke Castle arrived here Tuesday morning with the following named military passengers: (Note part of the page cut away) Captain A Hill and servant, Captain A Myburgh and servant, Captain C W Leigh (for Natal) The Bavarian sailed for England yesterday with invalids and passengers. The following named military passengers: Colonel Henry, Colonel Flint, Colonel De Rougmont, Captain Arnott, Captain Eastwood, (1/KDG, mentions recovering from a wound. This is H de C Eastwood)
p24 Dateline London Dec 15. The Orient has sailed for South Africa with 1272 troops. Dateline London Dec 16. The Orient sailed from Queenstown with 43 officers and 1,217 men, including 4/RB Dateline London, Dec 17. The Plassy has sailed for South Africa with 1,443 officers and men, including 5/Warwickshire and 3/Liverpool Regiments
p25 Dateline London, Dec 12. The City of Vienna has arrived in Bombay with Boer POW
London Times, 19 Dec 01 (Thursday) p7a The Colombian, from Natal, arrived at Bombay yesterday.
London Times, 20 Dec 01 (Friday) p8a Note Here: Enlistment particulars. Pay, Physical.
p8c The Avoca arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids: 7/DG Lieutenant M E Lindsay 5/Lancers Lieutenant A G McClintock Scottish Horse Major A Blair, Lieutenant W Loring 5/Dublin Fusiliers Lieutenant J C Heys Thompson 1/Durham Light Infantry Lieutenant C L Matthews Imperial Yeomanry Captain R G Seymour, Lieutenant H H Earle 2/S Wales Borderers 2/Lieutenant A H J Ellis Army Veterinary Dept. Veterinary Major Pringle 2/Norfolk Lieutenant J R Clarke 2/N Lancashire Major J E Pine-Coffin 1/Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant H S Cobb 2/Gloucester Lieutenant H M Harrison 1/Scots G Captain R Gordon 1/Derby Captains P F R Anley, R H Keller 1/Devon Lieutenant G F Green RAMC Major S Butterworth Civil Surgeons H B Bannerman, J D Doherty, Gilroy, Walker Nursing Sisters R L Strappere, E L Corser, L Hand, A E Nixon, B E Brooks, L H M Oryan
The Nubia arrived at Plymouth yesterday with the following invalids: 2/DG Captain H P Sykes RA Major G T M Bridges Suffolk Militia Artillery Captain A V St J White 2/Scots G Major J C Heriot-Maitland Antrim Militia Artillery Lieutenant C H Blackwood 5/Manchester Lieutenant E B W Solano 1/R Lancaster Lieutenant L B Webster 1/Gordon Highlanders Major & Quartermaster H Carlaw, Captain H Macneal Essex M I Captain Stoddart-McLellan Veterinary Surgeon H K T Tasker RAMC Captain J Grech Civil Surgeons A Cameron, R Corfe, R Raycroft, R V Milnthorpe Nursing Sisters D F Palmer, J E Phillips, L M Green, M E Richardson, J T Wells, H I Anderson And 263 men, invalids.
The Wakool will, at Albert Docks, embark 24 officers, 53 N C O s, 18 drummers, and 641 men of the RA, tomorrow for South Africa.
The Manilla will embark more RA at Southampton tomorrow.
The Kent, at ad, will embark the following details today at Albert Docks : 20/Hussars 1 officer Reserve of Officers 1 officer One Civil Veterinary Surgeon RA 3 men 380 remounts.
The Menes arrived at Gibraltar yesterday and transshipped to the Lake Erie 4 cos. M I consisting of 15 officers and 400 men. The Lake Erie sailed for South Africa in the afternoon.
London Times, 21 Dec 01 (Saturday) p7a Dateline Bermuda, Dec 20. The Harlech Castle arrived here today with Boer prisoners. There were 2 deaths and 14 cases of measles. Ship is in quarantine.
p12a The City of Vienna left Bombay yesterday for South Africa with the Hq. staff of the R Munster Fusiliers and 104 officers and men of the 3/Hussars.
The Kent sailed from Albert Docks yesterday evening with details and 375 remounts.
The Simla embarked, at Southampton, 50 men of the Electrical Engineer Vols., Captain D Bradley in charge.
London Times, 23 Dec 01 (Monday) p8a & b The Bavarian left for England Dec 17 with the following invalids: 1/DG Captain H De C Eastwood 9/Lancers 2/Lieutenant R S Chadwick GA Captain C A Ker, Lieutenant H M Close 3/W Surrey Lieutenant Colonel F H Fairtlough 2/Berks Captain D B Maurice, Lieutenant & Quartermaster R C Harding 2/W Kent Captain C G Pack-Beresford 1/Manchester 2/Lieutenant R C Browne 2/Highland Light Infantry 2/Lieutenant K L Buist 4/Highland Light Infantry Lieutenant M Rolland 3/Munster Fusiliers Captain A Arnot ASC 2/Lieutenants J W H Tyndall, C H Furneaux Nursing Sisters E M Beck, M E Howell Sick laying down, 40; convalescent, 426 Wounded laying down, 16; convalescent, 20 With the following on passage home: S A Mounted Irregular Troops Major W J E Poole 1/R Scots Lieutenant W K Rollo APO COrps Captain S C Curtis RHA Colonel E M Flint, Captain W V J C Elwes RFA Major C H De Rougemont, Lieutenant J, Vigors 1/R Irish Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant R OC Malone Reserve of Officers Captain R N Morley 1/Northumberland Fusiliers Colonel C G C Money 3/Northumberland Fusiliers Colonel St G C Henry E Kent Captain A D Geddes 2/Shropshire Light Infantry Captain C J Garsia 5/A & S Highlanders Captain J Pender Middlesex Captain R J Ross 1/Gordon Highlanders Major F W Kerr, Captain R A N Tytler ASC Lieutenant & Quartermaster J C Woods 2/R Highlanders 2/Lieutenant J Mackenzie 2/Derby Captain P Leveson Gower Imperial Yeomanry Captains H A Budder, E W P Uniacke, F C Goulden 5/Manchester Captain S W Dixon Colonial Def. Force Captain A C Harmsworth Chatsfields Scouts Captain Chatfield RAMC Lieutenant Colonel T P Woodhouse Civil Surgeons M Cleary, F L Dickson, D Ritchie, J Keenan Nursing Sisters M H Bruce, M Whiteman, G Napier, M Rorke, A Kuys Reverend Forshaw Civil Veterinary Surgeons F C Mahon, H F McVean, H Scarlett.
The Manila embarked the following, at Southampton, Saturday and sailed in the afternoon: 6/Worcester 560 officers and men, Colonel E H Bearcroft, in command H Company, 5/R Warwick 110 men and 3 officers, Captain Rothwell, in command RAMC Lieutenant Stevenson, in medical charge Details For a total of 20 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 809 men
The Kent reached Southampton yesterday, embarked 250 remounts and sailed.
The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Colonel H G Morgan was among the passengers.
London Times, 24 Dec 01 (Tuesday) p8b The Tagus arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following: 7/DG Captain G Langworthy, (Invalid) Sick laying down, 17 ; convalescent, 301 Wounded convalescent, 14 With the following on passage home: RAMC Major B M Skinner 2/W Yorkshire Captain A W Ingles Remount Dept. Captain R W Everard York & Lancaster Captain F H D Vickerman Worcester Lieutenant H F M Walker, 2/Lieutenant E L D Brownell 3/Northumberland Fusiliers Major R Dill 3/E Lancashire 2/Lieutenant T H Preston R M Light Infantry Lieutenant- Colonel H C Money ASC Lieutenant Colonel T D Foster, Captains J C G Longmore, H F Brooke 21/Lancers 2/Lieutenant H A Willows 6/Dragoons Major A R Mosley Liverpool Major S L Cotton Volunteer Company R Warwick Lieutenant J F Nelson South African Irregular Forces Lieutenant A B Burnett B S A Police Lieutenant the Hon. W Yarde-Buller Imperial Military Railways Volunteer Lieutenant R V DOucet Civil Surgeons W A Densha, G Phillips Reverends S C Barmby, R Macpherson Nursing Sisters M Haviland, B L Bracey, F Harvey
The Colombia, with a portion of the 3/Hussars on board, left Bombay for Durban yesterday.
The Aurania embarked, at Southampton yesterday, the 3/Highland Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel W F Story. Strength 1,036, all ranks.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 24 Dec 01 p11 The Montrose has sailed from Durban Thursday for Bermuda with over 1,000 Boer POW The Arundel Castle sailed from England for South Africa on the 14th with 22 teachers for the camps and the Galeka sailed on the 21st with 28 more.
p24 Dateline London, Dec 20. The Wakool will sail tomorrow with 736 officers and men of the RB Dateline london, Dec 23. The Aurania sails for South Africa Tuesday with 1,771 men including 3/York & Lanc. and 3/H Light Infantry Dateline London, Dec 20. The Harlech Castle, with Boer POW has arrived at Bermuda.
London Times, 25 Dec 01 (Wednesday) p4b & c The Aurania embarked at Southampton yesterday 34 officers and 629 men of the 3/York & Lancaster Regiment and 30 officers and 950 men of the 3/Highland Light Infantry. Colonel J G Wilson, CB, in command. She sailed last night.
The Dilwara arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids: 12/Lancers Lieutenant F W S Murray 3/GG Captain P A Clive 4/Suffolk Lieutenant W G Probert 2/R Scots Fusiliers Lieutenant H C Maitland-Makgill-Crichton 3/W Riding Major R N D Bruce 3/Cameronians 2/Lieutenant F R G Forsyth 3/S Staffordshire Major L C Potts RAMC Major F A, Saw, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W N Archibald Imperial Yeomanry Captains F O Carr, L C Coventry, Lieutenants H R L Ford, A G D Capel, P N Russell, W M Townshend, O St John, Surgeon Captain A C Oliver Veterinary Lieutenant H A Sullivan N Z M I Lieutenant J N Hamer Kitcheners Fighting Scouts Lieutenant L E Mageean Sick laying down, 45; convalescent, 391 Wounded laying down, 12; convalescent 15 With the following on passage home: RE Major W A J OMeara 2/Northampton Lieutenant Colonel W F Fawcett 3/R Irish Rifles Captain W R McD Parr GA Captain A J Peile, Lieutenant M A Beattie 2/KOSB 2/Lieutenant R A H Wortham Yorkshire Artillery Major W E Fell 3/S Wales Borderers Captain H F Woodgate 2/E Kent Captain W H Trevor 17/Lancers Major H W R Ricardo 6/Worcester Captains A G Steward, W F H Morgan 3/Lancashire Fusiliers 2/Lieutenant L R Barker Imperial Yeomanry Captains E R Robinson, W P Ward, Lieutenants R G Legge, J H Gray 1/Dorset Major R A Godwin-Austin RAMC Captain C O C Hodgens Canadian Scouts Lieutenant J Davies Late Thorneycrofts M I Captain M F Farquhar, Lieutenant H B Farquhar Reverends A L Helps, W M Tatham, T A C Cameron Civil Surgeons W A Summers, A Rutherford, B K Goldsmith, C F Ackland, F J Hathaway, W Graham Nursing Sisters M J Burdett, L Warriner, I L Lovett, D L Richards, M S Bidmead
p10 a-f Note Here: Article on Blockhouse System and map. Also article on Distribution of Boer Forces in the Field.
London Times, 26 Dec 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted.
London Times, 27 Dec 01 (Friday) p8a The Britannic arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following: 16/Lancers Captain G E Tusen 17/Lancers Lieutenant Lord Vivian 4/Bedford Captain M C Norman 4/Cheshire Captain G R Barton 3/R Sussex Captain F W E Blake 1/R Scots Lieutenant Colonel W Douglas ASC Captain E C L Fitzwilliams AOC Lieutenant W W Blades Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenant J A Samuel Bethunes M I Lieutenant W A Pollard 6/Imperial Bushmen Captain C M C Rudkin Sick laying down, 7; convalescent, 133 Wounded laying down, 3; convalescent, 7 With the following on passage home: Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenants N Hodgson, W F Hamilton, H V S Carey 2/Yorkshire Lieutenant G C Denton Reserve of Officers Major H Guise RE Captain & Quartermaster G Taylor 3/Inniskilling Fusiliers Lieutenant A C K Magill 4/Northumberland Fusiliers Major the Hon. M OBrien 4/Border Captain T R Morse N Staffordshire Lieutenant P Lyon Imperial L H Captain F W Swift Robertss Horse Captain A E Gordon Indian Staff Corps Major J P C Hennessey Brabants Horse Lieutenant T H Winkfield Civil Surgeon C Y Flewitt Nursing Sisters A S Leill, N Sutcliffe, E Waller
London Times, 28 Dec 01 (Saturday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 30 Dec 01 (Monday) p8c Major General Sir J Ardagh and Major Edmonds were among the passengers in the Norman which sailed from Southampton Saturday evening for South Africa.
The Montrose left for England via Bermuda, on the 21 Dec. The following were listed: For Bermuda: 17 Company RGA Major Williamson, Lieutenants Galloway, Gee and 85 men. RAMC Civil Surgeons J B Wood, T Hangen and 6 men For England: 4/Volunteer Battalion Rifle Brigade Colonel E C K P Lloyd 2/Irish Fusiliers Major A McD Moore Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenants G Wilder, A R J Hearne
London Times, 31 Dec 01 (Tuesday) p5b The hospital ship Avoca left Southampton yesterday morning for South Africa. In addition to the hospital staff, she took 10 officers and a draft of 99 men, RAMC, and 25 officers, details and 100 colonials.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 31 Dec 01 p24 Dateline London, Dec 24. The Aurania sailed for South Africa today with 1,534 men and 80 officers of the 3/York & Lanc. and 3/HLI The Kent also sailed today with remounts. |
