Shipping records - January 1902

London Times, 01 Jan 02 (Wednesday)

p8c The hospital ship Nubia, with usual staff, left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa.

London Times, 02 Jan 02 (Thursday)

p8b The Orotava left for England Dec 23 with the following invalids:

RE – Lieutenant Colonel A G Hunter-Weston

6/Manchester – Major A H Bayley

Nursing Sister M Thomas

Sick laying down, 6; convalescent, 99

Wounded laying down, 1; convalescent, 2

With the following on passage home:

ASC – Captain E L Colquhoun

3/Welsh – Captain D How

2/E Kent – Lieutenant R B M Wood

3/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant J F Jones

3/Gloucester – Captain W H Walshe

2/R Highlanders – Lieutenant W P Nunneley

Devonshire – Captain M H Grant

Reserve of Officers – Majors W Sanderson, T H B Forster

RGA – Captain A S P McGhee

5/Worcester – Lieutenant Colonel R Holden

RFA – Major J W M Newton

2/Gordon High. – Major Hon. R F Carnegie

1/Welsh – 2/Lieutenant F G Heath

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R C Lawrance, Lieutenants G A Buckland, T R G Tyrrell

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel R H S Sawyer

Colonial Defence Force – Captain C S Forsbrook

South African Constabulary – Captain M S Adye

Civil Veterinary Surgeons H Dyer, W T Olver, F H Pinkett

Civil Surgeons H C Baker, E C Bailey

Nursing Sister N Stevens

3/R Scots – Captain Hon J Campbell

Due Southampton Jan 11.

The Braeman Castle left for England Dec 26, with the following on passage home:

14/Hussars – Major F R Lawrence

1/R Munster Fusiliers – Captain G C Bowen

6/V B KRRC – Colonel Sir C E H Vincent

London Times, 03 Jan 02 (Friday)

p8b The Morayshire left Albert Docks last night qith a few details and 300 remounts. She will call at Southampton for more details and remounts.

London Times, 04 Jan 02 (Saturday) Nothing Noted

London Times, 06 Jan 02 (Monday)

p8a-c Note Here a Table of Casualties for December 1901.

The Hospital ship Dunera left for England Dec 20, with the following invalids:

RAMC – Lieutenant C S Smith

5/Manchester – Lieutenant H T H Harris

2/E Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant B Blood

2/Scottish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant G W R Wilmer

1/Leicester – 2/Lieutenant G D Nash

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants E E Dooley, E E White, J S Orr, F G J Williams, W E Craig

1/DG – Lieutenant H,H, Harris

4/KRRC – Lieutenant G J Acland-Troyte

1/KRRC – Lieutenant R H Seymour

5/DG – Major A R Heneage

Veterinary Dept. – Veterinary Lieutenant W H Lowe

S A Constabulary – Lieutenant A Douglas-Pennant

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant J M Carter

2/R Warwick – 2/Lieutenant C W C Crooke

2/Northampton – Lieutenant E Knatchbull-Hugessen

1/R Scots – Lieutenant T C Mudie

ASC – 2/Lieutenant W P Pearse

2/Devon – 2/Lieutenant J E Lewis-Lloyd

1/Yorkshire – Lieutenant W B Walker

5/R Fusiliers – Captain J H Davidson-Houston

Nursing Sisters M Stephenson, C M Mello

Sick laying down, 3; convalescent, 245

Wounded laying down, 5; convalescent, 32

For Duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Major R I Power

Civil Surgeons J M Crawford, J H Martin, G E Richmond, W Sutcliffe

Nursing Sisters M G Hill, J Creighton, M Herring, M Mavius, M Meade, W D Redstone

Due Southampton Jan 21.

The Bavarian arrived at Southampton yesterday morning 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 O’C 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

Chatsfield’s 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.

London Times, 07 Jan 02 (Tuesday)

p8b-d The Ranee arrived, with troops, at Southampton yesterday morning. The following were listed:

"Q” RHA – Major G Humphreys, Lieutenants E R Burne, R W St L Gethin, E W Furse and 86 men and 4 guns.

The Armenian left Port Natal Jan 2 and due to arrive at Bombay o/a Jan 16. with the following:

2/Gordon High. – Lieutenant Colonel Scott, Majors Staunton, Hunter-Blair, Captains Simpson, Findlay, Booth, Brown, Lieutenants MacGregor, Forbes, Dick Cunyngham, Stanfield, McLean, 2/Lieutenants Cumine, Burn, Captain & Quartermaster Anderson and 694 men.

1/Devon – Majors & Bt. Lieutenant Colonels Davies, Jacson, Captain & Bt. Major Ravenshaw, Captains Wren, Holland, Graham, Lieutenants Harris, Watts, Blunt, Cunning, Hayley, Willis, Scafe, Kane, 2/Lieutenants Edward-Collins, Chaplain Drake, and 916 men

RAMC – Captain French

The Scindia left Jan 3. for Bombay with the following:

2/Gordon High. – Major Wright, Lieutenant Maitland, 2/Lieutenants Cookson, Bruce, Huggins

1/Devon – Lieutenant Twiss, 2/lts. Young, Hext, Mills, Wrey

2/Suffolk – 2/Lieutenant Massy

Veterinary Surgeon Captains Tatam, Harris

RGA – Lieutenants R Hoskyn, H C Reeves

Note Here New Service Dress Regs. for the Army

London Times, 08 Jan 02 (Wednesday)

p3a Dateline Durban, Jan 6. 300 Boer prisoners arrived here yesterday and 750 more are expected today. They will sail by the Orient for St Helena.

p8c The Carisbrooke Castle left for England Jan 2, with the following on passage home:

Rifle Brigade – Major S C Long

R Lancaster – Major F M Carleton

S Lancashire – Captain A Solly Flood

Kimberley Regiment – Captain E T Humphrys

R Scots Fusiliers – Major A W Thorneycroft

7/DG – 2/Lieutenant J Greene

Due Southampton Jan 18.

The Tagus left Southampton yesterday afternoon. She embarked a total of 28 officers and 706 men. Principal drafts being:

M I – 136 men

4/R Dublin Fusiliers – 135 men

Major H Kirk, 2/dg in command, Lieutenant A C Seeds, RAMC, in medical charge. The ship will call at Queenstown for 19 officers and 725 men.

Note Big Obit. here for Bt. Major J M Vallentin.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 08 Jan 02

p10 The Canada sailed Friday for England with the following named military passengers: Colonel Cavaye.

The Saxon arrived here Tuesday with the following named military passengers: Colonel Viscount Downe.

p19 The Kildonan Castle sails this afternoon for Southampton with the following named military passengers: Major Bethune, Major D R Hamilton, Major Jones, Lieutenant S Henry, R N R, Captain & Mrs Clegg & son, Lieutenant Dalvannie.

London Times, 09 Jan 02 (Thursday)

p8b The Mohawk left for England Jan 1 with the following invalids:

Sick Laying down, 8; convalescent, 437

Wounded convalescent, 23

With the following on passage home:

ASC – Major A Phelps

R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Ward

7/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant H G Grist

1/Leicester (Late) – Major R L Sandwith

1/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant F H Barton

R Irish – Captain E M Panter Downes

2/Lincoln – Captain & Quartermaster W J Conway

2/ Berkshire – Lieutenant W B Thornton

BSAP – Major H Hopper

R M Light Infantry – Captain J A M A Clark

Lancashire Militia Artillery – Captain S Bingham

R Canadian Artillery – Captain H J Morgan

Civil Surgeon H A Loeser

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – J T King, J J O’Connor, A Frank, E J Willgans, E J Wadley

Nursing Sisters M S Milne, E Johnson, F H Barry

Due Southampton Jan 23.

The Canada left for England Jan 3 with the following invalids:

16/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant H Lewis

17/Lancers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster C Clarke

Staff – Colonel W F Cavaye

RFA – Lieutenant Colonel W H Williams

RE – Major G F Leverson

4/Norfolk – Lieutenant G G Lucas

1/Lancaster – Captain L CB Hamber

4/Essex – Captain H De B F Stephens-Townshend

2/Berkshire – Major G D R Williams

2/Seaforth High. – Lieutenant R L A Capmbell

1/Connaught Rangers – Captain T C H Raven, Lieutenant F K Pomeroy

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants G F Wallace, G C Ash, A M Trevor Roper, G Payne

Reserve of Officers – Major the Hon. L B Byng

Sick laying down, 37; convalescent, 258

Wounded laying down, 10; convalescent, 5.

With the following on passage home:

Staff – Brigadier General R G Broadwood, Lieutenant the Hon. R A Ward

5/DG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster C H Farbrother

2/Dublin Fusiliers – Bt. Lieutenant Colonel F P English

2/Hampshire – 2/Lieutenant R D C McLeod

2/R Lancaster – Captain R C Parker

3/Middlesex – Captain C S D Fisher

1/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant S D Massy

Reserve of Officers – Captain F C R Parry

4/Munster Fusiliers – Captain M W Hawtrey

ASC – Major G H Cardew

15/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant O T D Osmond-Williams

1/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant G B C Irvine

RM Artillery – Captain G R Poole

RAMC – Captain S H Withers

Scottish Horse – Captain G V Watson

Army Pay Dept. – Colonel R M Ireland

Reverend J A Earley

Civil Veterinary Surgeons C Goundry, J Forrest

Civil Surgeons – F K Kerr, M Rust, R W Mulloch, W F C McCarthy Morrogh

Nursing Sisters M D Knapp, E C Blakiston, A M C Clarke

Due Southampton Jan 20.

The Syria left Southampton yesterday with 34 officers and 1,095 men from various regiments.

The Honorius arrived at Southampton from London yesterday, embarked 250 remounts and saild for South Africa.

London Times, 10 Jan 02 (Friday)

p8b & c The Orcana has left Port Natal for England with the following invalids:

RFA – Captain H A Lake

Imperial Yeomanry – 2/Lieutenant G Smith

1/KSOB – Captain D D Gunn

2/E Kent – 2/Lieutenant E G F L Gould

AOD – Captain R S Hamilton

2/RB – Major A H W Lowndes

1/W Riding – Major H D Thorold

1/Derby – Captain R J F Taylor

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain T R Stokoe

APD – Lieutenant Colonel J C S Irving

RHA – Major C E Hill

4/KRRC – Lieutenants T G Dalby, RE Crichton

2/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant W R Tylden-Wright

1/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant E C Hill-Whitson

4/R Warwickshire – 2/Lieutenant R W Fox

2/Lincolnshire – Lieutenant C G Lyall

S Australian M I – Lieutenant Fish

Army Medical Staff, RAMC – Captains E T Inkson, A F Heaton, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T F Brake

Civil Surgeons J W Greenwood, Macaulay, roberts, Brodrick

Nursing Sisters Grosvenor, Hayden, West, Whiley, Gifford

Due Southampton 31 Jan

The Tagus arrived at Queenstown on Wednesday night and yesterday embarked 19 officers and 663 men for a total of 55 officers and 1,326 men. She sailed at 4 pm for South Africa.

London Times, 11 Jan 02 (Saturday)

p6e The Honorius left Queenstown yesterday with 546 remounts for South Africa.

London Times, 13 Jan 02 (Monday)

p10a The Orotava arrived at Southampton Saturday morning with the following invalids:

RE – Lieutenant Colonel A G Hunter-Weston

6/Manchester – Major A H Bayley

Nursing Sister M Thomas

Sick laying down, 6; convalescent, 99

Wounded laying down, 1; convalescent, 2

With the following on passage home:

ASC – Captain E L Colquhoun

3/Welsh – Captain D How

2/E Kent – Lieutenant R B M Wood

3/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant J F Jones

3/Gloucester – Captain W H Walshe

2/R Highlanders – Lieutenant W P Nunneley

Devonshire – Captain M H Grant

Reserve of Officers – Majors W Sanderson, T H B Forster

RGA – Captain A S P McGhee

5/Worcester – Lieutenant Colonel R Holden

RFA – Major J W M Newton

2/Gordon High. – Major Hon. R F Carnegie

1/Welsh – 2/Lieutenant F G Heath

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R C Lawrance, Lieutenants G A Buckland, T R G Tyrrell

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel R H S Sawyer

Colonial Defence Force – Captain C S Forsbrook

South African Constabulary – Captain M S Adye

Civil Veterinary Surgeons H Dyer, W T Olver, F H Pinkett

Civil Surgeons H C Baker, E C Bailey

Nursing Sister N Stevens

3/R Scots – Captain Hon J Campbell

The Britannic sails on Saturday (?) afternoon with 30 officers, 22 nurses for the T’vl. concentration camps, and 625 men. She will call at Gibraltar to embark 178 men of the 2/Seaforths, and 124 men of the 1/Leicesters. Lieutenant Colonel Jameson, S H, in command.

London Times, 14 Jan 02 (Tuesday)

p8c The South Australia left Albert Docks for South Africa with details of Scottish Horse and Worcestershire Y and 270 remounts. She will call at Queenstown for an additional 270 horses.

London Times, 15 Jan 02 (Wednesday)

p5a & b Dateline Halifax, N S, Jan 14. The Manhattan sailed this afternoon for South Africa with 470 officers and men of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

p10b The Kildonan Castle left for England Jan 8 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Major General C D Cooper

2/Gordon H – Major H A Bethune

Remount Dept. – Major R W W Jones, Lieutenant S Galvayne

RAMC – Major D R Hamilton

Dur Southampton Jan 24.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 15 Jan 02

p1 Dateline Durban, Jan 7. The Orient is to take 1,000 Boer POW from the Roslin Castle and then sail for St Helena.

Dateline Durban, Jan 6. The City of Vienna and the St Andrew have arrived here with troops from India.

p10 During 1901, 130 sailing vessels and 596 steamers arrived at Algoa Bay. Interesting!

Another interesting - To the present 143,050 horses and mules have been shipped for South Africa from New Orleans, value of 13,483,052 U S Dollars or 2, 808,969 British Pounds, plus the cost of the feed being 902,618 U S D

London Times, 16 Jan 02 (Thursday)

p11c The Britannic arrived at Gibraltar yesterday, embarked 7 officers and 442 men, transshipped from the City of Venice, and sailed for the Cape.

The Tintagel Castle left for England Monday with the following on passage home:

3/Lancaster – Colonel B N North, Lieutenant Colonel F E Fitzherbert, Captains C J Daniel, R N De la Bere, G D Timmis, J Challenor, F S Jackson, Lieutenants F H Deakin, A G Howard, 2/Lieutenants M Cottrell Dormer, J Black, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T Batchelor and 436 men.

ASC – Lieutenant & Riding Master T J Kearns

Civil Surgeon A H Watts

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – R Wilson, M I Stevenson, W M Reid

Due Southampton Feb 2.

London Times, 17 Jan 02 (Friday)

p9a & b The Bavarian left Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following:

CG – 400 officers and men.

GG– no number given

4/Somersetshire Light Infantry – 56 men

5/Lancashire Fusiliers – 149 men

4/Bedfordshire – 47 men

5/Manchester – 126 men

Details

Total of 40 officers and nearly 2,000 men

London Times, 18 Jan 02 (Saturday)

p7b Dateline Bermuda, Jan 17. The Montrose has arrived here bringing 1,234 Boer prisoners and 85 men of the RA 5 deaths of prisoners on voyage and Dr. Trevor died of dysentery.

p12d-f Note Here: LG Kitchener’s despatch with M I D Note also here. M I D here for Captain H de C Eastwood, 1/DG

London Times, 20 Jan 02 (Monday)

p6c, d & e The Carisbrooke Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday afternoon with the following:

Rifle Brigade – Major S C Long

R Lancaster – Major F M Carleton

S Lancashire – Captain A Solly Flood

Kimberley Regiment – Captain E T Humphrys

R Scots Fusiliers – Major A W Thorneycroft

7/DG – 2/Lieutenant J Greene

The Avondale Castle left Southampton yesterday morning for sa. She carried out a party of school teachers.

The Doune Castle left Southampton yesterday morning with 200 South African Constabulary.

The Armenian has arrived at Bombay from South Africa with the 1/Devonshire and the 2. Gordon Highlanders.

London Times, 21 Jan 02 (Tuesday)

p11b The Dunera arrived at Plymouth yesterday, landed some and continued to Southampton.

The following were listed:

RAMC – Lieutenant C S Smith

5/Manchester – Lieutenant H T H Harris

2/E Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant B Blood

2/Scottish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant G W R Wilmer

1/Leicester – 2/Lieutenant G D Nash

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants E E Dooley, E E White, J S Orr, F G J Williams, W E Craig

1/DG – Lieutenant H,H, Harris

4/KRRC – Lieutenant G J Acland-Troyte

1/KRRC – Lieutenant R H Seymour

5/DG – Major A R Heneage

Veterinary Dept. – Veterinary Lieutenant W H Lowe

S A Constabulary – Lieutenant A Douglas-Pennant

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant J M Carter

2/R Warwick – 2/Lieutenant C W C Crooke

2/Northampton – Lieutenant E Knatchbull-Hugessen

1/R Scots – Lieutenant T C Mudie

ASC – 2/Lieutenant W P Pearse

2/Devon – 2/Lieutenant J E Lewis-Lloyd

1/Yorkshire – Lieutenant W B Walker

5/R Fusiliers – Captain J H Davidson-Houston

Nursing Sisters M Stephenson, C M Mello

Sick laying down, 3; convalescent, 245

Wounded laying down, 5; convalescent, 32

For Duty on Voyage:

RAMC – Major R I Power

Civil Surgeons J M Crawford, J H Martin, G E Richmond, W Sutcliffe

Nursing Sisters M G Hill, J Creighton, M Herring, M Mavius, M Meade, W D Redstone

285 men.

London Times, 22 Jan 02 (Wednesday)

p11b & c The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday. The following were listed:

16/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant H Lewis

17/Lancers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster C Clarke

Staff – Colonel W F Cavaye

RFA – Lieutenant Colonel W H Williams

RE – Major G F Leverson

4/Norfolk – Lieutenant G G Lucas

1/Lancaster – Captain L CB Hamber

4/Essex – Captain H De B F Stephens-Townshend

2/Berkshire – Major G D R Williams

2/Seaforth High. – Lieutenant R L A Capmbell

1/Connaught Rangers – Captain T C H Raven, Lieutenant F K Pomeroy

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants G F Wallace, G C Ash, A M Trevor Roper, G Payne

Reserve of Officers – Major the Hon. L B Byng

With the following on passage home:

Staff – Brigadier General R G Broadwood, Lieutenant the Hon. R A Ward

5/DG – Lieutenant & Quartermaster C H Farbrother

2/Dublin Fusiliers – Bt. Lieutenant Colonel F P English

2/Hampshire – 2/Lieutenant R D C McLeod

2/R Lancaster – Captain R C Parker

3/Middlesex – Captain C S D Fisher

1/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant S D Massy

Reserve of Officers – Captain F C R Parry

4/Munster Fusiliers – Captain M W Hawtrey

ASC – Major G H Cardew

15/Hussars – 2/Lieutenant O T D Osmond-Williams

1/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant G B C Irvine

RM Artillery – Captain G R Poole

RAMC – Captain S H Withers

Scottish Horse – Captain G V Watson

Army Pay Dept. – Colonel R M Ireland

Reverend J A Earley

Civil Veterinary Surgeons C Goundry, J Forrest

Civil Surgeons – F K Kerr, M Rust, R W Mulloch, W F C McCarthy Morrogh

Nursing Sisters M D Knapp, E C Blakiston, A M C Clarke

753 men

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 22 Jan 02

p24 Dateline London, Jan 15. The Manhattan has sailed from Halifax with 470 Canadian M R for South Africa.

Dateline London, Jan 17. The Bavarian sailed yesterday for South Africa with 40 officers and 2,000 men including the Guards Brigade.

Dateline London, Jan 20. Enrollment in the National Scouts has reached 2,000 burghers.

London Times, 23 Jan 02 (Thursday)

p8b The Orient left Cape Town for St Helena, Jan 17 with the following:

Staff – Colonel A J Price

3/E Kent – Captain L E L Triscott, Lieutenants H S Hardy, H D Hirst, and 100 men.

14th Company RGA – Captain R H Galwey, Lieutenants F S Watson, F W Barron, C F G Page, and 81 men

RAMC – Lieutenant M H Babington, Civil Surgeon M H Biddell, and 7 men

Indian Staff Corps – Major O B S F Shore

The Saxon left for England Jan 15 with the following on passage home:

2/Wiltshire – Captain A H H Wilson

Imperial Yeomanry – Major Viscount Dungarvan

Cape Town Highlanders – Captain W D Hare.

Due Southampton Jan 31.

London Times, 24 Jan 02 (Friday)

p9a & b The Arundel Castle left Cape Town for St Helena, Jan 21 with the following:

3/E Kent – Colonel T F Brinckman, Major R Bayard, Captain G B W Walker, Lieutenant C W Blackall, 2/Lieutenants W N Wells, C M Bentley, Captain & Quartermaster H C Cumber and 279 men.

3/Irish – Lieutenant A de T Mouillott

4/Yorkshire – 2/Lieutenant L H F Wisden

The Oratava left Southampton in the afternoon with 600 men of the 4/Liverpool Regiment, 573 men of the 3/Cheshire Regiment, 86 men of the 3/R Sussex Regiment, 99 men of the RAMC and details.

London Times, 25 Jan 02 (Saturday)

p13b The Kildonan Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following on passage home:

Staff – Major General C D Cooper

2/Gordon H – Major H A Bethune

Remount Dept. – Major R W W Jones, Lieutenant S Galvayne

RAMC – Major D R Hamilton

The Mohawk arrived at Southampton last night with 463 invalids and with the following on passage home:

ASC – Major A Phelps

R Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Ward

7/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant H G Grist

1/Leicester (Late) – Major R L Sandwith

1/R Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant F H Barton

R Irish – Captain E M Panter Downes

2/Lincoln – Captain & Quartermaster W J Conway

2/ Berkshire – Lieutenant W B Thornton

BSAP – Major H Hopper

RAMC – Captain J W Jennings

R M Light Infantry – Captain J A M A Clark

Lancashire Militia Artillery – Captain S Bingham

R Canadian Artillery – Captain H J Morgan

Civil Surgeon H A Loeser

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – J T King, J J O’Connor, A Frank, E J Willgans, E J Wadley

Nursing Sisters M S Milne, E Johnson, F H Barry

The Roslin Castle has left Cape Town for England with Lieutenant Colonel Kilkelly, RAMC, GG, accompained by medical officers, nursing sisters and orderlies of the Elandsfontein Imperial Yeomanry Hospital staff.

London Times, 27 Jan 02 (Monday)

p10a The Dunottar Castle sailed from Southampton Saturday with a detachment of 51 Electrical Engineer Volunteer of RE Including Lieutenant J H Stubbs in command.

London Times, 28 Jan 02 (Tuesday)

p3a Dateline St Helena, Jan 27. The Orient has arrived here with 1,050 prisoners and 103 officers and men of the 3/E Kent Regiment

p9b The Ontarian left Royal Albert Docks last night with 3 officers, a few details and 275 remounts. She will call at Southampton and Queenstown for 275 additional remounts.

London Times, 29 Jan 02 (Wednesday)

p5a Dateline Halifax, Jan 28. The Victorian sailed at 2 o’clock today for Cape Town with

“A”, “B”, & “C” Squadrons of Canadian M I

p11c The Kinfauns Castle left for England Jan 22 with the following on passage home:

Imperial Yeomanry – Major General Chesham, Captain H R Darley

The Roslin Castle left for England Jan 23 with the following invalids:

2/E Kent – Captain F A C Hole

2/Cheshire – Lieutenant C C Redfern

1/Welsh Fusiliers – Captain G E Rickman

1/Border – Major W J Ferguson-Davie

1/Essex – Lieutenant S O Robinson

2/Volunteer Battalion Cheshire – Lieutenant E D Dickson

W Yorkshire – Lieutenant P S Fryer

RAMC – Majors M L Hearn, H P Birch

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant E A Underwood

Sick laying down, 3; sick convalescent, 439

Wounded convalescent, 11

With the following on passage home:

GG – Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel C R Kilkelly, CMG

2/DG – 2/Lieutenant E N Banks

Imperial Yeomanry – Major O N Segrave

1/E Kent – 2/Lieutenant G Lee

6/R Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant A L Thomson

1/Devonshire – Captain N Z Emerson

3/Devonshire – Lieutenant R J Scarbrough

5/I Fusiliers – Lieutenant B S Johnson

1/Manchester – Captain H Fisher

Reserve of Officers – Captain F G Hughes

Indian Stagg Corps – Captain J A Bliss

Remount Dept. – Captain W G Dixon

R M Light Infantry – Major F White

ASC – Captains P C Scott, T Doherty

RAMC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster R O Roberts

South African Constabulary – Lieutenant J C Oland

Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant N Lewin

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant A T Wardrop

Civil Surgeons – H J Godwin, J L Allen, H S Maxwell

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – G McBurney, J A Duff, C J Hurkley, R G Thompson, A Leather

Nursing Sisters – A M Harrison, C Harris, E C O Leggatt, K E Nisbet, T H Jones

Imperial Yeomanry Hospital – Mr S C Willis

Due Southampton Feb 13.

The Ontarian arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, shipped 275 horses and sailed for Queenstown

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 29 Jan 02

p10 The Waikatan has sailed for Australia with Captain & Lieutenant Geoghegan on board.

p24 Dateline London, Jan 23. The Orotava saild for South Africa today with 1,500 troops for South Africa. Colonel Sir. James Willcocks in command.

Dateline London, Jan 25. The Armenian has sailed from Bombay for South Africa with 2/R Innis. Fusiliers, and 150 Oxfordshire Light Infantry on board.

London Times, 30 Jan 02 (Thursday) Nothing Noted

London Times, 31 Jan 02 (Friday)

p6b & c The Plassy left for England Jan 23 with the following invalids:

6/DG – Lieutenant Colonel A C Hamilton

6/Dragoons – 2/Lieutenant R G D O’Callaghan

16/Lancers – Major H de la P Gough, 2/Lieutenant R A Reddie

RA – Lieutenant Colonel H J Du Cane

RFA – Lieutenant R G Maturin

RE – 2/Lieutenant C Hordern

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain A J P Annesley, Lieutenant L W Armstrong

3/Yorkshire – Captain H de M Leathes

3/S Wales Borderers – 2/Lieutenant G L Sparrow

2/Gloucester – Major H D A P Taylor, Lieutenant & Quartermaster E Murray

3/W Riding – Colonel A K Wyllie

2/Black Watch – Lieutenant L P Evans

6/Middlesex – Captain P H Graves

4/N Staffordshire – Captain D G O Saunders Davies

1/Highland Light Infantry – Major E A C Garland

South African Constabulary – Captain the Hon. G O Cadogan

Sick laying down, 70; sick convalescent, 379

Wounded laying down, 28; wounded convalescent, 10

With the following on passage home:

Reserve of Officers – Majors A L G Gould, A G Duberley, Lieutenant E D H Daly

5/Lancers – Colonel H J Scobell

Staff – Colonel G F R Henderson, CB

RA – Major G H W Nicholson

RFA – Major G R T Rundle, Captain W D Cochrane

Cork Artillery – Captain H Dewhurst

Donegal Artillery – Captain J S Dewhurst

Imperial Yeomanry – Captains H B Towse, J A Liebmann, Lieutenants L W Palk, H R Williams

3/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant H N Colan

3/R Irish – Captain J O Johnson

4/Lincolnshire – Lieutenant H B Cooke

R Dublin Fusiliers – Captain W H A Croker

Leicestershire – Captain H S Logan

1/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel E J Cooper

3/Essex – Captain C M Wheatley

2/W Kent – Captain M P Buckle

2/E Kent – Captain & Quartermaster G Boon

Berkshire – Captain W Clegg

4/Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J H M Steele

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel H W Murray, Major J J Russell

Menne’s Scouts – Lieutenants C H D Brooke, H B Bradford

Imperial L H – Veterinary -Lieutenant J O’Donoghue

P o. W L H – Lieutenants H C Thompson, O T Evans

Brabant’s Horse – Captain H Walker, Lieutenant F W Houseman

Bushveldt Car. – Lieutenant H T Bright

Intelligence Dept. – Mr Diespecker

Civil Surgeon M P Cooke

Reverends H B Hunter, A T Wirgman

Civil Veterinary Surgeons – E R Edwards, E Crossley

Nursing Sisters G E Saunder, J Butler, J C Child, M A Bindlors

Due Southampton Feb 12

The hospital ship Orcana arrived at Southampton yesterday with 182 invalids from Port Natal. The following were listed:

RFA – Captain H A Lake

Imperial Yeomanry – 2/Lieutenant G Smith

1/KSOB – Captain D D Gunn

2/E Kent – 2/Lieutenant E G F L Gould

AOD – Captain R S Hamilton

2/RB – Major A H W Lowndes

1/W Riding – Major H D Thorold

1/Derby – Captain R J F Taylor

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Captain T R Stokoe

APD – Lieutenant Colonel J C S Irving

RHA – Major C E Hill

4/KRRC – Lieutenants T G Dalby, RE Crichton

2/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant W R Tylden-Wright

1/R Scots – 2/Lieutenant E C Hill-Whitson

4/R Warwickshire – 2/Lieutenant R W Fox

2/Lincolnshire – Lieutenant C G Lyall

S Australian M I – Lieutenant Fish

Army Medical Staff, RAMC – Captains E T Inkson, A F Heaton, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T F Brake

Civil Surgeons J W Greenwood, Macaulay, Roberts, Brodrick

Nursing Sisters Grosvenor, Hayden, West, Whiley, Gifford

The Ontarian left Queenstown yesterday with 521 horses, 122 were embarked at Queenstown.