Shipping records - July 1902

London Times, 01 Jul 02 (Tuesday)

p3a Dateline St Helena, June 30. After 4 days’ quarantine 396 men of the Sussex Regiment yesterday landed from the Wakool, and in the afternoon 462 men of the East Kent Regiment left.

London Times, 02 Jul 02 (Wednesday)

p11a Note Here: Official Program for Return of Troops.

The Lismore Castle left for England June 24 with the following on passage home:

3/Scottish Rifles – Colonel G Farie, Lieutenant Colonel R F M Johnstone, Major W C Douglas, Captains A R C Littledale, R L Cumberland, J A Briggs, H F H Kerr, T B S Menzies, Lieutenants C H Young, W E Merier, 2/Lieutenants H D Crozier, E C Reid, C A R Warren, F L Dyer, E E S Rayment, F S Gist, Lieutenant- & Quartermaster F Brightman and 618 men

4/H Light Infantry (att. 3/SR) – Lieutenants W F Hay, M Rolland

Civil Surgeons C L Francis, C H Alban

Nursing Sisters L M Flotchel, B I Talbot

Due Southampton July 13.

The City of Vienna left for England June 28 with the following on passage home:

3/GG – Majors the Hon. G Legh, G D White, Captains G P Du Plat Taylor, J S Reeve, W R A Smith, Lieutenants G W Duberly, G B A, Russell, Sir. R M Filmer, G C Hamilton, E H Weller-Poley, J H Powell, 2/Lieutenants I C Dennistoun, the Marquis of Douro, Lord R Wellesley, C L Blundell, W D Drury-Lowe, Surgeon-Major E N Sheldrake, and 1,010 men.

10/Hussars – Colonel the Hon. J H G Byng

Remount Depot – Captain G Rolleston

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant E Browne

RGA – Captain CB Simonds

4/Manchester – Captain A H Bathurst

2/Yorks & Lancs. – Captain Capron

Border Scts. – Lieutenant R H Gorges

Veterinary Surgeon F C Mahon

Civil Surgeon R Boyd

Nursing Sisters J E Rogers, J B Robertson

Reverends E B Clifford, E P Lowry, C E Scratchley, J L Greenfields

Due Southampton July 20.

The Harlech Castle left for England June 28 with the following on passage home:

Hants. & I of Wtight Artillery – Captain M Lane, 2/Lieutenant E E Rich, and 106 men

4/Hussars – Major R Hoare

21/Lancers – Lieutenant P R Smiley

RA – Major S B Von Donop

Lancs. Militia Artillery – Lieutenant C S Hope-Johnston

V C W Surrey – Lieutenant H M Drake and 35 men

V C 5/R Irish – Lieutenants H M Bayer, D R Grindley, and 32 men

V C E Lancs. – Lieutenant G Ramsbottom, and 24 men

V C KRRC – Lieutenants G R Wyld, S H Comyn, and 15 men

2/S Staffordshire – Captain L H Moss

2/V B N Lancs. – 2/Lieutenant L A Dobson

2/Leinster – Major W Seton

I S C – Major J S M Shea

South African Mounted Irregular Force – Captain J D Johnstone

Civil Surgeon S D McLaren

Nursing Sisters M S Barwell, J G Willetts

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 02 Jul 02

p22 The Carisbrook Castle arrived yesterday with the following named military passengers: Major Heath, Captain A Anderson.

The Dunottar Castle sails this afternoon for England with the following named military passengers: Major General Sir. C Knox, Captain Sir W Jaffrey, Captain Lord W Bentinck, Colonels Garritt, Shekleton, Rimmington, Keir, Majors Laffar, B Williams, Captains, Dorrien Smith, Jardine, Lieutenant Cecil.

p24 Dateline London, June 29. The Canada embarked 478 Boer POW at St Helena and will sail for South Africa.

London Times, 03 Jul 02 (Thursday)

p3a Dateline Cape Town, July 2. The Canada, with 400 Boer Prisoners from St Helena, has arrived at Simons Bay.

p5d & e The Dunera arrived at Plymouth yesterday with 20 officers and 568 men. 6 officers and 198 men landed at Plymouth. The remainder to Southampton. The following were listed:

7/DG – Lieutenant H A Chomley

RE – Lieutenant H T G Moore

W Sum. Miners – Lieutenant J A Anson

3/Suffolk – Lieutenant G L Bailey

5/Lancs. Fusiliers – Captain H A Schank

2/Cheshire – Lieutenant A R Hill

1/Yorks. – Lieutenant C H Bunbury

2/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant E F T Traill

2/Dorset – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J Kearney

1/Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant R V Simpson

5/V B Manchester – Captain W G Heys

3/N Stafford – Major A R Wood

1/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant J H Murphy

1/Rifle Bde. – Captain J A Innes, Lieutenant M H Helyar

AOD – Captain T C Morris

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain F F Lance, Lieutenants W St J Oswell, C G G Stewart, A T Hope

Civil Veterinary Surgeon W N Rowston

With the following on passage home:

RAMC – Major J Fallon

Civil Surgeons C W Holden, J H Martin, F R Featherstone, S T Collins, J Barkley

Reverend I Watts

Nursing Sisters Hurcombe, C H Potts, A L Langshaw, S B Lanyon, S Paul, K E Luard, J E Church, E Edmondson.

London Times, 04 Jul 02 (Friday)

p9a The Walmer Castle left for England June 25 with the following on passage home:

Staff – Major-Gens. Bruce Hamilton, E L Elliot, Brigadier General E O F Hamilton, Colonels H Cooper, R K Park, Captains A W Tufnill, J H Lloyd, N R Radcliffe, Lieutenant G P Dawnay.

1/Life Guards – Lieutenant Colonel H M Grenfell, Captain the Hon. F E Guest.

10/Hussars – Captain Sir J P Milbanke

21/Lancers – Lieutenant CB Pape

Norfolk Militia Artillery – Colonel Lord Coke, Captain F A Twiss, Lieutenants L G Buxton, the Hon. B F Gurdon, and 84 men

Dublin City Artillery – Lieutenant J C McDonogh

RE – Captain H H Turner

1/Lancs. Volunteer RE – Lieutenant E M Newell and 23 men

Northampton Volunteer RE – Lieutenant F H Cobb and 22 men

Durham Volunteer RE – Lieutenant W E Furneaux and 22 men

2/Glos. Volunteer RE – Lieutenant B R Lambert and 17 men

London Volunteer RE – 21 men

V C R Scots – Captain S Miller, Lieutenants J C C Broun, A Forbes and 106 men

Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel W H Sitwell

V C Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant J Marshall and 42 men

1/Suffolk – Major E P Prest, Lieutenants W N Nicholson, F W Wood-Martin, and 146 men

V C W Yorks. – 21 men

1/P O W Yorkshire – Major E S Bulfin

2/Bedford – Lieutenant E W Brighten and 50 men

V C Welsh Fusiliers – Lieutenants W M Griffith, A N Bury, and 38 men

3/SR – Captain G D Luard, Lieutenants H M Coghill, W E Alsen, and 11 men

Worcester – Captain de V Carey

V C Sussex – Lieutenant T O Bermingham-Otway Ruthven and 28 men

V C Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant E N Bennett and 28 men

V C L N Lancs. – Captain E Stowell, Lieutenant C R Shaw and 93 men

V C H Light Infantry – Lieutenants G Wingate, W C Leckie-Ewing, and 52 men

V C Gordon High. – Captain B C Greene, Lieutenants G A S Chedburn, J Watson and 61 men

1/Cameron High. – Captain the Hon. R A Campbell, Lieutenant A B Robertson

V C Cameron High. – 2/Lieutenant G J S Scovell and 130 men

Composite Cyclist Corps. – Captain W B Robinson, Lieutenants T Carus-Wilson, W Wilson, E D Dickson, and 75 men

ASC – Major A E Delavoye

ISC – Colonel J E Nixon, Lieutenant Colonel A Phayre

2/Scottish Horse – Captain M Chinnery

Civil Surgeons H J Crossley, A D Davidson, R Rutherford, J Dundon, B Flood, W Owen-Prichard, W F Syndale

Nursing Sisters L E C Steen, L E March

Due Southampton July 11.

The Winifredian left Port Natal June 27 for Halifax with the following:

2/Canadian Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel T D B Evans, Majors W H Merritt, G W Cameron, Captains J D Moodie, J H Elmsley, R G E Leckie, J F Macdonald, P E Thacker, I R Snider, Lieutenant & Adjutant F Church, Lieutenant & Quartermaster J G Graham, Lieutenants C R Tryon, J C Richards, R H Ryan, W R Marshall, A F Ashmead, F H Dixon, T H Callaghan, B Carruthers, G H Kirkpatrick, H S Douglas, G B MacKay, F H W Fishwick, E P Clarkson, H Hian, H B Brunton, G W M Farrell, H J Lambkin, J D Graham, J W Allan, S J A De Mers, A H Gault, W J Loudon, C P B Simpson, W J Rodden, Surgeon-Majors J A Devine, H R Duff, Veterinary Captain R Riddell, Veterinary Lieutenant A E James, and 656 men.

10/Canadian Hospital – Lieutenant Colonel A N Worthington, Captain H D Johnson, Lieutenants J A Roberts, H E Trimayne, Drum, Civil Surgeon Whitton, and 40 men

Canadian Sisters S Forbes, F E Fortescue, M McDonald, G F Pope, A W Scott, M Smith

The Monarch arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with over 500 remounts intended for South Africa, but which have been brought over to this country to train for military purposes.

London Times, 05 Jul 02 (Saturday)

p8d The Tagus left for England June 30 with the following on passage home:

1/CG – Lieutenant Colonel J A G Drummond-Hay, Captain C E Wyld, Lieutenants C M H Massey, R F Peel, C A Bryce, F J O Montagu, 2/Lieutenant C J Murray, and 496 men.

2/CG – Captains J McNeile, R C E Skeffington-Smyth, Lieutenants F Jenkins, C W Banbury, 2/Lieutenant W L C Moore-Brabazon, and 321 men.

1/SG – Major B F S Baden-Powell, Captain J S Thorpe, Lieutenants J B L Deane, A B E Cator, C Alexander, N A McNeill, and 479 men

Staff – Colonel AAGarston

6/DG – Captain A du P T Cola

Scots Greys – Lieutenant Colonel W H Hippisley

6/Dragoons – Colonel M F Rimington, CB

19/Hussars – Major P W Chetwode

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenants H B Jay, C C Harvey

RFA – Lieutenant Colonel J W G Dawkins

6/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant R J I Hesketh

Gordon High. – Major W Campbell

A & S High. – Lieutenant Colonel E B Urmston

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants R C J Stewart, G H Burnside

RAMC – Captain C F Wansill

N S Wales M I – Lieutenant & Quartermaster R R Allen

Western L H – Lieutenant J H Hale

N Z M I – Reverend A W H Compton

S A M I F – Captain A L Cooper

Civil Surgeon H G Ellery

Civil Veterinary Surgeons F Hopkins, N C Ayers, M I Stevenson

Nursing Sisters N V Blythe, B M Bentham

Due At. Vincent, July 12, Southampton July 19

The Avondale Castle left for England June 30 with the following on passage home:

For St Helena:

3/Sussex – Captain the Hon. J S R Tufton

4/Sussex – Lieutenant C S Wilson

For Southampton:

5/Lancaster Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel F F Mackenzie, Majors H S Lockhart-Ross, H C E Westropp, Captain M Higgin-Birket, Lieutenants G C Blair, A H Watson, E L Van Someran, W Higgin-Birket, A B D Moore, A G Dawson, 2/Lieutenants E C Boutflower, W P Armitage, R A Eakin, R Lluellyn, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Bowes and 830 men.

5/Irish Rifles – Colonel R H Wallace, Major J Maidment-Morrison, Captains T Carson, F Dixon, W A Hardy, J L Douie, C G Cole-Hamilton, E M G McFerran, E B D Chichester, W T S Lauder, Lieutenants C G Rivett-Carnac, J C M O’Donnell, G Craig, P S Murray, E V H Chatterton, 2/Lieutenants R A Boxham, F T Allen, C D Smyth, J G Montagu, F B Humphreys, C W Moore, F F O’Halloran, S E Armitage, Lieutenant & Quartermaster A Henderson, and 596 men.

Civil Surgeon G H Braithwaite

Nursing Sisters A Thomas, A Brown

Due Southampton July 23

The Assaye, with Lord Methuen on board, left Las Palmas for Southampton yesterday noon. Due Southampton July 9.

London Times, 07 Jul 02 (Monday)

p8a The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday. The following were listed:

Liverpool – 3 officers and 97 men

Gloucester – 1 officer and 17 men

Scottish Cycle Company – 3 officers and 96 men

Northamptonshire – 1 officer and 40 men

SR – 1 officer and 35 men

Seaforth High. – 1 officer and 31 men

W Kent – 1 officer and 53 men

Detachments for Wiltshire & Sussex Regiments

Staff (??) – Major General F W Kitchener

RHA – Lieutenant Colonel Wing

5/Warwick – Colonel B C McCalmont

London Times, 08 Jul 02 (Tuesday)

p5a & b Dateline Las Palmas, July 7. The Orotava, with Lord Kitchener on board, arrived here yesterday evening at 7 o’clock and sailed at 11 pm for Southampton.

Dateline St Helena, July 7. The Avondale sailed from here with Colonel Schiel and 7 other Boer prisoners for Europe. The Kirkfield sailed from here for Cape Town with General De Wet’s 2 sons, 2 Boer commandants, a captain and 4 other prisoners.

p11c & d The Dunottar Castle left for England July 2 with the following on passage home:

3/St (?) Staffs – Colonel M A W Broun, Lieutenant Colonel E V D Pearse, Captains C E Lord, G J Mitton, E A C Wilson, A L K Anderson, H C H Marriott, C S Davidson, Lieutenants H Weaver, H Nevanas, 2/Lieutenants W R F Cooper, R S Spurrier, P D Sexton, J D Lees, K J Maples, T A Stanley, C H S Catty, A H Bibby, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Birch and 518 men

Staff – Major General C E Knox, Colonel J L C St Clair

RHG – Major W Anstruther-Thomson

10/Hussars – Lieutenant Colonel C E McM Kavanagh, Captain Lord W A Cavendish-Bentinck

21/Lancers – Major P A Kinna, V C

Remount Dept. – Captain Sir W Jaffray

RFA – Lieutenant Colonel J L Keir

RE – Majors F G Bond, H R Gale

3/GG – 2/Lieutenant A W J Cecil

1/Devon – Colonel C W Park

R Irish – Lieutenant Colonels W R B Doran, B J C Doran

3/Yorks. – Captain A L Aspinall

2/V B Worcester – Captain F Checketts

E Lancs. – Lieutenant Colonel T Capper

Dorset – Colonel C H Law

S Lancs. – Lieutenant Colonel H P Shekleton

Oxford Light Infantry – Major R Fanshawe

Shropshire Light Infantry – Colonel J Spens, Major O H E Marescaux

1/Manchester – Colonel A E R Curran

Seaforth High. – Lieutenant Colonel C J Mackenzie

Gordon High. – Lieutenant D S Miller

1/Cameron High. – Colonel J S Ewart

RAMC – Colonel W Donovan

ISC – Lieutenant Colonel S D Gordon

Australian Horse – Captain G E Reid

Civil Surgeon P Grant

Nursing Sisters J E Sanders, L M Biggs

Due Southampton July 19

The Manchester Merchant left Point Natal on July 1 for Albany with the following:

5/Aust. Commonwealth H – Lieutenant Colonel J M Onslow, Captains E W R Soane, E A Blow, V W Ryrie, Lieutenants G E Gould, A E G King, G G Geary, F V Bassly, W P Martin, B B Dickson, and 335 men

7/Aust. Commonwealth H – Lieutenant Colonel H G Charvel, Major W H P Plower, Captains J C O’Brine, J C M Leod, F V Nicholson, C H Brand, Lts, F H Wilson, F Morden, G A C Dods, V B Brodis and (unreadable) men

8/Aust. Commonwealth H – Lieutenant Colonel Lemesurier, Major Osborne, Captains Reid, Cook, Ogilvy, Roberts, Langly, Lieutenants L L Reid, Spencer, and 371 men

4/Aust Commonwealth H – Captain E T Thorne, Lieutenants W W Watson, J R Fawn, and 241 men.

Doyle’s Scouts – Lieutenants C J C Philips and 33 men.

London Times, 09 Jul 02 (Wednesday)

p12b The Avoca left Point Natal for England, July 6 with the following invalids:

RHA – Lieutenant C F Holford

2/Lancs. Fusiliers – Lieutenant G H Hastings

2/Norfolk – Captain W C Tonge

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants W B Pearch, J C S Cameron

1/S Staffs. – Captain F H Parkin

4/KRRC – L C V L Poe

2/Buffs – Lieutenant F W Tomlinson

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Lieutenants G F Mallor, C M Vassar-Smith

1/ Liverpool – Lieutenants E H Tunson, E H Simpson

Kitchener’s F S – Lieutenant J A S Sampson

Civil Surgeon J M Walker

1/H Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant C H M McCallum

7/DG – 2/Lieutenant C F Heathcote

1/V B York & Lancs. – Lieutenant A W Upcher

3/Cheshire – Captain F L Lloyd

ASC – Captain A S M Porter, (?)E W Brooke

Scottish Horse – Captain J R McKenzie

Aust. AMC – Major R N Howse

3/N S W Bushmen – Major J Browne

Nursing Sisters E McLean, A Parker, J McIntyre

Aust. Sister – M Mavins

Reverend H H Schofield

RAMC – Major S Butterworth

Civil Surgeons F Isherwood, W Dick, J Doherty, M E Odea, Caldwell

Nursing Sisters J Stephenson, M E Buse, A G Rees, E Nixon, L E Snape, J J Walworth, S Horsley

Reverend Gardner

3/Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant D Abbott

540 invalided men.

The Cestrian left Point Natal on July 2 for Halifax. Due there 30 July.

Canadian Mounted Rifles:

3/Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel N A S Williams, Captains C T Van Straubenzee, W H Henderson, S A McKenzie, W W Nasmyth, E A Arnoldi, Lieutenants A Reid, C H Hill, E H Tott, P B Patterson, A E Shaw, C S Sparkes, P W Odlum, W G Bishop, W P Butcher and 409 men.

4/Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Boulanger, Captains Mackie, Good, Pope, Denning, Lieutenants Lawlor, Stewart, Sully, Williams, Dickie, Papineau, Surgeon-Major Elliott and 406 men

5/Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel A S MacDonald, Captains D A E Strickland, A W Strange, F B Bayley, Lieutenants F Crean, H L Hooper, C C Raven, H H Nash, J B Sargent, G Worsnop, Lieutenant-Surgeon Thomas, and 360 men

6/BN – Lieutenant Colonels Irving, Gordon, Captains Uniack, Ross, Lieutenants Cooper, Garlshire, Broadburn, Robinson, Irvine, Sullivan, McKinley, Hollands and 424 men.

The Britannic left Point Natal July 6 for Albany, Melbourne, & Wellington. These for Australia, Australian Commonwealth Horse:

1/Battalion – Lieutenants T B Johnson, T L Bowden, G H S Harris, Veterinary Lieutenant E Barbeta & 4 men

2/Battalion – Lieutenants E P Pretty, C N Bidstrup and 3 men

4/Battalion – Captain Mailer MacDonald, Surgeon-Captain Stackpole, Chaplain-Captain Milne, Lieutenants F W Healy, H MacDonald, H Downer, S T Rickland, D K Messer, H Dailley, Rodd, Veterinary -Lieutenant D T Jones and 3 men

8/Battalion – Lieutenants Ward, Nordman, Mills, Farmer

6/Battalion – Major Hayter, Lieutenants Kessall, Cochraine, Mountjoy, Bell, Henty, Rowan, Power, Dobson, Beattice, Rogers, Veterinary -Lieutenant Wilson, and 12 men.

Aust. Medical Corps. – Lieutenants James, Cades, Nursing Sisters E Croft, E V Brooke

For New Zealand:

7th & 8th Contingents – Captain H T H Heckler, Lieutenant J E L Duigan and 82 men

9/Contingent – Surgeon-Captain Bakewell

1/8/Contingent – Colonel R H Davis, Captains R S Matthews, D Polson, Todd, J Cameron, H C Collett, Shera, W J O’Dowa, W G Mason, B B M Taplin, C L Somerville, Lieutenants W Pith, A W Roberts, A S Cunningham, G J Bullock, W J Parker, A W Wynyard Goss, Surgeon-Major W Pearless, Surgeon-Captain H D Eccles, Veterinary -Captain J G Clayton, and 450 men

2/8/Contingent – Colonel E M Ghaylor, Captains F Colbeck, K C M Lewin, A A Fooks, J Hasleden, Lieutenants H MacRenzie, G W Fergusson, R J C Harper, S Joyce, V A Kesall, J de P Manson, J Martin, A McNab, H S Orbell, L G O’Callaghan, A Palmer, G B Peacock, C A Street, C J Smith, J B Vallance, Surgeon-Captains M F Fauchop, J E Rogers, Veterinary -Captain A R Young, and 445 men

Due Albany Jul 21, Melbourne July 28.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 09 Jul 02

p1 Dateline Durban, July 4. The Cestrian left here last night for Halifax with Canadian troops on board.

p17 The Kildonan Castle arrived here yesterday with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Colonel Wyndham.

The Briton sails today for England with the following named military passengers: General Lucas Meyer, Colonels Sir Willian and Lady Knox, Lambert, Pultenay, H Savage, Stuart, and Mrs. Allemby, Majors Griffiths, Clifton Browne, J Lewis, H Maitland Kersey, Wormald, Lieutenant Dugdale, Lieutenant Moore, Captain Carr, Lt Grant.

London Times, 10 Jul 02 (Thursday)

p10b The Assaye arrived Southampton yesterday. Lord Methuen on board and 57 officers and 786 Invalids, 255 time-expired men, 76 details.

London Times, 11 Jul 02 (Friday)

p8a & b Note Here: The Egyptian Army dinner guest list. Colonel F I Maxse, CB, DSO

p10c The Gaika left for England July 5 with the following on passage home:

5/R Fusiliers – Colonel H B Weatherall, Major F T F Scoones, Captains E B Norton, A F Penny, C M Hastings, V J F Smith, R P Jessel, Lieutenants P A Prescott-Roberts, P H Dean, H A Drewe-Mercer, J E McGwire, L M Smith, E A Jones, 2/Lieutenants C O Lambert, G E Rodwell, J U Kelly, A H Hopkinson, G Frend, E J E Cowell, Lieutenant & Quartermaster F Sutton and 569 men.

3/E Surrey – Major J C Worthington, Captains H D Lawrence, W J Seton, A J D Hay, R C Platt, Lieutenants G Parnell, G L Watson, G S Briscoe, C E New, H C Rees, C D Home, A Montgomery, E E Hodgson, F W H Denton, 2/Lieutenant A B Hill, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Coleman, and 580 men.

Lanarck Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant J H Fleming and 16 men

Middlesex Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant H H S Marsh and 22 men.

1/Cheshire Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant J L McLean and 19 men

1/Yorks. Volunteer Eng. – 23 men

Devon & Somerset Volunteer Eng. Lieutenant G H Lake and 23 men

R Monmouth Militia Eng. – Major C H Paynter, Lieutenants C F J Galloway, K E Digby and 94 men

Volunteer Company R Fusiliers – Captain E G Mercer, Lieutenant R W Ironside and 31 men

2/Warwick – 2/Lieutenant C Burton

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain W R K Mainwaring

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel E O Milward, Captain G St C Thom

Canadian Medical S C – Major G Carleton Jones

Nursing Sisters A Luscombe, M M H Holloway

Due Southampton July 28

The Mohawk left Point Natal for England July 7 with the following on passage home:

8/N Z Mounted Rifles – Captains E Harrowell, J Pringle, Lieutenants E Saunders, H Valentine, T H Foster, C R Morris, G R Cotterill and 39 men

2/E Surrey – Lieutenant Colonel H W Pearse, Major F White, and 100 men

1/Black Watch – Captain T O Lloyd and 70 men

2/Black Watch – 5 men

3/A & S High. – 8 men

1/St Stafford – Captain H E Walshe and 100 men

2/GG – Major R G Gordon-Gilmour, Captain Lord Ardee, Lieutenants J A C Quilter, E B Loraine, H St L Stucley, Lord F G Montagu-Douglas-Scott, E G B Foster, Surgeon-Major J H E Austin, and 283 men

2/SG – Captain A Stirling, Lieutenant J T Carpenter-Garnier, 2/Lieutenant F G Alston and 248 men

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants J B Franklin-Adams, C R Barker, T Fitzgerald, A C Pallant, H M E Batchelor and 5 men

ASC – Lieutenant Colonel M J Godfrey

Medical Staff – Civil Surgeons W M Burke, W E Turner

RAMC – 9 men

RAMC Militia – 5 men

Reverend Turnbull

Canadian Mounted Rifles for Canada:

2 Battalion – Lieutenants R H Moir, E Allan, and 2 men

4 Battalion – Captain Bolton, Lieutenants H Cameron, Metzler

Due Southampton July 31

The Norfolk left Point Natal July 9 for Albany, Adelaide, & Melbourne with the following on passage home:

Australian Commonwealth Horse:

2 Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel D McLeish, Major E Twey, Captains E A, Roberts, M T Kirby, J H Bruche, H M Pendlebury, W De Passey, Reverend J McInerney, Lieutenant & Quartermaster E R Andrews, Surgeon-Lieutenant J F Bernard, Lieutenants C R Davies, F O Thorn, R R Garland, H H Bell, T S Cahill, F C Sickman, A H Press, D Sandford, H L L Balfour-Ogilvy, J Powell, W H Thomson, C L M Johnson, and 413 men

4 Battalion – Major W G Patterson, Captain A E Collins, and 58 men

Aust. Medical Corps – Captain L D Collins, and 22 men

Doyle’s Scouts – Lieutenants P H Priestly, W H Swan, J McFarlane, Crichton and 52 men

Due Albany July 27.

London Times, 12 Jul 02 (Saturday)

p7f Dateline Southampton July 11, 8 pm The Orotava, with Lord Kitchener and Sir John French on board, only passed Ushant at 4 30 pm this afternoon.

London Times, 14 Jul 02 (Monday)

p6a-f Dateline Southampton, Jul 12. The Orotava was signalled at Hurst Castle shortly after 6 o’clock this morning. Page devoted to Lord Kitchener’s arrival, meetings, etc.

p7c The Walmer Castle arrived Southampton Saturday morning with the following on passage home:

Drafts of the following Regts: Norfolk Militia Artillery, 1/Lancs. V RE, Northampton V RE, Durham V RE, London V RE, V C Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/Suffolk, 2/Bedfordshire, V C Welsh Fusiliers, V C Sussex, V C Oxfordshire Light Infantry, V C L N Lancs., V C H Light Infantry, V C Gordon High., V C Cameron High., Composite Cyclist Corps.

Staff – Major-Gens. Bruce Hamilton, E L Elliot, Brigadier General E O F Hamilton, Colonels H Cooper, R K Park

1/Life Guards – Lieutenant Colonel H M Grenfell, Captain the Hon. F E Guest.

10/Hussars – Captain Sir J P Milbanke

21/Lancers – Lieutenant CB Pape

Norfolk Militia Artillery – Colonel Lord Coke

Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel W H Sitwell

ASC – Major A E Delavoye

ISC – Colonel J E Nixon, Lieutenant Colonel A Phayre

London Times, 15 Jul 02 (Tuesday)

p11b The Englishman arrived at Colombo yesterday with troops returning from South Africa.

The Hospital Ship Orcana arrived at Southampton yesterday and disembarked 24 officers and 300 time expired men and invalids.

The Manchester Corporation arrived at Southampton from Canada with 500 horses.

London Times, 16 Jul 02 (Wednesday)

p11d-f The Canada left for England July 8 with the following invalids:

12/Lancers – Captain D’A Legard

20/Hussars – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J N Crawshaw

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant F P Cocherell, Vet Lieutenant T A J Anderson

Reserve of Officers – Captain E M E Munus

RGA – Major W H Mills

RE – Lieutenant L Evans

London Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant P E Adams

2/GG – Lieutenant D W Cameron

Northumberland Fusiliers – Captain H E B Leach

2/Norfolk – Lieutenant P V P Stone

3/Lincoln – Lieutenant J Billiat

3/Devon – Captain R M V Stead

3/Cheshire – Lieutenant Colonel L Jones

1/Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant A G Bayley

2/Essex – Lieutenants W G Charles, H E Crooker

2/Northampton – Captain & Quartermaster J Perrin

5/Middlesex – Lieutenants G A E Poole, C P Roe

1/Connaught R – Colonel M G Moore

RAMC – Lieutenant- Colonel R P Hetherington and F J Lambkin

APD – Captain C H Moore

Civil Surgeons S H Curry, M D E Jordan

Nursing Sister A E Tate

Sick laying down, 59; sick convalescent, 362

Wounded laying down, 8; wounded convalescent, 18

With the following on passage home:

Staff – Lieutenant General Sir C Tucker, Major General G Barton, Colonel C P Ridley, Major E H Cox

6/DG – Major F S Garratt

7/Hussars – Major R M Poore

9/Lancers – Captain T M H Kincaid-Smith

11/Hussars – Lieutenants R J P Anderson, DSO, C von Essen Moberley

13/Hussars – Captain H J J Stern

21/Lancers – Captain A S Pilcher

Remount Dept. – Captains A W M Richards, J Pender, W G Cumming

RA – Lieutenant Colonels P J R Crampton, A B Scott, W A M Thompson, Majors H F Mercer, G F MacMunn, H S Jeudwine, Captains A E C Myers, F W Gosset, H R Peck, Lieutenant N B Inglefield, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T Stoyle

Dublin City Militia Artillery – Captain W D O’Battley

RE – Colonel E H Bethell, Majors G M Kirkpatrick, H B Williams

Aberdeen Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant R A Duthie

1/Yorkshire Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant L T O’Shea

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain K F MacLachlan, Lieutenants C W Chalmers, R Gray, Veterinary Lieutenant W G Barnes

3/W Surrey – 2/Lieutenant C E L Bowen

2/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant J C Hartley

4/Warwick – Major H G Fitton

Cheshire – Captain R J F Hayter

Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant the Hon. G W F S Foljambe

1/KRRC – Captain Lord R W O Manners

4/N Stafford – Lieutenant F J Philips

2/H Light Infantry – Captain F M Sandys-Lumsdaine

V C A & S High. – Captain J Paton

1/Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant C F Aspinall

Veterinary Dept. – Captain R P Tomas

RAMC – Major A P Bloenkinsop

W India – Captain H S Oppenheimer

I S C – Lieutenant Colonel G A Cookson, Major P Holland-Pryer, Captain W S Fraser

N S W M I – Captains R M Heron, J G Legge

Thorneycroft’s M I – Captain L W Birt, Lieutenants G O Rees, F C Belson, N S Mansergh

Western Light Infantry – Lieutenants W Judge, B Featherstone, C de M Grant

Brabant’s Horse – Lieutenant E Barren

Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant R M B Needham

Queensland Bush. Contingent – Lieutenant T Christie

Duke Of Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles – Lieutenant W C Mountain

1/ Imperial L H – Captains R J Bentinck, E E Dull, Lieutenants C R H Gresson, J Dryden

Civil Surgeons RE Thompson, A E Ash, T H Body

Civil Veterinary Surgeons A Frank, H J O’Neill

Nursing Sisters K S MacQueen, E Miller, E H Becher, E M McCarthy, C McGowan, A B Smith, M E Greenham, M M Hanson

Reverends W Le Grave, A Keane, A R Hoare

Also the following Reservists:

10/Hussars – 101 men

13/Hussars – 99 men

12/Lancers – 60 men

2/R Fusiliers – 101 men,

1/KRRC – 100 men

Due Southampton July 25

The Sicilia left for England July 8, with the following on passage home:

6/DG – Captain O L Francis and 94 men

2/GG – Captains the Hon. W E Cavendish, Lord Cavan, Lieutenant M R A Cholmeley and 240 men

2/R Lancaster – Captain H K Clough and 100 men

W Yorkshire – Captain A C Daly and 103 men (2nd)

2/E Yorkshire – Captain H R S Brown and 100 men

2/N Stafford – Captain S C G F Astell and 100 men

1/ York & Lancaster – Lieutenant H W Duckworth and 107 men

Staff – Lieutenant Colonel R B Gaisford

1/DG – Colonel H M Owen, Major C J Briggs

3/Hussars – Lieutenant Colonel F W N Wogan-Browne

12/Lancers – Major F Wormald, Lieutenant A Grant

RA – Majors G Wright, F J A Trench, Lieutenant W S D Craven

RE – Major H B H Wright

3/Border – Captain J Norman

2/Middlesex – Lieutenant O V Forbes and 107 men

1/ V B N Stafford – Lieutenant V H Goss

London Scottish – Lieutenant H A H Newington

ASC – Major H N Sargent

Reserve of Officers – Major A Lamb, Captain H R S Maitland

N Z M I – Major A G E Bingley

1/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Lieutenant G W Millard

Imperial L H – Lieutenant J Emerton

Thorneycroft’s M I – Lieutenants T P A Rose, A H Pryor

Duke of Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles – Lieutenants W C Arthur, J H Freeman

Reverend E F Newman

Civil Surgeons W Fitzpatrick, Hampton

Veterinary Civil Surgeon Wright

R N – Surgeon Fryer

Nursing Sisters A F Hobbs, Crosby

1/S Lancashire – 110 men

Militia M S C – 20 men

Due Southampton July 30

The Dunolly Castle left for England July 10 with the following on passage home:

12/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel G F Milner, Captains S G Evans, W Harland, C F Gurney, R G A Lloyd, G P Jennings, G J Duff, H G McRew, Lieutenants W J Parry, C H Coleman, S D Terry, W Lenton, W L Ambrose, J C E Leslie, F Jenkins, H H Heatley, H T Sullivan, H J Earle, A H Bunting, R R Scott, C M Porter, M W Corrie, G Lorimer, R O Atcherley, H C Swaine, A G D Capel, Lieutenant & Quartermaster G E Thomas and 558 men

Tower Hamlets, Volunteer Eng. – Lieutenant J F Keen and 20 men

Civil Surgeons D J Pierson, R B Hunt

Nursing Sisters R Gwyer, I M Searle

Due Southampton Aug 2

The Briton left for England July 9 with the following on passage home:

5/Manchester – Colonel H CrosbieCaptains J B Aiken, J F Dempster, W J Boggie, J C Crawford, H T Pomfret, T Dickin, Lieutenants H De Regny-Irving, F C Cass, F W M Leader, J L Murphy, C E Leng, O Oakes, B C S Clarke, T B Chatteris, 2/Lieutenants L V Murphy, A J Ellis, D W G Jackson, C H Stainforth, C A Godwin, P G White, E W de T Prevost, A G Stone, J P Inglefield, D S Jopling, A R F Brenes, Lieutenant & Quartermaster G E Vickers and 795 men

Staff – Major-Gens. Sir W G Knox, Sir J G Maxwell, Colonels T P B Ternan, M O Little, Lieutenant Colonel J H Poett

5/Lancers – Lieutenant F B Dugdale

16/Lancers – Lieutenant S T More

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants W S Goss, M G S Sheriff

RA – Majors R A K Montgomery, F H G Stanton, G S Nairne

SG – Colonel W P Pulteney

Buffs – Lieutenant Colonel E C J Williams

R Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel C F Heyworth-Savage, Lieutenant S Phillips

2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Major E G Tidswell and 100 men

2/Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel W A Young and 99 men

1/L N Lancashire – Lieutenant F H E Torbett and 107 men

3/Seaforth High. – Lieutenant W B J Reid

1/Cameron High. – Captain A D Nicholson

1/Irish Rifles – 2/Lieutenant G A Chatterton

I S C – Major O B F S Shore

ASC – Captain F P S Taylor

Cape Pioneer Rly. Reg. – Lieutenant J H G Lawrence

RAMC – Major E M Hassard

Civil Surgeons C D Hatrick, C J Baker

Nursing Sisters C E Badreyo, E E March

Militia M S C – 6 men

Due Southampton Jul 28.

The Umlazi left Point Natal July 12 for Colombo and Calcutta:

Guides – (For Bombay) Captain F G H Davies

For Calcutta:

RE – Captain J M C Colvin

5/DG – Lieutenant J Norwood

2/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant C F Knaggs

Due Calcutta Aug 7

The Orient left Point Natal July 11 for Albany, Melbourne and Wellington with the following:

9/N Z Contingent, North Island – Major S O’Brien, Captains J B Beale, R W B Chambers, A W A Connoll, F A Wood, C Beckett, W F Henderson, Lieutenants A M W Coventry, N W L Main, G E B Mickle, H I MacDonald, T Taylor, I G E Hawkesly, R Porter, W H Kingsley, H G Lewis, T G A Richardson, W H Sandle, I Gwatkin, E Quinlan, W Handyside, F F Neale, J W Gallaway, Medical -Captain F W King, Chaplain-Captain D C Bates, and 516 men

South Island – Major O C Abbott, Captains J J Clarke, J N Nicholson, T P Halpin, McOillan, Edon, Marshall, Ross, Richardson, Lieutenants W E Christie, Jack, Wilkie, Chesney, Collins, Haylett, Rayne, Algie, Smith, Newman, Orbeli, P Cotton, Graham, Wray, Smythe, Black, Capstick, Johnson, Richards, McLeod, Lorringan, T G Smith, Hawdon, Wilson, Surgeon-Captain Falconer, Veterinary -Lieutenants G Henderson, Franks, Chaplain-Captain Dutton and 527 men

3/N S W M I – Captains P McDonald, Hungerford, J H Peck, S F Stokes, Lieutenants D C Price, J W Binstead, A S Barnett, D Drummond, C Brann, H Waters, J W Stewart, G L H Dendney, W Moffitt, N M Pearce, C M Featherstonbaugh, H E Hindmarsh, Veterinary -Lieutenant Symonds

8/N Z M I – Lieutenant T J Gardner and 2 men

10/N Z M I – 51 men

2/N S W M I – 5 men

Victorian M I – 1 man

Queensland Imperial Bush. – 5th- 1 man, 6th- 8 men

S Aust. Bush. – 2 men

Aust. Scouts. – 3 men

Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Captain H Yaldwyn, Lieutenant T Germaine, Veterinary -Lieutenant B B Loel

Nursing Sisters A H Hiatt, A G Cooks

Due Albany July 24

The Drayton Grange left Point Natal July 11 for Albany, Adelaide, and Melbourne with the following:

1/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Colonel J S Lyster, Lieutenant Colonel J H A Lee, Captains H J Cox Taylor, RE Zouch, J K Berry, A E Forrest, A W B Percival, Chaplain G S Oakes, Lieutenants CBB White, J Apps, H Vec, Surgeon-Captain Gillies and 417 men

3/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Lieutenant Colonel R Wallace, Captains F A Dove, G Wynne, A Fullerton, A Morrisby, S Nicholson, R Shadler, R R Creer, Lieutenant Crichton, Major R Murray (attd. to Aust. Artillery ) and 482 men

6/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Lieutenant Colonel G G H Irving, Captains E E Riglotti, V J P Hennessy, Lieutenants A C Coghill, A N Prigg, J F Stebbins, Surgeon-Captain D A Shields and 372 men

3/N S W Imperial Bush. – Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. Rupert Carington, Captains G E Mylne, C A Lee, C E A Middleton, Lieutenants A E Wearne, C W Houthey and 330 men

4/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – Lieutenant Colonel Johnstone, Lieutenants Esdaile, Houston, Robertson and 82 men

5/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – 5 men

7/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – 37 men

8/Aust. Commonwealth Horse – 2 men

Doyle’s Scouts – 19 men

5/Queensland Imperial Bush. – Lieutenant Colonel Flewell Smith

Scottish Horse – Captain Long Innes and 144 men

Aust. Medical Corps – 1 warrant officer and 44 men

Due Albany July 27

The Colombian left Port Elizabeth for Southampton July 10 with the following on passage home:

15/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel A C Baillie, Captain and Adjutant D Deane (I S C ), Captains C C Stone, R Hamilton Stubber (1/L G ), the Hon. E Thesiger, Lieutenants H C Manders, F W Aston, J O’Callaghan, C G N Watts, A F T Meikle, B Kennedy, H W W Swann, F W Foster, L C de L Le Champion, T L Price, C H Domville, W T Bridges, A H Watts, Veterinary -Lieutenant H C Taylor, and 323 men

RHA – Captain G R FitzR Talbot

5/RFA – Lieutenant D W Roberts and 30 men

9/RFA – 34 men

17/RFA – 29 men

Civil Veterinary Surgeon J O’Brien

Civil Surgeon F G Alderdice

Nursing Sisters Fraser, McDonald

Due Southampton Aug 2.

The Victorian left for England July 9 with the following on passage home:

17/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel F L Banon, Captains H H Hewlings, H H Syer, W Gill, L F Devenish-Meares, Lieutenants L T H Leland, A R Barker, A L Lintott, A H Guy, E L Lester, H L Thomas, F E L Philp, A Silver, Lieutenant & Quartermaster F G Walker and 315 men

RA – Colonel T S Baldock

5/DG – Lieutenant P E Hardwick and 101 men

Res. of Off. – Major C F Lindsell

Limerick City Militia Artillery – Lieutenant Colonel W A Bentley

7/R Fus, – Lieutenant H G Grist

3/Gloucester – Captain A I Menzies

1/ H Light Infantry – Major J Richardson and 100 men

4/H Light Infantry – Captain A W Jones

RAMC – Major F R Newland

Civil Surgeon R A Slessor

Civil Veterinary Surgeon Tinkler

Nursing Sisters Lees, Chitty

2/Gloucester – 100 men

Due Southampton July 29.

The Corinthian left East London for Southampton July 12 with the following on passage home:

2/Gloucester – Major C J Vines, Lieutenant J R Wethered and 100 men

2/Bedford – Lieutenants H Featherstonhaugh, W H Boteler and 100 men

2/Norfolk – Captain C C Blackburn and 100 men

1/ R Irish Fusiliers – Captain H McConaghy and 100 men

4/Derby – 2/Lieutenant W B Lang

2/W Surrey – Captain L M Crofts, Lieutenant J E C Wilcox and 99 men

1/Sussex – Captain F W Robinson, Lieutenant H S Ashworth and 98 men

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel R J L Fayle

1 Civil Surgeon, 4 Nursing Sisters, 24 RAMC reservists.

Due Southampton, via St Vincent, Aug 6.

The Ionian left Liverpool yesterday deafts numbering 16 officers, 2 warrant officers and 688 men for the following Regiments in South Africa.

R W Surrey, S Wales Borderers, R Irish, & S Staffordshire Regiments

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 16 Jul 02

p22 The Saxon has arrived from England with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Colonel G Wyndham.

The Carisbrook Castle sails for England today with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Viscount Cole, Colonel & Mrs. Calvin, General Willson, General Sir H Dickson, Colonels McIntosh, Laming, Backhouse, Kays, Majors Smythe, Dauncey, Majors Guinness, Johnstone, Captains Leschallas, Dickin, Lumsden, South, Longueville, Mather, Bannatyne, Dorien-Smith, Church, Kirts, Lieutenants Gibbs, Gordon, Legall, Hankey, Evans, Hall, Sug, James, Coles, Macdonald, Thorneycroft, Villiers, Mills, G Briggs, Watt, Creagh Scott, A Thorburn, Gibbs, Sinclair Garch, Royd, Cooper, Captain Goning, Lieutenant Brambly, Lieutenant Mason, Sergeant Snowden, Lieutenants Schneider, Brawn, Love, & Gascoyne.

p23 Dateline London, July 13. The Orotava arrived at Southampton yesterday with Kitchener on board.

London Times, 17 Jul 02 (Thursday)

p3b Dateline Berlin, July 16. Article on repatriation of German P O W 110German P O W in Ceylon. July 8, 7 officers and 48 men left in the North-German Lloyd steamer Oldenburg. 8 left Colombo July 9 in the German East African Co’s steamer Sultan, for East Africa. The rest are expected to leave Colombo Aug 12 bu the North-German Lloyd steamer Gera. 13 prisoners left Bermuda on July 11 on the N-G L Roland. G E A Co’s steamer Herzog is expected to call at St Helena.

p9b The Wakool arrived at Southampton yesterday with 9 officers and 454 men of the 3/Buffs, from St Helena, commanded by Colonel T F Brinckman, CB Also there were nearly 300 time expired men from South Africa. Captain Lord Cassillis, 3/R Scots Fusiliers was also a passenger. The Wakool also took the 3/R Sussex to St Helena.

The Syria embarked at Queenstown yesterday 9 officers and 881 men for South Africa. Will call at St Helena.

The Hortensius, from St John, N B arrived at Queenstown yesterday with 500 horses that will be landed here. Originally intended for South Africa.

London Times, 18 Jul 02 (Friday)

p9b The Montrose left Point Natal on July 15 for Albany, Melbourne, and Wellington with the following:

10/N Z Contingent, 1st Regiment – Major A W Andrew, Captains E Davy, C Browne, F Chapman, J Mitchell. Paymaster Mabin, Lieutenants Clarke, Paul, Smith, Whyte, Medical Surgeon Major MacKenzie, Veterinary Captain Towers and 355 men

2nd Regiment – Major W S Pennycock, Captains R Stevenson, D Cosgreve, R J Brenner, D Luxford, E Hooper, C Morrison, Lieutenants T J Mailing, J W Garland, H R S Corlett, P A Keddell, S L Jones, J W Durham, A J Glasson, J F Butler, W J Stevens and 439 men

Aust. Commonwealth Horse – 1/ 7men, 3/2 men, 5/ 10 men, 6/ Captain Strong and 2 men, 7/ 9 men, 8/ 1 corporal.

3/Imperial Bushmen – 2 men

6/Queensland Imperial Bushmen – Lieutenant I W Elston

2/Tasmanian Bushmen – 1 corporal

3/N S W Bushmen – 4 men

3/N S W M I – 4 men

2/N S W M I – 1 man

5/Victorian M I – 1 man

Doyle’s Scouts – 1 man

Bechuanaland Rifles – 1 warrant officer and 7 men

6/N Z M I – 1 man

8/N Z M I – 7 men

9/N Z M I – 2 men

Invalids:

3/N S W Bush. – Lieutenant Taylor

9/N Z M I – Major H D Jackson

3/ Australian Commonwealth – Lieutenant J R Conilly and 6 men