Shipping records - Aug 1902

London Times, 01 Aug 02 (Friday)

p8e The German, with nearly 1,500 returning troops, arrived Southampton Water last evening and will dock this morning.

Dateline Albany, July 31. The Drayton Grange has arrived here with 41 officers and 1,946 men. There are 100 cases of measles and pneumonia on board, 50 serious.

The City of Vienna left Southampton yesterday for Bermuda and South Africa. She carries a few details and will embark 1,000 Boers at Bermuda for South Africa.

London Times, 02 Aug 02 (Saturday)

p6c The Tintagel Castle left for England July 26 with the following on passage home:

1/DG – Major W J S Fergusson and 83 men

6/DG – Captain & Riding-Master B Turner

14/Hussars – Lieutenants J G Browne, G R Scott

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants G C Griffiths, W E Craig, Lieutenant & Quartermaster G H Fox and 75 men

RA – Lieutenant Colonel C G Henshaw, Major G M Yunge-Bateman, Captains H R Gotto, G J C Stapylton, F L C Livingstone-Learmouth, Lieutenants M N Ross, F H P O’Connor, J C Guthrie, R M Sutherland, C A Orton, J Way, J E F d’Apico, M C Dobson, 2/Lieutenants C A Mortimore, C H Smith

RE – Major W D Waghorn, Captain J M Burn

5/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant R H Reeves, 2/Lieutenant H Lancaster

6/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant H G Lyell

7/R Fusiliers – Lieutenant G H Madeley

2/Lincoln – Major G B McAndrew, Captain B Edwards, Lieutenant R Bastard and 199 men

4/Suffolk – Lieutenant F A White

R Irish – Captain G M Grogan, 2/Lieutenant the Hon. H R T G Fitzmaurice-Deane-Morgan and 100 men

R Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel H T Lyle, Major R M O Glynn, Captain H Delme-Radcliffe, Lieutenant T H Pritchard

Worcester – Captain C H Bennett

3/Cornwall Light Infantry – Lieutenant O Lang

Border – Major H S Mayhew, Captain J E S Probyn, Lieutenant A R S Lyon-Campbell and 101 men

R High. – 2/Lieutenant R W Hadow

2/Northampton – Major E F Brereton and 100 men

2/Middlesex – 2/Lieutenant D W Churchill

3/Leinster – 2/Lieutenant T R Umbers

Leinster – Captain J D Mather, 2/Lieutenant C Harman

5/Munster Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant W E Beamish

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel E J E Risk, Major J Ritchie and 49 men

Lovant’s Scouts – Captains the Hon. J Forbes-Sempill, H B Galloway, the Hon. J F Gathorne-Hardy, Lieutenants C Burn-Murdoch, C N Macdonald, D E Mackintosh, C Lamb, C Stirling, E B Mackenzie, the Hon. A T J Fraser and 219 men

N Z M I – Lieutenant A J M Bonar

C P Rail. – Lieutenant A Wilcox

Ceylon M I – Lieutenant G M Wigram

Civil Veterinary Surgeons J J O’Connor, C C Abrum

Civil Surgeons J A Howard, A S Sieger, W White

Reverends W Naish, H C Orpwood, F H Roach, J Brough, E R Day

Nursing Sisters A R Andre, A J Davidson, F Greystone, A Von Dix

RHA – 234 men

RFA – 21 men

R Welsh Fusiliers – 101 men

2/D of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 89 men

2/Leinster – 100 men

APO – 32 men

Due Southampton Aug 16

p12c Note Here: LG Staff, Burn-Murdoch

London Times, 04 Aug 02 (Monday)

p3b Dateline Durban, Aug 1. The Scottish Horse will leave Durban tomorrow on board the Goth. Due Southampton 28 Aug

p8d The Colombian arrived Southampton Saturday morning with the following listed:

15/Imperial Yeomanry – 19 officers and 340 men.

5, 9 & 17/RFA – 100 men

The Carisbrook Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday with Colonel Kekewich, and the 10/Imperial Yeomanry

The Staffordshire arrived Southampton Saturday afternoon with 52 officers and about 1,200 men

The Mohawk arrived Southampton Saturday with the following:

8/N Z M R – 7 officers and 39 men

2/E Surrey – 3 officers and 100 men

1/R High. – 1 officer and 70 men

1/S Staffordshire – 1 officer and 100 men

GG – 8 officers and 283 men

2/SG – 3 officers and 248 men

Details.

The Malta arrived Southampton Water yesterday afternoon and will land troops this morning. The following were listed:

6/ Imperial Yeomanry – 21 officers and 531 men, Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Campbell, commanding

7/Imperial Yeomanry – 20 officers and 453 men, Major De Bree, commanding

2/Cheshire Volunteer Eng. – 1 officer and 43 men

London Times, 05 Aug 02 (Tuesday)

p8c The Malta, Dunolly Castle and the Mohawk arrived at Southampton yesterday.

The Aurania, for St Vincent and Southampton, left Table Bay on Sunday

Dateline Wellington Aug 4. The Britannia, from Durban and Melbourne arrived here last night with 55 cases of sickness on board. Three deaths occurred during the passage.

London Times, 06 Aug 02 (Wednesday)

p8 b The Pembroke Castle, from South Africa for Southampton, passed Hurst Castle last night.

The Britannic, from Natal, arrived at Auckland yd, and is to leave today for Sydney

Add Lieutenant R Trevor Tudor Owen, 2/Middlesex, to passenger list on Kildonan Castle.

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 06 Aug 02

p17 The Kinfauns Castle sails for England today with the following named military passengers: Brigadier General Dalfield, Colonels Sclater, Finlayson, Major Topham and family, Majors Carrington Smith, McCrea, S Fitz. G Cox, Corbyn, Captain Bald, Captain & Mrs. Pilcher, Captains Staveley, Greenway, Freebody, Dingle, D F Sempell, E J Marshall, Lieutenants Hon. J C Littleton, Westmacott, Gilliott, Barlow, Style, Adair, Gardiner, Hargreaves, Tijon, Pennant, H B Barrett, Williams, Kuckock, E Wood, Mayne, Tynte,

p25 Dateline London, Aug 3. The Englishman left Bombay yesterday with a number of Boers who are returning to South Africa.

London Times, 07 Aug 02 (Thursday)

p3f The Pembroke Castle arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following:

8/Hussars – 200 men

1/R Scots – 105 men

2/W Surrey – Captain H M Cowper, Lieutenant R H Mangles and 100 men

1/ Liverpool – 98 men

1/Manchester – 100 men

2/ R Irish – 103 men

South African Irregular Corps. – 168 men

Details

The Nubia, for Southampton, left Natal Tuesday.

The Manila, from Australasia, arrived Durban Tuesday.

The Soudan, from London, arrived at Cape Town on Tuesday and left for Durban

London Times, 08 Aug 02 (Friday)

p3a Dateline Melbourne, Aug 7. The Drayton Grange, with 2,000 troops has arrived.”The vessel was very much overcrowded, illness was widespread on board, and sanitary provision was deficient. Five deaths occurred and there were 90 men in hospital.” Long article follows.

London Times, 09 Aug 02 (Saturday)

p11c The Saxon left Cape Town for Southampton July 31 with the following on passage home:

1/R Dragoons. – Lieutenants W D Grant, A H Cooper and 99 men

13/Hussars – Captain L S Battye, Lieutenant T G Anderson and 30 men

Staff – Major General A FitzR Hart-Synnot

16/Lancers – Lieutenants A Neave, F E Adams, H C Howard, A L Tate

3/Hussars – Major V G Whitler, Captain R S Hunt

3/DG – Major Sir A Lushington

18/Hussars – Lieutenants J G Dugdale, A S Will

20/Hussars – Captain H R Lee

RA – Major C M Ross-Johnson, Lieutenants J G G Magee, H R Scarlett, A H Harrison

GG – Captain N S Blackett, 2/lts. C de Crespigny, Lord A Percy

CG – Captains H D Studd, C H D Willoughby, Lieutenants C D Baring, H M Pryce-Jones, W H V Darell, G Stewart

Northumberland Fusiliers – Captains W C Wright, H B Warwick, F B Morley

1/Scottish Borderers – Captain E N Broadbent, 2/Lieutenant A M Jameson and 101 men

2/Worcester – Captain E C F Wodehouse, Lieutenant H R Eliott

1/Oxford Light Infantry – Captain E A E Lethbridge, Lieutenant G A Sullivan, 2/Lieutenant F J R Peel and 199 men

1/Derby – Lieutenant Colonel F C Shaw, Major L Gordon-Cumming, Lieutenants A S Murray, G Magoll, M K Hodgson, L O Mott and 206 men

Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant W Leahy

2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Captain H Hudson, Lieutenant P C Huth and 103 men

1/Cameron High. – Captain A C McLean, Lieutenant F C Anderson and 107 men

Leinster – Lieutenants T W Butler, Kearney, A P Woods

RB – Major C F Pinney, Captain M E Manningham-Buller, Lieutenant R H Townshend

3/R W Surrey – Lieutenant Colonel W A D Shelton

Cheshire – Captain R M Cadell, Lieutenant L A/ Forster

6/Warwick – Captain R D Wigham

E Surrey – Captain L G Ironsides, Lieutenant R V O Hart, 2/Lieutenant A Elphinston

2/W Kent – Lieutenant Colonel W G B Weston

4/Durham Light Infantry Colonel M H Lambert

2/Somerset Light Infantry – Lieutenant P M Wardlaw

Essex – Captain C F Boone

2/SR – Major C T C Carter-Campbell

RAMC – Surgeon-General W H McNamara, Lieutenant Colonel G E Weston, Lieutenant H B Fawcus

Civil Surgeon J M Lewis

Nursing Sisters L Haud, R M Browse

2/Northumberland Fusiliers – 101 men

2/Worcester – 100 men

2/Leinster – 100 men

4/RB – 85 men

Due Southampton Aug 16.

The Syria, from Southampton, arrived Table Bay Thursday morning.

London Times, 11 Aug 02 (Monday)

p11f The Kildonan Castle arrived Southampton Saturday with 65 officers and 956 men.

The Corinthian arrived Southampton Saturday with the following:

2/Gloucester – 2 officers and men

2/Bedford – 2 officers and 100 men

2/Norfolk – 1 officer and 100 men

1/ R Irish Fusiliers –1 officer and men

2/W Surrey – 2 officers and 99 men

1/Sussex – 2 officers and 98 men

Officers included Major C J Vines and Lieutenant Colonel R J L Fayle, RAMC

The Alnwick Castle arrived Southampton Saturday with 700 Reservists of the 6/Dragoons, 11/Hussars, RFA, 2/Northumberland Fusiliers, E/ Lancs., 2/Irish Rifles, 1/Connaught Rangers and RAMC Included were Major Trent, E/ Lancs., and Major Curzon, 2/IR

The St Andrew arrived Southampton yesterday with the following listed:

21/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel A W Jarvis, and 484 men

2/Devon – 100 men

2/Somerset Light Infantry – 102 men

1/Leicester – 99 men

2/SR – 99 men

1/Essex – 100 men

2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – 99 men

KRRC – 99 men

2/Manchester – 100 men

1/RB – 101 men

1/Durham Light Infantry – 100 men

The Custodian arrived Southampton yesterday with 541 Reservists and time-expired men of the 18/Hussars, 19/Hussars, RFA, RGA, Irish Fusiliers, RAMC, and Lieutenant Colonel R,H, Morrison, Staff.

London Times, 12 Aug 02 (Tuesday)

p10a & b. The Simla left for England July 29 with the following invalids:

Staff – Colonel J W Godfray

Imperial Yeomanry – Surgeon-Captain J H Wright

3/GG – Major H R Crampton-Roberts

1/SG – Lieutenant Colonel W C G McGrigor

3/R Warwick – 2/Lieutenant E V M Schelley

4/ Liverpool – Lieutenant E H Le M Sinkinson, 2/Lieutenant E A A Lewis

4/Bedford – Lieutenant F E Fitz H Wright

3/Leicester – Lieutenant Quartermaster Sergeant J Breacher ( ? Lieutenant Quartermaster Sergeant )

3/W Riding – Lieutenant W A Ross

1/Sussex – 2/Lieutenant J L Sleeman

2/Essex – Captain C W Barlow

RAMC – Colonel W R Allin

Reverend S S Stitt

Civil Surgeons J H Hefferman, J T Sear, G E Cathcart, E H Worth, R Gedatly, P H Clarke

Nursing Sisters M W Pughe, M A Rickards, G E Larner, A G Hayhurst

Sick laying down, 40; sick convalescent, 312, including 11 RN

Wounded laying down, 10; wounded convalescent, 14

With the following on passage home:

11/Hussars – Lieutenant C S Rome

11/Lancers – Major N T Nickalls

RA – Major W R N Madocks, Captains H E Carey, RE Ramsden, D G Blois, W C Symon, F C Poole, Hon. N A Hood, W A S Gommel, H J Brock

RE – Major H C Nanton

GG – Captains the Hon. G A A Hood, the Hon. F C Stanley

SG – Surgeon-Major S G Moores, Lieutenant the Earl of Granard

R W Surrey – Lieutenant C F Watson

4/Lancaster – Captain J Rutteledge

4/Warwick – Captain H C Stuart

Somerset Light Infantry – Major H J Everett, 2/Lieutenant C E G Levedson Gower

3/ Liverpool – Captain H W Hutson

1/Welsh Fusiliers – Captain J B Cockburn

KOSB – Captain H G M Amos, 2/Lieutenant C A L Irvine

R Innis. Fusiliers – (?) E S Carey

Oxford Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant J A Pollock

Manchester – Major G Grant, Lieutenant J J O Sullivan

R Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenant W Garrard

I S C – Captain W H Wradell

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel L E Anderson, Captain M Taylor

Western Light Infantry – Lieutenant W Milward Yates

D o. Edinburgh’s Volunteer Rifles – Lieutenant E Knap

Marshall’s Horse – Lieutenant J R Harris

Driscoll’s Scouts – Lieutenant J B Ellard

BSAP – Captain L T E Lewellyn

Kimberley L H – Captain G C Corry Smith

Reverends W B Alexander, D R Slacke, J F Prince

Civil Surgeon M Eustace

Civil Surveyoe H A Elton

Nursing Sisters S A Boneham, G E S Saunder, K A G Chew, M G Gilmore, D A Gray

Due Southampton Aug 20

The Nubia left Durban for England Aug 5, with the following:

1/A &S High. – Lieutenant E D Cuthbertson, 2/Lieutenant A B Brown

1/Welsh Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant A G Frere

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain G Fraser, Lieutenants W St G Asha, J Anderson

1/Manchester – 2/Lieutenants A H D Millard, R H Spooner

RGA – Captain R de B Hassell, Lieutenant C A H Campbell

RFA – Major H Rouse

RE – Lieutenant N H Brierley

1/KOSB – 2/Lieutenant J F McKay

2/S Wales Borderers – 2/Lieutenant R S G Wynn

ASC – Captain H J Russell

1/Border – Lieutenant J R C Meiklejohn

3/Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant R D Johnson

2/RB – Captain B A Turner

1/Leicester – Lieutenant F Colquhoun

3/Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant J Boyle

Civil Veterinary Surgeon J Stableford

Civil Surgeon B Dunlop

Nursing Sisters H M Shaw, A B Denton, S M Paterson, A Finnemore

441 men

Ship Medical Staff, RAMC – Colonel O Todd, Captains H J Parry, J W Meake, Lieutenant C C Cumming, Lieutenant & Quartermaster T Exton and 33 men

Civil Surgeons A D Thomson, G G Whyte

Nursing Sisters Carr, A R Cullum, K Despard, J Paget, F Sykes, K X Phillips, M Pedlar, L M Green

Due Southampton Aug 28.

The Moravian left for England Aug 4 with the following on passage home:

RE – Lieutenant Colonel W R Stuart, Captain F Fuller, Lieutenants R H Greig, J J H Nation and 301 men

1/E Lancs. – Lieutenant O B Hargreaves

RAMC – Captain F J Wadebrown and 8 men

Cape Colonial Forces – Captain A H S Baker

Nursing Sisters F E Beedie, E F Ridgley

Due Southampton Aug 26

The Templemore left Port Natal for England July 31, having on board Reservists:

1/Leicester – Bt. Major H M Welstead, Lieutenant R R Rayner and 100 men

1/Yorks Light Infantry – Captain H W B Thorpe and 100 men

2/ W Yorks – Lieutenants G L Crossman, A H Cuthell and 99 men

2/N Staffs. – Bt. Major H K Carlyon, Lieutenant A S Conway and 99 men

2/E Surrey – Captain A C S Barchard, Lieutenant REN North and 98 men

1/S Staffs. – Lieutenant R W Morgan and 118 men

1/Durham Light Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel H S Fitzgerald, Captain R F Bell, Lieutenant A H M Bowens and 100 men

2/R Irish Fusiliers – Lieutenants A G Knocker, S M L Clements and 102 men

2/E Yorks – Captain C E Cobb and 98 men

2/Black Watch – Lieutenant Colonel A M Carthew Corstoun and 98 men

19/Hussars – Lieutenant C R I Hull and 48 men

18/Hussars – Lieutenant J W Lichtenburg and 9 men

3/DG – Captain G A Burgoyne and 9 men

6/DG – 37 men

5/DG – Lieutenant H P Travers and 31 men

1/Leinster – 100 men

2/Manchester – Captain G C Cooper King and 100 men

RAMC – Captain C Healy, Lieutenant C D Davies and 8 men

3/R Fusiliers – Captain G D Waddell

Due Southampton Aug 26

The Orissa left for England Aug 1 with the following on passage home:

2/Dragoons – Major E’A Maude, Lieutenants H C T Parker, A M Henley, W A Montgomery and 182 men

7/DG – Major C W Thompson and 98 men

RA – Majors A F Powell, R S De Winton, Captain C N B Ballard, Lieutenant F D Gothin

E Kent – Captain R A Reith, Lieutenant H L Archer Haulblon

D o. Cornwall’s Light Infantry – Lieutenant E E Barrow

Welsh – Captain J H Kerrick, Lieutenant G F Pridham

N Lancs. – Major H F Coleridge, Captain R W Thompson

RB – Captain A T Paley

Suffolk – Lieutenant W L FitzSimons

Essex – Lieutenant R Preston Whyte

Oxford Light Infantry – Lieutenant J C M Doran

ISC – Major J Vans Agnew

Cape Mounted Rifles – Captain F Young

Reverend Father G Walmsley

Civil Surgeons C H G Atkyns, E Curtin, W Bell

Nursing Sisters A D Cameron, A A Hill, N R Mackintosh, A W C Higgs

2/E Kent – 100 men

2/Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – 98 men

1/Welsh – 99 men

1/N Lancs. – 103 men

2/RB – 99 men

ASC – 15 men

South African Irregular Horse – 139 men

RAMC – 16 men

Due Southampton Aug 31

The Berwick Castle left for England Aug 3 with the following on passage home:

Devon – Captain S Osborne

Cameronians – Major T T Macan and 103 men

RB – Major L F Green Wilkinson

Essex – Lieutenant A G N Wood

Middlesex – Lieutenant Colonel G B Lempriere

Canadian M I – Major D V Eaton, Lieutenants G Roy, D Douglas Young, Surgeon-Captain L R Murray and 226 men

RAMC – Major J F Donogan

Civil Surgeon J F Bulfin

2/Devon – 100 men

1/RB – 98 men

1/Essex – 99 men

S A Irregular Corps – 70 men

Due Southampton Aug 27

The Dilwara left for England July 31 with the following on passage home:

14/Hussars – Captain H W Tilney and 99 men

RA – Major A R Stuart, Captain H L Reed, Lieutenants W Jackell, F A S Morgan, S Carruthers

S Wales Borderers – Major E C Purchas, Lieutenant L H Tudor, 2/Lieutenant H C H W Moffat

Wilts. – Captain W S Brown, Lieutenant CB Long

Gordon High. – Lieutenant J R White, 102 men

Black Watch – Lieutenant H T Peareth

Liverpool – Lieutenants R W Gaskell, H T C Wheeler

Essex – Lieutenants B B Green, R W F Cotgrave

R Fusiliers – Lieutenant H N Winter

Yorks. Light Infantry – Captain C H M Tabutean

R Dublin Fusiliers – Major C T Sennet

Hants. – Lieutenant R H A Daniell

R Innis. Fusiliers – Lieutenant R J H Pattle

Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant N C G Camerons, 2/Lieutenant H R A Whitehead

Lancs. Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant D G M Dundas

W Riding – 2/Lieutenants P J Gout, R J McCleverty

Cheshire – 2/Lieutenants J N Simons, A E J Connell McDowell, H S Hodgkin, J F A St Maur Sheil

Scots Fusiliers Lieutenant J P Boyd Carpenter

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel E J Coates

S A Irregular Mounted Force – Lieutenant A H Winterton

South African Constabulary – Lieutenant W F Glieman

ISC – Major L W C Karrick, Lieutenant K Henderson

Border Scouts – Lieutenant H G Maddison Layland

South African L H – Lieutenant C M F Lilly

Cape Garr. Artillery – Lieutenant W Bridges

D of E O Volunteer Rifles – Captain G M Johnson

Reverends Edwards, R J Deane Oliver

Civil Veterinary Surgeons J Thompson, C E Smith

Civil Surgeons D F R Clarke, W H Sturge

Nursing Sisters J C S Spence, E N Newton, L Parsons, E M Pethick

2/S Wales Borderers – 198 men

2/Wilts. – 101 men

3/Wilts. – 25 men

2/V B Norfolk – (?) 25 men

3/Berks. – 25 men

4/Norfolk – 17 men

Warwick – 65 men

Various Corps – 76 men

S A Irregular Corps – 146 men

Telegraph Division, RE – 28 men

Details – 143 men

Due Southampton Aug 21.

The Gascon left for England Aug 3 with the following on passage home:

7/DG – Captain & Qm F C Butcher and 102 men

16/Lancers – Lieutenant G F Martyn and 95 men

Imperial Yeomanry – Major E A Cunningham

RA – Captain E M Birch, Lieutenant C L T Walwyn

Oxford Light Infantry – Major G F Mockler and 194 men

Sussex – Major A R Gilbert, Lieutenant C E Bond and 100 men

Cheshire – Captain A De C Scott and 98 men

R Scots Fusiliers – Captain E E Blaine, Lieutenants R G Craufurd, T S Mason and 197 men

Lancs. Fusiliers – Captains C J Griffen, J J Whitehead, Lieutenant W Mellor

Berks. – Captain A S Turner, Lieutenant F H Moore and 100 men

R Scots – Lieutenant C L Price

Worcester – Lieutenants A H D Ray, R A De B Rose and 101 men

Bedford – 2/Lieutenant E C Talbot and 99 men

North’d Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant J W Henry

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel A Peterkin, Major A Watson and 51 men

Civil Surgeons H A Carter, R Wilbond, C H Hawkins

Nursing Sisters G McFarlane, M G Denton, A Matherson, S J Coldwell, E Grey, E R Tait

1/Suffolk – 100 men

RFA – 101 men

Various Corps – 30 men

ASC – 39 men

S A I C – 65 men

Due Southampton Aug 24.

The Britannic arrived at Sydney Sunday

The Goorkha arrived Southampton yesterday morning with 68 officers and 1,393 men including the following:

4/Imperial Yeomanry – 550 men

10/Imperial Yeomanry – 322 men

5/Lancers, 2/W Kent, and Irish Fusiliers

London Times, 13 Aug 02 (Wednesday)

p3a Dateline St Helena, Aug 12. The German liner Hertzog, detailed to convey German prisoners to Germany from St Helena, left yesterday evening with 49 Germans and 5 Hollanders.

Dateline Bermuda, Aug 12. The City of Vienna sailed today for Cape Town with 1,090 Boer prisoners.

p5a The Goth left for England Aug 5, with the following on passage home:

Scottish Horse – Lieutenant Colonel The Marquis of Tullibardine, Captains Lord G Stewart-Murray, R H Dick-Cunyngham, J Stuart-Wortley, Lieutenants W Macklin, W C Ross, B R Baker, H Barnett, R Fotheringham, G H Gordon, J S Gordon, G Hampson, J L Jack, J L Moates, R C Skinner, P E Stanley, Surgeon-Captain W S Kidd and 764 men

R Lancaster – Lieutenant F C Napier and 100 men

Middlesex – Majors L G Oliver, R de H Burton and 100 men

York & Lancaster – Lieutenant H A B Salmond, 2/Lieutenant A C Cameron and 99 men

RA – Bt. Major W P Saunders

Imperial Yeomanry – Captain A S Lawrence

E Yorks. – 2/Lieutenant F Hind

Manch. – Lieutenant W G Young

Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant Colonel H T W Allatt

Devonshire – Lieutenant J W Woolcomb

Essex – Lieutenant J H Disney

Border – Lieutenant E Berry

W Surrey – Lieutenant R G Clarke

RB – Lieutenant E B Powell

SR – Lieutenant R S Chisholm

RAMC – Major J R Mallins, Lieutenants S Worthington, M C Beatty (invalided)

Canadian M I – Major F A O Farrell, Captains F J Clark, J N Caines, Harrington, McMillan, Hadwen, Surgeon-Captain Jory Anderson, Lieutenants G C Barker, A Butler, W S Kingsford, B C White, J C Briggs, W A Cook, G L Boulanger, W L Savage, W A Simson, A H Dawson, C F Pooley, J C de Balinhard, J D Harriott, C Tomlinson, F L Hartley, H R Page, P Stanley, A S Purvis, W A Crimmon, R A Carman, C O Beardmore, G A MacBeth, W H Bell, P R Terman, Lieutenant & Quartermaster C Lavie, J Hamilton and 22 men

Canadian Medical Corps. – Major F L Vaux

Civil Surgeon W F McEwen

Due Southampton Aug 28

The Orient, from Table Bay, arrived Wellington Saturday.

The Dominion has arrived at St Helena and disembarked 510 men of the Manchester Regiment She is to embark 380 men of the Sussex Regiment and 524 men of the Wiltshire Regiment

Cape Times Weekly Edition, 13 Aug 02

p1 Dateline Durban, Aug 5. The Michigan has arrived here from Fiume with horses and 18 stowaways. Several pages of this issue are unreadable.

p26 The Norman sails today for England with the following named military passengers: Colonel & Mrs. Heyman, Colonel Grogan, Lieutenant Colonels Horne, G Sylvester, Majors Oliver, Richardson, Livingstone, M Kilby, Captains Dunbar Anderson, Jains, C Barclay, E C Holland, Smitheman, Reeves, J Webb, Sir. J Keane, Wallace, Lieutenants Hughes-Bonsell, T Huband, Huband, Surgeon-General Watson, Sergeant Brand.

p27 The Norham Castle sailed for England late Monday afternoon with 770 Imperial Yeomanry The Syria sailed yesterday for England with 1,050 officers and men, listed as: Lieutenant Colonel Paris and 200 men of 1/Derbyshires, under Captain Radford, 200 men of the 1/Leinsters under Captain Legg, 200 Seaforth High., under Major Bradford, and over 300 men of the RA and RE

Most third class accommodations on the weekly mail steamers have been reserved by the government for troops.

The Norman sails tomorrow with the following named military passengers: Lieutenant Colonel Byrne, Lieutenants E J G Dore, J R Boothby, E A Barratt and 197 men of the 24/Imperial Yeomanry who embarked at East London.

London Times, 14 Aug 02 (Thursday)

p8c The Aurania left for England Aug 3 with the following on passage home:

1/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel E M Percival, Captains E W Thain, R Allsopp, A F V Bowles. Lieutenants L W Grant-Henshaw, H L P Russell, J L Pegg, P Wallace, W H S Leonard, L S Innis, H P Gray, E St G Bowley, L B Bigg, G Tylden, H M Blair, E A Dyer, E H Currie, W V Edwards, Lieutenant & Quartermaster G H Fox, Veterinary Captain J P Spanton, and 229 men

11/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel R B Firman, Captains J H Watson, S H Prell, C C Murray, F D J Annesley, G L Johnstone, T Sargent, Lieutenants H E Jamieson, G P Plumptre, C Wright, P Roscorla, W D Butler, W C Cunningham, A E McLean, O Mowatt, E J Malin, S H Sheffield, A C Carey, G H S Lyne, E Parsons, R H Greaves, T E Mereney, H C Fowley, F J Cooke, C Amyatt-Burney, Lieutenant & Quartermaster F Langley and 606 men

2/DG – Lieutenant L C F Oppenheim

9/Lancers – Lieutenant W Grant

20/Hussars – Lieutenant A P Gibbs

RA – Major F R Patch

Sligo Militia Artillery – Captain G A Heather

Cork Militia Artillery – Captain N B Jobson

RE – Lieutenant Colonel A Thompson

Electrical Eng. – Captains D Bradley, J F O’Shaughnessy, Lieutenants J H Field, G W Peart, and 30 men

Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants P F Wall, J R Devino, G R Welsted, Lieutenant & Quartermaster E S Deposs

2/V B Lincoln – Lieutenant G V Dove and 27 men

W India – Lieutenant Colonel E S C Kennedy

1/V B Berks. – Lieutenant C G Carter

ISC – Major R Chesney

R Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant S H Hazeldine, 2/Lieutenant A Graham

R Innisk. Fusiliers – Captain E W Atkinson

N Staffs. – Lieutenant C J Boyce

Black Watch – Lieutenant Colonel M M Berkeley

Res. of Officers – Major G Hearn

Y & Lancs. – Lieutenant H R Headlam

KOSB – Captain H D N McLean

Middlesex – 2/Lieutenant A S Page

RAMC – Major A J Reilly, Captain E C Anderson

Johannesburg Mounted Rifles – Lieutenant A Osborne

Aust. Medical Corps – Lieutenant H N Formby and 16 men

Aust. Comm. Horse – Lieutenants R V Doudney, F C E Codd, CB Holme, and 30 men

N Z M I – Lieutenant A S Weir, F Willis, J C McKillop, A Powrie, H R Moss-Davis, R Grace, Surgeon-Major A Malne-Thompson, Surgeon-Captain R C McLachlan, Veterinary Captain C R Neale, and 47 men

N S W Bushmen – Lieutenant W H Thomas and 46 men

Queensland Bushmen – Lieutenant P S Sleight

N S W M I – Captain F W Mellhuish

Reverends J F Sweatman, A Hordern, J Partridge

Civil Surgeons A E Wynter, W Woodhouse, O S Maunsell, R F Williams, B Farrell

Civil Veterinary Surgeon T Parker

Nursing Sisters K Webb, A B Noble, G Deacon, L E Colston, M F Richardson, F M Learmouth, E Johnson, V P Squire, E McIntosh, A A Bonsfield, E M Renton, B E Caws, M A C Millington, D E J Wetson, E Ellis, E Prangley, A E Byrne, E A S Webster, C E A Thorpe, E A Chaffey, M J Mill, F H Barry, M Ounsworth, E M Beetham, M M Tunley, G K Swanton, H H Mason, E Kitching, P M Barsdorf, M Talbot, A Austin,

RAMC – 14 men

The following were disembarked at Cape Town owing to overcrowding:

RFA – Lieutenant Ewart and 48 men

RE – Major Schrieber, Captains C S Wilson, A Hildebrand, H McInnes

Telegraph Battalion RE – 147 men

5 Field Troop, RE – 26 men

47 Company RE – 11 men

A Troop, Bridging Battalion RE – 12 men

17 Company, RE – 23 men

12 Company RE – 5 men

26 Company RE – 13 men

23 Company RE – 3 men

1/Field Troop – 28 men

2/Black Watch – Lieutenant Bullock and 100 men

1/Leinster – Captain Legg and 97 men

Due Southampton Aug 25.

The Pongola left Durban Aug 6, for Colombo and Calcutta with the following on passage:

ASC – Major G H Cardew, for Singapore

Civil Surgeon H Leembruggen, for Colombo

ISC – Captain G D M Moore, for Calcutta

The Kinfauns Castle left for England Aug 6 with the following on passage home:

3/Imperial Yeomanry – Major M S Dawson, Captains J B Royle, L E O Charlton, H R Cole-Hamilton, H R Meyer, W Gutch, J S Corbett, C Shears, R Cattley, F Douthwaite, Lieutenants A de A Donisthorpe, RE Sugden, A F Turner, C L Cockell, W Hewetson, A D Ramsay, F N Griffin, M R Wilson, W G L Nantes, A M Hutchins, H C Hall, R L Layton, J Bennett, H M Beckett, E Green, D R Lahiff, G Swainston Strangways. P B Woodford, D F Christy, and 617 men

Staff – Brigadier General H E Belfield, Colonel J Adye, Majors S Fitz, G Cox

Details, Imperial Yeomanry – Major W C Knight, Captain A B Boyd-Carpenter, Lieutenant A J Servaes and 74 men

6/DG – Lieutenant R H Style

15/Hussars – Captain J E H Bald

RA – Colonel H C Sclater, Major R F McCrea, Captains E H Stevenson, C S Ingham, C W Kennaway, A H Devenish, Lieutenants R A Tigon, C J C Maunsell, D Smith

RE – Lieutenant Colonel P T Buston, Major T Harrison-Topham

Seaforth High. – Captains D Forbes-Sampill, F Marshall

RB – Captain C R Staveley, Lieutenants A McComas, J C Lyttleton, O C S Gilliat, A K Hargreaves

Middlesex – Captain H Storr

Northumberland Fusiliers – Lieutenant G P Westmacott

N Lancs. – Lieutenant R M Luckock

W Kent – J H Bennett

Lancs. Fusiliers – Lieutenant E Barlow

ISC – Captains N McPherson, W Keyworth, H H Cobb, A E Barnard, Lieutenants M E Tuito, R W Henderson, H G Bally

RAMC – Captain E M Pilcher, T C Lauder

Kitchener’s F S – Lieutenant Colonel A E W Wilson

Canadian M I – Major E A C Hasmar, Captain C H Rogers

South African Constabulary – Captain H Dingle, Lieutenant J Gardiner

Kimberley – Colonel R A Funlayson

Civil Surgeon M W Renton

78 men including 32 from P O C

Due Southampton Aug 23.

The Staffordshire left Royal Albert Docks yesterday morning with 4 officers and a few details for Bermuda where she will embark 1,000 Boer Prisoners for Cape Town.

The Avoca left Southampton for South Africa yesterday afternoon with her full complement of nurses and orderlies plus a few indulgence passengers.

Next Tuesday the latest P and O liner, the Sardinia, will leave London for the cape as the 12th charter from that company.

The Golconda, from India, arrived at Natal on Tuesday.

The Syria, for Southampton, left Table Bay on Tuesday afternoon.

London Times, 15 Aug 02 (Friday)

p4e The Braemar Castle left for England Aug 7, with the following on passage home:

2/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel W H O’Neill, Captains R C W Lukin, C H Haigh, H P Wolff, R Jenkins, E C S Jervis, Lieutenants H G R F Andrews, J B Drummond, J S Ireland, R F Forbes, S G Shepperd, J Evans, H Barwell, P G Nevile, H H Holmes, R D Anderson, T Thomas, Lieutenant & Qm E Hides, and 594 men

9/Imperial Yeomanry – Majors T R Mallock, T Walcott, Captains A E Darvall, W N Dugdale, G H Ardagh, G H Mytton, H G Young, E W P Uniacke, Lieutenants H G S Gray, H Ellis, N I M Campbell, A G Wade, R R Tailyour, A Hine, A G Bolingbroke, H Davis, H,. C C Dela Poer, B H M Ritchie, E Coates, E A Ash, Lieutenant & Quartermaster C, Bingham and 473 men

26/Imperial Yeomanry – Captains A St G Gibbons, H A Boyce, E A Digby, C W Carey, F W Moir, Lieutenants G Seccombe, L Johnston, J A Chalk, L A de S Dethoren, H M Goldie, J A Moncrieff, Lieutenant & Quartermaster S Reid and 151 men

1/Connaught Rangers – Captains H W Biddulph, A Webber, Lieutenant H P Blake White and 151 men

Gloucester – Captain CB Messiter

RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel R F O’Brien, Major F S S Le Quesne and 14 men

Civil Surgeons A E Softly, J T Titterton, A Jack, F A Bailey, J McMillan, F W Dawson

Nursing Sisters S Clarke, A McLeod, M C Reilly, A M Lashwood, H Wolford Hansen, C Cruickshank, E Smith

Reverend Davis

Due Southampton Aug 28

The Canada left Point Natal for Bombay with the following:

RAMC – Major N M S Henderson

Indian Mes. Service – Lieutenant J Moore

1/Manchester – Lieutenant C C Stewart

Punjaub Ligh Horse – Lieutenant Clifford

Indian Medical Service – 11 assistant surgeons

The Maplemore left for England Aug 7, with the following on passage home:

10/Hussars – Lieutenant W A H Buss and 50 men

17/Lancers – Lieutenant B D Fisher and 49 men

RA – Captain J C W Malony, Lieutenants R F E Ewart, H Cowell, H W Paxton, 2/Lieutenant C E Lawder and 29 men

RE – Major A L Schreiber, Captains C S Wilson, H Hildebrand, D A MacInnes, P G Torant and 357 men

2/Black Watch – Lieutenant R A Bullock and 100 men

2/R Fusiliers – Major R N McMahon, Lieutenant R H Torkington, 2/Lieutenant J H Williams, and 149 men

1/W Riding – Captain P B Strafford, Lieutenant C O Jubb, and 148 men

2/Northampton – Major C S Cpoland, 2/Lieutenant R B Parker, and 149 men

1/KRRC – Captain L B Cumberland, Lieutenant A T Hodgson, 2/Lieutenant CP R Rawlings and 152 men

2/Wilts. – Major C H Kirkwood, Lieutenant C A Barker, and 149 men

1/Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant J C M Canny and 117 men

Leinster – Major K M Drummond and 97 men

RAMC – Major A L Josling and 17 men

ASC – 9 men

Civil Surgeons G Hodge, A R Tweedie

South African Irregular Corps – 115 men

Due Southampton Aug 30.

London Times, 16 Aug 02 (Saturday)

p3f The Roslin Castle, for South Africa, left Pernambuco on Thursday.

The Orissa and the Dilwara, from Table Bay, for home, arrived Las Palmas yesterday.

The Manila, for Southampton, left Natal on Thursday.

The Maplemore, port of call has been changed from Las Palmas to Madeira.

The Fort Salisbury arrived at Southampton yesterday evening and landed 500 invalid and reservist troops.

London Times, 18 Aug 02 (Monday)

p6d The Tintagel Castle, from Cape Town, arrived Southampton yesterday with the following:

Lovant’s Scouts – 10 officers and 219 men

1/DG – 83 officers and men

RHA – 234 officers and men

2/Lincoln – 199 officers and men

R Irish Fusiliers – 100 officers and men

R Welsh Fusiliers – 101 officers and men

2/Cornwall Light Infantry – 89 officers and men

Border – 101 officers and men

Northampton – 100 officers and men

Leinster – 100 officers and men

Imperial Yeomanry – 75 officers and men

Details

The Saxon also brought troops consisting of ten officers and 281 men, details, and 25 officers and 1,281 Reservists for various depots.

London Times, 19 Aug 02 (Tuesday) Nothing Noted

London Times, 20 Aug 02 (Wednesday)

p9c The Norham Castle left for England Aug 11 with the following on passage home:

8/Imperial Yeomanry – Major F Humb, Captains W H Griffiths, W Jenkins, F W Saunders, Lts, A E T Stuckey, R A Swan, W Holding, R N Pike, T P Forwood, G H Chapman, H W Tracy, F C Thomson, L M Garstin, E W King, and 364 men.

24/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel H Bryne, Captains C A Booth, F Jenkins, W P Wells, Lieutenants E J G Boro, A R Asling, J R Boothby, E A Barrett, R J Watson, and 208 men.

25/Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant Colonel J R Harvey, Captains H E M Hutchinsin, A M Calwell, W W Ferris, F G Chamberlin, Lieutenants W H Wilson, D C Graham, E C Hopkins, C E Moxon Browne, R Owen, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W Weightman and 159 men.

2/Imperial Yeomanry – 25 men

RAMC – Major G T H Thomas, Lieutenant A M Maclaughlin and 6 men.

Civil Surgeon J P Byrne

Nursing Sisters C Strahan, L A H Seligmann.

Due Southampton Aug 31.

The Arundel Castle left for England Aug 4 with the following on passage home:

1/Staffordshire – Lieutenant Colonel H A Raitt,

Manchester – Bt. Major A W Marden, Captain H W Stevens and 97 men

KRRC – Captains W A J Kay, G K Priaulx, Lieutenants F C McLachlan, B J Curling and 148 men

Royal Scots – Lieutenant T E Russell and 98 men

R Irish – Major A S Orr, Lieutenants E C Lloyd, G A O’Callaghan and 148 men

Lancs. Fusiliers – Captain F J Radcliffe and 96 men

Fife Militia Artillery – Captain D Burges

York & Lancs. – Major H S Scholey, Lieutenant T W Parkinson and 100 men

Middlesex – Major G W G Savile, Captain G W Bentley and 100 men

Liverpool – Major E H Molyneux Seel, Captain W S Bannatyne and 97 men

Lincoln – Lieutenants E N French, G le Huguet and 100 men

Buffs – 2/Lieutenant G A C Chapman and 46 men

S Lancs. – Captain S H Skinner, Lieutenant G R Mott and 90 men

Shropshire Light Infantry – Captains E R Luard, H G Bryant, 2/Lieutenant F J Leach and 149 men

R Lancs. – Lieutenant A H B Foster and 98 men

E Yorks. – Lieutenant Colonel J R F Sladen