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I think it might be Transport No. 96 SUNDA (Masters: S.G.D. Andrews and E.R. Dowell).
Engaged: 23 Feb 1900 – 22 May 1900 (and 19 Jul 1902 – 31 Dec 1902).

Unfortunately, this is one I don't have photographs of.

S S Servia ??

Think Neville's is much closer than my effort

The Shipping Records say:

p7b Dateline Albert Docks, March 8, 1900. The Sunda sailed this afternoon with 29 officers, 469 men and 148 horses. The officers were:
1/Middlesex Regiment, Captain L J Oliver.
2/Somerset Light Infantry, Captain A G Boyle.
East Yorkshire Regiment, Captain H A N Forte, Lieutenants W E Campion, A E Masson, and J R Keys.
4/Derbyshire Regiment, Captain E Burden-Bailey.
Thorneycroft’s M I, Captain the Hon. Piers St Aubyn.
1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Lieutenants H A Robinson, W H Creak, and Smiley.
2/King’s Royal Rifles, Lieutenant H F Foljambe.
RAMC, Lieutenant Colonel R F Barrow, Majors J C Jan and A Hosie, Captain F Smith, Lieutenants Offord, Smith and Harrington.
Civil Surgeons, Mayo, Donald, Hunter, Crawford, Turton, Wood, Page, Wrate, and Brownrigg.
Civil Veterinary Surgeon, Evershed.

She coaled at St Vincent but exact date not given

A later entry states she arrived at Cape Town on 1st April 1900.

Neville_C wrote: I think it might be Transport No. 96 SUNDA (Masters: S.G.D. Andrews and E.R. Dowell).
Engaged: 23 Feb 1900 – 22 May 1900 (and 19 Jul 1902 – 31 Dec 1902).

Unfortunately, this is one I don't have photographs of.

Good enough for me - thanks Neville

Smethwick wrote: The Shipping Records say:

p7b Dateline Albert Docks, March 8, 1900. The Sunda sailed this afternoon with 29 officers, 469 men and 148 horses. The officers were:
1/Middlesex Regiment, Captain L J Oliver.
2/Somerset Light Infantry, Captain A G Boyle.
East Yorkshire Regiment, Captain H A N Forte, Lieutenants W E Campion, A E Masson, and J R Keys.
4/Derbyshire Regiment, Captain E Burden-Bailey.
Thorneycroft’s M I, Captain the Hon. Piers St Aubyn.
1/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Lieutenants H A Robinson, W H Creak, and Smiley.
2/King’s Royal Rifles, Lieutenant H F Foljambe.
RAMC, Lieutenant Colonel R F Barrow, Majors J C Jan and A Hosie, Captain F Smith, Lieutenants Offord, Smith and Harrington.
Civil Surgeons, Mayo, Donald, Hunter, Crawford, Turton, Wood, Page, Wrate, and Brownrigg.
Civil Veterinary Surgeon, Evershed.

She coaled at St Vincent but exact date not given

A later entry states she arrived at Cape Town on 1st April 1900.

...and docked at Durban on 4 April i.e. 3 day later (see below) - thank you David.

Hi

I think this is the SS Sunda. Renamed to Hokoku Maru and sunk 1914.


Adrian