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1900 - Bruce Hamilton commanding with the 1st Cameron Highlanders of the 21st Brigade (consisting of the Derbyshire and Sussex Regiments, the Cameron Highlanders, and the infantry and mounted infantry of the CIV), the 7th Mounted Infantry and the 82nd Battery RFA occupied Spitzkop.

Two Elandslaagte VCs gazetted, plus the VC to Norwood.

David,
I was surprised at the VC's to Capt Meiklejohn and Sergt Major Robertson being gazetted on the 20th July 1900, when those to Capt Mullins and Johnston were not gazetted for a further six and a half months and only then because of letters being written by Percy Fitzpatrick and Major Karri Davies to Lord Roberts and General French respectively!
Had it not been for the bravery of the two Imperial Light Horse officers on the day, the result may well have been differant.
Regards Frank

Hello David,
Forgot to add, you cannot but admire young 2nd Lieutenant John Norwood's courage at Ladysmith, he rode back to save a member of his patrol and dismounted and instead of putting his wounded trooper on his horse, he actually put the fellow on his back and carried him and still managed to hold his horse with his other hand for quite some distance whilst being fired on! and actually got away with it!
Regards Frank

Frank,

I agree with you. It was an amazing act. I must post that artist's impression of his deed.

Best wishes
David

1900 - Death of Lieutenant W. H. Kenyon.


....Information reached Liverpool yesterday of the death from enteric fever at Newcastle, Natal, of Lieutenant W. H. Kenyon, one of the officers of the 2nd Liverpool Regiment, who volunteered for active service in South Africa. The deceased, who was 28, was partner in a firm of fruit brokers.
Birmingham Daily Post, Tuesday 24th July 1900

KENYON—July 20, at Stationary Hospital, Newcastle, Natal, South Africa, of enteric fever, in his 28th year, Lieutenant William Henry Kenyon, 2nd Volunteer Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment), attached to 1st Liverpool Regiment. eldest son of T. B. and S. H. Kenyon, of West Derby.
Liverpool Mercury, Thursday 26th July 1900

He was born in the last quarter of 1872, in the West Derby registration district.