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Thanks David & Brett,

Starts to make sense now - also found the following in Wikipedia "The ILH was then specially selected to join the Mafeking Relief Column under Colonel Mahon. Eight men under Major Karri Davies of the ILH were the first to enter Mafeking on the night of 16/17 May 1900 to break the siege, followed up by the joint relief columns the following morning. 209 men who had been involved in Relief of Ladysmith and 33 who had been besieged there were in Mahoon's Column, as were 420 men who had been in the Defence of Kimberley."

So the ILH was one of the few regiments that were on both fronts (like the 14th Hussars apparently - Gordons states they were at RoL and Jhb, DH, Belfast).

Also the combination Elandslaagte and Relief of Mafeking must be more common (but still rare) as the ILH were at Elandslaagte (but not Talana).

Rgds
Jon

Jon

For good reason, much has been written about the ILH on this forum. It is my favourite Colonial regiment and it had a record during the Boer War second to no other one.

Regards
Brett

Without any doubt, from my point of view, the finest corps in the SAMIF during the war!
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Brett Hendey wrote: Jon

For good reason, much has been written about the ILH on this forum. It is my favourite Colonial regiment and it had a record during the Boer War second to no other one.

Regards
Brett