Anglo Boer War

Surname

Forename

Rank

Notes

Unit

Stoneman

James

Lieutenant Colonel

He died of enteric at Pietermaritzburg, on December 10th, 1900. He was born in March 1855. After departmental service, lasting nearly fourteen years, he was gazetted Major in the Army Service Corps in June 1889, and was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in 1894. He took part in the Egyptian War of 1882, receiving the medal and Khedive's star. In the South African campaign he had served from the commencement of the war, and was employed as a DAAG on the lines of communication from September 1899. Lieutenant CoIonel Stoneman was in Ladysmith throughout the siege. He was mentioned in the despatch of Sir G White of March 23rd, 1900, who stated that "excellent service has been rendered by Lieutenant Colonel Stoneman, Army Service Corps, DAAG". Sir A Conan Doyle also, in writing of the siege of Ladysmith, mentions that the besieged were fortunate in the presence of a first class organiser, Colonel Ward, who "with the assistance of Colonel Stoneman, systematised the collection and issue of all food" and adds that, above all, Sir G White was fortunate "in his commissariat officers, as it was in the offices of Colonels Ward and Stoneman as much as in the trenches and sangars of Caesar's Camp that the siege was won".
Source: Donner

Army Service Corps

Stoneman

John

29382

Private

Source: Nominal roll in WO127

Rand Rifles

Stoneman

1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls

Devonshire Regiment

Stoneman

4438

Private

QSA (3) Eland DoL Belf. QSA (3) with RoL rather than DoL but roll confirms DofL, KSA (2). Spink Jul 05
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll

Devonshire Regiment

Stoneman

Stoker

QSA (0). Ref: 153.094.
Source: QSA medal rolls

HMS Powerful

Stoneman

4438

Private

QSA (3)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Elandslaagte

Devonshire Regiment

Stoneman

William George