London Times, 02 Dec 01 (Monday)
p10a The Templemore sailed from Southampton Saturday afternoon with the 7/Hussars for South Africa. Total embarked was 23 officers, 433 men, and 450 horses.
The Tintagel Castle Left Southampton Saturday afternoon with 13 officers and 225 men, consisting of 110 men of the Scottish Horse, 115 men of the Imperial Yeomanry and staff in addition to regular passengers.
The Hyanthes arrived at Queenstown yesterday, embarked 127 horses and sailed in the afternoon for Cape Town.
The Manchester Merchant will embark today the third contingent of Lovant’s Scouts. The following were listed: Captains Brander-Dunbar, E B Mackenzie, Lieutenants Thurston, Pelton Hill. The remaining officers will sail in the Roslin Castle.
London Times, 03 Dec 01 (Tuesday)
p10b The Scot left for England Nov 27 with the following on passage home:
17/Lancers – Captain Lord O de V Beauclerk
3/Scottish Borderers – Lieutenant J B Neilson
Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant J Bennett-Stanford
Due Southampton Dec 13.
p10c The Orient arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning with the following invalids:
2/Lancashire Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant G B G Wood
4/Durham Light Infantry – Captain J R Shaw
1/Cameron Highlanders – Lieutenant A H Mackintosh
P o W Light Infantry – Lieutenant J D Hopper
3/DG – Captain G T R Cook
3/R Scots – Captain T C E Goff
Sick laying down, 12; convalescent, 180
Wounded laying down, 13; convalescent 12
With the following on passage home:
6/Middlesex – Captain G W B Tattersall
1/Border – 2/Lieutenant J A Ellis
1/R Inniskilling Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant A M Forteath
1/Berkshire – 2/Lieutenant E L Croslegh
4/Worcester – 2/Lieutenant V H Hankey
2/R Munster Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant D H Powell
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant H C Bertram
Remount Dept. – Lieutenant H S Husted
2/Yorkshire Light Infantry – Lieutenant A T Walker
3/R Warwick – 2/Lieutenant T Whaley
6/ Dragoons – Lieutenant F Close
Connaught Rangers – Captain W E J Grylls
Reserve of Officers – Lieutenant H G Pirouet
Civil Surgeons E N T Rogers, M F Ellis
Nursing Sisters J M Clay, L Allman, A F Clarke
Three officers and 83 men were landed at Plymouth and the Orient sailed for Southampton to disembark the remainder.
London Times, 04 Dec 01 (Wednesday)
p10a & b The Dilwara left for England Nov 28 with the following invalids:
12/Lancers – Lieutenant F W S Murray
3/GG – Captain P A Clive
4/Suffolk – Lieutenant W G Probert
2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant H C Maitland-Makgill-Crichton
3/W Riding – Major R N D Bruce
3/Cameronians – 2/Lieutenant F R G Forsyth
3/S Staffordshire – Major L C Potts
RAMC – Major F A, Saw, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W N Archibald
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains F O Carr, L C Coventry, Lieutenants H R L Ford, A G D Capel, P N Russell, W M Townshend, O St John, Surgeon Captain A C Oliver
Veterinary Lieutenant H A Sullivan
N Z M I – Lieutenant J N Hamer
Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts – Lieutenant L E Mageean
Sick laying down, 45; convalescent, 391
Wounded laying down, 12; convalescent 15
With the following on passage home:
RE – Major W A J O’Meara
2/Northampton – Lieutenant Colonel W F Fawcett
3/R Irish Rifles – Captain W R McD Parr
GA – Captain A J Peile, Lieutenant M A Beattie
2/KOSB – 2/Lieutenant R A H Wortham
Yorkshire Artillery – Major W E Fell
3/S Wales Borderers – Captain H F Woodgate
2/E Kent – Captain W H Trevor
17/Lancers – Major H W R Ricardo
6/Worcester – Captains A G Steward, W F H Morgan
3/Lancashire Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant L R Barker
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains E R Robinson, W P Ward, Lieutenants R G Legge, J H Gray
1/Dorset – Major R A Godwin-Austin
RAMC – Captain C O C Hodgens
Canadian Scouts – Lieutenant J Davies
Late Thorneycroft’s M I – Captain M F Farquhar, Lieutenant H B Farquhar
Reverends A L Helps, W M Tatham, T A C Cameron
Civil Surgeons W A Summers, A Rutherford, B K Goldsmith, C F Ackland, F J Hathaway, W Graham
Nursing Sisters M J Burdett, L Warriner, I L Lovett, D L Richards, M S Bidmead
Due Southampton Dec 23.
The Orient arrived at Southampton yesterday morning from Plymouth and landed the remainder of her troops. There were also 29 "undesireables” on board.
The Lake Erie arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following listed:
3/DG – Major C L Cotton
2/W India – Lieutenant Colonel J R M Dalrymple-Hay
4/Liverpool – Captain J W Allen
Sligo Militia Artillery – Captain G A Heather
W Militia Submarine Miners – Lieutenant R B T Rye
Lancashire Militia Artillery – Lieutenant H F Hollins
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants A J Roser, A J Blake
2/R Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant N H C Russell
3/Middlesex – 2/Lieutenant J C Philips
1/Scottish Horse – Captain P N Field, Lieutenant J Stuart-Wortley
C I C Bodyguard – Lieutenant G Fitzgerald
Reverend A B Chaplin Boddington
Civil Veterinary Surgeon G W Balfour
Civil Surgeons J B Davey, E H Worth, J F Lees, A Robertson
Nursing Sisters M Glenton Kerr, A Spooner
The Manchester Merchant embarked at Southampton yesterday the following:
7/Hussars – 6 officers and 84 men
South African Constabulary – 3 officers and 104 men
Colonials – 12 men
5,000 comforts for the troops
Captain & Brevet Major Brooke, DSO, 7/Hussars in charge.
p11a-e Yesterday’s LG Despatch from Kitchener. M I D Up to Oct 8.
p12b Note Here: Lieutenant F D Farquhar. promoted LG CG
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 04 Dec 01
p11 The Dilwara has sailed for England with the following named military passengers: Captain and Mrs. Trevor, also ? Barker (Lancs. Fusiliers) and ? Gray (Imperial Yeomanry )
"Brevet-Major Quicke, of the King’s Dragoon Guards, whose death is announced, commanded a squadron of the Kimberley Mounted Corps at the relief of Mafeking (telegraphs Reuter’s correspondent) and showed great courage in recovering the bodies of two members of the Diamond -fields Horse, who were killed in the second fight near Mafeking.”
p24 Dateline London, Dec 2. The Manchester Merchant will sail for South Africa Monday with the third contingent of Lord Lovant’s Scouts.
Dateline London, Nov 27. The Armenian has arrived at Bombay with Boer POW for Sealkot and Shahjehanpur.
London Times, 05 Dec 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 06 Dec 01 (Friday)
p6b The Simla arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following:
RFA – Captain W G H Manley
Imperial Yeomanry – Surgeon Captain E F N Currey, Lieutenant R Persse
RGA – Lieutenant H St G Hamersley
1/Liverpool – Lieutenant F A Fynney
4/KRRC – Lieutenant G T Lee
2/ Wilts – Lieutenant H R Fisher
2/W Yorks – Lieutenant & Quartermaster C Richards
5/DG – Lieutenant G J Sandys
2/R W Kent – Lieutenant C Bonham-Carter
Reverend C W Partridge
Civil Surgeon H B T Symons
Civil Veterinary Surgeon J O’Brien
Sick laying down, 102; convalescent, 139
Wounded laying down, 18; convalescent, 15.
With the following on passage home:
1/Scottish Rifles – Lieutenant H M Lawrence
1/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant F Fairlie
2/Devon – 2/Lieutenant W C R Savage
1/R Berks – 2/Lieutenant G W Hopton
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain A S V Hume
1/Norfolk – 2/Lieutenant C H A Tuck
1/Shropshire Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant W L Herd
For duty on voyage:
RAMC – Captain R J W Mawhinny
Civil Surgeons D S Sutherland, C M Rolston
Nursing Sisters M E Harding, A M Winder, L Langley-Naylor, L P Dixon, E M Smythe
The Wakool arrived at Southampton yesterday with 33 officers and 500 men.
The Manila arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon with 6 officers and 32 men.
London Times, 07 Dec 01 (Saturday)
p5a Dateline Ottawa, Dec 6. The Canadian Mounted Contingent will be increased from 600 to 900 men. The Victorian and Manhattan will convey the force to South Africa.
Dateline New York, Dec 6. At New Orleans. 7 British transports are in docks, 1 in stream and another left Wednesday night. The ships are carrying horses and mules and for the past 90 days the shipments have broken all records.
p10a-c The Tagus left for England Dec 2, with the following:
7/DG – Captain G Langworthy, (Invalid)
Sick laying down, 17 ; convalescent, 301
Wounded convalescent, 14
With the following on passage home:
RAMC – Major B M Skinner
2/W Yorkshire – Captain A W Ingles
Remount Dept. Captain R W Everard
York & Lancaster – Captain F H D Vickerman
Worcester – Lieutenant H F M Walker, 2/Lieutenant E L D Brownell
3/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major R Dill
3/E Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant T H Preston
R M Light Infantry – Lieutenant- Colonel H C Money
ASC – Lieutenant Colonel T D Foster, Captains J C G Longmore, H F Brooke
21/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant H A Willows
6/Dragoons – Major A R Mosley
Liverpool – Major S L Cotton
Volunteer Company R Warwick – Lieutenant J F Nelson
South African Irregular Forces – Lieutenant A B Burnett
B S A Police – Lieutenant the Hon. W Yarde-Buller
Imperial Military Railways Volunteer – Lieutenant R V D’Oucet
Civil Surgeons W A Densha, G Phillips
Reverends S C Barmby, R Macpherson
Nursing Sisters M Haviland, B L Bracey, F Harvey
Due Southampton Dec 22
The Columbian left Durban Dec 1 for Bombay with the following:
Indian Medical Service – Captain G W Frost, Veterinary Lieutenant G P Knott
62 Bty. RFA – 2/Lieutenant J E H Ford
1/R Irish Fusiliers, joining I S C 2/Lieutenant A E Mahon
Due Bombay Dec 19.
Note Here: Monthly Table of Casualties for Nov 1901 ( Chart)
London Times, 09 Dec 01 (Monday)
p10a The Ulstermore left Southampton Saturday with 25 officers and 427 men and 300 horses. She will call at Queenstown for 100 more remounts.
Included in the above were:
Telegraph Battalion, RE – 95 men
RFA – 186 men
RAMC – 160 men
Plus details. Captain C W Davy, RE, in charge.
London Times, 10 Dec 01 (Tuesday)
p10b The Dunvegan Castle left for England Dec 4 with the following on passage home:
ASC – Lieutenant Colonel H G Morgan
RE – Lieutenant C C H Hogg
1/Norfolk Volunteer Artillery – Major T L Hare
Due Southampton Dec 20.
The Roslin Castle left Southampton yesterday with details numbering 33 officers, 2 warrant officers, 31 men, mostly colonials. She will call at Queenstown to embark the 4/KRRC, 29 officers and 860 men
The Ulstermore arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, embarked 102 horses and sailed for South Africa in the afternoon.
London Times, 11 Dec 01 (Wednesday)
p10a & b The Britannic left for England Dec 7. with the following invalids:
16/Lancers – Captain G E Tusen
17/Lancers – Lieutenant Lord Vivian
4/Bedford – Captain M C Norman
4/Cheshire – Captain G R Barton
3/R Sussex – Captain F W E Blake
1/R Scots – Lieutenant Colonel W Douglas
ASC – Captain E C L Fitzwilliams
AOC – Lieutenant W W Blades
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant J A Samuel
Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant W A Pollard
6/Imperial Bushmen – Captain C M C Rudkin
Sick laying down, 7; convalescent, 133
Wounded laying down, 3; convalescent, 7
With the following on passage home:
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants N Hodgson, W F Hamilton, H V S Carey
2/Yorkshire – Lieutenant G C Denton
Reserve of Officers – Major H Guise
RE – Captain & Quartermaster G Taylor
3/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant A C K Magill
4/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major the Hon. M O’Brien
4/Border – Captain T R Morse
N Staffordshire – Lieutenant P Lyon
Imperial L H – Captain F W Swift
Roberts’s Horse – Captain A E Gordon
Indian Staff Corps – Major J P C Hennessey
Brabant’s Horse – Lieutenant T H Winkfield
Civil Surgeon C Y Flewitt
Nursing Sisters A S Leill, N Sutcliffe, E Waller
Due Southampton Dec 26.
The Lake Erie leaves Albert Docks this morning with the following:
16/Lancers – 1 officer, 100 men
RE – 61 men
Details, 3 officers
RAMC – 3 men
AOC – 1 man
Remounts – 205 remounts
p11e Note Here: C,E Perreira, CG, to be Captain vice F D Farquhar, DSO, seconded to Chinese Regiment
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 11 Dec 01
p11 The Lismore Castle has arrived here with the following named military passengers: Major General Oliphant.
The Ranee sailed for England Saturday with the following named military passengers: Major Humphreys, men of Q Battery RHA,.
p16 The Lismore Castle arrived here Sunday evening with the following named military passengers: Ex Dunottar Castle ; Major General Oliphant, Lieutenant Chamberlain.
p24 The Black Watch and the Essex Regiment have left Bombay for South Africa.
Dateline London, Dec 8. The Ulstermore sailed from Southampton for Cape Town with drafts for the Field Howitzer Artillery, 2 telegraph sections and 100 hospital orderlies.
Dateline London, Dec 7. Eight horse and mule transports are in New Orleans loading for the Cape. One ship sailed yesterday for the Cape.
London Times, 12 Dec 01 (Thursday)
p10b The Aurania arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the following on passage home:
16/Lancers – Colonel Bethune
Imperial Light Infantry – Captain Coleman
J’burg Mounted Rifles – Lieutenants Hare, Dalling
2/Middlesex – Lieutenant CB Harcourt
2/Cameronians – 2/Lieutenant D C Sword
2/R Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant Cargill
1/Staffordshire – 2/Lieutenant A J Reynolds
2/Lancashire Fusiliers – Lieutenant Colonel Wallington
Remount Dept. – Lieutenant Caldwell
RAMC – Captain Fuhr
Civil Surgeons Welsford, Swann
Nursing Sisters Chadfield, Audrey, Newhold
Civil Veterinary Surgeon Stubbs
2/Durham Light Infantry – Captain & Quartermaster Liebrecht (Invalid)
The Lake Erie left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon with 5 officers ans 154 men. Also 192 remounts.
The Roslin Castle from Southampton arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning, embarked 26 officers and 855 men of the 4/KRRC, then sailed that afternoon.
London Times, 13 Dec 01 (Friday)
p3a Dateline Bombay, Dec 12. The City of Vienna arrived here today from Durban with 352 Boer prisoners. 17 cases of measles and one death from pneumonia during the voyage.
p8a The Ranee left for England Dec 7, with the following on passage home:
"Q” RHA – Major G Humphreys, Lieutenants E R Burne, R W St L Gethin, E W Furse and 86 men
Derby – Captain G D Goodman
1/N Staffordshire – 2/Lieutenant J F Thomson
Gloucester – Captain R M M Davy
2/Worcester – Lieutenant C E Borton
ASC – 2/Lieutenant C W Fletcher
1/R Munster Fusiliers – Lieutenant A C L Tyrrell
Civil Surgeons J Gardner, T S Allan
Nursing Sisters J Paget, M G A Warner
Due Southampton Jan. 5.
London Times, 14 Dec 01 (Saturday)
p7b Dateline Bombay, Dec 13. The St Andrew sailed for the Cape with 2 sqdns. 20/Hussars, and 2. 5 Companies 2/R Munster Fusiliers
London Times, 16 Dec 01 (Monday)
p6e & f Charts with statistics for Concentration Camps, Oct 1901.
p10a Major General Baden-Powell and Colonel Viscount Downe sailed from Southampton for South Africa Saturday afternoon in the Saxon.
The Custodian left Bombay Saturday for Durban with 2 Sqd. 20/Hussars, 1 Sqd. 3/Hussars, 1. 5 Company 2/R Munster Fusiliers.
The Menes left Malta on Saturday for Gibraltar with 19 officers and 447 men of 3/M I who will join the Lake Erie at Gibraltar for South Africa.
The Englishman left Albert Docks with 1 officers and 103 men of the 3/Hussars, 98 men of the South African Constabulary, 1 officer and 110 men Scottish Horse, 5 Civil Surgeons, details of 5 officers and 51 men, mostly from Imperial Mil. Railway Corps. Captain A O Jacob, 20/Hussars, in charge. She called at Southampton yesterday, shipped horses and wagons and sailed for South Africa.
London Times, 17 Dec 01 (Tuesday)
p6c The Briton left for England Dec 11 with the following on passage home:
Staff – Major General A S Wynne, CB
7/DG – Bt. Colonel W H M Lowe
2/R W Surrey – Captain C Parsons
16/Lancers – Captain R F A Sloane-Stanley
1/Cameron Highlanders – Bt. Major J Campbell, DSO
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain C H Blackburne
18/Hussars – Colonel E C Knox
1/KRRC – Colonel J P Campbell
Due Southampton Dec 27.
The Orient arrived at Queenstown Sunday evening with 13 officers and 14 men. Yesterday she embarked the following and sailed at 4 p. m. :
4/Rifle Brigade – 22 officers and 795 men, Colonel A R Pemberton, in charge.
R Irish Fusiliers – 158 men
2/ Yorkshire Light Infantry – 103 men
2/E Surrey – 62 men
2/Dorset – 55 men
1/E Lancashire – 37 men
Details
Total embarked at Queenstown, 41 officers and 1,210 men
The Plassy sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon with the following:
5/R Warwickshire – 740 men
Liverpool – 21 officers and 536 men
Details
Total embarked – 59 officers, 16 warrant officers and 1,368 men.
London Times, 18 Dec 01 (Wednesday)
p10c The Englishman left Queenstown yesterday with the following:
300 remounts
Scottish Horse – 2 officers and 110 men
3/Hussars – 1 officer and 103 men
South African Constabulary – 100 men
Details – 152 men
I S A Railway – 7 officers
Civil Surgs – 3
20/Hussars – Captain Jacob, in charge.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 18 Dec 01
p6 The Braemar Castle arrived here Friday afternoon with the following named military passengers: Captain Hudson, Staff Sergeant Major T L Maude
p8 The Doune Castle arrived here from coast ports with the following named military passengers: Major Archerley (Durban), Lieutenant Francis (Port Elizabeth).
p11 The Briton sailed for England Wednesday with the following named military passengers: Colonel Knox, Colonel Campbell, Major J M Rogers.
p21 The Carisbrooke Castle arrived here Tuesday morning with the following named military passengers: (Note part of the page cut away) Captain A Hill and servant, Captain A Myburgh and servant, Captain C W Leigh (for Natal)
The Bavarian sailed for England yesterday with invalids and passengers. The following named military passengers: Colonel Henry, Colonel Flint, Colonel De Rougmont, Captain Arnott, Captain Eastwood, (1/KDG, mentions recovering from a wound. This is H de C Eastwood)
p24 Dateline London Dec 15. The Orient has sailed for South Africa with 1272 troops.
Dateline London Dec 16. The Orient sailed from Queenstown with 43 officers and 1,217 men, including 4/RB
Dateline London, Dec 17. The Plassy has sailed for South Africa with 1,443 officers and men, including 5/Warwickshire and 3/Liverpool Regiments
p25 Dateline London, Dec 12. The City of Vienna has arrived in Bombay with Boer POW
London Times, 19 Dec 01 (Thursday)
p7a The Colombian, from Natal, arrived at Bombay yesterday.
London Times, 20 Dec 01 (Friday)
p8a Note Here: Enlistment particulars. Pay, Physical.
p8c The Avoca arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:
7/DG – Lieutenant M E Lindsay
5/Lancers – Lieutenant A G McClintock
Scottish Horse – Major A Blair, Lieutenant W Loring
5/Dublin Fusiliers – Lieutenant J C Heys Thompson
1/Durham Light Infantry – Lieutenant C L Matthews
Imperial Yeomanry – Captain R G Seymour, Lieutenant H H Earle
2/S Wales Borderers – 2/Lieutenant A H J Ellis
Army Veterinary Dept. – Veterinary Major Pringle
2/Norfolk – Lieutenant J R Clarke
2/N Lancashire – Major J E Pine-Coffin
1/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant H S Cobb
2/Gloucester – Lieutenant H M Harrison
1/Scots G – Captain R Gordon
1/Derby – Captains P F R Anley, R H Keller
1/Devon – Lieutenant G F Green
RAMC – Major S Butterworth
Civil Surgeons H B Bannerman, J D Doherty, Gilroy, Walker
Nursing Sisters R L Strappere, E L Corser, L Hand, A E Nixon, B E Brooks, L H M Oryan
The Nubia arrived at Plymouth yesterday with the following invalids:
2/DG – Captain H P Sykes
RA – Major G T M Bridges
Suffolk Militia Artillery – Captain A V St J White
2/Scots G – Major J C Heriot-Maitland
Antrim Militia Artillery – Lieutenant C H Blackwood
5/Manchester – Lieutenant E B W Solano
1/R Lancaster – Lieutenant L B Webster
1/Gordon Highlanders – Major & Quartermaster H Carlaw, Captain H Macneal
Essex M I – Captain Stoddart-McLellan
Veterinary Surgeon H K T Tasker
RAMC – Captain J Grech
Civil Surgeons A Cameron, R Corfe, R Raycroft, R V Milnthorpe
Nursing Sisters D F Palmer, J E Phillips, L M Green, M E Richardson, J T Wells, H I Anderson
And 263 men, invalids.
The Wakool will, at Albert Docks, embark 24 officers, 53 N C O ’s, 18 drummers, and 641 men of the RA, tomorrow for South Africa.
The Manilla will embark more RA at Southampton tomorrow.
The Kent, at ad, will embark the following details today at Albert Docks :
20/Hussars – 1 officer
Reserve of Officers – 1 officer
One Civil Veterinary Surgeon
RA – 3 men
380 remounts.
The Menes arrived at Gibraltar yesterday and transshipped to the Lake Erie 4 cos. M I consisting of 15 officers and 400 men. The Lake Erie sailed for South Africa in the afternoon.
London Times, 21 Dec 01 (Saturday)
p7a Dateline Bermuda, Dec 20. The Harlech Castle arrived here today with Boer prisoners. There were 2 deaths and 14 cases of measles. Ship is in quarantine.
p12a The City of Vienna left Bombay yesterday for South Africa with the Hq. staff of the R Munster Fusiliers and 104 officers and men of the 3/Hussars.
The Kent sailed from Albert Docks yesterday evening with details and 375 remounts.
The Simla embarked, at Southampton, 50 men of the Electrical Engineer Vols., Captain D Bradley in charge.
London Times, 23 Dec 01 (Monday)
p8a & b The Bavarian left for England Dec 17 with the following invalids:
1/DG – Captain H De C Eastwood
9/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant R S Chadwick
GA – Captain C A Ker, Lieutenant H M Close
3/W Surrey – Lieutenant Colonel F H Fairtlough
2/Berks – Captain D B Maurice, Lieutenant & Quartermaster R C Harding
2/W Kent – Captain C G Pack-Beresford
1/Manchester – 2/Lieutenant R C Browne
2/Highland Light Infantry – 2/Lieutenant K L Buist
4/Highland Light Infantry – Lieutenant M Rolland
3/Munster Fusiliers – Captain A Arnot
ASC – 2/Lieutenants J W H Tyndall, C H Furneaux
Nursing Sisters E M Beck, M E Howell
Sick laying down, 40; convalescent, 426
Wounded laying down, 16; convalescent, 20
With the following on passage home:
S A Mounted Irregular Troops – Major W J E Poole
1/R Scots – Lieutenant W K Rollo
APO COrps – Captain S C Curtis
RHA – Colonel E M Flint, Captain W V J C Elwes
RFA – Major C H De Rougemont, Lieutenant J, Vigors
1/R Irish Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant R O’C Malone
Reserve of Officers – Captain R N Morley
1/Northumberland Fusiliers – Colonel C G C Money
3/Northumberland Fusiliers – Colonel St G C Henry
E Kent – Captain A D Geddes
2/Shropshire Light Infantry – Captain C J Garsia
5/A & S Highlanders – Captain J Pender
Middlesex – Captain R J Ross
1/Gordon Highlanders – Major F W Kerr, Captain R A N Tytler
ASC – Lieutenant & Quartermaster J C Woods
2/R Highlanders – 2/Lieutenant J Mackenzie
2/Derby – Captain P Leveson Gower
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains H A Budder, E W P Uniacke, F C Goulden
5/Manchester – Captain S W Dixon
Colonial Def. Force – Captain A C Harmsworth
Chatsfield’s Scouts – Captain Chatfield
RAMC – Lieutenant Colonel T P Woodhouse
Civil Surgeons M Cleary, F L Dickson, D Ritchie, J Keenan
Nursing Sisters M H Bruce, M Whiteman, G Napier, M Rorke, A Kuys
Reverend Forshaw
Civil Veterinary Surgeons F C Mahon, H F McVean, H Scarlett.
The Manila embarked the following, at Southampton, Saturday and sailed in the afternoon:
6/Worcester – 560 officers and men, Colonel E H Bearcroft, in command
‘H’ Company, 5/R Warwick – 110 men and 3 officers, Captain Rothwell, in command
RAMC – Lieutenant Stevenson, in medical charge
Details
For a total of 20 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 809 men
The Kent reached Southampton yesterday, embarked 250 remounts and sailed.
The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Colonel H G Morgan was among the passengers.
London Times, 24 Dec 01 (Tuesday)
p8b The Tagus arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following:
7/DG – Captain G Langworthy, (Invalid)
Sick laying down, 17 ; convalescent, 301
Wounded convalescent, 14
With the following on passage home:
RAMC – Major B M Skinner
2/W Yorkshire – Captain A W Ingles
Remount Dept. Captain R W Everard
York & Lancaster – Captain F H D Vickerman
Worcester – Lieutenant H F M Walker, 2/Lieutenant E L D Brownell
3/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major R Dill
3/E Lancashire – 2/Lieutenant T H Preston
R M Light Infantry – Lieutenant- Colonel H C Money
ASC – Lieutenant Colonel T D Foster, Captains J C G Longmore, H F Brooke
21/Lancers – 2/Lieutenant H A Willows
6/Dragoons – Major A R Mosley
Liverpool – Major S L Cotton
Volunteer Company R Warwick – Lieutenant J F Nelson
South African Irregular Forces – Lieutenant A B Burnett
B S A Police – Lieutenant the Hon. W Yarde-Buller
Imperial Military Railways Volunteer – Lieutenant R V D’Oucet
Civil Surgeons W A Densha, G Phillips
Reverends S C Barmby, R Macpherson
Nursing Sisters M Haviland, B L Bracey, F Harvey
The Colombia, with a portion of the 3/Hussars on board, left Bombay for Durban yesterday.
The Aurania embarked, at Southampton yesterday, the 3/Highland Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel W F Story. Strength 1,036, all ranks.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 24 Dec 01
p11 The Montrose has sailed from Durban Thursday for Bermuda with over 1,000 Boer POW
The Arundel Castle sailed from England for South Africa on the 14th with 22 teachers for the camps and the Galeka sailed on the 21st with 28 more.
p24 Dateline London, Dec 20. The Wakool will sail tomorrow with 736 officers and men of the RB
Dateline london, Dec 23. The Aurania sails for South Africa Tuesday with 1,771 men including 3/York & Lanc. and 3/H Light Infantry
Dateline London, Dec 20. The Harlech Castle, with Boer POW has arrived at Bermuda.
London Times, 25 Dec 01 (Wednesday)
p4b & c The Aurania embarked at Southampton yesterday 34 officers and 629 men of the 3/York & Lancaster Regiment and 30 officers and 950 men of the 3/Highland Light Infantry. Colonel J G Wilson, CB, in command. She sailed last night.
The Dilwara arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following invalids:
12/Lancers – Lieutenant F W S Murray
3/GG – Captain P A Clive
4/Suffolk – Lieutenant W G Probert
2/R Scots Fusiliers – Lieutenant H C Maitland-Makgill-Crichton
3/W Riding – Major R N D Bruce
3/Cameronians – 2/Lieutenant F R G Forsyth
3/S Staffordshire – Major L C Potts
RAMC – Major F A, Saw, Lieutenant & Quartermaster W N Archibald
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains F O Carr, L C Coventry, Lieutenants H R L Ford, A G D Capel, P N Russell, W M Townshend, O St John, Surgeon Captain A C Oliver
Veterinary Lieutenant H A Sullivan
N Z M I – Lieutenant J N Hamer
Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts – Lieutenant L E Mageean
Sick laying down, 45; convalescent, 391
Wounded laying down, 12; convalescent 15
With the following on passage home:
RE – Major W A J O’Meara
2/Northampton – Lieutenant Colonel W F Fawcett
3/R Irish Rifles – Captain W R McD Parr
GA – Captain A J Peile, Lieutenant M A Beattie
2/KOSB – 2/Lieutenant R A H Wortham
Yorkshire Artillery – Major W E Fell
3/S Wales Borderers – Captain H F Woodgate
2/E Kent – Captain W H Trevor
17/Lancers – Major H W R Ricardo
6/Worcester – Captains A G Steward, W F H Morgan
3/Lancashire Fusiliers – 2/Lieutenant L R Barker
Imperial Yeomanry – Captains E R Robinson, W P Ward, Lieutenants R G Legge, J H Gray
1/Dorset – Major R A Godwin-Austin
RAMC – Captain C O C Hodgens
Canadian Scouts – Lieutenant J Davies
Late Thorneycroft’s M I – Captain M F Farquhar, Lieutenant H B Farquhar
Reverends A L Helps, W M Tatham, T A C Cameron
Civil Surgeons W A Summers, A Rutherford, B K Goldsmith, C F Ackland, F J Hathaway, W Graham
Nursing Sisters M J Burdett, L Warriner, I L Lovett, D L Richards, M S Bidmead
p10 a-f Note Here: Article on Blockhouse System and map. Also article on Distribution of Boer Forces in the Field.
London Times, 26 Dec 01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted.
London Times, 27 Dec 01 (Friday)
p8a The Britannic arrived at Southampton yesterday with the following:
16/Lancers – Captain G E Tusen
17/Lancers – Lieutenant Lord Vivian
4/Bedford – Captain M C Norman
4/Cheshire – Captain G R Barton
3/R Sussex – Captain F W E Blake
1/R Scots – Lieutenant Colonel W Douglas
ASC – Captain E C L Fitzwilliams
AOC – Lieutenant W W Blades
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenant J A Samuel
Bethune’s M I – Lieutenant W A Pollard
6/Imperial Bushmen – Captain C M C Rudkin
Sick laying down, 7; convalescent, 133
Wounded laying down, 3; convalescent, 7
With the following on passage home:
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants N Hodgson, W F Hamilton, H V S Carey
2/Yorkshire – Lieutenant G C Denton
Reserve of Officers – Major H Guise
RE – Captain & Quartermaster G Taylor
3/Inniskilling Fusiliers – Lieutenant A C K Magill
4/Northumberland Fusiliers – Major the Hon. M O’Brien
4/Border – Captain T R Morse
N Staffordshire – Lieutenant P Lyon
Imperial L H – Captain F W Swift
Roberts’s Horse – Captain A E Gordon
Indian Staff Corps – Major J P C Hennessey
Brabant’s Horse – Lieutenant T H Winkfield
Civil Surgeon C Y Flewitt
Nursing Sisters A S Leill, N Sutcliffe, E Waller
London Times, 28 Dec 01 (Saturday) Nothing Noted
London Times, 30 Dec 01 (Monday)
p8c Major General Sir J Ardagh and Major Edmonds were among the passengers in the Norman which sailed from Southampton Saturday evening for South Africa.
The Montrose left for England via Bermuda, on the 21 Dec. The following were listed: For Bermuda:
17 Company RGA – Major Williamson, Lieutenants Galloway, Gee and 85 men.
RAMC – Civil Surgeons J B Wood, T Hangen and 6 men
For England:
4/Volunteer Battalion Rifle Brigade – Colonel E C K P Lloyd
2/Irish Fusiliers – Major A McD Moore
Imperial Yeomanry – Lieutenants G Wilder, A R J Hearne
London Times, 31 Dec 01 (Tuesday)
p5b The hospital ship Avoca left Southampton yesterday morning for South Africa. In addition to the hospital staff, she took 10 officers and a draft of 99 men, RAMC, and 25 officers, details and 100 colonials.
Cape Times Weekly Edition, 31 Dec 01
p24 Dateline London, Dec 24. The Aurania sailed for South Africa today with 1,534 men and 80 officers of the 3/York & Lanc. and 3/HLI The Kent also sailed today with remounts.
