THE ENTRY OF LORD ROBERTS AND STAFF INTO PRETORIATHE ENTRY OF LORD ROBERTS AND STAFF INTO PRETORIAAfter a Photograph by the Earl of Rosslyn
THE ENTRY OF LORD ROBERTS AND STAFF INTO PRETORIAAfter a Photograph by the Earl of Rosslyn
The following rearrangement of divisional and brigade commands in South Africa took place during the month of April:—
Cavalry Division.
Lieutenant-General J. D. P. French commanding.
Mounted Infantry.
Colonel (Major-General) I. S. M. Hamilton, C.B., commanding.
1st Infantry Division (Cape).
Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen commanding.
2nd Division (Natal).
Lieutenant-General Sir F. Clery commanding.
3rd Division (Cape).
Major-General Sir Herbert Chermside, commanding.
4th Division (Natal).
Lieutenant-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B., commanding.
5th Division (Natal).
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren commanding.
6th Division.
Lieutenant-General T. Kelly-Kenny, C.B., commanding.
7th Division (Cape).
Lieutenant-General C. Tucker, C.B., commanding.
8th Division.
Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Rundle commanding.
9th Division (Cape).
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Colvile commanding.
10th Division (Natal).
Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter commanding.
11th Division (Cape).
Lieutenant-General R. Pole-Carew, C.B., commanding.
The following is a list of the officers who died in South Africa between January and June:—
JANUARY 1900
4.—In action at Colesberg: Major C. Bateson Harvey, Lieutenant A. V. West.
5.—Disease: Major C. P. Walker, Lieutenant C. P. Russell, Lieutenant C. S. Platt.
6.—In action at Rensburg: Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Watson, Lieutenant F. A. P. Wilkins, Lieutenant S. J. Carey, Lieutenant C. A. White. Action at Ladysmith: Lieutenant-Colonel Dick-Cunyngham, V.C., Major Miller-Wallnutt, Major R. S. Bowen, Major F. Mackworth, Captain W. B. Lafone, Lieutenant C. E. M. Walker, Lieutenant L. D. Hall, Lieutenant R. J. T. Digby-Jones, Lieutenant H. N. Field, Lieutenant W. F. Adams, Lieutenant J. E. Pakeman, Lieutenant Noel M. Tod, Second Lieutenant W. H. T. Hill, Second Lieutenant F. H. Raikes, Second Lieutenant G. B. B. Denniss. Wounds received at Colesberg: Captain A. W. Brown.
11.—Wounds received at Ladysmith: Captain the Earl of Ava.
13.—Fever: Lieutenant W. Dixon Smith.
15.—Fever at Pietermaritzburg: Lieutenant E. Stabb, R.N.R.
16.—Dysentery at Pietermaritzburg: Major F. F. Crawford.
19.—Fever at Mooi River: Second Lieutenant D. B. Gore-Booth.
20.—Wounds received at Venters Spruit: Captain C. A. Hensley. Action at Potgieters: Major C. B. Childe.
21.—In action at Potgieters: Captain C. Ryall. Wounds: Captain A. D. Raitt. In action: Lieutenant-Colonel Buchanan-Riddell, Capt. F. Murray, Captain C. Walters, Lieutenant R. Grant, Lieutenant J. W. Osborne, Second Lieutenant H. G. French-Brewster.
23.—In action at Chieveley: Captain H. W. de Rougemont.
24.—Fever at De Aar: Captain C. G. Mackenzie. In action at Spion Kop: Major H. H. Massy, Major A. J. J. Ross, Captain N. H. Vertue, Captain G. M. Stewart, Captain C. L. Muriel, Captain M. W. Kirk, Captain C. G. F. G. Birch, Captain the Hon. J. H. L. Petre, Captain C. S. Knox-Gore, Captain C. H. Hicks, Lieutenant J. J. R. Mallock, Lieutenant E. Fraser, Lieutenant A. P. C. H. Wade, Lieutenant H. F. Pipe-Wolferstan, Lieutenant F. M. Raphael, Lieutenant H. W. Garvey, Lieutenant C. G. Grenfell, Lieutenant P. F. Newnham, Lieutenant T. F. Flower-Ellis, Lieutenant H. S. M’Corquodale, Lieutenant V. H. A. Awdry, Lieutenant the Hon. N. W. Hill-Trevor, Lieutenant A. Rudall, Lieutenant K. Shand, Lieutenant F. A. Galbraith, Second Lieutenant W. G. H. Lawley, Second Lieutenant H. A. C. Wilson. Wounds received at Spion Kop: Major S. P. Strong.
28.—Fever at De Aar: Captain W. A. Hebden.
29.—Wounds received at Ladysmith: Lieutenant W. R. P. Stapleton-Cotton.
FEBRUARY 1900
1.—Wounds received at Venters Spruit: Captain D. Maclachlan.
2.—Disease at Ladysmith: Second Lieutenant F. O. Barker.
4.—Disease at Ladysmith: Captain K. L. Tupman
6.—In action at Potgieters Drift: Major T. R. Johnson-Smyth, Second Lieutenant C. D. Shafto.
6.—Sunstroke at Wynberg: Captain E. Dillon. In action at Koodoesberg: Captain H. M. Blair.
8.—Wounds received at Koodoesberg: Captain C. Eykyn, Lieutenant F. G. Tait.
10.—In action: Lieutenant Buchanan, Lieutenant Carstens.
11.—Fever at De Aar: Lieutenant R. W. Bell. In action at Rensburg: Major G. R. Eddy.
12.—In action at Rensburg: Major A. K. Stubbs, Lieutenant J. Powell. Wounds received at Rensburg: Lieutenant-Colonel C. Cunningham, Lieutenant J. C. Roberts. Wounds received at Dekiels Drift: Captain H. G. Majendie.
13.—Wounds received at Rensburg: Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Eager. In action at Gaberones: Captain J. G. French. In action at Waterval Drift: Second Lieutenant H. W. Ritchie. Wounds received at Ladysmith: Major D. E. Doveton. Disease: Captain H. W. Foster. Fever at Pretoria: Lieutenant C. A. P. Tarbutt.
14.—Wounds received at Mafeking: Captain R. H. Girdwood.
15.—In action at Waterval: Lieutenant C. P. M. C. Halkett. Wounds received at Rensburg: Major F. R. Macmullen.
16.—Wounds received at Kimberley: Second Lieutenant Hon. W. M’Clintock-Bunbury. Action at Monte Christo: Captain T. H. Berney. Action at Bird’s River: Captain E. C. H. Crallan, Lieutenant Chandler. Action near Kimberley: Lieutenant A. E. Hesketh, Lieutenant E. G. Carbutt, Second Lieutenant P. F. Brassy.
17.—Fever at Ladysmith: Second Lieutenant W. A. Orlebar.
18.—Fever at Sterkstroom: Captain T. S. C. W. Broadley. In action at Paardeberg: Lieutenant-Colonel W. Aldworth, Captain E. P. Wardlaw, Captain B. A. Newbury, Captain A. M. A. Lennox, Lieutenant J. C. Angell, Lieutenant G. E. Courtenay, Lieutenant H. G. Selous, Lieutenant F. J. Siordet, Lieutenant A. R. Bright, Colonel O. C. Hannay, Lieutenant E. Perceval, Lieutenant H. M. A. Hankey, Second Lieutenant R. H. M’Clure, Second Lieutenant A. C. Nieve, Second Lieutenant V. A. Ball-Acton.
19.—Dysentery at Wynberg: Captain R. A. E. Benson. In action at Hlangwane Hill: Captain W. L. Thorburn.
20.—Wounds received at Paardeberg: Major C. R. Day, Captain E. J. Dewar, Lieutenant J. C. Hylton-Jolliffe, Second Lieutenant D. B. Monypenny, Captain Waldy. Wounds received at Rondebosch: Captain C. H. Thomas. In action at the Tugela River: Captain S. L. V. Crealock, Lieutenant V. F. A. Keith-Falconer, Second Lieutenant J. C. Parr. Fever at Ladysmith: Lieutenant G. W. G. Jones.
21.—Wounds received near Ladysmith: Captain R. E. Holt. Dysentery at Kimberley: Lieutenant Grant.
22.—In action at Arundel: Captain A. F. Wallis. In action at Pieters Drift: Lieutenant R. H. C. Coë. In action at Ladysmith: Lieutenant R. W. Pearson, Lieutenant the Hon. R. Cathcart, and Second Lieutenant N. J. Parker.
23.—Dysentery at Wynberg: Major C. H. Blount. Fever at Ladysmith: Captain G. S. Walker. Wounds: Captain H. M. Arnold. Wounds received at Groblers Kloof: Lieutenant F. C. D. Davidson. In action at Railway Hill: Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. H. Thorold and Lieutenant-Colonel T. M. G. Thackeray. In action at Pieters Hill: Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. H. Sitwell. In action at Railway Hill: Major F. A. Sanders and Lieutenant W. O. Stuart. In action at Colenso: Captain S. C. Maitland. In action near Ladysmith: Lieutenant B. H. Hastie and Lieutenant C. H. Hinton.
24.—In action at Stormberg: Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Hoskier and Captain the Hon. R. H. J. L. de Montmorency. Fever at Sterkstroom: Captain A. T. England. In action near Ladysmith: Lieutenant F. A. Stebbing.
25.—Fever at Modder River: Midshipman S. Robertson. Wounds received at Spion Kop: Lieutenant H. V. Lockwood.
26.—Wounds received at Ladysmith: Major E. W. Yeatherd.
27.—In action at Pieters Hill: Lieutenant-Colonel W. M. O’Leary, Major V. Lewis, Captain H. S. Sykes, Lieutenant H. L. Mourilyan, Lieutenant H. B. Onraët, Second Lieutenant F. J. T. U. Simpson, and Second Lieutenant C. J. Daly.
MARCH 1900
3.—Blood-poisoning at Modder River: Captain R. Price.
5.—Fever at Naauwpoort: Lieutenant J. W. C. Walding.
7.—In action at Poplars Drift: Lieutenant D. J. Keswick. Wounds received near Ladysmith: Lieutenant E. A. P. Vaughan.
8.—Fever at Ladysmith: Lieutenant R. E. Meyricke. Fever at Modder River: Lieutenant S. D. Barrow.
9.—Fever at Ladysmith: Captain A. W. Curtis and Lieutenant C. Arkwright.
10.—In action at Driefontein: Captain A. R. Eustace, Captain D. A. N. Lomax, Lieutenant F. N. Parsons, V.C., and Second Lieutenant A. B. Coddington. Fever at Wynberg: Captain E. E. D. Thornton.
11.—Wounds: Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. E. Umphelby.
12.—Fever at Wynberg: Dr. W. C. Grigg. Wounds received at Driefontein: Lieutenant C. F. L. Wimberley. Fever on transportSumatra: Lieutenant T. D. Whittington.
13.—Drowned at Norvals Pont: Second Lieutenant F. N. Dent.
16.—Fever at Pietermaritzburg: Major H. E. Buchanan-Riddell. Fever at Naauwpoort: Captain R. W. Salmon. Fever at Ladysmith: Lieutenant R. H. Kinnear.
17.—Fever at Ladysmith: Major J. Minniece.
19.—Dysentery at Ladysmith: Captain W. L. P. Gibton.
20.—Fever at Mooi River: Lieutenant A. W. Hall.
22.—Fever at Kimberley: Major H. J. Massy.
23.—Wounds received at Spion Kop: Major-General Sir E. R. P. Woodgate. In action near Bloemfontein: Lieutenant Hon. E. H. Lygon.
26.—Fever on her Majesty’s shipPowerful: Fleet-Paymaster W. H. F. Kay.
27.—Fever at Naauwpoort: Captain F. W. Hopkins.
28.—In action at Norvals Pont: Colonel the Hon. G. Gough.
29.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain C. M. Kemble. Wounds received at Karee Siding: Lieutenant E. M. Young.
30.—In action at Brandfort: Captain A. C. Going. Fever at Ladysmith: Lieutenant B. T. Rose. In action at Lobatsi: Captain A. J. Tyler.
31.—In action near Bloemfontein: Major A. W. C. Booth and Lieutenant P. H. S. Crowle. In action at Sanna’s Post: Lieutenant G. H. Irvine. Wounds: Lieutenant P. C. Grover. Wounds received at Ramathlabama: Captain F. Crewe. In action at Ramathlabama: Lieutenant F. Milligan. Meningitis: Lieutenant Whittington.
APRIL 1900
2.—Wounds at Pietermaritzburg: Lieutenant C. B. du Buisson.
3.—In action at Reddersburg: Captain F. G. Casson and Second Lieutenant C. R. Barclay. Wounds received at Karee: Captain W. M. Marter. Fever at Ladysmith: Lieutenant G. E. S. Salt.
4.—Wounds received near Bloemfontein: Lieutenant F. Russell-Brown. Wounds received at Reddersburg: Captain W. P. Dimsdale.
5.—In action at Rietfontein: Captain C. Boyle and Lieutenant A. C. Williams.
9.—In action at Wepener: Major C. F. Sprenger.
10.—Fever at Mooi River: Lieutenant G. H. Morley. In action at Wepener: Lieutenant H. F. B. Taplin and Lieutenant A. H. Thornton.
15.—Fever at sea on his way home: Lieutenant T. B. Ely. Fever at Ladysmith: Second Lieutenant S. H. Hutton. Fever at Pietermaritzburg: Second Lieutenant E. O. N. O. Leggett.
16.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain R. Peel, Captain B. C. C. S. Meeking, and Lieutenant C. O. Bache.
18.—Dysentery at Ladysmith: Captain S. Laurence. Disease at Kimberley: Captain E. M. Litkie.
21.—Dysentery at Pretoria: Assistant-Surgeon Jackson. Fever at Gaberones: Lieutenant Wallis. Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant H. W. Prickard.
23.—Dysentery at Naauwpoort: Second Lieutenant R. J. Gibson-Craig.
24.—Wounds at Karreefontein: Captain F. L. Prothero.
25.—In action at Dewetsdorp: Captain P. R. Denny. In action at Israel’s Poort: Captain H. Gethin. Wounds received at Sanna’s Post: Lieutenant J. D. Murch.
26.—Fever at Queenstown: Captain C. Biddulph. Wounds at Eirstelaagte: Captain G. P. Brasier-Creagh.
27.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Major H. T. Hawley. In action at Thabanchu: Lieutenant F. S. Geary. Peritonitis at Bloemfontein: Captain A. B. Bennett.
28.—Wounds at Bloemfontein: Captain H. F. W. Stanley. Fever at Kimberley: Midshipman L. G. E. Lloyd.
30.—In action at Thabanchu: Major E. C. Showers, Lieutenant J. H. Parker, and Lieutenant Munro.
MAY 1900
1.—Pneumonia on board theDilwara: Lieutenant C. Martin.
2.—Fever at Aliwal North: Lieutenant J. T. Dennis. Tuberculosis at Port Elizabeth: Lieutenant Holt.
4.—In action at Welkom: Captain C. E. Rose.
5.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain H. E. Dowse.
6.—Wounds at Callerberg: Captain Lovett. Wounds at Thabanchu: Captain E. G. Verschoyle. Wounds at Winburg: Lieutenant P. Cameron.
7.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain R. Fawssett and Lieutenant E. H. St. L. Chamier.
8.—Dysentery at Estcourt: Lieutenant S. Oglesby. Dysentery at Modder Spruit: Captain Warren.
9.—Wounds received at Warrenton: Major H. S. le M. Guille. Fever at Deelfontein: Lieutenant B. Cumming.
10.—Dysentery at Bloemfontein: Chaplain the Rev. C. F. O’Reilly. Pneumonia in Bloemfontein: Captain T. W. Milward. Wounds received at Zand River: Captain L. Head and Captain C. K. Elworthy.
11.—Fever at Naauwpoort: Second Lieutenant A. C. FitzG. Homan.
12.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain H. S. Prickard.
13.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant H. P. Rogers.
14.—Disease at Capetown: Captain D. G. Seagrim.
16.—Fever at Naauwpoort: Lieutenant G. B. Guthrie. Disease at Naauwpoort: Lieutenant A. Lascelles. In action near Mafeking: Lieutenant Wilfred. In action at Mafeking: Lieutenant E. Harland.
18.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant G. G. Moir and Midshipman J. Menzies.
20.—In action near Vryheid: Captain W. E. D. Goff, Lieutenant H. W. Lanham, and Lieutenant W. M’Lachlan. Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant E. W. M. Noel.
21.—Died at Gaberones: Lieutenant H. Wallis. Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain G. C. Fordyce-Buchan.
22.—Fever at Deelfontein: Major P. Marsh. Fever at Kroonstad: Lieutenant the Hon. J. D. Hamilton. Fever at Springfontein: Lieutenant F. G. Peel.
23.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Major H. M. Browne. Fever at Boshof: Lieutenant E. L. Munn.
24.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Second Lieutenant Fletcher.
25.—In action at Senekal: Major H. S. Dalbiac. Fever at Wynberg: Captain N. G. H. Turner. Fever at Bloemfontein: Captain L. Livingstone-Learmonth. Fever at Mooi River: Major Cooper. Fever at Boshof: Second Lieutenant W. H. Amedroz.
26.—Fever at Kroonstad: Major A. S. Ralli and Captain W. H. Trow. Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant R. S. Bree and Lieutenant J. D. Dalrymple-Hay.
27.—Pneumonia at Wynberg: Captain R. N. Fane.
28.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant P. C. Shaw. Fever at Pietermaritzburg: Lieutenant A. Wylde-Brown. In action at Kheis: Major J. A. Orr-Ewing. In action at Kwisa: Lieutenant C. Slater.
29.—In action at Fabers Spruit: Colonel W. A. Spence. In action near Kroonstad: Captain C. S. Keith. Wounds received at Kheis: Lieutenant G. H. Matthews and Captain A. H. U. Tindall. Wounds received at Senekal: Second Lieutenant A. H. Murray.
30.—In action near Johannesburg: Captain St. J. Meyrick and Lieutenant H. W. Fife. Dysentery at Pinetown Bridge: Captain J. W. J. Hardman.
31.—Wounds received at Elandslaagte: Lieutenant C. G. Danks.
JUNE 1900
1.—Fever at Kroonstad: Captain S. Robertson. Fever at Florida: Lieutenant G. F. Nethercole. Wounds at Lindley: Lieutenant Sir J. E. C. Power, Bart. Dysentery at Bloemfontein: Second Lieutenant F. S. Firth.
2.—Fever at Bloemfontein: Lieutenant L. O. F. Mellish and Lieutenant C. H. B. Adams-Wylie. Wounds at Bappisfontein: Lieutenant J. F. Pollock. At sea on board theDilwara: Lieutenant R. J. Jelf.
4.—Fever at Kroonstad: Lieutenant C. E. Eaton.
5.—Fever at Kimberley: Captain E. G. Young. In action at Schippens Farm: Lieutenant R. L. C. Hobson.
END OF VOLUME V.
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Transcribers' NotesPage v: Re-arrangement standardised to rearrangementPages vi, 8: Koornspruit all one word in original. Left as is, as the title of a picturePage vi: Blomfontein standardised to BloemfonteinPage 2: Llanddrost corrected to LanddrostPage 4: Variable hyphenation of sky(-)line as in the originalPages 16, 128: Variable hyphenation of dare(-)devilry as in the originalPage 19: Variable spelling of Hock (in Mosterts Hock) as in originalPage 31: musquitoes as in the originalPages 36, 176: Variable spelling of Van Reenan's Pass/Van Reenen's Pass as in the originalPage 44: Variable hyphenation of out-spanned as in the originalPage 45: Fusileers standardised to FusiliersPage 46: beleagured as in the original textPage 54: strategetical as in the originalPage 55: skurry as in the originalPage 59: caldron as in the originalPage 70: Sqadrons corrected to SquadronsPage 74: Variable presence of acute accent on échelon as in the originalPage 75: screeened corrected to screenedPage 99: ariving corrected to arrivingPage 100: franctically corrected to franticallyPage 102: 7 P.M. as in the original. Should perhaps be A.M.Page 108: strategetic as in the originalPage 109: Buluwayo corrected to BulawayoPage 119: Barkly as in the originalPages 121, 148, 158: Variable spelling of Roodepoort/Roodepoorte/Roodeport as in the originalPage 133: "and did about other six" as in the originalPage 149: Johannesberg corrected to JohannesburgPage 155: Landrost standardised to LanddrostPage 157: Variable spelling of horse(-)shoe as in the originalPage 164: fusilade corrected to fusilladePage 169: Variable circumflex accent on depôt as in the originalPage 172: Nordenfelts corrected to NordenfeldtsPage 176: Variable hyphenation of battle(-)field as in the originalPage 180: duplicate "had" removed from "If this step had had not been taken"Page 191: Zambesi as in the originalPage 192: ascendency as in the original textGeneral: Variable spelling of khaki/kharki as in the original textGeneral: Variable spelling of Valshe/Valsch/Valsche as in the original textGeneral: Variable hyphenation of head(-)quarters as in the original textGeneral: Variable hyphenation of mid(-)day as in the original textGeneral: Variable hyphenation of rear(-)guard as in the original textGeneral: Variable circumflex accent on viâ as in the original text
Page v: Re-arrangement standardised to rearrangement
Pages vi, 8: Koornspruit all one word in original. Left as is, as the title of a picture
Page vi: Blomfontein standardised to Bloemfontein
Page 2: Llanddrost corrected to Landdrost
Page 4: Variable hyphenation of sky(-)line as in the original
Pages 16, 128: Variable hyphenation of dare(-)devilry as in the original
Page 19: Variable spelling of Hock (in Mosterts Hock) as in original
Page 31: musquitoes as in the original
Pages 36, 176: Variable spelling of Van Reenan's Pass/Van Reenen's Pass as in the original
Page 44: Variable hyphenation of out-spanned as in the original
Page 45: Fusileers standardised to Fusiliers
Page 46: beleagured as in the original text
Page 54: strategetical as in the original
Page 55: skurry as in the original
Page 59: caldron as in the original
Page 70: Sqadrons corrected to Squadrons
Page 74: Variable presence of acute accent on échelon as in the original
Page 75: screeened corrected to screened
Page 99: ariving corrected to arriving
Page 100: franctically corrected to frantically
Page 102: 7 P.M. as in the original. Should perhaps be A.M.
Page 108: strategetic as in the original
Page 109: Buluwayo corrected to Bulawayo
Page 119: Barkly as in the original
Pages 121, 148, 158: Variable spelling of Roodepoort/Roodepoorte/Roodeport as in the original
Page 133: "and did about other six" as in the original
Page 149: Johannesberg corrected to Johannesburg
Page 155: Landrost standardised to Landdrost
Page 157: Variable spelling of horse(-)shoe as in the original
Page 164: fusilade corrected to fusillade
Page 169: Variable circumflex accent on depôt as in the original
Page 172: Nordenfelts corrected to Nordenfeldts
Page 176: Variable hyphenation of battle(-)field as in the original
Page 180: duplicate "had" removed from "If this step had had not been taken"
Page 191: Zambesi as in the original
Page 192: ascendency as in the original text
General: Variable spelling of khaki/kharki as in the original text
General: Variable spelling of Valshe/Valsch/Valsche as in the original text
General: Variable hyphenation of head(-)quarters as in the original text
General: Variable hyphenation of mid(-)day as in the original text
General: Variable hyphenation of rear(-)guard as in the original text
General: Variable circumflex accent on viâ as in the original text