London Times 01/01/01 (Tuesday)
p7a Dateline Bombay, Dec. 31. Lumsdens Horse landed here to-day. (no ship mentioned, Atlantian)
p12a , b, c & d The Canada, from Table Bay and Gibralter for Southampton , passed Peniche to-day.
The Formosa left for England December 22 with the following invalids:
Remount Depot Maj. J.T. Browne
Sick laying down, 6; convalescent 332
Wounded convalescent, 21
And the following on passage home:
E.Kent Maj. E.G.T. Bainbridge
3/KRRC Capt. C.W. Wilson
4/Dublin Fus. Lt. L.A. Jones
Civil Surgeons G.A. Leech & H.T. Mursell
Nursing Sister H.T. Thompson
For duty on voyage:
Civil Surgeons A.F. Ilott, H.L. Porteus
Nursing Sisters A. Murton, A.F. Bob, M.M. Knox, & F. Baker.
The hospital ship Dunera left for England December 25 with the following invalids:
2/Scots Guards Maj. E. E. Hanbury
66/RFA Maj. C.C. Owen
3/GG Capt. G.S. Clive
2/Rifle Brig. Capt. H.M. Biddulph
I.Y. Capt. Lord Denman, Lt. F.C. Gray, Vet. Lt. T. A. Huband
2/Gordon Highlanders Lt. Hon. R.G. Forbes
2/Manchester Lt. E.M. Baker
Army Vet. Dept. Lt. E. Brown
Army Nursing Dept. Nurses N. Templeton, E. Asinan, F.A. James, L. Sands, D.D. Tripp, & M.A.C. Grant
ASC Maj. E. Burrell
RAMC Maj. B.W.C. Deeble, Civil Surg. H.J. Starling
1/Devonshire Capt. H. Honner
1/R. Dragoons Lt. Sir M. Burrell
2/R. Irish Fus. Lt. H.L. Knight
Bethunes M.I. Lt. E. Shearburn
2/Hampshire 2/Lt. E.P. Blencowe
1/S. Lancashire 2/Lts. W.V. Hume, & F. Hudson
1/Border 2/Lt. G.E. Beaty-Pownall
Sick laying down, 23; convalescent, 200
Wounded laying down, 17; convalescent, 23
On passage home:
3/Hampshire 2/Lt. C.C. Black Hawkins
Ship is due at St. Vincent Jan. 8 & Southampton Jan. 17
The Orotava left Southampton yesterday for St. Helena and South Africa with 49 officers, 5 civil surgeons, 2 chaplains, 3 nursing sisters, and 644 men. Listed were:
Gloucestershire (for service at St. Helena) 251 men
RAMC 164 men
RE 20 men
The Avoca arrived at Southampton yesterday with 170 invalids from South Africa .
London Times 02/01/01 (Wednesday) Nothing Noted
Cape Times Weekly Edition 02/01/01
p8 Dateline Durban, Dec. 24, 1900. 1060 horses have arrived here from New Orleans by the Styrian.
Dateline Durban, Dec. 27, 1900. The Englishman arrived yesterday from Southampton with 436 troops and 286 horses.
p11 The Roslin Castle, with Canadians for Halifax, arrived St. Vincent on the 27th. The Norman sailed Thursday with Lt.-Col. Handbury Williams and Capt. Lane-Fox.
p23 Here a diary of the war to the end of 1900. Also here a bit on the 945 undesireables who have passed through English ports on their way to other countries from South Africa.
p27 Dateline London, Jan. 1, 1901. The Orotava took out 203 recruits for the South African Constabulary yesterday.
London Times 03/01/01 (Thursday)
p8b The Hawarden Castle will take out the following for Gibralter and South Africa :
Highland L.I. Capt. Purvis and 1 company
1/Kings Own Capts. Laurie & Johnson and 2 companies.
5/Manchester Capt. Jackson and 1 company
Total of 42 officers (not named) for the Cape.
Cameron Highlanders 2 officers and 122 men for Gibralter.
London Times 04/01/01 (Friday)
p8a The Canada arrived at Southampton yesterday.
p9c The Norman left for England on December 27, with the following on passage home:
Oxfordshire L.I. Maj. Hanbury-Williams
Canadian Post Office Corps Capt. W.R. Ecclestone
E. Kent Col. T.F. Brickman
CG 2/Lt. C.E. Brett
Lord Strathconas Corps Capt. P. Fall
Indian Staff Corps Capt. C.W.G. Richardson
17/Lancers Lt. D.S. Matthews
Civil Surgeon H.R. Phillips
R. Inniskilling Fus. Capt. L.A. McClintock ( for Forcados)
Due at Southampton Jan. 11.
London Times 05/01/01 (Saturday)
p8a The Manhattan arrived at Southampton yesterday morning from South Africa , bringing 10 officers, 382 men and 15 officers horses. Listed were:
I.Y. Lt. G.S.L. Smith
4/KRRC Capts. C.A.G. Clarke & G.V. Hordern
RAMC Civil Surgs. E.A. Nathan, E.M. Pearce & A.N. Weir
1/Durham L.I. Capt. H.R. Cumming
1/Liverpool Capt. Depiro DAmia
2/Leinster Capt. J.D. Mather
21/Lancers Lt. C.V. de Crespigny
Dateline Malta, Jan. 4. The Rameses has arrived from Alexandria and will sail to-morrow for Gibralter with M.I. for South Africa .
Maj.-Gen. Coke is returning home in the Dunvegan Castle.
London Times 07/01/01 (Monday) Nothing Noted
London Times 08/01/01 (Tuesday)
p6a & b the Arundel Castle left for England Jan. 1 with the following on passage home:
Civil Surgs. W.J. Waters, P. Wood, & C.C. Simpson
Note Maj. C.S.O. Monck, DAAG, mentioned here.
The Maplemore will sail from Albert Docks to-day or tomorrow for South Africa with cavalry reinforcements.
The Algeria will sail from Albert Docks Saturday with cavalry reinforcements for South Africa .
London Times 09/01/01 (Wednesday)
p3c Dateline Sydney, Jan. 8. The Orient arrived here this morning with 679 troops returning from South Africa . The troops were mad up of 403 from N.S.W., 170 from Queensland, & 106 from N.Z.
p8b The Dunvegan Castle left for England January 3 with the following on passage home:
Staff Maj.- Gens. C.W.H. Douglas & J. Talbot Coke, Brig.-Gen. R.G. Broadwood
8/Hussars 2/Lt. Lord Hindlip
2/Worcestershire Maj. J.H.S. Gibb
3/R. Lancaster Col. B.N. North
For Forcados:
2/Manchester 2/Lt. F.P. Crozier
9/KRRC 2/Lt. A.E. Gallagher
2/Wiltshire 2/Lt. H.A. Murray
RFA Lt. R. Henvey
Due at Southampton Jan. 18.
Cape Times Weekly Edition 09/01/01
p24 Dateline London, Jan. 02, 1901. 520 M.I. have embarked for South Africa in the Hawarden Castle.
Dateline London, Jan. 06, 1901. Note here that Mauser cartridges are exhausted and Martini-Henry rifles are being used..
p25 The Oratava reached Southampton Dec. 19. with 30 officers and 847 men.
London Times 10/01/01 (Thursday)
p3c Dateline Halifax, N.S., Jan. 8 The Roslin Castle arrived here to-night from South Africa with the second Canadian Contingent. Lt. Sutton and Sergeant-Trumpeter Inglis died on the voyage.
p8b The Maplemore with Hq. & 2 Squadrons of 1/DG left Gravesend yesterday for Cape Town .
Note here p8b The 3/DG , preparing for departure for the Cape are armed with the service rifle instead of carbines.
London Times 11/01/01 (Friday)
p8b The hospital ship Nubia left for England January 7 with the following invalids:
2/Middlesex Capt. L.S. Roome
Roberts Horse Lt. J.C. Collins
3/V.B. Scottish Rifles Lt. G.W.S. Clarke
AOC Capt. R.J. Hamlin
2/R. Dublin Fus. Capt. G.N. Cory
I.Y. Lt. W. Moat
ASC Maj. St. J. Parker
2/Wiltshire 2/Lt. A. Berger
1/R. Welsh Fus. Lt. F.H. Nagle
2/Lancashire Fus. Lt. E.M. Barrett
1/Leicestershire Capt. G. Walsh
RAMC Civil Surgs. W.B. Eaves & H.C. Donald
Sick laying down, 20; convalescent, 233
Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 8
For duty on voyage Rev. Mr. White
The following on passage home:
Bishop of Natal
Reserve of Officers Capts. A.G.G. Tozer & H.E. Bamfylde
3/Northumberland Fus. Capt. F.C. Turner
1/R. Fusiliers Capts. A.C. Annesley & C.C. Carr
1/Derbyshire Maj. E.A.G. Gossett
RAMC Civil Surgs. C. Colin Campbell, S.L. Stephens, & W. Edwards
Army Chaplain Rev. G.H. Colbeck
Due at Southampton Jan. 28.
The Rameses arrived at Gibralter on Wednesday from Malta and transshipped to the Hawarden Castle 4 cos. from Maltas garrison for South Africa . The Hawarden Castle sailed from Gibralter for the Cape yesterday.
p10a, b & c. Note here. .303 rifle article "Rifle of the Future
London Times 12/01/01 (Saturday)
p10b The Aurania left for England January 8 with the following invalids:
10/Hussars 2/Lt. Hon. E.B. Meade
3/E. Kent 2/Lt. V.T.D. Palmer
1/Suffolk Lt. F.T.D. Wilson
1/Yorkshire Lt. C.F.C. Jarvis
1/Gloucestershire 2/Lt.E.M.H. Raynsford
2/Wiltshire 2/Lt. A.C. Magor
Army Vet. Dept. Maj. E. Day, Capt. J.G. ODonel, Lt. F.W. Hunt
I.Y. Maj. W.H. Wyndham Quin, Capts. G.L. Derriman & F.E. Lane-Fox, Qm. G.F. Shaw
Kaffrarian Rifles Lt. J.H. Beswick
17/Lancers Capt. C.A.S. Warner
2/Linconshire Lt. H.C.W. Hoskyns
2/Somerset L.I. Capt. E.G. Elger
2/Cheshire 2/Lt. F. Berkeley
1/W. Riding Maj. H.D. Thorold
2/Seaforth Highlanders 2/Lt. P.G. Anstruther
Militia Medical Staff Surg. Capt. J.T. Simpson
2/V.B. York & Lancaster Capt. H.A. Lownds
N.S.W. Med. Staff. Lt. G.S. Samuelson
Victorian M.I. Lt. J.L. Lilley
Cape M. Rifles Lt. J.C. Judd
Sick laying down,65; convalescent, 527
Wounded laying down, 33; convalescent, 33
For duty on voyage:
RAMC Lt.-Col. D.F. Franklin, Civil Surgs. B.J. Collingwood, D.L. Griffiths, W.G. Sutherland, L.T. Whelan, & F. Brinckwell
Army Chaplain Rev. P. OToole
Army Nurses E. Lewis, A.E. Davidson, C.L. Agg, M. Goodhue, E.C. Smith, J. Cowan & C. McCleary
N.Z. Nurse N.D. Redstone
With the following on passage home:
S. Staffordshire Lt.-Col. H.C. Savage
KOSB 2/Lt. G. Barron
1/R. Irish Rifles Maj. F.J. Tobin, Capt. P.G.W. Eckford
Queenstown Rifle Vols. Lts. H. Fisher-Rowe & A.F. Anderson
Kitcheners Horse Surg. Capt. J.B. Stanley
Canadian Arty. Capt. H.J. Mackie
W. India Lt. N.M. Gepp
Manchester Lt. J.H.L. Sims
Civil Vet. Surg. T.R. Runciman
1/N. Lancashire Lt. W. Clifford
3/Manchester Capt. R.B. Hopkins
2/R. Scots 2/Lt. A.F. Lumsden
RE Capt. A.H. Dumaresq
Canadian Dragoons Lts. J.H. Elmsley & C. T. Van Strabnenzee
I.Y. Capt. G.W. Graves
Imp. L. Horse Col. A.G. Pawle
ASC Capt. C.F. Moores
Civil Vet. Surg. F.C. Pineo
Asst. Engineer Barker
Due at Southampton Jan. 28
39 men (ORs) of the RAMC will embark in the Avoca for South Africa .
The Norman arrived at Southampton last evening. The following were listed:
British Commissioner for Basutoland Sir Godfrey Lagdon
Col. Hanbury Williams
London Times 14/01/01 (Monday)
p8b The Angola arrived at Queenstown with 430 remounts from London. She embarked 230 more and sailed for South Africa at 4 30 p.m. yesterday.
The Algeria will sail for South Africa from Albert Docks to-morrow with 20 officers and 240 men with 300 horses all for 3/DG
The Norfolk, at Albert Docks , has taken on 300 horses for South Africa . Sailing date not mentioned.
Note Here A 2 column article on the Mafeking Siege Stamps with amounts of messages despatched and number of stamps printed.
London Times 15/01/01 (Tuesday)
p8b The hospital ship Avoca sailed from Southampton for South Africa yesterday afternoon.
London Times 16/01/01 (Wednesday)
p8a The Algeria left Albert Docks yesterday afternoon ,on the 4 oclock tide, with 17 officers, 241 men and 228 horses for South Africa . Listed were:
1/Dragoon Guards Capt. Quicke, Capt. Williams, Lt. Gray, 2/Lts. Harris , Longworth & Adams & 142 men and 160 horses
3/Dragoon Guards Capt. Annesley 2/Lt. Hankey, 70 men and 68 horses
AOC 27 men
RAMC 3 men
2/R. Warwickshire Lt. Leigh
Northumberland Fus. 1 man.
KOSB Capt. Fraser
Civil Vet Surg. Mr. Runciman
Civil Surgs. Messrs. Black, Baker, Murrogh, Symington, Bishop, and Gray
p8d The Scot left for England on January 9 with the following:
RA Capt. T.B. Wood (for England)
I.Y. Lt. J.A. Crocker (for Madeira)
1/S. Staffordshire 2/Lt. W.Y. Miller (for England)
2/R. Irish Rifles Maj. A. Festing (for Forcados)
Cape Times Weekly Edition 16/01/01
p11 The Langton Grange from New Orleans has arrived at Cape Town, Monday with 833 horses and will unload at Port Elizabeth.
p24 Dateline London, Jan. 13. The Norfolk and the Angola with 960 remounts sailed Saturday for South Africa . The Algeria will sail on Tuesday afternoon for South Africa with 260 Dragoons.
London Times 17/01/01 (Thursday) Nothing Noted
London Times 18/01/01 ((Friday) Nothing Noted
London Times 19/01/01 (Saturday) Nothing Noted. Seems things are slowing.
London Times 21/01/01 (Monday)
p5e Dateline Cape Town , January 20. The Lake Erie, with 400 men of Lord Strathconas Corps on board, sailed to-day for Canada.
Dateline Adelaide, Jan. 20. The South Australian Government has engaged the Ormizan to convey its 5th contingent to the Cape. Due to leave within a fortnight.
p11b The Dunvegan Castle arrived at Southampton on Saturday evening with Gens. Talbot-Coke, Douglas and Broadwood.
London Times 22/01/01 (Tuesday)
p11a The Victoria sailed from Queenstown at 4 30 pm yesterday for the Cape with the following listed:
3/DG a small detachment already on board plus
3/DG 18 officers, 1 warrant officer and 498 men. Maj. Sir A.F. Lushington in command.
Connaught Rangers 1 officer
RAMC 1 officer, 6 civil surgeons
Army Victualling Dept. 1 officer
The Manhattan collided with the Canada at Southampton on Saturday. The Manhattan embarked at Albert Docks yesterday morning a detachment of the 7/DG consisting of 10 officers, 125 men and 420 horses. She will call at Queenstown to embark 54 officers and men and 100 horses. She will also call at Gibralter to embark an additional 300 men
Dateline Alexandria, Jan 21. The Menes has sailed for Gibralter with 300 men to be transshipped to another vessel (The Manhattan ?)
London Times 23/01/01 (Wednesday) Queen Victoria has died. (22/01/01). So ends an era.
Nothing else noted.
Cape Times Weekly Edition 23/01/01
p1 Dateline Pretoria, Jan. 17. Here a notice prohibiting wearing of khaki and other Brit. uniform.
p8 Dateline Durban, Jan. 17. The St. Anderw left here today for Cape Town and England with 25 officers, 462 invalids and 400 details.
p11 The Lake Erie sailed for England and Canada with 400 men of Strathconas Horse. Two Boer P.O.W. escaped from the transport Mongolia on Saturday. Looking for them in the vicinity of Kalk Bay.
p25 Dateline Durban, Jan. 21. 150 undesirables sailed today in the Briton for Algoa Bay where they will transfer to the Moor and sail for Europe. The Manilla sails Wednesday with 18 invalid officers, 400 men and 14 persons "suffering from insanity.
London Times 24/01/01 (Thursday)
p9f The Tantallon Castle left for England January 17 with the following on passage home:
Staff Gen. Sir F. Carrington
S. Wales Borderers Capt. W.E. Lawrence
RA Lt.-Col. E.S. May
S. Lancashire Capt. E.T. James
Indian Staff Capt. E. Peach
I.Y. Capt. G.R. Crosfield, Lt. G. Ayres
Remount Dept. Capt. C. Cottrell Dormer
RAMC Civil Surgs. E.A. Houseman, W.H. Pegg, H.A. Ballance
5/R. Munster Fus. Capt. W.E.G. Plummer (for Forcados)
London Times 25/01/01 (Friday)
p4e The Salamis left for England January 21 with the following on passage home:
RAMC Civil Surgs. W.A. Scott, W.P. Park, A. Taylor
The St. Andrew left for England January 22 with the following invalids:
5/Lancers Lt. E.E. West
I.Y. Lt.-Col. C. Baron
Royal Scots Capt. C. Daniel
Marshalls Horse Lt. T.C. Fryer
Sick laying down, 29; convalescent, 651
Wounded laying down, 14; convalescent 67
For duty on voyage:
RAMC Civil Surgs. R.M.W. Wilson, W.F. Macfarlane
Army Nurses M.G. Halkett, M. Paterson, E. Pilcher
With the following on passage home:
Rifle Brigade Capt. G.M.A. Ellis
3/R. Welsh Fus. Lt. G.F.E. Cotton
Civil Vet. Surg. W.L. Cockburn
W. India Regt. 2/Lt. W.F. Gilchrist
3/R. Munster Fus. Lt. A.W.J.F. Abbott
RAMC Civil Surg. J. Blackwood
Due at Southampton Feb. 19.
London Times 26/01/01 (Saturday)
p13d & e The Lake Erie left for England , Jan. 20, having on board the following en route for Canada:
Lord Strathconas Corps Lt.-Col. S.B. Steele; Majs. D.M. Howards, G.W. Cameron, R. Belcher, A.M. Jarvis; Capts. R.M. Courtney, J.J. MacDonald, E.F. Mackie, C.B. Keenan, F.L. Cartwright; Lts. A.E. Christie, A.W. Strange, J.E. Leckie, M. White-Fraser, G.H. Kirkpatrick, W. Parker, F. Harper, H.S. Tobin, G.E. Laidlaw, J.E. Snider, E.J. Steele; Vet. Lt. G.T. Stevenson and 379 men.
R. Canadian Staff Lt.-Col. J.L. Biggar
Canadian Defence Dept. Lt. J.A. Simpson
Canadian Inf. Capts. J.H.C. Ogilvy, A.J. Boyd, Lt. F.E. Leach and 15 men
With the following on passage home:
Durham L.I. Lt.-Col. W.C. Ross
Staff Capt. J.A. Leedman
Reserve of Officers Capt. Sir. G. Arthur
A.D.C. to Gen. Carrington Lt. A.C. Peach
Bethunes M.I. Lt. S. Woodhouse
Chaplains Revs. E.M. Molesworth, B. ORiley
Civil Vet. Surg. R. Portious
I.Y. Hospital Nurses M.D. Stephenson, S. Cooper, A.E. Cable
The Scot arrived at Southampton yesterday.
London Times 28/01/01 (Monday)
p6d The Dunottar Castle left for England on Jan. 23, with the following on passage home:
4/S. Staffordshire Col. F. Charrington
2/CG Capt. J. McC. Steele
London Times 29/01/01 (Tuesday)
p11f The hospital ship Dunera sailed from Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa taking 24 officers, 2 civil surgeons, 6 chaplains, 9 nursing sisters and 88 details. Lt.-Col. Smith, Hampshire Regt., in charge.
The hospital ship Nubia, from Durban and ct, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, bringing 19 officers, 5 ladies and 313 men.
The Aurania arrived at Southampton , bringing 41 officers, 20 ladies, & 967 men and a number of time expired men for a total of 1,164.
The transport Catalonia arrived at Colombo Jan. 9, bringing 630 Boer prisoners. One named, Commandant Boshof. Two deaths at sea from pneumonia. Also reported a few cases of measles.
London Times 30/01/01 (Wednesday)
p3d Dateline Wellington, Jan. 26. The 6th New Zealand contingent (580 men) has sailed for South Africa via Auckland. (no ship mentioned)
p4a Dateline Gibralter, Jan. 29. The Menes has arrived from Alexandris with 300 M.I.. They will be transhipped to the Manhattan, which will sail to-day for the Cape.
Cape Times Weekly Edition 30/01/01 Nothing Noted
London Times 31/01/01 (Thursday)
p6d The Idaho left for England , January 26 with the following invalids:
17/Lancers Maj. C.J. Anstruther
2/Lincolnshire Lt. C.J. Rennie
I.Y. Scouts Capt. F. Campbell
1/Northumberland Fus. Lt. St. J. E. Montague
I.Y. Lt. J.H. Roberts
With the following on passage home:
I.Y. Lt.-Col. R.B. Colvin, Capt. Viscount Maitland, Lts. R.W. Purvis, R. Wynne
Army Vet. Dept. Civil Vet Surgs. F. Lindsay, J.R. Farran, C.D. Robinson
RAMC Civil Surgs. C.B. Pasley, G. Park, G. Paxton, A. Spong, J.T. Leon & Dresser A. Hawkins
Due St. Vincent Feb. 9, Albert Docks Feb. 17.
The Manilla left for England , January 27 with the following invalids:
6/DG Lt.-Col. A. Sprot
2/W. Surrey Capt. OB. Z. Darrah
1/Leinster Lt. E.V. Raynes
R. Lancaster Lt. H.W. Compton (attached)
I.Y. Lt. B.F. Greenwell
R.E. Maj. F.M. Glubb
2/Manchester Capt. A.G. Sharp
1/Rifle Brig. 2/Lt. M.B. White
RAMC Lts. W.M. Power, E.B. Knox
Army Nursing Sisters C.G. Hanbury
For duty on voyage:
RAMC Capt. N. Faichnie, Civil Surgs. A. Young, S.H. White
Nursing Sisters P. Clapham, A. Couper, G. Milne-Miller
Due Las Palmas, Feb. 15, Southampton Feb. 23.
A severe measles outbreak among POW at St. Helena.
London Times 01/02/01 (Friday) Nothing noted.
London Times 02/02/01 (Saturday)
p5f The Orotava left for England , January 29 with the following invalids:
J Batty. RHA Maj. P.H. Enthoven
17/Lancers Lt. the Hon. W.R. Wyndham
2/Northumberland Fus. Capt. J.A.C. Somerville
2/R. Warwickshire 2/Lt. R.H. Higgins
2/E. Kent 2/Lt. C.H.p. OHagan
Gordon Highlanders Capt. F.R. Gregson (attached)
S. Rhodesian Vol. Lt. J. Sampson
RAMC Civil Surg. J.U.R. Gardiner
With the following on passage home:
Lord Strathconas Corps Lt. M.H. White-Fraser
2/Leicestershire 2/Lt. A.W.S. Brock
RAMC Civil Surg. H.W. Dudgeon
Civil Vet. Surgs. H.F. Vulliamy, F.G. Woodroffe
Due Las Palmas , Feb. 11 and Southampton , Feb. 16
London Times 04/02/01 (Monday) Nothing noted
London Times 05/02/01 (Tuesday) Nothing noted
London Times 06/02/01 (Wednesday)
p3c Dateline St. Helena, Feb. 5. 649 Boer prisoners arrived here Sunday on board the Mongolian. The Canadian also disembarked 210 troops.
Cape Times Weekly Edition 06/02/01
p7 Dateline Durban Jan 31. The Mohawk sails today with 200 invalids. The City of Vienna sails 08 Feb. with 600 invalids.
Dateline Bulawayo, Feb. 4. "One of the troopers concerned in the recent Grand Hotel riot died from remorse in fear of the trial which starts tomorrow.
London Times 07/02/01 (Thursday)
p11a & b The Roslin Castle left Southampton yesterday afternoon with 70 officers and 845 men for South Africa . Among the number were some for St. Helena.
The Honorius embarked a number of details and 350 horses at Albert Docks yesterday morning. She sailed in the afternoon for Queenstown to embark more horses for South Africa .
The Briton left for England Jan. 30 with the following on passage home:
Staff Lt.-Gen. Sir. A. Hunter, Majs. A.F. King, J.F. Bagot
I.Y. Capt. W.F. Roben, Lts. Sir W. Miller, W.R.K. Mainwaring, W.H. Bishop
London Times 08/02/01 (Friday)
p5b & c Dateline Sydney, Feb. 7. The Gen. of Communications at Cape Town has telegraphed that the troopships Ranee, Antillian, British Princess, and the Custodian have left Cape Town for Sydney and are due to arrive between Feb. 25 & March 5. The Maplemore has also left Cape Town for Sydney. About 1,000 men with horses are expected to be despatched to South Africa from here in earley March.
p11a & b The Scot, Arundel Castle, Tantallon Castle and Dunolly Castle have been requisitioned by the Government to convey the first detachment of the newly-enrolled I.Y. from Southampton to Cape Town. The Scot is due to sail the 9th, the Arundel Castle on Monday and the Tantallon Castle and Dunolly Castle will leave on the 16th.
The Lake Erie was at Las Palmas on the 6th and is due Albert Docks on Wednesday, the 13th. On Fridat the 22nd, Strathconas Horse leaves Liverpool for Halifax, N.S. in the Numidian.
London Times 09/02/01 (Saturday)
p13d The Mohawk left for England February 5 with the following invalids:
Staff Maj.-Gen. J.E. Boyes
I.Y. Capts. G.E. Prideaux-Brune, G. Clark
ASC Capt. C.D. Christopher
1/Hampshire Lt. A.T. Beckwith
Army Pay Dept. Maj. F.G. Hamley
RAMC Maj. F.J. ODonnell
7/Hussars Capt. C.B. Fritz-Henry
Worcester Lt. W.A. Bowen
Sick laying down, 7: convalescent, 363
Wounded laying down, 2; convalescent, 26
For duty on voyage:
Civil Surgs. H.C. Clark, S.B. Hulke
Nursing Sisters L.G. Castle, M.H. Griffiths
Chaplain Rev, Bell
Due Las Palmas Feb. 12, Southampton Feb. 27.
The Norham Castle left for England Feb. 6 with the following on passage home:
6/Bengal Inf. Capt. F.de B. Young
I.Y. Sapt. Sir S. Scott
Civil Surg. S.B. Scott
The Idaho arrived at St. Vincent on Thursday with 784 time expired and left for England yesterday
London Times 11/02/01 (Monday)
London Times 12/02/01 (Tuesday)
p7a The Arundel Castle sailed from Southampton yesterday for South Africa . The following were listed:
I.Y. Capts. Biggs, Irving, 2/Lts. Bridges, Moncrieffe and 245 men.
The hospital ship Nubia left Southampton yesterday afternoon with a full complement of nurses and a number of details. Maj. Mallins, in command.
London Times 13/02/01 (Wednesday) No Shipping Noted
p2f Note: Here starts a listing of M.I.D.s (MID) for the war up to the dated time.
p3a Note: Div. Staff. Maj. Vandeleur (MID)
p4b Note: 1/DG Lt.-Col. Burn-Murdoch (MID)
p4e Note: Medical Officers M.I.D.s (MID)
p7d Note Lt. F.D. Farquhar, CG listed here
Cape Times Weekly Edition 13/02/01
p4 Figures for recruiting in the Cape. Railway Pioneers, Cycle Corps, Mine Guard, Imperial L.I., Brabant, Kaffrarian, Queens Town, Marshalls, Border, Eastern, P.o.W.L.H., C.I.C. Bodyguard, Johannesburg, Scottish, S.A.L.H., Kitcheners.
Mr. Kipling donates a Maxim.
p8 Dateline Bulawayo, Feb. 9. "Six of the B.S.A. troopers accused of having participated in a riot at the Grand Hotel have been acquitted. The trial of the remaining five is proceeding
London Times 14/02/01 (Thursday)
p3a Note: Continuation and Completion of the M.I.D. s (MID)
p10c The Bavarian left for England January 8 ( ? Typo, I suspect. Feb. 8) with the following invalids:
9/Lancers Lord F. Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
RFA 2/Lt. H.W.T. Elam
Cape GA Lt. E.C. Gates
3/E. Kent Maj. A.H. Tylden-Patterson
1/Suffolk Lt. A.S. Peebles
1/W. Riding Capt. N.B. Bainbridge, Lt. E.N. Townsend
4/Derby Lt.-Col. N.L. Pearse
3/Durham L.I. Lt. J.S. Barwick
I.Y. Col. H.W. Feilden
16/Lancers Lt. A.W. MacArthur-Onslow, 2/Lt. H. Gilmour
6/ E.D. RGA 2/Lt. W.V.I. Mathews
RE Lt. L.A. Sherrard
4/Lancaster Capt. A.W.H. Saunders-Knox-Gore
2/Duke of Cornwalls L.I. Capt. F.M.J.D. Rhodes
3/Border Capt. R.W.H. Woodburne
2/Wiltshire Lt. M.C. Richards
Reserve of Officers Capt. H.W. Calverley
Nursing Sisters E.S. Soley, E. Holland
Sick laying down, 38; convalescent, 241
Wounded laying down, 21; convalescent, 16
For Duty on Voyage:
RAMC Lt. B. Pares
Chaplain Rev. E.A. Irwin
Army Nurses Sisters M. Taylor, M. Beale, M.F. Lightfoot
With the following on passage home:
Lumsdens Horse Lt. C.E. Crane
3/Worcester Sec. (? Lt. ) C.C.W. Maude
3/ R. Irish Fus. Lt. & Qm. G.H. Osborne
2/Norfolk Lt.-Col. L.H. Phillips
ASC Capt. E. Studdert
Thorneycrofts M.I. Lt. Hon. M. Hill-Trevor
2/Leinster Maj. W. Seton
RAMC Civil Surgs. S.H. Sharpe, C.L. Dunn, A.N. Walker, F.E. Taylor, S.E. Denyer, R.M. Cowie, J. Anderson, H.J. Baldwin, F.M. Alfred, W. Wright, H.N. Good, R.W.E. Roe, W. Mayo
Due at St. Vincent Feb. 25 and Southampton Mar. 7.
The Lake Erie arrived of Gravesend early yesterday morning and was docked at Albert Docks this morning. The following were listed:
Lt.-Col. S.B. Steele, in command; Majs. D.M. Howards, G.W. Cameron, R. Belcher, A.M. Jarvis; Capts. R.M. Courtney, J.J. MacDonald, E.F. Mackie, C.B. Keehan, M.D., F.L. Cartwright; Lts. A.E. Christie, A.W. Strange, J.E. Leckie, M.H. White-Fraser, G.H. Kirkpatrick, W. Parker, F. Harper, H.S. Tobin, G.E. Laidlaw, J.R. Snider, E.J. Steele; Vet. Lt. G.T. Stevenson and 343 men.
The Aurania will embark, at Southampton , 14 officers and 312 men of the RE for the Cape.
The Donolly Castle will embark, at Southampton , Saturday, 5 officers and 530 men of the I.Y. for South Africa .
6 officers and 350 men of the I.Y. will embark in the Tantallon Castle for the Cape.
London Times 15/02/01 (Friday)
p11a The Algeria with detachments of 1/DG & 3/DG arrived at Cape Town on Feb. 12
London Times 16/02/01 (Saturday)
p7d Dateline Melbourne, Feb. 15. The 5th Victorian contingent consisting of 1,000 mounted men, with 250 Volunteers for Tullibardines Horse, sailed for Cape Town to-day. (Nos ship mentioned).
p14d The Canada left for England February 12 with the following invalids:
1/Northumberland Fus. 2/Lt. B. Evans
1/N. Staffordshire 2/Lt. L.G. Williams
2/S. Wales Borderers Lt. W.C. Curgenven, 2/Lt. P.A. Grogan
Vet. Dept. Capt. E.W. Landner
Sick laying down, 30; convalescent, 262
Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 8
For duty on voyage:
Civil Surgeon P.E. Adams
Rev. W.H. Jaffray
Nursing Sisters H. Steel, M. Herbert
With the following on passage home:
4/Hussars 2/Lt. H.J. Grisewood
Imp. Light Horse Lt. E.A. Hallingham
Civil Vet. Surgs. S. Stockman, W.W. Brownlass, J.M. Lund, T. Rennie, A. Leach
Due at Madeira Feb. 24 and Southampton Feb. 28
The Kildonan Castle left for England February 13 with the following invalids:
RFA Maj. G.W. Biddulph
3/Norfolk Maj. H.H.F. Eden
2/E. Surrey 2/Lt. P.M. Whale
2/Seaforth Highlanders Lt. E.A.B. Clive
I.Y. Lt.-Col. H.W.M. Bonham
RA Staff 2/Lt. C.L. Hickling
3/E. Lancashire 2/Lt. H.S.L. Hemming
1/KRRC Maj. H.F. Pakenham
RAMC Maj. L. Haywood, Civil Surgs. A.B. Dunne, V.W. Low
Canadian Dragoons Lt. R.E.W. Turner
Sick laying down, 21; convalescent, 170
Wounded laying down, 2; convalescent 7
For duty on voyage:
Civil Surgs. W.T. Milton, A.C. Turner, H.S. Thomas,
Nursing Sisters M.J. De Montmorency, G.W. Wood, F.C.H. Colbourne, J.N. Wilson
Hospital Dressers A.D.V. Blathwayt, A.C. Ransford
With the following on passage home:
Reserve of Officers Capt. R. Tremaine
I.Y. Lt. G. Benson
Rhodesian Field Force Lt. G.P.L. Pemberton
Due Las Palmas Feb. 27 and Southampton Mar. 4
The Carisbrooke Castle left for England Feb. 13, with the following on passage home:
I.Y. Col. Le Roy Lewis, Capt. Wells
Due Southampton Mar. 1.
London Times 18/02/01 (Monday)
p10a , b & c Maj.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter was among the passengers in the Briton, which arrived at Southampton Saturday morning.
The Columbian left Albert Docks Saturday with the following listed:
2 Cos. M.I. total of 260 men
1/Kings Own Capt. Marker
Highland L.I. Capt. Armstrong
The Columbian will call at Queenstown for a further 200 mounted men.
The Dunolly Castle sailed from Southampton Saturday with the followning listed:
I.Y. Capts. Thomas, Griffiths, Dugdale, Hare, Judkins and 530 men.
The Tantallon Castle sailed from Southampton Saturday with the following:
CG Lt.-Col. Sir H.S. Rawlinson, in charge.
I.Y. Capts. Travers, Bowley, Dyer, Lts. Henshaw, Blair, Innes & 350 men.
The Orotava arrived at Southampton Saturday with the following invalids:
J Batty. RHA Maj. P.H. Enthoven
17/Lancers Lt. the Hon. W.R. Wyndham
2/Northumberland Fus. Capt. J.A.C. Somerville
2/R. Warwickshire 2/Lt. R.H. Higgins
2/E. Kent 2/Lt. C.H.P. OHagan
Gordon Highlanders Capt. F.R. Gregson (attached)
S. Rhodesian Vol. Lt. J. Sampson
RAMC Civil Surg. J.U.R. Gardiner
With the following on passage home:
Lord Strathconas Corps Lt. M.H. White-Fraser ( Note: He is listed as having arrived with the Canadian contingent in the Lake Erie. ??)
2/Leicestershire 2/Lt. A.W.S. Brock
RAMC Civil Surg. H.W. Dudgeon
Civil Vet. Surgs. H.F. Vulliamy, F.G. Woodroffe
Due Las Palmas , Feb. 11 and Southampton , Feb. 16
The Idaho arrived at Gravesend on Saturday and anchored, having lost the tide. She had on board about 900 troops and the following listed invalids:
17/Lancers Maj. C.J. Anstruther
2/Lincolnshire Lt. C.J. Rennie
I.Y. Scouts Capt. F. Campbell
1/Northumberland Fus. Lt. St. J. E. Montague
I.Y. Lt. J.H. Roberts
With the following on passage home:
I.Y. Lt.-Col. R.B. Colvin, Capt. Viscount Maitland, Lts. R.W. Purvis, R. Wynne
Army Vet. Dept. Civil Vet Surgs. F. Lindsay, J.R. Farran, C.D. Robinson
RAMC Civil Surgs. C.B. Pasley, G. Park, G. Paxton, A. Spong, J.T. Leon & Dresser A. Hawkins
The St. Andrew arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with over 1,000 invalids and time-expired men. Listed were:
Rifle Brigade Capt. Ellis, in charge
I.Y. Col. Barton, & Corporal Dodd
The Kelvingrove will to-day embark at Albert Docks details of 3/Bedfordshire Regt, R.A., & etc, with 200 remounts.
London Times 19/02/01 (Tuesday) Nothing Noted
London Times 20/02/01 (Wednesday)
p11b The Colombian left Queenstown at 3:50 yesterday afternoon. She was late getting away due to late arrival of stores and ammunition. She embarked 5 officers and 136 men of the 4/Kings Royal Rifles and 1 officer and 60 men of the 8/Hussars and 5 civil surgeons and 150 remounts.
Cape Times Weekly Edition 20/02/01
p22 The Dunvegan Castle arrived in Cape Town with the following military passengers:
Lt.-Col. Aspinall, Capt. J. Corballes, Maj. Phillips, C.M.G..
The Kinfauns Castle, sailing for home today, with the following military passengers:
General Gordon, Col. the Hon. H.C. Duncombe, Capt. Burnett Hitchcock, Col. Trotter, Capt. Fielden, Maj. Seckham.
p24 Dateline London, Feb. 19, 1901. 100 troopers of Strathconas Horse stated they intend to return to South Africa and join the Constabulary after a vacation in Canada.
Dateline London, Feb. 16, 1901. The fth Victorian Contingent numbering 1,000 men with 250 volunteers for the Marquis of Tullibardines Scottish Horse, have sailed for South Africa .
London Times 21/02/01 (Thursday)
p6a & b The Lusitania left Liverpool for Halifax with a small amount of returning Canadian troops.
The new steamer Tongariro (7,661 Tons) has been requisitioned by the Government to take I.Y to the Cape. Due to leave London on the 26th.
The Kelvin Grove left Southampton yesterday afternoon for South Africa with 207 remounts.
The Manchester Merchant from Table Bay , yesterday, passed Gravesend fot Albert Docks . The Tagus from Table Bay, arrived at Southampton yesterday. The Beacon Grange, for Table Bay via Fiume, left Newport Monday.
London Times 22/02/01 (Friday)
p10a The Simla left for England Feb. 18 with the following invalids:
RAMC Capt. F.S. Brereton
3/DG 2/Lt. H.R. Dyer
2/Worcester Capt. J.P.S. Maitland
1/Highland L.I. Maj. Hon. H.J. Anson
RFA Lt. H.E.S. Wynne
2/Scots Guards Lt. Hon. E.C. Gordon-Lennox
9/KRRC Lt. W.P. Hunt
1/Border Regt. Lt. E.H.H. Lees
Lochs Horse Lt.-Col. J.H. Hodgson
4/Bedford Capt. H.C. Franks
18/Hussars Lt. C.J. Thackwell
1/S. Lancashire 2/Lt. A. Davidson
Army Vet Dept. Capt. R.W. Raymond
1/Cameron Highlanders Lt. J.W. Sandilands
I.Y. Maj. E.D. Cooper
Sick laying down, 27; convalescent 171
Wounded laying down, 9; convalescent, 52
With the following on passage home:
I.Y. Maj. Hon. H.V. Duncombe
RAMC Civil Surg. M.W. Renton
To-day a detachment of 660 men will embark in the Gaul. The following were listed: I.Y. Capts. Clarke, Stallard, Hulse, Morling, Coleman, and Cadiz; Lts. Furley, Brouncker, Lorimer, Gale, Fernie, and Earle.
Another detachment of 220 men and Capts. Angus & Milbank and Lts. Holme and Fuller will embark in the Dunottar Castle at Southampton to-morrow.
p10e Note: Maj. Monck, CG appointed Brigade Maj.
London Times 23/02/01 (Saturday)
p12a & b A detachment of 12 officers and 660 men of the I.Y. embarked yesterday, at Southampton , in the Gaul for South Africa . The Gaul sailed at 10 p.m.
A detachment of 6 officers and 660 men of the I.Y. and 3 men of the RAMC are due to embark in the Orotava, Monday, at Southampton for South Africa .
The Manilla arrived at Plymouth yesterday with the following invalids:
6/DG Lt.-Col. A. Sprot
2/W. Surrey Capt. OB. Z. Darrah
1/Leinster Lt. E.V. Raynes
R. Lancaster Lt. H.W. Compton (attached)
I.Y. Lt. B.E. Greenwell
R.E. Maj. F.M. Glubb
2/Manchester Capt. A.G. Sharp
1/Rifle Brig. 2/Lt. M.B. White
RAMC Lts. W.M. Power, E.B. Knox
Army Nursing Sisters C.G. Hanbury
For duty on voyage:
RAMC Capt. N. Faichnie, Civil Surgs. A. Young, S.H. White
Nursing Sisters P. Clapham, A. Couper, G. Milne-Miller
406 men, invalids.
The Manilla landed 3 officers and 114 men at Plymouth and then left for Southampton to land the remainder.
p14b Note: Burn-Murdoch, 1Dns. mentioned here (Gazette)
London Times 25/02/01 (Monday)
p6e & f The Numidian sailed from Liverpool with a number of Lord Strathconas Horse bound for home.
A draft of 220 I.Y. left Southampton in the Dunottar Castle for South Africa .
The Lake Erie embarked 300 M.I. and 35 officers at Albert Docks Saturday. She will call at Queenstown for further details.