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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

> Council Chamber, Whitehall, November 29, 1901. to the preliminary steps taken to meet this con­ CORONATION OF TIIEIR MAJESTIES. tingency. Court ok Claims. On the 4th September, Lieut.-General the Hon. * r n H E Right Ilonourttblc t c Commissioners N. G. Lyttelton assumed command in Natal, in 1 appointed by His Majesty for the purpose succession to Lieut.-Geueral Sir H. Hihlyard, will meet at the Cnun il Office, Whitehall, on who proceeded home on leave of absence. General Hildyard arrived from England at the Wednesday, the 4th day of December next, at commencement of the war in command of the eleven o’clock of the forenoon, 11 hear und 2nd Brigade, and has since then continued, with­ determine Claims of Services to be performed at out interruption, to exercise command in various ilte lime of the ensuing Coronation (except those positions of great responsibility. Much as 1 dispensed with by His Majesty’s Royal Proclama­ regret the loss of bis valuable services, I am glad tion of the «6th dny of June last), and of fees to that he should now be able to enjoy a well-earned be re* cived for the same. rest. The Commissioners are required by the Pro- General Lyttelton having assumed command, ^ clamation to exclude from their consideration such at once found it necessary to turn his attention claims as may be submitted to them in respectAngloBoerWar.com of to the enemy in the Yryheid District. The rights or serti es connected with the parts of the commandos which had assembled in the Ermelo Ceremonial heretofore performed in Westminster District early in the month, gradually worked Hall and with the Procession, the Ceremony being south by Piet Retief and Paul Pieters Burg, confined to Westminster Abbey. whilst others joined them en route, but it was •not until the 18th September that Major Gough’s reconnaissance made the situation quite clear. War Office, December 3, 1901. For some days previous to this, mist and rain r p H E following Despatches have been recently had concealed the enemy’s movements from our 1 received from General Lord Kitchener, patrols sent out from Utrecht and Yryheid, and G.C.B., &c., Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa. the natives, fearing the penalty'tlie Boers now From Lord Kitchener to the Secretary of State so ruthlessly exact from them for any assistance for War, London, S.W. giveu us, had kept to their kraals. On the 15th Pretoria, September Major Gough’s Mounted Infantry r SIR, October 8th, 1901. moved out from Dundee, with Lieut.-Colonel 1. In continuation of my despatch, dated 8th Stewartin commandof the Johannesburg Mounted September, 1901,1 have the honour to report that Rifles, to De Jager’s Drift. Colonel Pulteney’s during the past month there has been a general troops were at Volksrust, and Lieut.-Colonel recrudescence of activity on the part of the Garratt with his column, having passed through enemy, which has made itself felt more particu­ Wakkerstroom, was moving on Utrecht. larly iu the extreme south-east portions of the On the 17th September, Lieut.-Colonel Stewart Transvaal. The immediate cause of this was, and Major Gough decided to push on towards undoubtedly, the necessity felt by the Boer the Bloed River to gain touch with the enemy, leaders to tide over the loth September, the dote reported to be in the vicinity of Scheeper’s Nek. fixed by the Proclamation of 7tb August as the Major Gough inarched about an hour in advance limit of time within which by voluntarily sur­ of Lieut.-Colonel Stewart, and as he neared the rendering, the leaders might avoid certain penal­ river sent back word asking Lieut.-Colonel ties threatened by that Proclamation. In this Stewart to remain for the present near Rooi they have succeeded. There has been no gene­ Kop, in readiness to support him should he hear ral surrender, but the device to which the Com­ his guns in action. Half-an-hour later Lieut.- mandant - General resorted for turning the Colonel Stewart observed Major Gough’s force thoughts of his burghers in another direction galloping in the direction of Bloed River Poort, has probably cost him and his cause more and he immediately pressed forward in support heavily than a simple pursuance of the usual with his mounted men. YYhile ihus advancing, • evasive tactics would have entailed. Lieut.-Colonel Stewart was met by a messenger, Operations on the Natal Frontier. who informed him that Major Gough had met 2. I alluded in my last despatch to the indi­ with a serious reverse in front, and feeling it cations of a concentration in the Ertnelo dis­ imperative to afford protection to his own guns trict, and to rumours of designs on Natal, and at Rooi Kop, as well as to Major Gough’s 8536; THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.. . baggage, which was following behind, he decided'/ mencing at 3 a.mi bn the -26th September, it was after verifying the report, to' fall back, at once pressed almost without intermission for 19 hours, to De Jager’s Drift, thus covering Dundee. when the enemy, repulsed on all sides, withdrew Major Gough had galloped into a well-arranged - under cover of dusk in au easterly and north­ ambush. Believing that he was in presence of. easterly, direction; That on Fort Prospect was only 800 Boers he had. pressed .for ward boldly made by a.detached Boer.force about 500 strong. to seize a ridge which, appeared to command This post was held by 85 men of the 5th Division - their position. The enemy, however, numbered Mounted Infantry and 51 men of the Durham. fully 1,000, and whilst checking Major Gough Artillery Militia, all under the command of in front, they, rapidly overwhelmed his right Captain C. A. Rowley,. 2nd Bn. Dorsetshire flank-and assailed his guns from the rear. There Regiment, and' the attack on it was easily w as.a :short sharp fight at close quarters, in repulsed. The successful defence of these two which our men displayed much gallantly, and places reflects the greatest credit on Major then completely outnumbered and surrounded, Chapman and Captain Rowley, and all ranks of the whole of Major Gough’s small fprce, was the small garrisons, under their respective captured.* It is due to Major-Gough to state commands. that he has commanded in the field for the past two On the 27 th September the Boer commandos years under every condition, and with unvarying being fully occupied in burying their dead.and success, and I should be sorry to mark a solitary collecting and tending their wounded, showed error of judgment in any way that might mili­ no' signs of aggression, and early on the 28tb, tate against the future utility of this gallant the columns under Major - General Bruce Officer. Hamilton, which had been directed on Itala, as Lieut.-Colonel Stewart in falling back when he soon as the southward movement of the enemy did showed great judgment and a sound appre­ was confirmed, arrived at that p'ace.. They were ciation of the' situation in a position of considera­ at once interposed between the enemy, who had ble difficulty. fallen back on their approach towards Babanango Commandant-General Loiiis Botha, General C. and Retief’s Rust, and the Tugela, aud com-.* Botha, and Commandants Opperman, Britz, and munication with Melmoth was opened up. Henderson were all reported to have been present General Lyttelton's plans for dealing the country in the engagement, and it was quite evident that of the Boers, and if possible, intercepting them, Dundee Was momentarily menaced by a commando had in the meantime been developed. On hearing of considerable strength. that they had committed themselves to a south­ The troops placed at General Lyttelton’s dis-' ward movement towards Zululand,'he arranged posal were now rapidly' concentrated on ihe that while Major-General Bruce Hamilton headed threatened point. On' the 18th of September them off in the direction of Itala and Melmoth, Colonel Allenby’s column reached Dundee, and Genera] Clements should take them in flank by the 25th of the month General Lyttelton, through Nqutu, and Major-General Walter who already held the line of the Buffalo in Kitchener should move from Utrecht by the strength, had assembled two mobile forces at Schurveberg and Vrybeid upon their rear an d ' Dundee under', command of Major - Generals endeavour to block the possible avenues of escape • Clements aud Brute Hainilton respectively.AngloBoerWar.comto the north. A'third force under Major-General Walter On the 29th .September, General Kitchener Kitchener moved out to Utrecht. It consisted of reached Vryheid, and on the 30 ih General - the column under Lieut.-Colonel Garratt, which Clements was reported, to -be at Vant’s Drift had followed the enemy into that district from on the Buffalo River. On the 2nd October, Wakkerstroom, and the troops under Major- General Kitchener arrived at Geluk (284) whence General W. Kitchener and Colonel Campbell who he pushed on a portion of his advanced troops had arrived at Volksrust on the 28rd September to Toovernaar’s Rust (5 1 8 );. Major-General at Ihe conclusion of their operations in the Bruce Hamilton was then in touch 'with the vicinity of Ermeld. enemy in the neighbourhood of Retiefs Rust, In the meantime the Boers who had halted for aiid General Clements moving on from Vant’s . some days'at Bloed River Poort after their suc­ Dr:ft in the direction of Nqutu. . On the same cess against Major Gough, were reported to be day Major-General Kitchener was engaged with moving into the salient angle of the Yryheid 300 of the enemy near Pondwana Mountain. District which projects southwards into Zululand On the 4th October' General Bruce Hamilton between Nqutu and Ndwande. Hostile patrols advanced north by Entonjaneni, on Inhlazatye, were seen- to the east of Vant’s and Koike’s in communication" on his left with General Drifts, and it became apparent that oiir occupation Clements, whose columns were directed from of the line of the Buffalo had compelled the enemy Nqutu upon Kromellenbog (289). The enemy’s to seek access to Natal by a wider detour to the main body on this date was reported to be close south'. This led him towards our. fortified posts to Ntabankulu with General Kitchener stilt to. of Itala' and Fort Prospect on the . Zululand the north of it in the vicinity of Uitzicht (176).. border, a few miles to the north-west of As our columns pushed on the Boers continued. Melmoth, and to meet it General Lyttelton their retreat north to Boschoek(156), Kromellen­ pushed out the force under Major-General Bruce bog (803), and Leeuwnek (15), where they were . Hamilton from Vant’s and Rorke’s Drifts in a held lor a time By Major-General W. Kitchener, south-easterly direction. The garrison of Itala but on the night of the 5th October the Boers consisted of 2 guns of the 69th Battery, Royal were successful in breaking through to the north. Field Artillery, aud 300 men of the 5th Division Abandoning their baggage and wagons they ■ Mounted Infantry, all under the command of nioved rapidly round General Kitchener’s left Captain (local Major, and now Major and flank from'Boschoek (156), to Smaldeel (575), Brevet Lieut.-Colonel) A. J. Chapman, Royal retreating thence with all speed over the Pivaan Dublin Fusiliers.' The attack on this post, which River, past Paul Pietersburg, in the direction of liras' conducted by Commandant-General Louis Piet Retief and the Slangapies Berg. General Botha' and other, leaders, at the head of some’ Kitchener followed at once in close pursuit by 1,500 men, was a most determined one. Com- Waterval (310), to Nooitgedacht (246), aud Bellevue (600), where he engaged a rearguard, *' 2 guns Battery, Royal Field Artillery; three which in.a strong position covered the flight of., - “ companies Mounted Infantry. th e main body. Our columns 'continue their - THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER S, 1901. 8537

movement to the north in support of 'General (235), and" captured 7 prisoners, 30 horses, 12 Kitchener, but the unfinished state of a line of mules, and some cattle; The remainder -of thfe blockhouses from Wakkerstroom to Piet Retief, Boers fled north, hotly pursued by oiir troops, which was commenced on .the 1st October by who covered over 50 miles in 19 hours in the the 2nd Bn. .Scots, Guards and 2nd Bn. West course of the chase. Yorkshire Regiment, under Brigadier-General The westward movement was then continued, Bullock, renders it unlikely now that any large Kaallaagte (326) being reached- on the 4th bodies of the enemy can be cut off before they September, since which date Colonel Benson has escape into the Ermelo District. operated near Bethal. - It is disappointing that we were unable to There is no doubt that -the Boers in this part gain the full advantage which this futile effort of the country have-been so constantly alarmed of the Boer leaders might have afforded us of and harassed by the frequent night raids made striking' them .when concentrated, but the by our troops that they have for the time become country in which these operations took place, thoroughly demoralised. - They seldom spend at all times difficult, was rendered ■ almost two nights in one place, shift camp daily, and impassable by the heavy rains which continued, saddle up regularly at 3 a;m. in' readiness for with one short interval - of four or five days, flight. This is highly creditable to our men, but throughout their progress and which finally it naturally adds to the difficulty experienced in forced the enemy to’ abandon his wagons in making any substantial captures. order to effect his escape. Colonel' Park, w'ho had arrived near Bank- Operations in the Eastern Transvaal. fontein (234), north-east of Middelburg on th6 3. Upon the departure of Lieut.-General Sir8th September, marched into the latter town on Bindon Blood for India, Brigadier-General Reeves the 11th to refit his column.- assumed temporary command in the Eastern On the 16th he again left Middelburg for Transvaal, where the columns under Colonels Machadodorp, intending to operate in -the vicinity Park and Benson have continued their operations of Scboeman’s Kloof before returning to Lyden- north and south of the railway. burg. A. number of Boers had congregated in Colonel Benson, who had reached Witbank the Badfontein Valley, but, as Colonel Park Station on 6th September, marched thence along approached, they dispersed and cleared away in the railway line to Middelbnrg. He again left the direction of Ohrigstad and Pilgrim’s Rest. Middelburg on the 10th, in a south-easterly Colonel Park accordingly moved .on to Lyden- direction, having located a party of Boers at burg, and thence followed up the retiring enemy Pullen’s Hope (213), and, after a long march, on towards Kruger’s Post, where at dawn, on an extremely dark night, was successful in 2nd October, he was. successful in capturing surprising and capturing 33 prisoners, with 13 prisoners, 8 rifles, 3 wagous, some cattle and 73 horses, 315 cattle, 4 wagons, 4 carts, and a dynamite. . quantity of ammunition. -Colonel Benson then On the following day, Colouel Park took with joined his convoy and baggage, from Middel­ him six companies of Mounted Infantry and two burg, at Eikeboom (218), and the following day companies of the Manchester Regiment, and marched to Blesbokspruit (219), fromAngloBoerWar.com which made a thorough search of all the farms point he passed through the valley of the Klein between Krugers Post and Ohrigstad. Pour Olifant to Weltevreden (151). Here; on the armed burghers were taken in this district, and 14th, he was informed that a band of the enemy large quantities of supplies, forage, and ammuni­ had spent the previous night at Tweefontein tion were collected and destroyed. Colonel (496). He accordingly started on a night Park then moved back towards Kruger’s Post- march, taking with him two squadrons of the His return march, however, was not unmolested, 2nd Scottish Horse, and the 19 th Bn. Mounted for at Rustplaats (15). he was attacked by a Infantry, and, early on the 15th, took 10 Boers very considerable force which had- apparently and 250 head of cattle, the remainder of the come from the east, under General Viljoen. enemy makiug good their escape. Fighting -went on for some hours, and the Boers On the 16th September Colonel Benson moved then withdrew, Colonel Park continuing his way on to Carolina, and the following day again left back to camp. that place, having heard of a gathering of Boers tOn the 7th October, Colonel Park surprised at Busby (206), on the Umpilusi River, some and attacked a party of Boers upon a farm at distance to the south-east. After a 40-mile Rosenkrans (1444). The men escaped, but march he reached his objective, and, just as the 40,000 rounds of Mauser ammunition, three early morning mist was lifting, charged down wagons, and a quantity of mealies were left in upon t wo laagers at Middeldrift (191) and Busby our hands. Colonel Park then moved south to (206), in which he secured 54 prisoners, 48 the Spekboom River. vehicles, 1,700 head of cattle, and 242 horses. The railway traffic to the east has been little Amongst the prisoners, most of whom belong to interrupted during the last few weeks, but oh the Carolina Commando, were P. M. Botha, late 16thSeptember an attackwas madeupouBelfastby - Landdrost of Pretoria, and Commandant Nieuw- a Boer commando, 100 strong, under Commandant houdt. Grobelaar, with the evident intention of obtain­ Colonel Benson then returned, by Lake ing supplies. The. attack was easily-.repulsed, ' Chrissie, to Carolina, and, on the . 28th Sep­ one man only of the .garrison being wounded, tember, moved on westward into the .Bethal but many-Boer bullets fell in. the refugee camp; District, captaring 12 prisoners on the following where one. woman, was killed, and two children - day in the vicinity of Monson’s Store, to the wounded. west of the Klein Olifant; On the lstOctober, A general' ~ advance has been made in the when at Kranspoort (264) he received intelligence Eastern.. Transvaal of the Constabulary posts which pointed to the presence of 100 Boers at which ran from Eerste Fabriken, through Springs Weltevreden (179), on the Olifanfs River. He and Heidelberg, to the Vaal River. This line started the same evening to try to overtake this has now been gradually pushed forward during band, but found, on arrival at his destination, the month .by Colonel. Pilkington, South African that they bad already trekked away on the Constabulary, to the line Wilge River Station— previous afternoon. Their tracks were, how­ Grey liugstad, and the junction of Kalk Spruit ever,. carefully followed by. Colonel Benson’s with the Vaal, an alteration of position which men, who came up with the-enemy at Driefontein- ha?-- enabled u? to enclose and clear-' a much A 2 8538 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

larger area of country. The work of the Con­ who had escaped from our cordon in a north­ stabulary, as they moved the blockhouses to easterly direction, was already working his way the new line, has been covered and secured by back to the south again, as our troops withdrew. the simultaneous advance of the troops under Colonel Kekewich, after assisting General Lieut. - Colonels Hacket Thompson, Bewicke Fetherstonhaugh in his operations to the south­ Copley, and Sir H. Bawlinson who operated west of Oliphant’s Nek, returned to Naauwpoort respectively from Bronkhorst Spruit, Springs, (214) with the prisoners taken. He again left and Heidelberg. Naauwpoort on the 13th of September, and As the majority of the Boers in this district passing through Olifant's Nek, turned east to had accompanied General Botha towards the operate on the northern slopes of the Magalies- Natal frontier, few of them were seen by the berg. On the 15th he reached Oorzaak (568), northern and central columns, but Sir Henry from which place he operated in conjunction Bawlinson, to whom was assigned the task of with Colonel Mackenzie (1st Bn. Suffolk Regi­ clearing the front of the Constabulary between ment), who was then employed in constructing the Standerton line and the Vaal River, came blockhouses 1o the south of the range between in contact with several parlies of the enemy Naauwpoort (214) and Olifant’s Nek. A careful which he chased westwards towards Barnard’s search of the slopes and summits of 1 lie hills Kop; and southwards over the Vaal into Orange resulted in the capture of Field-Cornet Klopper, River Colony. and 86 other prisoners of war. Colonel Keke­ On the 3rd October, Sir H. Rawlinsnn wich then moved to Roodekoppies (171), whence marched into Greylingstad, whence he organised he returned to Magato’s Nek to co-operate once a night patrol to Barnard’s Kop, which resulted more with General Fetherstonhaugh against in the capture of three armed burghers.' On Kemp’s commando, now reported to be re­ the evening of the 4th, he again left Grey­ assembling in that neighbourhood. On the lingstad for Watervalehoek (204), where the 24th Colonel Kekewich was at Rietfoutein (299). laagers of Field-Cornets Hans Botha and Pre- Here he organised a night expedition by Buf- torius were reported to be. The former of these lioek (833) and Lamoenfontein (357) to Croco­ was successfuly surprised at daybreak on the dile Drift (266) on the Eland’s river, at which oth near Kaffir Spruit (199), 7 prisoners, 20 place ho surrounded and took a Boer laager, horses, 12 wagons, 12 Cape carts, and C50 cattle under Acting-Commandant van Rooijan, with being captured. The other laager had already 35 prisoners, 15 horses, 5 wagons, and several moved east before the advance of tiie Constabu­ hundred cattle. Colonel Kekewich then moved lary posts, and though Sir Henry Bawlinson to Waterval (596), whence on the 26th he followed it for some distance, he was unable to marched to Lindley’s Poort (102). Kemp’s men add to his captures. on tb!s date were reported to be on I ho Toelani River. Operations on the Pietersburg Line. Being unable, however, to gain touch with the 4. No events of importance have occurred in enemy, Colonel Kekewich on the 29th turned the Northern Transvaal during the past few east to Moedwill (639), where at dawn on the weeks. Sioce the train-wrecking incidentAngloBoerWar.com of following morning his camp was heavily attacked the 31st of August, the Pietersburg line has by a force of at least 1,000 Boers under Generals been undisturbed, aud General Beyer’s wander­ Delarey and Kemp, who had evidently' followed ing bands have kept to the hills to the west of up our column from the valley of the Toelani. the railway, avoiding a9 usual contact with our The attack which lasted from 4.45 am. till troops. 6.15 a.m. being delivered upon three sides of Two columns have remained in this district in our camp with great vigour and a lavish expen­ observation of the enemy, one under Colonel diture of ammunition, was quickly repulsed after Colenbrander acting from Warmbaths, and the severe fighting, in which ail ranks displayed other under Lieut.-Colonel Wood, who has great gallantry', the conduct of the 1st Bn. taken Lieut.-Colonel Grenfell’s place, from Derbyshire Regiment being especially distin­ Nylstroom. guished. The enemy foiled in their attempt to Night raids and long-distance marches have rush the position were compelled to fall back, from time to time been undertaken when oppo£ aud they apparently retired in a northerly and tunity presented, and a certain number of north-westerly direction. prisoners (including Captain M. Coetzee, the Our losses in this action were severe, 1 officer leader of Beyer’s Scouts) have been brought in and 31 men being killed, and 26 officers, includ­ by our troops. ing Colonel Kekewich, aiid 127 men wounded. Operations in the South-Western Transvaal. To give some idea of the severity of the fire to 5. At the date of my last despatch, the which the troops were subjected it may be men­ situation in the South-Western Transvaal was tioned that 3 piquets were practically annihilated, briefly as followsGeneral Fetherstonhaugh and that out of a party of 12 men of the Derby* aud Colonel Kekewich completing their search shire Regiment which was giiardinga drift, 8 fot the dismounted stragglers of Kemp’s force, men were killed and 4 wounded. • to tho south-west of Olifant’s Nek. Colonel Upon Colonel Kekewich being incapacitated by- Allenby from Rustenburg, and Brigadier-General wounds the command of the column was tem­ Gilbert Hamilton on their march to Pretoria and porarily assumed by Lieut. - Colonel VVylly, Klerksdorp respectively, and Lord Methuen’s Derbyshire Regiment. I am glad, however, to troop's approaching Zeerust from the Marico report that Colonel Kekewich has this day been Valley. able to resume his work. On the 11th of September, Brigadier-General In the meantime General Fetherstonhaugh Hamilton reported from Cyfcrkuil (47) as he had again left Ventersdorp, marching north on approached Klerksdorp, that he had captured the 21st September to resume operations in con­ near Geduld (158) a Boer convoy, with 25 junction with Colonel Kekewich. Moving by prisoners, 140 horses, 7 wagons, and 520 cattle. Tafel Kop he was engaged on the 24th at General Fetherstonhaugh continued to Rearch Doornkom (896) with a number of Boers whom the kloofs round Leeuwfontein (339) for some he drove in the direction of the Toelani Valley'. days, and then on the 12th of September moved On the following day he captured a position on by Tafel Kop on Veutersdorp, to replenish his Winkelhoek (280), driving the enemy towards supplies. At Tafel Kop, he learnt that Kemp, Dcomkloof (591).; then failing to find -any THE LONDON GAZETTE. DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8539

further objective, he turned back in a south­ Having thoroughly searched and cleared the easterly direction to Waterval (68). ground between Parys and Reitzburg, Colonel On the 29th September he moved to Kwagga- Byng marched west to Coal Mine Drift, where fontein (924), and here on the 30th heard of the he heard of the assembly at Bothaville of some attack on Colonel Kekewich’s camp at Muedwill. 500 Boers, most of whom had left the area then On receipt of this intelligence he at once sent being included within our blockhouse system. Colonel Williams’s column to Hartebeestfontein He proceeded at once in that direction with the (514) to support Colonel Kekewich, following idea of attacking, but found as he advanced that himself as soon as possible with the remainder the enemy only broke up into small parties and of his force. By the 2nd October General dispersed in the country lying between the Fetherstonbaugh had concentrated the whole of Rhenoster and Valsch rivers. He accordingly his troops at Moedwill, but he was unable to moved back with Lieut.-Colonel Dawkins along obtain any definite news of the enemy, who the Valsch River to Kroonstad, where they seemed to have scattered, after the'r unsuccess­ arrived on the 3rd October, having captured 81 ful attack, amongst the farms on both sides of prisoners of war since leaving Vredefort. the Rustenburg-Zeerust road. Between the To work in co-operation with our troops to 2nd and Gth he executed reconnaissances to the the south, Major-General Mildmay Willson west iu the hopes of being able to gain touch organised a small force under Lieut.-Colonel with Generals Delarey and Kemp, but failing to Hicks, 2nd Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, which learn their whereabouts moved south on the consisted of 250 Mounted Infantry, two field latter date to Kosterfontein (292) on his way guns, and five companies of Infantry. This towards Tafel Kop. On the departure of General column, which assembled at Banks Station, Fetherstonbaugh for the south, Lieut.-Colonel moved thence on the 17th September for the' Wylly moved east through Magato’s Nek to country lying between the Gatsrand and the refit his column and draw supplies from Rusten- Vaal, where it was employed in establishing and burg. provisioning Constabulary posts, and in hunting Lord Methuen reached Zeevust on the 9th small parties of Boer snipers. 26 prisoners September after a series of sharp encounters were taken, and on the 29th September the force with the enemy in the neighbourhood of the returned to Potchefstroom. From there the Marico Valley. The Boers had shown great column moved to Venterskroon, and on the boldness in these attacks, and persistently 8th October Lieut.-Colonel Hicks reported by followed his rearguard up to Zeerust. runner from Buffelshoek that the South African Two days later Lord Methuen returned to Constabulary troops," acting in co-operation with Mafeking, and he utilised the remainder of the his column, had captured Field-Cornets George month in refitting his troops and in passing con­ Hall and Van der Venter, 16 burghers, and a voys into Lichlenburg and Zeerust, preparatory 7-pr. gun, which had been taken some weeks ago to a fresh movement to the east. This contem­ from their post at Houtkop. plated advance had the double object of com­ Colonel Rimington’s Operations in Northern pleting the collection of the ripening crops in Orange River Colony. the Marico District, and establishing a AngloBoerWar.com line of 7. On the 10th September, Colonel Kimingtou’s blockhouses between Zeerust and the lead Column, which had marched north from Kroon­ mines. stad, was at Leeuwfonteiu, 6 miles south of On the 2nd October his column marched from Heilbron. From here, on the 14th, he made a Mafeking to commence work, and on the 4th night march on Anderkant (292), where he Lord Methuen had reached a line Wonderfontein surprised and captured 6 Boers, 6 wagons, (41)—Kleinfontin (76)—Waterkloof (148), from 9 Cape carts, and a number of horses and mules. which points he is now moving south upon On the 20th he was at Jakhal’s Kop, south of the Bokkraal (300), carefully clearing the country Heilbron-Frankfort Road, and on the 22nd of all scattered hands. An affair of patrols at marched thence to the junction of the Vaal and' Wilgeboom Spruit (276) on tho 4th October, Wilge rivers, where he overtook Strydom’s resulted in five burghers being killed. Commando, and secured 13 prisoners, 18 wagons, Operations on the Vaal. 17 Cape carts, 2 Scotch carts, 1,180 cattle, and 6. Great progress has been made during the40 horses. Colonel Rimington then returned to past month in clearing the enemy from both Heilbron, and on the 28th marched to Oploop, banks of the Vaal River. The line of block­ between the Klip and Wilge rivers, watching for houses from Kopjes Station to Potchefstroom, an opportunity of co-operation with Sir Henry which was commenced in the first week of Sep­ Rawlinson’s Column, which was then assisting tember by the 2nd Bn. Scots Guards and 1st the Constabulary to the north of the Vaal. On Bn. Oxfordshire Light Infantry, has been com­ the 2nd October his chance came, and he cap­ pleted ; Heilbron has been similarly connected tured 24 prisoners and 2,000 cattle, 30 horses-,' with Frankfort, and, east aud west of Veree- 14 loaded wagons, 22 Cape carts, and 20 mules, niging, the drifts over the Vaal have been per­ all belonging to Buys’ Commando, which had manently occupied by detachments of the Rail­ been driven south of the river by Sir Henry way Pioneer Regiment under Lieut.-Colonel Rawlinson’s advance from Heidelberg. Capper. On the 3rd October, Colonel Rimington was . To prevent any interruption of this work, and at .De Rust.on Venter’s Spruit, and on the 7th he - to cover its completion, the columns under Lieut.- entered Standerton to draw supplies preparatory Colonels Byng and Dawkins were brought up to moviug south of De Lange’s Drift to co-operate . from the south of OraDge River Colony on the with Brigadier-General Broadwood and Colonel 10th September to Vredefort Road Station. From De Lisle from Harrismith. this point they moved out into the area round As it had been intended to reinforce Colonel Reitzburg—Venterskroon—Parys, where a con­ Rimington by the column under Lieut.-Colonel siderable number of Boers were taken as they Wilson (Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts), which had sought to escape from the tract of country been refitted at Kroonstad after its return from gradually being enclosed by the blockhouse line. the Senekal district, the latter Officer was Many of these prisoners who had fled south from ordered to leave Kroonstad for Heilbron on the Losberg and Gatsraud were found lurking 1st October. He crossed the Rhenoster River at in the bed of . the Vaal River, near Rensburg dawn on tho 4th, and almost immediately after­ D r i f t ...... wards■ • a portion of his command was attacked at 8540 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

Paardekraal by a considerable force of the enemy Broadwood moved north from Harrismith which was driven off with loss. Having: repulsed towards Muller’s Pass aud Vrede to disperse this attack, Colonel Wilson resumed his march certain hostile bands which were reported to be on Heilbron, where, instead of joining- Colonel hovering about the frontier. Colonel De Lisle Rimington’s command, be was temporarily was at Muller’s Pass on the 2nd of October, and assigned the duty of covering the line of block­ the same night General Broadwood bivouacked houses from Heilbrou to Frankfort. at Boschoek, a few miles to the west. Few Major-General Elliot’s Operations in Eastern Boers were seen, and it was evident that the Orange River Colony.. parties which may have been meditating an 8. After two. or three days’ halt at Winburg,inroad into Natal had thought better of their Major-General Elliot’s Division again started on project, and retired west towards Witkoppies 10th September to march east towards the W itte­ aud Vrede. Our columns accordingly made a bergen. It seemed desirable .to revisit this dis­ reconnaissance on the 5th in that direction trying trict once more, with the object of endeavouring to gain touch with the enemy, and watching to come up with some of the parties of Boers f':r an opportunity of communicating with which had evaded capture during the previous Colonel Rimington, who was then known to be movement. Lient.-Colonel Barker and Major moving east from Cornelia along the Vaal Pine Coffin remained t.o operate from Winburg valley. to the west of General Elliot’s line of advance, Operations in .the Harrismith and Bethlehem whilst Major-General B. Campbell continued to Districts. maintain his position on the eastern slopes of the 9. Allusion has already been made to the part Wittebergen. Brigadier-General -Dartnell,. with taken by Major-General B. Campbell’s column in the Imperial Light Horse from Bethlehem, was the operations about the Wittebergen. The also ordered to assist in the operations, by remainder of Sir Leslie Bundle’s Division has blocking the passes at Retief’s and Slabbert's been occupied in blocking the passes leading Neks. into Natal between Van Reeneu’s and Witzie’s The movement from Wi.nburg was commenced Hoek, in relieving the garrisons upon the in four columns,' General Broadwood’s Brigade Albert'na-Van Reeneu’s line which have hither­ being on the right, Colonel Bethune’s on the left, to been furnished from the Natal command, and and the troops of Colonel Lowe and Lieut. - in passing supplies by convoy into Bethlehem. Colonel De Lisle in the centre. Lieut.-Colonel After the depaiture of Brigadier-General Dart­ De Lisle came in sight of a convoy, under Com­ nell for Zululand, the 1st Imperial Light Horse, mandant Koen, which was then trekking towards under Lient.-Uolonel Briggs, remained to act the Korannaberg, and after a long gallop over­ independently from Bethlehem, This force which took and captured 15 prisoners,- 47 wagons, 22 was especially organised with a view1 to mobility carts, 250. horses, and 2,500 cattle. On the 12th has already justified its existence, and some ex­ Colonel Bethuue drove 70 Boers from a position cellent long distance raids have been under­ near Wonkerkop, and on the following evening taken. The most successful of these took place he made a night march to Rietvlei, where he was on the night of the 28th of September, when again slightly engaged. AngloBoerWar.comafter a circuitous march of 38 miles from Bethle­ From the 14th .to the 18th September the hem, Liout.-Colonel Briggs surrounded the town Division was employed in searching the-western of Reitz at dawn on the 29th. Here he captured slopes of the Wittebergen, moving gradually 21 prisoners (including Landdrost Piet de Villiet s), northwards upon a line parallel to that followed 9 Cape carts, 2 wagons, 24 horses, 9 rifles, 250 by Major-General Campbell inside the Brand- cattle and some ammunition. His return' march, water Basin from Steynsberg towards Retief’s however, was much opposed, aud several and Slabbert’s Neks. This combined movement unsuccessful attempts were made at night by yielded good results. 17 Boers were taken by parties of Boers, said to be under De Wet, to Major-General Campbell, and large quantities of surround and rush his force. supplies aud vehicles were found hidden away in Operations in Southern Orange River Colony. the mountain kloofs. A continual sniping was 10. After Commandant Smuts had crossed to maintained from the summits of the hills by the south of the Orange River at Kiba Drift, as small parties of Boers under the leadership of mentioned in my last despatch, the remainder of Commandant Prinsloo. Having accomplished all the Boers in the south-eastern portion of the that was possible in this distinct, General Elliot Orange River Colony, under Commandant Kruit- pushed north from Tafel Berg on the 19th by zinger and other leaders, broke up into n number Bethlehem to Harrismith, a destination which of small commandos which have moved rapidly seemed advisable in consequence, of the develop­ about, evading the pursuit of our columns in the ment of events in Natal, and arrived there on area marked by Wepener-Dewetsdorp-Bethulie the 26th. and Zastron. The result of the operations which then closed On the 8th September, the positions of the was reported to be as follows:—7 Boers killed, different columns under. Major-General C. Knox, 5 wounded, 46 prisoners,-8 voluntary surrenders, in this district, were, approximately, asfollows:— 2,560 horses, 9,100 cattle, 127 wagons, 101 carts, Colonel Thorneycroft at Quaggafontein and 2,700 rounds of ammunition. Meyerhoek, guarding the line of the Orange The 2nd Imperial Light Horse with General River to the south of Zastron; Lord Basing at Dartnell had already been brought into Jurysbnken, patrolling then.ee lo Oommissie HarriBmith, and proceeded thence by rail and Bridge on the. Caledon; Colonel Sir Henry road to Eshowe, in Zululand, and on the Rawlinson on the march south from the Elands- 29th of September Colonel Betbune, with 600 berg to Aliwal; aud General Plumer at Smith- men . of General Elliot’s Division, followed field. Major Damant had already returned to General Dartnell to the' same destination. Spiingfontein. The other brigades of General Elliot’s' Division From Smithfield, on the 9th September, General remained temporarily in the eastern portion of Plumer moved up the valley of the Caledon to the Orange River Colony in readiness to act Arcadia and Bastard’s. Drifts against the Boers against any parties of the enemy who might who had been driven north from the Elandsberg seek to penetrate into Natal in cq-operation with on 7th September, by Sir Henry Rawlinson. General Botha’s enterprise. On the 28th and From these drifts he detached Sir John Jervis 29th Colonel De.Lisle, and' Brigadier:Genei al upon Wepener in pursuit of two large parties of THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, I90i. 8541 the enemy; whilst with Colonel Colvin’s Column' westward, left six dead and seven wounded on he struck across to Runnymede on the Basuto the field. The same evening General Plumer border. On the 15th, the force reassembled at' joined Major Andrews at Mokari, and the whole Wepener, where General Pluraer learnt from force then moved south by Commissie Bridge prisoners that the commandos which had retired to Rouxville, without being further engaged. north beforo Sir John Jervis; %vere local men, After two days’ halt General Plumer received and that Kruitzinger had once more doubled orders to march to the railway at Springfontein. back to the Elandsberg. He accordingly sent As previously mentioned Co1 one! Thorneycroft Colonel Colvin in the latter direction to co­ moved east from the Rouxville District on the operate with Colonel Thorneycroft, whilst he 18th and 19th September, and passing through himself, with Sir John Jervis’s Column, moved Corunna on the 20th, successfully attacked a back towards Smithfield by the right bank of the Boer force at Vahnedikkirig’s Vallei the same Caledon. evening. - - On the 19th September, some of Sir John At the end of September Major Damant’s . Jervis’s mounted men; under Captain Knight of column was withdrawn- and brought by rail to the Buffs, had a sharp skirmish at" Weasel’s Heilbron, to assist Colonel Wilson in covering Bust, 8 miles north-west of Bastard's Drift, an the Heilbron-Frankfort line of blockhouses. affair in which we captured eight prisoners, in­ Colonel Sir "Henry’Raw!inson’s troops were cluding Adjutants Brand and Joubert also withdrawn to Burgherdorp, ’ and moved On the same day Colonel Thorneycroft, relieved thence by rail to the Transvaal for operations by General Hart of the task of watching the near Heidelberg which have already been de­ line of the Orange River, had moved up to Rock- scribed. • lands with Colonel Minchiu’s Column, thereby To each of the- columns now left ou the east setting free Lord Basing to fill the gap between of the main line of railway an area was assigned Smithfield and the railway, and Colonel Sir H. with a centre from which to work. The columns Rawlinsou had advanced from Alivval to Beeste- thus placed are able to deal with any small bands kraal and Willemsfontein to enable General Hart comiDg within their reach, and three or four can to devote his entire attention to the line of the easily combine against any more formidable l iver east of Kiaarwater Drift. gathering of the enemy. In this manner the Colonel Thorneycroft, ascertaining that Kruit­ whole district is being rapidly brought under zinger had moved on the 17th from the Elands­ control. ‘ berg to Tilly, 10 miles north-east of Vecht Kop, In the south-western portion of the Orauge despatched Major Copeman’s Column in that River Colony the situation has improved in a direction on the night of the 18th, and himself very marked degree. Only a few small scattered prepared to follow through Dorcum with Colonel parties remain in this district and the work of Minchin’s troops. systematic clearance has been so thoroughly On the 22nd September a party of New carried out by the troops under Major-General Zealanders, under Major Tucker, belonging to Bruce Hamilton that as already shown it was Lieut.-Colonel Colvin’s Column, was engaged on found possible' to withdraw, first the columns the Elandsberg with 150 Boers under AngloBoerWar.com Field- under Lieutenant-Colonels Byng and Dawkins to Comets Hugo and Bothma, both of whom, with the Vredefoit District, and then Major Damant’s several other prisoners, were captured. to Heilbron,,whilst' the remainder, now directed . The effect of these operations was to press by Colonel Rochfort, were transferred to the some of the enemy’s bands toward the Thabanchu more disturbed area on the east of the railway. line, where their presence had not been taken Colonel Henry’s column continues to operate in ■ into account by the Commandant of the section. this district. On the 19th September, a small force, consisting Cape Colony. of some 160 mounted men and two guns of “ U ” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, which had been 11 After passing the Orange River on the detached without any authority or sufficiently night of the 3rd September, Commandant Smuts important object by the Officer Commanding at moved into the Jamestown-Dordrecht district the Bloemfontein Waterworks, was surrounded where he was engaged on the 12th of the month and captured at Vlakfontein, 18 miles south-west by Colonel Monro.: On the same night Smuts of Sannah’s Post, by a Boer commando under eluded our pursuing columns, and, passing over Commandants Coetzee and Ackermann. the Sterkstroom-Indwe line of railway at On receipt of this news General Plumer was Halseston Station, moved rapidly bjr Putter’s ordered to move north rapidly on Wepener, Kraal in the direction of Tarkastad. He was where he arrived on 26th September, and Colonel followed south by Colonel Gorringe, Lieut- Rochfort, who had succeeded to the temporary Colonel Doran, and the 17th Lancers, whilst command of Major-General Bruce Hamilton’s Colonel Scobell’s column moved to Cradock to force when the latter was transferred to Natal, try to intercept him from the west. was directed to push his columns across the On the 17th September, Smnts’s Commando railway line from the west with the object of arrived at Modderfontein, 18 miles north-west of hemming in the enemy against the Thabanchu Tarkastad, where the Boers made a most deter­ line. mined attack upon a squadron . of the 17th Daily skirmishes occurred with one or other Lancers, under Major Sandeman, posted to close of the columns, and at daybreak on the 29th, all egress to the south. The enemy being dressed Colonel Lowry Cole surprised a Boer laager in khaki were taken for our own troops, and got under Commandant Dreyer and Field-Cornet van to close quarters with the advantage of ground Vuuren, capturing both these leaders and other before the mistake was discovered.. Thus taken prisoners. at a great disadvantage our men offered a most In conjunction with these operations General gallant resistance, and worthily maintained the Plumer despatched 200 New Zealanders under traditions of their regiment The losses of Major Andrews from Wepener to hold Mokari the squadron were very severe, 3 Officers and Drift on the Caledon. This party reached the 20 men being killed, and 2 Officers and 30 men drift on the 27, just in time to anticipate some wounded. The Boers, who had evidently made 300 to 400 Boers who were about to cross the the attack in order to' elude the close pursuit to river to the south-east. In some sharp fighting which they were subjected, also suffered heavily, which followed, the enemy, who were driven before the approach of another squadron of the 8542 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

17th Lancers compelled them to break off the ■ night march from his camp at Waggon Drift.' engagement. A t daybreak of the 10th, Colonel Crabbe com­ After this encounter Smnts rapidly continued pletely surprised the Boers? under Commandant ■his movement to the south for several days. Van dor Merwe. During the short resistance The pursuit, however, was never relaxed, and offered by theenemy, Commandant Van der Merwe the troops under Lieut.-Colonels Gorringe, Doran, and one of his followers were killed, aud several and Scobbel responded cheerfully to the great burghers were wounded. 87 prisoners (including exertions demanded of them. The enemy’s route Field-Cornet Du Plessis), together with a good lay through Paling Kloof, Bankview (18 miles deal of ammunition and equipment, were captured. N.N.E. of Bedford) to Mount Prospect, and After this blow to his detachment, Scheepers thence across the Mancazana at Koonap’s Drift, turned east, and, passing to the south of Ladi- along the Fish River to & point near Sheldon smith and Oudtshorn, reached Klip Drift with Station, where they crossed the Port Elizabeth the remainder of his commando on the 20th. line to the west on the night of the 27th Sep­ From this point lie took a northerly direction, tember. Lieut.-Colonel Gorringe • next engaged closely pursued by the columns under Colonels him at Oud Murazie in the Zuurberg Mountains, Crabbe, Atherton, and Major Kavanugh. and here succeeded in dividing his force, driving After constant changes of direction, Scheepers one-half south towards Glen Connor, and the narrowly escaped capture on the 5th October, at other west towards Darlington. The Boers sub­ Adam’s Kraal, 20 miles S.S.W. of Ladismitk, sequently re-united at Diep Drift, 10 miles south where he was successfully attacked by Major of Darlington, but again attacked on the 3rd Kavanagb. October by Colonel Gorringe, were driven north, On the 8th September, Commandant Theron with a loss of three men killed and five wounded. was moving rapidly w est from the direction of Our columns in close contact still maintain the Willowuiore, with the apparent intention of join­ pursuit in this direction. ing Scheepers. On approaching Heidelberg and Xu the north-eastern portion of Cape Colony Swellendam, however, lie suddenly turned north­ the operations against Myburg and Fouchd, the west and, making for the railway, crossed to the latter of whom has recrossed the Orange liiver, north of the line between Triangle and Touw’s have been continued by the columns under River Stations. After passing the railway, Colonel Monro, Colonel Pilcher, and Lieut.- Theron was opposed by a force under Lieut.- Colonel Western; Major-General Hart, with Oolonel Capper, who pursued him into the Lieut.-Colonel lion. A. D. Murray’s troops and. northern portion of the Ceres District. The the Connaught Rangers remaining in observation troops under Lieut.-Colouels Alexander aud cf the river line between Bethulie and Herschel. Wyndham joined in the pursuit, and Theron . On the 10th September an attack upon lady- was driven well away to the north-west, after grey was easily driven off. On the 15th, which our columns moved back to the railway Colonel Pilcher’s columns were south and west line to co-opsrate once more in the chnse after of Jamestown, Lieut.-Colonel Western between Scheepers. Jamestown and Ladygrey, and Colonel Monro to In the Philipstown and Hanover districts, the north of Dordrecht. Smnts with his column AngloBoerWar.comsmall columns under Lieut.-Colonel Sprot and had already gone south, but about 400 Boers, Major Lund hare had frequent encounters with most of whom had returned from the Transkei, parties of Lategan’s men, who reappeared once remained scattered in small parties throughout more to the south of the Orange River. Field- the district.. Cornet Lonw, an influential rebel, and seven of • Early on the 20th September a determined his followers were captured by Major Lund on effort was made by Commandant Kruitzinger the 23rd September. near Quaggafontein, north of Herschel, to force . I must also make allusion to a very gallant a passage over the Orange River at a point stand made on the 17th September by nine men covered by 80 men of Lovat’s ScOuts under of the 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards, under Lieutenaut Lieut. - Colonel Hon. A. D. Murray. The M. Gurdon-Rebow, who found themselves at­ attempted crossing failed, but the loss sustained tacked by some 30 to 40 of the enemy near by our small force was very heavy, Lieut.- Cyferkuil, 10 miles north of Riet Siding. A Colonel Murray, his Adjutant and 1G men being summons to surrender was refused, and it was killed, and 1 Officer and 35 men wounded. I not until Lieutenant Gurdon-Rebow aud one much deplore the death of Lieut. - Colonel man had been killed and two others dangerously Murray, an Officer of great promise, who has led wounded, as the result of 3 hours’ fighting, that Lovat’s Scouts with gallantry and distinction the remaining men were overpowered and cap­ throughout the campaign. tured. The serjeant of the patrol was drowned At the end of September, Colonels Monro and in a gallant attempt to cross the Carolus River Pilcher were watching the passes over the in search of help. Drakensberg, across which most of the enemy 12. Throughout the period covered by this had again withdrawn into the Transkei, and despatch, the movements of our columus have Lieut.-Colonel Western was near Ladygrey. been somewhat impeded by the prevalence of From these positions Colonel Pilcher and Lieut.- rinderpest amongst the cattle. This first made Colonel Western were recalled to the south­ its appearance on the Thabanchn line 3 months eastern portion of the Orange River Colony; ago. For some time it was kept more or less Colonel Monro; supported by local troops, being under control, but in spite of every exertion the .in charge of this area. disease has now spread, and is likely to make it­ In tbc southern sphere of operations, it will be self felt in every district in turn. It is conse­ remembered that early in September Com­ quently necessary to inoculate all cattle, a process mandant Scheepers had made several unsuccessful which throws them out of work for a fortnight attempts to cross to the west of the Cape Town- or more, and considerably reduces the efficiency De Aar line near Matjesfontein. On the even­ of the ox transport for at least a month. The ing of the 9th September, General Beatson, who bulk of our oxen have been, or are now being, was 'directing the operations in this district, subjected to this treatment, but some time must hearing that a party of the enemy had outspanned elapse before its effects on the whole transport at Driefontein about 12 miles east of Laings- will have completely passed off, and very con­ burg, despatched Colonel Crabbe’s column on a siderable losses must occur meanwhile. • THE LONDON GAZETTE,1 DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8548

It is a' matter of great consideration to note ever-diminishing numbers opposing us in the that, in spite of all the difficulties that have pre­ field, these figures can be maintained, but I feel sented themselves, there has been no falling-off confident that so long as any resistance is con­ in the results which the mobile columns are able tinued no exertion will be spared either by to show in return for their hard work during the Officers or men of this force to carry out the month of September; 170 Boers have been task Ihey still have before them. killed in action, 114 have been wounded and are Recommendations for Good Service. prisoners in our hands. We have taken 1,385 13. I beg to forward herewith the lists of unwounded prisoners, and 393 burghers have Officers, non-commissioned officers and men whom surrendered. Our columns have captured in I wish to bring to notice for good services during addition 798 rifles, 119,000 rounds small-ann the past two months. ammunition, 770 wagons, 11,000 horses (most of I hive, &c. which are practically useless), and 41,500 cattle. It cannot be expected, even under the most KITCHENER, General. favourable conditions, that in the presence of Gommanding-in-Chief, South Africa.

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No. 27382, r> >8544 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

List of Officers who have been mentioned in connection with Despatches.

Corps, rank and name. Cause of mention. Remarks.1

K ing’s Own Scottish . Borderers. Major and Brevet Lieut. - For his capture of Commandant Wolmaarans Coionel G. N. Mayne. and 30 armed Boers near Damhoek, on 10th August, 1901. •

2nd Bn. Gordon High­ la n d e rs. Lieutenant J. L. G. Burnett For his coolness and resource on occasion of train being derailed and attacked on Pietersburg line on 10th August, 1901. 7th N ew Z ealand Regiment. Captain C. Simpson Greatly distinguished themselves in night capture of Spannerberg’s laager near New Sootii W ales Honiugspruit, on 16th August, 1901. B ushmen. Lieutenant Quintal..

Rimington’s Guides. Major J. H. Damant For very able command of a column in Awarded D.S.O. south of Orange River Colony, a most Authority War gallant aud exceptionally good Officer. Office telegram, No 9206, dated 10th September, 1901. AngloBoerWar.com 74tii I mperial Y eomanry. Captain J. F. Ilumby For able manner in which ho extricated a convoy from a difficult situation near Griquatown, Cape Colony, on 24th August, 1901.

Diamond Fields Artillery Lieutenant A. Kidd 1 ► For excellent work on same occasion. 74th Imperial Y eomanry. Lieutenant E. B. Despard .. I

9th L ancers. ‘Captain Lord D. J. C. ‘Brevet Majority, Compton.. War Office telegram, Lieutenant, R. V. Wynn .. So. 9599, dated 9th 2nd Lieutenant G. M. Neil- For marked gallantly in capture of Lotter’s October, 1901. son commando near Petersburg, Cape Colony, on 5th September, 1901. Ca p e M ounted R if l e s . fCaptain J. K Pui-cell f Awarded D.S.O. Lieutenant D. A. H. Bowers Authority as above.

IStii H ussars. Lieutenant J. W. I.ich ten- For conspicuous gallantry on Oliphauts Ditto. berg. river ou 30th- July, 1901, in pursuit of Viljoen’s convoy in face of very superior numbers of enemy. Though dangerously wounded, by his courage and example enabled his small party to hold out for 2 hours against repeated attacks, and* thereby secured the capture of a large portion of the convoy. THE. LONDON GAZETTE^ DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8545

Corps, "rank and name. Cause of mention. Remarks.

1st Bn. D erbyshire Regi­ m e n t. 2nd Lieutenant H. M. Mil- For good example and bravery in close ward. fighting round the guns of the 28th Battery at Vlakfontein, on 29th May, 1901.

10th I mperial Y eomanry. Captain A. R Johnson For conspicuous gallantry and skill in the handling of his men in attack on enemy’s convoy at Middelbult, on 22nd August, 1901.

Derbyshire Regiment. Captain P. P- R. Anley . For good service in the Magaliesberg in September, 1901.

1st Bn. W orcestershire Regiment. Lieutenant C. T. F. Dillon For consistent good work with Mounted (dangerously wounded). Infantry, especially in seizing a kraal in front of enemy on 10th August, 1901.

1st I mperial Y eomanry. Captain H. B. Burnaby .. For gallantry in Foriesburg District on 16th August, 1901.

6th NewZealand Mounted R ifles. Lieutenant P. L. Tudor .. With only 12 men crossed the Caledon river on 16th September, 1901, and kept touch with 200 Boers for three days, and displayedAngloBoerWar.com great gallantry on 27th September, in holding a position for 8 hours against 50 Boers.

5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Lieuteuant L. J. Caskev For great gallantry on same occasion. (killed).

32nd Company, Imperial Y eomanry. Lieutenant S. 6. Sheppard.. On 18th September, headed a party which swam to some islands in' the Vaal river held by armed Boere and took them prisoners. On 19th September, rescued a man from drowning at great personal risk. bth New Zealand Mounted R ifles. Major A. W. Andrews In command during action at Mokari Drift, (Captain, Indian Staff Caledon liver on 27th September, and Corps). handled his troops very well.

3 rd Rn. Essex Regiment (21 st Mounted Infantry). Captain B. R. A. D. Stod-: In action at Zwartruggen on 7th September, dart MacLellan. 1901, leaving the remainder to hold enemy in front, led eight men up a donga to within 200 yards of position, charged it and captured six men and hoi'ses.

2nd Bn. R oyal I rish R ifles. Captain and Adjutant D. For his consistent good work in night Brevet Majorily, War Wilmot Sitwell operations with Mounted Infantry, Office telegram, Nq. , especially in his capture of Steyn’s laager 9599, dated 9th , on 12th September, 1901. October. 1901. 8 2 8546 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

Corps, rank and name. Cause of mention. Remarks.

Cameron H ighlanders. Lieutenant A. H. Mackin­ tosh. For good and gallant leading of a small party of Mounted Infantry in surprise of very superior force of enemy at 3rd Bn. Lancashire Vooruitzicht, Orange River Colony,' on [Fusiliers. 10th September, 1901. 2nd Lieutenant G. B. G: Wood.

Scottish H orse. f j For the work done by them in clearing Captain P. N. Field | kloofs of Magaliesberg in September. Captain Ian Mackenzie J I I ■ Lieutenant. Jardine also for gallantry in Lieutenant W. Jardine:' M action at Moedwill.

2nd Dragoon Guards, attached Welsh Imperial Yeom anry. Captain P. M. Sykes For line example in firing 50 rounds himself at close range after being wounded during action at Rhenosterfontein, September, 1901. Bechuanaland R ifles. Captain B. W. Cowan

5th I mperial Y eomanry. Lieutenant H. de L Q. Ilarrop (now 2nd Lieu­ tenant, 5th Lancers). Lieutenant G. McB. Skir- -For gallantry in same action. ving (killed). AngloBoerWar.com

Bedford Mounted Infantry. Lieutenant G. C. Sladen (now 2nd Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade).

R oyal Irish F usiliers. Captain C. Dick (since died For consistant gallantry and good leading, of wounds). especially in action in Kroonstad District on 28th August, 1901.

K ing’s Royal R ifle CoRPa For plucky, determined and successful Captain S. F. M ott.. ( pursuit of Olivier’s convoy on 3rd August, Captain A. R. Mildmay ( 1901, with an inferior force, and for (since killed). quickness and initiative on 23rd August, when it was chiefly due to them that enemy was prevented from escaping. I 2nd Bn. R o y al Iris h F usiliers. Lieutenant M. J. Furnell . For charging on 10th. August, a farm occupied by enemy and capturing four Beers in it. J ohannesburg Mounted R ifles. Lieutenant Nicoll .. J For dash and judgment in attack on position Lieutenant C. Wells 1 at Waterval on 10th September, 1901.

IOtii I mperial Y eomanry. Lieutenant J. Latham For gallant leading on enemy’s tranches at Devondale, 15th September, 1901'. THEl LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBEK 3, 1901. 8547.

Corps, rank and name. Cause of mention. Remarks..

11th Imperial Y eomanry Lieutenant E. Clementi- On 11th September, 1901, in Ilarrismith Awarded D.S.O., by Smith (since died of District, advanced alone to occupy a W ar Office tele-: wounds)) position Boers were making1 for, and gram, No. . 959ft, though wounded through right shoulder dated 9 th October, continued to fire from left, keeping enemy 1901. off till he was reinforced.

Dorsetshire R egiment. Captain (now Brevet Major) For defence of Fort Prospect, Zululand, 26th Awarded 0,8.0., by C. A. Rowley September, 1901. W ar Office tele- gram, No. 9599, dared 9th October, 1901. Durham Artillery. Lieutenant R. G. M. John­ In same action for good defence of a sangar son. where brunt cf attack fell.

R oyal D ublin F usiliers. Captain A. J. Chapman .. For his defence of Fort Itala. Zululand, on Noted for brevet 26tb September, 1901. Lieut.-Colonelcy on promotion, War Office telegram, No. 9599. dated 9th October, 1901. Brevet Lieritenant- Coloriel, ' London Gazette, 25th Octo­ ber, 1901.

Lieuteuant B. P. Lefroy .. For gallantry in .same action.. . . Awarded D.S.O;, by War Office tele- . gram. No. 9959, AngloBoerWar.com dated 9th.0ctobev, 1901. Royal Army Medical Corps. Major T. G. Lavie.. Wounded early in attack on Colonel Keke- 1 wieb’s camp at Hoedwill on 30th Septem- I ber, but continued at their'duties many ' Civil Surgeon. hours.' W.S. Kidd..

Derbyshire R egiment. 2nd Lieutenant G. E. Mills In same action for bis example and disregard ! (killed). of danger. ’

7tii Imperial Yeomanry. Lieutenant R.-Fersse .. In same action, though wounded in throe places, held his post- and continued to I j fight. ! Scottish IIokse. Captain R. H. Dick Cuh- 1 yingham (Lieutenant, 21 st Lancers). Lieutenant J. H. Symends.. Lieutenant A. Rattray .. LieutenantN. C. G. Cameron .. (wounded). Lieutenant W. Loring Captain P. M. Rattray For gallantry at.Moedwill on 30tli Septem- i Lieutenaut J. Stuart-Wort- > ber, 1901. ley (wounded)

Royal F ield Artillery. Captain G. Laird (killed) ., Capain E. L. 'Wheeler Lieutenant G. "Tl'Du Val (wounded). 8548 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1301.

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6th New Zealand Mounted Ru les. Captain J. Findlay (The For excellent service in command of de- Buffs, East Kent Regi­ > tached troops in Orange River Colony, ment, Mounted Infantry). September, 1901. Captain L. C. E. Knight ..

Indian Staff Corps. Lieut.-Colonel C. F. Min For ability aud good judgment in directing chin, D.S.O. attack on Wessels’s Commando, which had superior force, at Florence, Orange River Colony, in September, 1901.

T iiohnevcroft’s Mounted I nfantry. Captain R. T. Barrett For conspicuous gallantry on same occasion, (killed). } in charging a donga from which enemy Captain T. Thompson, D.S.O. was firing heavily.

6th (Inniskuling) Dragoons. Lieutenant R. B. Johnson For gallant and dashing conduct on Yaal river on 23rd September, 1901, in kill­ 3rd New South W ales ing two Boers, wounding one and captur­ Mounted Rifles. ing 15 before they could get to cover. Lieutenant W. Moffitt

1st 8n. H ighland Light I nfantry. Lieutenant A. J. Marten (2nd Bn. Northampton­ AngloBoerWar.com shire Regiment). Major C. S. Prichard .. For consistant good work with armoured trains.

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Royal Scots F usiliers. On 27th August, 1901, near. Alkmaar, Promoted corporals part of garrison of a blockhouse con- by Commander-in- 2505 Private W. Galon sisting of seven men in vicinity of Chief. ■< train derailed and attacked by enemy, 3626 Private B. Knowles volunteered to go out and defend the train, which they did, and kept enemy off till support arrived.

7th New Z ealand Regiment. 4121 Serjeant-Major E. B. For most gallant rescue of a prisoner in Awarded D. C. medal. Lockett. the Lbsberg on 23rd August, 19Q1. War Office tele? He was severely wounded, and Jirs gram, No. 9599} lost an arm in consequence. dated 9th October, / % 1901. 3rd Bn. Royal W arwickshire Regt. 6307 Private J . Millidge For capture of two Boer scouts, single- Promoted coiporal t handed, on 20th August, and .for by Commander-in^ | previous good service. Chief. THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8549

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Civilian Engine Driver. J. II. C. Dale .. . ■ For great gallantry when train was de­ railed and attacked near Alkmaar, whereby be saved the engine and warned the nearest post. 18th H ussars. 4784 ‘ •Serjeant G. Stevenson •Awarded D. C. medal *4578 fCorporal C. Yeesey as above, 4616 {Staff-Serjt. E. Moore . f Promoted serjeants For marked gallantry in notion on 4409 {Private T. Wardley . by Coinmander-iu- i Oliphant’s River on 30th July, 1901. CI lief. | when their troop was attacked by {Promoted corporals 2nd Imperial Light very superior numbers. by Commander-iu- Horse. Chief. 345 fCorporal R. Waldeck .

18th H ussars. On same occasion stayed with Captain •Promoted corporal .. Serjeant- Major .Baldry Leverson when severely w'ounded, by Oommander-iu- . . ‘ Private Jones and drove off 20 Boers who attempted Chief. to take them, killing 2 and wounding 3.

1st Bn. Dekuyshikb R egiment. 4778 Private C. Maddison For great gallantry and good example (killed) at Vlakfontein on 29th May, 1901.

9tii Lancers. AngloBoerWar.com •Awarded D.C. medal. •Serjeant Cook .. 'I War Office tele­ {Private Willoox gram, No. 9599, {Corporal Pearson dated 9th October, •Serjeant Beckett For conspicuous gallautry in the 1901. Serjeant Mason rapture of Letter's Commando near tPromoted corporals fPrivate Capon .. Petersburg, Cape Colony, on 5th by Commander-in- September, (901. Chief. {Promoted serjeant Cape Mounted Rifles. by Commander-in- •Private Haines.. chief.

Cape Police. Serjt.-Major A. Young For most distinguished bravery at Forwarded to War RuitePs Kraal, Cape Colouy, on 13th Office with recom­ August, 1901, in gallopiug alone mendation for V.C., ahead of his men into 20 Boers who 12 th September, were falling back on toanother position 1901. (Awarded, held by others, and shooting one London Gazette, commandant aud capturing the other, 8th November, Erasmus. 1901.) King’s Own Scottish Borderers (Volunteer Company). 6815 Colr.-Serjt. R. Grierson. Conspicuous in the oorajiany which •Promoted corporals captured Commandant Wohnaarans by Commander-in- 7328 •Lauce-Cpl. J. McMillan. and 30 Boers in a kloof near Dam- chief. 7380 •Private R. Dixon }f hoek on 10th August, 1901.

2nd Bn. Gokdon High­ landers (Volunteer Company). 8293 Serjeant W. Steven 1 For gallantry during the attack on 2nd Rn. Gordon High­ derailed train on Pietersburg line landers. on 10th August, 1901. 4612 Private E. L. Sills • •M 8'550 THE LONDON'GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

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i 3i:d Bn. W arw ick - j SHIRK REGIMENT (Mounted Infantry). I 5930 •Lance-Cpl. Scattergood Behaved most gallantly at Vooruitziclit, Promoted corporal Orange River Colony, on lOtli Pep- by Commander-in- ternber, 1901, in covering 2 wounded 1 Chief. Officers remaining alone to protect ‘Awarded D.C. modal, them, and although himself wounded, 1 Authority as above, succeeded in keeping enemy off.

Scottish H orse. For especially good service in the ‘Promoted corporal ‘Trooper Richardson dangerous and difficult work of by Commander-in- Serjeant Mainwaring searching kloofs in the Magaliesberg, Chief. 5th September, 1901.

Diamond Fields H orse. 1111 Trooper J. Evans On 12th February, 1901. a cattle-guard Awarded D.C. medal. of 4 men being surprised by enemy, War Office tele­ he kept enemy off single-handed, gram, No. 9599, sending the other man for assistance, dated 9th October, and saved the whole herd and killed 1901. 2 Boers.

89tii W elsh I mperial Y eomanry. 33915 Trooper J. Norris For gallantry in action at Rhenostor- Promoted corporals 33919 Trooper J . Baton AngloBoerWar.comfouteiD, Western Transvaal, 5th by Commander-in- 34614 Bugler Pritchard }September, 1901. Chief.

R o ta l Armv M ed ical Corps. .7881 Staff-Serjeant E. Fells.. On same occasion, for gallantry in looking for and attending to wounded under heavy fire.

5th I mperial Y eomanry. 9996 Serjeant-Major II. Hug- ’ On same occasion, for gallant way in Awarded D.C. medal. gins. which he worked the Maxim gun War Office tele­ though himself wounded. gram, No. 9599, dated 9th October, 1901.

Bechuanaland Rifles. Serjeant-Major Watts > For gallantry on same occasion. Serjeant Shipman

5th Imperial Y eomanry. 32593 Trooper Grant ..

Ditto Promoted corporals Bechuanaland R ifles. by Commander-iii- Trooper Austin.. Chief.

Lance-Corporal Suther­ In same action, for retaining two Ditto. land. prisoners when 30 Boers , opened fire on him, and lie was alone and his horse killed. • "{ ■ THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901 8551

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1st Bn. Durham Light INFANTRY (Moo N'T ED Infantry). 4182 Lance - Corporal If. For initiative and courage on 5th Sept- Promoted corporal Hawkins. tember, 1901, in proceeding alone to by Commander-in- hold four Boers who, he thought Cbief, and awarded would outflank his party. At the T).C. medal. War time he was l£1* miles from any Office telegram, No. support. lie wounded one man, and 9599, dated 9th drove others off. October, 1901.

3rd Bn. K ing's Royal j R ifle Corps. 0585 Private J. Brion At Gaskraal, Orange River Colony, on Ditto. 28th August, 1901, his patrol of six men being surprised by some 50 Boers, the corporal, two men, and all the horses being killed, took over command, refused to surrender, shooting two Boers who attempted to take him, and held out till relieved.

19tii H ussars. 4600 Private J. Baldwin One of the party which, on 29th July, Promoted corporal 1901, pursued a strong force of by Commander-ih- enemy, charged him, and captured Chief. his AngloBoerWar.com pompom. 3906 j Lance-Corporal G. Mash At Slagboom, on 16th August, 1901, Ditto. for gallantry in helping Serjeant Ward to remove the Colt gun under heavy fire from bush on both sides of the road. 3584 1 Serjeant C. Ward On 16th August, 1901, the Colt gun Awarded D.C. medal. being very hotly pressed by the War Office tele­ enemy, concealed in bush on both gram, No. 9599, sides of the road, he, with the help dated 9th October, of Lance-Corporal Mash, dismounted 1901. it and carried it off on his horse. 3007 I Squadron Quarter* Assisted the other two in above action. I Master-Serjeant H. Whiting.

2nd Bn. Gloucester­ shire Regiment (Mounted Infantry). 5840 Private C. Wakefield .. On 31st July, 1901, was one of 10 men Promoted corporal pursuing the enemy’s convoy, and, by Commander-in- when the remainder had beeu dis­ Chief, and awarded mounted by the Officer’s orders to D.C. medal. War open fire on it, Private Wakefield, Office telegram, No. on his own initiative, galloped alone 9599, dated 9th to the head of the convoy and October, 1901. stopped it. Had he not done so, some of the carts would probably have escaped in the dark.

1st Bn. R oyal Scots (10m Mounted I nfantry). 4108 Acting Serjeant-Major At Retief’s Nek, Orange'River Colony, McGregor. on 3rd September, 1901, carried despatches through the enemy though under fire for considerable distance. . 1 N o.127382. 8552 .THE .LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

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2nd Bn. Royal D ublin F usiliers. 6491 Lance - Coiiporal T. For great and conspicuous gallantry’ O’Connor (killed). when very closely pressed by the enemy at Gaskraal on 2.3t,h. August, • 1901. . - ' ■!

Civilian. Engine - Driver R. M. For his presence of mind at Boschrand, Growden. , when his engine was derailed and i I upset by the enemy; he remained on it till he had opeued ail the safety valves, thereby saving the explosion of the boiler. Ee was severely scalded in doing this.

Menne’s Scouts. At Platrand on 13th September, Trooper Trooper Peterkin Glasborow went back to assist a dis­ Trooper Glnsborow mounted comrade and was mortally (killed.) wounded. Peterkin then returned under heavy fire and attended to him.

5th I mperial . Yeomanry. 29499 Trooper W. Brown Killed, in action at Rhenosterfohtein on (killed). 5th September, 1901, whilst taking AngloBoerWar.com.water to a wounded man, thongh himself wounded.

13th H ussars. ,i 3592 Private R. Tanner Mortally wounded near Klerksdorp on (since dead). . 6th September, 1901, in trying to carry a wounded man under cover.

1st B n. R ifle Brigade. .5262 Corporal W. Lawrence i At Vaalbank, Orange River Colony, on I< 31st July, 1901, for returning under heavy fire to assistance of a dis­ K ing’s R otatI . Rifles. mounted man and saving him from capture. 9405 Rifleman G. Austin ,,

' 22nd Mounted I nfantry. ‘5719 Private F. E. L. Syrett For rescue of dismounted men under 2800 Serjeant H. McLean fire in Orange River Colony in June (2nd.Bn. Royal Spots) . and July, 1901. Fusiliers). ' ' ‘ ‘ : }

24th I mperial Yeomanry. 31116 Trooper J. Millerson ., At Aaronslaagte, Orange River Colony, Promoted corporal on 26th August, 1901, shot through by Commander-in- thigh and horse killed by ambushed Ohief.. Boers, called on to surrender, refused and continued firing till relieved.

Connaught Rangers 3976 Lance-Corporal Durkin For gallantry in action with .Lotter Promoted corporals 6880 Private McDonald ,, on 14th July,J199l,at Zuurvlaagte, by Commander in- 8274 Private Neale .. .. }Cape Colony. . 1 Chiefv THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 190i 8553

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1st Bn. Derbyshire Regiment. 5138 •Lance-Serjeant Bailey.. Chiefly instrumental in the 59 Capture's * Promoted serieants 5053 •Lance-Serjeant Coxon.. ■ made by- their -.company in a by Commander-in- 3048 fPrivate Boyle .. week’s work in the Magaliesbcrg. Chief. 4686 jPrivate Sanderson Sanderson held up 24 men practically f Promoted corporals single-handed. by Commander-in- . Chief... Durham Artillery, 1332 ‘Bombardier J. Marsden Serjeant F. Doyle 2913 •Bombardier G. Gilligan

D orsetshire Mounted j Infantry. 2196 Co. Serjt.-Major W. For gallantry and good service in' * Promoted corporals Young. defence of Fort Prospect, 26th by Cominander-ih- 3122 * Private J. Bowriug September, 1901. Cnief. 4991 j*Corporal H. Witney 5770 |*Corporal Ken-ins

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5422 Serjeant C. Chambers I Were survivors of No. 4 Section, though Promoted -corporals 3257 | Lance - Corporal R. | •suii'ounded,- refused to-surrender, and by Commander-iu- Dixon. fought ou till only 1 mau was left Ohief.” 3978 i Private J. Caneny j unwounded; out of 13 men 5 were C240 ■ Private E. Picard killed, 7 wounded,! of whbin.have , since died. ! 5097 ! Private F. Bancroft . ■ In same action, rushed out from cover Promoted corporal in broad daylight and bayouetted a by Coinmander-iu- Boer who was firing at his section. Chief. 2753 ! Private W. Bees One of Maxim detachment, which had 6 men out of 9 hit, hearing wounded 1 calling for water.went 500 yards ahead of his gnu and filled a kettle and j i returned, passing on his way within : 100 yards of some rocks held by enemy, from which they were filing heavily. 4201 Private J. Brierley The Maxim guii wanting water, fetched Promoted corporal some under very heavy fire from GO by Cominander-in- yards range. * Cliief. 48tu Somerset I mperial ' Yeomanry. I Serjeant-Major T. Jor- Led his Irpop to repulse attack, and, den. (bough twice wounded, continued to Tead and repulse attack in most gallant manner.

Scottish H orse. 755 . Farrier-Serjeant Kirk­ Conspicuous by liis leading and rallying patrick. - the men. ' Trooper G. Webster .. Advanced with 3 comrades, and when Promoted corporal all were wounded continued alone, by Commander-m- .called ou to surrender, refused, and Chief. j continued to. fight, till reinforced, ..when he advanced again'. | Serjeant C. E. I’Anson For continuing, -to s$rv.e out dnd carry Ii op ammunition, though ' himself I wounded. ! 8554 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

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Royal H orse Artillery (P ompom). 7279 Serjeant J. W, Naylor.. Though badly wounded in log, con­ tinued to work his gun under very heavy fire.

Royal F ield Artillery, 28th Battury. 71366 Gunner H. Wooding For lifting two shells from a portable Promoted corporal magazine in which the cartridges by Commauder-in- were burning furiously. Ohief.

2nd Bn. Grenadier G uards. 1136 Corporal W. Harbron ., On 26th July, 1901, for gallantry in proceeding under heavy fire to assist severely wounded man and carrying him under cover. 6734 Private Kerry .. For coolness and presence of mind under fire on 22nd August,. 1901.

1st Bn. L einster Regiment. 1644 Private T. Sullivan For defence of a detached post attacked Promoted corporals 5382 Private P. Furlong on three sides. Refused to surrender by Uomniandcr-in- 2829 Privato P. Keogh and eventually beat enemy off. Ohief.

1st Bn, W orcestershire AngloBoerWar.com Regiment. On 10th August, 1901, went under 4532 Private W. Spencer heavy fire to assistance of Lieutenant 5167 Private C. Shackleford Dillon dangerously wounded, and covered his retreat.

2nd Bn. Manchester R egiment. 3293 Privato Archibald ,, At Tyger Kloof, Orange River Colony, j Promoted corporal on 29th September, 1901, volunteered ! by Commander-in- to look for three missing men and did , Chief, so successfully under fire of 40 Boers. .

62nd I mperial Y eomanry. Trooper J. C. Sales Ou 2nd October, his horse shot and leg Promoted corporal badly injured, when called on at by Commander-iu- close range to surrender, refused, and Chief. eventually got away with his arms.

1 I tii I mperial Y eomanry. For proceeding under heavy fire to Promoted corporals Trooper J. Bishop assist Lieutenant Clementi-Smith to by Commander-in- 25020 Trooper C. Clinging hold his position, llth September, Chief. 1901.

6th New Zealand Mounted Rifles. 3841 Private J. E. Baigent .. One of a party which voluntered to carry despatches; ambushed and fired on at very close range and the corporal’s horse being shot, waited under heavy fire for him and brought him away safely. Bastard’s Drift, Orange River Colony, 27th Sep­ tember, 1901, THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901 8555

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5th Queensland I mperial Bushmen. 202 Private G. H. White For gallantry in action at Mokari Drift, (killed). Caledon River, 27th September, 1901.

Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry. 7405 Serjeant H. P. Wheat- •Promoted eerjeant ley. For marked gallantry in action at by Commander-in- 741 fPrivate A. H. Horwood. Chief. 207 •Corporal L. Alderson .. Forence, Orange River Colony, Sep­ tember, 1901. fPromoted corporals 699 fPrivate R. J. Dowling.. by Commander-in- 7562 Serjeant T. P. Jones .. Chief.

2nd Bn. Wiltshire i Regiment. 1941 Serjeant W. Kennel ..

1st Bn. Scots Guards. For consistent good work with Corporal A. C. E. Darke. armoured trains. Civilian engine driver Lovelace.

2nd Bn. R oyal Dublin F usiliers. 4701 ( Private T. Kelly A’ rear guard retiring and a man dis- "mounted within 400 yards of enemy, KellyAngloBoerWar.com returned for him and brought him away. 5th Imperial Y eomanry. Trooper J. W. Appelby. • Trooper Brodie.. Serjeaut Hankins .. j For gallantry in action at Devondale Intelligence Scout Mr. , Western Iransvaal, 16th September, P. J. Reid. ! j 1901. 34373 Serjeant A. E. Savage .. J

M id la jd M ounted R if l e s . 33829 Lance - Corporal K. , McKnight. For good work in capturing 16 armed 30654 ■ Private H. E. Spiers Boers ou 24th September, 1901, i } 8556 THE LONDON- GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

From Lord'Kitchener to the'Secretary of'Slate The action was now general all rodnd the for War, War Office. camp, the fire terrific, and continued without Pretoria, cessation till 4 a.m., the Boers during this phase Sir, 18th October, 1901. charged close up to the trenches, many .dead In connection with my despatch, dated 8th were picked up 2 and 3 yards from them; at October, 1901,1 beg to forward herewith reports 4 a.m. the fire 'suddenly ceased". At dawn', describing the defence of Itala and Fort Prospect C a.m., thinking the Boers had cleared, the native on the 26th, and the repulse of the attack upon scouts were ordered out to clear up the situation, Colonel Kekewich’s camp at Moedivill, on the and Lieutenant Fielding, Royal Array Medical 30th September, 1901. Corps, proceeded up the hill to look for wounded, I have,&c., suddenly the fire broke out with increased KITCHENER, General, energy and continued from that time till Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa. 7.30 p.m. (19 houvs). Lieutenant Fielding could not return ana was detained by the Boers. - The whole area of the camp wai swept Report on the Action at Itala Mount, Zululand, by bullets from every direction, arid our on the 26th September, 1901. casualties became heavy, during the action the Forces. men were practically without food or water, 1. Our force— and it became evident that it was a question of 2 guns, Royal Field Artillery, 69th ammunition which would decide the day, officers Battery. and men had been ordered to regulate their fire 3 companies, 5th Division, Mounted In­ by the Boers, and not to waste. When the fantry Battalion (300 riBes). action ceased there only i-einainedabout 100 rounds 1 Maxim. * per man, all reserve was expended. The night Boer Forces.—Strength, 1,800 to 2,000, was very bright, there being nearly a- full moon, under the command of Commandant-General and the guns oame into action during the first Louis Botha, Generals C. Botha, Opperman, and phase, making excellent practice on the kopjes Emmett, Commandants Scholtz, H. J. Polgeiter, 1,100 yards north and ridge 3,400 yards north, Danhausser and others. materially helped to keep down the fire. At Intelligence. dawn when the attack recommenced they 2. Information came in on the afternoon of the continued to fire for half-hour, when they be­ 25th that two large commandos had rein­ came the target for every rifle, so I ordered forced Danhausser, and that their intention was them to cease and the men to take cover. The to attack my camp that night. About 8 pm. fire from the guns and Maxim killed and further reports came in that a large force had wounded a great number; Kaffirs report Boers left Babanango by the west road, and was commandeered them to carry away dead aud marching on the Itala. Another large force was wounded, and this they were doing all that moving to cross at White’s Drift, east of night aud next day. The officer in command Babanango. of the guns, Lieutenant Herbert, Royal Field Disposition of our Forces. Artillery, and four men were, severely wounded. 3. Ours.—The garrison at once proceededAngloBoerWar.com to take up their positions. I sent 80 Mounted Reasons for my Decision to Evacuate Itala. Infantry, under Lieutenant Lefroy, 1st Bn. 5. When the firing ceased at 7.30 p.m., I Royal Dublin Fusiliers, nnd Lieutenant Kane, waited au hour, nnd then sent native sebuts to 1st Bn. South Lancashire Regiment, to occupy reconnoitre, they reported that all Boers had the highest point of the Itala, about 1 mile from cleared; from personal observation at dusk large the camp. bodies of the enemy were observed" retiring Disposition of Boer Forces. across the border, all going north and north-east. Boers.—About 800 men, under General C. 1 decided that owing to my heavy casualties in Botha and Commandant Scholtz, attacked the men and horses, the exhausted condition of the Itala from the w est; General Opperman, with force, and want of ammunition, to retire to about 500, attacked the camp from the south­ M’Kandhla. No information of .assistance was east; Commandant Potgeiter, with COO, attacked received until 4.30 p.m. the 27th instant at camp from the north. A strong detached M’Kandhla. Tiie 10-mule wagons were loaded force of 200 men was sent along road to with as much as they could carry, and the force M’Kandhla to hold the ridge where the Mel- moved off at 12 midnight, arriving at M’Kandlila mouth and M’Kandhla roads crossj at the same 4 a.m. unmolested. There were left at Itala time a force of about 500, under Commandant Lieutenant Hyslop and 20 men unarmed, also Grobelaar, proceeded to Prospect Post 15 miles Chief Veterinary-Surgeon Probyn to look after east of Jtafajind atUcked it_ at 6 a.m. on _the . wounded,-collect -and bury—dead. - -Sufficient 26th ihst. tents to form a field hospital were also left. Small parlies of Boers searched all the sur­ Lieutenant Fielding, Royal Army Medical Corps, rounding country for stock. was released, and came into camp shortly after The Action. the column had marched off. 4. At 12 midnight, 25th and 26th, rapid fire was heard from the advance post on the top of General Remarks. the Itala, and continued for about 15 minutes, 6. The Boers shot harmless natives, stripped when it suddenly ceased for half hour. It then aud robbed the dead and wounded. They used recommenced and continued for half hour, when explosive bullets, and some of tlio dangerous all firing from the top ceased. A verbal report wounds are due to them. was received about 2 a.m. from this post that No helio communication could be attempted, they had been surrounded by about 500, who and native scouts could not get through. rushed it, and that all were either killed or taken The native scouts employed by me under prisoners. This was true to a great degree, but Guide Collins, Intelligence Guide, brought in many men refused to surrender, escaped down early, ample, and accurate information. During the south side of the mountain and fought it out my stay in Zululand they hare been constantly the whole day, doing considerable execution in the Boer laagers, and it is to their being able to from the number of dead Boers found on that so quickly transmit information that we were side. quite prepared when the attack began. I should THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901. :8557 be gratified if favourable-notice could be taken firing for 13 hours. I estimate the strength of of their services. > • the Boers at from 500 to 600 men, ana they The Commandant-General,- -L. Botha, directed belonged to the Ermelo or Carolina commandos. the action from the top of Babanango by helio The casualties of the Boers are unknown, bat and mounted orderlies. Two messages, picked two dead were buried at Potgieter’s Farm. The up on the Itala, are attached. prisoners who were taken at Itala say that the Casualties. Boers own to having had 60 killed and wounded • 7. Ours. — Killed: - officers, 1;- men, 21; on the attack on Fort Prospect. 1 picked up 30 mules, 4. Wounded: officers, 5; men, 54; dead horses next morning, also 2 rifles and 20 horses, 222. Missing: officers, nil; men, nil. saddles. Boers.—Reliable eye-witnesses say 128 dead; I cannot close the report without mentioning wounded, 270 about. the gallantry displayed by all ranks, especially Amongst their killed are Commandants Scholtss, by the Durham Company of Militia Artillery. I II. J. Potgeiter, and the latter was killed by wish to bring to your notice the following names revolver shot from Lieutenant Lefroy, 1st Bn. of those who did very well:— Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Durham Artillery. Ammunition Expended by onr Force. Lieutenant R, G. M. Johnson commanded one 8. Guns—-OS shrapnel. • Lee-Metford—70,040 of the sangars where the brunt of the attack rounds. fell, and helped me to organise defence. A. J. CHAPMAN, Major, 1. No. 1332 Bombardier J. Marsden com­ Royal Dublin Fusiliers, manded the'other si one sangar after Bombardier • - Officer Commanding Troops. Gilligan was wonnded and refused to surrender. M’Kandhla, . 2. Serjeant F. Doyle commanded rear trench and repulsed Boer second attack. 30th September, 1901. 3. No. 1317 Gunner J. White when wounded ' Lieutenant Fielding, Royal Army Medical went on fighting, and when dressed returned Corps, reports that nothing could exceed the under fire to his trench. kindness and courtesy of General Chris Botha 4. No. 2913 Bombardier G. Gilligan commanded to the tvouuded, it was only his presence and stone sangar until wounded. influence which restrained his burghers from Dorsetshire Regiment, “ B ” ,Company, 5 th robbing the wounded, and on several occasions Division, Mounted Infantry. he struck burghers for trying to do so. 1. No. 2196 Company Serjeant-Major W. A. J; CHAPMAN, Major, Young greatly aided me in the defence. Officer Commanding Troops. 2. No. 3122 Private J. Bowering, wounded 30th September; 1901. severely in the head, returned after a few hours to work in the trenches. 3. No 4991 Corporal H. Whitney commanded Report on the Defence, of Fort Prospect, Zulu- Maxim gun section, which did good work all land,:26th September, 1901. through the day. I have the honour to forward the AngloBoerWar.com following 4. No. 5170 Corporal Kerrins for great cool­ report of the action at Fort. Prospect, 26th Sep­ ness in action, and for good work during the tember, 190i attack. About 2 a.m. on the morning of the 26th, it No. 7 Serjeant Gumbi, Znluland Police, for was-reported to me that firing could be heard at gallantly reinforcing me during the fight. Itala; at 2.30 a.m. a rocket went up. I at once I have, &c., reinforced the trenches and made ready for an C. A. ROWLEY, Captain, attack. About 4.15 a.m. a Kaffir came in and Officer Commanding, Prospect Post, warned me. that the Doers were coming to Prospect Post, attack the post in hundreds. By this time I 29th September, 1901. had provisions, water, and extra ammunition -placed in all the trenches. At 4180 a.m., under Deputy Adjutant-General, Natal, cover of a mist in the donga, the Boers made a Forwarded. very severe attack on the north and west of my The defence was a gallant one against great position, the brunt of the attack fell on tw o . odd& - sangars held by - the Durham Company of I trust those mentioned by Captain Rowley Artillery; the Boers broke through the wire in ay be brought to notice. and got to within 20 yards of these sangars, but Captain Rowley himself is a reliable Officer of they both gallantly held their own and I, with considerable experience, and I think deserves the aid of the Maxim, was able to repulse this great credit.. attack. By 6.30 a.m. the Boers drew off from I have, &c., this flank. They then commenced a very severe H. POWELL, Major, attack on the rear of my post, but by 10 a.m. it Officer Commanding, Zululaud. - was repulsed. About this time a party of Zulu- Melmoth, land Native Police,, gallantly led.by Serjeant 30th September, 1901. Gumbi, broke through and reinforced me; he brought with him 13 men and had marched 4 miles from his own post to reinforce me. Commander-in-Chief, The Boers now had completely surrounded I quite agree with above, and recommend the camp, but contented themselves by keeping Captain 0. A. Rowley, Dorsetshire Regiment, for up a heavy fire chiefly directed on the Maxim brevet promotion; Lieutenant R. G. M. Johnson, Fort. This fire was kept up all day, gradually Durham Artillery, for the Distinguished Service lessening towards evening, when the Boers drew Order; the non-commissioned officers, mentioned off about 6 p.m. in report-, for the Distinguished Conduct Medal,- My casualties .were Qnp killed .'and .eight and Serjeant Gumbi, Zululand Police, for such wounded, which, considering the severity of the reward as is deemed suitable. . fire, is .very little.' I consider it. was owing to It is eminently satisfactory that so much credit the excellent cover-afforded by the forts and was earned by the Militia detachment. trenches, as we were subjected to very heavy The comparatively slight loss seems to indi- 8558 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901. cate that the site was well chosen, and the fort 6|- squadrons (Imperial Yeomanry and' Scottish well entrenched. Horse)—about 450 rifles. I Il3/V6 StrC 3 guns, 28th Battery. . N. G. LYTTELTON, Lieut.-General, G 2 Section Pompoms. Commanding’ Natal. 5. Special orders were issued for patrols to be Dundee, sent out from each picquet an hour before dawn, oth October, 1901. and two special patrols of a troop each were ordered to move out north-west and south-west, Report on the Defence of Colonel Kekewich’s starting at 4.30 a.m. Camp at Moedwill, 30th September, 1901. 6. No signs oF the enemy had been seen on From Major-General Mildmay Willson to the the march from AYaterval to Moedwill, and, Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters, Pretoria. except for a small party of Boers reported, to Krugersdorp, have been seen near BuETelshoek (10), the Sir. 6th November, 1901. country in the vicinity appeared practically I beg to forward Colonel Kekewich’s report on clear. the attack on his camp on the morning of 30th 7. The first sign of attack was a few rifle September, 1901, which seems to have been most shots heard at 4.40 a.m. from the north-west, carefully arranged by the Boers, and carried out down the river ; these were subsequently found with the greatest rapidity and determination. I to have been fired at a patrol going out from regret to say that our losses have been very the left or most southerly picquet furnished by heavy both in Officers and men, but it will be the Devonshire Imperial Yeomanry. seen from the report that all rauks behaved in a The firing rapidly grew heavier as the enemy, most gallant manner, and although the attack in considerable force, pushed back the patrol, was, to a certain extent, a surprise, and the fire aud came upon the Yeomanry picquet, every very heavy, there was no panic or flinching of mau of which was either killed or wounded. any kind. Having thus established themselves to the The picquets held their ground till they were east of the river, they opened a very hear3' fire almost annihilated, and thus enabled the re­ along the bank to the south ; on the camp and mainder to get under arms. to the north-east on another Imperial Yeomanry Colonel Kekewicli, I am told, behaved splen­ picquet, which soon had almost, if not all, its didly, and, by his example, largely contributed members killed and wounded, including the to the successful repulse of the attack. He was officer in command of it. wounded in three places, none of which, I am I may mention here that the right bank of the glad to say, are serious. I beg to bring Selons River all along the front and north of his gallant behaviour to your favourable con­ the camp is high and steep, aud appeared to sideration, and also the names of the different offer a formidable obstacle to an attack. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and men 8. It would appear that the enemy had col­ mentioned in the various reports. lected in large numbers in the bed of the river I have, &c., and in the broken and bushy ground, of which MILDMAY WILLSON, Major-General, there was much to the north-west of the camp, Commanding West of Johannesburg.AngloBoerWar.com across the river. Report on the Attack on Colonel Kekewich’s 9. Meanwhile the alarm had been given, and Column at Moedwill (639), on 30th Sep­ by 4.45 a.m. all were a-foot, advancing out of tember, 1901. camp and reinforcing the picquets, except a 1. The column, approximate strength as per small party of the Derbyshire Regiment re­ margin,* * left Waterval (396) at 5 a.m. on the maining to guard ammunition, Ac. 29th and arrived at Moedwill at noon the same 10. The enemy had now pushed up the river, day. outflanking the Derbyshire picquet holding the 2. The camp was pitched on some rising main drift, aud, after a very gallant resistance round on the right bank of the Selons in which all but one man was killed or wounded, £iver, and from 800 to 1,000 yards east of occupied their position. the drift where the river is crossed by the 11. The whole of the actual camp was now main road from Magatos Nek to Zeerust. The under a hail of bullets, principally from the west camp faced west, its left resting on the road and and north-west, to which it was impossible to its front being about parallel with the river. reply with good effect owing to the tents and The mounted troops were on the right, the loose animals, and to the difficulty in the dim Artillery in the centre, and the Derbyshire Regi­ light of distinguishing friend from enemy. All ment on the left. ranks, however, seemed to realise that they must 3. Outposts were thrown out as follows:— get out at once into the open towards the enemy, The Derbyshire Regiment with companies to obtain a field of fire; this they did under held the drift in front of the left of the camp, and various officers, and meanwhile onr guns, Maxim extended from there round the left and left rear, and pompom, and such outposts as were not up to, and including the main road in rear of the surrounded, kept the enemy off. left. 12. A strong body of the Derbyshire Regi­ The mounted troops took up the line from this ment under Major AVatts moved out east, on a point with two squadrons extended round the report being made by Captain Watson, Adjutant, right and front of the camp and joined up with Scottish Horse (since died of wounds), that a large the Infantry outpost on the drift. body of the enemy were working round from the 4. The supply column, with refugees andnorth to the east or rear of the camp. It was now prisoners, and with an escort of 1 company growing light, and as this reported movement Derbyshire Regiment, and 1$ squadrons Scottish of the enemy was discovered to he not well Horse, of which £ squadron only was mounted, founded, Major W atts, who had been joined by left the force at 7 p.m. on the 29th on its way to Major Browne of the Border Regiment, with a Naauwpoort, via Magatos Nek to refill. number of men be bad collected, such as ser­ Thus the force left in camp consisted o f:— vants, cooks, orderlies, &c., being satisfied as to 4 companies Derbyshire Regiment—about 350 the safety of the east, swung his men round to rifles.______the north and advanced with fixed bayonets * 5 companies Derbyshire Regiment—400; 8 squadrons against the enemy in the bushes. As he did this —560; 3 guns 28th Battery ; (J 2 Section pompons. a large number of men of the Imperial Yeomanry THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8559

and Scottish Horse, under Captains Rattray, Lord Chamberlain?8 Office, St. James’s Palace, Dick-Cunyngham and Mackenzie, joined in the December 2, 1901. general advance and, as they came on, the THE King has been pleased to appoint Colonel enemy whose fire had been slackening for some Reginald Hennell, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant of time and whose flank was being threatened by the King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the this movement, broke and fled. They picked up Guard, in the room of Colonel Sir Horatio their horses which had been held for them in the Page Vance, deceased. river bed and retired at a gallop north and north­ west, coming for a short period only under the fire of our guns. Downing Street, November 30, 1901. 13. I had early iu the day ordered Colonel Duff to get two squadrons ready, so as to pursue THE King has been pleased to approve of the the enemy on the attack being repulsed, but the appointment of William Henry Jackson, Esq. casualties were so heavy, especially among the (Principal Collector of Customs), to be an Official horses, that it was found impossible to do this. Member of the Legislative Council of the Island 14. By 6.15 a.ra. the last shot was fired. of Ceylon. 15. While the enemy’s main attack from the north-west was developing, progressing, being checked, and finally repulsed, other minor attacks Whitehall, December 3, 1901. were made from the east, west, and south, but THE King has been pleased to appoint the were not pushed home, the enemy who had made Right Honourable Sir Andrew Richard Scoble, them retiring in various directions at about K.C.S.I., K.C., and the Right Honourable Sir 6 a.m. John Winfield Bonser, to be Members of the 16. The enemy are reported to have been Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, under 1,200 strong-, under Delarey, Kemp, Van Heerden, the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 William IV, Van Tonder, Steenicamp, Oosthuizen, and Boshof. cap. 41. They expended an enormous quantity of ammuni­ tion, which they can ill spare, and, so far as I know, gained no advantage by this very large Scottish Office, Whitehall, December 2, 1901. and rapid concentration. THE King has been pleased, by Warrant They ar.e so quick at removing their dead and under His Majesty’s Royal Sign Manual, bearing wounded, that it is impossible at present to date the 29th ultimo, to appoint Edward Theodore estimate their losses with any accuracy. Salvesen, Esq., Advocate, K.C., to be Sheriff of 17. I much regret the heavy losses incurred the Sheriffdom of Roxburgh, Berwick, and Sel­ by our troops. kirk, in the room of Sheriff Vary Campbell, I cannot speak too highly of the gallant con­ deceased. duct of all ranks, and especially of the 1 st Bn. Derbyshire Regiment, in repelling this carefully planned and most determined attack by a large York House, December 3, 1901. force of the enemy, which was probablyAngloBoerWar.com made THE Princess of Wale3 has been pleased to with a view to capturing our guns, ammunition, make the following Appointments to Her Royal and supplies, of which, doubtless, they were in Highness’s Household:— great want. Chamberlain:— 18. The severity of the attack may be realised The Earl of Shaftesbury. from the fact that, at its commencement, three Ladies of the Bedchamber:— picquets were practically annihilated, and the The Countess of Airiie. casualties in some of the others were very heavy; The Countess of Bradford. also that a large number of the wounded were Women of the Bedchamber:— hit in several places. The Lady Eva Dugdale. 19. Of course, there must be many unrecorded The Lady Mary Lygon. acts of gallantry and devotion to duty in a night Extra Woman of the Bedchamber :— attack such as this, but any special acts and The Lady Katharine Coke. good work that have been brought to my notice Private Secretary : — are embodied in the attached reports. 20. I am in hospital, having handed over the The Honourable Alexander N. Hood. command of the column to Lieut.-Colonel Wylly, Equerry in Waiting :— Derbyshire Regiment, but, as I was commanding Frank Dugdale, Esq. it at the time the attack took place, I forward this report and my recommendations. R. G. KEKEWICH, Colonel. Board of Education, Whitehall, Moedwill, December 2, 1901. 2nd October, 1901. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACTS, 1870-1900. THE Board of Education have issued an order this day for the dissolution, under Section 41 Marlborough House, December 2, 1901. of the Elementary Education Act, 1876, of a School Board in the undermentioned Parish THIS day had Audience of the King:— Airmyn ...... York (West RidiDg) His Excellency Count Paul Wolff Metternich, to present his Credentials as Ambassador Extra­ ordinary and Plenipotentiary from His Majesty Crown Office, November 30, 1901. the German Emperor, King of Prussia. MEMBER returned to serve in the present Senor Don Homero Morla and Monsieur Louis PARLIAMENT. Joseph Janvier, to present their Credentials as Borough of Galway. Ministers Resident from the Republics of Ecuador Arthur Lynch, Esq., in the place of the Honour­ and Hayti, respectively. able Martin Henry Fitzpatrick Morris, called up to the House of Peers. No. 27382. D 8560 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

(F. & H. 17317.) the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy Board of Trade (Fisheries and Harbour of the following Telegram, dated November 29, Department), London, November 30, 1901. from His Majesty’s Representative at Sofia: — TH E Board of Trade have received, through “ Constantinople declared to be infected with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy plague.” of the following Telegram, dated November 29, (F. & H. 17534.) from His Majesty’s Representative at Monte­ Board of Trade (Fisheries and Harbour video :—“ Free pratique granted to arrivals from Department), London, December 2, 1901. Naples.” THE Board of Trade have received, through (F. & H. 17318.) the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy Board of Trade {Fisheries and Harbour of the following Telegram, dated November 30, Department), London, November 30,1901. from His Majesty’s Representative at St. Peters­ TH E Board of Trade have received, through burg :—“ To-day’s ‘ Official Messenger ’ declares the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy Queensland and Glasgow free from plague since of the following Telegram, dated November 29, November 29th.” from His Majesty’s Representative at Rome:— “ Maritime Sanitary Ordinance of yesterday . revokes restrictions on arrivals from Bosphorus ports.” Admiralty, 27th November, 1901. (F. & H. 17353.) Nopal Naval Deserve. Board o f Trade (Fisheries and Harbour Sub-Lieutenant Frederic Kernot Sanders to be' Department), London, November 30, 1901. Lieutenant. Dated 13th November, 1901. TH E Board of Trade have received, through Midshipman Percy Douglas Henderson to be Sub- the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy Lieutenant. Dated 11th November, 1901. of a Despatch, dated November 26, from His Admiralty, 28th November, 1901. Majesty’s Representative at The Hague, intimat­ ing that from November 27 the importation and THE undermentioned Sub.-Lieutenants have carriage in transit of rags from places situated in been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in His the Belgian Provinces of Antwerp and East Majesty’s Fleet:— Flanders is forbidden. William Forteseue Sells. Dated 19th January, This prohibition does not extend to the import 1901. and carriage in transit of rags which may have Roger de Grey Kenyon. Dated 15th July, 1901. been forwarded from the above-named Provinces, James Henry Thom. Dated 15th November, but in regard to which there is sufficient proof 1901. that they have some other place of origin, and Boyal Naval Reserve. that they are transported and packed in such a In accordance with the Regulations for the manner that they cannot possibly come into Royal'Naval Reserve— contact with any object of contagion. Lieutenant William Peter Thompson has been Moreover, the prohibition as regardsAngloBoerWar.com carriage placed on the Belired List. Dated 22nd in transit is not to extend to rags packed in such November, 1901. a manner that they can neither be handled nor Admiralty, 29th November, 1901. interfered with en route. Royal Naval Reserve. (F. & H. 17354.) Sub-Lieutenant Andrew Ernest Moscrop to be Board of Trade (Fisheries and Harbour Lieutenant. Dated 27th November, 1901. Department), London, November 30, 1901. TH E Board of Trade have received, through Admiralty, 2nd December, 1901. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy THE undermentioned Engineers have been of the following Telegram, dated November 29, promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer in His from His Majesty’s Representative at Rio de Majesty’s Fleet:— Janeiro:— Thomas William Christian. Dated 1st Septem­ “ Ascension, Odessa, and Alexandria all dec’ared ber, 1901. to be infected with bubonic plague. All Para­ Philip Hobbs. Dated 29th September, 1901. guayan, Russian, Black Sea, and Egyptian Medi­ George Attwool. Dated 1st October, 1901. terranean ports suspected.” Harry Tom Garwood. Dated 9th October, 1901. (F. & H. 17329.) George Thompson Goodall. Dated 23rd October, Board o f Trade {Fisheries and Harbour 1901. Department), London, December 2, 1901. THE Board of Trade have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy War Office, Pall Mall, of the following Telegram, dated November 29, 3rd December, 1901. from His Majesty’s Representative at Pera: — Royal Ilorse Guards, Second Lieutenant Hugh “ Constantinople foul. One case of plague,” R. A., Duke of Westminster, resigns his (F. & H. 17530.) Commission. Dated 4th December, 1901. Board o f Trade (Fisheries and Harbour 2nd Dragoons, Lieutenant Foster Swctenham to Department), London, December 2, 1901. be Captain, in succession to Major and Brevet TH E Board of Trade have received, through Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. Middleton, who holds the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy an extra-regimental appointment. Dated loth of the following Telegram, dated November 29, November, 1901. from His Majesty’s Representative at Galatz:— Second Lieutenant the Honourable W. A. “ At Sulina free pratique granted to arrivals from Montgomerie to be Lieutenant, vice R. D. Liverpool and Glasgow.” Fordyce, placed on temporary half-pay. Dated (F. & H. 17533.) 16th September, 1901. Board of Trade {Fisheries and Harbour The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of Department), London, December 2, 1901. Second Lieutenant F. A. U. Pickering is dated THE Board of Trade have received, through 15th November, 1901, vice F. Swetenham, THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901, 8561

21st Lancers, Lieutenant Algernon S. Pilcher to Captain Edward Harding Newman is seconded be Captain, vice H. F. Fraser, seconded. for service on the Staff. Dated 19th Novem­ Dated 30th October, 1901. ber, 1901. Captain and Brevet Major William R. N. 4Donegal Artillery (the Prince ll//i Battalion, Captain 11. B. Pott relinquishes of Wales’s). his Commission. Dated 19th August, 1901. Second Lieutenant Reginald Charles Frederick Corporal G. H. S. Lyne to be Lieutenant, with Maitland, from tho Devon Artillery. the temporary rank of Lieutenant in the Army. Lieutenant Cecil Edward Walker, from the Dublin Dated 14th October, 1901. City Artillery. 12th Battalion, Lieutenant A. Roddick relinquishes Second Lieutenant Robert Jocelyn Rowan Waller, his Commission. Dated 18th July, 1901. from the Antrim Artillery. Lieutenant R. Tyrrell, from 8th Battalion,AngloBoerWar.com to be Second Lieutenant William John Frederick Lieutenant. Dated 17th April, 1901. Halliday, from the Northumberland Artillery. Lieutenant Frederick Alfred Dixon, from the 18tA Battalion, The name of Second Lieutenant Tipperary Artillery. M. G. S. Sherriff is as now described and not Second Lieutenant Arthur Lancelot Napier Bid- as stated in the Gazette of 13th August, 1901. dulph, from the Clare Artillery. 25th Battalion, Captain A. J. P. Annc3ley, 3rd Second Lieutenant John Rowland LLoyd Brinkley, Battalion the Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent from the Duke of Connaught's Own, Sligo Regiment), to be Captain, with the temporary Artillery. rank of Captain in the Army. Dated 4th Second Lieutenant John Richard Lowndes December, 1901. French, from the Tipperary Artillery. Unattached, Lieutenant the Honourable J. H. Royal Garrison Artillery, The undermentioned Ward relinquishes his Commission. Dated Brevet Colonels, on completion of five years’ 25th January, 1901. service as regimental Lieutenant Colonels, arc Adolf Dankberg, Gent.,late British South African placed on half-pay :— Police, to bo Lieutenant, with the temporary Lewis E. Coker. Dated 30th November, 1901. rank of Lieutenant in the Army'. Dated 4th James H. Rosseter. Dated 4th December, 1901. December, 1901. The undermentioned Majors to be Lieutenant- Imperial Yeomanry Depot, Sergeant J St. C. Colonels Maogregor to be Lieutenant, with the tempo­ Gilbert F, A. Norton, vice Brevet Colonel L. E. rary rank of Lieutenant in the Army. Dated Coker. Dated 30th November, 1901. 1st November, 1901. Thomas H. E. Acton, vice Brevet Colonel J. H. Rosseter. Dated 4th December, 19,01. R oyal R egiment op A rtillery. The undermentioned Captains to be Majors :— Royal Bone and Royal Field Artillery, Brevet Claude J. Perceval, vice G. F. A. Norton. Dated Colonel Alexander N. Rocbfort, C.B., on com­ 30th November, 1901. pletion of five years’ service as a regimental William J . Napier, vice T. II. E. Acton. Dated Lieutenant-Colonel, is retained as a Super­ 4th December, 1901. numerary to the Establishment under the pro­ visions of Article 103a, Royal Warrant 26th October, 1900. Dated 2nd December, 1901. Captain William K. Hardy is seconded for Lieutenant Colonel Charles V. B. Kuper, from service on the Staff. Dated 3rd October, 1901. Superin'endent Remount Depdt, Calcutta, to be The restoration to the establishment of Super­ ’ Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel A. N. numerary Captain C. G. Watson is dated 3rd Rochfort, C.B. Dated 2nd December, 1901. October, 1901, vice Captain W. K. Hardy, and Major William M. Grover retires on retired pay. not as stated in the Gazette of 29th October, Dated 4th December, 1901. 1901. D 2 8562 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Cap­ Edward L. Chullenor, vice H. C. Thorold, seconded- tains :— for service in South Africa. Hugh W.M. Harington, vice R. H. F. McCulloch, D.S.O., appointed Divisional Adjutant. Dated Second Lieutenant A. W. S. Brock to be Lieu­ 10th October, 1901. tenant, vice E. L. Challenor. Dated 26th Charles L. Evans, vice M. B. Roberts, appoiuled October, 1901. Gunnery Instructor. Dated 9th November, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant 1901. James Alexander Ballantine, from the Imperial The undermentioned Supernumerary Lieutenants Yeomanry, to be Second Lieutenant, in succes­ to be Lieutenants :— sion to Lieutenant M. R. P. W. Gledhill, Hugh B. Warwick, vice II. B. H, Johnston, seconded. Dated 4th December, 1901. appointed Divisional Adjutant. Dated 4th October, 1901. The Royal Sco's Fusiliers, The promotion to the Ciithbert F. G. Page, vice C. J. Everard, seconded. rank of Captain of Lieutenant Christian F. H. Dated 30th October, 1901. Rumbold is antedated to 18th July, 1911, vice The undermentioned Officers to be Second Lieu­ J. H. W. Pollard, seconded. tenants. Dated 4th December, 1901 :— Lieutenant Douglas S. George to be Captain, in Lieutenant Noel Edmund Osbert Thackwell, from succession to Major A. B. H. Northcott, who the Tipperary Artillery. holds a Staff appuntment. Dated 4th Sep­ Lieutenant Isaac Arthur James Past, from the tember, 1901. Wicklow Artillery. The restoration to the Establishment of Supernu­ Second Lieutenant Reginald Michael Norman merary Lieutenant Maurice E. McConaghey Forbes, from the Noitliumberland Artillery. is antedated to 18th July, 1901, vice C. F. H. Lieutenant Eric Victor Watson, from the Pem ­ Rumbold. broke Artillery. The following notification is substituted for that Lieutenant John Herbert Thom, from the Duke which appeared in the Gazette of 23r.l July, of Edinburgh’s Own Edinburgh Artillery. 1901:— Lieutenant Ralph Edward Barton, fiorn the Lieutenant Hubert Garrett Blair Miller, from the Donegal Artillery (The Prince of Wales’s). Imperial Yeomanry, to be Second Lieu:enaut, Lieutenant Reginald Ashley Renshaw, from the in succession to Lieutenant II. N. Kempthorne, South-East of Scotland Artillery. seconded. Dated 24tli July, 1901. The South Wales Borderers, Rupert Edric Gifford Grenadier G uards. Quartermaster and Honorary Captain George Berkeley, Geut., late Private the Imperial Powell retires on retired pay. Dated 4th Yeomanry (nominated by the General Officer December, 1901. Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa), to be Second Lieutenant, vice P. A. Grogan, L ine Battalion^. seconded. Dated 4th December, 1901. The Northumberland Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant Raymond Mitchell St. John Booth, from 3rd The Royal Innishilling Fusiliers, To be Second Battalion the Princess of Wales’s OwnAngloBoerWar.com (York­ Lieutenants. Dated 4th December, 1901:— shire Regiment), to be Second Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Clementa George Stewart, from 4th G. Agnew, seconded. Dated 4th December, Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant F. FitzlL 1901. Vallings, placed on temporary half-pay. Lieutenant George Woodward Willock, from 5th The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Francis Bere Battalion the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, in suc­ Follett, Gent., late Private Colonel Lumsden’s cession to Lieutenant G. C. Grazebrook, Corps, to be Second Lieutenant, in succession to promoted. Lieutenant R. II. Higgins, resigned. Dated 4th December, 1901. The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, Second Lieutenant O. M. Heriot to be Lieutenant, vice The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), C. B. Woodham, promoted. Dated 12th Lieutenant-Colonel Robert P. B. Rodick, on October, 1901. completion of four years’ service as a regimental Lieutenant-Colonel, is placed on retired pay. The Royal Sussex Regiment, Arthur Roland Dated 28th November, 1901. George Wilberforce, Gent., late Private the Major Edward J. Cooper, D.S.O., to be Lieu­ Imperial Yeomanry, to be Second Lieutenant, tenant-Colonel, vice R. P. B. Rodick. Dated vice E. C. Beeton, seconded. Dated 4tli 28th November, 1901. December, 1901. Captain Norman R. McMahon, D.S.O., to be The South Staffordshire Regiment, Lieutenant Major, vice E. J. Cooper, D.S.O. Dated 28th John F. Loder-Symonds to be Captain, vice F. November, 1901. H. Parkin, seconded. Dated 1st June, 1901. Supernumerary Second Lieutenant W. Miller to The King's (Liverpool Regiment), The resignation of bis Commission by Second Lieutenant be Second Lieutenant, to complete establish­ ment. Dated 4th December, 1901. Walter V. Simmons Lynn, which was notified in the Gazette of 18th October, 1901, is can­ The Prince o f Wales’s Volunteers (South Lanca celled. shire Regiment), Lieutenant Cunliffe H. Marsh, Second Lieutenant Walter V. Simmons Lynn is D. S.O., to be seconded for service with the placed on temporary half-pay on account of ill- Indian Staff Corps. Dated 23rd September, health. Dated 19th October, 1901. 1901. The Suffolk Regiment, Captain William H. Bowden The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of is seconded for service as an Adjutant of Second Lieutenant G. H. Garratt is antedated Indian Volunteers. Dated 14th October, to 23rd September, 1901, vice C. H. Marsh, 1901. D.S.O. The Leicestershire Regiment, The undermentioned The Queen’s Oum (Royal West Kent Regiment), Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 26th Lieutenant Adrian Lowry - Corry, from the October, 1901 :— Kent Artillery, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Henry C. Thorold, vice C. E, Cox, placed on F. C. Beamish, seconded. Dated 4th December, temporary half-pay. 1901. TflE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 190i. 8563

The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regi- Major I. Philipps, D.S.O., Indian Staff Corps, to ment), Quartermaster and Honorary Lieu­ bs an Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster- tenant J. Kurrage is seconded for service with General, China Expeditionary Force, from 30th the Johannesburg Police. Dated 1st Septem­ June, 1901, to 20th July, 1901. ber, 1901. Sergeant-Major James Preston to be Quarter­ The appointment of Major W. L. Conran, Indian master, w ith the honorary rank of Lieutenant, Staff Corps, as a Special Service Officer, graded vice Honorary Lieutenant J. Barrage. Dated Rate X III, Scale B, Article 115, Royal War­ 4 th December, 1901. rant 26th October, 1900, is dated 13th August, 1900, and not as stated in the Gazette of 20tli The Durham Light Infantry, Captain Michael D. September, 1901. Goring Jones is seconded for service as an Captain C. H. Palmer, the Worcestershire Regi­ Adjutant of Indian Volunteers. Dated 2nd ment, to be Aide-de-Camp to Colonel (tem­ July, 1901. porary Major-General) R. H. Murray, C.B., The restoration to the Establishment of Super­ C. M.G., Aide-de-Camp to the King, command­ numerary Captain Nicholas T. Biddulph is ing an Infantry Brigade at Aldershot. Dated antedated to 2nd July, 1901, vice M. D. G. 1st November, 1901. Jones. The promotion to the rank of Captain of Lieu­ The following notification is substituted for that tenant William J. Ainsworth, D.S.O., Adjutant, which appeared in the Gazette of 28th Decem­ is antedated to 2nd July, 1901. ber, 1900 :— Captain (now Brevet Major) W. R. Birdwood, Princess Victoria’s ( Royal Irish Fusiliers), Second Indian Staff Corps, to be a Brigade-Major, Lieutenant John Grenville Gordon, from 4tli Field Force, South Africa, from 10th January, Battalion the Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire 1900, to 14th October, 1900, and to be a Light Iofautry), to be Second Lieutenant, in Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General from 15th succession to Lieutenant B. D. S. Stoney, pro­ October, 1900, with the local rank of Major moted. Dated 4th December, 1901. whilst so employed, from 10th January, 1900. The Connaught Rangers, Captain Robert W. Harling is placed on temporary half-pay on Royal Military College, The undermentioned account of ill-health. Dated 9th October, temporary appointment is made 1901. Captain B. W. S. Van Straubeazee, from half­ pay, to be an Instructor, vice Major W. P. Fiancees Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland High­ Blood, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish landers), Lieutenant Reginald J. P. Cox to Fusiliers), appointed to the Staff. Dated 30th be Captain, in succession to Major A. F. October, 1901. Mackenzie, Adjutant 3rd Battalion. Dated 3rd July, 1901. Indian Staff" Corps, Colonel William Oliver The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of Thompson, D.8.O., is transferred to the Un­ Second Lieutenant E. B. Cuthbertson is ante­ employed Supernumerary List. Dated 14th dated to 3rd July, 1901, vice R. J. P. CAngloBoerWar.comot. November, 1901. The Prince o f Wales’s Leinster He/intent The temporary rank of M

Assistant-Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary fVar Office, Pall Mall, Lieutenant J. W. Moss to be Deputy-Commis­ 3rd December, 1901. sary of Ordnance, with the honorary rank of The undermentioned Officers to be Stcond Lieu­ Captain, vice Honorary Captain J. Linington, tenants. Dated 4th December, 1901:— seconded for service in the Department of the 1 st Dragoons, Second Lieutenant Alister Hillynr Director-General of Ordnance. Dated 2nd Darby Chapman, from 3rd Battalion the October, 1901. King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry),in succession Army Pay Department, Major G. Duberly, Pay­ to Lieutenant P. E. Hardwick, seconded. master, retires on retired pay. Dated 4th December, 1901. 2nd Dragoons, Second Lieutenant Montague Joseph Charles Somerset Johnstone, from 3rd BREVET. Battalion the Highland Light Infantry, in Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Carde Rice, Array succession to Lieutenant A. G. Seymour, pro­ Service Corps, to be Colonel. Dated 1st moted. November, 1901. Lieutenant William Eugene Melles, from 5th Major H. H, Wilson, D.S.O., the Rifle Brigade Battalion the Northumberland Fusiliers, in (the Prince Consort’s Own), to be Lieutenant- ■succesion to Lieutenant C. P. Foster, resigned. Colonel, in recognition of his services during 3rd Hussars, Lieutenant Ernest Randall Hollway, the operations in South Africa, 1899-1900. from 4th Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment, Dated 2nd December, 1901. in succession to Lieutenant B. Granville, pro­ The promotion to the rank of Major of Captain moted. F. D. Murray, the Black Watch (Royal High­ landers), which was notified in the Gazette of 6th Dragoons, Second Lieutenant George Kennedy 19th April, 1901, is antedated to 29th Novem­ Smith, from 3rd Battalion the Sherwood ber, 1900 (since killed in action). Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment), in succession to Lieutenant N. W. Haig, promoted Memoranda. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Henry Coldstream G uards. J. Blagrove, C.B., half-pay, retires on retired Second Lieutenant Douglas Giles Rooke, from pay. Dated 4th December, 1901. 3rd Battalion the Royal Scots (Lothian Regi­ . The undermentioned Officers are granted the ment), in succession to Lieutenant the Honour­ local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst serving able L. d’H. Hamilton, M.V.O., promoted. with the Egyptian Army. Dated 25th Septem­ Lieutenant Hewett John Haverlock Pakenham, ber, 1901 :— from 3rd Battalion the Gloucestershire Regi­ Captain and Brevet Major H. V. Ravenscroft, the ment, in succession to Lieutenant C. E. Wyld, Manchester Regiment. promoted. Major A. E. W., Count Gleichen, C.V.O., Lieutenant Charles John Murray, from 3rd Biit- C.M.G., D.S.O., Grenadier Guards. talion the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Major W. H. Hunter, Seaforth Highlanders in succession to Lieutenant F. D. Farquhar, (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany’s).AngloBoerWar.com promoted. Captain and Brevet Major G. B. Macauley, Royal I rish G uards. Engineers. ——• Quartermaster and Honorary Major John T. Seconl Lieutenant Lord Arthur John Hamilton, from 3rd Battalion the Royal Scots (Lothian Brind, Camp Quartermaster, Aldershot, is placed on retired pay. Dated 29th November, 1901. Regiment), on augmentation. The undermentioned Officers arc granted the Line B attalions. local rank of Captain whilst serving with Pro­ The Northumberland Fusiliers, Lieutenant Ian visional Battalions. Dated 12th November, Malcolm Bonham-'Carter, from 5th Battalion, 1901 : — vice D. B. O. F. Mitford, seconded. Captain Samuel D. Norris, 3rd Battalion -the Lieutenant Hugh Lambert Ovans, from 3rd Bat­ King’s (Liverpool Regiment). talion the Dorsetshire Regiment, in succession Captain-Robert W. Mellish, 4th Battalion the to Lieutenant A. C. L. H. Jones, promoted. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Lieutenant Hugh B’enkinsop Spence, from 3rd Battalion the Prince of Wales’s Own (West Lieutenant C. F. O. Graham, Royal Marine Yorkshire RegimeDt), in succession to Lieu­ Light Infantry, is granted the local rank of tenant J. H. Matthews, promoted. Captain in the Army whilst employed with the Lieutenant Humfrey Campbell Stephen, from 5th West African Frontier Force. Dated 30th Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant H. B. November, 1901. Warwick, promoted. Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant D. Wallbach is granted the local rank , of Captain The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Lieuleoant whilst employed as a Brigade Transport Officer Hubert Norris, from 6th Battalion, in succes­ of the West African Frontier Force in Northern sion to Lieutenant E. J. M. Harvey, promoted. Nigeria. Dated 18th Jur.e, 1901. Captain G. M. Sutherland, 78Lh Regiment, The Royal Fusiliers ( City of London Regiment), Canadian Militia, is granted the local rank of Lieutenant Edward Ronald Spurr Cheales, Lieutenant- in the Army whilst employed with from 6th Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant the West African' Frontier Force. Dated 27th T. F. G. Ogle, seconded. November, 1901. The Ring's ( Liverpool Regiment), Second Lieu­ .RESERVE OF OFFICERS. tenant Frederick Merhyl Dixon, from 3rd Rowland Fairclough, Esq., late Captain 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant II. C. Lancashire Volunteer Artillery and Prince of Potter, promoted. Wales’s Light Horse, to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th December, 1901. The Norfolk Regiment, Lieutenant Robert Orr Sutherland, from 4th Battalion, vice C. J. Griffith, resigned. THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901. 8565

The Devonshire Regiment, Lieutenant Clement The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)-, Gascoyen Ransford, from 3rd Battalion the Lieutenant Cecil Walker Case-Morris, from Dorsetshire Regiment, in succession to Lieu­ 3rd Battalion, vice G. F. H. Kecnlysido, tenant R. P. H. Monro, promoted into the promoted. 'Worcestershire Regiment. The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry), Lieu­ Second Lieutenant Darell Richard Jeffreys, from tenant David Henry Leslie, from Srd Battalion, 3rd Battalion the Hampshire Regiment, in in succession to Lieutenant H. M. Smith, pro­ succession to Lieutenant T. C. B. Holland, moted. promoted. Second Lieutenant William’Ernest Fleming, from Lieutenant Reginald Benjamin Featherstone, from 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant R, 4th Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant Masefield, promoted. H. B. W. Gardiner, promoted. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regi­ The Suffolk Regiment, Lieutenant Gerald Edward ment), Second Lieutenant William Prescutt William Hervey, from 3rd Battalion, vice P. E. Ross Wheatley, from 3rd Battalion the Sher­ Sinnett, resigned. wood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment), on The East Yorkshire Regiment, Lieutenant Charles augmentation. William Watson, from 3rd Battalion the Prince The King's Royal Rifle Corps, Second Lieutenant of Wales’s Own (West Torksbire Regiment), in Arthur Percivale Evans, from the Royal Mon­ succession to Lieutenant W. N. Pike, promoted. mouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), in suc­ cession to Lieutenant C. B. Petre, promoted. The Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regi­ ment), Lieutenant Bertram Lionel MadJison, The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regi­ from 4th Battalion the East Surrey Regiment, ment), Lieutenant John Maxwell Craigie, from in succession to Lieutenant P. H. Keen, trans­ 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant T. ferred (o Indian Staff Corps. A. Andrus, promoted. The Durham Light Infantry, Lieutenant Henry The Lancashire Fusiliers, Lieutenant Thomas Jtfferys Taylor, from 3rd Battalion, in succes­ Bowyer-Lane Maun-ell, from 4th Battalion the sion to Lieutenant R. E. Rasbotham, killed in . Royal Irish Regiment, in succession to Lieu­ action. tenant T. II. Olive, seconded The Gordon Highlanders, Second Lieutenant The R tyal Scots Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant Thomas Geoffrey Leith, from 4th Battalion the Charles Basil Stewart, from 3rd Battalion Sei- Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal forth Highlanders (Ross-sliirc Buffs, the Duke Canadians), in succession to Lieutenant A. A. of Albany’s), in succession to Lieutenant R. M. D. Best, killed in action. Burgoyne, promoted. Lieutenant Robert Ogilvie Abcrcromhy, from Srd Lieutenant Harold Thompson, from 3rd Bat­ Battalion, vice H. P. Burn, seconded. talion, in succession to Lieutenant C. F. H. Rumbold, promoted. Princess Victories (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Lieu­ AngloBoerWar.comtenant Jasper Beverley Lynch, from Srd Bat­ The Cheshire Regiment, Lieutenant Seymour James talion, in succession to Lieutenant V. II. Gordon Beaumont, from 4th Battalion the Kavanagh, seconded. East Surrey Regiment, in succession to Lieu­ Lieutenant Ernest Harward Mnyhew O’Farrell, tenant F. C. P. Williams Freeman, promoted from 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. H. Cracroft, promoted. Second Lieutenant George Edward Goldsmith, from 6th Battalion the Worcestershire Regi­ The Connaught Rangers, Lieutenant Thomas ment, in succession to Lieutenant F. R. Tees- Geoffrey Ruttledge, from 3rd Battalion, in dale, transferred to Indian Staff Corps. succession to Lieutenant R. W. Hailing, pro­ moted. The South Wales Borderers, Second Lieutenant Colin Hay Giffurd, from 4th Battalion the Princess Louise’s (Argyll and Sutherland High­ Border Regiment, in succession to Lieutenant landers), Lieutei ant Leslie St. Clair Clieapc, A. J. Rcddic, appointed Adjutant. from 5th Battalion the Worcestershire Regi­ ment, in succession to Lieutenant H. H. G. The East Surrey Regiment, Lieutenant Philip Hyslop, promoted. Cecil Wynter, from 4th Battalion, in succes­ sion to Lieutenant C. E. A. S. Currie, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Lieutenant William seconded. Frederic Higginson, from 4 th Battalion, on augmentation. The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, Second Lieutenant Gilbert Percival Louis Myers, from The Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort’s Own), 4th Battalion the Prince of Wales’s Leinster Lieutenant Edward Guy Ripley, from 3rd Bat­ Regiment (Royal Canadians), in succession to talion the King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), Lieutenant T. H. T. Price, promoted. in succession to Lieutenant G. B. Byrne, pro­ Lieutenant David Dudley, from 4tU Battalion the moted. Border Regiment, in succession to Lieutenant Second Lieutenant the Honourable John Caven­ A. T. Libby, deceased. dish Lyttelton, from 7th Battalion, in succession Lieutenant Francis Cnryer Campbell Rogers, from to Lieutenant R. P . H. Bernard, promoted. 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant C. Lieutenant Rubert Pigot, from 3rd Battalion B. Woodham, promoted. Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), vice N. E. T. Bosanquet, resigned. ' 7 he South Staffordshire Regiment, Lieutenant Lionel Rodney Manners, from 3rd Battalion The West India Regiment, Lieutenant Eric Sortain the Gloucestershire Regiment, in succession to Hancock, from the Limerick City Artillery, in Lieutenant F. II. Parkin, promoted. succession to Lieutenant E. J. Burdett, seconded. Second Lieutenant Wellesley Cathcart Hutclie.-on, The Essex Regiment, Lieutenant Archibald Thomas from 3rd Battalion the King’s (Liverpool RcgiT Wynne Constable, from 4th Battalion, vice meat), in succession to Lieutenant G. L. Oliver, J. L. H, Powell, placed on retired pay. appointed Adjutant. 8566 THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

Lieutenant Brooke Southwell Algernon Fulke The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Richmond Fother- Greville, from 6th Battalion the Rifle Brigade gill Robinson, in succession to Lieutenant G. (Ihe Prince Consort’s Own), in succession to H. Davenport, deceased. Lieutenant C. A. M. Howard, seconded. The Highland Light Infantry, Frank Staniford Thackeray, in succession to Lieutenant E. The undermentioned University-Candidates to be Armstrong, promoted. Second Lieutenants. Dated 4tli December, 1901 :— Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke L ime B attalions. of Albany’s), Second Lieutenant Charles The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment'), Richard Francis Schomberg, from 1st Volunteer Henry Hodges Manners, in succession to Lieu­ Battalion the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, vice tenant D. C. H. Maclean, promoted. R. S. Mackenzie, resigned. The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), The Gordon Highlanders, Alec Edward Balfour, Second Lieutenant Reginald Tilson Lee, from in succession to Lieutenant P. W. Brown, pro­ 1st Volunteer Battalion the Oxfordshire Light moted. Infantry, in succession to Lieutenant H. W. The Rifle Brigade ( The Prince C nsort’s Own), Smith, D.S.O., promoted. Claude Marlin Davies, on augmentation. The Northumberland Fusiliers, Charles Edward Clarges Thurlow, in succession to Lieutenant A. M. Gibbes, promoted. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Second Lieutenant Frank Higson, from 4th County o f Perth. Volunteer Battalion ihe Suffolk Regiment, on John George, Marquis of Tullibardine, D.S.O., augmentation. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 28th Novem­ The Devonshire Regiment, Percy Reginald Worrall, ber, 1901. in succession to Lieutenant G-. H. I. Graham, Francis James, Earl of Moray, to be Deputy promoted. Lieuterant. Dated 28th November, 1901. The Prince Alberts ( Somersetshire Light Infantry), William David, Earl of Mansfield, to be Deputy Henry Langton Skrine, vice R. H. Williams, Lieutenant. Dated 28th November, 1901. deceased. Captain Carolus Home Graham-Stirling to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 28th November, The Prince of Wales's Own ( West Yorkshire Regi­ 1901. ment), Second Lieuteuant Charles Peter Marten, Major James Stewart-Robertson to be Deputy from 3rd Battalion, in succession to Lieutenant Lieutenant. Dated 28th November, 1901. B. A. Thompson, promoted into the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment). The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, Second Lieu­ tenant Alexander Edwin Burnett, from 4th ORDER OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Volunteer Battalion the SuffolkAngloBoerWar.com Regiment, vice 0. L. Bickford, resigned. (D ated 2nd December 1901.) The Worcestershire Regiment, Ralph Charles Geoffrey Pollock, on augmentation. THE Board of Agriculture, by virtue and in Second Lieutenant Philip Tomlinson Bull, from exercise of the powers in them vested under the 4 th Volunteer Battalion the Suffolk Regiment, Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 and 1896, and of on augmentation. every other power enabling them iu this behalf, do The Hampshire Regiment, Second Lieutenant order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: Charles Edward Morris, from 1st Volunteer The Order described in the Schedule to this Battalion the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, in Order is hereby revoked.' succession to Lieutenant H. W. Man, seconded. In witness whereof the Board of Agriculture Second Lieutenant George Whiteley Rrid, from have hereunto set their Official Seal this 4th Volunteer Battalion, vice E. F. Falkner, second day of De ember, one thousand seconded. nine hundred and one. The King’s ( Shropshire Light Infantry), Second Lieutenant Aubrey Poreival Bowen, from 1st Volunteer Battalion the Oxfordshire Light T. 11. Illiott, Infantry, in succession to Lieutenant II, R. W. So rctaiy. Bird, deceased.

SCHEDULE. Order Revoke!.

No. Date. Subject.

1895. 5286 16 February ...... Relating to the transhipment, in the River Thames, of certain foreign animals

Copies of the above Older can be obtained on application to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture, 4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W.