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South Africa and the Transvaal — — RECIPIENTS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS 'Queen Victoria was pleased to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the following officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, whose claims were submitted to her Majesty's approval, for their conspicuous bravery x in South Africa, as stated against their names : Captain Matthew Fontaine Maury yards through heavy fire, dismounted, and Meiklejohn of the Gordon Highlanders. picking up the fallen trooper, carried him out At the battle of Elandslaagte, on October 21, of fire on his back, at the same time leading 1899, after the main Boer position had been his horse with one hand. The enemy kept up captured, some men of the Gordon High- an incessant fire during the whole time that landers, when about to a sault a kopje in Second Lieutenant Norwood was carrying the advance, were exposed to a heavy cross-fire, man until he was quite out of range. and, having lost their leaders, commenced to *Lieutenant H. E. M. Douglas, Royal waver. Seeing this, Captain Meiklejohn rushed Army Medical Corps. —On December 11, 1899, to the front and called on the Gordons to fol- during the action at Majesfontein, Lieutenant low him. By his conspicuous bravery and Douglas showed great gallantry and devotion fearless example, he rallied the men and led under a very severe fire in advancing in the them against the enemy's position, where he open and attending to Captain Gordon, Gordon fell, desperately wounded in four places. Highlanders, who was wounded, and also Captains C. H. Mullins and R. John- attending to Major Robinson and other wounded stone, Imperial Light Horse. — On the 21st men under a fearful fire. Many similar acts of October 1899, at Elandslaagte, at a most devotion and gallantry were performed by critical moment, the advance being momentarily Lieutenant Douglas on the same day. checked by a very severe fire at point-blank Corporal J. Shaul, the Highland Light range, these two officers very gallantly rushed Infantry. —On December 11, 1899, during the forward under this heavy fire and rallied the battle of Majesfontein, Corporal Shaul was men, thus enabling the flanking movement observed (not only by the officers of his own which decided the day to be carried out. On battalion but by several officers of other regi- this occasion Captain Mullins was wounded. ments) to perform several specific acts of Serjeant- Major (now Quartermaster bravery. Corporal Shaul was in charge of and Hon. Lieutenant) "William Robertson stretcher-bearers ; but at one period of the of the Gordon Highlanders. —At the battle of battle he was seen encouraging men to advance Elandslaagte, on October 21, 1899, during the across the open. He was most conspicuous final advance on the enemy's position, Sergt.- during the day in dressing men's wounds, and Major Robertson led each successive rush, ex- in one case he came, under a heavy fire, to a posing himself fearlessly to the enemy's artil- man who was lying wounded in the back, and, lery and rifle fire to encourage the men. After with the utmost coolness and deliberation, sat the main position had been captured, he led a down beside the wounded man and proceeded small party to seize the Boer camp. Though to dress his wound. Having done this, he got exposed to a deadly cross-fire from the enemy's up and went quietly to another part of the field. rifles, he gallantly held on to the position cap- This act of gallantry was performed under a tured, and continued to encourage the men continuous and heavy fire as coolly and quietly until he was dangerously wounded in two as if there had been no enemy near. places. Captain W. N. Congreve, the Rifle Bri- Second Lieutenant John Norwood, 5th gade (The Prince Consort's Own).—At Colenso, Dragoon Guards. —On October 30, 1899, Second on December 15, 1899, the detachments serv- Lieutenant Norwood went out from Ladysmith ing the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, in charge of a small patrol of the 5th Dragoon Royal Field Artillery, had all been either killed, Guards. They came under a heavy fire from wounded, or driven from their guns by infantry the enemy, who were posted on a ridge in great fire at close range, and the guns were deserted. force. The patrol, which had arrived within About 500 yards behind the guns was a donga about 600 yards of the ridge, then retired at in which some of the few horses and drivers full speed. One man dropped, and Second left alive were sheltered. The intervening Lieutenant Norwood galloped back about 300 space was swept with shell and rifle fire. 1 The names are arranged according to the dates on which were performed the deeds that earned the distinction. An asterisk denotes the V.C.'s conferred by King Edward VII. IQI The Transvaal War Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the heavy loss. Captain FitzClarence was the first donga, assisted to hook a team into a limber, man into the position, and accounted for four went out, and assisted to limber up a gun. of the enemy with his sword. The British lost Being wounded, he took shelter ; but seeing six killed and nine wounded. Captain Fitz- Lieutenant Roberts fall, badly wounded, he Clarence was himself slightly wounded. With went out again and brought him in. Captain reference to these two actions, Major-General Congreve was shot through the leg, through Baden-Powell states that, had this officer not the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and the shown an extraordinary spirit and fearlessness, shoulder, and his horse shot in three places. the attacks would have been failures, and we Lieutenant the Hon. F. H. S. Roberts should have suffered heavy loss both in men (since deceased), the King's Royal Rifle Corps. and prestige. On the 26th December 1899, —Lieutenant Roberts assisted Captain Con- during the action at Game Tree, near Mafe- greve. He was wounded in three places. king, Captain FitzClarence again distinguished Corporal G. E. Nurse, 66th Battery, Royal himself by his coolness and courage, and was Field Artillery. —Corporal Nurse also assisted again wounded (severely through both legs). Captain H. L. Reed, 7th Battery, Royal Sergeant H. R. Martineau, Protectorate Field Artillery. —Captain Reed, who had heard Regiment. —On the 26th December 1899, during of the difficulty, shortly afterwards brought the fight at Game Tree, near Mafeking, when down three teams from his battery to see if he the order to retire had been given, Sergeant could be of any use. He was wounded, as were Martineau stopped and picked up Corporal Le Camp, who had been struck down about ten five of the thirteen men who rode with him ; trenches, and half dragged, one was killed ; and thirteen out of twenty-one yards from the Boer horses were killed before he got half-way to half carried him towards a bush about 1 ;o the guns, and he was obliged to retire. yards from the trenches. In doing tnis Ser- Major William Babtie, C.M.G., of the geant Martineau was wounded in the side, but Royal Army Medical Corps. — In the engage- paid no attention to it, and proceeded to staunch ment the wounded of the 14th and 66th Bat- and bandage the wounds of his comrade, whom teries, Royal Field Artillery, were lying in an he afterwards assisted to retire. The firing advanced donga close in the rear of the guns while they were retiring was very heavy, and without any medical officer to attend to them, Sergeant Martineau was again wounded. When and when a message was sent back asking for shot the second time he was absolutely ex- assistance, Major Babtie rode up under a heavy hausted from supporting his comrade, and sank rifle fire, his pony being hit three times. When down unable to proceed further. He received he arrived at the donga, where the wounded three wounds, one of which necessitated the were lying in sheltered corners, he attended to amputation of his arm near the shoulder. them all, going from place to place exposed to Trooper H. E. Ramsden, Protectorate Re- the heavy rifle fire which greeted any one who giment. —On the 26th December 1899, during showed himself. Late in the day Major Babtie the fight at Game Tree, near Mafeking, after went out with Captain Congreve to bring in the order to retire was given, Trooper H. E. Lieutenant Roberts, who was lying wounded Ramsden picked up his brother, Trooper A. E. on the veldt. This also was under a heavy fire. Ramsden, who had been shot through both legs Captain Charles FitzClarence, the Royal and was lying about ten yards from the Boer Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). —On the trenches, and carried him about 600 or 800 14th October 1899, Captain FitzClarence went yards under a heavy fire (putting him down with his squadron of the Protectorate Regi- from time to time for a rest) till they met some ment, consisting of only partially trained men, men who helped to carry him to a place of who had never been in action, to the assistance safety. of an armoured train which had gone out from Lieutenant (now Captain) Sir John P. Mafeking. The enemy were in greatly superior Milbanke, Bart., 10th Hussars.—On the 5th numbers, and the squadron was for a time sur- January 1900, during a reconnaissance near rounded, and it looked as if nothing could save Colesberg, Sir John Milbanke, when retiring them from being shot down.
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