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War Office, Hay 7, 1901. Rain was fulling heavily at this time ovei* the , q i H E following Despatch Iia3 been received Orange River Colony, and an opportune rise of A from L ’ird Kitchener, G.C.B., &c., Com- the Orange and Caledon Rivers, coupled with our mander-in-Chief, South Africa: — occupation of the Commissie Bridge, and all From Lord Kitchener to the Secretary of possible crossing places over the Orange River State for AYar. between the Basuto Border and Bethulie, had Army Head-Quarter?, Pretoria, already to all appearance irade De Wet’s task a Sib, 8th March, 1901. hopeless one. ’ 1. I HAYE the honour to report that on Determined, however, to leave no stone un assuming command of (he forces in South Africa, turned to effect his object, the Boer leader retiring I found that General C. De Wet, who, after his before General Knox, who followed him closely defeat at Bothuville, had rallied his burghers on up the right bank of the Caledon, suddenly crossed the Doornberg, east of . Winburg, and Com- that river at Karreepoort and made a dash for the ' mandant Hertzog, who had assembled a force in drift over the Orange River at Odendaal. To meet this movement Major-General Knox the south-west corner of the Orange River Colony,AngloBoerWar.com were known to be contemplating afraid into Cape at once withdrew a portion of his force by Betholie, Colony, where they hoped to be joined by large to the south of the Orange River, along the left nnmbers of disaffected Dutch Colonials. bank of which it marched to Odendaal Drift, and Already, on the 28rd November, De Wet had towards Aliwal North. captured Ob Wctsdorp, and thence on the 26th With the remainder of his force he followed the had pushed on towards Smithfield, followed by enemy over the Caledon River, harassing and the columns of Lieutenant-Colonels Pilcher keeping in close touch with him. Finding the (Northumberland Furiliers), Barker (Royal Artil Orange River unfordable and all passages blocked, lery, and Herbert (17th Lancers), the whole De Wet was now obliged to abandon his projected ; under Major-General Charles Knox, who engaged invasion of the Colony. the enemy’s rearguard at Vaalbunk on Novem After n rapid movement in the direction of ber 27th. Rouxville, and on towards Commissie Bridge, By the 29th of the month, Major-General C. which latter passage was denied to him by the Knox, moving south through Smithfield, had out presence of a small garrison of our troops, he marched De Wet’s commandoes, and had disposed succeeded in recrossing the Caledon at one of the his columns along the Smithfield—Bethulie road upper drifts, and making good his retreat to the in such a manner as to interpose himself between north. the enemy and the Orauge River. 2. General C. Knox followed him without loss On the intention of De Wet becoming ap of time, and on 11th December came up with the parent, the following troops were despatched by retiring Boers at Helvetia, to the north of which rail from ttie Transvaal, to reinforco Major- place a running fight was maintained throughout General C. Knox and to strengthen the hands of the 11th and 12th. Major-General MacDonald,, whom I despatched In this engagement the troops of Colonel Sir to take command at Aliwal N orth:— C. Parsons, which had just arrived at Reddersburg 1st Mounted Infantry. from the west, were able to effect a junction and 2nd Regiment Brabant's Horse. co-operate with General Knox on his left fiank, Strathcona’s Horse. assisting him to press the enemy vigorously in “ M ” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, the direction of De Wetsdorp. Two guns, 86th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. To endeavour to bar De AVet’s further retreat Four guns, 85th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. north, I had two days previously moved out 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, under Lieu 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers. tenant - Coloucl Thorneycroft (Royal . Scots ,On the 2nd and 3rd December General C. Fu.-iliers), and • the South African Light Norse, Knox, who had already been joined by some of under Lieutenant-Colonel Byng (10th Hussars) these reinforcements. Lad an obstinately contested (which .corps’ had been railed to Bloemfontein engagement with the enemy east of Slick Spruit, from Standerton and Volksrust respectively) to in. the vicinity of Good Hoop Farm, which strengthen the Thabanchu—Ladybrand line, and resulted in the retirement of General De Wet in a these troops were in position there on 10th north-easterly direction. • December. SiOB THE LONDON GA# jTTE, Ma y 7, 1901.
On the morning of i4th December,' Coionej- Lieutenant-Colonels Grenfell (1st Life Guards) Thornej croft, who had been apprised of the ana Herbert, who with, small mounted columns approach of the Boer commandoes from th^j had been left behind by Major-General C. Knox direction of De Wetsdorp, engaged the enemy when he recrossed the Caledon to clear the Zastron midway between Thabanchu and Ladybrand, ana district. though checking ti.e efforts of their advanced .Kritzinger’s march followed a line—Venterstad, parties to penetrate his line, was ultimately St'eynsburg, Middlebiifg, Zunrpoorf, Murraysburg, unable,, owing to the extent of front necessarily and thence by Aberdeen-to Willowmore.;-During occupied, to prevent the- Boers breaking -through the .whole of which movement bis steps; were to the north. dogged by the.mounted troops of Lieutenant- '. During the course of their retreat the Boer- Colonels ByDg, Williams, Grenfell, and Lqwe, all forces became much demoralized, and our captures actiug under tl.e orders of Colonel Douglas Haig, included 5— ' - 7th Hussuts;* ...... " -- 1—15-pr. gnu. Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert’s column had to be 1—pompom. . :i deflected towards Stormberg and Dordrecht, to __ 60,000 rounds of small-arm ammunition, and a follow a small commando under Myberg, a number of wagons and"carts. 'Celb'filal'Feb'elj which eventually dissolved;...... De Wet having passed the Thabanchu—Lady- Heitzog, driven westward after crossing at Sand brand line, continued his retirement northwards, Drift by our trooj s holding the lino Colesberg— towards Lindlev, still followed by Major-General Naauwpoort—De Aar, followed a route by Brits- Knox, who was joined about 25th Decemb-r, ueir town on Carnar.on. Being forrStalled at this Senekal, by a column of LieutenahPGeneraT^tf "pdiffTby "the arrival of an advanced detachment of Leslie Rundlc’s troops, nnder Major-General Co'onel Parsons’ column, which I had railed, with Boyfes. Lindley garrison was reinforced by this view, to Victoria West, the enemy moved Bethune’s Mounted Infantry, under Lieutenant- round Carnarvon to Williston, Sutherland, and Colonel Monro (Seaforth Highlanders), from Calvinia, reaching the latter place about the’3rd Natal. January. Minor engagements in the Lindley district were While the pursuit from De Aar and Britsfoivn now of frequent occurrence, in which we made a was maintained by columns under Lieutenant- considerable number of prisoners ; but despite the Colonels Bethune (16th Lancets), Thorneycroft, energy and perseverance displayed by our troops; and De Lisle, troops and local levies were hurried no definite results could be achieved, as the up to- occupy Centres of disaffection in the Ceres, enemy, broken up into small bands, was dispersed Worcester, and Piquetberg districts; at the same over a very wide area. time Lieutenant-Colonel Henniker’s column,-.and While De Wet’s first attempt at an invasion on Lieutenant-Colonel Collenbrander’s newly-formed a large scale had thus been thwarted, two of his regiment of Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts were subordinate leaders succeeded in effecting an railed to Matjesfontcin, whence they moved out entrance into Cape Colony. AngloBoerWar.comto hold the passes leading south from Sutherland. 3. On December 16th, Rritzitiger, with 700 My object was to keep the enemy north of the men, who had become detached from De Wet’s Roggeveld Mountains, and-to prevent any junction main column in the Rouxville district, after between Hertzog and. Kritzinger in the Prince evadiDg our pursuing troops, was able to'C: oss the Albert or Worcester districts. now fordable Orange River at OdeDdaal D rift; This being achieved, it appeared to me useless and on the same day Hertzog entered Cape Colony to follow out iuto the far west 'an enemy at all with some 1,200 men, by Stand Drift, west of times disinclined to fight and ever ready to scatter. Colesberg. I therefore brought in to the railway at Victoria - • To meet these inroads, it became necessary to Reid the columns of Lieutenant-Colonels De send large bodies of troops into the Colony, and Lisle and Thorneycroft and disposed them oti a the columns under Lieutenant-Colonels Thorney line Piquetberg road—Matjesfontein, thus effec croft, Byng, Williams (Royal Artillery), Sir C. tually barring any further movement on the. part Parsons, and De Lisle (Durham Light Infantry), of Hertzog to the south. all operating in the Orange River Colony, were On 9ih January Hertzog’s commando.withdrew marched to the railway, and entrained for Naauw- northward towards Calvinia. Our troops entered poort Junction, whence they followed the - march Sutherland on the same day, and on the 2 3rd-of of the invaders southward. themomh Lieutenant-Colonel De Lisle.reaped Additional troops, including the 7 th Dragoon Clan william, which had already been occupied by Guards, under Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe, with local defence troops, and a general advance north two Royal Horse Artillery guns and the 1st Regi wards was commenced by tbe columns under ment of Brabant’s Horse, were also despatched by Lieutenant-Colonels De Lisle,. Scobell (Sdots rail from the Transvaal to Cape Colony, whilst Greys), and Collenbrander (Commanding the two battalions of Foot Guards which, under Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts).. These quite suc Major-General Inigo Jones, had hitherto been ceeded in driving the enemy out of Calvinia and disposed between Orange River Bridge and Van Rbynsdorp, and pursued him as far north as Bethulie were, with all available details, formed Carnarvon. into mobile columns, under Lieutenant-Colonels 4. Turning to the Transvaal, though no events Crabbe (Grenadier Guards) and Henniker (Cold of importance had transpired during the month of stream Guards). November, towards the end of that month there I bad already, in view of the unrest in the was undoubted evidence of increased. activity Colony, sent Major - General Settle, . Royal among the enemy, which was apparently timed to Engineers, to De Aar, to control any movements coincide with the arrival of ex-President Kruger that might become necessary in that direction, in Europe. whilst Major - General Inigo Jones directed On the 27th November, Major-General Paget operations at Naauwpoort, and Major-General (Scots Guards) had a successful engagement with MacDonald at Aliwal North. Viljoen at Rhenoster..Kop, to the .north of Middle- Kritzinger’s column in its movement south from burg, which resulted in the seizure of this position Gdendaal . towards. Burghersdorp • was quickly by our troops, thus securing an important centre pursued and eventually pushed westwards by from which to block several of the ipost exien- THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 310.9
siyely. used roads leading up from.the bush veldt ■these movements was to drive Beyer’s force east to\the high veldt. In this action I had to deplore ward, the enemy to the number of - about 1,400.: th e , loss of Lieutenant-Colonel 6 . E. Lloyd, .men with several guns crossing the Pretoria— . D-S.Q.vCommanding 1st Battalion West Riding ‘Elandsfontein line on the 12th January. Regiment, who fell whilst gallantly leading his 6. Considerable enterprise and initiative had- men. . . . been shown by the enemy along the eastern line, '. On the 3rd -.December, a convoy pro reeding beyond Middlebtirg, resulting in the capture dur-; from Pretoria- to Rustenburg w as. resolutely ■ing the night of 29lh December of our post at attacked by a much superior force of Boers who, Helvetia, near -Machadodorp. Encouraged ljy in spite of the very gallant stand made by the ithis success, the- enemy under Commandant-' escort,, seized and destroyed half of the wagons ; General Louis Botha, with Commandant -B." composing the convoy. : Viljoen and Commandant- Grobelaar, planned'. On the 1st Dtcember, I had ordered Major- ; and carried out with great boldness night attacks^ General Clements to move out from Krngersrlorp to .on Belfast, Dalmanutha, Machadodorp and several clear the Hekpoort Valley, south of the Magalies .other smaller posts-on. the eastern lin'e, which' berg, and to break up Dclarey’s commando, which !delivered simultaneously soon after midnight on was known to be on the slopes of these mountains. i the 7th January, were everywhere repulsed. At' Brigadier-General Broad wood (12tli Lancers), |Belfast the enemy were especially determined in' who had been operating to the siuth of Olifant’s ithe manner in which they attempted to rush the Nek with the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, was ordered | works held by the garrison, and were much nor,th .to keep the Rustenburg road open, and now ; favoured by. a dense mist, which screened their' proceeded to. clear the northern side of the Maga . advance to close quarters. liesberg. Meanwhile Beyers, with 1,500 men, 7. From information received and since con had-be.en .moving south from Warmbaths, to co firmed, it ha8 transpired that the enemy's general operate .with • Delarey, and leaving his wagons [plans at the end of 1900.. were that Hertzog . north of the. mountains,-and evading Broadwood’s 'should proceed to Lambart’s Bay, as indeed he troops, he passed through Breedt’s Nek and joined 1 did, and' there meet a ship which the burghers Delarey on the 12tli December, 1900. ' '.were told was bringing mercenaries, guns, and .. General Clements’ force, which had encamped . ammunition from Europe, while De Wet was to immediately -south of Nooitegeda'cht Pass, was ..proceed south by De Am’, and .join hands with attacked before daylight on the 13th, by the ■ Hertzog in a combined attack upon Cape Town. combined forces of Delarey and Beyers. When Commandant-General Botha had he >rd that . .As already reported, four companies of. the this concentration had been successfully effected, Northumberland Fusiliers, who were holding the he was to enter Natal with a picked force of ridges overlooking the camp, were surrounded and ' 5,000 mounted men, and mako for Durban. captured by the enemy. The loss of this outpost 8. In conformity with this plan, a coti-' rendered the camp untenable.,' and thougli the . siderable concentration of Boers, under BoCrs suffered heavy less in pressing home, their Commandant-General Louis Botha and Generals" attack,. General Clements found himself obligedAngloBoerWar.com Tj Smuts, G. Spruyt, and G. Botha, had taken, to fall back on Commando Nek. Lieutenant- place in Ermelo, Carolina, and Bethel, which" Colonel N. Legge (20th Hussars), a valuable districts constituted large depfits of supply for the' leader of mounted troops, I regret to say, fell early enemy’s forces. I therefore deemed it most in this action. necessary to sweep the country between the ■ I a.t once despatched Brigadier-General Aldersou Delagoa Bay and Natal railway lines, and with (Royal West Kent Regiment) with 750 Mounted this object in view, the following columns were infantry, and “ J ” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, concentrated as under :-r- follovycd subsequently by the 1st Battalion Royal Brigadier-General Alderson, Mooi Plants,'50?- inniskilling . Fusiliers, to reinforce General Colonel E. Knox (18th Hussars), Bapsfontcin, Clements. I also strengthened tlio Krugorsdorp 177. line by the 4th Cavalry Brigade from Heidelberg, Lieutenant-Colonel Allenby (6th Dragoons), and a battalion of Infantry fiora the south. • and Lieutenant-Culonel Pultenoy (Scots Guards), . 5. As it was now most desirable to act with Puifontein, 124. vigour against the enemy in the western portion Brigadier-General Dartnell (Commandant of of, tlie Transvaal, I . placed Lieutenant-General Volunteers, Natal), Springs. French in command of the troops operating both I entrusted the general exectit’on .of the move south and north of the Magaliesberg. He at once ment to Lieutenant-General Freu:-’-.' organized a strong mounted force under Brigadier- These columns were to be reinfor. c f as they General Gordon at Kragersdorp, which acting in moved forward by a column from Grey ii.::stad, Conjunction with General Clements’ troops from ; under Lieutenant-Colonel Colville (Rifle Brigade) Commando Nek, after defeating the enemy at on the right, and on the left by a small column Thorndale, in the Hekpoort Valley, on the 19th from Middlebtirg, under Lieutenant - Colonel December,, drove him westward. A "few days Campbell, 1st Battalion King’s Royal Riffe Corps) later, General French having ordered Brigadier- and a strong force under Major-General Smith- General Broadwood to bring the 2nd Cavalry Dorrien, from Wonderfontein, marching on Brigade south of the Magaliesberg to join in his Carolina. svveep westward, moved on Ventersdorp on a wide Towards the latter part of January, Major- front, and cleared the country up to the line General Paget and Brigadier-General Pliimcrj Olifant’s Nek — Veniersdorp — Klerksdorp, whose troops I had sent to reinforce the Pretoria .Meanwhile General Clements, moving north —Middleburg section of the eastern line in conset through Olifant’s Nek, hod effected a junction qui nee of Beyer’s westward move, had done good vvith General Paget from Homan's Kraal, and work in clearing the country round Bajinoral and acting together freed the Rustenburg district of Brugspruit, which facilitated the subsequent the enemy. advance of the column from Middleburg. Subsequent operations were undertaken by General French's c.lumn marched eastward oh - General French against Beyer’s commando, which, the 28lh January, and on the following day hd, ^passing round liis right dank', had reappeared to with Colonel Knox, Lieutenant-Colonels Allenby jtfie.south .of .the Witwatersberg. The result of: and Pulteney, forced Beyers from strong positions - , - a. -A- % - - 3110 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. covering the approach to the valley of the Wilgo mandant-General Botha was thus completely, River. On the 6th February, General French frustrated, he personally with about 3,000 men having cleared the country through which he passed through General French’s line at night; passed, and encountered very little further opposi and moving north crossed the railway into the tion, entered Ermelo. Here he received a report Robs Senrkal district. from Major-General Smiih-Dorrien, who, moving 9. De Wet’s movements in the Orange River' by. Carolina, had arrived at Lake Chrissie on the Colony, after the dispersion of his force in 5th, that at 3 A.h , on the 6th February a very January into numerous small parties throughout determined attack had been made upon him by the Lindley, Bethlehem, Heilbron districts are’ upwards of 2,000 of the enemy, who were driven somewhat difficult to follow, but it appears back towards the south-east' suffering heavy loss. certain that he not only permitted his comman-' The casualties in General Smith-Dorrien’s force does to dissolve for a time, many of his burghers' were also severe, amounting to 23 killed and 52 going to their farms, but went to the neighbour wounded. hood of Vredefort to arrange for the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, who had en fresh supplies of horses, ammunition, aud stores.' countered considerable opposition throughout his It is also known that he appointed the Doom- advance from Middleburg, joined General Smith- berg, about 22 miles north-east of Winburg, as Dorrien at Lake Chrissie on the 7th. tbe place of rendezvqus, at which the commandoes General French’s dispositions on the night of were to reassemble about the 22nd January, pre the 6th February were as follows paratory to making a second attempt to enter General Smith-Dorrien, Lake Chrissie. Cape Colony. On the 23rd January De Wet Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, nearing Welgel- crossed the line from west to east near Holfontein gen. Siding, making for the Doornberg. Brigadier-General Alderson, Mooifontein, 267. Hearing of this concentration, I directed a Colonel E. Knox, 7 miles north-east of Ermelo. combined movement of General C. Knox and Lieutenant-Colonel Pulteney, Ermelo. General Bruce Hamilton’s troops, from about' Lieutenant-Colonel Allenby, Wit put, 10. Leeuwkop (south-east of Winburg) and Kroon- Brigadier-General Dartnell, a few miles west of stad respectively, against the Boer stronghold on Allenby. the Doornberg, and it was arranged by tbete Lieutenant-Colonel Colville, Uitkyk on the Officers that they should attack simultaneously ou Standerton—Ermelo road. tlie 28th January. Owing to supply requirements, General French This project could not, however, be put into' could not resume his forward movement till the execution, for on the evening of the 27th De W et 11th February, since which date his trcops have broke up liis laager, which consisted of 2,300 driven the enemy in large numbers into the corner men with two 15-pr. guns and a 'pompom, under south-east of Piet Retief, his columns now holding Froneman, Fourie, Haosbruck, and others, aud Amsterdam, Piet Retief, and Luneburg. passing between our columns, which were not as Summarizing the results of his movement, yet within striking distance, crossed the Winburg General French reports that the BoerAngloBoerWar.com losses in branch line and moved rapidly southward, making action have been at least 296 killed and wounded, for the Tabaksberg, about 40 miles north- of while the following captures have been made : — Thabanchu. General G. Knox followed at once 177 prisoners, of war. in pursuit, and with the columus under Lieutenant- 555 surrendered prisoners. Colonels Pilcher and Crewe (Border Horse); 2— 14-pr. Q.F. gun (Creusot). fought & hotly-contasied action with De Wet’s 1—lo-pr. gun. rear guard on the Tabaksberg on the 29th. 1— 9-pr. gun. General Brace Hamilton’s troops, though much 1— 4-7-inch howitzer. delayed by a continuous downpour of rain, which 1 Maxim. turned the country into a quagmire, were marched ■ 2 Hotchkiss guns. ■ with all possible haste into Winburg and Small- 784 rifles. deel, to l.e entrained for Bloemfontein, with the 199,300 rounds rifle ammunition. object of intercepting De Wet on the Bloem 6,289 horses. fontein—Ladybrand line. Owing to the serious 126 mules. delays caused by bad weather, this scheme proved 5,621 trek oxen. unsuccessful. On the night of the 30th De Wet; 26,927 cattle. disengaging himself from the pursuit of General C. 175,514 sheep. Knox, who was hampered by transport difficulties-,- 1,747 wagons and carts. and, anticipating General Bruce Hamilton, in Enormous quantities of grain and forage have spite of the latter’s forced march from Bloem also been either seized or destroyed. fontein, effected his purpose, crossing the Bloem . Our total losses have amounted to 5 Officers fontein—Thabanchu line near Israel’s Poort. and 41 men killed and 4' Officers and 108 men De Wet now trekked rapidly southward out wounded. pacing our troops, and it became evident that his As General French’s troops are in touch with mobility would enable him to enter Cape Colony, Lieutenant-General Hildyard's columns, pushed unless he was headed off by a rapid concentration forward from Utrecht and Wakberstroom,’ and he of our troops, by rail, on the line of the Orange is now based on Natal for supplies, I anticipate River. even more satisfactory results from his further Accordingly I recalled Generals C. Knox and operations. Bruce Hamilton to Bloemfontein for. entrain The deluge of continuous rain which has fallen ment to Bethulie, and brought the troops under over the eastern Transvaal, since about the 10th Generals Paget and Plumer from Balmoral and February has much hampered the movements of Brugsprnit by rail to Naauwpoort. 1 also trans the convoys sent forward to General French from ferred the Essex Regiment from Wonderfontein Natal, but 1 have already despatched pontoon in the Eastern Transvaal to Norval’s Pont, and equipment to Piet Retief, to facilitate the passage the Royal Fusiliers, which replaced the Royal of our troops over the numerous rivers and spruits Munster Fusiliers,, in General Paget’s force, which abound in that part of the Transvaal. from Brugspruit to Rosmead Junction. To While the intended invasion of Natal by Com increase the number of trobps at the disposal THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. • 3111,
of General MacDonald in the Aliwal district, I and the exhausted condition of their transport; directed him to withdraw to the left bank of animals would allow, the main body of the. enemy the Orange River the columns under Colonels made for the De Aar—Orange River line, t.,- Hughes-Hallett (Seaforth Highlanders) and Her On the 14tb, De Wet was severely handled by bert, which meantime had been clearing the Plumer at Wolvekuilen, being forced to abandon Smithfield and Rouxvillo districts, and to recall many of his wagons, and at daybreak on the 15th the garrisons of Smithfield, Rouxvillo, and he crossed the railway about 4 miles uonh of Wepener, the latter falling back through Basuto Hout Kraal, whore he was engaged by Colonel land. The timely arrival of the 1st King's Dragoon Crabbe’s column and the armoured - train. under Guards from England, followed by two freslr Captain Nar.ton, R.E. The enemy made but battalions of Mounted Infantry, and the Prince of little resistance, and pushed on towards;.the Wales’s Light Horse, recently raised at Cape north-west. Large number of wagons and much Town, enabled me to assemble a strong mobile am munition now fell into our hands, the. Boer£ force at Naauwpoort. The 1st King’s Dragoon being unable to urge their weary transport animals Guards, Prince of Wales’s Light Horse, with along at a sufficiently rapid pace; owing to the “ G ” Battery Royal Horse Artillery (brought sudden state of the ground. •- from Pretoria), to be joined later by the 3rd The pursuit was actively maintained, and Dragoon Guards, were formed into a brigade; other -columns were moved- up to strengthen which I placed under Colonel Bethune, whom I our cordon, in ease the enemy sh-nild- seek. ..to had recalled from his command in the Clanwilliam make a dash southward to unite with Hertzog’e district. men. Whilst General Bruce Hamilton. with - The new Mounted Infantry, numbering about his own and Colonel Bethune’s column marched 900 men, with two field guns (sent from Pretoria), west to Britstown to intercept in that-direction, I placed under Colonel Hickman (Worcestershire Lieutenant-Colonel Thorneycroft was recalled Regiment). Finally I transferred Lieutenant- from the south, Colonel Haig, with the columns General the Honourable N. G Lyttelton from his under Lieutenant-Colonels -Byng,- .Lowe, .-.and command at Middleburg in the Transvaal to William-*, being withdrawn from the pursuit-of Naauwpoort, to' take immediate control of the ICritzinger, and the Seaforth Highlanders, from forthcoming operations against De Wet. Aliwal North being all assembled- at -Victoria The withdrawal of Generals C. Knox and West. A detachment of the Essex Regiment, Bruce Hamilton from the close pursuit of De Wet with two guns, was detached from Orange River permitted his commandoes to pausein the Be Wets- Bridge to hold Hopetown in case the enemy should dorp district, and when they resumed iheir march seek (o force a passage there. . . ;; toward! the Orange River cast of the railway, - The close pursuit of the various columns had De Wet found his way so strongly blocked on this the effc ct of driving De Wet north to. the Orange side by the troops which had only shortly before River west of Hopetown, where,, being, hotly been driving him south, that he gave up the pressed by General Plumer,-his 15-pr.,gun- and'it attempt to cross the river east of Norval’s Pont, pompom were captured by -our mounted, troops and on the night of the 4th February beganAngloBoerWar.com to under Lieutenant-Colonel Owen-, 1st -King’s cross the railway line Dear Pompi Siding, moving Dragoon Guards. .? west; This tended to show what their general A portion of De Wet’s men succeeded in'passing intentions were, though the presence of consider the river, which was still in high flood, neat Mark’s able commandoes in the Rouxville district still Drift, whilst the Boer leader himself, with the left a doubt as to their actual plans for entering remnants of his force, trekked past. -Hopetown the Cape Colony. On the 8th February, General towards Petrusville, in the neighbourhood of .which Bruce Hamilton, reconnoitring north-east from place he was joined by Hcrizog’s commandoes, 4Slick Spruit, found the country clear of the enemy, who by constant changes of direction and very and, on the 9th, onr information pointed so clearly long marches, had eluded our columns under to a. movement by Sand Drift, north-west of General Bruce Hamilton between -Briistowa and Colesberg, that I ordered General C. Knox to Stndenburg. ■ move with General Bruce Hamilton, Lieutenant- Without loss of time General Lyttelton disposed Colonels Pilcher and Crewe rapidly west from all the available troops on the line Orange River Bethulie towards Philipolis. . I had already Bridge, Philipstown, Hanover. Road, Colesberg, instructed General Lyttelton to push out the bulk but the -river falling considerably at thiB- time of his available mounted troops from Naauwpoort De Wet managed to cross at a point between. Sand towards Sand Drift. Drift and Colesberg Bridge, without having On the 11th, General Piumer’s troops from become seriously engaged. His. losses, iu. killed Naauwpoort passed through Colesberg towards and wounded during the various engagements Sand Drift, but on that date it became evident that must have been very -considerable, -and-, seeing the enemy had already succeeded in crossing iuto that over 2u0 prisoners, all his guns; ammunition, the Colony. Our troops met them moviDg south and wagons fell into our hands, lie- undoubtedly from the direction of Sand Drift, and drove them quitted Cape Colony with great loss .of prestige;.' westward past Philipstown, General Plumer Our troops are now pressing. De Wet .north keeping in close touch throughout. Generals ward through Orange River Colony;. Kritzinger, -Knox and Bruce Hamilton, who found the passage with about 500 men, is still - wandering .in the . of Sand Drift most difficult owing to the -flooded Cradnck district, closely tracked by columns. under -state of the river, crossed with all possible speed, Lieutenant-Colonels Gorrioge and. Herbert,, now and joined later in the pursuit. joined by Colonel De Lisle's column. On the 12th February, a, party of- about 300 - - Sclieepers, with some 200 men, is being.dealt' Boers approached Philipstown, but were com with by Colonel Sir C. Parsons, who has with him pletely baffled and driven off by the energetic Lieutenant-Colonel Grenfell and Lieutenant- defence made by detachments of Imperial Yeo- Colonel Scobeli’s forces. • • .. . , maniy and the Victorian Imperial Regiment, These commandoes have obtained but few who were reinforced on the 13th by the arrival recruits-in the Colony, but have undoubtedly been • of Colonel Henniker’s column from De Aar and furnished with guides and information ; by .their Mounted Infantry from Hanover. Road. -local sympathizers, who are very-numerous. ■ Moving as faatas- the b$d state of the roads 1.0. Daring the -period under - review, I had to 3H2 THE; LONDON GAZETTE) MA^7., 1 aOK',’ fiendf Lord - Metiiuen west: from the Lichtonburg whieh'-surrendered burghers.are. permitted,tot live, district, oli which- he had beet) in charge, to, deal- withrtbeir families, under our effective protection.. with an incursion’ ol the’enemy from-, the :-souih-- The families of all bu‘givers still under arms are? wesferii- pa»t of.-the Transvaal into-G’iqualind. as far as.-possible, brought in from the, adjacent Having: transferred .■■all' his ' nr bile troops to district,'’, and similarly lodged in these camps,-the Vrybarg and Taungs, Lord .Methuen,’ operating administration of.which .has recently been w^pjly from these two places, withdrew the garrison from taken over by. the civil authorities. Schweiter Reoeko,-. relieved Daniel’s . Kuil, which . 16. It may be of interest-.to ijoto that, upwards wtfs: surrounded by. the enemy,-and I'V.-visi. nol of 25,000 horses, have been obtained in Capa (he garrison of Kurumaq, besides driving Da Colony since commando-ring was instituted there Yilliers’ commandoes back into the Transvaal. in December la,t. Many of these have .been of .'‘.A t the beginning of February I dir, . '■ Major G. A. Carleton, 2nd Bhttalion the King’s f Captain G. Crawshaw,;New' Zealand Mounted Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Rifles. . - • . ■ . ' / Captain and Quartermaster-J. Thomson,-2nd .’ Captain E.. W. C.-' Qlmytor, New Zealand • Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. •' Mounted R ;fles. .. ' Lieutenant.G. R. Tnylour, 2nd Battalion.lloyal; Captain J . W. D: Wilson,.. South Australian' Warwickshire Regiment. * • ■ J ■Imperial Bushmen, . ■ ;•... Captain H. \V. Compton, 5th Battalion Bbynlj Captain E. Tivey,- Victorian imperial Bushmen.- Fusiliers. ’ Captain J ; : DaUiinorp, Victorian ' Imperial '• Lieutenant G. A. Wilkinson, 1st Battalion tliej BushmCn. - * ' King’s (Liverpool Regiment). ■ • Captain and Adjutant J . Fair weather, Captain E. K. Cordeau'x, 4tli Battalion Lin-, KatTrariah Rilh-s. v ••• colnahire Regiment, j Surgeon-Captain S. C. Godfrey, New Zealand Second Lieutenant A; F. Redfern, 2nd Battalion; Mounted R flvs..' ‘ Devonshire Regimeut. 1 Lieutenant I. R. Snider, Sti-.ithconn’s Horse. Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. Gullwcy, 2nd Bat-; Lieutenant F; B. Adam-', Tasmanian Mounted 'talion Somersetshire Light Infantry, Infantry. ' • ■' Captain E. G. Klger, 2nd Battalion Somerset Lieutenant Cullum, Duke of Edinburgh's Own shire Light lufantry.: Volunteer Regiment'. . . ••• ’ Lieutehant A. P..Barry, :2nd Battalion Somcr- .Lieutenant L. A. Myhurg, Kitchener's Horse.. •setshire. Light Infantry. •Lieutenant. G. Dohrec,: Kitchener's Horse.: Lieutenant F. C. H. Williams-Frcemnn, 2nd Lieutenant Kvf.ns. Railway Fi.meer Regiment. Battalion Cheshire Regiment. ■Lieutenant' C. L. Somerville, New-' Zealand Captain B. St. J. Lc Marchaiit, 1st Battalion .Mounted R ties. ", We-t Ri ling Regiment. Lieutenant A. A. Sale, Tasmanian Imperial Lieutenant- and. Adjutant W. E. M. Tyndall, Bushmen. ‘ -r • 1st Battalion West Riding Regiment.' - Lieutenant llarvc^’, Rimingfon’s Guides. Major'E. Rhodes, D;S;0.,‘2nd Battalion Royal Lieutenant M. G. FoXcroft, Border Horse. Berkshire Regiment. ' Mr. Carlyle, intelligence Department.' ; ■£' Lieutenant-Colonel J. Spens, 2nd Battalicn; Miss E. Raw-sou (Civilian.).. ■. . , '. iJting’s Own (Shropshire Light Infantry)! j Sister Eustac *, Johannesburg Hospital. 'T ' Lieutenant C. Mars!.all, 2nd Battalion King’tj List of Non commissiouejl OilicerSfand men. •"Own (Shropshire Light Infantry). • j 454 Trooper F. Scott, £th Lancers. Captain C. J . H.. II. Noble, 2nd Battalioij. 4216 Corporal H, N. Forties, 5th Lancers. ^Manchester Regiment. ?■' 3 427: Trooper W. I.eutchford, gth Lance.rso; Lieutenant A. W. S. Ewing, ,2nd Battalion 4257 Trooper S. Vincent, ,9th Lanpprs. ; North Staffordshire Regiment . .’ Siergea.nt Batchelor, 18th Husst^s. Second Lieutenant D. A. Blair,. 1st Buttaliorj Sergeant Stevens,. ISth'Hussars. 'Highland Light: Infantry;.' ! T ’ - . Sergeant Coxcn,'18th. Hnssa S. . Captain E. R. Bradford, 2nd Battalion AngloBoerWar.comSeafortlj Corporal .Vnlpy, 18th Ilussars. ''Highlanders;' "■■■ ,f' ;■. ' -* i ■. 4395 Lance - Corporal - 'Soxtpn) • 18th; Hussars, Captain J. F. Robertson, 1st Battalion Coa- promoted to Sergeant -by ^Commander- naught Rangers. j .'•■■ ’ in^Gliief; •• >■ : b'O'V'i Major J. G. Wolrige-Gordon, 1st Battalion Private Smith, 18th Uti-sars. • Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.. { ■ ■ Private S-ppings, 18th Hussars. ' ;; ?<> El- Major P.' T. Chute,: 1st . Battalion lloyal Private Hopkins, 1:81h Ilussars, promoted Munster Fusiliers. ! Corporal by Conimander-ifiiGhief.'''*^ • iTajor A. ’ J . : ChapVnaft,’ 1st. Battalion^Royal Private Speight, 18th; Hiissuts, promoted "Dublin Fusiliers. . ••■ r; ’ Vi. ■ Corporal by Com(riartder-iuVCiiief'.'JV!''j . 1 Captain C. E. Radclyfie, .'1st Battul on Ilifle 4fi65 Private F. Faulkner," 18*th '.Hussars, pro Brigade. • *• .. •’ ’ . j moted CorporuTby Gomifihnder-in-tJnfef. - Captain "C. G; H. Heniy, 16th (LondohTrish) 3790 Private G. Hall, 18tli-^Hussars, promoted Middlesex'Ytdunteer'Rifle Corps. ' Corporal by Uommah'de'r-iU-Chieif. fV Lieutenant L. S. Robefls, Army Service Corps. 4615 Private Kidd, ;i8th HUs'safs, promoted Major F. Dalyj Royal Army. 'Medical 'Corps. > ■' - Corporal by.'Commander-in-tGhieLbll ■'' -Lieutenant QS Challis, Royal-Army Medical Corps. ■. ' , Lance-Sergeant ■ Pariiell, 19th Ilussars, Civil Surgeon G. Mowatt, attached Royal Army promoted Sergeant'by: Coinihand^rdn- Medical' Corps.. .J ■< chief. . .: 7: ,v?. Civil Surgeon V .1 Robinson, attached Royal 9121 Sergeant. H, S. Pullar, 7th Battalion AViny Medical Corps.' • • , Imperial Yeojnanry. ’ Civil Surgeon Ellis, attached Royal Army 9189 Farrier-Sergeant Spreull, Iraperial Yeo Medical Corps. - ■■ • manry. .- /•;: - u-i„q Civil Surgeon Caldwell, attached Royal Army 5311 Private , Ingram, Dorsetshire Impeiial Medical Corps. Yeomanry, promoted. Corpbral by'Gotin- 1 Civil-Surgeon tSimpson, ‘ attached RV>yal Army mander-in-Chief. • ,r;. * Medical Corps. 1 6540 Sergeant F. • J... Bright,. .Devonshire .. Colonel K'ellyy Victorian Mounted. Infantry. . Imperial Yeomanry. . . " Lieutenant-Colonel Craddock^ - New Zealand 9654 Trooper W. Cole, Devonshire Impeiial ' 'Mounted*Riffesti- - ' Yeomanry. Mttjbr ''H; G:;;ViidlS;>:Wes^'.AUstralian Contin 6596 Trooper W, J. Hamel, Devonshire Itnperial gent. Yeomanry. .- - • 5 MSjor W. IV: Deacon/ Queensland Imperial 6547 Trooper S. W. Hill,. Devonshire Imperial Bushmenr'-'-' Yeomanry. - ‘ r-Mkjor R. II. J^rice, Kaffrflrian -Ride's;' • / ; . 6567 Trooper H; E,' ! Hey.wo6d,;. -De^opshire Captain T. A.- Giech, ‘New South Wales ' ‘ Imperial Yeomanryc ■* : ,M ' 'MedicaLCbr'pA | ;• • .6518 J?rdsp6r; W(iyjjiueit,utPeg)on^Y Csiptain Dennison, Eennison’aditeotlts, Yeomanry< os'rtf*! 3114 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. '65" 2 Trooper W. H. Mortimer, Devonshire •89448 Sergeant Gilbert, 5th Company, Eastern . , Im] erial Yeomanry. Division, Royal Garrison Artillery. l G'52 Trooper' J. Parkin, Devonshire Imperial 4:98 Bombardier Dolby, 5th Company, Eastern Y corr.anry. Division, Royal Garrison Artillery. '•‘4291 Trooper G. F. Hodgson, Devonshire £854 Gunner Cassell, 5th Company, Ea‘t rn in perinl Yeomanry, promoted Corporal Division, Royul Garrison Artillery. In Commander-in-Chief. 4223 Gunner Bullock, 5th. Company, Eastern ' 4278 Trooper It. G. Thorold, Devonshire Division, Roy.il Garrison Artillery. Imperial Yeomanry, promoted Corporal 5573 Gunner Beaumont, 5lh Company, Eastern 1 • by Coinmander-in-Chief. Division, Royal Garrison Artillery. . 8575 Trooper J. Stevenson, Devonshire Imperial 98217 Gunner Hulcahy, 5th Company, Eastern Yeomanry. Division, Royal Gatrison, Artillery. 8747 Corporal Wilson, 18th Company, Imperial Corporal G. Pitt, Kitchener’s Horse. ' YcO'i nnry. Private II. Anderson, Kitchener’s Horse. f 'S712 Corporal McClaren, 18:h Company, Private C. Brown, Kitchener's Horse. Imperial Yeomanry. Colour-Sergeant-Major Johnston, Border "8746 T ro'op-r Wilson, Imperial Yeomanry. I Horse, promoted Second Lieutenant by 8764 Trooper Orr, Imperial Yeomanry. Commander- in- Chief. 8655 Trooper Anderson, Imperial Yeomanry. Lance - Corporal A. J. Shout, Border ' Sergeant A. H. Day, 71st Company, Horse, promoted Sergeant by Com ’ ' Imperial Yeomanry. mander- in-Chief. '12010 Trooper W. Snpp, Imperial Yeomanry, Sergeant S. R. Hains, Kaffrurian Rifles, . . promoted Corporal by Commander-in- promoted Second Lieutenant by Com- s ’ _ Chief. mander-in-Chief. 12495 Trooper J. King, 69th Company, Imperial Corporal Clements, Rimington’s Guides. Yeomanry, promoted Corporal by Com- Private Wilson, Rimington’s G-uides, pro matider-in-Chief. moted Corporal by Commander-in- 1516 Trooper McAlpin, 17th Company, Imperial Chief. Yeomanry. 116 Sergeant Kernsley, Tasmanian Bushmen. 616 Corporal Leather, 3rd Company, Imperial 395 Trooper IS. Hille, New Zealand Mounted Ycomanrv. Rifles. 3123 Lance-Sergeant Saunderson, 5th C nnpany, 612 Quartermaster-Sergeant Stephenson, New '' ' Imperial Yeomanry. Zealand Mounted Rifles. 6003 Private Moreby, 10ih Company, Imperial G45 Trooper H. Harper, New Zealand .Mounted Yeomanry. Rifles. 19328 Bombardier W. H. Allardyco, 8th Battery, 338 Trooper J. Stevins, New Zealand Mounted Royal Fit-Id Artillery. Rifles. 32630 Acting Bombardier A. Finder, 8lh Battery, 756 Sergeant P. Tudor, New Zealand Mounted Royal Field Art llery. AngloBoerWar.com . Rifles. ,:.8818 1 Trooper : G. A. Griiliths, 8th Battery, 758' Trooper H. Windgate, New Zealand • . »• Royal Field Artillery'. Mounted Rifles. 52070 Gunner W. Youngs, 17th Battery, Royal Trooper Tooly, Johannesburg Police. Field Artillery. Trooper Kelly, Lumsden’s Horse. 83076 Gunner G. Porter, 17th Battery, Royal Trooper Granville, Lumsden’s Horse. b-r.XMii a; -Field Art llery. Trooper P. Jones, Lumsden’s Horse. 62860 Sergeant W; Payzer, C8th Battery, Royal 153 Corporal J. Mulligan, Cape Police. Vvb-.f. •' . Field Artilhry. 121 Corporal Elliott, Victorian Mounted Rifles. 91988 Sergeant Farrier W. Brown, 68th Battery, 277 Lance-Corporal R. McRae, Victorian . . . Royal Field Artillery. Mounted Rifles, promoted Corporal by i 89094 Gunner G. Thomas, 68th Battery, Royal Commander-in-Chirf. iv; : Field Artillery. 257 Private W. Sheehan, Victorian Mounted 78312 Gunner E. Green, 68th Battery, Royal Rifles, promoted Corporal by Cufn- totv'.-o - Field Artillery. mander-in-Chief. 61717- Sergeant J. Marony, 75th Battery, Royal 227 Private J. Clay, Victorian Mounted Rifles, -i..Field Artillery. promoted Corporal by Commander-in- -.25456 Gunner. J. Marvel, 75th Battery, Royal Chief. Field Artillery. 76 Private J. Green, Victorian Mounted 28138 Bombardier F. C. Purt, 75th Battery, Rifles, prorrot d Corporal by Com ,'t>' ,s Royal Field Artillery. mander-in-Chief. .' ^ 2013 Corporal Whitecroft, Royal Artillery 34 Private P. O’Brien, 'Victorian Mounted ' - 5 (pompoms). Rifles,' promoted Corporal by Com 96665 Bombardier W. Cooke, 18th Brigade mander-in-Chief. -DiVisi..h, Ammunition Column. Private A. M. .Burke, Victorian Mounted 'j78252 Gunner J. Clery, 18th Brigade Division, Rifles. . Ammunition Column. Private D. E. Wallace, Victorian Mounted 'J'‘T7o0'Sergeant H. Cleary, Royal Artillery. Rifles. .78192 Driver W. L. Titmass, Royal Artillery, 2702 Lance-Corporal M. J. Sweeney, Royal •-V ,* 'prorhoied Corporal by Commander-in- Engineers. . . Chief. . 26357 Lance-CorporalJSargeant, RoyalEngineers, j’!8'24(58 Gunner OflbrJ, “ P ” Battery, Royal Horse pr. moted Corporal by Commander-in- 4 Artillery. Chief. '■ ‘23238 Gunner W. E. Brnmwbile, “ P ” Battery, 2068 Lance-Corporal W. R. Willis, promoted . Royal Horse At tilery. Corporal by Commander-in-Chief. 6 ' 88154 Guiiber'A. Marshal, “ P ” Battery, Royal 3348 Private F . ' Mahoney, 3rd Battalion Horse Artillery. ‘ , Grenadier Guards. 81658 Driver G. Parinenter, “ P ” Battery, Royal 5139 Sergeant Prince, 1st battalion Royal Horse Artillery. „■ Scots,' THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 3115 2560 Sergeant Fenton, 2nd Battalion Northum 3744 Sergeant Owen, 1st Battalion West Rid berland Fusiliers. ing Regiment. ... 1998 Sergeant Hutton, 2nd Battalion Northum Corporal Burns, 1st Battalion West Rid berland Fusiliers. ing Regiment. 870 Sergeant Railton, 2nd Battalion Northum 4050 Lance-Corporal Haig, 1st Battalion West berland Fusiliers. Riding Regiment. 3583 Sergeant Honor, 2nd Battalion Northum 3498 Private Donoghue, 1st Battalion West berland. Fusiliers. Riding Regiment. 3122 Private Hume, 2nd Battalion Northumber 3877 Private Morrell, 1st Battalion West Rid land Fusiliers, promoted Corporal by ing Regiment. Commander-in-Chief. 4173 Private Walker, 1st Battalion West Rid 8829 Private McManus, 2nd Battalion North ing Regiment. umberland Fusiliers. 5541 Private Lancaster,- 1st Battalion West 3180. Private Husband, 2nd Battalion North Rid.ing Regiment. . umberland Fusiliers, promoted Corporal 3569 Sergeant W. Bartholomew, 1st Battalion by Commandor-in-Chief. Border Regiment. 1155 Private Tracy, 2nd Battalion Northumber 551 Lance-Sergeant A. Ockelford, 1st Batta land Fusiliers, promoted Corporal by lion Royal Sussex Regiment. Commander-in-Chief. 2566 Sergeant Hodgson, 1st Battalion Loyal 1148 Private O’Donnell, 2nd Battalion North North Lancashire Regiment umberland Fusiliers. 3572 Private McDermott, 1st Battalion Loyal 3052 Private Clarke, 2nd Battalion Northum North Lancashire Regiment.' berland Fusiliers. 3669 Sergeant Reed, 2nd Battalion Royal Berk 4800 Bandsman Earle, 2nd Battalion Northum shire Regiment. berland Fusiliers. 4745 Lauce-Corporal W. Brock, 2nd Battalion 3506 Bandsman Lees, 2nd Battalion Northum- - Royal Berkshire Regiment. ' berland Fusiliers. 2915 Colour-Sergeant Allen, 2nd Battalion 4151 Private J. Griffiths, 1st Battalion King’s King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). (Liverpool Regiment), promoted Cor 5439 Lance-Corporal Miller, 2nd Battalion poral by Commander-in-Chief. King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). 5714 Private P. Troy, 1st Battalion King’s 1-196 Private G. Gozmell, 2nd Battalion King’s (Liverpool Regiment), promoted Cor o Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). poral by Commander-in-Chief. 3054 Private Reddy, 2nd Battalion King's Own 5475 Sergeant A. Stone, 2nd Battalion Devon (Yorkshire Light Infantry), promoted shire Regiment. Corporal by Commander-in-Chief, 721 Armourer - Sergeant H. Southern, 2nd 6209 Sergeant G. Ross, King’s Royal Rifle Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Corps (M.L). 2189 Sergeant T. Oliver, 2nd Battalion West Private Holder, 2nd Battalion North Yorkshire Regiment. AngloBoerWar.comStaffordshire Regiment. 4533 Private J. Clark, 2nd Battalion West 4142 Sergeant E. J. Randell, 1st Battalion • Yorkshire Regiment. York and Lancaster Regiment. 8713 Private Harris, 2nd Battalion West York 5269 Lance-Corporal J. W. Hunter,- 1st shire Regiment. Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Corporal Chapman, 4th - Battalion Bed 1966 Private A Wilson, 1st Battalion Highland fordshire Regiment (attached to 20th Light Infantry. Bearer Company). 3958 Private W. Kemp, 1st Battalion Highland 8222 Private S. Parrott, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Light Infantry. 8277 Sergeant F. Meeking, 2nd Battalion Royal 4347 Private C. Kennedy, 1st Battalion Scots Fusiliers. Highland Light Infantry. 2365 Private H. Fraser, King’s Own Scottish 4559 Private T. Davidson, 1st Battalion Borderers, promoted Corporal by Com Highland Light Infantry. mander-in- Chief. 1820 Colour-Sergeant W. P. Currie, 1st 3561 Sergeant Hussey, Gloucestershire Regi Battalion Gordon Highlanders. ment. 2180 Private A. Cameron, 1st Battalion Cam 5153 Lance - Corporal Giles, Gloucestershire eron Highlanders, promoted Corporal by Regiment. Commander-in-Chief. 5429 Private Brown, Gloucestershire Regimeut. 2101Lance-Corporal W. Baxter, 2nd Battalion 3339 Sergeant J. Bachelor, Worcestershire Regi Royal Irish Rifles. ment 4734 Lance - Corporal S. Fluke, Royal Irish 3407 Sergeant B. Everett, Worcestershire Regi Fusiliers, promoted Sergeant by Com ment. mander-in-Chief. 2971 Private W. Box, Worcestershire Regiment, 2473 Private J. Boyd, 2nd Battalion Royai promoted Corporal by Commander-in- Irish Rifles, promoted Corporal by Com Chief. mander-in-Chief. 8147 Private H, Link,' Worcestershire Regi ment, promoted Corporal by Com 4048 Private J. Maher, Royal Irish Fusiliers, mander-in-Chief. promoted Corporal by Commander-in- 3334 Private G. Carter, Worcestershire Regi Chief. ment, promoted Corporal by Com 6175 Private J. Smith, Royal Irish Fusiliers, mander-in-Chief. promoted Corporal by Commander-in- 3544 Private J. Patton, Worcestershire Regi Chief. ment,; promoted Corporal by Com 6148 Private M. Byrne, Royal Irish Fasiliers, mander-in-Chief. promoted Corporal by Commander-in- Private Grigg, 2nd Battalion Duke of Chief. Cornwall’s Light Infantry (M.I.). Private Kelly, 1st Battalion Leinster 2437 Sergeant F. McGovern, 1st • Battalion Regiment. West Riding Regiment. 5530 Corporal Walsh, Munster Fusiliers. No. 27311. B 3116 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 158 Private F. Symms, Munster Fusiliers Captain Hoel Llewellyn, British South Africa (S.A. Reserve). Police. 6246 Private W. P. Malone, Munster Fusiliers. Captain G. A. Heberden, Kimberley Light Horse. 9958 Private A. Clayton, 1st Battalion Rifle Captain G. Glyn, Rhodesiaa-Regiment. Brigade. . .781 — P. Madden, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade. .2140 Corporal Akers, Army Service Corps. Whitehall, May 4, 1901. 9640 Corporal Heathman, Army Service Corps. 8880 Driver Grant, Army Service Corps. HE following Address was presented to His 2 2nd Class Staff Sergeant Cumming, T Majesty at Saint James’s Palace on the Volunteer Bearer Company, Clyde 31-d instant Brigade. May it phase Yovr Majesty, Corporal Webster, Royal Army Medical WE, the Cardinal Archbishop and Bishops of Corps. the Roman Catholic Church in England, and representatives of the Clergy and Laity, Peers and Commoners, humbly approach Your Majesty War Office, May 7, 1901. upon the earliest occasion since Your accession to E rrata. the Throne, in order to tender to . You our • .The name of the Officer brought to notice allegiance, and our loyal devotion to Your Throne for bis services in South Africa is Major Roger and Person. Kirkpatrick,' Royal Army Medical Corps, No. 4 While we have deeply grieved with Your Stationary Hospital, and not as stated in the Majesty and the Royal Family on the loss which Gazettes of 8th February, 1901 (page 948), and has recently plunged the whole Empire- into i6tli April, 1901‘(page 2618). mourning, we may now be permitted to thank The names and descriptions of the undermen God that in Your Majesty He has given to us a tioned Officers brought to notice for their services Sovereign so well fitted to rule over this great in'South Africa in the Gazette of 16th April, Empire by the years of preparation and labour i901, are as now and not as previously stated - which You have devoted to becoming- acquainted Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Wood, the Essex with the wants and character of Your multi Regiment (page 2605). tudinous subjects. Lieutenant D. Huntly, Imperial Light Horse Your Majesty’s life has been spent in the (page 2510). midst of Your people, sharing in their happiness Lieutenant C. J. E. Moorsom (not Mossum), and prosperity, actively engaged in ameliorating Protectorate Regiment (page 2611). the condition of the lowly, and in promoting their comfort in sickness.and suffering. All classes of the population—the leisured, the professional, the The descriptions of the undermentioned Officers AngloBoerWar.comindustrial, and the poor—have been the object of brought to notice for tbeir services in South Your sympathy and interest. These facts, which Africa in the Gazette of 16th April, 1901, and are manifest, form a bappy omen for the future. appointed Companions of the Distinguished Our prayers are continually offered up for Service Order in the Gazette of 19th April, 19.01, Your Majesty, especially after- the principal Mass axe as now stated:— on each Sunday ; and we venture to assure You Surgeon-Major W. T. F. Davies, Imperial Light that none of Your subjects pray more fervently Horse (page 2610, April 16th, 1901, and page or more frequently that Your Reign may be long, '2702, April 19th, 1901). beneficent, and adorned by every Christian virtue, Captain (now Major) A. C. Macdonell (not that You ■ may be ever victorious in war and Macdonald), Canadian Mounted Rifles (page prosperous in peace, and that He wha-is the Way, 2609, April 16th 1901, and page 2702, April the Truth, and the Life, may guide and bless our 19th, 1901). King and Queen and their Royal Family in this Lieutenant C. S. Cape (not S. C. Cope), New world, and may open to them hereafter the gates South Wales Bushmen’s Contingent (page of the Eternal Kingdom. 2607, April 16th, 1901, and page 2702, April Herbert Cardinal Vaughan. 19th, 1901). May the 3rd, 1901. Second Lieutenant R. H. Villiers, 12th Lancers (late Lieutenant, Thomeycroft’s Mounted Infantry); (page 2612, April 16th, 1901, and To. which Address His Majesty was pleased to page 2703, April 19tb,.1901). return the.following gracious. Answer. “I RECEIVE with hearty appreciation the ■ The Christian names.of Lieutenant-Colonel and dutiful address'which you'have presented- to Me Brevet Colonel (now Colonel Regimental District) to-day. Robert Albert Hi.kson, the Buffs (East Keut “ It affords Me deep satisfaction to. know that Regiment), who was appointed an Ordinary My Roman Catholic subjects sympathise with Me Member of the Military Division of the Third and My Family in the heavy affliction which has Class or.. Companion of the Most Honourable recently befallen U s; that they tender Me the . Order of the Bath in the Gazette of 19th April, encouragement of their loyal good wishes in the 1901, are as now described and not as therein prosecution of the great task which lies before Me stated. - as Sovereign of this Empire ; • and that they ' The descriptions of the undermentioned Officers, continually offer up devout aspirations for My who were appointed Companions of the Dis prosperity, and for that of Queen Alexandra, and tinguished Service Order in the Gazette of 19th of the members of My House.- April, 1901, are as now and not as therein “ I t will be My endeavour to promote to the stated :— bast of My ability, the enjoyment of the blessings .Lieutenant S. T. Staughton, Victorian .Mounted of liberty, tolerance, peace and goodwill, among ' 'Rifles. all classes of My people.” v ' Captain. Frank Lake Bowden, British South Africa Police;'■ 3122 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. Consort may- long reign over a free, happy, .and the same under the terms of the Royal Warrant, loyal people. dated 25 th July, 1892 In name of the Royal College, James Dunsmure, M.D., EASTERN DISTRICT. President. R ifle. Edinburgh, 4th February, 1901. 3rd (Cambridgeshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. To which Addresses His Majesty was pleased to Captain and Honorary Major Oliver Papworth. return the following gracious Answer:— 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Essex Regiment. “ I THANK you for your expressions of sym Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant and Honorary pathy with Myself and My Family in Our present Colonel Henry Palmer, retired. grief, and for the loyal and dutiful assurances of 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Northamptonshire attachment to My Throne and Person contained Regiment. in this Address. Major Frederick Willoughby. “ You may be assured that the efforts of the Captain and Honorary Major the Right Honour Members of your Profession for the advancement able Charles Robert Spencer. of Medical Science and the preservation and improvement of the health of the people will ever HOME DISTRICT. command My warmest sympathy and support.’’ R ifle. 1st Bucks Volunteer Rifle Corps. Major the Honourable Thomas Francis Fremantle. Council Chamber, Whitehall, The Glh day of May, 1901. 2nd ( South) Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps. Captain and Honorary Major Percy John Dixon, r r .H lS day, in the presence of the Lord Presi- retired. -L dent, the Earl of Kintore, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lord Ashbourne, the Honourable Sir The Prince o f Wales’s Own, 12th Middlesex Spencer. Ponsonby • Fane, and Sir Herbert ( Civil Service) Volunteer Rifle Corpe. Maxwell,, the following Members of Her late Acting Chaplain the Reverend Canon Robinson Majesty’s Privy Council were sworn of His Duckworth, D.D. Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, 13t/t Middltsex (Q./een’s Westminster') Volunteer viz. Rifle Corps. The Earl Cowper, K .G .; Captain and Honorary Major Algernon Sidney The Earl of Ancaster; Rose. The Lord Poltimore; lofA Middlesex (The Customs and the Docks) The Lord Leigh; Volunteer Rifle Corps. The Lord Field ; Quartermaster and Honorary Captain William The Right Honourable Sir Henry George Underhill. Elliot, G.C.B.; The Right Honourable Sir GeorgeAngloBoerWar.com Otto NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. Trevelyan, Baronet; R ifle. The Right Honourable John Blair Balfour ; 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Lincolnshire The Right Hononrable Sir Massey Lopes, Regiment. Baronet; Surgeon-Lieulenant-Colonel George Frederick The Right Honourable Sir John Hay Athole England. Macdonald, K.C.B. ; 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince o f Waleds The Right Honourable Sir Ughtred James Own ( West Yorkshire Regiment). Kay Shuttlewortb, Baronet; Captain and Honorary Major William Hepworth. The Right Honourable Sir Charles John Pearson ; lit Volunteer Battalion, The Duke o f Wellington's The Right Honourable Christopher Palles ; ( West Riding Regiment). The Right Honourable Sir Bernhard Samuelson, Quartermaster Hiram Pickles. Baronet; 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s The Right Honourable James Alexander ( West Riding Regiment). Campbell; and Captain and Honorary Major John Samuel The Right Honourable Gerald FitzGibbon. Hilton. lit Volunteer Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Rfgiment). [In substitution for the Notice which appeared Lieutenant - Colonel and Honorary Colonel in the London Gazette of May 3, 1901.] William Wright Bemrose. Privy Council Office, Whitehall, May 8, 1901. lit Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood) Volunteer LONDON GOVERNMENT ACT, 1899. Rifle Corps. OTICE is hereby given, that the Committee Captain and Honorary Major Thomas Hodgson, of the Privy Council under the London retired. NGovernment Act, 1899, have settled a Scheme, lit Volunteer Battalion, The Durham Light entitled the Hornsey Drainage Scheme, 1901, copies of which may be inspected and obtained at Infantry. the offices of the Clerks of the Hornsey and Captain and Honorary Major Thomas Baker Friem Barnet Urban District Councils. Swinburne. A. W. FitzRoy. NORTH-WESTERN DISTRICT. R ifle. 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool W ar Office, May 7 , 1901. Regiment). TH E King has been graciously pleased to Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel George Westby. confer the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration upon 5th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment. the undermentioned Officers of the Volunteer Captain and Honorary Major Charles Dennis Force, who have been duly recommended for Bradwell. THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 3123 let Volunteer Battalion, The South Staffordshire R ifle. Regiment. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Princt Alberts Major Charles Herbert Collis. ( Somersetshire Light Infantry). 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The South Staffordshire Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel Hugh Segment. Frank Clutterbuck. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Summerside William 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince A Iberts son. (Somersetshire Light Infantry). 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Frede Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). rick Wake Finney. Captain and Honorary Major Richard Lewis. 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The South Wales 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Loyal North Borderers. Lancashire Regiment. Captain Edward Charles Badger. Captain and Honorary Major Robert Lord. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Morton Garstang, M.D. Forsign Office, April 30, 1901. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Manchester Regiment. THE King has been pleased to approve of Captain Peter Nightingale. Mr. William A. Rublee as Consul-General of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s United States of America at Hong Kong; Mr; ( North Staffordshire Regiment). Martin J. Carter as Consul of the United States Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant and Honorary of America at Yarmouth,. Nova Scotia; Don Colonel William Warrington Dobson. Alfredo Torres as Consul of Chile at London; Mr. John T. Murphy as Consul of Ecuador at SCOTTISH DISTRICT. Cardiff; Mr. William Moran as Consul of A btillebt. Ecuador at H ull; and Sefior Don Santiago Boshell 1st Argyll and Bute Volunteer Artillery. as Consul of Colombia at Great Grimsby. Lieutenant John McIntyre Macdougall. 1st Edinburgh (City) Volunteer Artillery. Foreign Office, May 4, 1901. Surgeon-Major George Ritchie Gilrntb. PASSPORTS IN TURKEY. 1st Fifeshire Volunteer Artillery. HIS Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Acting Chaplain the Reverend Christopher Affairs has received a Despatch from His • Halliday. Majesty’s Consul at Constantinople, calling atten tion to the difficulties which arise owing to the 1st Orkney Volunteer Artillery. arrival of British subjects in the Turkish Domin Honorary Colonel James William Balfour, ions unprovided with passports. His Majesty’s - Rifle. Consul points out that auch persons are liable to 6th Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian be turned back on the frontiers, and must in any Regiment). AngloBoerWar.comcase Buffer inconvenience from their failure to Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John comply with the Turkish Passport Regulations, Maurice Clark, Bart. which require every foreigner arriving in the 6th (Fifeshire) Volunteer Battalion, The Black country to be provided with a passport beariog Watch (Royal Highlanders). the risk of a Turkish Consular Officer. Captain and Honorary Major Andrew Burt. 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry. Whitehall, April 27, 1901. Captain and Honorary Major George Paterson THE King, taking into His Royal considera MacRae Rome. tion that, upon the decease of John Baptist 9tA Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifle Corps. Joseph, Baron Dormer, of Wyug, in the county Acting Chaplain the Reverend James Hamilton, of Buckingham, which happened on, or about, M.A. the 22nd day of December last past, the dignity of Baron Dormer devolved upon his nephew 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders. Rowland John, Baron Dormer, as the eldest Surgeon-Major Walter Smith Cheyne, M.D. son and heir of Sir James Charlemagne Dormer, 4th (Donside Highland) Volunteer Battalion, The commonly cnlled the Honourable Sir James Gordon Highlanders. Charlemagne Dormer, Knight Commander of the Lieutenant James Foote McPhail Massie. Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant- 1st (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess General in Her late Majesty’s Army, deceased, Louise’s (Argyll and.Sutherland Highlanders). who whilst living was heir presumptive to the Captain and Honorary Major James Hamilton Barony of Dormer, whereby according to the Hill. <■ • ordinary rules of honour the brother and sisters of Baron Dormer cannot enjoy that rank, title, SOUTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. place, pre-eminence, and precedence, which would Rifle. have been due to them had their father, the said 2nd (The Weald o f Kent) Volunteer Battalion, Sir James Charlemagne Dormer, survived his The Buffe (East Kent Regiment). said brother and thereby succeeded to the title and Captain William Hoare. dignity of Baron Dormer, His Majesty has been SOUTHERN DISTRICT. graciously pleased to ordain and declare that Rifle. Charles Joseph. Thaddeus Dormer, Esquire, 3rd (Duke o f Connaught’s Own) Volunteer Commander in His Majesty’s Royal Navy, Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment. Eveline Mary, wife of James Logan Stewart, Surgeon-Captain Charles Ssge Ticehurst. Esquire, Captain of 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, Mary Catherine, wife of John David Rees, ' WESTERN DISTRICT. Esquire, Companion of the Most Eminent Abtillebt. Order of the Indian Empire, Ethel Mary Dormer 1st Monmouthshire Volunteer Artillery. and Constance Mary Dormer, Spinsters, brother Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Thomas Wallis. and sisters of the said Rowland John, Baron No. 27311. G THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 3125 (F. & H. 7395.) 10tA Hussars, Second Lieutenant the Honourable Board of Trade ( Fisheries and Harbour E. B. Meade to be Lieutenant, vice the Honour Department'), London, Hag 7, 1901. able G. B. Portman, seconded. Dated 28th TH E Board of Trade have received, through January,. 1901. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy 11 th Hussars, The undermentioned Lieutenants of a Telegram from His Majesty’s Representative to be Captains. Dated 19th March, 1901 :— at Constantinople, intimating that medical inspec James. J. Richardson, in succession to Major the tion is imposed in Ottoman ports on arrivals from Honourable H. A. Ormsby-Gore, who holds an Constantinople. extra-regimental appointment. (F. & H. 7459.) Sidney V. Occleston, vice J. J. Richardson, ' • Board o f Trade (Fisheries and Harbour seconded for service with the South African Department), London, Hag 7, 1901. Constabulary. THE Board of Trade have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a \6th,Hussars, Second Lieutenant L. B. B Gubbins copy of a Despatch from His Majesty’s Repre . to be Lieutenant, vice F. H. Wise, resigned. sentative at Galatz, intimating that ten days’ - Dated 4th May, 1901. quarantine is imposed on arrivals from Constanti R eserve Regiment of Dragoon G uards. nople at Sulina. Captain W. C. Peel, Adjutant, cea=es to belong (F. & H. 7461.) to the Regiment. Dated lSth April, 1901. Board of Trade (Fisheries and Harbour Reserve R egiment of H ussars. .Department), London, May 7, 1901. The undermentioned Officers cease to belong to THE Board of Trade have received, through " the RegirnCDt. Dated 8th May, 1901:— the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a Colonel J. K. Spilling. copy of n Despatch from His Majesty’s Repre Captain R. A. L. M. Bolton, Adjutant. sentative at Sofia, intimating that Bitlis and the town of Trebizond are declared free from infection. T hu I mperial Yeomanry. The appointment of Colonel F. J. Graves, from (F. &H. 7569.) half-pay, as an Assistant Adjutant-General for Board of Trade ( Fisheries and Harbour. Imperial Yeomanry, is antedated to 16th Jan Department), London, Mag 7, 1901. uary, 1901. THE Board of Trade have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a, copy of R oyal R egiment of Artillery. Despatch from His Majesty’s Representative at Lieutenant (District Officer) John Rowley is St. Petersburg, intimating that Sydney (Sew seconded for service as Adjutant of Indian South Wales) and Kob6 (Japan) are declared free Volunteers. Dated 30th April, 1901. from plague. Royal Horst and Royal Field Artillery,' Major Arthur C. Daniell to be Lieutenaut-Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel J. W. T. Spencer, retired. Admiralty, 3rd May, 1901. AngloBoerWar.com Dated 1st April, 1901. Royal Naval Reserve. The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:— Sub-Lieutenant Percival Edward Maclean to be Arthur T. Butler, vice A. C. Daniell. Dated 1st Lieutenant. Dated 1st May, 1901. April, 1901. Admiralty, 4th May, 1901. Frederick L. Sharp, vice Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel E. J. Phipps-Hornby, Y.C., appointed Acting Sub-Lieutenant Bertram Hamilton Mal to the Staff. Dated 12th April, 1901. colm Bradford has been confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in His Majesty’s Fleet. Captain Hugo D. De Prde is seconded for service Dated loth December, 1899. under the Foreign Office. Dated 21st April, In accordance with the provisions of Her late 1901. Majesty’s Order in Council of 29th June, 1 9 0 0 - Supernumerary Captain Charles H. Liveing to be Engineer Frederick John Kingston has been Captain, vice E. D. Cameron. Dated 22nd placed on the Retired List of. his rank. Dated April, 1901. 16th April, 1901. The undermentioned Captains to be Adjutants Edward P. Smith, vice Captain H. E. Stockdale, Assistant-Engineer Malcolm Charles Johnson has who has vacated that appointment. Dated -been promoted to the rank of Engineer in His 11th March. 1901. Majesty’s Fleet. Dated 1st March, 1901. George R. M. Mathew-Lannowe, on augmenta tion. Dated 1st April, 1901. Admiralty, 6th May, 1901. Ewan D. Cameron, vice Captain H. D. De Pree, Sub-rLieutenant Robert Reynolds Rosoman has who has vacated that appointment. Dated been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19th April, 1901. the Supplementary List of His Majesty's Fleet. Leonard S. Downes, on augmentation. Dated Dated 1st October, 1899. 1st May, 1901. Assistant - Engineer Robert Walter Benjamin Andrews to be Engineer in His Majesty’s Fleet. The name of Second Lieutenant George Thomas Dated 1st April, 1901. Du Yal is as now described, and not as stated Royal Nanai Reserve. in the Gazette of oth October, 1900. Assistant - Engineer Thomas Joseph Bowman Royal Garrison Artillery, The restoration to the Richards to be Engineer. Dated 4th May, Establishment of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles 1901. L. Casey, from half-pay, which was notified in the Gazette of 19 th March, 1901, is cancelled. War Office, Pall Mall, The undermentioned' Majors to be Lieutenant- 1th May, 1901. Colonels :— 6th Dragoons, Lieutenant Ewing Paterson is Frederick T. T. Fowle, vice Brevet Colonel seconded for service as an Adjutant of Yeo R. W. P. Robertson, .deceased. Dated 9th manry. -Dated 12th April, 1901. March, 1901. C 2 3126 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901, Henry C. C. D. Simpson, vice F. T. T. Fowle, L ine Battalions. removed on continuance in his appointment in The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), The promo the Indian Ordnance Department. Dated 9th tions to the rank of Major of the undermen March, 1901. ' tioned Captains arc antedated aR follows "William E. L. Balfour, vice Brevet Colonel David G. Wemyss, to 29th November, 1900, vice A. R. Fraser, retired. Dated 1st April, 1901. E. A. Altham, promoted half-pay Lieutenant- Alexander B. Purvis, vice Brevet Colonel G. D. Colonel. Fanshawe, placed on half-pay. Dated 11th Edward H. Molyneux-Seel, to 13th March, 1901, April, 1901. vice H. J. Goold-Adams, C.B., C.M.G., retired. The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:— Ralph A. Kaye, vice N. Maxwell, retired. Dated The Buffs ( East Kent Regiment), The promotions 27th March, 1901. to the rank of Lieutenant of the undermentioned Arthur F. Pullen, vice A. B. Dennc, appointed Second Lieutenants are antedated as follows :— to the Army Ordnance Department. Dated G. B. T. Friend, to 2nd November, 1900, vice 10th April, 1901. A. de C. Ren nick, transferred to the Indian Staff Corps. The undermentioned Captains are seconded :— P. A. Flower, to 24th January, 1901,'vice H. F. Francis A. Twiss, for service as an Adjutant of Kirkpatrick, seconded. Militia Artillery. Dated 4th March, 1901. Manuel C. Maunsell, for service in the Array The Lincolnshire Regiment, Major Edgar Hera- Ordnance Department. Dated 1st April, 1901. path is placed on retired pay. Dated 3rd May, Frank L. Galloway, for service in the Army 1901. Ordnance Department. Dated 1st April, 1901. The Prince Alberts ( Somersetshire Light Infantry), Charles A. Fisher, for service in the Army Lieutenant Alfred P. Barry to be Captain, vice Ordnance Department. Dated 1st April, 1901. L. G. T. Chandler, placed on temporary half Francis O. Wyatt, for service as an Adjutant of pay. Dated 13th March, 1901. Volunteers. Dated 15th April, 1901. The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be James H. Paine, D.S.O-, for service with the Lieutenants:— Native Mountain Artillery, India. Dated 24th E. R. Hagger, vice R. H. M. C. Miers, seconded. April, 1901. ------Dated 16th December, 1900. Supernumerary Captain Maskell, M. D. .Morrison Algernon W. Alexander, to complete establish to be Captain, vice A. F. Pullen. Dated 10th ment. Dated 12th March, 1901. April, 1901. The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Cap Second Lieutenant Raymond H. Williams, from tains :— the Dorsetshire Regiment, to be Second Lieu Max H. C. Bird, vice F. A. Twiss. Dated 4th tenant, in succession to Lieutenant R. H. M. C. March, 1901. Miers, seconded. Dated 8th May, 1901. John B. MacFarlan, vice F. L. Galloway. Dated The Prince of Wales’s Own ( West Yorkshire 1st April, 1901. AngloBoerWar.comRegiment), Major Charles Hay Cox is placed on Hugh S. Hearn, on the Seconded List. Dated temporary half-pay on account of ill-health. 1st April, 1901. Dated 15th April, 1901. Gilbert F. Clayton, on the Seconded List. Dated Lieutenant Thomas N. S. M. Howard to be 1st April, 1901. Captain, vice C. Mansel-JoDes, V.C., seconded. Alleyn C. R. Greene, vice C. A. Fisher. Dated Dated 1st March, 1901. 1st April, 1901. The East Yorkshire Regiment, The promotion to Douglas Clapham, vice M. C. Maunsell. Dated the rank of Major of Captain Arthur J. 1st April, 1901. Richardson is antedated to 19th April, 1900, Oswald Tritton, Instructor in Range-Finding. vice Brevet Colonel B. M. Hamilton, promoted Dated 1st April, 1901. Major-General. Kenlis L. Stevenson, vice S. C. Halse, seconded. Dated 1st April, 1901. The Lancashire ■ Fusiliers, Second Lieutenant Edward H. M. Blaydes resigns his Commission. Quartermaster and Honorary Captain Edward J. Dated 8th May, 1901. Murray is placed on retired pay. Dated 2Sth Second Lieutenant Gerald John Reginald HenBon April, 1901. (University Candidate), from 1st Volunteer Battalion the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, to be R oyal E ngineers. Second Lieutenant, vice O. H. North, seconded. Sergeant - Major Joseph John. Jacobs to be Dated 8th May, 1901. Quartermaster, with the honorary rank of Lieu The Cheshire Regiment, Second Lieutenant Arthur tenant, vice Honorary Captain G. H. Hitching, V. Richardson is seconded for service under the retired. Dated 8th May, 1901. Colonial Office. Dated 6th December, 1900. Coldstream G uards. The King's Own Scottish Borderers, Captain Lieutenant the Honourable Leslie d’H. Hamilton, Charles J. E. A. McArthur is seconded for M.V.O., to be Captain, vice G. P . T. Feilding, service as an Adjutant of Indian Volunteers. seconded. Dated 16th February, 1901. Dated 31st March, 19<1. The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of The Hampshire Regiment, Lieutenant Charles T. Second Lieutenant H. M. Pryce-Jones is ante Lawrence is seconded for service under the dated to 16th February, 19nl, vice the Honour Colonial Office. Dated 6th December, 1900. able L. d’H. Hamilton, M.V.O. The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of Second Lieutenant Edward J. M. D-, Lord Second Lieutenant F. C. Moore is antedated to Dunsany, resigns his Commission. Dated 8th 19th November, 1900, vice H. T. Skinner, May, 1901. transferred to Indian Staff Corps. Scots G uards. The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lanca» The promotion to the rank of Major of Captain shire Regiment), Second Lieutenant George H. Fitzalan G. J. Manners (since deceased) is Garratt is seconded for service under the antedated to 1st March, 1901. Colonial Office. Dated 6tb December, 1900. THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 8127 The Welsh Regiment, Second Lieutenant Bernard The promotions to the rank of Lieutenant of the F. Yernon-Harcourt to be Lieutenant, vice undermentioned Second Lieutenants are ante-.- L. W. Herbert, seconded. Dated 16th Decem dated as follows ber, 1900. A. E. N. Power, to 5th March, 1900, vice R. H. .. Wilford. The Oxfordshire Light Infantry, The promotion' J. S. Liddell, to 10th March, 1900, vice W. Chill, to the rank of Major of Captain Frank G. L. promoted. Lamotte is antedated to 29th November, 1900, vice J. Hanbury-Williams, C M.G., promoted R oyal N orthern R eserve R egiment. Lieutenant-Colonel on half-pay. Major J. Watkins ceases, to belong to the Regi Captain Henry R. Davies to be Major, vice D. J. ment. Dated 2nd April, 1901. Bmton, retired. Dated 13tl> February, 1901. R oyal R ifles R eserve Regiment. The promotion to the rank of Captain of Lieu Captain W. H. Kennedy ceases to belong to the tenant R. E. Salkeld is dated 13ih February, Regiment. Dated 30th April, 1901. 1901, in succession to Major H. R. Davies, on R oyal Southern R eserve Regiment. special service in South Africa. Captain W. P. Standish ceases to belong to the Regiment. Dated 30th April, 1901. The Sherwood Foresters {Derbyshire Regiment). The promotions to the rank of Lieutenant- R oyal L ancashire R eserve Regiment. Captain E. Malcolmson cesses to belong to the Colonel and Major respectively of Major Regiment. Dated 30th April; 1901. Harold C. Wylly and Captain L. S. Gordon- Cumming are antedated to 11th February, The Royal Army Medical Corps, Brigade-Surgeon- 1900, in succession to Colonel H. L. Smith- Lieutenant-Colonel James Duncan, 3rd Volun Dorrien, D.S.O., promoted Major-General. teer Battalion the Manchester Regiment, is Lieutenant Walter H. Wilkin is seconded for granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant- service under the Colonial Office. Dated fcth Colonel whilst serving in South Africa. Dated December, 1900. 8th May, 1901. The promotion to the rank of Lieutenant of Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant M. Second Lieutenant A. E. E. Sargent is ante Hewitt is granted the honorary rank of Captain. dated to 6th December, 1900, vice W. H. Dated 22nd April, 1901. Wilkin. Staff. Princess Charlotte of Wales’s {Royal Berkshiie Major-General Ian >S. M. Hamilton, K.C.B., Regiment), Lieutenant H. C. Ellis is seconded D.S.O., to be Military Secretary at Head- for service in the Army Pay ^Department. Quart ers, vice Major-General Sir Coleridge Dated 19th April, 1901. Grove, K.C.B., whose period of "service in that appointment has expired. Dated 6th May, The King's {Shropshire Light Infantry), Second 1901. Lieutenant John M. Carter to be Lieutenant, The appointment of Colonel L. W. Parsons, vice C. A. Wilkinson, seconded. DatedAngloBoerWar.com loth C.B., as a Colonel on the Staff for Royal: April, 1901. Artillery, is antedated to 14th January, 1901". Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Anderson, from Royal The Duke o f Edinburgh’s {Wiltshire Regiment), Artillery, is continued in the appointment of Second Lieutenant George F. Manning resigns an Assistant Adjutant-General in India. Dated his Commission. Dated 8th May, 1901. 25th March, 1901. The appointment of Lientenant-Colonel H. Streat- The Prince o f Wales’s {North Staffordshire Regi feild as Private Secretary to Field-Marshal ment), Lieutenant (now Captain) William D. the Right Honourable F. S., Earl Roberts, Sword is seconded for service under the Colonial V.C., K.G., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Office. Dated 6th December, 1900. Commander-in-Chief, to be from half-pay. The promotions to the rank of Lieutenant of the Dated 3rd January, 1901. undermentioned Second Lieutenants are ante Lieuteuant-Colonel E. A. Altham, from half-pay, dated as follows: — is continued in the appointment of Deputy- \ J. Carnegy, to 21st November, 1900, to complete Assistant Adjutant-General at Head-Quarters. ' establishment. Dated 29th November, 1900. J . H . Ridgway, to 6th December, 1900, vice Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hanbury-Williams, C.M.G., W. D. Sword. from half-pay, continued to hold the appointment Seaforth Highlanders {Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Military Secretary to Sir A. Milner, G.C.B., of Albany’s.), Quartermaster and Honorary G.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief Captain G. W. Anderson is seconded for service of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependen with the Egyptian Army. Dated 20th April, cies, and High Commissioner for South Africa, 1901. from 29th November, 1900,',to 27th December, Sergeant-Major John Davidson to be Quarter 1900. master, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant, Lieutenant-Colonel H. I. W. ^Hamilton, D.S.O., vice Honorary Captain G. W. Anderson. from half-pay, to hold the appointment of an Dated 8th May, 1901. Assistant Adjutant-General, South Africa, dated 29th November, 1900, and to continue in The Rifle ■ Brigade {the Prince Consort’s Own), the appointment of Military Secretary to Lieu Second Lieutenant George M. Lindsay to be tenant-General (local General) H. H., Lord Lieutenant, vice the Honourable J. A. Crichton, Kitchener of Khartoum, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., - seconded. Dated 18th March, 1901. Commanding-in-Chief the Forces iu South Africa, from 30th November, 1900. The West India Regiment, The undermentioned The undermentioned appointments are made to Officers are seconded for service with the West the personal staff of Lieutenant-Colonel and African Regiment. Dated 6th March, 1900:— Brevet Colonel Sir H. E. McCallum, K.C.M.G., Lieutenant R. H. Wilford. Royal Engineers, Aide-de-Camp to the King, ... Second Lieutenant' (how Lieutenant) S. G. V. Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal.'' Ellis, - Dated 20th April, 1901. s—* " 3^2^' THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. i ' i* •. ■ ■ • . Captain H. E. Walter, the Lincolnshire Regiment, Military Prison Department, Captain C. C. to be Aide-de-Camp. Daniel, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Lieutenant . P. N. Buckley, the Portsmouth to be a Governor of a Military Prison. Dated Division, Submarine Miners, Royal Engineers 1st April, 1901. (Militia), to be extra Aide-de-Camp. Army Ordnance Department, Lieutenant-Colonel The undermentioned temporary appointment is J. L. Wheeler, Ordnance Officer, Second Class, made:— to be Ordnance Officer, First Class, with the Major G. A . French, Army Service Corps, to be substantive rank of Colonel in the Army, vice a Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General. Dated - Colonel C. W . H. Tate, deceased. Dated 14th 1st May, 1901. March, 1901. Captain H. G. Leahy, Royal Artillery, to be an The' following appointments to the Staff made in Assistant Inspector. Dated loth April, 1901. South Africa are confirmed :— Army Pay Department, Captain (retired Major) Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon- J. E. Benbow, Paymaster, is granted the sub- vpurable C. G. Fortescue, C M.G., D.S.O., the : stantive rank of Major in the Army. Dated Rifle Brigade .(the .Prince Consort’s Own), to . 8th May, 1901. be a. Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General. Captain (retired Major) G. R. Patten, Paymaster, Dated.' 4th' February, 1901. to he Staff Paymaster, with the substantive Captain H. L. Reed, Y.C., Royal Aitillery, to be rank of Major in the Army, vice Lieutenant- a Staff Officer, graded as a Deputy-Assistant Colonel W. Mackie, retained as a Supernume 'Adjutant-General whilst so employed, vice rary to the establishment, under the provisions Captain E. M. Davie, the Gloucestershire of Article 47*, Royal Warrant 26th October, 'Regiment, who has vacated that appointment. 1900. Dated 17th April, 1901. ; Dated 13th March, 1901. The undermentioned Paymasters to be Staff Pay Lieutenant R. Bnrns-Begg, Cape Town High masters, to complete establishment. Dated 1st landers, to be an Intelligence Officer, graded as April, 1901 a Staff Captain whilst so employed. Dated Captain H. D. Stacpole, with the substantive - 6th March, 1901. rank of Major in the-Army. Lieutenant A. N. Campbell, Royal Artillery, to Major R. W. P. Lodwick. ' a be a Staff Lieu enunt for Intelligence. Dated Captain F. W. Hill, with the substantive rank of 1st January, 1901. Major in the Army. The grading of Major C. R. M. O’Brien, the Major E. W. Newland. East Lancashire Regiment, as a Deputy- Major A. G. Smith. Assistant Adjutant-General whilst President of Captain A. H. Magee, with the substantive rank ",ihe. Military Tribunal, Johannesburg, which of Major in the Army. ' was notified in the Gazette of 26th October, Captain J. T. Carter, with the substantive rank ,1900,is cancelled. of Major in the Array. The grading of Major the HonourableAngloBoerWar.com W. L. Captain G. B. Smith, with the substantive rank Bagot, Reserve of Officers, as a Deputy-Assist of Major in the Army. ant Adjutant-General whilst employed as Memoranda. Administrator of Postal Services, which was Captain (now Brevet Major) H. E. Gogarty, '/notified in the Gazette of 19th February, 1901, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, is granted the local is cancelled. rank of Major in South Africa whilst employed The gradings of Lieutenant (now Captain) E. C. with the South African Light Horse. Dated Da Costa, the East Lancashire Regiment, and 23rd November, 1900. Lieutenant C. G. E. Hughes, the Cheshire Captain J. Ponsonby, Coldstream Guards, is ' Regiment, as Staff Lieutenants whilst Members granted the local rank of Major in South Africa of the Military Tribunal, Johannesburg, which whilst commanding the 5th New Zealand Regi were notified in the Gazette of 26th October, ment. Dated 30th December, 1900. 1900, are cancelled. Captain and Honorary Major L. H. Caird, 3rd Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel L. E. Rig Battalion the Border Regiment, is granted the ged, the Royal Warwickshire Regimer^, to be temporary rank of Major whilst employed at the an Assistant Adjutant-General. Dated 21st 34th Regimental District. Dated 8th May, March, 1901. 1901. Captain and Brevet Major H. G. C. Phillips, the Lieutenant H. C. J. Biss, the Lancashire ' Welsh Regiment, to be a Deputy-Assistant Fusiliers, to have the local rank of Captain whilst Adjutant-General. Dated 24th March, 1901. serving with the West African Frontier Force. Captain FitzR. E. P . Curzon, the Royal Irish Dated 1st May, 1901. ~ "Rifles, to be a Staff Officer, graded as a Deputy- Local Lieutenant F. R. Macdonald is granted Assistant Adjutant-General whilst so employed. the local rank of Captain in South Africa whilst ''Dated 13th June, 1900. performing the duties of Superintendent of . the Captain (temporary Captain in the Army) C. J. Transport Live Stock Recovery Department. • Lloyd-Carson, 3rd Battalion the East Lanca Dated 20th March, 1901. shire Regiment, is graded as a Deputy-Assistant '.'Adjutant-General whilst Assistant Commis RESERVE OF OFFICERS. sioner Imperial Military Railway Police. Lieutenant W. C. Peel resigns his Commission. ..Dated 16th February, 1901. Dated Sth May, 1901. Captain H. C. T. Hildyard, Royal Artillery, to Crosbie Charles Harvey, Gent., late Second Lieu be a Staff Captain for Intelligence. Dated tenant the Mid-Ulster Artillery, to be Second 15th March, 1901. Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. School* o f Military Engineering, The undermen War Office, Pall Mall, - . tion ed temporary appointment is made :— 1th May, 1901. Lieutenant R. L. B.. Thompson, Royal-Engineers, The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the . itxfc be: ait? AEsistaht Instructor. Dated 24th Royal Military College, to be Second Lieu April, 1901. - -V*. - -- » - tenants. Dated 8th May, 1901 THE LONDON. GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901 31|9 v L. I 4th Dragoon Guards, Charles Beck Hornby, vice The East Yorkshire Regiment, Rawdon Scott J. Stewart, resigned. Hopkins, in succession to Lieutenant J. R. Key, 5 th Dragoon Guards, Robert Charles Partridge, died of wounds received in action. vice E. A. FitzGerald, seconded. Brenchley Wilde, in succession- to Lieutenant C. P. Berthon, seconded. 2nd Dragoons, John Mark Francis Sprof, in succession to Lieutenant the Honourable R. H. The Bedfordshire Regiment, William Francis Lindsay, promoted. Richmond Webb, in succession to Lieutenant W. W. Muir, transferred to Indian Staff Corps. hth Hussars, William Neilson, in succession to Guy Drury Pennington.' *_: ‘ Lieutenant E. R. Clutterbuck, promoted. Arthur Edwin Bradshaw. William Blomfield White, in succession to Lieu ■ *;■ ■*' tenant A. M. Rolheram, resigned. The Royal Irish Regiment, Felix Call, in succes sion to Lieutenant A. C, Fraser, transferred..to 5th Lancers, Robert Alexander Reddie,' vice F. Indian Staff Corps. A. B. Johnstone, seconded. Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon, in succession 1th Hussars, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur to Lieuienant L. L. Farmer, promoted, '■ Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught, vice Edward Donald Bellew. • T. L. Craven, seconded. The Lancashire Fusiliers, Reginald Dashwood 9/A Lancers, Herbert Frederick Wood, vice the Tandy, iu succession to Lieutenant T. W . T. Honourable A. R. A. Macdonald, killed in Isaac, seconded. action. Noel Mervyn Radclitfe Radcliffe-Smitb, in succes lltA Hussars, Arthur Bertram Lawson, in suc sion to Lieuteuant T. J. Marrnble, promoted. cession to Lieutenants. V. Occleston, promoted. Hugh FitzJobn Simpson, vice W. F. Johnson, Francis Henry SuttoD, to complete establishment. seconded. William Brown Currell, vice A. L, Spafford, \2th Lancers, Ronald Beaumont Wood, in suc seconded. cession to Lieutenant P. J. Bailey, promoted. The Royal Scots Fusiliers, Lionel Goodeve, vice 14iti Hussars, Allen Llewellen Palmer. G. F. C. Gildea, deceased. 16Surrey Regiment, George Gould,’ in tenant T. D. Jackson, seconded. succession to Lieutenant E. A. Elphinstone- Thomas Rennie Scott Dalrymple, transferred to Indian Staff Corps. The Northumberland Fusiliers, Burton William Eills Gething, in succession to Lieutenant F. L. .The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, George Festing, promoted. Lionel Slockett Elbrow, -in succession to’Lieu tenant C. Elliot, transferred to Indian- Staff The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Clement Corps. . - V': Thurstan Tomes, vice M. Crooke, seconded. William Philip Hammond, in succession' to Lieu John Dymoke Scule, in succession to Lieutenant tenant A. Vickers, transferred to Indian Staff A. Boxwell, seconded. Corps. 1 . ' ^'V'A Eric Charles Schooling, vice L. S. Coke, trans Walter King Venning, in succession to Lieutenant ferred to Irish Guards. F. A. Dickinson, seconded. ' ' ' * 'V “ * The Royal Fusiliers ( City o f London Regiment), John Launcelot Booker, vice G. Hilton, seconded. Stanier Edmund William Waller, vice B. I. H. Adler, seconded. The Duke of Wellington’s ‘(West Ridihg' Regi Edward Graeme Ozanne. ment), Robert Jim McCleverty. ' . David Alexander Fairbairn, vice H. *-'Gardmer, The Suffolk Regiment, Gerald Alexander Gaselee seconded. :---^ Shepherd, vice R. Cockburn, seconded. The Prince Albert’s (Somersetshire Light Infantry), The Border Regiment, Henry Adam Askew, in Charles Stuart Hamilton Robarts, in succession succession to Lieutenant C. H. Pringle, to Lieutenant A. P. Barry, promoted seconded. • The Prince o f Wales’s Own {West Yorkshire The Hampshire Regiment, Rawdon James Macnabb, Regiment), George Henry Smart, vice L. P. in succession to Lieutenant H. T, 'Skinner, Russell, seconded. transferred to Indian Staff.Corps. \ r f 3130 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901 The Prince o f Wales’s Volunteers (South Lanca The Duke o f Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), shire Regiment), John Summerscales Hutchinson, Cleary George Molyneux Carter, vice G. F. vice G. H. Garratt, seconded. Manning, resigned. Louis Peter Anderson. The Manchester Regiment, Arthur Kenneth The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Archi Dowell Tillard, in succession to Lieutenant bald Percival Wavell, in succession to Lieu W. K. Evans, seconded. tenant H. H. Sutherland, promoted. The Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regi William Thomas Kedie, in succession to Lieu ment), John Livesay, in succession to Lieu tenant J. T. C. Murray, promoted. tenant R. J. H. Baddeley, transferred to Indian Robert Macpherson Robertson, in succession to Staff Corps. Lieutenant A. H. Marindin, promoted. Clement James Boyce, on augmentation. Ronald Walter Hadow, rice J. Mackenzie, V.C.. Frederick Walter Arbuthnot Wells, in succession seconded. to Lieutenant A. W. S. Ewing, promoted. The Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Calvert Healy> The York and Lancaster Regiment, Herbert vice S. G. R. White, resigned. Grist Manson, in succession to Lieutenant The Essex Regiment, Grenville John George C. H. Taylor, seconded. Hanson, vice H. E. Crocker, seconded. The Highland Light Infantry, John Inglis, in The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment), succession to Lieutenant T. P. Milne Home, dis Robert Montagu Blackwood, in succession to missed by sentence of a General Court-Martial. Lieutenant G. F. Luther, seconded. William Henry Yeitch Cameron, in succession to Reginald Seton Hart, in succession to Lieutenant Lieutenant W. H. E. Segrave, D.S.O., H. Y. Rhodes, seconded. seconded. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Charles William Gilbert Don Gurdon Rorison, in succes Percival Fenwick Warton, in succession to sion to Lieutenant C. E. Andrews, promoted. Lieutenant A. R. Wallace, deceased. William Alastair Malcolm (Honorary King’s Frederic George Kunhardt, vice H. L. Helme, Cadet), in succession to Lieutenant T. F. seconded. Murray, promoted. Robert Jame3 Burton Yates, in succession to William Norman Thomson, in succession to Lieutenant A. W. Hewett, killed in action. Lieutenant J . J . Ronald, promoted. Alexander William Ramsay Sprot. The Northamptonshire Regiment, Stanley Lush The Gordon Highlanders, Lewis Gordon, vice W. Ralph, in succession to Lieutenant F. K. Bally, Arbuthnot-Leslie, transferred to Scots Guards. transferred to Indian Staff Corps. Wilfred Stuart Adam, in succession to Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire P. D. Stewart, seconded. Regiment), Guy Henry Sawyer, in succession to The Royal Irish Rifles, Reginald David de la Lieutenant T. C. Hincks, seconded. Cour Corbett, vice S. F. Bristow, seconded. James Duberley, in succession to LieutenantAngloBoerWar.com C. William Joseph Jerome Snccone Haskett-Smith H. T. Lucas, seconded. (Honorary King’s Cadet), in succession to Gerald Herbert Johnson Barrett. Lieutenant R. L. H. Halletf, transferred to The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Indian Staff Corps. Arthur D’Ewes Knox (Honorary King’s Cadet), The Prince of H ales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal in succession to Lieutenant J. 0 . Greenwood, Canadians), Edwin Hale Murphy, in succession resigned. . to Lieutenant W. Waudby, deceased. Godfrey Harry Shaw, in succession to Lieutenant John Greer Dill, in succession to Lieutenant B. J. C. C. Mulloy, deceased. Jones, promoted. Haworth Peel Massy, in succession to Lieutenant The King’s Oion ( Yorkshire Light Infantry), H. C. Leicester, deceased. Henry Kent Hughes, in succession to Lieutenant H* W. B. Thorp, seconded. The Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consorts Own), Harold Swift Kaye, in succession to Lieutenant C. Richard Philip Aremberg de Moleyns, in suc P. Deedes, seconded. cession to Lieutenant Sir E. D. Le P. Power, John Acheson Staines Daniell, in succession to Bart., promoted. Lieutenant C. F. B. Powell, seconded. Darrell Ovey, vice J. B. Jenkinson, seconded. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regi The West India Regiment, Gerald Rickards ment), Frederic Harry Burn Passy, vice H. C. -ilughes, in succession to Lieutenant A. B. J . Biss, seconded. O’Donnell, resigned. Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith, in succession to Edward Minty Miller, in succession to Lieutenant Lieutenant R. Heinemann, promoted. L. R. Bladon, promoted. Robert Heath Anderson, in succession to Lieu Henry Alexander Hume Henderson, in succes tenant W. H. Abell, promoted. sion to Lieutenant G. W. St. G. Grogan, Edward Armstrong Trafford, in succession to promoted. Lieutenant A. Kingston, seconded. William Bannatyne Macleod, vice H. E. Weekes, Harry Durie Cloete, vice C. W. Watney, seconded. seconded. Edward Arthur Wienholt, vice W. A. Odling, seconded. War Office, 7 th May, 1901. Geoffrey Norton Thompson, in succession to MILITIA. Lieutenant A. H. Hooper, seconded. R otat. Garrison A rtillery. Wilfrid Henriques Samuel, in succession to Lieu The Dublin City Artillery (Southern Division), tenant W. C. Hendriks, seconded. Lieutenant F. Y. M. Pryor resigns his Com The King's Royal Rifle Corps, Henry Colin mission. Dated 8th May, 1901. Mansel Porter, in succession to Lieutenant The Duke of Edinburgh’s Oum Edinburgh Artil A. R. Mildmay, promoted. lery (Southern Division), Second Lieutenant Leycester Aylmer, in succession to Lieutenant J. C. C. Marshall resigns his Commission. Dated H. Davidson, seconded. 8th May, 1901* THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. 3131 The Duke o f Connaught?s Own Hampshire and 3rd Battalion, the Essex Regiment, Bernard Isle o f Wight Artillery (Southern Division), Barham Green, G ent, to be Second Lieutenant. Arthur Ramsay Saunders, Gent, to be Second Dated 8th May, 1901. Lieutenant. Dated 26th April, 1901. 3rd Battalion, the Duke o f Edinburgh's ( Wiltshire "The Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Artillery Regiment), Lieutenant B. H. E. Davies is (Eastern Division), Captain F . A . Twiss, seconded for service in South Africa. Dated Royal Garrison Artillery, to be Adjutant, vice 29th March, 1901. Major the Honourable F. R. Bingham, Royal Second Lieutenant F. H. Brooke to be Lieu Field Artillery, who has vacated the appoint tenant. Datel 25th April, 1901. ment. Dated 4th March, 1901. 4th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry, Super The Suffolk Artillery ( Eastern Division), Edmund numerary Lieutenant H. Danvers to be Lieu Samuel Waite Tidswell, Gent., to be Second tenant on the Establishment. Dated 29th Lieutenant. Dated 27th April, 1901. December, 1900. The Sussex Artillery (Eastern Division), Arthur 3rd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders, Major and Harold Loughborough, Gent., to be Second Honorary Lieutenant - Colonel C. R. Burn, Lieutenant. Dated 26th April, 1901. Major, retired pay, resigns his Commission, with permission to retain his rank and to wear Rotal Engineers (Militia). the prescribed uniform on retirement. Dated Submarine Miners. 8th May, 1901. The Plymouth Division, Lieutenant J. H. Prior to be Captain- and to remain seconded. Dated ith Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish 8th May, 1901. Fusiliers), Captain and Honorary Major W. H. Lieutenant F. G. Callaghan to be Captain. Dated Malcolmson resigns his Commission, with per 8th May, 1901. mission to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform on retirement. Dated 8th I nfantry. May, 1901. 6th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Begiment), 3rd Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant and Honorary Sutherland Highlanders), Lieutenant G. G. Colonel C. C. Woodward resigns his Com Gilligan to be Captain. Dated 25th April, mission, with permission to retain his rank and 1901. to wear the prescribed uniform on retirement. 5th Battalion, the Prince o f Wales's Leinster Dated 8th May, 1901. Regiment (Royal Canadians), The under mentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieu ith Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, Ronald tenants :— Stewart McGregor, Gent., to be Second Lieu R. J. Filgate. Dated 8th May, 1901. tenant. Dated 29th April, 1901. F. J. Brodigan. Dated 8th May, 1901. ith Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment, Edward 4th Battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Lieu Burdon Wyld, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. tenant J. C. Heys Thomson is seconded for Dated 19th April, 1901. AngloBoerWar.comservice with line Battalion in South Africa. ith Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment, Lieutenant Dated 3rd April, 1901. W. Temple, from 3rd Battalion, to be Lieu Ith Battalion, the Rifle Brigade (the Prince tenant. Dated 24th April, 1901. Consort’s Own), Somerset Arthur Sheraton, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, The Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 26th services of Lieutenant F. E. Wheeler are April, 1901. dispensed with. Dated 8th May, 1901. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. Andrew Herbert Caldecott, Gent., to be Second Berks, John Leaver Niokisson, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. Second Lieutenant. Dated 8tli May, 1901. ith Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, Captain Cheshire (Earl of Chesters), Philip Kirkland G. W. Biggs resigns his Commission. Dated Glazebrook, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. 8th May, 1901. Dated 8th May, 1901. 3rd Battalion, the Royal Soots Fusiliers, Aubrey Derbyshire, Lieutenant W. D. Winterbottom to Brooke Winch, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. be Captain. Dated 8th May, 1901. Dated 8th May, 1901, Dorset (Queen's Own), Acting Quartermaster E. 3rd Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Second W. Cave resigns his appointment. Dated 8tb Lieutenant R. D. Scott to be Lieutenant. May, 1901. Dated 26th April, 1901. Herts, Second Lieutenant G. C. S. Paget resigns 3rd Battalion, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, his Commission. Dated 8th May, 1901. Lieutenant S. E. Apthorp is seconded for The appointment of Second Lieutenant P. Case- service with the Imperial Yeomanry. Dated nove which was announced in the London 27th April, 1901. Gazette of the 3rd May, 1901, bears date 22nd April, 1901, and not as therein stated. bth Battalion, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Alexander Malius Lafone, Gent., to be Second undermentioned Gentlemen to be Second Lieu Lieutenant. Dated 25th April, 1901. tenants :— Walter Charles Guy Bolitho. Dated 24th The Surrey, Major the Honourable Henry Cubitt, April, 1901. from 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen’s Morris Mourilyan Ralph. Dated 24th (Royal West Surrey Regiment), to be Lieu April, 1901. tenant-Colonel, and to command under para graph 82 Yeomanry Regulations. Dated 30th 3rd Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, April, 1901. Harold George Lorn Richards, Gent., to be Yorkshire Hussars (Princess of Wales's Own), Second Lieutenant. Dated 22nd April, 1901. Captain D. St. G. Daly resigns his Commission, 3rd Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment, Captain and is granted the honorary rank of Major, and Instructor of Musketry A . C. Glover with permission to wear the uniform of the resigns his Commission. Dated 26th April, Regiment on retirement. Dated 8lh May, 1901. 1901. No. 27311. D 3132 THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 7, 1901. Captain W. G-. Beckett resigns his Commission. 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Dated 8th May, 1901. Regiment, Captain J. Howlett resigns his Com mission, and is granted the honorary rank of VOLUNTEER CORPS. Major, with permission to wear the uniform of Aetuxehy. the Battalion on retirement. Dated 8th May, 1 st Ayrshire and Galloway, VeterinaryMajor 1901. John Hammond, retired pay, late Army Lieutenant C. C. Wood resigns his Commission. .Veterinary Department, to be Veterinary- Dated 8th May, 1901. Major. Dated 8th May, 1901. 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers (City 1st Cheshire and Carnarvonshire, James Lanham o f London, Regiment), Lieutenant E. R. Davies Mayger, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. is appointed Instructor of Musketry, vice Cap Dated 8th May, 1901. tain C. E. W. Taylor, who vacates the appoint Is* Lancashire, Lieutenant J. W. Charlton to be ment. Dated 8th May, 1901. Captain. Dated 8th May, 1901. 8th (Scottish) Volunteer Battalion, the King's 8r.d Middlesex, Major A. R. Farrer resigns his (.Liverpool Regiment), Adam Fairrie, Gent., to Commission. Dated 8th May, 1901. be Second Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. 1 st Sussex ( Eastern Division, Royal Garrison 2f*d Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, Artillery), Frank Rushby, Gent., to be Second Walter Philip Raven Pratt, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. 4th Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, Royal E ngineers (Volunteers). Cyrus Doyle Gillett, Gent., to be'Second Lieu 1st Bedfordshire, Lieutenant - General (local tenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. General) Horatio Herbert, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., R.E., Com- 1st ( Exeter and South Devon) Volunteer Battalion, manding-in-Cbief the Forces in South Africa, the Devonshire Regiment, Captain H. W. Crews is appointed to the Honorary Colonelcy of the resigns his Commission. Dated 8th May, 1901. Corps. Dated 8th May, 1901. Cadet Corps (Exeter School) attached to 1st 1st. Devonshire and Somersetshire, Lieutenant (Exeter and South Devon) Volunteer Battalion, F. J. W . Crowe to be Captain. Dated 8th the Devonshire Regiment. Robert Montgomery, May, 1901. Esq., to be Captain. Dated 8th May, 1901. 1st Lancashire, Lieutenant G. P. Whitney to be 4 1st (Pembrokeshire) Volunteer Battalion, the Welsh 7th Middlesex (London Scottish), Hugh Burdett Regiment, Surgeon - Lieutenant - Colonel G. Money-Coutts, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Griffith retires under • paragraph 111 Volunteer Dated.8th May, 1901. Regulations, with permission to retain his rank 19th Middlesex (Bloomsbury), Second Lieutenant and to wear the uniform of the Battalion on H. de L. Houseman resigns his Commission. retirement. Dated 8th May, 1901. Dated 8th May, 1901. 6tA. (Fifeshire) Volunteer Battalion, the Black 2nd Tower Hamlets, The services of Second Lieu Watch (Royal Highlanders), Supernumerary tenant C. B. Creasy are dispensed with. Dated . Surgeon-Captain C. E. Douglas, M.B., to be 8th May, 1901. Surgeon-Captain on the Establishment. Dated VOLUNTEER MEDICAL STAFF CORPS. 27th March, 1901. The Glasgow Companies, Surgeon-Major G. T. 1st Volunteer Battalionr the Essex Regiment, Beatson, M.D., to be Surgeon-Lieutenant- Gordon. Horak Lobb, Gent., to be Second Colonel. Dated 8th May, 1901. Lieutenant. f)ated 8th May, 1901. Volunteer I nfantry B rigade, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen’s Chen (Royal Norfolk, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel West Kent Regiment), Surgeon-Lieutenant R. A. A. C., Earl o f Albemarle, from the Prince A; Fegan to be Surgeon-Captain. Dated 8th of Wales’s Own 12th Middlesex Volunteer May,' 1901.: Ride Corps, is appointed to the command of the Brigade, and is granted the rank of Colonel 17th (Forth) M iddlesexExtra-Supernumerary in the Volunteer Force. Dated 24th April, Second Lieutenant F. C. F. Gibson resigns his 1901. Commission. Dated 8th May, 1901. Major W. H. Besant, retired pay, late the Norfolk 5tA (West) Middlesex, Captain A. H. Bindloss to Regiment, to be Brigade Major. Dated,24th be Major.' Dated 8th May, 1901. April, 1901. Supernumerary Captain F. J, Cousens to be Captain on the Establishment. Dated ' 8th WILD BIRD (ENGLAND). May, 1901. The Wild Birds Protection (County Borough of 21st Middlesex, (The Finsbury), Captain A. F. Portsmouth) Order, 1901. Wagner is borne as Supernumerary whilst Dated 6ih May, 1901. serving with the Imperial Yeomanry in South IN pursuance of the powers conferred on me Africa. Dated 24ih April, 1901. by the Wild Birds Protection Acts, 1880 to 1896, Captain H. W. Shearsmith is appointed Instructor and upon application by the Council of the County of Musketry. Dated 8th May, 1901. Borough of Portsmouth, I hereby make the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Manchester Regiment, following O rder:— Captain N. Lee is granted the honorary rank Title. of Major. Dated 8th May, 1901. I. This Order may be cited as “ The Wild Birds AngloBoerWar.comProtection (County Borough of Portsmouth) 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Durham Light Order, 1901.” Infantry, William Eden Walker, Gent., to be B irds. Second Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1901. Additions to the Schedule of the Act o f 1880. 3rd (the Blythswood) Volunteer Battalion, the II. The Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880, shall Highland Light Infantry, Major and Honorary apply within the County Borough of Portsmouth Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Shaw to be Lieutenant- .to the fallowing species of Wild Birds in the same Colonel. Dated 8th May, 1901. manner as if those species were included in the Captain and Honorary Major D. R. Graham to schedule to the A ct:— be Major. Dated 8th May, 1901. Dartford Warbler, Bearded Tit, Rose-coloured Lieutenant J. G. Roberton to be Captain. Dated Pastor, Nutcracker, Nuthatch, Raven, Swallow, 8th May, 1901. House Martin, Sand Martin, Lesser Redpoll,' The undermentioned Officers to be Lieutenants:— Crossbill, Swift, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Second Lieutenant and Instructor of Montagu’s Harrier, Common Buzzard, Eagle (all Musketry A. J . Fleming. Dated 8th species), Kite, Honey'Buzzard, Peregrine Falcoln, Hobby, Merlin, Kestrel, Osprey, Common Heron, . May, 1901. Second Lieutenant M. Craig. Dated 8th Night Heron, Stork, Quail, Spotted Crake, Little Crake, Baillon’s Crake, Great Bustard, Little May, 1901. Bustard. 1st (Ross Highland) Volunteer Battalion, Seaforth Certain Birds protected during the whole of ike Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Year. Albany’s), John Dempster, Gent., to be Second III. During the period between the 31st day Lieutenant (Supernumerary). Dated 8th May, of July in any year and the 2nd day of 1901. 1 March following, the killing or' taking of 1st (Inverness-shire Highland) Volunteer Batta the following species of Wild Birds is pro lion, the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, hibited throughout the County Borough of Ports Captain J . McDonald resigns his Commission, mouth :—Black Redstart, Dartford Warbler, and is granted the honorary rank of Major, Bearded Tit, Oriole, Chough, Nutcracker, Nut- . with permission to wear the uniform of the butch, Raven, Great Grey Shrike, Goldfinch Battalion on retirement. Dated. 8th May, Lesser Redpoll, Crossbill, Woodlark, Woodpecker 1901. (all species), Kingfisher, Hoopoe, Owl (all species), Marsh Harrier, Montagu’s Harrier, Common Cadet Corps (Dunoon Grammar School) attached Buzzard, Eagle (all species), Kite, Honey Buzzard, to 5 th Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise’s Peregrine Falcon, Hobby, Merlin, Osprey, Bittern (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Lieu (all species). Common Heron, Spoonbill, Great tenant Alexander John Munro Bennett, 5th Bustard, Little Bustard, Stone Curlew, Avoeet, Volunteer Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Tern (all species). Gull (all species), Diver (all Highlanders, to be Captain. Dated 26th species), Grebe (Sclavonian, Red-necked, Eared1, April, 1901. Great Crested). D 2