WHANGANUI DISTRICT SOUTH AFRICAN WAR (ANGLO – BOER WAR 1899 – 1902) ROLL OF HONOUR
NAME FORCE RANK UNIT WHERE WOUNDED / KILLED / DIED WHERE BURIED / DATE AGE No. COMMEMORATED 1 WYLLIE, John 91 Trooper 1st Contingent Captured at Doornspruit 31/3/1900; died Petronella Cemetery, Gauteng, 18/05/1900 (born Paisley, New Zealand of a brain tumour whilst a prisoner of war South Africa. Scotland) Mounted in Waterval POW camp, Pretoria, (Wylie?) Infantry Transvaal, South Africa. 2 BROCK, James Henry 83 Sergeant 1st Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Bloemfontein Cemetery, Free 25/05/1900 40 Alexander New Zealand Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South State, South Africa. (born Bristol, England) Mounted Africa. Infantry 3 ENDERBY, Charles 89 Trooper 1st Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Pretoria, Old Cemetery, Pretoria, Gauteng, 21/07/1900 Henry E. New Zealand Transvaal, South Africa. South Africa. (from Wanganui) Mounted (also on St Mary’s Church & (Henderby on Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorial) Memorials, New Plymouth) 4. JENNINGS, William 394 Trooper 2nd Contingent Killed in action at Rhenosterkop near Diamond Hill Cemetery, Pretoria, 29/11/1900 Aubrey New Zealand Rietfontein, Transvaal. Initially buried near Gauteng, South Africa. (from Wanganui) Mounted battlefield; exhumed & reburied after the Infantry war. 5. RUSSELL, Frederick 717 Sergeant 3rd Contingent Killed in action at Rhenosterkop near Diamond Hill Cemetery, Pretoria, 29/11/1900 Murray New Zealand Rietfontein, Transvaal. Gauteng, South Africa. (from Waitotara) Mounted Infantry 6. HYDE, George 734 Trooper 3rd Contingent Killed in action at Rhenosterkop near Diamond Hill Cemetery, Pretoria, 29/11/1900 (from Rangitikei) New Zealand Rietfontein, Transvaal. Gauteng, South Africa. Mounted (also on Marton & Nelson ABW Infantry memorials) 7. ANDERSON, William 720 Trooper 3rd Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Pretoria, Old Cemetery, Pretoria, Gauteng, 21/06/1900 (from Oroua) New Zealand Transvaal, South Africa. South Africa Mounted Infantry 8. CALDWELL, William 2226 Trooper 5th Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Pretoria, Old Cemetery, Pretoria, Gauteng, 31/12/1900 (from Wanganui) New Zealand Transvaal, South Africa. South Africa Mounted Infantry 9. MOORE, William Lionel 3635 Sergeant 6th Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever at Wakkerstroom Cemetery, 30/01/1902 Ernest or New Zealand Wakkerstroom, Eastern Transvaal, S.A. Mpumalanga, South Africa. (from Dunedin) 3675 Mounted (also on Otago ABW Memorial, Infantry Dunedin) 10. BORLASE, George 4139 Trooper 7th Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Heilbron, Heilbron Cemetery, Free State, 19/02/1902 Norton (from Waitotara) New Zealand Orange Free State, South Africa. South Africa. (Wanganui Collegiate Mounted 1888 -1892) Infantry
11. FLEETWOOD, William 6334 Trooper 8th Contingent Died of disease; measles, otitis and septic Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New 12/08/1902 Swayne New Zealand pneumonia on Somes Island, Wellington, Zealand. (from Stratford) Mounted N.Z. (also on St Mary’s Church & Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials, New Plymouth) 12. ARDEN, Leolin Hamar 7263 Trooper 9th Contingent Accidentally killed, Germiston, Transvaal. Primrose Cemetery, Germiston, 28/06/1902 (Leslie Hamar) New Zealand Gauteng, South Africa. (from Taranaki) Mounted (also on St Mary’s Church & (Wanganui Collegiate Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW 1894 -1895) Memorials, New Plymouth) 13. ARMSTRONG, Walter 12850 Civilian Royal Army Died of disease in Bloemfontein, Orange President Avenue Cemetery, 16/04/1900 22 Douglas Compdr? Medical Corps Free State, South Africa. Bloemfontein, Free State, South (Wanganui Collegiate Africa. (also on RAMC ABW 1891 -1893) Memorial, Aldershot, Hampshire, England) The following names do not appear on the memorial, but they come from the same areas as some of the names above. as sourced from https://www.sooty.nz/southafricaROH.html FINCH, Harry 4622 Private New Zealand, Served with the 26th Company; killed in Vrede Public Cemetery, Free 24/02/1902 (from Taranaki) 7th Contingent action at Langverwcht, near Vrede.; State, South Africa. Mounted initially buried at Langverwacht; exhumed (also on St Mary’s Church & Infantry and reburied after the war. Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials, New Plymouth) HARRISON, Arthur 337 Sergeant 2nd Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever at Noupoort Church Cemetery, 22/02/1901 Henry New Zealand Naauwpoort, Cape Colony, South Africa. Northern Cape, South Africa. (from Oroua) Mounted Infantry PATTERSON, James 31 Trooper 1st Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, 19/02/1900 McIntosh (79) New Zealand Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Colony, Western Cape, South Africa. (from Taranaki) Mounted South Africa. (also on St Mary’s Church & (Paterson?) Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials, New Plymouth) RUSSELL, Albert 4659 Corporal New Zealand, Killed in action at Langverwacht, near Vrede Public Cemetery, Free 24/02/1902 Henry 7th Contingent Vrede.; initially buried at Langverwacht; State, South Africa. (from Waitotara, South Mounted exhumed and reburied after the war. (also on family grave memorial, Taranaki) Infantry Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, N.Z.) SMITH, Lionel Eric 480 Trooper 2nd Contingent Killed in action at Vet River, Orange Free Vet River Pump Station, Free 06/05/1900 (from Stratford) New Zealand State, South Africa. State, South Africa. Mounted (also on St Mary’s Church & Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials, New Plymouth) SMITH, Sidney 3331 Sergeant 6th Contingent Killed in action at Zwaarwater, Eastern Ermelo Cemetery, Mpumalanga, 03/01/1902 (from Taranaki) Major New Zealand Transvaal, South Africa. South Africa. Mounted (also on St Mary’s Church & Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials, New Plymouth) TAYLER, Frederick 1344 Trooper 4th Contingent Paralysis (death due to original injury Eltham Cemetery, South Taranaki, 29/05/1903 Howard New Zealand when on military duty) in Eltham, New Zealand. (from Taranaki) Mounted Taranaki, New Zealand. (Taylor?) Infantry TOOGOOD, Edward 99 Trooper 1st Contingent Gunner in Permanent Artillery, Devonport; All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, 16/06/1903 Traherne New Zealand present at the relief of Kimberley & at NW London, England. (from Wanganui) Mounted Paardeberg; invalided to England with (Towgood on Infantry wounds suffered while handling a gravestone) revolver; died London, England. TUDOR, Piers Lloyd 756 Captain New Zealand Attended Wanganui Collegiate 1893 - (No known grave) 12/12/1902 D.S.O., M.I.D. Mounted 1894; served with the 4th, 6th, 9th & 10th (from Rangitikei / Infantry Contingents; died of disease, enteric fever Marton) in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. (after discharge) WIGGINS, Clement 777 Trooper 3rd Contingent Died of disease; enteric fever in Primrose Cemetery, Germiston, 11/07/1900 Edward New Zealand Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. Gauteng, South Africa. (from Taranaki) Mounted (also on St Mary’s Church & Infantry Marsland Hill, Taranaki ABW Memorials & special memorial in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth)
From Wanganui Collegiate School records BOURNE, Charles 6042 Trooper 8th Contingent Killed in rail accident, Machavie, Klerksdorp Cemetery, North West 12/04/1902 Spencer (Wanganui New Zealand Potchefstroom, Western Transvaal. Province, South Africa Collegiate 1893) Mounted (Christchurch) Infantry MELVILLE, Leslie 385 / Trooper Border Died of disease, enteric fever (typhoid); Intombi Camp - Garden of 24/02/1900 Seton (Wanganui 386 Mounted during the siege of Ladysmith. Remembrance, Ladysmith, KZN. Collegiate, NZ 1887 – Rifles (also Memorial All Saints Church, 1890) Ladysmith; BMR Memorials Port Shepstone, Pietermaritzburg City Hall & Church Square) RUSSELL, Lionel 2nd West served with the 2nd Battalion; WIA Ermelo Cemetery, Mpumalanga, 20/12/1901 Phillips Lieutenant Yorkshire between Dorpsplaats and Holland, South Africa. (Wanganui Collegiate Regiment Eastern Transvaal 19/12/1901; died of 1891 -1895) (Prince of wounds the next day. Wales’ Own)
OBITUARY: TUDOR, Piers Lloyd Sixth Contingent Magazine, volume 1, 1 May 1904: When the Sixth left for home he remained for a further term of service, and "There was no one better known or more generally admired in the regiment than Lieut. joined the Ninth, but eventually went to the Tenth with a Captaincy. He had thus Tudor, and the news of his death must have been a sad blow to all. He died of fever at the climbed, on his own sterling merit, steadily up the military ladder from private to Civil Hospital, Pretoria, 12th December, 1902. His is an interesting career. He left as a captain. Perhaps a few others have gone up the ladder as rapidly, but it is private with the Third Contingent, was promoted Corporal before reaching Albany, saw his doubted whether it was so entirely on merit, and whether their whole career will first fighting in the relief of Wepener, and shortly after was given Sergeant's stripes; went bear comparison with Tudor's. Finally, he was recommended for the D.S.O., but with Lord Roberts on his big march to Pretoria, and then joined the Police for a few up to the time of his death he was not quite certain whether he had been given months, afterwards rejoining his regiment at Rustenburg. At Rhenoster Kop he greatly the decoration. It is now known the award was made. distinguished himself and was mentioned in despatches. Joined the Sixth at Pietersburg When peace was declared he began to cultivate the land he had so well helped as Lieutenant, in which regiment we all know something of his brilliant work. What a to annex. In a letter to a friend dated Nylstroom, 14th September, 1902, he gallant little fellow he was, and what a splendid specimen of the colonial soldier! Always said: -- 'I have just come into town to get seed potatoes, mealie, etc. A fellow cheerful, always the same to those under him, a manner that commanded respect without named Hutton and I have taken up a place about fourteen miles from here . . . having to demand it. His troop almost worshipped him, and nothing was left undone by its There are quite a number of New Zealanders up here . . . We have come down members to avoid bringing discredit on their leader. A Regimental Order, of the day of a to riding mules; they are not the best of hacks, but as it is a bad district for horse parade, may be remembered which stated that Lieut. Tudor's troop was 'especially horses one has to put up with them. Our team is pretty fresh, and takes some deserving of mention' (on account of efficiency), thus bearing testimony to the care and harnessing up in the mornings.' His College paper, writing of his death, said, pride his men took in their troop and its leader. His brilliant piece of work at the Caledon 'There is something peculiarly sad in the occurrence of his death after all the River cannot be forgotten, as, indeed, it is now a matter of history, being mention in Louis "storm and stress" of the war were over, but his name, together with the names Creswicke's account of the Boer War (Vol. VII), and will least likely be forgotten by those of those others who gave their lives in the cause, will live.' who so eagerly sought to accompany him. This little band of 14 men of 'C' Squadron left If his name lives nowhere else, it will indeed live in the memory of the on patrol at 8 p.m., and dogged a whole commando for three days, and eventually held a Sixth." AWMM position for hours against a host of the enemy. For this piece of generalship he was again mentioned in despatches. TUDOR, Piers Lloyd On the promotion of Capt. and Adjutant Jones to command 'A' Squadron, Lieut. Tudor DSO: London Gazette, 31 October 1902. Citation: was promoted Adjutant, and although his duties were always performed zealously and "In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa." well it was not quite the work he cared for. He would much rather have led his troop than struggled with 'Daily States,' 'Horse Returns,' etc
WHANGANUI & DISTRICT SOUTH AFRICAN / ANGLO – BOER WAR 1899 -1902 MEMORIAL
BROCK, James Henry Alexander ENDERBY, Charles Henry E. JENNINGS, William Aubrey
ENDERBY, Charles Henry E. JENNINGS, William Aubrey He was at first refused permission to join the 1st New Zealand Contingent, Name transcribed as R. Jennings on the Marker at Diamond Hill for those killed at but at Lord Ranfurly's instigation was later enlisted. He is recorded as Rhenoster Kop. having been 5ft 11 1/2 inches tall and taken size 12 boots. His brother Sergeant Albert ('Bert') Charles Jennings (1879-1917) also served in the He died in Pretoria while serving as stationmaster. He was buried in South African War (NZ service # 4246, 7th Contingent). He was killed in action in WWI at Pretoria Cemetery and a marble stone was erected in his memory by his Messines Ridge, Ypres, Belgium. on 7 June 1917. comrades from 1 Contingent. (NZEF Service # 6/1887, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, NZEF)
TOOGOOD, Edward Traherne TUDOR, Piers Lloyd WYLLIE, John D.S.O., M.I.D.
RUSSELL, Lionel Phillips TOOGOOD, Edward Traherne He died 20 December 1901, of wounds received in action the previous day at Holland. He was the son Toogood was present at Orange River with horses and of Sir W R Russell of Flaxmere, Hastings. He was nominated by the Governor of New Zealand for a transport in February 1900. commission in the regular army, and was gazetted to his regiment in January 1901, his commission While at Paardeburg, Toogood had a revolver accident and bearing date July 18th, 1900. The day he received his mortal wound the British were suddenly attacked was admitted to hospital. He was invalided to Cape Town in by several hundred Boers who were mistaken for friends, as they were dressed in khaki. 2nd Lieutenant July 1900 and left for England aboard the S.S. 'Gothic'. Russell fell while leading his men against largely superior numbers. Source: Dooner
RHENOSTERKOP MEMORIAL RHENOSTERKOP MEMORIAL Diamond Hill Cemetery, Pretoria, Diamond Hill Cemetery, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Gauteng, South Africa. JENNINGS, William Aubrey RUSSELL, Frederick Murray HYDE, George
ROYAL ARMY CORPS SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL 1899 -1902 RAMC ABW Memorial, Aldershot, Hampshire, England Aldershot, Hampshire, England ARMSTRONG, Walter Douglas ARMSTRONG, W.D.
TARANKI BOER WAR MEMORIAL TARANKI BOER WAR MEMORIAL, ST. MARYS CHURCH, NEW PLYMOUTH ST. MARYS CHURCH NEW PLYMOUTH FLEETWOOD, William Swayne ARDEN, Leolin Hamar FINCH, Harry PATERSON, James McIntosh SMITH, Lionel Eric SMITH, Sidney WIGGINS, Clement Edward
TARANKI BOER WAR MEMORIAL All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, MARSLAND HILL, NEW PLYMOUTH NW London, England.
(The same names as on the St. Mary’s ABW Memorial also appear here) TOOGOOD, Edward Traherne
PUKEKURA PARK, NEW PLYMOUTH Special Memorial
WIGGINS, Clement Edward WIGGINS, Clement Edward
BRITISH ANGLO - BOER WAR MEMORIAL
MARTON ABW MEMORIAL TUDOR, Piers Lloyd D.S.O., M.I.D. Ermelo Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa. HYDE, George RUSSELL, Lionel Phillips
REFERENCES: In Memoriam ROH of Imperial Forces ABW 1899-1902 by Steve Watt (2000) Never a Footstep Back (A History of Wanganui Collegiate School 1854-2003) by Bruce & Don Hamilton Compiled by K.M. Jordan Angloboerwar.com (Unit information) November, December 2020 www.eggsa.org (Gravestones in South Africa) https://nzhistory.govt.nz/search/media/south%20Africa%20war%20memorial https://www.sooty.nz/southafricaROH.html https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/south_african_war_memorials/topics/show/1257-south-african-war-memorial-marsland-hill http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/south_african_war_memorials/topics/show/1262-south-african-war-memorial-st-marys- cathedral
AUCKLAND MEMORIAL MUSEUM SOUTH AFRICAN WAR ANDERSON, William ARMSTRONG, BOURNE, Charles Spencer 1899 - 1902 Walter Douglas ARDEN, Leolin Hamar BROCK, James Henry Alexander BORLASE, George Norton
CALDWELL, William ENDERBY, Charles Henry E. FINCH, Harry HARRISON, Arthur Henry
FLEETWOOD, William HYDE, George Swayne
JENNINGS, William Aubrey MELVILLE, Leslie Seton MOORE, William Lionel Ernest PATTERSON, James McIntosh
RUSSELL, Albert Henry SMITH, Lionel Eric TAYLER, Frederick Howard WIGGINS, Clement Edward
RUSSELL, Frederick Murray SMITH, Sidney TOOGOOD, Edward Traherne ? WYLLIE, John
RUSSELL, Lionel Phillips TUDOR, Piers Lloyd?
NELSON SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL 1899 – 1902 PATTERSON, James McIntosh MELVILLE, Leslie Seton
HYDE, George
BORDER MOUNTED RIFLES BORDER MOUNTED RIFLES ABW MEMORIAL BORDER MOUNTED RIFLES ABW MEMORIAL Port Shepstone, KZN ABW MEMORIAL Creighton, KZN Midlands Port Shepstone, KZN
MELVILLE, Leslie Seton MELVILLE, Leslie Seton MELVILLE, Leslie Seton
INTOMBI CAMP NATAL VOLUNTEERS MEMORIAL GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE PIETERMARITZBURG CITY HALL LADYSMITH, KZN MELVILLE, Leslie Seton MELVILLE, Leslie Seton
BORDER MOUNTED RIFLES ABW MEMORIAL CHURCH SQUARE, PIETERMARITZBURG
MELVILLE, Leslie Seton
Contemporary photo of the graves of the 16 members of the 8th Contingent, New Zealand Forces who died in the rail accident, Machavie, Potchefstroom, Western Transvaal on the 12 April 1902.
Klerksdorp Old Cemetery, Memorial Stone, Klerksdorp Cemetery, North West Province, North West Province, South Africa. South Africa.
BOURNE, Charles Spencer BOURNE, Charles Spencer