South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901Creswicke, Louis
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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger's Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901
Creswicke, Louis
South African War, 1899-1902; Transvaal (South Africa) -- History
=10.=--Fever at Pietermaritzburg: Lieut.-Col. Stoneman.
=11.=--Lightning at Dundee: Lieut. J. F. Thompson-Pegge. In action at
Vryheid: Lieut. W. A. D. Lippert.
=12.=--Wounds at Vryheid: Lieut.-Col. J. M. Gawne and Lieut. W. E. S.
Woodgate.
=13.=--In action at Nooitgedacht: Lieut.-Col. N. Legge, D.S.O., Capt. J.
A. E. MacBean, Capt. A. J. C. Murdoch, Capt. W. Atkins, Lieut. J. C. C.
Reid, Capt. H. de C. Moody, Lieut. W. Skene, Lieut. A. C. Campbell. Fever
at Springfontein: Lieut. Lord O'Hagan. Fever at Pretoria: C. W. P.
Dalyell.
=19.=--Disease at Cape Town: Maj. E. G. Giles.
LIST OF CASUALTIES
As it has been found impossible to mention the number of casualties that
occurred during the numerous desultory engagements which followed the
occupation of Pretoria, lists of some of the wounded are here appended:--
JULY 1900
At Kruisfontein, on the 1st: Lieut. Horace Cole, Imperial Yeomanry.
At Waterval: Capt. Donald M'Lean-Howard, Lord Strathcona's Corps
(missing).
At Bakenkop, on the 3rd: Maj. Rae, New Zealand Bushmen (slightly); Lieut.
J. C. Collins, Roberts's Horse (dangerously).
At Paardeplatt, on the 19th: Capt. H. I. Nicholl, Mounted Infantry,
Bedfordshire Regiment; Lieut. Sir F. Burdett, 17th Lancers.
At Zinkerbosch, on the 21st: Lieut. R. H. Greig, Royal Engineers.
Among officers wounded in action near Kosk's River were: Lieut. A.
Eckford, New South Wales Contingent; Lieut. L. Leask, Lieut. R. H. Walsh,
Queensland Mounted Infantry; Capt. F. J. Ingolby, Lieut. John Davis,
Capt. C. Hall, West Australian Contingent.
At Spitz Kop, on the 22nd: Lieut. C. C. Wilson, Westmoreland and
Cumberland Yeomanry, attached to 8th Hussars (severely).
Near Stinkhoutboom, on the 24th: Capt. C. H. M. Doughty, 1st Royal Welsh
Fusiliers; Lieut. B. C. Dwyer, 2nd Leicester Regiment; Lieut, A. A. C.
Taylor, 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers; Capt. R. L. Adlereron, Lieut. A. J.
C. Murdoch, 1st Cameron Highlanders.
At Rooi Koppies: Capt. Rogers, Volunteer Company Gordon Highlanders.
At Stephanusdrai, on the 29th: Capt. W. R. Marshall, Derbyshire Regiment.
AUGUST 1900
At Paardekop, on the 3rd: Capt. M. S. Wellby, 18th Hussars (died from
wounds).
Near Ottoshoop, on the 6th: Lieut. Collins, South Australian Bushmen.
At Derdepoort, on the 9th: Lieut. Howell, Somerset Yeomanry (attached for
duty to Transvaal Constabulary).
At Rietfontein: Col. G. J. Younghusband, 3rd Batt. Imperial Yeomanry.
On the 12th: Lieut. F. G. Newton, Queensland Mounted Infantry.
At Zilicats Nek, on the 20th: Capt. Bonham Christie, Reserve of Officers,
attached for duty to 1st Mounted Infantry.
On the 25th: Brig.-Gen. M. O. Little (severely).
At Doornhoek, on the 26th: Maj. Robinson, Natal Border Mounted Rifles.
At Jachtfontein, on the 29th: Lieut. L. J. Wyatt, 2nd North Staffordshire
Regiment.
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