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John
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| Subject: Distribution of British Troops Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:33 pm | |
| Distribution of British Troops in Natal and Transvaal 22 February 1879
Lt General Commanding: F. A. Lord Chelmsford Personal Staff: Assistant Military Secretary: Brevet Lt Col Crealock, 95th Foot Aides-de-Camp: Brevet Major Gosset, 54th Foot Captain Bullr, R.B. Lieutenant Milne, R. N. Headquarters Staff: Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General: Colonel Bellairs (unattached) Deputy Asst-Adjt & Qrmr Gen: Brevet Major Spalding, 104th Foot Brevet Mjor Grenfell, 60th Foot Officer Commanding R.A.: Lt Colonel Law Officer Commanding R.E.: Colonel Hassard, CB Officer Commanding Natal Mounted Police & Volunteers: Major Dartnell N.M.P. District Commissary Strickland, C.B. Commissary General (Ordnance): Deputy Commissary General Wright District Paymaster: Staff Paymaster Ball Principal Medical Officer: Deputy Surgean General Woolfrye, C.B., M.D.
No.1 Column: Colonel Commanding: Colonel Pearson, 3rd Foot Staff: Orderly Officer: Lieutenant Knight, 3rd Foot Staff Officer: Brevet Colonel Walker, C.B., Scots Guards General Staff Duties: Captain McGregor, 29th Foot Transport Duties: Captain Pelly Clarke, 103rd Foot Senior Commissariat Officer: Assistant Commissary Heygate Sub District Paymaster: Paymaster Gorges Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Major Tarrant Corps: Royal Artillery: 2 7 pdrs (mule), Liuetenant Lloyd Royal Engineers: No. 2 Coy, Captain Wynne, R.E. 2/3rd Foot, Lt Colonel Parnell, 3rd Foot 99th Foot (6 Coys), Lt Colonel Welman Naval Brigade, Commander Campbell, R.N. No. 2 Squadron Mounted Infantry, Captain Barrow, 19th Hussars Natal Hussars, Captain Norton Durban Mounted Rifles, Captain Shepstone Alexandra Mounted Rifles, Captain Arbuthnot Stanger Mounted Rifles, Captain Addison Victoria Mounted Rifles, Captain Saner 2nd Regiment Native Contingent, Major Graves, 3rd Foot Staff Officer: Captain Hart, 31st Foot 1st Bn Major Graves, 3rd Foot 2nd Bn Commandant Nettleton No. 2 Coy Natal Native Pioneers, Captain Beddoes
No.2 Column: Commanding: Lt Colonel Durnford, R.E. Staff: General Staff Duties: Captain Barton, 7th Foot Transport Duties: Liuetenant Cochrane, 32nd Foot Senior Medical Officer: Civilian Surgean Cartwright Read Corps: Rocket Battery (Mules), Captain Rusell, R.A. 1/1st Natal Native Contingent, Commandant Montgomery 2/1st Natal Native Contingent, Major Bengough, 77th Foot 3/1st Natal Native Contingent, Captain Cherry, 32nd Foot Sikali's Horse No. 3 Coy Natal Native Pioneers, Captain Allen
No.3 Column: Commanding: Brevet Colonel Glyn, C.B., 24th Foot Staff: Orderly Officer: Lieutenant Coghill, 24th Foot Staff Officer: Major Clery General Staff Dutes: Captain Gardner, 14th Hussars Transport Duties: Captain Essex, 75th Foot Senior Commissariat Officer: Assistant Commissary Dunne Sub District Paymaster: Paymaster Elliott (hon. capt.) Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Major Shepherd Corps: N Battery R.A., Brevet Lt Colonel Harness Royal Engineers: No. 5 Coy, Captain Jones, R.E. 1/24th Foot, Brevet Lt Colonel Pulleine 2/24th Foot, Colonel Degacher, C.B. 24th Foot No. 1 Squadron Mounted Infantry, Lt Col (l.r.) Russell, 12th Lancers Natal Mounted Police, Major Dartnell Natal Carbineers, Captain Shepstone Newcastle Mounted Rifles, Captain Bradstreet Buffalo Border Guard, captain Smith 3rd Regiment Native Contingent, Commandant Lonsdale Staff Officer: Lieutenant Hartford, 99th Foot 1st Bn Commandant Lonsdale 2nd Bn Commandant Cooper No. 1 Coy Natal Native Pioneers, Captain Nolan
No.4 Column: Colonel Commanding: Colonel Evelyn Wood, V.C., C.B., 90th Foot Staff: Orderly Officer: Lieutenant Lyons, 99th Foot Staff Officer: Captain Hon. R. CAmpbell, Coldstream Guards General Staff Duties: Captain Woodgate 4th Foot Transport Duties: Captain Vaughan, R.A. Senior Commissariat Officer: Commissary Hughes Sub District Paymaster: Paymaster MacDonald Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Major Cuffe Corps: Royal Artillery: 6 7 pdrs Major Tremlett, R.A. 1/13th Foot, Lt Colonel Gilbert, 13th Foot 90th Foot, Brevet Lt Colonel Cherry, 90th Foot Frontier Light Horse, Brevet Lt Colonel Buller, C.B., 60th Foot Wood's Irregulars, Commandant Henderson
No.5 Column: Commanding: Colonel Rowalnds, V.C., C.B. Staff: Staff Officer: Captain Harvey, 71st Foot District Adjutant: Lieutenant Potts, 80th Foot Senior Commissariat Officer: Assistant Commissary General Phillips Commissary of Ordnance: Commissary Wyon Sub District Paymaster: Assistant Paymaster Burgers Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Major Johnson Corps: 80th Foot, Major Tucker Schutte's Corps, Captain Schutte Eckersley Contingent, Captain Eckersley Raaff's Corps, Captain Raaff Ferreira's Horse, Captain Ferreira Border Lancers, Lt Colonel Wetherley Traansvaal Rangers, Cape Mounted Rifles 1 Krupp gun 26pdrs, Armstrong Line of Communication: Grey Town - Helpmakaar: Commanding: Brevet Lt Colonel Hopton, 88th Foot Staff: District Adjutant: Lieutenant Morehead, 24th Foot Commissariat Officer: Commissariat Farne Commissariat (Ordnance): Commissary Moors District Paymaster: Paymaster Bacon Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Major Ingham Commanding General Depot: Brevet Major Chamberlain, 34th Foot 1 coy 88th, Fort Napier Grey Town and Middledrift: Commanding: Major Brock 24th Foot Grey Town: 1 coy, 2.4th Foot Helpmakaar - Rorke's drift: Commanding: Colonel Bray, C.B., 4th Foot 4 coys 2/4th Foot Base of Operations, Durban: Commanding: Major Huskinson, 56th Foot Staff: General Duties: Captain Somerset, R.B. Transport Duties: Captain Spratt, 24th Foot Senior Commissaiat Officer: Deputy Commissariat Grant Commissary of Ordnance: Assistant Commissary de Ricci Senior Medical Officer: Surgeon Jennings 1 coy 99th Foot Stanger - Lower Tugela Drift: Commanding: Brevet Major Walker, 99th Foot 1 coy 99th Foot Fort Pearson: Detachment, Naval Brigade |
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| Subject: Distribution of British troops Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:26 am | |
| John I think you mean 22 January not February 90th |
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| Subject: Re: Distribution of British Troops Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:32 am | |
| The original document was issued by Bill Bellairs from Fort Napier, it was subsequently reproduced in the Times of Natal of 20th January, 1879. It has slightly fewer errors than in the list above.
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