id sid tid token lemma pos 28158 1 1 Transcriber Transcriber NNP 28158 1 2 's 's POS 28158 1 3 note note NN 28158 1 4 : : : 28158 1 5 Obvious obvious JJ 28158 1 6 printer printer NN 28158 1 7 's 's POS 28158 1 8 errors error NNS 28158 1 9 have have VBP 28158 1 10 been be VBN 28158 1 11 corrected correct VBN 28158 1 12 , , , 28158 1 13 all all DT 28158 1 14 other other JJ 28158 1 15 inconsistencies inconsistency NNS 28158 1 16 are be VBP 28158 1 17 as as IN 28158 1 18 in in IN 28158 1 19 the the DT 28158 1 20 original original NN 28158 1 21 . . . 28158 2 1 The the DT 28158 2 2 author author NN 28158 2 3 's 's POS 28158 2 4 spelling spelling NN 28158 2 5 has have VBZ 28158 2 6 been be VBN 28158 2 7 maintained maintain VBN 28158 2 8 . . . 28158 3 1 The the DT 28158 3 2 sign sign NN 28158 3 3 + + CC 28158 3 4 around around IN 28158 3 5 words word NNS 28158 3 6 have have VBP 28158 3 7 been be VBN 28158 3 8 used use VBN 28158 3 9 to to TO 28158 3 10 mark mark VB 28158 3 11 bolded bolded NNP 28158 3 12 text text NN 28158 3 13 . . . 28158 4 1 The the DT 28158 4 2 errors error NNS 28158 4 3 noted note VBD 28158 4 4 in in IN 28158 4 5 the the DT 28158 4 6 errata errata NN 28158 4 7 have have VBP 28158 4 8 been be VBN 28158 4 9 corrected correct VBN 28158 4 10 in in IN 28158 4 11 the the DT 28158 4 12 text text NN 28158 4 13 . . . 28158 4 14 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5 1 HISTORY history NN 28158 5 2 OF of IN 28158 5 3 THE the DT 28158 5 4 WAR WAR NNP 28158 5 5 IN in IN 28158 5 6 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 5 7 AFRICA AFRICA NNP 28158 5 8 1899 1899 CD 28158 5 9 - - SYM 28158 5 10 1902 1902 CD 28158 5 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 5 12 Illustration illustration NN 28158 5 13 : : : 28158 5 14 Editor Editor NNP 28158 5 15 's 's POS 28158 5 16 arm arm NN 28158 5 17 . . . 28158 5 18 ] ] -RRB- 28158 6 1 COMPILED compile VBN 28158 6 2 BY by IN 28158 6 3 DIRECTION DIRECTION NNS 28158 6 4 OF of IN 28158 6 5 HIS his PRP$ 28158 6 6 MAJESTY MAJESTY NNP 28158 6 7 'S 's POS 28158 6 8 GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT NNP 28158 6 9 BY by IN 28158 6 10 MAJOR MAJOR NNP 28158 6 11 - - HYPH 28158 6 12 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 28158 6 13 SIR SIR NNP 28158 6 14 FREDERICK FREDERICK NNP 28158 6 15 MAURICE MAURICE NNP 28158 6 16 , , , 28158 6 17 K.C.B K.C.B NNP 28158 6 18 WITH with IN 28158 6 19 A a DT 28158 6 20 STAFF staff NN 28158 6 21 OF of IN 28158 6 22 OFFICERS officer NNS 28158 6 23 VOLUME volume NN 28158 6 24 I -PRON- PRP 28158 6 25 LONDON LONDON NNP 28158 6 26 HURST HURST NNP 28158 6 27 AND and CC 28158 6 28 BLACKETT BLACKETT NNP 28158 6 29 LIMITED LIMITED NNP 28158 6 30 1906 1906 CD 28158 6 31 _ _ NNP 28158 6 32 All all DT 28158 6 33 rights right NNS 28158 6 34 reserved reserve VBN 28158 6 35 _ _ NNP 28158 6 36 [ [ -LRB- 28158 6 37 Illustration illustration NN 28158 6 38 : : : 28158 6 39 The the DT 28158 6 40 Chapel Chapel NNP 28158 6 41 River River NNP 28158 6 42 Press Press NNP 28158 6 43 Kingston Kingston NNP 28158 6 44 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 6 45 . . . 28158 6 46 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7 1 PREFACE PREFACE NNP 28158 7 2 . . . 28158 8 1 The the DT 28158 8 2 decision decision NN 28158 8 3 of of IN 28158 8 4 His -PRON- PRP$ 28158 8 5 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 8 6 's 's POS 28158 8 7 late late JJ 28158 8 8 Government government NN 28158 8 9 , , , 28158 8 10 mentioned mention VBN 28158 8 11 on on IN 28158 8 12 the the DT 28158 8 13 first first JJ 28158 8 14 page page NN 28158 8 15 of of IN 28158 8 16 this this DT 28158 8 17 history history NN 28158 8 18 , , , 28158 8 19 was be VBD 28158 8 20 not not RB 28158 8 21 finally finally RB 28158 8 22 given give VBN 28158 8 23 till till IN 28158 8 24 November November NNP 28158 8 25 , , , 28158 8 26 1905 1905 CD 28158 8 27 . . . 28158 9 1 It -PRON- PRP 28158 9 2 was be VBD 28158 9 3 , , , 28158 9 4 therefore therefore RB 28158 9 5 , , , 28158 9 6 not not RB 28158 9 7 till till IN 28158 9 8 December December NNP 28158 9 9 12th 12th NN 28158 9 10 , , , 28158 9 11 1905 1905 CD 28158 9 12 , , , 28158 9 13 that that IN 28158 9 14 I -PRON- PRP 28158 9 15 was be VBD 28158 9 16 able able JJ 28158 9 17 to to TO 28158 9 18 obtain obtain VB 28158 9 19 approval approval NN 28158 9 20 for for IN 28158 9 21 the the DT 28158 9 22 form form NN 28158 9 23 in in IN 28158 9 24 which which WDT 28158 9 25 the the DT 28158 9 26 political political JJ 28158 9 27 facts fact NNS 28158 9 28 connected connect VBN 28158 9 29 with with IN 28158 9 30 the the DT 28158 9 31 war war NN 28158 9 32 are be VBP 28158 9 33 mentioned mention VBN 28158 9 34 in in IN 28158 9 35 the the DT 28158 9 36 first first JJ 28158 9 37 chapter chapter NN 28158 9 38 . . . 28158 10 1 Since since IN 28158 10 2 then then RB 28158 10 3 the the DT 28158 10 4 whole whole JJ 28158 10 5 volume volume NN 28158 10 6 has have VBZ 28158 10 7 necessarily necessarily RB 28158 10 8 been be VBN 28158 10 9 recast recast VBN 28158 10 10 , , , 28158 10 11 and and CC 28158 10 12 it -PRON- PRP 28158 10 13 was be VBD 28158 10 14 not not RB 28158 10 15 possible possible JJ 28158 10 16 to to TO 28158 10 17 go go VB 28158 10 18 to to IN 28158 10 19 page page NN 28158 10 20 proof proof NN 28158 10 21 till till IN 28158 10 22 the the DT 28158 10 23 first first JJ 28158 10 24 chapter chapter NN 28158 10 25 had have VBD 28158 10 26 been be VBN 28158 10 27 approved approve VBN 28158 10 28 . . . 28158 11 1 Hence hence RB 28158 11 2 the the DT 28158 11 3 delay delay NN 28158 11 4 in in IN 28158 11 5 the the DT 28158 11 6 appearance appearance NN 28158 11 7 of of IN 28158 11 8 the the DT 28158 11 9 volume volume NN 28158 11 10 . . . 28158 12 1 I -PRON- PRP 28158 12 2 took take VBD 28158 12 3 over over RP 28158 12 4 the the DT 28158 12 5 work work NN 28158 12 6 from from IN 28158 12 7 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 12 8 Henderson Henderson NNP 28158 12 9 in in IN 28158 12 10 July July NNP 28158 12 11 , , , 28158 12 12 1903 1903 CD 28158 12 13 . . . 28158 13 1 He -PRON- PRP 28158 13 2 had have VBD 28158 13 3 not not RB 28158 13 4 then then RB 28158 13 5 written write VBN 28158 13 6 either either DT 28158 13 7 narrative narrative NN 28158 13 8 of of IN 28158 13 9 , , , 28158 13 10 or or CC 28158 13 11 comments comment NNS 28158 13 12 on on RP 28158 13 13 , , , 28158 13 14 the the DT 28158 13 15 military military JJ 28158 13 16 operations operation NNS 28158 13 17 . . . 28158 14 1 F. F. NNP 28158 14 2 MAURICE MAURICE NNP 28158 14 3 . . . 28158 15 1 _ _ NNP 28158 15 2 May May NNP 28158 15 3 22nd 22nd NN 28158 15 4 , , , 28158 15 5 1906 1906 CD 28158 15 6 , , , 28158 15 7 London London NNP 28158 15 8 . . . 28158 15 9 _ _ NNP 28158 15 10 CONTENTS CONTENTS NNP 28158 15 11 . . . 28158 16 1 VOLUME VOLUME NNP 28158 16 2 I. I. NNP 28158 16 3 CHAP chap NN 28158 16 4 . . . 28158 17 1 PAGE page NN 28158 17 2 I.--Preparation i.--preparation NN 28158 17 3 for for IN 28158 17 4 War war NN 28158 17 5 1 1 CD 28158 17 6 II.--The II.--The NNP 28158 17 7 Outbreak Outbreak NNP 28158 17 8 of of IN 28158 17 9 the the DT 28158 17 10 War War NNP 28158 17 11 35 35 CD 28158 17 12 III.--The III.--The NNP 28158 17 13 Theatre Theatre NNP 28158 17 14 of of IN 28158 17 15 War War NNP 28158 17 16 54 54 CD 28158 17 17 IV.--The IV.--The NNP 28158 17 18 Boer Boer NNP 28158 17 19 Army Army NNP 28158 17 20 68 68 CD 28158 17 21 V.--The v.--the JJ 28158 17 22 British british JJ 28158 17 23 Army Army NNP 28158 17 24 87 87 CD 28158 17 25 VI.--The VI.--The NNP 28158 17 26 Navy Navy NNP 28158 17 27 in in IN 28158 17 28 the the DT 28158 17 29 Boer Boer NNP 28158 17 30 War War NNP 28158 17 31 96 96 CD 28158 17 32 VII.--Talana VII.--Talana NNP 28158 17 33 Hill Hill NNP 28158 17 34 123 123 CD 28158 17 35 VIII.--The viii.--the NN 28158 17 36 Retreat Retreat NNP 28158 17 37 from from IN 28158 17 38 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 17 39 , , , 28158 17 40 and and CC 28158 17 41 the the DT 28158 17 42 action action NN 28158 17 43 of of IN 28158 17 44 Rietfontein Rietfontein NNP 28158 17 45 142 142 CD 28158 17 46 IX.--Elandslaagte IX.--Elandslaagte NNP 28158 17 47 157 157 CD 28158 17 48 X.--Lombards x.--lombard NNS 28158 17 49 Kop Kop NNP 28158 17 50 172 172 CD 28158 17 51 XI.--The XI.--The NNP 28158 17 52 Arrival Arrival NNP 28158 17 53 of of IN 28158 17 54 Sir Sir NNP 28158 17 55 Redvers Redvers NNP 28158 17 56 Buller Buller NNP 28158 17 57 196 196 CD 28158 17 58 XII.--Advance xii.--advance NN 28158 17 59 from from IN 28158 17 60 the the DT 28158 17 61 Orange Orange NNP 28158 17 62 River River NNP 28158 17 63 211 211 CD 28158 17 64 XIII.--Belmont xiii.--belmont NN 28158 17 65 218 218 CD 28158 17 66 XIV.--Graspan xiv.--graspan NN 28158 17 67 229 229 CD 28158 17 68 XV.--The XV.--The NNP 28158 17 69 Battle Battle NNP 28158 17 70 of of IN 28158 17 71 the the DT 28158 17 72 Modder Modder NNP 28158 17 73 River River NNP 28158 17 74 243 243 CD 28158 17 75 XVI.--The XVI.--The NNP 28158 17 76 Raid Raid NNP 28158 17 77 on on IN 28158 17 78 Southern Southern NNP 28158 17 79 Natal Natal NNP 28158 17 80 261 261 CD 28158 17 81 XVII.--Operations xvii.--operation NNS 28158 17 82 round round RB 28158 17 83 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 17 84 up up RP 28158 17 85 to to IN 28158 17 86 the the DT 28158 17 87 16th 16th JJ 28158 17 88 December December NNP 28158 17 89 275 275 CD 28158 17 90 XVIII.--Stormberg XVIII.--Stormberg NNP 28158 17 91 285 285 CD 28158 17 92 XIX.--Halt XIX.--Halt NNP 28158 17 93 on on IN 28158 17 94 the the DT 28158 17 95 Modder Modder NNP 28158 17 96 River River NNP 28158 17 97 before before IN 28158 17 98 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 17 99 304 304 CD 28158 17 100 XX.--The XX.--The NNP 28158 17 101 Battle Battle NNP 28158 17 102 of of IN 28158 17 103 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 17 104 316 316 CD 28158 17 105 XXI.--Sir XXI.--Sir NNP 28158 17 106 Redvers Redvers NNPS 28158 17 107 Buller Buller NNP 28158 17 108 in in IN 28158 17 109 Face Face NNP 28158 17 110 of of IN 28158 17 111 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 17 112 332 332 CD 28158 17 113 XXII.--Colenso xxii.--colenso NN 28158 17 114 , , , 28158 17 115 December December NNP 28158 17 116 15th 15th NN 28158 17 117 , , , 28158 17 118 1899 1899 CD 28158 17 119 351 351 CD 28158 17 120 XXIII.--Lord XXIII.--Lord NNP 28158 17 121 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 17 122 ' ' POS 28158 17 123 Appointment appointment NN 28158 17 124 to to IN 28158 17 125 the the DT 28158 17 126 Command Command NNP 28158 17 127 in in IN 28158 17 128 South South NNP 28158 17 129 Africa Africa NNP 28158 17 130 376 376 CD 28158 17 131 XXIV.--Operations xxiv.--operation NNS 28158 17 132 Round Round NNP 28158 17 133 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 17 134 -- -- : 28158 17 135 December December NNP 28158 17 136 16th 16th NN 28158 17 137 , , , 28158 17 138 1899 1899 CD 28158 17 139 , , , 28158 17 140 to to IN 28158 17 141 February February NNP 28158 17 142 6th 6th NN 28158 17 143 , , , 28158 17 144 1900 1900 CD 28158 17 145 389 389 CD 28158 17 146 XXV.--Lord XXV.--Lord NNP 28158 17 147 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 17 148 at at IN 28158 17 149 Capetown Capetown NNP 28158 17 150 ; ; : 28158 17 151 reorganises reorganise VBZ 28158 17 152 408 408 CD 28158 17 153 XXVI.--The xxvi.--the IN 28158 17 154 Army Army NNP 28158 17 155 Moves move VBZ 28158 17 156 Forward forward RB 28158 17 157 428 428 CD 28158 17 158 APPENDICES appendices NN 28158 17 159 . . . 28158 18 1 No no UH 28158 18 2 . . . 28158 19 1 PAGE page NN 28158 19 2 1 1 CD 28158 19 3 . . . 28158 20 1 Reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 20 2 sanctioned sanction VBN 28158 20 3 on on IN 28158 20 4 8th 8th JJ 28158 20 5 September September NNP 28158 20 6 , , , 28158 20 7 1899 1899 CD 28158 20 8 453 453 CD 28158 20 9 2 2 CD 28158 20 10 . . . 28158 21 1 Distribution distribution NN 28158 21 2 of of IN 28158 21 3 British british JJ 28158 21 4 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 21 5 on on IN 28158 21 6 11th 11th JJ 28158 21 7 October October NNP 28158 21 8 , , , 28158 21 9 1899 1899 CD 28158 21 10 , , , 28158 21 11 in in IN 28158 21 12 Cape Cape NNP 28158 21 13 Colony Colony NNP 28158 21 14 455 455 CD 28158 21 15 3 3 CD 28158 21 16 . . . 28158 22 1 Distribution distribution NN 28158 22 2 of of IN 28158 22 3 British british JJ 28158 22 4 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 22 5 on on IN 28158 22 6 11th 11th JJ 28158 22 7 October October NNP 28158 22 8 , , , 28158 22 9 1899 1899 CD 28158 22 10 , , , 28158 22 11 in in IN 28158 22 12 Natal Natal NNP 28158 22 13 456 456 CD 28158 22 14 4 4 CD 28158 22 15 . . . 28158 23 1 Strengths strength NNS 28158 23 2 of of IN 28158 23 3 the the DT 28158 23 4 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 23 5 of of IN 28158 23 6 the the DT 28158 23 7 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 23 8 and and CC 28158 23 9 Orange Orange NNP 28158 23 10 Free Free NNP 28158 23 11 State State NNP 28158 23 12 457 457 CD 28158 23 13 5 5 CD 28158 23 14 . . . 28158 24 1 List list NN 28158 24 2 of of IN 28158 24 3 H.M. H.M. NNP 28158 25 1 Ships ship NNS 28158 25 2 and and CC 28158 25 3 Vessels vessel NNS 28158 25 4 serving serve VBG 28158 25 5 on on IN 28158 25 6 the the DT 28158 25 7 Cape Cape NNP 28158 25 8 Station Station NNP 28158 25 9 , , , 28158 25 10 October October NNP 28158 25 11 11th 11th NN 28158 25 12 , , , 28158 25 13 1899 1899 CD 28158 25 14 , , , 28158 25 15 to to IN 28158 25 16 June June NNP 28158 25 17 1st 1st NN 28158 25 18 , , , 28158 25 19 1902 1902 CD 28158 25 20 460 460 CD 28158 25 21 6 6 CD 28158 25 22 . . . 28158 26 1 Approximate Approximate NNP 28158 26 2 Strength Strength NNP 28158 26 3 and and CC 28158 26 4 Casualties Casualties NNPS 28158 26 5 at at IN 28158 26 6 Various Various NNP 28158 26 7 Engagements Engagements NNPS 28158 26 8 described describe VBN 28158 26 9 in in IN 28158 26 10 Volume volume NN 28158 26 11 I I NNP 28158 26 12 462 462 CD 28158 26 13 7 7 CD 28158 26 14 . . . 28158 27 1 The the DT 28158 27 2 Expeditionary Expeditionary NNP 28158 27 3 Force Force NNP 28158 27 4 as as RB 28158 27 5 originally originally RB 28158 27 6 organised organise VBN 28158 27 7 and and CC 28158 27 8 sent send VBN 28158 27 9 to to IN 28158 27 10 South South NNP 28158 27 11 Africa Africa NNP 28158 27 12 471 471 CD 28158 27 13 8 8 CD 28158 27 14 . . . 28158 28 1 The the DT 28158 28 2 Composition Composition NNP 28158 28 3 and and CC 28158 28 4 Distribution Distribution NNP 28158 28 5 of of IN 28158 28 6 British british JJ 28158 28 7 Troops troop NNS 28158 28 8 in in IN 28158 28 9 Southern Southern NNP 28158 28 10 Natal Natal NNP 28158 28 11 , , , 28158 28 12 23rd 23rd NN 28158 28 13 November November NNP 28158 28 14 , , , 28158 28 15 1899 1899 CD 28158 28 16 477 477 CD 28158 28 17 9 9 CD 28158 28 18 . . . 28158 29 1 Reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 29 2 Landed Landed NNP 28158 29 3 in in IN 28158 29 4 South South NNP 28158 29 5 Africa Africa NNP 28158 29 6 up up RP 28158 29 7 to to IN 28158 29 8 the the DT 28158 29 9 13th 13th JJ 28158 29 10 February February NNP 28158 29 11 , , , 28158 29 12 1900 1900 CD 28158 29 13 , , , 28158 29 14 other other JJ 28158 29 15 than than IN 28158 29 16 those those DT 28158 29 17 given give VBN 28158 29 18 in in IN 28158 29 19 Appendices Appendices NNP 28158 29 20 1 1 CD 28158 29 21 and and CC 28158 29 22 7 7 CD 28158 29 23 478 478 CD 28158 29 24 10 10 CD 28158 29 25 . . . 28158 30 1 Distribution distribution NN 28158 30 2 of of IN 28158 30 3 Troops troop NNS 28158 30 4 in in IN 28158 30 5 South South NNP 28158 30 6 Africa Africa NNP 28158 30 7 on on IN 28158 30 8 11th 11th JJ 28158 30 9 February February NNP 28158 30 10 , , , 28158 30 11 1900 1900 CD 28158 30 12 , , , 28158 30 13 when when WRB 28158 30 14 the the DT 28158 30 15 March March NNP 28158 30 16 from from IN 28158 30 17 Ramdam Ramdam NNP 28158 30 18 began begin VBD 28158 30 19 485 485 CD 28158 30 20 Glossary Glossary NNP 28158 30 21 492 492 CD 28158 30 22 Index Index NNP 28158 30 23 497 497 CD 28158 30 24 LIST LIST NNP 28158 30 25 OF of IN 28158 30 26 MAPS MAPS NNP 28158 30 27 AND and CC 28158 30 28 FREEHAND FREEHAND NNP 28158 30 29 SKETCHES SKETCHES NNP 28158 30 30 . . . 28158 31 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 31 2 _ _ NNP 28158 31 3 In in IN 28158 31 4 separate separate JJ 28158 31 5 case case NN 28158 31 6 . . . 28158 31 7 _ _ NNP 28158 31 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 31 9 MAPS MAPS NNP 28158 31 10 . . . 28158 32 1 General General NNP 28158 32 2 Map:--South Map:--South NNP 28158 32 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 32 4 . . . 28158 33 1 Special Special NNP 28158 33 2 Maps:-- Maps:-- NNP 28158 33 3 No no UH 28158 33 4 . . . 28158 34 1 1 1 LS 28158 34 2 . . . 28158 35 1 INDEX INDEX NNP 28158 35 2 MAP MAP NNP 28158 35 3 . . . 28158 36 1 No no UH 28158 36 2 . . . 28158 37 1 2 2 LS 28158 37 2 . . . 28158 38 1 RELIEF RELIEF NNP 28158 38 2 MAP MAP NNP 28158 38 3 OF of IN 28158 38 4 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 38 5 AFRICA AFRICA NNP 28158 38 6 , , , 28158 38 7 to to TO 28158 38 8 show show VB 28158 38 9 Topographical Topographical NNP 28158 38 10 Features Features NNPS 28158 38 11 and and CC 28158 38 12 Theatre Theatre NNP 28158 38 13 of of IN 28158 38 14 War War NNP 28158 38 15 . . . 28158 39 1 No no UH 28158 39 2 . . . 28158 40 1 3 3 LS 28158 40 2 . . . 28158 41 1 NORTHERN NORTHERN NNP 28158 41 2 NATAL NATAL NNP 28158 41 3 . . . 28158 42 1 No no UH 28158 42 2 . . . 28158 43 1 4 4 LS 28158 43 2 . . . 28158 44 1 SOUTHERN SOUTHERN NNP 28158 44 2 NATAL NATAL NNP 28158 44 3 . . . 28158 45 1 No no UH 28158 45 2 . . . 28158 46 1 5 5 CD 28158 46 2 . . . 28158 47 1 TALANA talana NN 28158 47 2 . . . 28158 48 1 October October NNP 28158 48 2 20th 20th NN 28158 48 3 , , , 28158 48 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 48 5 . . . 28158 49 1 No no UH 28158 49 2 . . . 28158 50 1 6 6 CD 28158 50 2 . . . 28158 51 1 ELANDSLAAGTE ELANDSLAAGTE NNP 28158 51 2 . . . 28158 52 1 October October NNP 28158 52 2 21st 21st NN 28158 52 3 , , , 28158 52 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 52 5 . . . 28158 53 1 No no UH 28158 53 2 . . . 28158 54 1 7 7 LS 28158 54 2 . . . 28158 55 1 RIETFONTEIN RIETFONTEIN NNP 28158 55 2 . . . 28158 56 1 October October NNP 28158 56 2 24th 24th NN 28158 56 3 , , , 28158 56 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 56 5 . . . 28158 57 1 No no UH 28158 57 2 . . . 28158 58 1 8 8 LS 28158 58 2 . . . 28158 59 1 LOMBARDS LOMBARDS NNP 28158 59 2 KOP KOP NNP 28158 59 3 . . . 28158 60 1 October October NNP 28158 60 2 30th 30th NN 28158 60 3 , , , 28158 60 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 60 5 . . . 28158 61 1 _ _ NNP 28158 61 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 61 3 before before IN 28158 61 4 7 7 CD 28158 61 5 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 61 6 _ _ NNP 28158 61 7 No no UH 28158 61 8 . . . 28158 62 1 8 8 LS 28158 62 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 62 3 A a NN 28158 62 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 62 5 . . . 28158 63 1 LOMBARDS LOMBARDS NNP 28158 63 2 KOP KOP NNP 28158 63 3 . . . 28158 64 1 October October NNP 28158 64 2 30th 30th NN 28158 64 3 , , , 28158 64 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 64 5 . . . 28158 65 1 _ _ NNP 28158 65 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 65 3 from from IN 28158 65 4 7 7 CD 28158 65 5 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 65 6 to to IN 28158 65 7 Close close NN 28158 65 8 of of IN 28158 65 9 Action Action NNP 28158 65 10 . . . 28158 65 11 _ _ NNP 28158 65 12 No no UH 28158 65 13 . . . 28158 66 1 9 9 CD 28158 66 2 . . . 28158 67 1 NORTH NORTH NNP 28158 67 2 CAPE CAPE NNP 28158 67 3 COLONY COLONY NNP 28158 67 4 and and CC 28158 67 5 PART PART NNP 28158 67 6 of of IN 28158 67 7 the the DT 28158 67 8 ORANGE ORANGE NNP 28158 67 9 FREE FREE NNP 28158 67 10 STATE STATE NNP 28158 67 11 . . . 28158 68 1 No no UH 28158 68 2 . . . 28158 69 1 10 10 CD 28158 69 2 . . . 28158 70 1 BELMONT BELMONT NNP 28158 70 2 . . . 28158 71 1 November November NNP 28158 71 2 23rd 23rd NN 28158 71 3 , , , 28158 71 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 71 5 . . . 28158 72 1 _ _ NNP 28158 72 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 72 3 prior prior RB 28158 72 4 to to IN 28158 72 5 Capture Capture NNP 28158 72 6 of of IN 28158 72 7 Gun Gun NNP 28158 72 8 Hill Hill NNP 28158 72 9 . . . 28158 72 10 _ _ NNP 28158 72 11 No no UH 28158 72 12 . . . 28158 73 1 10 10 LS 28158 73 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 73 3 A a NN 28158 73 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 73 5 . . . 28158 74 1 BELMONT BELMONT NNP 28158 74 2 . . . 28158 75 1 November November NNP 28158 75 2 23rd 23rd NN 28158 75 3 , , , 28158 75 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 75 5 . . . 28158 76 1 _ _ NNP 28158 76 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 76 3 prior prior RB 28158 76 4 to to IN 28158 76 5 Capture Capture NNP 28158 76 6 of of IN 28158 76 7 Mont Mont NNP 28158 76 8 Blanc Blanc NNP 28158 76 9 . . . 28158 76 10 _ _ NNP 28158 76 11 No no UH 28158 76 12 . . . 28158 77 1 11 11 CD 28158 77 2 . . . 28158 78 1 GRASPAN GRASPAN NNP 28158 78 2 . . . 28158 79 1 November November NNP 28158 79 2 25th 25th NN 28158 79 3 , , , 28158 79 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 79 5 . . . 28158 80 1 _ _ NNP 28158 80 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 80 3 at at IN 28158 80 4 9 9 CD 28158 80 5 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 80 6 _ _ NNP 28158 80 7 No no UH 28158 80 8 . . . 28158 81 1 12 12 CD 28158 81 2 . . . 28158 82 1 MODDER MODDER NNP 28158 82 2 RIVER RIVER NNP 28158 82 3 . . . 28158 83 1 November November NNP 28158 83 2 28th 28th CD 28158 83 3 , , , 28158 83 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 83 5 . . . 28158 84 1 _ _ NNP 28158 84 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 84 3 at at IN 28158 84 4 about about RB 28158 84 5 3.30 3.30 CD 28158 84 6 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 84 7 _ _ NNP 28158 84 8 No no UH 28158 84 9 . . . 28158 85 1 13 13 CD 28158 85 2 . . . 28158 86 1 MAGERSFONTEIN MAGERSFONTEIN NNP 28158 86 2 . . . 28158 87 1 December December NNP 28158 87 2 11th 11th NN 28158 87 3 1899 1899 CD 28158 87 4 . . . 28158 88 1 _ _ NNP 28158 88 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 88 3 at at IN 28158 88 4 4.30 4.30 CD 28158 88 5 a.m. a.m. RB 28158 88 6 _ _ NNP 28158 88 7 No no UH 28158 88 8 . . . 28158 89 1 13 13 CD 28158 89 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 89 3 A a NN 28158 89 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 89 5 . . . 28158 90 1 MAGERSFONTEIN MAGERSFONTEIN NNP 28158 90 2 . . . 28158 91 1 December December NNP 28158 91 2 11th 11th NN 28158 91 3 1899 1899 CD 28158 91 4 . . . 28158 92 1 _ _ NNP 28158 92 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 92 3 at at IN 28158 92 4 8 8 CD 28158 92 5 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 92 6 _ _ NNP 28158 92 7 No no UH 28158 92 8 . . . 28158 93 1 13 13 CD 28158 93 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 93 3 B b NN 28158 93 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 93 5 . . . 28158 94 1 MAGERSFONTEIN MAGERSFONTEIN NNP 28158 94 2 . . . 28158 95 1 December December NNP 28158 95 2 11th 11th NN 28158 95 3 , , , 28158 95 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 95 5 . . . 28158 96 1 _ _ NNP 28158 96 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 96 3 at at IN 28158 96 4 3.30 3.30 CD 28158 96 5 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 96 6 _ _ NNP 28158 96 7 No no UH 28158 96 8 . . . 28158 97 1 14 14 CD 28158 97 2 . . . 28158 98 1 STORMBERG STORMBERG NNS 28158 98 2 . . . 28158 99 1 December December NNP 28158 99 2 10th 10th NN 28158 99 3 , , , 28158 99 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 99 5 . . . 28158 100 1 No no UH 28158 100 2 . . . 28158 101 1 15 15 CD 28158 101 2 . . . 28158 102 1 COLENSO COLENSO NNP 28158 102 2 . . . 28158 103 1 December December NNP 28158 103 2 15th 15th NN 28158 103 3 , , , 28158 103 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 103 5 . . . 28158 104 1 _ _ NNP 28158 104 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 104 3 at at IN 28158 104 4 8 8 CD 28158 104 5 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 104 6 _ _ NNP 28158 104 7 No no UH 28158 104 8 . . . 28158 105 1 15 15 CD 28158 105 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 105 3 A a NN 28158 105 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 105 5 . . . 28158 106 1 COLENSO COLENSO NNP 28158 106 2 . . . 28158 107 1 December December NNP 28158 107 2 15th 15th NN 28158 107 3 , , , 28158 107 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 107 5 . . . 28158 108 1 _ _ NNP 28158 108 2 Situation Situation NNP 28158 108 3 at at IN 28158 108 4 11 11 CD 28158 108 5 a.m. a.m. RB 28158 108 6 _ _ NNP 28158 108 7 No no UH 28158 108 8 . . . 28158 109 1 16 16 CD 28158 109 2 . . . 28158 110 1 OPERATIONS OPERATIONS NNP 28158 110 2 AROUND around IN 28158 110 3 COLESBERG COLESBERG NNP 28158 110 4 . . . 28158 111 1 No no UH 28158 111 2 . . . 28158 112 1 17 17 CD 28158 112 2 . . . 28158 113 1 SOUTH south JJ 28158 113 2 AFRICA AFRICA NNP 28158 113 3 . . . 28158 114 1 Map Map NNP 28158 114 2 showing show VBG 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NN 28158 248 1 Pains pain NNS 28158 248 2 have have VBP 28158 248 3 been be VBN 28158 248 4 taken take VBN 28158 248 5 to to TO 28158 248 6 embody embody VB 28158 248 7 in in IN 28158 248 8 the the DT 28158 248 9 maps map NNS 28158 248 10 all all DT 28158 248 11 topographical topographical JJ 28158 248 12 information information NN 28158 248 13 existing exist VBG 28158 248 14 up up IN 28158 248 15 to to IN 28158 248 16 date date NN 28158 248 17 . . . 28158 249 1 A a DT 28158 249 2 very very RB 28158 249 3 considerable considerable JJ 28158 249 4 amount amount NN 28158 249 5 of of IN 28158 249 6 valuable valuable JJ 28158 249 7 triangulation triangulation NN 28158 249 8 has have VBZ 28158 249 9 been be VBN 28158 249 10 executed execute VBN 28158 249 11 over over IN 28158 249 12 portions portion NNS 28158 249 13 of of IN 28158 249 14 South South NNP 28158 249 15 Africa Africa NNP 28158 249 16 , , , 28158 249 17 but but CC 28158 249 18 no no DT 28158 249 19 systematic systematic JJ 28158 249 20 detailed detailed JJ 28158 249 21 survey survey NN 28158 249 22 has have VBZ 28158 249 23 ever ever RB 28158 249 24 been be VBN 28158 249 25 made make VBN 28158 249 26 by by IN 28158 249 27 any any DT 28158 249 28 of of IN 28158 249 29 the the DT 28158 249 30 South south JJ 28158 249 31 African african JJ 28158 249 32 colonies colony NNS 28158 249 33 or or CC 28158 249 34 states state NNS 28158 249 35 . . . 28158 250 1 Maps map NNS 28158 250 2 have have VBP 28158 250 3 , , , 28158 250 4 however however RB 28158 250 5 , , , 28158 250 6 been be VBN 28158 250 7 compiled compile VBN 28158 250 8 by by IN 28158 250 9 both both DT 28158 250 10 Cape Cape NNP 28158 250 11 Colony Colony NNP 28158 250 12 and and CC 28158 250 13 Natal Natal NNP 28158 250 14 . . . 28158 251 1 The the DT 28158 251 2 former former JJ 28158 251 3 has have VBZ 28158 251 4 prepared prepare VBN 28158 251 5 and and CC 28158 251 6 published publish VBN 28158 251 7 a a DT 28158 251 8 map map NN 28158 251 9 extending 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mile NNS 28158 254 31 . . . 28158 255 1 Both both DT 28158 255 2 these these DT 28158 255 3 maps map NNS 28158 255 4 are be VBP 28158 255 5 very very RB 28158 255 6 fair fair JJ 28158 255 7 general general JJ 28158 255 8 maps map NNS 28158 255 9 , , , 28158 255 10 and and CC 28158 255 11 show show VB 28158 255 12 with with IN 28158 255 13 rough rough JJ 28158 255 14 accuracy accuracy NN 28158 255 15 the the DT 28158 255 16 railways railway NNS 28158 255 17 , , , 28158 255 18 main main JJ 28158 255 19 roads road NNS 28158 255 20 and and CC 28158 255 21 large large JJ 28158 255 22 rivers river NNS 28158 255 23 , , , 28158 255 24 but but CC 28158 255 25 the the DT 28158 255 26 delineation delineation NN 28158 255 27 of of IN 28158 255 28 hills hill NNS 28158 255 29 is be VBZ 28158 255 30 little little RB 28158 255 31 more more JJR 28158 255 32 than than IN 28158 255 33 suggestive suggestive JJ 28158 255 34 . . . 28158 256 1 Of of IN 28158 256 2 the the DT 28158 256 3 Orange Orange NNP 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, 28158 257 22 the the DT 28158 257 23 map map NN 28158 257 24 resulting result VBG 28158 257 25 from from IN 28158 257 26 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 257 27 compilation compilation NN 28158 257 28 is be VBZ 28158 257 29 not not RB 28158 257 30 of of IN 28158 257 31 much much JJ 28158 257 32 use use NN 28158 257 33 , , , 28158 257 34 especially especially RB 28158 257 35 for for IN 28158 257 36 military military JJ 28158 257 37 purposes purpose NNS 28158 257 38 . . . 28158 258 1 Of of IN 28158 258 2 the the DT 28158 258 3 north north NN 28158 258 4 of of IN 28158 258 5 Natal Natal NNP 28158 258 6 there there EX 28158 258 7 exists exist VBZ 28158 258 8 a a DT 28158 258 9 series series NN 28158 258 10 of of IN 28158 258 11 one one CD 28158 258 12 inch inch NN 28158 258 13 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 28158 258 14 surveys survey NNS 28158 258 15 of of IN 28158 258 16 the the DT 28158 258 17 communications communication NNS 28158 258 18 from from IN 28158 258 19 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 258 20 to to IN 28158 258 21 the the DT 28158 258 22 Orange Orange NNP 28158 258 23 Free Free NNP 28158 258 24 State State NNP 28158 258 25 and and CC 28158 258 26 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 258 27 frontiers frontier NNS 28158 258 28 , , , 28158 258 29 with with IN 28158 258 30 sketches sketch NNS 28158 258 31 of of IN 28158 258 32 the the DT 28158 258 33 whole whole NN 28158 258 34 of of IN 28158 258 35 the the DT 28158 258 36 Biggarsberg Biggarsberg NNP 28158 258 37 and and CC 28158 258 38 Laing Laing NNP 28158 258 39 's 's POS 28158 258 40 Nek Nek NNP 28158 258 41 positions position NNS 28158 258 42 , , , 28158 258 43 made make VBN 28158 258 44 in in IN 28158 258 45 1896 1896 CD 28158 258 46 by by IN 28158 258 47 Major Major NNP 28158 258 48 S. S. NNP 28158 258 49 C. C. NNP 28158 258 50 N. N. NNP 28158 258 51 Grant Grant NNP 28158 258 52 , , , 28158 258 53 Royal Royal NNP 28158 258 54 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 258 55 , , , 28158 258 56 assisted assist VBN 28158 258 57 by by IN 28158 258 58 Captain Captain NNP 28158 258 59 W. W. NNP 28158 258 60 S. S. NNP 28158 258 61 Melville Melville NNP 28158 258 62 , , , 28158 258 63 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 258 64 regiment regiment NN 28158 258 65 , , , 28158 258 66 and and CC 28158 258 67 Captain Captain NNP 28158 258 68 H. H. NNP 28158 258 69 R. R. 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H. NNP 28158 262 12 W. W. NNP 28158 262 13 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 262 14 , , , 28158 262 15 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 262 16 , , , 28158 262 17 and and CC 28158 262 18 maps map VBZ 28158 262 19 14 14 CD 28158 262 20 and and CC 28158 262 21 16 16 CD 28158 262 22 , , , 28158 262 23 of of IN 28158 262 24 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 262 25 and and CC 28158 262 26 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 262 27 , , , 28158 262 28 have have VBP 28158 262 29 been be VBN 28158 262 30 prepared prepare VBN 28158 262 31 also also RB 28158 262 32 from from IN 28158 262 33 sketches sketch NNS 28158 262 34 made make VBN 28158 262 35 by by IN 28158 262 36 the the DT 28158 262 37 same same JJ 28158 262 38 section section NN 28158 262 39 . . . 28158 263 1 Maps map NNS 28158 263 2 10 10 CD 28158 263 3 , , , 28158 263 4 11 11 CD 28158 263 5 , , , 28158 263 6 12 12 CD 28158 263 7 and and CC 28158 263 8 13 13 CD 28158 263 9 , , , 28158 263 10 of of IN 28158 263 11 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 263 12 , , , 28158 263 13 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 263 14 , , , 28158 263 15 Modder Modder NNP 28158 263 16 River River NNP 28158 263 17 and and CC 28158 263 18 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 263 19 , , , 28158 263 20 are be VBP 28158 263 21 from from IN 28158 263 22 sketches sketch NNS 28158 263 23 made make VBN 28158 263 24 by by IN 28158 263 25 Nos Nos NNP 28158 263 26 . . . 28158 264 1 2 2 CD 28158 264 2 and and CC 28158 264 3 3 3 CD 28158 264 4 Survey Survey NNP 28158 264 5 sections section NNS 28158 264 6 , , , 28158 264 7 under under IN 28158 264 8 Captain Captain NNP 28158 264 9 P. P. NNP 28158 264 10 H. H. NNP 28158 264 11 Casgrain Casgrain NNP 28158 264 12 , , , 28158 264 13 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 265 1 The the DT 28158 265 2 two two CD 28158 265 3 sections section NNS 28158 265 4 on on IN 28158 265 5 map map NNP 28158 265 6 12 12 CD 28158 265 7 are be VBP 28158 265 8 from from IN 28158 265 9 drawings drawing NNS 28158 265 10 by by IN 28158 265 11 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 265 12 . . . 28158 266 1 J. J. NNP 28158 266 2 Cuthbert Cuthbert NNP 28158 266 3 , , , 28158 266 4 Scots Scots NNP 28158 266 5 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 266 6 . . . 28158 267 1 Map Map NNP 28158 267 2 No no UH 28158 267 3 . . . 28158 268 1 15 15 CD 28158 268 2 , , , 28158 268 3 of of IN 28158 268 4 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 268 5 , , , 28158 268 6 is be VBZ 28158 268 7 from from IN 28158 268 8 a a DT 28158 268 9 sketch sketch NN 28158 268 10 made make VBN 28158 268 11 immediately immediately RB 28158 268 12 after after IN 28158 268 13 the the DT 28158 268 14 relief relief NN 28158 268 15 of of IN 28158 268 16 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 268 17 by by IN 28158 268 18 Major Major NNP 28158 268 19 S. S. NNP 28158 268 20 C. C. NNP 28158 268 21 N. N. NNP 28158 268 22 Grant Grant NNP 28158 268 23 , , , 28158 268 24 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 268 25 , , , 28158 268 26 assisted assist VBN 28158 268 27 by by IN 28158 268 28 Captain Captain NNP 28158 268 29 P. P. NNP 28158 268 30 McClear McClear NNP 28158 268 31 , , , 28158 268 32 Royal Royal NNP 28158 268 33 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 268 34 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 268 35 , , , 28158 268 36 and and CC 28158 268 37 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 268 38 . . . 28158 269 1 S. S. NNP 28158 269 2 A. A. NNP 28158 269 3 Wilkinson Wilkinson NNP 28158 269 4 , , , 28158 269 5 The the DT 28158 269 6 King King NNP 28158 269 7 's 's POS 28158 269 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 269 9 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 269 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 269 11 regiment regiment NN 28158 269 12 , , , 28158 269 13 and and CC 28158 269 14 the the DT 28158 269 15 sections section NNS 28158 269 16 from from IN 28158 269 17 a a DT 28158 269 18 sketch sketch NN 28158 269 19 by by IN 28158 269 20 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 269 21 . . . 28158 270 1 M. M. NNP 28158 270 2 G. G. NNP 28158 270 3 Pollock Pollock NNP 28158 270 4 , , , 28158 270 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 271 1 In in IN 28158 271 2 most most JJS 28158 271 3 instances instance NNS 28158 271 4 the the DT 28158 271 5 special special JJ 28158 271 6 survey survey NN 28158 271 7 of of IN 28158 271 8 the the DT 28158 271 9 site site NN 28158 271 10 of of IN 28158 271 11 the the DT 28158 271 12 battle battle NN 28158 271 13 has have VBZ 28158 271 14 had have VBN 28158 271 15 to to TO 28158 271 16 be be VB 28158 271 17 extended extend VBN 28158 271 18 by by IN 28158 271 19 enlarging enlarge VBG 28158 271 20 portions portion NNS 28158 271 21 of of IN 28158 271 22 the the DT 28158 271 23 general general JJ 28158 271 24 maps map NNS 28158 271 25 on on IN 28158 271 26 smaller small JJR 28158 271 27 scales scale NNS 28158 271 28 . . . 28158 272 1 This this DT 28158 272 2 sometimes sometimes RB 28158 272 3 causes cause VBZ 28158 272 4 a a DT 28158 272 5 difference difference NN 28158 272 6 in in IN 28158 272 7 the the DT 28158 272 8 amount amount NN 28158 272 9 of of IN 28158 272 10 detail detail NN 28158 272 11 shown show VBN 28158 272 12 in in IN 28158 272 13 different different JJ 28158 272 14 areas area NNS 28158 272 15 of of IN 28158 272 16 the the DT 28158 272 17 same same JJ 28158 272 18 map map NN 28158 272 19 , , , 28158 272 20 but but CC 28158 272 21 this this DT 28158 272 22 is be VBZ 28158 272 23 unavoidable unavoidable JJ 28158 272 24 if if IN 28158 272 25 the the DT 28158 272 26 map map NN 28158 272 27 be be VB 28158 272 28 made make VBN 28158 272 29 to to TO 28158 272 30 illustrate illustrate VB 28158 272 31 , , , 28158 272 32 not not RB 28158 272 33 only only RB 28158 272 34 the the DT 28158 272 35 action action NN 28158 272 36 itself -PRON- PRP 28158 272 37 , , , 28158 272 38 but but CC 28158 272 39 also also RB 28158 272 40 the the DT 28158 272 41 preceding precede VBG 28158 272 42 and and CC 28158 272 43 subsequent subsequent JJ 28158 272 44 movements movement NNS 28158 272 45 . . . 28158 273 1 The the DT 28158 273 2 six six CD 28158 273 3 panoramic panoramic JJ 28158 273 4 sketches sketch NNS 28158 273 5 embodied embody VBN 28158 273 6 in in IN 28158 273 7 this this DT 28158 273 8 Volume volume NN 28158 273 9 are be VBP 28158 273 10 facsimile facsimile JJ 28158 273 11 reproductions reproduction NNS 28158 273 12 of of IN 28158 273 13 a a DT 28158 273 14 selection selection NN 28158 273 15 made make VBN 28158 273 16 from from IN 28158 273 17 a a DT 28158 273 18 number number NN 28158 273 19 executed execute VBN 28158 273 20 by by IN 28158 273 21 the the DT 28158 273 22 late late JJ 28158 273 23 Captain Captain NNP 28158 273 24 W. W. NNP 28158 273 25 C. C. NNP 28158 273 26 C. C. NNP 28158 273 27 Erskine Erskine NNP 28158 273 28 , , , 28158 273 29 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 273 30 's 's POS 28158 273 31 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 273 32 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 273 33 . . . 28158 274 1 LIST LIST NNP 28158 274 2 OF of IN 28158 274 3 ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS NNP 28158 274 4 IN in IN 28158 274 5 THE the DT 28158 274 6 TEXT text NN 28158 274 7 A.A.G. A.A.G. NNS 28158 275 1 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 275 2 Adjutant Adjutant NNP 28158 275 3 - - HYPH 28158 275 4 General General NNP 28158 275 5 . . . 28158 276 1 A.D.C. A.D.C. NNP 28158 277 1 Aide Aide NNP 28158 277 2 - - HYPH 28158 277 3 de de NNP 28158 277 4 - - NNP 28158 277 5 Camp camp NN 28158 277 6 . . . 28158 278 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 279 1 Army Army NNP 28158 279 2 Service Service NNP 28158 279 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 279 4 . . . 28158 280 1 B.L. B.L. NNP 28158 281 1 Breech breech NN 28158 281 2 - - HYPH 28158 281 3 loading loading NN 28158 281 4 . . . 28158 282 1 Battn Battn NNS 28158 282 2 . . . 28158 283 1 Battalion battalion NN 28158 283 2 . . . 28158 284 1 Brig brig UH 28158 284 2 . . . 28158 285 1 divn divn NNP 28158 285 2 . . . 28158 286 1 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 286 2 division=2 division=2 POS 28158 286 3 batteries battery NNS 28158 286 4 of of IN 28158 286 5 horse horse NN 28158 286 6 , , , 28158 286 7 or or CC 28158 286 8 3 3 CD 28158 286 9 of of IN 28158 286 10 field field NN 28158 286 11 artillery artillery NN 28158 286 12 , , , 28158 286 13 commanded command VBN 28158 286 14 by by IN 28158 286 15 a a DT 28158 286 16 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 286 17 . . . 28158 287 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 287 2 The the DT 28158 287 3 term term NN 28158 287 4 has have VBZ 28158 287 5 since since RB 28158 287 6 been be VBN 28158 287 7 changed change VBN 28158 287 8 to to IN 28158 287 9 " " `` 28158 287 10 brigade brigade VB 28158 287 11 . . . 28158 287 12 " " '' 28158 287 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 288 1 Captn Captn NNP 28158 288 2 . . . 28158 289 1 Captain captain NN 28158 289 2 . . . 28158 290 1 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 291 1 Companion companion NN 28158 291 2 of of IN 28158 291 3 the the DT 28158 291 4 Order order NN 28158 291 5 of of IN 28158 291 6 the the DT 28158 291 7 Bath Bath NNP 28158 291 8 . . . 28158 292 1 C.I.F. C.I.F. NNP 28158 293 1 Cost cost NN 28158 293 2 , , , 28158 293 3 Insurance Insurance NNP 28158 293 4 , , , 28158 293 5 Freight Freight NNP 28158 293 6 : : : 28158 293 7 _ _ NNP 28158 293 8 i.e. i.e. FW 28158 293 9 _ _ NNP 28158 293 10 , , , 28158 293 11 under under IN 28158 293 12 the the DT 28158 293 13 contract contract NN 28158 293 14 so so RB 28158 293 15 designated designate VBD 28158 293 16 the the DT 28158 293 17 price price NN 28158 293 18 paid pay VBN 28158 293 19 included include VBD 28158 293 20 the the DT 28158 293 21 cost cost NN 28158 293 22 of of IN 28158 293 23 the the DT 28158 293 24 article article NN 28158 293 25 , , , 28158 293 26 its -PRON- PRP$ 28158 293 27 insurance insurance NN 28158 293 28 while while IN 28158 293 29 on on IN 28158 293 30 the the DT 28158 293 31 voyage voyage NN 28158 293 32 , , , 28158 293 33 and and CC 28158 293 34 freight freight NN 28158 293 35 . . . 28158 294 1 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 295 1 Companion companion NN 28158 295 2 of of IN 28158 295 3 the the DT 28158 295 4 Order Order NNP 28158 295 5 of of IN 28158 295 6 St. St. NNP 28158 295 7 Michael Michael NNP 28158 295 8 and and CC 28158 295 9 St. St. NNP 28158 295 10 George George NNP 28158 295 11 . . . 28158 296 1 Col Col NNP 28158 296 2 . . . 28158 297 1 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 297 2 . . . 28158 298 1 C.O. C.O. NNP 28158 299 1 Commanding command VBG 28158 299 2 Officer Officer NNP 28158 299 3 . . . 28158 300 1 Comder comder NN 28158 300 2 . . . 28158 301 1 Commander Commander NNP 28158 301 2 . . . 28158 302 1 Cos Cos NNP 28158 302 2 . . NNP 28158 302 3 Companies company NNS 28158 302 4 . . . 28158 303 1 Coy Coy NNP 28158 303 2 . . . 28158 304 1 Company company NN 28158 304 2 . . . 28158 305 1 C.R.A. C.R.A. NNP 28158 306 1 Commanding command VBG 28158 306 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 306 3 Artillery artillery NN 28158 306 4 . . . 28158 307 1 C.R.E. C.R.E. NNP 28158 308 1 Commanding command VBG 28158 308 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 308 3 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 308 4 . . . 28158 309 1 C.S.O. C.S.O. NNP 28158 310 1 Chief Chief NNP 28158 310 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 310 3 Officer Officer NNP 28158 310 4 . . . 28158 311 1 Cwt Cwt NNP 28158 311 2 . . . 28158 312 1 Hundred hundred CD 28158 312 2 - - HYPH 28158 312 3 weight weight NN 28158 312 4 . . . 28158 313 1 D.A.A.G. D.A.A.G. NNP 28158 314 1 Deputy Deputy NNP 28158 314 2 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 314 3 Adjutant Adjutant NNP 28158 314 4 - - HYPH 28158 314 5 General General NNP 28158 314 6 . . . 28158 315 1 D.A.A.G.I. d.a.a.g.i. ADD 28158 316 1 Deputy Deputy NNP 28158 316 2 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 316 3 Adjutant Adjutant NNP 28158 316 4 - - HYPH 28158 316 5 General General NNP 28158 316 6 for for IN 28158 316 7 Intelligence Intelligence NNP 28158 316 8 . . . 28158 317 1 Det Det NNP 28158 317 2 . . . 28158 318 1 Detachment detachment NN 28158 318 2 . . . 28158 319 1 D.C.L.I. D.C.L.I. NNP 28158 320 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 320 2 of of IN 28158 320 3 Cornwall Cornwall NNP 28158 320 4 's 's POS 28158 320 5 Light Light NNP 28158 320 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 320 7 . . . 28158 321 1 D.G.O. D.G.O. NNP 28158 322 1 Director Director NNP 28158 322 2 General General NNP 28158 322 3 of of IN 28158 322 4 Ordnance Ordnance NNP 28158 322 5 . . . 28158 323 1 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 324 1 General General NNP 28158 324 2 Officer Officer NNP 28158 324 3 Commanding Commanding NNP 28158 324 4 . . . 28158 325 1 Govt Govt NNP 28158 325 2 . . . 28158 326 1 Government government NN 28158 326 2 . . . 28158 327 1 H.L.I. H.L.I. NNP 28158 328 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 328 2 Light Light NNP 28158 328 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 328 4 . . . 28158 329 1 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 330 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 28158 330 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 330 3 or or CC 28158 330 4 Her -PRON- PRP$ 28158 330 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 330 6 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 330 7 's 's POS 28158 330 8 Ship Ship NNP 28158 330 9 . . . 28158 331 1 I.L.H. I.L.H. NNP 28158 332 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 332 2 Light Light NNP 28158 332 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 332 4 . . . 28158 333 1 in in IN 28158 333 2 . . . 28158 334 1 inch inch NN 28158 334 2 . . . 28158 335 1 I.S.C. I.S.C. NNP 28158 336 1 Indian Indian NNP 28158 336 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 336 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 336 4 . . . 28158 337 1 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 338 1 Knight Knight NNP 28158 338 2 Commander Commander NNP 28158 338 3 of of IN 28158 338 4 the the DT 28158 338 5 Order order NN 28158 338 6 of of IN 28158 338 7 the the DT 28158 338 8 Bath Bath NNP 28158 338 9 . . . 28158 339 1 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 340 1 Knight Knight NNP 28158 340 2 Commander Commander NNP 28158 340 3 of of IN 28158 340 4 the the DT 28158 340 5 Order order NN 28158 340 6 of of IN 28158 340 7 St. St. NNP 28158 340 8 Michael Michael NNP 28158 340 9 and and CC 28158 340 10 St. St. NNP 28158 340 11 George George NNP 28158 340 12 . . . 28158 341 1 K.O.Y.L.I. k.o.y.l.i. XX 28158 342 1 King King NNP 28158 342 2 's 's POS 28158 342 3 Own Own NNP 28158 342 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 342 5 Light Light NNP 28158 342 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 342 7 . . . 28158 343 1 K.R.R. K.R.R. NNP 28158 344 1 King King NNP 28158 344 2 's 's POS 28158 344 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 344 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 344 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 344 6 . . . 28158 345 1 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 345 2 . . . 28158 346 1 or or CC 28158 346 2 Lt Lt NNP 28158 346 3 . . . 28158 347 1 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 347 2 . . . 28158 348 1 Lt.-Col Lt.-Col NNP 28158 348 2 . . . 28158 348 3 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 348 4 - - HYPH 28158 348 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 348 6 . . . 28158 349 1 L. L. NNP 28158 349 2 of of IN 28158 349 3 C. C. NNP 28158 349 4 Lines Lines NNP 28158 349 5 of of IN 28158 349 6 communication communication NN 28158 349 7 . . . 28158 350 1 L.I. L.I. NNP 28158 351 1 Light Light NNP 28158 351 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 351 3 . . . 28158 352 1 Maritzburg Maritzburg NNP 28158 352 2 Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg NNP 28158 352 3 . . . 28158 353 1 M.B. M.B. NNP 28158 354 1 Mountain mountain NN 28158 354 2 battery battery NN 28158 354 3 . . . 28158 355 1 m m NNP 28158 355 2 / / SYM 28158 355 3 m m NNP 28158 355 4 millimetre millimetre NN 28158 355 5 . . . 28158 356 1 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 357 1 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 357 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 357 3 . . . 28158 358 1 M.L. M.L. NNP 28158 359 1 Muzzle Muzzle NNP 28158 359 2 - - HYPH 28158 359 3 loading loading NN 28158 359 4 . . . 28158 360 1 N.N.V. N.N.V. NNP 28158 361 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 361 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 361 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 361 4 . . . 28158 362 1 N.S.W. N.S.W. NNP 28158 363 1 New New NNP 28158 363 2 South South NNP 28158 363 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 363 4 . . . 28158 364 1 N.S.W.L. N.S.W.L. NNP 28158 365 1 New New NNP 28158 365 2 South South NNP 28158 365 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 365 4 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 365 5 . . . 28158 366 1 N.Z. N.Z. NNP 28158 367 1 New New NNP 28158 367 2 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 367 3 . . . 28158 368 1 N.C.O. N.C.O. NNP 28158 369 1 Non non JJ 28158 369 2 - - JJ 28158 369 3 commissioned commission VBN 28158 369 4 officer officer NN 28158 369 5 . . . 28158 370 1 O.F.S. o.f.s. JJ 28158 371 1 Orange Orange NNP 28158 371 2 Free Free NNP 28158 371 3 State State NNP 28158 371 4 . . . 28158 372 1 pr pr XX 28158 372 2 . . . 28158 373 1 pounder pounder NN 28158 373 2 . . . 28158 374 1 P.T.O. P.T.O. NNP 28158 375 1 Principal Principal NNP 28158 375 2 Transport Transport NNP 28158 375 3 Officer Officer NNP 28158 375 4 . . . 28158 376 1 Q.F. Q.F. NNP 28158 377 1 Quick quick RB 28158 377 2 - - HYPH 28158 377 3 firing firing NN 28158 377 4 . . . 28158 378 1 Q.M.G. Q.M.G. NNP 28158 379 1 Quartermaster quartermaster NN 28158 379 2 - - HYPH 28158 379 3 general general JJ 28158 379 4 . . . 28158 380 1 Regt Regt NNP 28158 380 2 . . . 28158 381 1 Regiment regiment NN 28158 381 2 . . . 28158 382 1 R.M.L. R.M.L. NNP 28158 383 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 383 2 - - HYPH 28158 383 3 muzzle muzzle NN 28158 383 4 - - HYPH 28158 383 5 loading loading NN 28158 383 6 . . . 28158 384 1 R.A.M.C. r.a.m.c. NN 28158 385 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 385 2 Army Army NNP 28158 385 3 Medical Medical NNP 28158 385 4 Corps Corps NNP 28158 385 5 . . . 28158 386 1 R.A. R.A. NNP 28158 386 2 " " `` 28158 386 3 Artillery artillery NN 28158 386 4 . . . 28158 387 1 R.B. R.B. NNP 28158 388 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 388 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 388 3 . . . 28158 389 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 389 2 Commission Commission NNP 28158 389 3 . . . 28158 390 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 390 2 Commission Commission NNP 28158 390 3 on on IN 28158 390 4 the the DT 28158 390 5 War War NNP 28158 390 6 in in IN 28158 390 7 South South NNP 28158 390 8 Africa Africa NNP 28158 390 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 390 10 1903 1903 CD 28158 390 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 390 12 . . . 28158 391 1 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 392 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 392 2 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 392 3 . . . 28158 393 1 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 393 2 " " '' 28158 394 1 Field field NN 28158 394 2 Artillery artillery NN 28158 394 3 . . . 28158 395 1 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 395 2 " " '' 28158 396 1 Garrison Garrison NNP 28158 396 2 " " `` 28158 396 3 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 396 4 " " '' 28158 397 1 Horse Horse NNP 28158 397 2 " " `` 28158 397 3 R.M.A. R.M.A. NNP 28158 397 4 " " '' 28158 398 1 Marine Marine NNP 28158 398 2 " " `` 28158 398 3 R.M.L.I. R.M.L.I. NNP 28158 398 4 " " '' 28158 399 1 " " `` 28158 399 2 Light Light NNP 28158 399 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 399 4 . . . 28158 400 1 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 400 2 " " '' 28158 401 1 Navy Navy NNP 28158 401 2 . . . 28158 402 1 R. R. NNP 28158 402 2 S. S. NNP 28158 402 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 402 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 402 5 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 402 6 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 402 7 . . . 28158 403 1 Sec Sec NNP 28158 403 2 . . . 28158 404 1 Section section NN 28158 404 2 . . . 28158 405 1 S.A. S.A. NNP 28158 405 2 South South NNP 28158 405 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 405 4 . . . 28158 406 1 S.A.R. S.A.R. NNP 28158 407 1 South South NNP 28158 407 2 African African NNP 28158 407 3 Republic Republic NNP 28158 407 4 . . . 28158 408 1 Scots Scots NNP 28158 408 2 Greys Greys NNP 28158 408 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 408 4 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 408 5 . . . 28158 409 1 Sqdn Sqdn NNS 28158 409 2 . . . 28158 410 1 or or CC 28158 410 2 Squadn Squadn NNP 28158 410 3 . . . 28158 411 1 Squadron Squadron NNP 28158 411 2 . . . 28158 412 1 Tel tel NN 28158 412 2 . . . 28158 413 1 Telegram Telegram NNP 28158 413 2 . . . 28158 414 1 T.B. T.B. NNP 28158 415 1 Telegraph Telegraph NNP 28158 415 2 battalion battalion NN 28158 415 3 . . . 28158 416 1 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 417 1 Victoria Victoria NNP 28158 417 2 Cross Cross NNP 28158 417 3 . . . 28158 418 1 W.O. W.O. NNP 28158 419 1 War War NNP 28158 419 2 Office Office NNP 28158 419 3 . . . 28158 420 1 LIST LIST NNP 28158 420 2 OF of IN 28158 420 3 ERRATA ERRATA NNP 28158 420 4 . . . 28158 421 1 Page page NN 28158 421 2 2 2 CD 28158 421 3 , , , 28158 421 4 line line NN 28158 421 5 13 13 CD 28158 421 6 from from IN 28158 421 7 top top JJ 28158 421 8 , , , 28158 421 9 omit omit NN 28158 421 10 " " '' 28158 421 11 ( ( -LRB- 28158 421 12 Arabic Arabic NNP 28158 421 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 421 14 " " '' 28158 421 15 . . . 28158 421 16 " " '' 28158 422 1 14 14 CD 28158 422 2 , , , 28158 422 3 " " `` 28158 422 4 2 2 CD 28158 422 5 " " '' 28158 422 6 bottom bottom NN 28158 422 7 , , , 28158 422 8 for for IN 28158 422 9 " " `` 28158 422 10 Sir Sir NNP 28158 422 11 H. H. NNP 28158 422 12 Escombe Escombe NNP 28158 422 13 " " `` 28158 422 14 read read VBD 28158 422 15 " " '' 28158 422 16 the the DT 28158 422 17 Right right UH 28158 422 18 Hon Hon NNP 28158 422 19 . . . 28158 423 1 H. H. NNP 28158 424 1 Escombe Escombe NNP 28158 424 2 . . . 28158 424 3 " " '' 28158 425 1 " " `` 28158 425 2 78 78 CD 28158 425 3 , , , 28158 425 4 first first JJ 28158 425 5 marginal marginal JJ 28158 425 6 note note NN 28158 425 7 , , , 28158 425 8 for for IN 28158 425 9 " " `` 28158 425 10 of of IN 28158 425 11 " " `` 28158 425 12 read read VBN 28158 425 13 " " '' 28158 425 14 in in RB 28158 425 15 . . . 28158 425 16 " " '' 28158 426 1 " " `` 28158 426 2 128 128 CD 28158 426 3 , , , 28158 426 4 second second JJ 28158 426 5 marginal marginal JJ 28158 426 6 note note NN 28158 426 7 , , , 28158 426 8 for for IN 28158 426 9 " " `` 28158 426 10 comma comma JJ 28158 426 11 " " '' 28158 426 12 read read VBN 28158 426 13 " " '' 28158 426 14 full full JJ 28158 426 15 stop stop NN 28158 426 16 . . . 28158 426 17 " " '' 28158 427 1 " " `` 28158 427 2 144 144 CD 28158 427 3 , , , 28158 427 4 line line VBP 28158 427 5 3 3 CD 28158 427 6 from from IN 28158 427 7 top top NN 28158 427 8 , , , 28158 427 9 for for IN 28158 427 10 " " `` 28158 427 11 The the DT 28158 427 12 troops troop NNS 28158 427 13 a a DT 28158 427 14 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 427 15 " " `` 28158 427 16 read read VB 28158 427 17 " " '' 28158 427 18 The the DT 28158 427 19 troops troop NNS 28158 427 20 at at IN 28158 427 21 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 427 22 . . . 28158 427 23 " " '' 28158 428 1 " " `` 28158 428 2 144 144 CD 28158 428 3 , , , 28158 428 4 last last JJ 28158 428 5 marginal marginal JJ 28158 428 6 note note NN 28158 428 7 , , , 28158 428 8 omit omit VB 28158 428 9 " " `` 28158 428 10 full full JJ 28158 428 11 stop stop NN 28158 428 12 " " '' 28158 428 13 and and CC 28158 428 14 read read VB 28158 428 15 on on RP 28158 428 16 . . . 28158 428 17 " " '' 28158 429 1 160 160 CD 28158 429 2 , , , 28158 429 3 bottom bottom JJ 28158 429 4 marginal marginal JJ 28158 429 5 note note NN 28158 429 6 , , , 28158 429 7 for for IN 28158 429 8 " " `` 28158 429 9 full full JJ 28158 429 10 stop stop NN 28158 429 11 " " `` 28158 429 12 read read VBN 28158 429 13 " " '' 28158 429 14 comma comma NN 28158 429 15 . . . 28158 429 16 " " '' 28158 430 1 " " `` 28158 430 2 256 256 CD 28158 430 3 , , , 28158 430 4 line line VBP 28158 430 5 6 6 CD 28158 430 6 from from IN 28158 430 7 bottom bottom NN 28158 430 8 , , , 28158 430 9 for for IN 28158 430 10 " " `` 28158 430 11 Major Major NNP 28158 430 12 T. 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28158 1062 57 assigned assign VBN 28158 1062 58 to to IN 28158 1062 59 them -PRON- PRP 28158 1062 60 , , , 28158 1062 61 while while IN 28158 1062 62 arrangements arrangement NNS 28158 1062 63 were be VBD 28158 1062 64 being be VBG 28158 1062 65 taken take VBN 28158 1062 66 in in IN 28158 1062 67 hand hand NN 28158 1062 68 to to TO 28158 1062 69 secure secure VB 28158 1062 70 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 1062 71 from from IN 28158 1062 72 being be VBG 28158 1062 73 captured capture VBN 28158 1062 74 by by IN 28158 1062 75 any any DT 28158 1062 76 _ _ NNP 28158 1062 77 coup coup FW 28158 1062 78 de de FW 28158 1062 79 main main NNP 28158 1062 80 _ _ NNP 28158 1062 81 . . . 28158 1063 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1063 2 54 54 CD 28158 1063 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1063 4 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1063 5 Footnote Footnote NNP 28158 1063 6 54 54 CD 28158 1063 7 : : : 28158 1063 8 See see VB 28158 1063 9 Vol Vol NNP 28158 1063 10 . . . 28158 1064 1 II II NNP 28158 1064 2 . . . 28158 1064 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1065 1 [ [ 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1772 72 at at IN 28158 1772 73 Hong Hong NNP 28158 1772 74 Kong Kong NNP 28158 1772 75 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 76 1,689 1,689 CD 28158 1772 77 Crete Crete NNP 28158 1772 78 1,628 1,628 CD 28158 1772 79 Cyprus Cyprus NNP 28158 1772 80 116 116 CD 28158 1772 81 Egypt Egypt NNP 28158 1772 82 3,699 3,699 CD 28158 1772 83 Gibraltar Gibraltar NNP 28158 1772 84 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1772 85 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1772 86 base base NN 28158 1772 87 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 88 5,104 5,104 CD 28158 1772 89 Jamaica Jamaica NNP 28158 1772 90 570 570 CD 28158 1772 91 Malta[81 malta[81 CD 28158 1772 92 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1772 93 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1772 94 Naval naval JJ 28158 1772 95 base base NN 28158 1772 96 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 97 7,496 7,496 CD 28158 1772 98 Mauritius Mauritius NNP 28158 1772 99 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1772 100 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1772 101 base base NN 28158 1772 102 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 103 962 962 CD 28158 1772 104 St. St. NNP 28158 1772 105 Helena Helena NNP 28158 1772 106 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1772 107 Coaling coaling NN 28158 1772 108 station station NN 28158 1772 109 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 110 211 211 CD 28158 1772 111 Straits Straits NNPS 28158 1772 112 Settlements Settlements NNP 28158 1772 113 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1772 114 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1772 115 base base NN 28158 1772 116 at at IN 28158 1772 117 Singapore Singapore NNP 28158 1772 118 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1772 119 . . . 28158 1773 1 1,407 1,407 CD 28158 1773 2 Particular Particular NNP 28158 1773 3 Service Service NNP 28158 1773 4 47 47 CD 28158 1773 5 India India NNP 28158 1773 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1773 7 less less JJR 28158 1773 8 garrison garrison NN 28158 1773 9 of of IN 28158 1773 10 Aden Aden NNP 28158 1773 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1773 12 67,921 67,921 CD 28158 1773 13 United United NNP 28158 1773 14 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 28158 1773 15 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1773 16 exclusive exclusive JJ 28158 1773 17 of of IN 28158 1773 18 Reserves Reserves NNPS 28158 1773 19 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1773 20 108,098 108,098 CD 28158 1773 21 227,992 227,992 CD 28158 1773 22 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1773 23 Footnote Footnote NNP 28158 1773 24 81 81 CD 28158 1773 25 : : : 28158 1773 26 Includes include VBZ 28158 1773 27 Royal Royal NNP 28158 1773 28 Malta Malta NNP 28158 1773 29 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 1773 30 . . . 28158 1773 31 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1774 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1774 2 Sidenote sidenote IN 28158 1774 3 : : : 28158 1774 4 White White NNP 28158 1774 5 Officers Officers NNPS 28158 1774 6 with with IN 28158 1774 7 natives native NNS 28158 1774 8 . . . 28158 1774 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1775 1 This this DT 28158 1775 2 total total NN 28158 1775 3 does do VBZ 28158 1775 4 not not RB 28158 1775 5 include include VB 28158 1775 6 the the DT 28158 1775 7 white white JJ 28158 1775 8 officers officer NNS 28158 1775 9 employed employ VBN 28158 1775 10 with with IN 28158 1775 11 native native JJ 28158 1775 12 troops troop NNS 28158 1775 13 , , , 28158 1775 14 who who WP 28158 1775 15 numbered number VBD 28158 1775 16 in in IN 28158 1775 17 all all DT 28158 1775 18 1,814 1,814 CD 28158 1775 19 . . . 28158 1776 1 The the DT 28158 1776 2 functions function NNS 28158 1776 3 of of IN 28158 1776 4 these these DT 28158 1776 5 , , , 28158 1776 6 however however RB 28158 1776 7 , , , 28158 1776 8 will will MD 28158 1776 9 be be VB 28158 1776 10 best best RB 28158 1776 11 understood understand VBN 28158 1776 12 when when WRB 28158 1776 13 the the DT 28158 1776 14 figures figure NNS 28158 1776 15 which which WDT 28158 1776 16 follow follow VBP 28158 1776 17 have have VBP 28158 1776 18 been be VBN 28158 1776 19 considered consider VBN 28158 1776 20 , , , 28158 1776 21 and and CC 28158 1776 22 the the DT 28158 1776 23 yet yet RB 28158 1776 24 greater great JJR 28158 1776 25 area area NN 28158 1776 26 of of IN 28158 1776 27 the the DT 28158 1776 28 earth earth NN 28158 1776 29 's 's POS 28158 1776 30 surface surface NN 28158 1776 31 covered cover VBN 28158 1776 32 by by IN 28158 1776 33 those those DT 28158 1776 34 who who WP 28158 1776 35 served serve VBD 28158 1776 36 under under IN 28158 1776 37 the the DT 28158 1776 38 British british JJ 28158 1776 39 flag flag NN 28158 1776 40 has have VBZ 28158 1776 41 been be VBN 28158 1776 42 taken take VBN 28158 1776 43 into into IN 28158 1776 44 account account NN 28158 1776 45 . . . 28158 1777 1 They -PRON- PRP 28158 1777 2 are be VBP 28158 1777 3 not not RB 28158 1777 4 matters matter NNS 28158 1777 5 for for IN 28158 1777 6 an an DT 28158 1777 7 appendix appendix NNP 28158 1777 8 , , , 28158 1777 9 but but CC 28158 1777 10 for for IN 28158 1777 11 the the DT 28158 1777 12 close close JJ 28158 1777 13 study study NN 28158 1777 14 with with IN 28158 1777 15 a a DT 28158 1777 16 map map NN 28158 1777 17 of of IN 28158 1777 18 every every DT 28158 1777 19 adult adult NN 28158 1777 20 and and CC 28158 1777 21 every every DT 28158 1777 22 child child NN 28158 1777 23 in in IN 28158 1777 24 the the DT 28158 1777 25 realm realm NN 28158 1777 26 . . . 28158 1778 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1778 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1778 3 : : : 28158 1778 4 Total total JJ 28158 1778 5 strength strength NN 28158 1778 6 and and CC 28158 1778 7 dispersion dispersion NN 28158 1778 8 . . . 28158 1778 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1779 1 The the DT 28158 1779 2 effective effective JJ 28158 1779 3 strength strength NN 28158 1779 4 of of IN 28158 1779 5 the the DT 28158 1779 6 armed armed JJ 28158 1779 7 land land NN 28158 1779 8 forces force NNS 28158 1779 9 of of IN 28158 1779 10 the the DT 28158 1779 11 British British NNP 28158 1779 12 Empire Empire NNP 28158 1779 13 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1779 14 exclusive exclusive JJ 28158 1779 15 of of IN 28158 1779 16 the the DT 28158 1779 17 Royal Royal NNP 28158 1779 18 Marines Marines NNPS 28158 1779 19 , , , 28158 1779 20 but but CC 28158 1779 21 inclusive inclusive JJ 28158 1779 22 of of IN 28158 1779 23 local local JJ 28158 1779 24 colonial colonial JJ 28158 1779 25 naval naval JJ 28158 1779 26 contingents contingent NNS 28158 1779 27 for for IN 28158 1779 28 harbour harbour NNP 28158 1779 29 defence defence NNP 28158 1779 30 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1779 31 , , , 28158 1779 32 in in IN 28158 1779 33 September September NNP 28158 1779 34 - - HYPH 28158 1779 35 October October NNP 28158 1779 36 , , , 28158 1779 37 1899 1899 CD 28158 1779 38 , , , 28158 1779 39 was:-- was:-- NNP 28158 1779 40 Other other JJ 28158 1779 41 All all DT 28158 1779 42 Officers officer NNS 28158 1779 43 . . . 28158 1780 1 ranks rank NNS 28158 1780 2 . . . 28158 1781 1 ranks rank NNS 28158 1781 2 . . . 28158 1782 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 2 Regular Regular NNP 28158 1782 3 Army Army NNP 28158 1782 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 5 European European NNP 28158 1782 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 7 on on IN 28158 1782 8 Oct. October NNP 28158 1782 9 1st 1st NN 28158 1782 10 , , , 28158 1782 11 1899 1899 CD 28158 1782 12 . . . 28158 1782 13 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 14 With with IN 28158 1782 15 Colours Colours NNP 28158 1782 16 9,173 9,173 CD 28158 1782 17 217,986 217,986 CD 28158 1782 18 227,159 227,159 CD 28158 1782 19 Reserves reserve NNS 28158 1782 20 1,803 1,803 CD 28158 1782 21 81,134 81,134 CD 28158 1782 22 82,937 82,937 CD 28158 1782 23 Royal Royal NNP 28158 1782 24 Malta Malta NNP 28158 1782 25 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 1782 26 31 31 CD 28158 1782 27 802 802 CD 28158 1782 28 833 833 CD 28158 1782 29 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 30 Regular Regular NNP 28158 1782 31 Army Army NNP 28158 1782 32 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 33 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 34 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 1782 35 Corps Corps NNP 28158 1782 36 , , , 28158 1782 37 European European NNP 28158 1782 38 Officers Officers NNPS 28158 1782 39 , , , 28158 1782 40 Native Native NNP 28158 1782 41 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1782 42 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 43 233 233 CD 28158 1782 44 7,798 7,798 CD 28158 1782 45 8,031 8,031 CD 28158 1782 46 318,960 318,960 CD 28158 1782 47 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 48 Regular Regular NNP 28158 1782 49 Army Army NNP 28158 1782 50 of of IN 28158 1782 51 India India NNP 28158 1782 52 . . . 28158 1782 53 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 54 With with IN 28158 1782 55 Colours Colours NNP 28158 1782 56 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 57 European European NNP 28158 1782 58 Officers Officers NNPS 28158 1782 59 , , , 28158 1782 60 Native Native NNP 28158 1782 61 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1782 62 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 63 1,460 1,460 CD 28158 1782 64 171,216 171,216 CD 28158 1782 65 172,676 172,676 CD 28158 1782 66 Reserves Reserves NNPS 28158 1782 67 -- -- : 28158 1782 68 18,644 18,644 CD 28158 1782 69 18,644 18,644 CD 28158 1782 70 191,320 191,320 CD 28158 1782 71 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 72 Hyderabad Hyderabad NNP 28158 1782 73 Contingent Contingent NNP 28158 1782 74 . . . 28158 1782 75 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 76 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 77 Officered officer VBN 28158 1782 78 by by IN 28158 1782 79 Europeans Europeans NNPS 28158 1782 80 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 81 121 121 CD 28158 1782 82 7,386 7,386 CD 28158 1782 83 7,507 7,507 CD 28158 1782 84 7,507 7,507 CD 28158 1782 85 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 86 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 1782 87 Service Service NNP 28158 1782 88 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1782 89 . . . 28158 1782 90 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 91 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 92 A a DT 28158 1782 93 few few JJ 28158 1782 94 European european JJ 28158 1782 95 Officers Officers NNPS 28158 1782 96 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 97 -- -- : 28158 1782 98 18,289 18,289 CD 28158 1782 99 18,289 18,289 CD 28158 1782 100 18,289 18,289 CD 28158 1782 101 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 102 Auxiliary Auxiliary NNP 28158 1782 103 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1782 104 of of IN 28158 1782 105 the the DT 28158 1782 106 United United NNP 28158 1782 107 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 28158 1782 108 . . . 28158 1782 109 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 110 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 111 3,036 3,036 CD 28158 1782 112 106,515 106,515 CD 28158 1782 113 109,551 109,551 CD 28158 1782 114 Yeomanry yeomanry NN 28158 1782 115 654 654 CD 28158 1782 116 9,460 9,460 CD 28158 1782 117 10,114 10,114 CD 28158 1782 118 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 119 8,020 8,020 CD 28158 1782 120 215,901 215,901 CD 28158 1782 121 223,921 223,921 CD 28158 1782 122 Honourable honourable JJ 28158 1782 123 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 1782 124 Company Company NNP 28158 1782 125 39 39 CD 28158 1782 126 497 497 CD 28158 1782 127 536 536 CD 28158 1782 128 344,122 344,122 CD 28158 1782 129 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 130 Indian Indian NNP 28158 1782 131 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 1782 132 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 133 -- -- : 28158 1782 134 -- -- : 28158 1782 135 29,219 29,219 CD 28158 1782 136 29,219 29,219 CD 28158 1782 137 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 138 Indian Indian NNP 28158 1782 139 Military Military NNP 28158 1782 140 Police Police NNP 28158 1782 141 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 142 -- -- : 28158 1782 143 -- -- : 28158 1782 144 30,284 30,284 CD 28158 1782 145 30,284 30,284 CD 28158 1782 146 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 147 Channel Channel NNP 28158 1782 148 Isles Isles NNPS 28158 1782 149 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 150 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 151 150 150 CD 28158 1782 152 3,278 3,278 CD 28158 1782 153 3,428 3,428 CD 28158 1782 154 3,428 3,428 CD 28158 1782 155 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 156 Malta Malta NNP 28158 1782 157 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 158 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 159 60 60 CD 28158 1782 160 1,755 1,755 CD 28158 1782 161 1,815 1,815 CD 28158 1782 162 1,815 1,815 CD 28158 1782 163 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 164 Cyprus Cyprus NNP 28158 1782 165 Police Police NNPS 28158 1782 166 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 167 26 26 CD 28158 1782 168 731 731 CD 28158 1782 169 757 757 CD 28158 1782 170 757 757 CD 28158 1782 171 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 172 Canada Canada NNP 28158 1782 173 : : : 28158 1782 174 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 175 Local Local NNP 28158 1782 176 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 177 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 178 91 91 CD 28158 1782 179 936 936 CD 28158 1782 180 1,027 1,027 CD 28158 1782 181 Militia militia NN 28158 1782 182 2,398 2,398 CD 28158 1782 183 28,463 28,463 CD 28158 1782 184 30,861 30,861 CD 28158 1782 185 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 186 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1782 187 including include VBG 28158 1782 188 92 92 CD 28158 1782 189 Newfoundland Newfoundland NNP 28158 1782 190 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1782 191 105 105 CD 28158 1782 192 1,191 1,191 CD 28158 1782 193 1,296 1,296 CD 28158 1782 194 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 195 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 196 50 50 CD 28158 1782 197 472 472 CD 28158 1782 198 522 522 CD 28158 1782 199 33,706 33,706 CD 28158 1782 200 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 201 Australasia Australasia NNP 28158 1782 202 : : : 28158 1782 203 New New NNP 28158 1782 204 South South NNP 28158 1782 205 Wales Wales NNP 28158 1782 206 . . . 28158 1782 207 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 208 Local local JJ 28158 1782 209 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 210 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 211 49 49 CD 28158 1782 212 876 876 CD 28158 1782 213 925 925 CD 28158 1782 214 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 215 228 228 CD 28158 1782 216 3,815 3,815 CD 28158 1782 217 4,043 4,043 CD 28158 1782 218 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 219 97 97 CD 28158 1782 220 2,724 2,724 CD 28158 1782 221 2,821 2,821 CD 28158 1782 222 Reserves reserve NNS 28158 1782 223 111 111 CD 28158 1782 224 1,535 1,535 CD 28158 1782 225 1,646 1,646 CD 28158 1782 226 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 227 -- -- : 28158 1782 228 -- -- : 28158 1782 229 1,977 1,977 CD 28158 1782 230 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 231 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 232 39 39 CD 28158 1782 233 576 576 CD 28158 1782 234 615 615 CD 28158 1782 235 12,027 12,027 CD 28158 1782 236 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 237 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 1782 238 . . . 28158 1782 239 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 240 Local local JJ 28158 1782 241 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 242 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 243 22 22 CD 28158 1782 244 265 265 CD 28158 1782 245 287 287 CD 28158 1782 246 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 247 198 198 CD 28158 1782 248 2,801 2,801 CD 28158 1782 249 2,999 2,999 CD 28158 1782 250 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 1782 251 50 50 CD 28158 1782 252 758 758 CD 28158 1782 253 808 808 CD 28158 1782 254 Cadets cadet NNS 28158 1782 255 -- -- : 28158 1782 256 -- -- : 28158 1782 257 875 875 CD 28158 1782 258 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 259 -- -- : 28158 1782 260 -- -- : 28158 1782 261 869 869 CD 28158 1782 262 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 1782 263 Clubs Clubs NNPS 28158 1782 264 -- -- : 28158 1782 265 -- -- : 28158 1782 266 2,520 2,520 CD 28158 1782 267 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 268 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 269 -- -- : 28158 1782 270 -- -- : 28158 1782 271 584 584 CD 28158 1782 272 8,942 8,942 CD 28158 1782 273 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 274 South South NNP 28158 1782 275 Australia Australia NNP 28158 1782 276 . . . 28158 1782 277 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 278 Local local JJ 28158 1782 279 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 280 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 281 3 3 CD 28158 1782 282 31 31 CD 28158 1782 283 34 34 CD 28158 1782 284 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 285 72 72 CD 28158 1782 286 625 625 CD 28158 1782 287 697 697 CD 28158 1782 288 Reserves reserve NNS 28158 1782 289 40 40 CD 28158 1782 290 529 529 CD 28158 1782 291 569 569 CD 28158 1782 292 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 293 -- -- : 28158 1782 294 -- -- : 28158 1782 295 349 349 CD 28158 1782 296 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 1782 297 Clubs Clubs NNPS 28158 1782 298 -- -- : 28158 1782 299 -- -- : 28158 1782 300 1,003 1,003 CD 28158 1782 301 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 302 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 303 -- -- : 28158 1782 304 -- -- : 28158 1782 305 120 120 CD 28158 1782 306 2,772 2,772 CD 28158 1782 307 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 308 Tasmania Tasmania NNP 28158 1782 309 . . . 28158 1782 310 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 311 Local local JJ 28158 1782 312 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 313 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 314 2 2 CD 28158 1782 315 20 20 CD 28158 1782 316 22 22 CD 28158 1782 317 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 318 88 88 CD 28158 1782 319 1,696 1,696 CD 28158 1782 320 1,784 1,784 CD 28158 1782 321 Cadets Cadets NNPS 28158 1782 322 8 8 CD 28158 1782 323 250 250 CD 28158 1782 324 258 258 CD 28158 1782 325 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 326 -- -- : 28158 1782 327 -- -- : 28158 1782 328 60 60 CD 28158 1782 329 2,124 2,124 CD 28158 1782 330 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 331 Victoria Victoria NNP 28158 1782 332 . . . 28158 1782 333 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 334 Local Local NNP 28158 1782 335 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 336 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 337 24 24 CD 28158 1782 338 349 349 CD 28158 1782 339 373 373 CD 28158 1782 340 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1782 341 158 158 CD 28158 1782 342 2,867 2,867 CD 28158 1782 343 3,025 3,025 CD 28158 1782 344 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 345 110 110 CD 28158 1782 346 1,598 1,598 CD 28158 1782 347 1,708 1,708 CD 28158 1782 348 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 349 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 350 -- -- : 28158 1782 351 -- -- : 28158 1782 352 286 286 CD 28158 1782 353 5,392 5,392 CD 28158 1782 354 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 355 West West NNP 28158 1782 356 Australia Australia NNP 28158 1782 357 . . . 28158 1782 358 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 359 Local local JJ 28158 1782 360 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 361 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 362 15 15 CD 28158 1782 363 261 261 CD 28158 1782 364 276 276 CD 28158 1782 365 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 366 46 46 CD 28158 1782 367 883 883 CD 28158 1782 368 929 929 CD 28158 1782 369 1,205 1,205 CD 28158 1782 370 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 371 New New NNP 28158 1782 372 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 1782 373 . . . 28158 1782 374 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 375 Local local JJ 28158 1782 376 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 377 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 378 11 11 CD 28158 1782 379 277 277 CD 28158 1782 380 288 288 CD 28158 1782 381 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 1782 382 330 330 CD 28158 1782 383 6,368 6,368 CD 28158 1782 384 6,698 6,698 CD 28158 1782 385 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 386 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 387 30 30 CD 28158 1782 388 682 682 CD 28158 1782 389 712 712 CD 28158 1782 390 7,698 7,698 CD 28158 1782 391 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 392 Fiji Fiji NNP 28158 1782 393 . . . 28158 1782 394 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 395 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 1782 396 19 19 CD 28158 1782 397 189 189 CD 28158 1782 398 208 208 CD 28158 1782 399 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 400 16 16 CD 28158 1782 401 143 143 CD 28158 1782 402 159 159 CD 28158 1782 403 367 367 CD 28158 1782 404 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 405 Cape Cape NNP 28158 1782 406 Colony Colony NNP 28158 1782 407 . . . 28158 1782 408 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 409 Local local JJ 28158 1782 410 regular regular JJ 28158 1782 411 troops troop NNS 28158 1782 412 38 38 CD 28158 1782 413 1,028 1,028 CD 28158 1782 414 1,066 1,066 CD 28158 1782 415 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1782 416 186 186 CD 28158 1782 417 3,486 3,486 CD 28158 1782 418 3,672 3,672 CD 28158 1782 419 Cadets cadet NNS 28158 1782 420 -- -- : 28158 1782 421 -- -- : 28158 1782 422 2,000 2,000 CD 28158 1782 423 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 424 -- -- : 28158 1782 425 -- -- : 28158 1782 426 1,401 1,401 CD 28158 1782 427 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 1782 428 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 1782 429 Clubs Clubs NNP 28158 1782 430 64 64 CD 28158 1782 431 997 997 CD 28158 1782 432 1,061 1,061 CD 28158 1782 433 9,200 9,200 CD 28158 1782 434 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 435 Natal Natal NNP 28158 1782 436 . . . 28158 1782 437 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 438 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 1782 439 112 112 CD 28158 1782 440 1,489 1,489 CD 28158 1782 441 1,601 1,601 CD 28158 1782 442 Cadets cadet NNS 28158 1782 443 -- -- : 28158 1782 444 -- -- : 28158 1782 445 1,062 1,062 CD 28158 1782 446 Police Police NNS 28158 1782 447 -- -- : 28158 1782 448 -- -- : 28158 1782 449 659 659 CD 28158 1782 450 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1782 451 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 1782 452 6 6 CD 28158 1782 453 116 116 CD 28158 1782 454 122 122 CD 28158 1782 455 3,444 3,444 CD 28158 1782 456 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 457 Rhodesia Rhodesia NNP 28158 1782 458 . . . 28158 1782 459 _ _ NNP 28158 1782 460 Protectorate Protectorate NNP 28158 1782 461 Regt Regt NNP 28158 1782 462 . . . 28158 1783 1 raised raise VBN 28158 1783 2 by by IN 28158 1783 3 Col Col NNP 28158 1783 4 . . NNP 28158 1783 5 Rhodesian Rhodesian NNP 28158 1783 6 Regt Regt NNP 28158 1783 7 . . . 28158 1784 1 Baden Baden NNP 28158 1784 2 - - HYPH 28158 1784 3 Powell Powell NNP 28158 1784 4 92 92 CD 28158 1784 5 2,387 2,387 CD 28158 1784 6 2,479 2,479 CD 28158 1784 7 2,479 2,479 CD 28158 1784 8 British British NNP 28158 1784 9 South South NNP 28158 1784 10 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1784 11 Police Police NNPS 28158 1784 12 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 13 Zululand Zululand NNP 28158 1784 14 . . . 28158 1784 15 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 16 Police Police NNS 28158 1784 17 -- -- : 28158 1784 18 -- -- : 28158 1784 19 500 500 CD 28158 1784 20 500 500 CD 28158 1784 21 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 22 Basutoland Basutoland NNP 28158 1784 23 . . . 28158 1784 24 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 25 Police Police NNS 28158 1784 26 -- -- : 28158 1784 27 -- -- : 28158 1784 28 260 260 CD 28158 1784 29 260 260 CD 28158 1784 30 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 31 Bechuanaland Bechuanaland NNP 28158 1784 32 Protectorate Protectorate NNP 28158 1784 33 . . . 28158 1784 34 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 35 Police police NN 28158 1784 36 14 14 CD 28158 1784 37 190 190 CD 28158 1784 38 204 204 CD 28158 1784 39 204 204 CD 28158 1784 40 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 41 West West NNP 28158 1784 42 Indies Indies NNP 28158 1784 43 . . . 28158 1784 44 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 45 Militia Militia NNP 28158 1784 46 23 23 CD 28158 1784 47 574 574 CD 28158 1784 48 597 597 CD 28158 1784 49 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 1784 50 122 122 CD 28158 1784 51 1,845 1,845 CD 28158 1784 52 1,967 1,967 CD 28158 1784 53 Police Police NNS 28158 1784 54 54 54 CD 28158 1784 55 2,924 2,924 CD 28158 1784 56 2,978 2,978 CD 28158 1784 57 5,542 5,542 CD 28158 1784 58 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 59 Falkland Falkland NNP 28158 1784 60 Isles Isles NNPS 28158 1784 61 . . . 28158 1784 62 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 63 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 1784 64 3 3 CD 28158 1784 65 78 78 CD 28158 1784 66 81 81 CD 28158 1784 67 81 81 CD 28158 1784 68 _ _ NNP 28158 1784 69 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 1784 70 in in IN 28158 1784 71 Asia 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regulars regular NNS 28158 1958 10 were be VBD 28158 1958 11 fed feed VBN 28158 1958 12 on on IN 28158 1958 13 a a DT 28158 1958 14 slightly slightly RB 28158 1958 15 better well JJR 28158 1958 16 scale scale NN 28158 1958 17 than than IN 28158 1958 18 the the DT 28158 1958 19 latter latter JJ 28158 1958 20 . . . 28158 1959 1 If if IN 28158 1959 2 carried carry VBN 28158 1959 3 in in IN 28158 1959 4 the the DT 28158 1959 5 same same JJ 28158 1959 6 ship ship NN 28158 1959 7 all all RB 28158 1959 8 were be VBD 28158 1959 9 fed feed VBN 28158 1959 10 alike alike RB 28158 1959 11 on on IN 28158 1959 12 the the DT 28158 1959 13 better well JJR 28158 1959 14 scale scale NN 28158 1959 15 . . . 28158 1960 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1960 2 Forage Forage NNP 28158 1960 3 _ _ NNP 28158 1960 4 in in IN 28158 1960 5 transports transport NNS 28158 1960 6 was be VBD 28158 1960 7 in in IN 28158 1960 8 all all DT 28158 1960 9 cases case NNS 28158 1960 10 supplied supply VBN 28158 1960 11 from from IN 28158 1960 12 the the DT 28158 1960 13 Government Government NNP 28158 1960 14 stores store NNS 28158 1960 15 . . . 28158 1961 1 In in IN 28158 1961 2 freight freight NN 28158 1961 3 ships ship NNS 28158 1961 4 it -PRON- PRP 28158 1961 5 was be VBD 28158 1961 6 supplied supply VBN 28158 1961 7 by by IN 28158 1961 8 the the DT 28158 1961 9 owners owner NNS 28158 1961 10 , , , 28158 1961 11 and and CC 28158 1961 12 was be VBD 28158 1961 13 included include VBN 28158 1961 14 in in IN 28158 1961 15 the the DT 28158 1961 16 rate rate NN 28158 1961 17 per per IN 28158 1961 18 animal animal NN 28158 1961 19 . . . 28158 1962 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1962 2 Troop Troop NNP 28158 1962 3 - - HYPH 28158 1962 4 bedding bedding NN 28158 1962 5 and and CC 28158 1962 6 horse horse NN 28158 1962 7 - - HYPH 28158 1962 8 gear gear NN 28158 1962 9 _ _ NNP 28158 1962 10 are be VBP 28158 1962 11 supplied supply VBN 28158 1962 12 by by IN 28158 1962 13 Government Government NNP 28158 1962 14 in in IN 28158 1962 15 all all DT 28158 1962 16 transports transport NNS 28158 1962 17 . . . 28158 1963 1 Though though IN 28158 1963 2 a a DT 28158 1963 3 large large JJ 28158 1963 4 stock stock NN 28158 1963 5 is be VBZ 28158 1963 6 always always RB 28158 1963 7 kept keep VBN 28158 1963 8 on on IN 28158 1963 9 hand hand NN 28158 1963 10 , , , 28158 1963 11 special special JJ 28158 1963 12 purchases purchase NNS 28158 1963 13 of of IN 28158 1963 14 both both DT 28158 1963 15 had have VBD 28158 1963 16 also also RB 28158 1963 17 to to TO 28158 1963 18 be be VB 28158 1963 19 made make VBN 28158 1963 20 from from IN 28158 1963 21 time time NN 28158 1963 22 to to IN 28158 1963 23 time time NN 28158 1963 24 as as IN 28158 1963 25 the the DT 28158 1963 26 war war NN 28158 1963 27 went go VBD 28158 1963 28 on on RP 28158 1963 29 to to TO 28158 1963 30 meet meet VB 28158 1963 31 unexpectedly unexpectedly RB 28158 1963 32 great great JJ 28158 1963 33 demands demand NNS 28158 1963 34 . . . 28158 1964 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1964 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 1964 3 of of IN 28158 1964 4 the the DT 28158 1964 5 Transport Transport NNP 28158 1964 6 Department._--To department._--to NN 28158 1964 7 meet meet VBP 28158 1964 8 the the DT 28158 1964 9 requirements requirement NNS 28158 1964 10 of of IN 28158 1964 11 this this DT 28158 1964 12 sudden sudden JJ 28158 1964 13 expansion expansion NN 28158 1964 14 of of IN 28158 1964 15 work work NN 28158 1964 16 , , , 28158 1964 17 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1964 18 staffs staff NNS 28158 1964 19 were be VBD 28158 1964 20 sent send VBN 28158 1964 21 out out RP 28158 1964 22 to to IN 28158 1964 23 Cape Cape NNP 28158 1964 24 Town Town NNP 28158 1964 25 , , , 28158 1964 26 Durban Durban NNP 28158 1964 27 , , , 28158 1964 28 Port Port NNP 28158 1964 29 Elizabeth Elizabeth NNP 28158 1964 30 and and CC 28158 1964 31 East East NNP 28158 1964 32 London London NNP 28158 1964 33 , , , 28158 1964 34 under under IN 28158 1964 35 Captain Captain NNP 28158 1964 36 Sir Sir NNP 28158 1964 37 Edward Edward NNP 28158 1964 38 Chichester Chichester NNP 28158 1964 39 , , , 28158 1964 40 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 1964 41 , , , 28158 1964 42 and and CC 28158 1964 43 at at IN 28158 1964 44 home home NN 28158 1964 45 -- -- : 28158 1964 46 to to TO 28158 1964 47 assist assist VB 28158 1964 48 the the DT 28158 1964 49 normal normal JJ 28158 1964 50 peace peace NN 28158 1964 51 establishment establishment NN 28158 1964 52 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1964 53 which which WDT 28158 1964 54 consisted consist VBD 28158 1964 55 of of IN 28158 1964 56 the the DT 28158 1964 57 Director Director NNP 28158 1964 58 of of IN 28158 1964 59 Transports Transports NNP 28158 1964 60 , , , 28158 1964 61 Rear Rear NNP 28158 1964 62 - - HYPH 28158 1964 63 Admiral Admiral NNP 28158 1964 64 Bouverie Bouverie NNP 28158 1964 65 F. F. NNP 28158 1964 66 Clark Clark NNP 28158 1964 67 , , , 28158 1964 68 Captain Captain NNP 28158 1964 69 F. F. NNP 28158 1964 70 J. J. NNP 28158 1964 71 Pitt Pitt NNP 28158 1964 72 , , , 28158 1964 73 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 1964 74 , , , 28158 1964 75 the the DT 28158 1964 76 Naval Naval NNP 28158 1964 77 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 1964 78 , , , 28158 1964 79 and and CC 28158 1964 80 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 1964 81 Stephen Stephen NNP 28158 1964 82 J. J. NNP 28158 1964 83 Graff Graff NNP 28158 1964 84 , , , 28158 1964 85 the the DT 28158 1964 86 Civil Civil NNP 28158 1964 87 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 1964 88 , , , 28158 1964 89 with with IN 28158 1964 90 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1964 91 respective respective JJ 28158 1964 92 staffs)--the staffs)--the DT 28158 1964 93 clerical clerical JJ 28158 1964 94 establishment establishment NN 28158 1964 95 was be VBD 28158 1964 96 enlarged enlarge VBN 28158 1964 97 and and CC 28158 1964 98 two two CD 28158 1964 99 captains captain NNS 28158 1964 100 , , , 28158 1964 101 four four CD 28158 1964 102 lieutenants lieutenant NNS 28158 1964 103 , , , 28158 1964 104 engineers engineer NNS 28158 1964 105 , , , 28158 1964 106 and and CC 28158 1964 107 paymasters paymaster NNS 28158 1964 108 , , , 28158 1964 109 and and CC 28158 1964 110 the the DT 28158 1964 111 requisite requisite JJ 28158 1964 112 staff staff NN 28158 1964 113 were be VBD 28158 1964 114 appointed appoint VBN 28158 1964 115 -- -- : 28158 1964 116 some some DT 28158 1964 117 to to IN 28158 1964 118 each each DT 28158 1964 119 of of IN 28158 1964 120 the the DT 28158 1964 121 three three CD 28158 1964 122 districts district NNS 28158 1964 123 , , , 28158 1964 124 the the DT 28158 1964 125 Thames Thames NNPS 28158 1964 126 , , , 28158 1964 127 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 1964 128 , , , 28158 1964 129 and and CC 28158 1964 130 Southampton Southampton NNP 28158 1964 131 . . . 28158 1965 1 These these DT 28158 1965 2 three three CD 28158 1965 3 places place NNS 28158 1965 4 are be VBP 28158 1965 5 , , , 28158 1965 6 by by IN 28158 1965 7 reason reason NN 28158 1965 8 of of IN 28158 1965 9 local local JJ 28158 1965 10 considerations consideration NNS 28158 1965 11 such such JJ 28158 1965 12 as as IN 28158 1965 13 dock dock NN 28158 1965 14 and and CC 28158 1965 15 repair repair NN 28158 1965 16 accommodation accommodation NN 28158 1965 17 , , , 28158 1965 18 railway railway NN 28158 1965 19 service service NN 28158 1965 20 and and CC 28158 1965 21 tidal tidal JJ 28158 1965 22 conditions condition NNS 28158 1965 23 , , , 28158 1965 24 the the DT 28158 1965 25 most most RBS 28158 1965 26 suitable suitable JJ 28158 1965 27 for for IN 28158 1965 28 such such JJ 28158 1965 29 work work NN 28158 1965 30 , , , 28158 1965 31 and and CC 28158 1965 32 with with IN 28158 1965 33 few few JJ 28158 1965 34 exceptions exception NNS 28158 1965 35 the the DT 28158 1965 36 embarking embarking NN 28158 1965 37 was be VBD 28158 1965 38 done do VBN 28158 1965 39 in in IN 28158 1965 40 those those DT 28158 1965 41 districts district NNS 28158 1965 42 . . . 28158 1966 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1966 2 General General NNP 28158 1966 3 Remarks Remarks NNPS 28158 1966 4 and and CC 28158 1966 5 Statistics._--Tables Statistics._--Tables NNPS 28158 1966 6 are be VBP 28158 1966 7 given give VBN 28158 1966 8 on on IN 28158 1966 9 pages page NNS 28158 1966 10 108 108 CD 28158 1966 11 - - SYM 28158 1966 12 9 9 CD 28158 1966 13 , , , 28158 1966 14 showing show VBG 28158 1966 15 the the DT 28158 1966 16 number number NN 28158 1966 17 of of IN 28158 1966 18 vessels vessel NNS 28158 1966 19 employed employ VBN 28158 1966 20 and and CC 28158 1966 21 of of IN 28158 1966 22 the the DT 28158 1966 23 troops troop NNS 28158 1966 24 , , , 28158 1966 25 etc etc FW 28158 1966 26 . . . 28158 1966 27 , , , 28158 1966 28 carried carry VBD 28158 1966 29 . . . 28158 1967 1 The the DT 28158 1967 2 total total JJ 28158 1967 3 number number NN 28158 1967 4 of of IN 28158 1967 5 voyages voyage NNS 28158 1967 6 out out RP 28158 1967 7 and and CC 28158 1967 8 home home RB 28158 1967 9 with with IN 28158 1967 10 troops troop NNS 28158 1967 11 , , , 28158 1967 12 animals animal NNS 28158 1967 13 or or CC 28158 1967 14 stores store NNS 28158 1967 15 was be VBD 28158 1967 16 about about RB 28158 1967 17 1,500 1,500 CD 28158 1967 18 , , , 28158 1967 19 representing represent VBG 28158 1967 20 over over IN 28158 1967 21 9,000,000 9,000,000 CD 28158 1967 22 miles mile NNS 28158 1967 23 steaming steam VBG 28158 1967 24 , , , 28158 1967 25 exclusive exclusive JJ 28158 1967 26 of of IN 28158 1967 27 coast coast NN 28158 1967 28 movements movement NNS 28158 1967 29 at at IN 28158 1967 30 the the DT 28158 1967 31 Cape Cape NNP 28158 1967 32 , , , 28158 1967 33 and and CC 28158 1967 34 in in IN 28158 1967 35 addition addition NN 28158 1967 36 to to IN 28158 1967 37 about about RB 28158 1967 38 1,000,000 1,000,000 CD 28158 1967 39 miles mile NNS 28158 1967 40 of of IN 28158 1967 41 cross cross NN 28158 1967 42 voyages voyage NNS 28158 1967 43 by by IN 28158 1967 44 the the DT 28158 1967 45 transports transport NNS 28158 1967 46 to to IN 28158 1967 47 India India NNP 28158 1967 48 , , , 28158 1967 49 Australia Australia NNP 28158 1967 50 , , , 28158 1967 51 Bermuda Bermuda NNP 28158 1967 52 , , , 28158 1967 53 etc etc FW 28158 1967 54 . . . 28158 1968 1 The the DT 28158 1968 2 ships ship NNS 28158 1968 3 selected select VBN 28158 1968 4 for for IN 28158 1968 5 the the DT 28158 1968 6 conveyance conveyance NN 28158 1968 7 of of IN 28158 1968 8 troops troop NNS 28158 1968 9 were be VBD 28158 1968 10 chosen choose VBN 28158 1968 11 as as IN 28158 1968 12 the the DT 28158 1968 13 best well RBS 28158 1968 14 adapted adapt VBN 28158 1968 15 for for IN 28158 1968 16 the the DT 28158 1968 17 special special JJ 28158 1968 18 work work NN 28158 1968 19 they -PRON- PRP 28158 1968 20 had have VBD 28158 1968 21 to to TO 28158 1968 22 perform perform VB 28158 1968 23 , , , 28158 1968 24 viz viz NN 28158 1968 25 . . . 28158 1969 1 : : : 28158 1969 2 to to TO 28158 1969 3 deliver deliver VB 28158 1969 4 them -PRON- PRP 28158 1969 5 at at IN 28158 1969 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1969 7 destination destination NN 28158 1969 8 with with IN 28158 1969 9 the the DT 28158 1969 10 least least JJS 28158 1969 11 risk risk NN 28158 1969 12 and and CC 28158 1969 13 in in IN 28158 1969 14 healthy healthy JJ 28158 1969 15 condition condition NN 28158 1969 16 , , , 28158 1969 17 fit fit JJ 28158 1969 18 to to TO 28158 1969 19 take take VB 28158 1969 20 the the DT 28158 1969 21 field field NN 28158 1969 22 at at IN 28158 1969 23 once once RB 28158 1969 24 . . . 28158 1970 1 That that IN 28158 1970 2 the the DT 28158 1970 3 choice choice NN 28158 1970 4 was be VBD 28158 1970 5 not not RB 28158 1970 6 unsuccessful unsuccessful JJ 28158 1970 7 is be VBZ 28158 1970 8 evidenced evidence VBN 28158 1970 9 by by IN 28158 1970 10 the the DT 28158 1970 11 fact fact NN 28158 1970 12 that that IN 28158 1970 13 throughout throughout IN 28158 1970 14 these these DT 28158 1970 15 vast vast JJ 28158 1970 16 operations operation NNS 28158 1970 17 not not RB 28158 1970 18 a a DT 28158 1970 19 single single JJ 28158 1970 20 life life NN 28158 1970 21 was be VBD 28158 1970 22 lost lose VBN 28158 1970 23 at at IN 28158 1970 24 sea sea NN 28158 1970 25 from from IN 28158 1970 26 causes cause NNS 28158 1970 27 due due JJ 28158 1970 28 to to IN 28158 1970 29 the the DT 28158 1970 30 ship ship NN 28158 1970 31 , , , 28158 1970 32 and and CC 28158 1970 33 the the DT 28158 1970 34 only only JJ 28158 1970 35 serious serious JJ 28158 1970 36 casualties casualty NNS 28158 1970 37 were be VBD 28158 1970 38 the the DT 28158 1970 39 loss loss NN 28158 1970 40 of of IN 28158 1970 41 one one CD 28158 1970 42 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 1970 43 transport transport NN 28158 1970 44 , , , 28158 1970 45 the the DT 28158 1970 46 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 47 Ismore Ismore NNP 28158 1970 48 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 49 , , , 28158 1970 50 with with IN 28158 1970 51 guns gun NNS 28158 1970 52 and and CC 28158 1970 53 315 315 CD 28158 1970 54 horses horse NNS 28158 1970 55 ; ; : 28158 1970 56 one one CD 28158 1970 57 mule mule JJ 28158 1970 58 freight freight NN 28158 1970 59 ship ship NN 28158 1970 60 , , , 28158 1970 61 the the DT 28158 1970 62 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 63 Carinthea Carinthea NNP 28158 1970 64 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 65 , , , 28158 1970 66 with with IN 28158 1970 67 400 400 CD 28158 1970 68 mules mule NNS 28158 1970 69 ; ; : 28158 1970 70 and and CC 28158 1970 71 two two CD 28158 1970 72 store store NN 28158 1970 73 freight freight NN 28158 1970 74 ships ship NNS 28158 1970 75 , , , 28158 1970 76 the the DT 28158 1970 77 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 78 Denton Denton NNP 28158 1970 79 Grange Grange NNP 28158 1970 80 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 81 and and CC 28158 1970 82 the the DT 28158 1970 83 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 84 Madura Madura NNP 28158 1970 85 _ _ NNP 28158 1970 86 , , , 28158 1970 87 the the DT 28158 1970 88 latter latter JJ 28158 1970 89 by by IN 28158 1970 90 fire fire NN 28158 1970 91 . . . 28158 1971 1 Looking look VBG 28158 1971 2 to to IN 28158 1971 3 the the DT 28158 1971 4 mileage mileage NN 28158 1971 5 run run NN 28158 1971 6 , , , 28158 1971 7 this this DT 28158 1971 8 is be VBZ 28158 1971 9 a a DT 28158 1971 10 wonderful wonderful JJ 28158 1971 11 record record NN 28158 1971 12 , , , 28158 1971 13 and and CC 28158 1971 14 one one CD 28158 1971 15 which which WDT 28158 1971 16 reflects reflect VBZ 28158 1971 17 the the DT 28158 1971 18 highest high JJS 28158 1971 19 credit credit NN 28158 1971 20 on on IN 28158 1971 21 the the DT 28158 1971 22 mercantile mercantile JJ 28158 1971 23 marine marine NN 28158 1971 24 in in IN 28158 1971 25 general general JJ 28158 1971 26 , , , 28158 1971 27 and and CC 28158 1971 28 on on IN 28158 1971 29 the the DT 28158 1971 30 management management NN 28158 1971 31 of of IN 28158 1971 32 the the DT 28158 1971 33 shipping shipping NN 28158 1971 34 lines line NNS 28158 1971 35 concerned concern VBN 28158 1971 36 in in IN 28158 1971 37 particular particular JJ 28158 1971 38 . . . 28158 1972 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1972 2 Sidenote sidenote IN 28158 1972 3 : : : 28158 1972 4 The the DT 28158 1972 5 voyage voyage NN 28158 1972 6 to to IN 28158 1972 7 and and CC 28158 1972 8 fro fro NNP 28158 1972 9 . . . 28158 1972 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1973 1 There there EX 28158 1973 2 was be VBD 28158 1973 3 no no DT 28158 1973 4 delay delay NN 28158 1973 5 in in IN 28158 1973 6 getting get VBG 28158 1973 7 the the DT 28158 1973 8 troops troop NNS 28158 1973 9 off off RP 28158 1973 10 . . . 28158 1974 1 From from IN 28158 1974 2 20th 20th JJ 28158 1974 3 October October NNP 28158 1974 4 , , , 28158 1974 5 1899 1899 CD 28158 1974 6 , , , 28158 1974 7 when when WRB 28158 1974 8 the the DT 28158 1974 9 first first JJ 28158 1974 10 units unit NNS 28158 1974 11 of of IN 28158 1974 12 the the DT 28158 1974 13 army army NN 28158 1974 14 corps corp NNS 28158 1974 15 were be VBD 28158 1974 16 ready ready JJ 28158 1974 17 to to TO 28158 1974 18 embark embark VB 28158 1974 19 , , , 28158 1974 20 to to IN 28158 1974 21 the the DT 28158 1974 22 30th 30th JJ 28158 1974 23 November November NNP 28158 1974 24 , , , 28158 1974 25 1899 1899 CD 28158 1974 26 , , , 28158 1974 27 no no DT 28158 1974 28 less less JJR 28158 1974 29 than than IN 28158 1974 30 58,000 58,000 CD 28158 1974 31 men man NNS 28158 1974 32 and and CC 28158 1974 33 9,000 9,000 CD 28158 1974 34 horses horse NNS 28158 1974 35 left leave VBD 28158 1974 36 England England NNP 28158 1974 37 , , , 28158 1974 38 and and CC 28158 1974 39 a a DT 28158 1974 40 steady steady JJ 28158 1974 41 stream stream NN 28158 1974 42 continued continue VBN 28158 1974 43 month month NN 28158 1974 44 after after IN 28158 1974 45 month month NN 28158 1974 46 , , , 28158 1974 47 the the DT 28158 1974 48 largest large JJS 28158 1974 49 shipment shipment NN 28158 1974 50 in in IN 28158 1974 51 one one CD 28158 1974 52 month month NN 28158 1974 53 being be VBG 28158 1974 54 February February NNP 28158 1974 55 , , , 28158 1974 56 1900 1900 CD 28158 1974 57 , , , 28158 1974 58 when when WRB 28158 1974 59 33,500 33,500 CD 28158 1974 60 men man NNS 28158 1974 61 and and CC 28158 1974 62 5,500 5,500 CD 28158 1974 63 horses horse NNS 28158 1974 64 left leave VBD 28158 1974 65 this this DT 28158 1974 66 country country NN 28158 1974 67 . . . 28158 1975 1 The the DT 28158 1975 2 removal removal NN 28158 1975 3 from from IN 28158 1975 4 South South NNP 28158 1975 5 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1975 6 was be VBD 28158 1975 7 even even RB 28158 1975 8 more more RBR 28158 1975 9 speedy speedy JJ 28158 1975 10 . . . 28158 1976 1 From from IN 28158 1976 2 1st 1st NNP 28158 1976 3 June June NNP 28158 1976 4 , , , 28158 1976 5 1902 1902 CD 28158 1976 6 , , , 28158 1976 7 to to TO 28158 1976 8 31st 31st JJ 28158 1976 9 July July NNP 28158 1976 10 , , , 28158 1976 11 53,800 53,800 CD 28158 1976 12 men man NNS 28158 1976 13 embarked embark VBD 28158 1976 14 . . . 28158 1977 1 By by IN 28158 1977 2 the the DT 28158 1977 3 end end NN 28158 1977 4 of of IN 28158 1977 5 August August NNP 28158 1977 6 the the DT 28158 1977 7 number number NN 28158 1977 8 was be VBD 28158 1977 9 94,000 94,000 CD 28158 1977 10 men man NNS 28158 1977 11 , , , 28158 1977 12 and and CC 28158 1977 13 by by IN 28158 1977 14 the the DT 28158 1977 15 end end NN 28158 1977 16 of of IN 28158 1977 17 September September NNP 28158 1977 18 , , , 28158 1977 19 133,000 133,000 CD 28158 1977 20 men man NNS 28158 1977 21 had have VBD 28158 1977 22 left leave VBN 28158 1977 23 South South NNP 28158 1977 24 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1977 25 . . . 28158 1978 1 The the DT 28158 1978 2 homeward homeward NN 28158 1978 3 move move NN 28158 1978 4 was be VBD 28158 1978 5 simplified simplify VBN 28158 1978 6 by by IN 28158 1978 7 there there EX 28158 1978 8 being be VBG 28158 1978 9 no no DT 28158 1978 10 horses horse NNS 28158 1978 11 , , , 28158 1978 12 and and CC 28158 1978 13 by by IN 28158 1978 14 the the DT 28158 1978 15 Government Government NNP 28158 1978 16 being be VBG 28158 1978 17 able able JJ 28158 1978 18 to to TO 28158 1978 19 utilise utilise VB 28158 1978 20 to to IN 28158 1978 21 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1978 22 full full JJ 28158 1978 23 extent extent NN 28158 1978 24 the the DT 28158 1978 25 resources resource NNS 28158 1978 26 of of IN 28158 1978 27 the the DT 28158 1978 28 Union Union NNP 28158 1978 29 - - HYPH 28158 1978 30 Castle Castle NNP 28158 1978 31 Company Company NNP 28158 1978 32 , , , 28158 1978 33 whose whose WP$ 28158 1978 34 large large JJ 28158 1978 35 fleet fleet NN 28158 1978 36 of of IN 28158 1978 37 vessels vessel NNS 28158 1978 38 , , , 28158 1978 39 specially specially RB 28158 1978 40 suitable suitable JJ 28158 1978 41 for for IN 28158 1978 42 carrying carry VBG 28158 1978 43 troops troop NNS 28158 1978 44 , , , 28158 1978 45 had have VBD 28158 1978 46 an an DT 28158 1978 47 important important JJ 28158 1978 48 share share NN 28158 1978 49 in in IN 28158 1978 50 the the DT 28158 1978 51 work work NN 28158 1978 52 . . . 28158 1979 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1979 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1979 3 : : : 28158 1979 4 Patriotism patriotism NN 28158 1979 5 of of IN 28158 1979 6 shipowners shipowner NNS 28158 1979 7 . . . 28158 1979 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1980 1 The the DT 28158 1980 2 shipowners shipowner NNS 28158 1980 3 , , , 28158 1980 4 as as IN 28158 1980 5 a a DT 28158 1980 6 body body NN 28158 1980 7 , , , 28158 1980 8 showed show VBD 28158 1980 9 every every DT 28158 1980 10 desire desire NN 28158 1980 11 throughout throughout IN 28158 1980 12 the the DT 28158 1980 13 war war NN 28158 1980 14 to to TO 28158 1980 15 meet meet VB 28158 1980 16 the the DT 28158 1980 17 wishes wish NNS 28158 1980 18 of of IN 28158 1980 19 the the DT 28158 1980 20 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1980 21 , , , 28158 1980 22 often often RB 28158 1980 23 ( ( -LRB- 28158 1980 24 in in IN 28158 1980 25 the the DT 28158 1980 26 early early JJ 28158 1980 27 days day NNS 28158 1980 28 ) ) -RRB- 28158 1980 29 placing place VBG 28158 1980 30 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1980 31 ships ship NNS 28158 1980 32 at at IN 28158 1980 33 the the DT 28158 1980 34 disposal disposal NN 28158 1980 35 of of IN 28158 1980 36 the the DT 28158 1980 37 Government Government NNP 28158 1980 38 at at IN 28158 1980 39 great great JJ 28158 1980 40 inconvenience inconvenience NN 28158 1980 41 to to IN 28158 1980 42 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1980 43 own own JJ 28158 1980 44 trade trade NN 28158 1980 45 , , , 28158 1980 46 and and CC 28158 1980 47 making make VBG 28158 1980 48 great great JJ 28158 1980 49 personal personal JJ 28158 1980 50 exertions exertion NNS 28158 1980 51 to to TO 28158 1980 52 expedite expedite VB 28158 1980 53 the the DT 28158 1980 54 despatch despatch NN 28158 1980 55 of of IN 28158 1980 56 the the DT 28158 1980 57 troops troop NNS 28158 1980 58 and and CC 28158 1980 59 to to TO 28158 1980 60 ensure ensure VB 28158 1980 61 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1980 62 comfort comfort NN 28158 1980 63 . . . 28158 1981 1 In in IN 28158 1981 2 no no DT 28158 1981 3 case case NN 28158 1981 4 was be VBD 28158 1981 5 any any DT 28158 1981 6 vessel vessel NN 28158 1981 7 engaged engage VBN 28158 1981 8 , , , 28158 1981 9 either either CC 28158 1981 10 for for IN 28158 1981 11 troops troop NNS 28158 1981 12 , , , 28158 1981 13 animals animal NNS 28158 1981 14 , , , 28158 1981 15 or or CC 28158 1981 16 stores store NNS 28158 1981 17 , , , 28158 1981 18 which which WDT 28158 1981 19 was be VBD 28158 1981 20 not not RB 28158 1981 21 a a DT 28158 1981 22 registered register VBN 28158 1981 23 British british JJ 28158 1981 24 ship ship NN 28158 1981 25 , , , 28158 1981 26 and and CC 28158 1981 27 as as RB 28158 1981 28 far far RB 28158 1981 29 as as IN 28158 1981 30 possible possible JJ 28158 1981 31 the the DT 28158 1981 32 crews crew NNS 28158 1981 33 were be VBD 28158 1981 34 British british JJ 28158 1981 35 subjects subject NNS 28158 1981 36 ; ; : 28158 1981 37 practically practically RB 28158 1981 38 the the DT 28158 1981 39 crews crew NNS 28158 1981 40 of of IN 28158 1981 41 all all DT 28158 1981 42 troop troop NN 28158 1981 43 transports transport NNS 28158 1981 44 were be VBD 28158 1981 45 then then RB 28158 1981 46 exclusively exclusively RB 28158 1981 47 so so RB 28158 1981 48 . . . 28158 1982 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1982 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1982 3 : : : 28158 1982 4 Numbers number NNS 28158 1982 5 conveyed convey VBN 28158 1982 6 . . . 28158 1982 7 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1983 1 The the DT 28158 1983 2 following follow VBG 28158 1983 3 figures figure NNS 28158 1983 4 will will MD 28158 1983 5 convey convey VB 28158 1983 6 an an DT 28158 1983 7 idea idea NN 28158 1983 8 of of IN 28158 1983 9 the the DT 28158 1983 10 extent extent NN 28158 1983 11 of of IN 28158 1983 12 the the DT 28158 1983 13 Sea Sea NNP 28158 1983 14 Transport Transport NNP 28158 1983 15 work work NN 28158 1983 16 in in IN 28158 1983 17 connection connection NN 28158 1983 18 with with IN 28158 1983 19 the the DT 28158 1983 20 war war NN 28158 1983 21 , , , 28158 1983 22 from from IN 28158 1983 23 its -PRON- PRP$ 28158 1983 24 commencement commencement NN 28158 1983 25 up up RP 28158 1983 26 to to IN 28158 1983 27 the the DT 28158 1983 28 31st 31st JJ 28158 1983 29 December December NNP 28158 1983 30 , , , 28158 1983 31 1902 1902 CD 28158 1983 32 . . . 28158 1984 1 The the DT 28158 1984 2 numbers number NNS 28158 1984 3 conveyed convey VBN 28158 1984 4 were be VBD 28158 1984 5 : : : 28158 1984 6 To to IN 28158 1984 7 South South NNP 28158 1984 8 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1984 9 . . . 28158 1985 1 Personnel Personnel NNS 28158 1985 2 . . . 28158 1986 1 Horses horse NNS 28158 1986 2 . . . 28158 1987 1 Mules mule NNS 28158 1987 2 . . . 28158 1988 1 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 2 From from IN 28158 1988 3 Home Home NNP 28158 1988 4 and and CC 28158 1988 5 Mediterranean Mediterranean NNP 28158 1988 6 : : : 28158 1988 7 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 8 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1988 9 , , , 28158 1988 10 & & CC 28158 1988 11 c. c. NNP 28158 1988 12 338,547 338,547 CD 28158 1988 13 84,213 84,213 CD 28158 1988 14 249 249 CD 28158 1988 15 South South NNP 28158 1988 16 African African NNP 28158 1988 17 Constabulary Constabulary NNP 28158 1988 18 8,482 8,482 CD 28158 1988 19 -- -- : 28158 1988 20 -- -- : 28158 1988 21 British British NNP 28158 1988 22 South South NNP 28158 1988 23 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1988 24 Police Police NNP 28158 1988 25 353 353 CD 28158 1988 26 -- -- : 28158 1988 27 -- -- : 28158 1988 28 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 1988 29 Military Military NNP 28158 1988 30 Railways Railways NNP 28158 1988 31 320 320 CD 28158 1988 32 -- -- : 28158 1988 33 -- -- : 28158 1988 34 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 1988 35 Office Office NNP 28158 1988 36 Details Details NNP 28158 1988 37 59 59 CD 28158 1988 38 -- -- : 28158 1988 39 -- -- : 28158 1988 40 Various various JJ 28158 1988 41 89 89 CD 28158 1988 42 -- -- : 28158 1988 43 -- -- : 28158 1988 44 _ _ XX 28158 1988 45 From from IN 28158 1988 46 India India NNP 28158 1988 47 : : : 28158 1988 48 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 49 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1988 50 , , , 28158 1988 51 & & CC 28158 1988 52 c. c. NNP 28158 1988 53 19,438 19,438 CD 28158 1988 54 8,611 8,611 CD 28158 1988 55 1,117 1,117 CD 28158 1988 56 Natives Natives NNPS 28158 1988 57 10,528 10,528 CD 28158 1988 58 -- -- : 28158 1988 59 -- -- : 28158 1988 60 _ _ XX 28158 1988 61 From from IN 28158 1988 62 Ceylon Ceylon NNP 28158 1988 63 , , , 28158 1988 64 Mauritius Mauritius NNP 28158 1988 65 , , , 28158 1988 66 & & CC 28158 1988 67 c. c. NN 28158 1988 68 : : : 28158 1988 69 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 70 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 1988 71 , , , 28158 1988 72 & & CC 28158 1988 73 c. c. NNP 28158 1988 74 690 690 CD 28158 1988 75 -- -- : 28158 1988 76 -- -- : 28158 1988 77 Natives native NNS 28158 1988 78 26 26 CD 28158 1988 79 -- -- : 28158 1988 80 -- -- : 28158 1988 81 Various various JJ 28158 1988 82 8 8 CD 28158 1988 83 -- -- : 28158 1988 84 -- -- : 28158 1988 85 _ _ XX 28158 1988 86 From from IN 28158 1988 87 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 1988 88 : : : 28158 1988 89 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 90 Contingents Contingents NNP 28158 1988 91 29,793 29,793 CD 28158 1988 92 27,465 27,465 CD 28158 1988 93 19 19 CD 28158 1988 94 South South NNP 28158 1988 95 African african JJ 28158 1988 96 Constabulary Constabulary NNP 28158 1988 97 1,249 1,249 CD 28158 1988 98 -- -- : 28158 1988 99 -- -- : 28158 1988 100 Remounts remount NNS 28158 1988 101 -- -- : 28158 1988 102 36,660 36,660 CD 28158 1988 103 -- -- : 28158 1988 104 _ _ XX 28158 1988 105 From from IN 28158 1988 106 other other JJ 28158 1988 107 countries country NNS 28158 1988 108 : : : 28158 1988 109 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 110 Remounts Remounts NNP 28158 1988 111 , , , 28158 1988 112 & & CC 28158 1988 113 c. c. NNP 28158 1988 114 -- -- : 28158 1988 115 195,915 195,915 CD 28158 1988 116 102,627 102,627 CD 28158 1988 117 Prisoners Prisoners NNPS 28158 1988 118 of of IN 28158 1988 119 War War NNP 28158 1988 120 and and CC 28158 1988 121 Escorts Escorts NNPS 28158 1988 122 22,790 22,790 CD 28158 1988 123 -- -- : 28158 1988 124 -- -- : 28158 1988 125 Totals total NNS 28158 1988 126 432,372 432,372 CD 28158 1988 127 352,864 352,864 CD 28158 1988 128 104,012 104,012 CD 28158 1988 129 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 130 From from IN 28158 1988 131 South South NNP 28158 1988 132 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1988 133 : : : 28158 1988 134 _ _ NNP 28158 1988 135 To to IN 28158 1988 136 United United NNP 28158 1988 137 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 28158 1988 138 , , , 28158 1988 139 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 1988 140 , , , 28158 1988 141 India India NNP 28158 1988 142 , , , 28158 1988 143 & & CC 28158 1988 144 c. c. NNP 28158 1988 145 , , , 28158 1988 146 including include VBG 28158 1988 147 Boer Boer NNP 28158 1988 148 prisoners prisoner VBZ 28158 1988 149 372,320 372,320 CD 28158 1988 150 2,460 2,460 CD 28158 1988 151 -- -- : 28158 1988 152 Grand Grand NNP 28158 1988 153 Total Total NNP 28158 1988 154 804,692 804,692 CD 28158 1988 155 persons person NNS 28158 1988 156 . . . 28158 1989 1 459,336 459,336 CD 28158 1989 2 animals animal NNS 28158 1989 3 . . . 28158 1990 1 The the DT 28158 1990 2 tonnage tonnage NN 28158 1990 3 of of IN 28158 1990 4 stores store NNS 28158 1990 5 carried carry VBN 28158 1990 6 to to IN 28158 1990 7 South South NNP 28158 1990 8 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1990 9 was be VBD 28158 1990 10 as as IN 28158 1990 11 follows follow VBZ 28158 1990 12 , , , 28158 1990 13 exclusive exclusive JJ 28158 1990 14 of of IN 28158 1990 15 wagons wagon NNS 28158 1990 16 , , , 28158 1990 17 guns gun NNS 28158 1990 18 , , , 28158 1990 19 baggage baggage NN 28158 1990 20 , , , 28158 1990 21 and and CC 28158 1990 22 equipment equipment NN 28158 1990 23 accompanying accompany VBG 28158 1990 24 the the DT 28158 1990 25 troops troop NNS 28158 1990 26 , , , 28158 1990 27 and and CC 28158 1990 28 of of IN 28158 1990 29 the the DT 28158 1990 30 vast vast JJ 28158 1990 31 quantities quantity NNS 28158 1990 32 of of IN 28158 1990 33 supplies supply NNS 28158 1990 34 delivered deliver VBN 28158 1990 35 by by IN 28158 1990 36 contractors contractor NNS 28158 1990 37 from from IN 28158 1990 38 abroad abroad RB 28158 1990 39 at at IN 28158 1990 40 rates rate NNS 28158 1990 41 inclusive inclusive JJ 28158 1990 42 of of IN 28158 1990 43 freight freight NN 28158 1990 44 : : : 28158 1990 45 In in IN 28158 1990 46 the the DT 28158 1990 47 Transports Transports NNP 28158 1990 48 4,990 4,990 CD 28158 1990 49 tons ton NNS 28158 1990 50 . . . 28158 1991 1 Otherwise otherwise RB 28158 1991 2 1,369,080 1,369,080 CD 28158 1991 3 tons ton NNS 28158 1991 4 . . . 28158 1992 1 Total total JJ 28158 1992 2 1,374,070 1,374,070 CD 28158 1992 3 tons ton NNS 28158 1992 4 . . . 28158 1993 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1993 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1993 3 : : : 28158 1993 4 Numbers number NNS 28158 1993 5 of of IN 28158 1993 6 ships ship NNS 28158 1993 7 . . . 28158 1993 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1994 1 The the DT 28158 1994 2 number number NN 28158 1994 3 of of IN 28158 1994 4 specially specially RB 28158 1994 5 engaged engage VBN 28158 1994 6 ships ship NNS 28158 1994 7 employed employ VBN 28158 1994 8 on on IN 28158 1994 9 the the DT 28158 1994 10 work work NN 28158 1994 11 was be VBD 28158 1994 12 as as IN 28158 1994 13 follows follow VBZ 28158 1994 14 : : : 28158 1994 15 No no UH 28158 1994 16 . . . 28158 1995 1 Transports transport NNS 28158 1995 2 engaged engage VBN 28158 1995 3 by by IN 28158 1995 4 the the DT 28158 1995 5 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1995 6 117 117 CD 28158 1995 7 Transports Transports NNP 28158 1995 8 engaged engage VBN 28158 1995 9 in in IN 28158 1995 10 India India NNP 28158 1995 11 41 41 CD 28158 1995 12 ---- ---- CD 28158 1995 13 158 158 CD 28158 1995 14 Troop Troop NNP 28158 1995 15 freight freight NN 28158 1995 16 ships ship NNS 28158 1995 17 : : : 28158 1995 18 Outwards outward NNS 28158 1995 19 . . . 28158 1996 1 { { -LRB- 28158 1996 2 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1996 3 by by IN 28158 1996 4 Admiralty admiralty NN 28158 1996 5 115 115 CD 28158 1996 6 { { -LRB- 28158 1996 7 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1996 8 by by IN 28158 1996 9 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 1996 10 Governments Governments NNP 28158 1996 11 13 13 CD 28158 1996 12 Homewards Homewards NNPS 28158 1996 13 . . . 28158 1997 1 { { -LRB- 28158 1997 2 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 3 by by IN 28158 1997 4 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1997 5 104 104 CD 28158 1997 6 { { -LRB- 28158 1997 7 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 8 by by IN 28158 1997 9 P.T.O. 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NNP 28158 1997 10 , , , 28158 1997 11 South South NNP 28158 1997 12 Africa Africa NNP 28158 1997 13 21 21 CD 28158 1997 14 ---- ---- NFP 28158 1997 15 253 253 CD 28158 1997 16 Remount Remount NNP 28158 1997 17 freight freight NN 28158 1997 18 ships ship NNS 28158 1997 19 : : : 28158 1997 20 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 21 by by IN 28158 1997 22 Remount Remount NNP 28158 1997 23 Department Department NNP 28158 1997 24 107 107 CD 28158 1997 25 Engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 26 by by IN 28158 1997 27 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1997 28 201 201 CD 28158 1997 29 ---- ---- NFP 28158 1997 30 308 308 CD 28158 1997 31 Mule Mule NNP 28158 1997 32 Freight Freight NNP 28158 1997 33 Ships Ships NNPS 28158 1997 34 engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 35 by by IN 28158 1997 36 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1997 37 98 98 CD 28158 1997 38 Full Full NNP 28158 1997 39 Cargo Cargo NNP 28158 1997 40 Freight Freight NNP 28158 1997 41 Ships Ships NNPS 28158 1997 42 engaged engage VBN 28158 1997 43 by by IN 28158 1997 44 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 1997 45 210 210 CD 28158 1997 46 ---- ---- CD 28158 1997 47 1,027 1,027 CD 28158 1997 48 Nearly nearly RB 28158 1997 49 all all PDT 28158 1997 50 the the DT 28158 1997 51 transports transport NNS 28158 1997 52 made make VBD 28158 1997 53 several several JJ 28158 1997 54 voyages voyage NNS 28158 1997 55 , , , 28158 1997 56 and and CC 28158 1997 57 some some DT 28158 1997 58 of of IN 28158 1997 59 them -PRON- PRP 28158 1997 60 were be VBD 28158 1997 61 in in IN 28158 1997 62 continuous continuous JJ 28158 1997 63 employment employment NN 28158 1997 64 for for IN 28158 1997 65 over over IN 28158 1997 66 three three CD 28158 1997 67 years year NNS 28158 1997 68 , , , 28158 1997 69 and and CC 28158 1997 70 went go VBD 28158 1997 71 to to IN 28158 1997 72 the the DT 28158 1997 73 Cape Cape NNP 28158 1997 74 and and CC 28158 1997 75 back back RB 28158 1997 76 as as RB 28158 1997 77 many many JJ 28158 1997 78 as as IN 28158 1997 79 ten ten CD 28158 1997 80 times time NNS 28158 1997 81 besides besides IN 28158 1997 82 coastal coastal JJ 28158 1997 83 and and CC 28158 1997 84 colonial colonial JJ 28158 1997 85 voyages voyage NNS 28158 1997 86 . . . 28158 1998 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1998 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1998 3 : : : 28158 1998 4 Tonnage tonnage NN 28158 1998 5 , , , 28158 1998 6 transports transport NNS 28158 1998 7 and and CC 28158 1998 8 owners owner NNS 28158 1998 9 . . . 28158 1998 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 1999 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 1999 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 1999 3 : : : 28158 1999 4 Report Report NNP 28158 1999 5 of of IN 28158 1999 6 Royal Royal NNP 28158 1999 7 Commission Commission NNP 28158 1999 8 . . . 28158 1999 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2000 1 The the DT 28158 2000 2 210 210 CD 28158 2000 3 full full JJ 28158 2000 4 cargo cargo NN 28158 2000 5 ships ship NNS 28158 2000 6 carried carry VBD 28158 2000 7 974,000 974,000 CD 28158 2000 8 tons ton NNS 28158 2000 9 of of IN 28158 2000 10 the the DT 28158 2000 11 stores store NNS 28158 2000 12 , , , 28158 2000 13 besides besides IN 28158 2000 14 3,745 3,745 CD 28158 2000 15 oxen oxen NN 28158 2000 16 . . . 28158 2001 1 The the DT 28158 2001 2 remainder remainder NN 28158 2001 3 was be VBD 28158 2001 4 conveyed convey VBN 28158 2001 5 in in IN 28158 2001 6 running run VBG 28158 2001 7 ships ship NNS 28158 2001 8 at at IN 28158 2001 9 current current JJ 28158 2001 10 rates rate NNS 28158 2001 11 . . . 28158 2002 1 The the DT 28158 2002 2 transports transport NNS 28158 2002 3 engaged engage VBN 28158 2002 4 by by IN 28158 2002 5 the the DT 28158 2002 6 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 2002 7 were be VBD 28158 2002 8 the the DT 28158 2002 9 property property NN 28158 2002 10 of of IN 28158 2002 11 thirty thirty CD 28158 2002 12 - - HYPH 28158 2002 13 six six CD 28158 2002 14 owners owner NNS 28158 2002 15 , , , 28158 2002 16 mostly mostly RB 28158 2002 17 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 2002 18 or or CC 28158 2002 19 London London NNP 28158 2002 20 firms firm NNS 28158 2002 21 ; ; : 28158 2002 22 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2002 23 average average JJ 28158 2002 24 size size NN 28158 2002 25 was be VBD 28158 2002 26 6,400 6,400 CD 28158 2002 27 tons ton NNS 28158 2002 28 gross gross JJ 28158 2002 29 , , , 28158 2002 30 ranging range VBG 28158 2002 31 from from IN 28158 2002 32 12,600 12,600 CD 28158 2002 33 to to IN 28158 2002 34 3,500 3,500 CD 28158 2002 35 tons ton NNS 28158 2002 36 , , , 28158 2002 37 the the DT 28158 2002 38 range range NN 28158 2002 39 of of IN 28158 2002 40 speed speed NN 28158 2002 41 from from IN 28158 2002 42 nineteen nineteen CD 28158 2002 43 to to TO 28158 2002 44 eleven eleven CD 28158 2002 45 knots knot NNS 28158 2002 46 . . . 28158 2003 1 The the DT 28158 2003 2 proportion proportion NN 28158 2003 3 of of IN 28158 2003 4 tonnage tonnage NN 28158 2003 5 per per IN 28158 2003 6 man man NN 28158 2003 7 and and CC 28158 2003 8 per per IN 28158 2003 9 horse horse NN 28158 2003 10 turns turn VBZ 28158 2003 11 out out RP 28158 2003 12 , , , 28158 2003 13 over over IN 28158 2003 14 the the DT 28158 2003 15 whole whole JJ 28158 2003 16 , , , 28158 2003 17 four four CD 28158 2003 18 tons ton NNS 28158 2003 19 per per IN 28158 2003 20 man man NN 28158 2003 21 , , , 28158 2003 22 twelve twelve CD 28158 2003 23 and and CC 28158 2003 24 a a DT 28158 2003 25 half half NN 28158 2003 26 tons ton NNS 28158 2003 27 per per IN 28158 2003 28 horse horse NN 28158 2003 29 . . . 28158 2004 1 This this DT 28158 2004 2 estimate estimate NN 28158 2004 3 is be VBZ 28158 2004 4 made make VBN 28158 2004 5 by by IN 28158 2004 6 calculating calculate VBG 28158 2004 7 the the DT 28158 2004 8 tonnage tonnage NN 28158 2004 9 per per IN 28158 2004 10 man man NN 28158 2004 11 on on IN 28158 2004 12 the the DT 28158 2004 13 infantry infantry NN 28158 2004 14 ships ship NNS 28158 2004 15 alone alone RB 28158 2004 16 , , , 28158 2004 17 and and CC 28158 2004 18 allowing allow VBG 28158 2004 19 for for IN 28158 2004 20 the the DT 28158 2004 21 men man NNS 28158 2004 22 at at IN 28158 2004 23 that that DT 28158 2004 24 rate rate NN 28158 2004 25 by by IN 28158 2004 26 casting cast VBG 28158 2004 27 out out RP 28158 2004 28 the the DT 28158 2004 29 tonnage tonnage NN 28158 2004 30 per per IN 28158 2004 31 horse horse NN 28158 2004 32 over over IN 28158 2004 33 the the DT 28158 2004 34 transports transport NNS 28158 2004 35 which which WDT 28158 2004 36 conveyed convey VBD 28158 2004 37 both both DT 28158 2004 38 men man NNS 28158 2004 39 and and CC 28158 2004 40 horses horse NNS 28158 2004 41 . . . 28158 2005 1 The the DT 28158 2005 2 following follow VBG 28158 2005 3 is be VBZ 28158 2005 4 an an DT 28158 2005 5 extract extract NN 28158 2005 6 from from IN 28158 2005 7 the the DT 28158 2005 8 report report NN 28158 2005 9 of of IN 28158 2005 10 His -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2005 11 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 2005 12 's 's POS 28158 2005 13 Commissioners Commissioners NNPS 28158 2005 14 appointed appoint VBD 28158 2005 15 to to TO 28158 2005 16 enquire enquire VB 28158 2005 17 into into IN 28158 2005 18 matters matter NNS 28158 2005 19 in in IN 28158 2005 20 connection connection NN 28158 2005 21 with with IN 28158 2005 22 the the DT 28158 2005 23 war war NN 28158 2005 24 in in IN 28158 2005 25 South South NNP 28158 2005 26 Africa Africa NNP 28158 2005 27 , , , 28158 2005 28 dated date VBN 28158 2005 29 9th 9th NN 28158 2005 30 July July NNP 28158 2005 31 , , , 28158 2005 32 1903 1903 CD 28158 2005 33 , , , 28158 2005 34 pp pp NNP 28158 2005 35 . . . 28158 2006 1 125 125 CD 28158 2006 2 , , , 28158 2006 3 126 126 CD 28158 2006 4 . . . 28158 2007 1 " " `` 28158 2007 2 TRANSPORT transport JJ 28158 2007 3 BY by IN 28158 2007 4 SEA SEA NNP 28158 2007 5 . . . 28158 2008 1 " " `` 28158 2008 2 The the DT 28158 2008 3 transport transport NN 28158 2008 4 by by IN 28158 2008 5 sea sea NN 28158 2008 6 to to IN 28158 2008 7 South South NNP 28158 2008 8 Africa Africa NNP 28158 2008 9 from from IN 28158 2008 10 the the DT 28158 2008 11 United United NNP 28158 2008 12 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 28158 2008 13 and and CC 28158 2008 14 the the DT 28158 2008 15 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 2008 16 of of IN 28158 2008 17 a a DT 28158 2008 18 force force NN 28158 2008 19 much much RB 28158 2008 20 larger large JJR 28158 2008 21 than than IN 28158 2008 22 any any DT 28158 2008 23 which which WDT 28158 2008 24 had have VBD 28158 2008 25 ever ever RB 28158 2008 26 crossed cross VBN 28158 2008 27 the the DT 28158 2008 28 seas sea NNS 28158 2008 29 before before IN 28158 2008 30 in in IN 28158 2008 31 the the DT 28158 2008 32 service service NN 28158 2008 33 of of IN 28158 2008 34 this this DT 28158 2008 35 or or CC 28158 2008 36 any any DT 28158 2008 37 other other JJ 28158 2008 38 country country NN 28158 2008 39 affords afford VBZ 28158 2008 40 a a DT 28158 2008 41 remarkable remarkable JJ 28158 2008 42 illustration illustration NN 28158 2008 43 not not RB 28158 2008 44 only only RB 28158 2008 45 of of IN 28158 2008 46 the the DT 28158 2008 47 greatness greatness NN 28158 2008 48 of of IN 28158 2008 49 British british JJ 28158 2008 50 maritime maritime JJ 28158 2008 51 resources resource NNS 28158 2008 52 , , , 28158 2008 53 but but CC 28158 2008 54 also also RB 28158 2008 55 of of IN 28158 2008 56 what what WP 28158 2008 57 can can MD 28158 2008 58 be be VB 28158 2008 59 done do VBN 28158 2008 60 when when WRB 28158 2008 61 careful careful JJ 28158 2008 62 forethought forethought NN 28158 2008 63 and and CC 28158 2008 64 preparation preparation NN 28158 2008 65 is be VBZ 28158 2008 66 applied apply VBN 28158 2008 67 to to IN 28158 2008 68 the the DT 28158 2008 69 object object NN 28158 2008 70 of of IN 28158 2008 71 utilising utilise VBG 28158 2008 72 rapidly rapidly RB 28158 2008 73 in in IN 28158 2008 74 war war NN 28158 2008 75 instruments instrument NNS 28158 2008 76 which which WDT 28158 2008 77 are be VBP 28158 2008 78 in in IN 28158 2008 79 peace peace NN 28158 2008 80 solely solely RB 28158 2008 81 engaged engage VBN 28158 2008 82 in in IN 28158 2008 83 the the DT 28158 2008 84 purposes purpose NNS 28158 2008 85 of of IN 28158 2008 86 civil civil JJ 28158 2008 87 life life NN 28158 2008 88 . . . 28158 2009 1 If if IN 28158 2009 2 the the DT 28158 2009 3 same same JJ 28158 2009 4 forethought forethought NN 28158 2009 5 had have VBD 28158 2009 6 been be VBN 28158 2009 7 applied apply VBN 28158 2009 8 throughout throughout RB 28158 2009 9 , , , 28158 2009 10 there there EX 28158 2009 11 would would MD 28158 2009 12 have have VB 28158 2009 13 been be VBN 28158 2009 14 little little JJ 28158 2009 15 criticism criticism NN 28158 2009 16 to to TO 28158 2009 17 make make VB 28158 2009 18 with with IN 28158 2009 19 regard regard NN 28158 2009 20 to to IN 28158 2009 21 the the DT 28158 2009 22 South South NNP 28158 2009 23 African African NNP 28158 2009 24 War War NNP 28158 2009 25 . . . 28158 2010 1 A a DT 28158 2010 2 full full JJ 28158 2010 3 account account NN 28158 2010 4 of of IN 28158 2010 5 the the DT 28158 2010 6 Sea Sea NNP 28158 2010 7 Transport Transport NNP 28158 2010 8 organisation organisation NN 28158 2010 9 will will MD 28158 2010 10 be be VB 28158 2010 11 found find VBN 28158 2010 12 in in IN 28158 2010 13 the the DT 28158 2010 14 evidence evidence NN 28158 2010 15 of of IN 28158 2010 16 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 2010 17 Stephen Stephen NNP 28158 2010 18 Graff Graff NNP 28158 2010 19 , , , 28158 2010 20 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 2010 21 Director Director NNP 28158 2010 22 of of IN 28158 2010 23 Transports Transports NNP 28158 2010 24 at at IN 28158 2010 25 the the DT 28158 2010 26 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 2010 27 , , , 28158 2010 28 and and CC 28158 2010 29 of of IN 28158 2010 30 Captain Captain NNP 28158 2010 31 F. F. NNP 28158 2010 32 J. J. NNP 28158 2010 33 Pitt Pitt NNP 28158 2010 34 , , , 28158 2010 35 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 2010 36 , , , 28158 2010 37 Naval Naval NNP 28158 2010 38 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 2010 39 Director Director NNP 28158 2010 40 of of IN 28158 2010 41 Transports Transports NNP 28158 2010 42 . . . 28158 2011 1 * * NFP 28158 2011 2 * * NFP 28158 2011 3 * * NFP 28158 2011 4 * * NFP 28158 2011 5 * * NFP 28158 2011 6 " " `` 28158 2011 7 It -PRON- PRP 28158 2011 8 had have VBD 28158 2011 9 been be VBN 28158 2011 10 represented represent VBN 28158 2011 11 by by IN 28158 2011 12 the the DT 28158 2011 13 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 2011 14 in in IN 28158 2011 15 a a DT 28158 2011 16 letter letter NN 28158 2011 17 of of IN 28158 2011 18 the the DT 28158 2011 19 4th 4th JJ 28158 2011 20 April April NNP 28158 2011 21 , , , 28158 2011 22 1898 1898 CD 28158 2011 23 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2011 24 in in IN 28158 2011 25 continuation continuation NN 28158 2011 26 of of IN 28158 2011 27 earlier early JJR 28158 2011 28 representations representation NNS 28158 2011 29 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2011 30 , , , 28158 2011 31 that that IN 28158 2011 32 the the DT 28158 2011 33 stock stock NN 28158 2011 34 of of IN 28158 2011 35 horse horse NN 28158 2011 36 fittings fitting NNS 28158 2011 37 and and CC 28158 2011 38 water water NN 28158 2011 39 tanks tank NNS 28158 2011 40 was be VBD 28158 2011 41 inadequate inadequate JJ 28158 2011 42 even even RB 28158 2011 43 for for IN 28158 2011 44 one one CD 28158 2011 45 Army Army NNP 28158 2011 46 Corps Corps NNP 28158 2011 47 , , , 28158 2011 48 inasmuch inasmuch JJ 28158 2011 49 as as IN 28158 2011 50 one one CD 28158 2011 51 Army Army NNP 28158 2011 52 Corps Corps NNP 28158 2011 53 , , , 28158 2011 54 with with IN 28158 2011 55 a a DT 28158 2011 56 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 2011 57 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 2011 58 and and CC 28158 2011 59 Line Line NNP 28158 2011 60 of of IN 28158 2011 61 Communication communication NN 28158 2011 62 troops troop NNS 28158 2011 63 , , , 28158 2011 64 requires require VBZ 28158 2011 65 over over IN 28158 2011 66 15,000 15,000 CD 28158 2011 67 horses horse NNS 28158 2011 68 , , , 28158 2011 69 and and CC 28158 2011 70 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2011 71 was be VBD 28158 2011 72 represented represent VBN 28158 2011 73 that that IN 28158 2011 74 an an DT 28158 2011 75 expenditure expenditure NN 28158 2011 76 of of IN 28158 2011 77 £ £ $ 28158 2011 78 25,000 25,000 CD 28158 2011 79 to to TO 28158 2011 80 provide provide VB 28158 2011 81 complete complete JJ 28158 2011 82 fittings fitting NNS 28158 2011 83 would would MD 28158 2011 84 be be VB 28158 2011 85 necessary necessary JJ 28158 2011 86 . . . 28158 2012 1 In in IN 28158 2012 2 April April NNP 28158 2012 3 , , , 28158 2012 4 1899 1899 CD 28158 2012 5 , , , 28158 2012 6 there there EX 28158 2012 7 was be VBD 28158 2012 8 a a DT 28158 2012 9 conference conference NN 28158 2012 10 between between IN 28158 2012 11 the the DT 28158 2012 12 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 2012 13 and and CC 28158 2012 14 War War NNP 28158 2012 15 Office Office NNP 28158 2012 16 officials official NNS 28158 2012 17 , , , 28158 2012 18 who who WP 28158 2012 19 came come VBD 28158 2012 20 to to IN 28158 2012 21 the the DT 28158 2012 22 conclusion conclusion NN 28158 2012 23 that that IN 28158 2012 24 ' ' `` 28158 2012 25 the the DT 28158 2012 26 present present JJ 28158 2012 27 stock stock NN 28158 2012 28 of of IN 28158 2012 29 fittings fitting NNS 28158 2012 30 , , , 28158 2012 31 horse horse NN 28158 2012 32 - - HYPH 28158 2012 33 gear gear NN 28158 2012 34 , , , 28158 2012 35 etc etc FW 28158 2012 36 . . 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H.M. 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Ethelston Ethelston NNP 28158 2172 21 of of IN 28158 2172 22 the the DT 28158 2172 23 _ _ NNP 28158 2172 24 Powerful Powerful NNP 28158 2172 25 _ _ NNP 28158 2172 26 . . . 28158 2173 1 This this DT 28158 2173 2 was be VBD 28158 2173 3 originally originally RB 28158 2173 4 employed employ VBN 28158 2173 5 to to IN 28158 2173 6 garrison garrison NNP 28158 2173 7 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 2173 8 , , , 28158 2173 9 was be VBD 28158 2173 10 then then RB 28158 2173 11 withdrawn withdraw VBN 28158 2173 12 to to IN 28158 2173 13 Queenstown Queenstown NNP 28158 2173 14 , , , 28158 2173 15 and and CC 28158 2173 16 finally finally RB 28158 2173 17 recalled recall VBD 28158 2173 18 to to IN 28158 2173 19 Simon Simon NNP 28158 2173 20 's 's POS 28158 2173 21 Bay Bay NNP 28158 2173 22 viâ viâ NNP 28158 2173 23 East East NNP 28158 2173 24 London London NNP 28158 2173 25 , , , 28158 2173 26 to to TO 28158 2173 27 be be VB 28158 2173 28 reorganised reorganise VBN 28158 2173 29 , , , 28158 2173 30 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J. NNP 28158 2176 11 E. E. NNP 28158 2176 12 Bearcroft Bearcroft NNP 28158 2176 13 was be VBD 28158 2176 14 sent send VBN 28158 2176 15 to to TO 28158 2176 16 replace replace VB 28158 2176 17 Captain Captain NNP 28158 2176 18 Prothero Prothero NNP 28158 2176 19 , , , 28158 2176 20 who who WP 28158 2176 21 was be VBD 28158 2176 22 wounded wound VBN 28158 2176 23 , , , 28158 2176 24 and and CC 28158 2176 25 the the DT 28158 2176 26 brigade brigade NN 28158 2176 27 was be VBD 28158 2176 28 much much RB 28158 2176 29 augmented augment VBN 28158 2176 30 . . . 28158 2177 1 It -PRON- PRP 28158 2177 2 then then RB 28158 2177 3 accompanied accompany VBD 28158 2177 4 Lord Lord NNP 28158 2177 5 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 2177 6 ' ' POS 28158 2177 7 main main JJ 28158 2177 8 advance advance NN 28158 2177 9 ; ; : 28158 2177 10 parties party NNS 28158 2177 11 with with IN 28158 2177 12 guns gun NNS 28158 2177 13 being be VBG 28158 2177 14 sent send VBN 28158 2177 15 on on IN 28158 2177 16 various various JJ 28158 2177 17 detached detached JJ 28158 2177 18 services service NNS 28158 2177 19 -- -- : 28158 2177 20 until until IN 28158 2177 21 by by IN 28158 2177 22 17th 17th JJ 28158 2177 23 October October NNP 28158 2177 24 , , , 28158 2177 25 1900 1900 CD 28158 2177 26 , , , 28158 2177 27 the the DT 28158 2177 28 men man NNS 28158 2177 29 of of IN 28158 2177 30 this this DT 28158 2177 31 brigade brigade NN 28158 2177 32 had have VBD 28158 2177 33 all all DT 28158 2177 34 been be VBN 28158 2177 35 recalled recall VBN 28158 2177 36 to to IN 28158 2177 37 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2177 38 ships ship NNS 28158 2177 39 . . . 28158 2178 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2178 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2178 3 : : : 28158 2178 4 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2178 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 2178 6 . . . 28158 2178 7 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2179 1 Second second JJ 28158 2179 2 , , , 28158 2179 3 the the DT 28158 2179 4 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2179 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 2179 6 . . . 28158 2180 1 The the DT 28158 2180 2 _ _ NNP 28158 2180 3 Powerful Powerful NNP 28158 2180 4 _ _ NNP 28158 2180 5 having have VBG 28158 2180 6 been be VBN 28158 2180 7 sent send VBN 28158 2180 8 to to IN 28158 2180 9 Durban Durban NNP 28158 2180 10 to to TO 28158 2180 11 comply comply VB 28158 2180 12 with with IN 28158 2180 13 Sir Sir NNP 28158 2180 14 George George NNP 28158 2180 15 White White NNP 28158 2180 16 's 's POS 28158 2180 17 request request NN 28158 2180 18 for for IN 28158 2180 19 guns gun NNS 28158 2180 20 , , , 28158 2180 21 there there EX 28158 2180 22 were be VBD 28158 2180 23 landed land VBN 28158 2180 24 on on IN 28158 2180 25 arrival arrival NN 28158 2180 26 on on IN 28158 2180 27 October October NNP 28158 2180 28 29th 29th NN 28158 2180 29 , , , 28158 2180 30 and and CC 28158 2180 31 taken take VBN 28158 2180 32 at at RP 28158 2180 33 once once RB 28158 2180 34 to to IN 28158 2180 35 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2180 36 , , , 28158 2180 37 two two CD 28158 2180 38 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 2180 39 . . . 28158 2181 1 guns gun NNS 28158 2181 2 on on IN 28158 2181 3 platform platform NN 28158 2181 4 mountings mounting NNS 28158 2181 5 , , , 28158 2181 6 three three CD 28158 2181 7 long long JJ 28158 2181 8 12-pounders 12-pounders CD 28158 2181 9 , , , 28158 2181 10 one one CD 28158 2181 11 short short JJ 28158 2181 12 12-pounder 12-pounder CD 28158 2181 13 , , , 28158 2181 14 and and CC 28158 2181 15 four four CD 28158 2181 16 Maxims Maxims NNPS 28158 2181 17 , , , 28158 2181 18 with with IN 28158 2181 19 283 283 CD 28158 2181 20 of of IN 28158 2181 21 all all DT 28158 2181 22 ranks rank NNS 28158 2181 23 under under IN 28158 2181 24 Captain Captain NNP 28158 2181 25 the the DT 28158 2181 26 Hon Hon NNP 28158 2181 27 . . . 28158 2182 1 Hedworth Hedworth NNP 28158 2182 2 Lambton Lambton NNP 28158 2182 3 . . . 28158 2183 1 They -PRON- PRP 28158 2183 2 arrived arrive VBD 28158 2183 3 on on IN 28158 2183 4 the the DT 28158 2183 5 30th 30th JJ 28158 2183 6 October October NNP 28158 2183 7 , , , 28158 2183 8 9.30 9.30 CD 28158 2183 9 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 2183 10 , , , 28158 2183 11 in in IN 28158 2183 12 time time NN 28158 2183 13 to to TO 28158 2183 14 take take VB 28158 2183 15 part part NN 28158 2183 16 in in IN 28158 2183 17 the the DT 28158 2183 18 action action NN 28158 2183 19 of of IN 28158 2183 20 Lombards Lombards NNP 28158 2183 21 Kop Kop NNP 28158 2183 22 , , , 28158 2183 23 and and CC 28158 2183 24 remained remain VBD 28158 2183 25 in in IN 28158 2183 26 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2183 27 during during IN 28158 2183 28 the the DT 28158 2183 29 siege siege NN 28158 2183 30 . . . 28158 2184 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2184 2 Sidenote sidenote IN 28158 2184 3 : : : 28158 2184 4 Natal natal JJ 28158 2184 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 2184 6 . . . 28158 2184 7 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2185 1 The the DT 28158 2185 2 third third JJ 28158 2185 3 , , , 28158 2185 4 or or CC 28158 2185 5 Natal natal JJ 28158 2185 6 brigade brigade NN 28158 2185 7 , , , 28158 2185 8 had have VBD 28158 2185 9 its 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19 , , , 28158 2186 20 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 21 Thetis Thetis NNP 28158 2186 22 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 23 , , , 28158 2186 24 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 25 Forte Forte NNP 28158 2186 26 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 27 , , , 28158 2186 28 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 29 Philomel Philomel NNP 28158 2186 30 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 31 , , , 28158 2186 32 and and CC 28158 2186 33 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 34 Tartar Tartar NNP 28158 2186 35 _ _ NNP 28158 2186 36 , , , 28158 2186 37 the the DT 28158 2186 38 defence defence NN 28158 2186 39 of of IN 28158 2186 40 that that DT 28158 2186 41 town town NN 28158 2186 42 . . . 28158 2187 1 Over over IN 28158 2187 2 thirty thirty CD 28158 2187 3 guns gun NNS 28158 2187 4 were be VBD 28158 2187 5 placed place VBN 28158 2187 6 in in IN 28158 2187 7 position position NN 28158 2187 8 and and CC 28158 2187 9 put put VBD 28158 2187 10 under under IN 28158 2187 11 the the DT 28158 2187 12 command command NN 28158 2187 13 of of IN 28158 2187 14 Commander Commander NNP 28158 2187 15 Limpus Limpus NNP 28158 2187 16 , , , 28158 2187 17 of of IN 28158 2187 18 the the DT 28158 2187 19 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 20 Terrible Terrible NNP 28158 2187 21 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 22 , , , 28158 2187 23 while while IN 28158 2187 24 a a DT 28158 2187 25 pair pair NN 28158 2187 26 of of IN 28158 2187 27 12-pounders 12-pounders CD 28158 2187 28 , , , 28158 2187 29 drawn draw VBN 28158 2187 30 from from IN 28158 2187 31 the the DT 28158 2187 32 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 33 Powerful Powerful NNP 28158 2187 34 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 35 , , , 28158 2187 36 had have VBD 28158 2187 37 been be VBN 28158 2187 38 pushed push VBN 28158 2187 39 on on IN 28158 2187 40 to to IN 28158 2187 41 Maritzburg Maritzburg NNP 28158 2187 42 and and CC 28158 2187 43 placed place VBN 28158 2187 44 under under IN 28158 2187 45 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 2187 46 James James NNP 28158 2187 47 , , , 28158 2187 48 of of IN 28158 2187 49 the the DT 28158 2187 50 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 51 Tartar Tartar NNP 28158 2187 52 _ _ NNP 28158 2187 53 , , , 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continued continue VBD 28158 2283 4 to to TO 28158 2283 5 be be VB 28158 2283 6 full full JJ 28158 2283 7 and and CC 28158 2283 8 accurate accurate JJ 28158 2283 9 . . . 28158 2284 1 Erasmus Erasmus NNP 28158 2284 2 ' ' POS 28158 2284 3 advance advance NN 28158 2284 4 , , , 28158 2284 5 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 2284 6 's 's POS 28158 2284 7 concentration concentration NN 28158 2284 8 at at IN 28158 2284 9 the the DT 28158 2284 10 Doornberg Doornberg NNP 28158 2284 11 , , , 28158 2284 12 Kock Kock NNP 28158 2284 13 's 's POS 28158 2284 14 circuitous circuitous JJ 28158 2284 15 passage passage NN 28158 2284 16 over over IN 28158 2284 17 the the DT 28158 2284 18 Biggarsberg Biggarsberg NNP 28158 2284 19 , , , 28158 2284 20 were be VBD 28158 2284 21 all all DT 28158 2284 22 known know VBN 28158 2284 23 to to IN 28158 2284 24 him -PRON- PRP 28158 2284 25 . . . 28158 2285 1 On on IN 28158 2285 2 October October NNP 28158 2285 3 19th 19th NN 28158 2285 4 he -PRON- PRP 28158 2285 5 received receive VBD 28158 2285 6 detailed detailed JJ 28158 2285 7 warning warning NN 28158 2285 8 that that IN 28158 2285 9 an an DT 28158 2285 10 attack attack NN 28158 2285 11 was be VBD 28158 2285 12 to to TO 28158 2285 13 be be VB 28158 2285 14 made make VBN 28158 2285 15 on on IN 28158 2285 16 him -PRON- PRP 28158 2285 17 that that DT 28158 2285 18 very very JJ 28158 2285 19 night night NN 28158 2285 20 by by IN 28158 2285 21 Erasmus Erasmus NNP 28158 2285 22 from from IN 28158 2285 23 the the DT 28158 2285 24 north north NN 28158 2285 25 , , , 28158 2285 26 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 2285 27 from from IN 28158 2285 28 the the DT 28158 2285 29 east east NN 28158 2285 30 , , , 28158 2285 31 and and CC 28158 2285 32 Viljoen Viljoen NNP 28158 2285 33 from from IN 28158 2285 34 the the DT 28158 2285 35 west west NN 28158 2285 36 . . . 28158 2286 1 By by IN 28158 2286 2 midday midday NN 28158 2286 3 , , , 28158 2286 4 communication communication NN 28158 2286 5 by by IN 28158 2286 6 rail rail NN 28158 2286 7 with with IN 28158 2286 8 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2286 9 was be VBD 28158 2286 10 cut cut VBN 28158 2286 11 off off RP 28158 2286 12 -- -- : 28158 2286 13 not not RB 28158 2286 14 , , , 28158 2286 15 however however RB 28158 2286 16 , , , 28158 2286 17 until until IN 28158 2286 18 a a DT 28158 2286 19 party party NN 28158 2286 20 of of IN 28158 2286 21 fifty fifty CD 28158 2286 22 of of IN 28158 2286 23 the the DT 28158 2286 24 1st 1st JJ 28158 2286 25 King King NNP 28158 2286 26 's 's POS 28158 2286 27 Royal Royal NNP 28158 2286 28 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 2286 29 had have VBD 28158 2286 30 returned return VBN 28158 2286 31 in in IN 28158 2286 32 safety safety NN 28158 2286 33 from from IN 28158 2286 34 a a DT 28158 2286 35 visit visit NN 28158 2286 36 to to IN 28158 2286 37 Waschbank Waschbank NNP 28158 2286 38 , , , 28158 2286 39 where where WRB 28158 2286 40 they -PRON- PRP 28158 2286 41 had have VBD 28158 2286 42 rescued rescue VBN 28158 2286 43 some some DT 28158 2286 44 derelict derelict NN 28158 2286 45 trucks truck NNS 28158 2286 46 left leave VBN 28158 2286 47 by by IN 28158 2286 48 a a DT 28158 2286 49 train train NN 28158 2286 50 , , , 28158 2286 51 which which WDT 28158 2286 52 , , , 28158 2286 53 having have VBG 28158 2286 54 been be VBN 28158 2286 55 fired fire VBN 28158 2286 56 on on IN 28158 2286 57 at at IN 28158 2286 58 Elandslaagte Elandslaagte NNP 28158 2286 59 , , , 28158 2286 60 had have VBD 28158 2286 61 dropped drop VBN 28158 2286 62 them -PRON- PRP 28158 2286 63 for for IN 28158 2286 64 greater great JJR 28158 2286 65 speed speed NN 28158 2286 66 . . . 28158 2287 1 Three three CD 28158 2287 2 companies company NNS 28158 2287 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 2287 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 2287 5 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 2287 6 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 2287 7 , , , 28158 2287 8 which which WDT 28158 2287 9 had have VBD 28158 2287 10 been be VBN 28158 2287 11 railed rail VBN 28158 2287 12 to to IN 28158 2287 13 the the DT 28158 2287 14 Navigation Navigation NNP 28158 2287 15 Collieries Collieries NNPS 28158 2287 16 , , , 28158 2287 17 north north NN 28158 2287 18 - - HYPH 28158 2287 19 east east NN 28158 2287 20 of of IN 28158 2287 21 Hatting Hatting NNP 28158 2287 22 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 2287 23 , , , 28158 2287 24 at at IN 28158 2287 25 3 3 CD 28158 2287 26 a.m. a.m. RB 28158 2287 27 , , , 28158 2287 28 to to TO 28158 2287 29 bring bring VB 28158 2287 30 back back RB 28158 2287 31 eight eight CD 28158 2287 32 tons ton NNS 28158 2287 33 of of IN 28158 2287 34 mealies mealie NNS 28158 2287 35 which which WDT 28158 2287 36 the the DT 28158 2287 37 General General NNP 28158 2287 38 was be VBD 28158 2287 39 unwilling unwilling JJ 28158 2287 40 to to TO 28158 2287 41 leave leave VB 28158 2287 42 for for IN 28158 2287 43 the the DT 28158 2287 44 enemy enemy NN 28158 2287 45 , , , 28158 2287 46 also also RB 28158 2287 47 returned return VBD 28158 2287 48 in in IN 28158 2287 49 safety safety NN 28158 2287 50 . . . 28158 2288 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2288 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2288 3 : : : 28158 2288 4 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 2288 5 Oct. October NNP 28158 2288 6 19th 19th JJ 28158 2288 7 moves move VBZ 28158 2288 8 forward forward RB 28158 2288 9 . . . 28158 2288 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2289 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2289 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2289 3 : : : 28158 2289 4 Oct. October NNP 28158 2289 5 20th 20th NN 28158 2289 6 , , , 28158 2289 7 2.30 2.30 CD 28158 2289 8 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 2289 9 , , , 28158 2289 10 seizes seize VBZ 28158 2289 11 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2289 12 . . . 28158 2289 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2290 1 At at IN 28158 2290 2 sundown sundown NN 28158 2290 3 on on IN 28158 2290 4 October October NNP 28158 2290 5 19th 19th NN 28158 2290 6 , , , 28158 2290 7 Lukas Lukas NNP 28158 2290 8 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 2290 9 left leave VBD 28158 2290 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2290 11 bivouac bivouac NNS 28158 2290 12 with with IN 28158 2290 13 about about RB 28158 2290 14 3,500 3,500 CD 28158 2290 15 men man NNS 28158 2290 16 and and CC 28158 2290 17 seven seven CD 28158 2290 18 guns gun NNS 28158 2290 19 . . . 28158 2291 1 De De NNP 28158 2291 2 Jager Jager NNP 28158 2291 3 's 's POS 28158 2291 4 Drift Drift NNP 28158 2291 5 was be VBD 28158 2291 6 crossed cross VBN 28158 2291 7 about about IN 28158 2291 8 9 9 CD 28158 2291 9 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 2291 10 ; ; : 28158 2291 11 then then RB 28158 2291 12 , , , 28158 2291 13 pressing press VBG 28158 2291 14 through through IN 28158 2291 15 the the DT 28158 2291 16 Sunday's[90 sunday's[90 NN 28158 2291 17 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2291 18 river river NN 28158 2291 19 south south NNP 28158 2291 20 - - HYPH 28158 2291 21 west west NN 28158 2291 22 of of IN 28158 2291 23 Maybole Maybole NNP 28158 2291 24 farm farm NN 28158 2291 25 , , , 28158 2291 26 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 2291 27 's 's POS 28158 2291 28 force force NN 28158 2291 29 emerged emerge VBD 28158 2291 30 on on IN 28158 2291 31 to to IN 28158 2291 32 the the DT 28158 2291 33 bleak bleak JJ 28158 2291 34 expanse expanse NN 28158 2291 35 of of IN 28158 2291 36 veld veld NN 28158 2291 37 stretching stretching NN 28158 2291 38 east east RB 28158 2291 39 of of IN 28158 2291 40 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2291 41 . . . 28158 2292 1 The the DT 28158 2292 2 Boer Boer NNP 28158 2292 3 scouts scout NNS 28158 2292 4 , , , 28158 2292 5 moving move VBG 28158 2292 6 parallel parallel RB 28158 2292 7 to to IN 28158 2292 8 and and CC 28158 2292 9 north north NN 28158 2292 10 of of IN 28158 2292 11 the the DT 28158 2292 12 Landman Landman NNP 28158 2292 13 's 's POS 28158 2292 14 Drift Drift NNP 28158 2292 15 road road NN 28158 2292 16 , , , 28158 2292 17 drew draw VBD 28158 2292 18 with with IN 28158 2292 19 great great JJ 28158 2292 20 caution caution NN 28158 2292 21 towards towards IN 28158 2292 22 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2292 23 . . . 28158 2293 1 At at IN 28158 2293 2 2.30 2.30 CD 28158 2293 3 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 2293 4 a a DT 28158 2293 5 party party NN 28158 2293 6 of of IN 28158 2293 7 burghers burgher NNS 28158 2293 8 came come VBD 28158 2293 9 upon upon IN 28158 2293 10 a a DT 28158 2293 11 British british JJ 28158 2293 12 piquet piquet NN 28158 2293 13 of of IN 28158 2293 14 the the DT 28158 2293 15 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 2293 16 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 2293 17 mounted mount VBD 28158 2293 18 infantry infantry NN 28158 2293 19 , , , 28158 2293 20 commanded command VBN 28158 2293 21 by by IN 28158 2293 22 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 2293 23 . . . 28158 2294 1 C. C. NNP 28158 2294 2 T. T. NNP 28158 2294 3 W. W. NNP 28158 2294 4 Grimshaw Grimshaw NNP 28158 2294 5 , , , 28158 2294 6 at at IN 28158 2294 7 the the DT 28158 2294 8 junction junction NN 28158 2294 9 of of IN 28158 2294 10 the the DT 28158 2294 11 road road NN 28158 2294 12 with with IN 28158 2294 13 the the DT 28158 2294 14 track track NN 28158 2294 15 to to IN 28158 2294 16 Vant Vant NNP 28158 2294 17 's 's POS 28158 2294 18 Drift Drift NNP 28158 2294 19 . . . 28158 2295 1 Shots shot NNS 28158 2295 2 were be VBD 28158 2295 3 exchanged exchange VBN 28158 2295 4 , , , 28158 2295 5 the the DT 28158 2295 6 piquet piquet NN 28158 2295 7 disappeared disappear VBD 28158 2295 8 , , , 28158 2295 9 and and CC 28158 2295 10 the the DT 28158 2295 11 Boer Boer NNP 28158 2295 12 advance advance NN 28158 2295 13 guard guard NN 28158 2295 14 was be VBD 28158 2295 15 upon upon IN 28158 2295 16 the the DT 28158 2295 17 flat flat JJ 28158 2295 18 summit summit NN 28158 2295 19 of of IN 28158 2295 20 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2295 21 an an DT 28158 2295 22 hour hour NN 28158 2295 23 before before IN 28158 2295 24 dawn dawn NN 28158 2295 25 , , , 28158 2295 26 with with IN 28158 2295 27 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2295 28 sleeping sleep VBG 28158 2295 29 five five CD 28158 2295 30 hundred hundred CD 28158 2295 31 feet foot NNS 28158 2295 32 below below RB 28158 2295 33 . . . 28158 2296 1 Close close VB 28158 2296 2 on on IN 28158 2296 3 the the DT 28158 2296 4 heels heel NNS 28158 2296 5 of of IN 28158 2296 6 the the DT 28158 2296 7 scouts scout NNS 28158 2296 8 pressed press VBD 28158 2296 9 the the DT 28158 2296 10 Utrecht Utrecht NNP 28158 2296 11 and and CC 28158 2296 12 Wakkerstroom Wakkerstroom NNP 28158 2296 13 commandos commando NNS 28158 2296 14 , , , 28158 2296 15 under under IN 28158 2296 16 Commandants Commandants NNP 28158 2296 17 Hatting Hatting NNP 28158 2296 18 and and CC 28158 2296 19 Joshua Joshua NNP 28158 2296 20 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 2296 21 , , , 28158 2296 22 of of IN 28158 2296 23 about about RB 28158 2296 24 900 900 CD 28158 2296 25 and and CC 28158 2296 26 600 600 CD 28158 2296 27 men man NNS 28158 2296 28 respectively respectively RB 28158 2296 29 , , , 28158 2296 30 with with IN 28158 2296 31 some some DT 28158 2296 32 300 300 CD 28158 2296 33 Krugersdorpers Krugersdorpers NNPS 28158 2296 34 under under IN 28158 2296 35 Potgieter Potgieter NNP 28158 2296 36 in in IN 28158 2296 37 addition addition NN 28158 2296 38 , , , 28158 2296 39 and and CC 28158 2296 40 a a DT 28158 2296 41 few few JJ 28158 2296 42 men man NNS 28158 2296 43 of of IN 28158 2296 44 the the DT 28158 2296 45 Ermelo Ermelo NNP 28158 2296 46 commando commando NN 28158 2296 47 . . . 28158 2297 1 The the DT 28158 2297 2 rest rest NN 28158 2297 3 of of IN 28158 2297 4 the the DT 28158 2297 5 main main JJ 28158 2297 6 body body NN 28158 2297 7 , , , 28158 2297 8 consisting consist VBG 28158 2297 9 of of IN 28158 2297 10 the the DT 28158 2297 11 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 2297 12 commando commando NN 28158 2297 13 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2297 14 600 600 CD 28158 2297 15 men man NNS 28158 2297 16 , , , 28158 2297 17 under under IN 28158 2297 18 Van Van NNP 28158 2297 19 Staaden Staaden NNP 28158 2297 20 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2297 21 , , , 28158 2297 22 the the DT 28158 2297 23 Middelburg Middelburg NNP 28158 2297 24 commando commando NN 28158 2297 25 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2297 26 some some DT 28158 2297 27 900 900 CD 28158 2297 28 men man NNS 28158 2297 29 , , , 28158 2297 30 under under IN 28158 2297 31 Trichardt Trichardt NNP 28158 2297 32 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2297 33 , , , 28158 2297 34 portion portion NN 28158 2297 35 of of IN 28158 2297 36 the the DT 28158 2297 37 Swazi Swazi NNP 28158 2297 38 Police Police NNPS 28158 2297 39 , , , 28158 2297 40 portion portion NN 28158 2297 41 of of IN 28158 2297 42 the the DT 28158 2297 43 Piet Piet NNP 28158 2297 44 Retief Retief NNP 28158 2297 45 commando commando NNS 28158 2297 46 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2297 47 170 170 CD 28158 2297 48 men man NNS 28158 2297 49 , , , 28158 2297 50 under under IN 28158 2297 51 Englebrecht Englebrecht NNP 28158 2297 52 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2297 53 , , , 28158 2297 54 and and CC 28158 2297 55 odd odd JJ 28158 2297 56 men man NNS 28158 2297 57 of of IN 28158 2297 58 the the DT 28158 2297 59 Bethel Bethel NNP 28158 2297 60 and and CC 28158 2297 61 other other JJ 28158 2297 62 absent absent JJ 28158 2297 63 commandos commando NNS 28158 2297 64 , , , 28158 2297 65 made make VBD 28158 2297 66 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2297 67 way way NN 28158 2297 68 rapidly rapidly RB 28158 2297 69 across across IN 28158 2297 70 the the DT 28158 2297 71 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2297 72 road road NN 28158 2297 73 , , , 28158 2297 74 and and CC 28158 2297 75 took take VBD 28158 2297 76 up up RP 28158 2297 77 position position NN 28158 2297 78 on on IN 28158 2297 79 the the DT 28158 2297 80 heights height NNS 28158 2297 81 south south RB 28158 2297 82 of of IN 28158 2297 83 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2297 84 . . . 28158 2298 1 Of of IN 28158 2298 2 the the DT 28158 2298 3 artillery artillery NN 28158 2298 4 , , , 28158 2298 5 two two CD 28158 2298 6 field field NN 28158 2298 7 - - HYPH 28158 2298 8 pieces piece NNS 28158 2298 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2298 10 Creusot Creusot NNP 28158 2298 11 75 75 CD 28158 2298 12 m m NNP 28158 2298 13 / / SYM 28158 2298 14 m m NNP 28158 2298 15 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2298 16 were be VBD 28158 2298 17 hauled haul VBN 28158 2298 18 into into IN 28158 2298 19 a a DT 28158 2298 20 depression depression NN 28158 2298 21 nearly nearly RB 28158 2298 22 at at IN 28158 2298 23 the the DT 28158 2298 24 rear rear JJ 28158 2298 25 edge edge NN 28158 2298 26 of of IN 28158 2298 27 the the DT 28158 2298 28 top top NN 28158 2298 29 of of IN 28158 2298 30 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2298 31 , , , 28158 2298 32 a a DT 28158 2298 33 " " `` 28158 2298 34 pom pom JJ 28158 2298 35 - - HYPH 28158 2298 36 pom pom NN 28158 2298 37 " " '' 28158 2298 38 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2298 39 37·5 37·5 NNP 28158 2298 40 m m NNP 28158 2298 41 / / SYM 28158 2298 42 m m NNP 28158 2298 43 Vickers Vickers NNP 28158 2298 44 - - HYPH 28158 2298 45 Maxim Maxim NNP 28158 2298 46 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2298 47 pushed push VBD 28158 2298 48 forward forward RB 28158 2298 49 to to IN 28158 2298 50 the the DT 28158 2298 51 advanced advanced JJ 28158 2298 52 crest crest NN 28158 2298 53 of of IN 28158 2298 54 the the DT 28158 2298 55 same same JJ 28158 2298 56 eminence eminence NN 28158 2298 57 , , , 28158 2298 58 and and CC 28158 2298 59 the the DT 28158 2298 60 remainder remainder NN 28158 2298 61 , , , 28158 2298 62 consisting consist VBG 28158 2298 63 of of IN 28158 2298 64 two two CD 28158 2298 65 Krupps Krupps NNP 28158 2298 66 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2298 67 75 75 CD 28158 2298 68 m m NNP 28158 2298 69 / / SYM 28158 2298 70 m m NNP 28158 2298 71 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2298 72 and and CC 28158 2298 73 two two CD 28158 2298 74 more more JJR 28158 2298 75 pom pom NN 28158 2298 76 - - HYPH 28158 2298 77 poms pom NNS 28158 2298 78 , , , 28158 2298 79 sent send VBN 28158 2298 80 across across RP 28158 2298 81 under under IN 28158 2298 82 charge charge NN 28158 2298 83 of of IN 28158 2298 84 the the DT 28158 2298 85 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 2298 86 men man NNS 28158 2298 87 to to IN 28158 2298 88 their -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2298 89 position position NN 28158 2298 90 to to IN 28158 2298 91 the the DT 28158 2298 92 south south NN 28158 2298 93 . . . 28158 2299 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2299 2 Footnote footnote NN 28158 2299 3 90 90 CD 28158 2299 4 : : : 28158 2299 5 See see VB 28158 2299 6 map map NN 28158 2299 7 No no UH 28158 2299 8 . . . 28158 2300 1 5 5 CD 28158 2300 2 . . . 28158 2300 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2301 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2301 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2301 3 : : : 28158 2301 4 The the DT 28158 2301 5 ground ground NN 28158 2301 6 of of IN 28158 2301 7 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2301 8 . . . 28158 2301 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2302 1 Talana Talana NNP 28158 2302 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 2302 3 , , , 28158 2302 4 situated situate VBN 28158 2302 5 about about RB 28158 2302 6 5,000 5,000 CD 28158 2302 7 yards yard NNS 28158 2302 8 east east RB 28158 2302 9 of of IN 28158 2302 10 the the DT 28158 2302 11 British british JJ 28158 2302 12 camp camp NN 28158 2302 13 , , , 28158 2302 14 from from IN 28158 2302 15 which which WDT 28158 2302 16 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2302 17 was be VBD 28158 2302 18 separated separate VBN 28158 2302 19 by by IN 28158 2302 20 the the DT 28158 2302 21 wire wire NN 28158 2302 22 - - HYPH 28158 2302 23 intersected intersect VBN 28158 2302 24 environs environ NNS 28158 2302 25 of of IN 28158 2302 26 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2302 27 and and CC 28158 2302 28 by by IN 28158 2302 29 the the DT 28158 2302 30 sunken sunken JJ 28158 2302 31 bed bed NN 28158 2302 32 of of IN 28158 2302 33 the the DT 28158 2302 34 Sand Sand NNP 28158 2302 35 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 2302 36 , , , 28158 2302 37 was be VBD 28158 2302 38 peculiarly peculiarly RB 28158 2302 39 adapted adapt VBN 28158 2302 40 for for IN 28158 2302 41 defence defence NN 28158 2302 42 . . . 28158 2303 1 From from IN 28158 2303 2 the the DT 28158 2303 3 summit summit NN 28158 2303 4 a a DT 28158 2303 5 precipitous precipitous JJ 28158 2303 6 rocky rocky JJ 28158 2303 7 face face NN 28158 2303 8 dropped drop VBD 28158 2303 9 on on IN 28158 2303 10 the the DT 28158 2303 11 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2303 12 side side NN 28158 2303 13 to to IN 28158 2303 14 a a DT 28158 2303 15 nearly nearly RB 28158 2303 16 flat flat JJ 28158 2303 17 terrace terrace NN 28158 2303 18 , , , 28158 2303 19 160 160 CD 28158 2303 20 feet foot NNS 28158 2303 21 below below IN 28158 2303 22 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2303 23 , , , 28158 2303 24 whose whose WP$ 28158 2303 25 fifty fifty CD 28158 2303 26 to to TO 28158 2303 27 eighty eighty CD 28158 2303 28 yards yard NNS 28158 2303 29 of of IN 28158 2303 30 width width NN 28158 2303 31 were be VBD 28158 2303 32 commanded command VBN 28158 2303 33 throughout throughout IN 28158 2303 34 by by IN 28158 2303 35 the the DT 28158 2303 36 boulder boulder NN 28158 2303 37 - - HYPH 28158 2303 38 strewn strew VBN 28158 2303 39 brow brow NN 28158 2303 40 of of IN 28158 2303 41 the the DT 28158 2303 42 mountain mountain NN 28158 2303 43 . . . 28158 2304 1 A a DT 28158 2304 2 low low JJ 28158 2304 3 stone stone NN 28158 2304 4 wall wall NN 28158 2304 5 bounded bound VBD 28158 2304 6 this this DT 28158 2304 7 terrace terrace NN 28158 2304 8 at at IN 28158 2304 9 its -PRON- PRP$ 28158 2304 10 outer outer JJ 28158 2304 11 edge edge NN 28158 2304 12 , , , 28158 2304 13 immediately immediately RB 28158 2304 14 below below IN 28158 2304 15 which which WDT 28158 2304 16 the the DT 28158 2304 17 hillside hillside NN 28158 2304 18 again again RB 28158 2304 19 fell fall VBD 28158 2304 20 suddenly suddenly RB 28158 2304 21 , , , 28158 2304 22 affording afford VBG 28158 2304 23 from from IN 28158 2304 24 ten ten CD 28158 2304 25 to to IN 28158 2304 26 fifteen fifteen CD 28158 2304 27 yards yard NNS 28158 2304 28 of of IN 28158 2304 29 ground ground NN 28158 2304 30 dead dead JJ 28158 2304 31 to to IN 28158 2304 32 the the DT 28158 2304 33 crest crest NN 28158 2304 34 directly directly RB 28158 2304 35 above above IN 28158 2304 36 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2304 37 , , , 28158 2304 38 but but CC 28158 2304 39 vulnerable vulnerable JJ 28158 2304 40 to to IN 28158 2304 41 fire fire NN 28158 2304 42 , , , 28158 2304 43 both both DT 28158 2304 44 from from IN 28158 2304 45 Lennox Lennox NNP 28158 2304 46 Hill Hill NNP 28158 2304 47 , , , 28158 2304 48 a a DT 28158 2304 49 slightly slightly RB 28158 2304 50 higher high JJR 28158 2304 51 eminence eminence NN 28158 2304 52 on on IN 28158 2304 53 the the DT 28158 2304 54 other other JJ 28158 2304 55 side side NN 28158 2304 56 of of IN 28158 2304 57 a a DT 28158 2304 58 Nek Nek NNP 28158 2304 59 to to IN 28158 2304 60 the the DT 28158 2304 61 south south NN 28158 2304 62 - - HYPH 28158 2304 63 east east NN 28158 2304 64 , , , 28158 2304 65 and and CC 28158 2304 66 from from IN 28158 2304 67 a a DT 28158 2304 68 salient salient NN 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October NNP 28158 2782 6 12th 12th NN 28158 2782 7 - - : 28158 2782 8 Oct Oct NNP 28158 2782 9 . . . 28158 2782 10 26th 26th NN 28158 2782 11 , , , 28158 2782 12 1899 1899 CD 28158 2782 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 2782 14 occupied occupy VBN 28158 2782 15 by by IN 28158 2782 16 the the DT 28158 2782 17 episode episode NN 28158 2782 18 of of IN 28158 2782 19 the the DT 28158 2782 20 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 2782 21 detachment detachment NN 28158 2782 22 , , , 28158 2782 23 including include VBG 28158 2782 24 the the DT 28158 2782 25 action action NN 28158 2782 26 of of IN 28158 2782 27 Rietfontein Rietfontein NNP 28158 2782 28 fought fight VBD 28158 2782 29 to to TO 28158 2782 30 assist assist VB 28158 2782 31 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2782 32 in in IN 28158 2782 33 retreat retreat NN 28158 2782 34 , , , 28158 2782 35 much much RB 28158 2782 36 had have VBD 28158 2782 37 happened happen VBN 28158 2782 38 elsewhere elsewhere RB 28158 2782 39 . . . 28158 2783 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2783 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2783 3 : : : 28158 2783 4 Oct. October NNP 28158 2784 1 16th 16th NNP 28158 2784 2 . . . 28158 2784 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2785 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2785 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2785 3 : : : 28158 2785 4 Oct. October NNP 28158 2786 1 17th 17th LS 28158 2786 2 . . . 28158 2786 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2787 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2787 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2787 3 : : : 28158 2787 4 Oct. October NNP 28158 2788 1 18th 18th LS 28158 2788 2 . . . 28158 2788 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2789 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 2789 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 2789 3 : : : 28158 2789 4 Oct. October NNP 28158 2790 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 2790 2 . . . 28158 2790 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2791 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 2791 2 G. G. NNP 28158 2791 3 White White NNP 28158 2791 4 arrived arrive VBD 28158 2791 5 in in IN 28158 2791 6 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 2791 7 on on IN 28158 2791 8 the the DT 28158 2791 9 11th 11th JJ 28158 2791 10 October October NNP 28158 2791 11 . . . 28158 2792 1 On on IN 28158 2792 2 the the DT 28158 2792 3 12th 12th JJ 28158 2792 4 telegraphic telegraphic JJ 28158 2792 5 communication communication NN 28158 2792 6 by by IN 28158 2792 7 Harrismith Harrismith NNP 28158 2792 8 entirely entirely RB 28158 2792 9 ceased cease VBD 28158 2792 10 , , , 28158 2792 11 and and CC 28158 2792 12 the the DT 28158 2792 13 mail mail NN 28158 2792 14 train train NN 28158 2792 15 from from IN 28158 2792 16 that that DT 28158 2792 17 town town NN 28158 2792 18 failed fail VBD 28158 2792 19 to to TO 28158 2792 20 arrive arrive VB 28158 2792 21 . . . 28158 2793 1 Early early RB 28158 2793 2 on on IN 28158 2793 3 the the DT 28158 2793 4 12th 12th NN 28158 2793 5 a a DT 28158 2793 6 telegram telegram NN 28158 2793 7 from from IN 28158 2793 8 a a DT 28158 2793 9 post post NN 28158 2793 10 of of IN 28158 2793 11 observation observation NN 28158 2793 12 of of IN 28158 2793 13 Natal Natal NNP 28158 2793 14 Carbineers Carbineers NNP 28158 2793 15 at at IN 28158 2793 16 Acton Acton NNP 28158 2793 17 Homes Homes NNPS 28158 2793 18 gave give VBD 28158 2793 19 information information NN 28158 2793 20 that that IN 28158 2793 21 a a DT 28158 2793 22 strong strong JJ 28158 2793 23 column column NN 28158 2793 24 of of IN 28158 2793 25 Boers Boers NNPS 28158 2793 26 , , , 28158 2793 27 with with IN 28158 2793 28 four four CD 28158 2793 29 miles mile NNS 28158 2793 30 of of IN 28158 2793 31 train train NN 28158 2793 32 , , , 28158 2793 33 was be VBD 28158 2793 34 on on IN 28158 2793 35 the the DT 28158 2793 36 march march NN 28158 2793 37 through through IN 28158 2793 38 Tintwa Tintwa NNP 28158 2793 39 Pass Pass NNP 28158 2793 40 , , , 28158 2793 41 the the DT 28158 2793 42 head head NN 28158 2793 43 of of IN 28158 2793 44 it -PRON- PRP 28158 2793 45 being be VBG 28158 2793 46 already already RB 28158 2793 47 across across IN 28158 2793 48 the the DT 28158 2793 49 border border NN 28158 2793 50 ; ; : 28158 2793 51 furthermore furthermore RB 28158 2793 52 , , , 28158 2793 53 that that IN 28158 2793 54 there there EX 28158 2793 55 seemed seem VBD 28158 2793 56 to to TO 28158 2793 57 be be VB 28158 2793 58 an an DT 28158 2793 59 advance advance NN 28158 2793 60 guard guard NN 28158 2793 61 concealed conceal VBN 28158 2793 62 in in IN 28158 2793 63 Van Van NNP 28158 2793 64 Reenen Reenen NNP 28158 2793 65 's 's POS 28158 2793 66 Pass Pass NNP 28158 2793 67 . . . 28158 2794 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 2794 2 G. G. NNP 28158 2794 3 White White NNP 28158 2794 4 prepared prepare VBD 28158 2794 5 to to TO 28158 2794 6 strike strike VB 28158 2794 7 instantly instantly RB 28158 2794 8 ; ; : 28158 2794 9 but but CC 28158 2794 10 a a DT 28158 2794 11 British british JJ 28158 2794 12 detachment detachment NN 28158 2794 13 which which WDT 28158 2794 14 reached reach VBD 28158 2794 15 Dewdrop Dewdrop NNP 28158 2794 16 next next JJ 28158 2794 17 day day NN 28158 2794 18 saw see VBD 28158 2794 19 the the DT 28158 2794 20 Boer Boer NNP 28158 2794 21 vanguard vanguard NN 28158 2794 22 , , , 28158 2794 23 halted halt VBN 28158 2794 24 in in IN 28158 2794 25 the the DT 28158 2794 26 mouth mouth NN 28158 2794 27 of of IN 28158 2794 28 Tintwa Tintwa NNP 28158 2794 29 Pass Pass NNP 28158 2794 30 , , , 28158 2794 31 and and CC 28158 2794 32 as as RB 28158 2794 33 previously previously RB 28158 2794 34 described describe VBN 28158 2794 35 ( ( -LRB- 28158 2794 36 p. p. 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G. 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2801 5 telegram telegram NN 28158 2801 6 from from IN 28158 2801 7 the the DT 28158 2801 8 Governor Governor NNP 28158 2801 9 of of IN 28158 2801 10 Natal Natal NNP 28158 2801 11 announced announce VBD 28158 2801 12 that that IN 28158 2801 13 there there EX 28158 2801 14 was be VBD 28158 2801 15 evidence evidence NN 28158 2801 16 of of IN 28158 2801 17 a a DT 28158 2801 18 contemplated contemplate VBN 28158 2801 19 Boer Boer NNP 28158 2801 20 raid raid NN 28158 2801 21 viâ viâ NNP 28158 2801 22 Zululand Zululand NNP 28158 2801 23 upon upon IN 28158 2801 24 Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg NNP 28158 2801 25 and and CC 28158 2801 26 Durban,[114 durban,[114 ADD 28158 2801 27 ] ] -RRB- 28158 2801 28 and and CC 28158 2801 29 asked ask VBN 28158 2801 30 for for IN 28158 2801 31 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 2801 32 for for IN 28158 2801 33 the the DT 28158 2801 34 defenceless defenceless JJ 28158 2801 35 capital capital NN 28158 2801 36 . . . 28158 2802 1 They -PRON- PRP 28158 2802 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M.I. 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R.N. NNP 28158 4471 5 , , , 28158 4471 6 was be VBD 28158 4471 7 placed place VBN 28158 4471 8 in in IN 28158 4471 9 command command NN 28158 4471 10 of of IN 28158 4471 11 the the DT 28158 4471 12 guns gun NNS 28158 4471 13 ( ( -LRB- 28158 4471 14 see see VB 28158 4471 15 p. p. NN 28158 4472 1 120 120 CD 28158 4472 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 4472 3 . . . 28158 4472 4 ] ] -RRB- 28158 4473 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 4473 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 4473 3 : : : 28158 4473 4 Nov. November NNP 28158 4473 5 11th/99 11th/99 CD 28158 4473 6 . . . 28158 4474 1 Reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 4474 2 begin begin VBP 28158 4474 3 to to TO 28158 4474 4 disembark disembark VB 28158 4474 5 . . . 28158 4475 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 4475 2 F. F. NNP 28158 4475 3 Clery Clery NNP 28158 4475 4 takes take VBZ 28158 4475 5 command command NN 28158 4475 6 , , , 28158 4475 7 Nov. November NNP 28158 4476 1 15th 15th NNP 28158 4476 2 . . . 28158 4476 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 4477 1 On on IN 28158 4477 2 11th 11th JJ 28158 4477 3 November November NNP 28158 4477 4 General General NNP 28158 4477 5 Murray Murray NNP 28158 4477 6 , , , 28158 4477 7 with with IN 28158 4477 8 the the DT 28158 4477 9 approval approval NN 28158 4477 10 of of IN 28158 4477 11 Sir Sir NNP 28158 4477 12 R. R. NNP 28158 4477 13 Buller Buller NNP 28158 4477 14 , , , 28158 4477 15 handed hand VBD 28158 4477 16 over over RP 28158 4477 17 the the DT 28158 4477 18 command command NN 28158 4477 19 of of IN 28158 4477 20 the the DT 28158 4477 21 Estcourt Estcourt NNP 28158 4477 22 garrison garrison NN 28158 4477 23 to to IN 28158 4477 24 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 4477 25 Charles Charles NNP 28158 4477 26 Long Long NNP 28158 4477 27 , , , 28158 4477 28 R.H.A. R.H.A. 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C. NNP 28158 4478 31 F. F. 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N.E. NNP 28158 5234 1 of of IN 28158 5234 2 9th 9th JJ 28158 5234 3 brigade brigade NNP 28158 5234 4 camp camp NNP 28158 5234 5 at at IN 28158 5234 6 3 3 CD 28158 5234 7 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 5234 8 on on IN 28158 5234 9 10th 10th JJ 28158 5234 10 December December NNP 28158 5234 11 in in IN 28158 5234 12 following follow VBG 28158 5234 13 formation:-- formation:-- JJ 28158 5234 14 9th 9th JJ 28158 5234 15 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 5234 16 . . . 28158 5235 1 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 5235 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 5235 3 . . . 28158 5236 1 G. G. NNP 28158 5236 2 Battery Battery NNP 28158 5236 3 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 5237 1 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 5237 2 Division Division NNP 28158 5237 3 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 5238 1 and and CC 28158 5238 2 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 5238 3 Battery Battery NNP 28158 5238 4 . . . 28158 5239 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5239 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 5239 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5239 4 in in IN 28158 5239 5 mass mass NN 28158 5239 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5239 7 . . . 28158 5240 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 5240 2 Company Company NNP 28158 5240 3 , , , 28158 5240 4 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5240 5 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 5240 6 . . . 28158 5241 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 5241 2 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 5241 3 Light Light NNP 28158 5241 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 5241 5 . . . 28158 5242 1 Sec Sec NNP 28158 5242 2 . . . 28158 5243 1 T.B. T.B. NNP 28158 5243 2 , , , 28158 5243 3 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 5244 1 Balloon Balloon NNP 28158 5244 2 Sec Sec NNP 28158 5244 3 . . . 28158 5245 1 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 5246 1 The the DT 28158 5246 2 C.R.A. C.R.A. NNP 28158 5247 1 will will MD 28158 5247 2 arrange arrange VB 28158 5247 3 for for IN 28158 5247 4 a a DT 28158 5247 5 portion portion NN 28158 5247 6 of of IN 28158 5247 7 the the DT 28158 5247 8 ammunition ammunition NN 28158 5247 9 column column NN 28158 5247 10 to to TO 28158 5247 11 accompany accompany VB 28158 5247 12 this this DT 28158 5247 13 force force NN 28158 5247 14 . . . 28158 5248 1 4 4 LS 28158 5248 2 . . . 28158 5249 1 The the DT 28158 5249 2 advance advance NN 28158 5249 3 will will MD 28158 5249 4 be be VB 28158 5249 5 directed direct VBN 28158 5249 6 on on IN 28158 5249 7 the the DT 28158 5249 8 southern southern JJ 28158 5249 9 end end NN 28158 5249 10 of of IN 28158 5249 11 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 5249 12 ridge ridge NN 28158 5249 13 . . . 28158 5250 1 5 5 CD 28158 5250 2 . . . 28158 5251 1 At at IN 28158 5251 2 3 3 CD 28158 5251 3 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 5251 4 the the DT 28158 5251 5 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 5251 6 , , , 28158 5251 7 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 5251 8 and and CC 28158 5251 9 mounted mount VBN 28158 5251 10 infantry infantry NNP 28158 5251 11 will will MD 28158 5251 12 advance advance VB 28158 5251 13 covering cover VBG 28158 5251 14 the the DT 28158 5251 15 front front NN 28158 5251 16 from from IN 28158 5251 17 railway railway NN 28158 5251 18 to to IN 28158 5251 19 Modder Modder NNP 28158 5251 20 river river NNP 28158 5251 21 ; ; : 28158 5251 22 the the DT 28158 5251 23 mounted mount VBN 28158 5251 24 infantry infantry NNP 28158 5251 25 forming form VBG 28158 5251 26 escort escort NN 28158 5251 27 to to IN 28158 5251 28 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 5252 1 After after IN 28158 5252 2 the the DT 28158 5252 3 reconnaissance reconnaissance NN 28158 5252 4 the the DT 28158 5252 5 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 5252 6 will will MD 28158 5252 7 withdraw withdraw VB 28158 5252 8 to to IN 28158 5252 9 the the DT 28158 5252 10 right right JJ 28158 5252 11 flank flank NN 28158 5252 12 of of IN 28158 5252 13 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5252 14 brigade brigade NN 28158 5252 15 and and CC 28158 5252 16 protect protect VB 28158 5252 17 that that DT 28158 5252 18 flank flank NN 28158 5252 19 , , , 28158 5252 20 leaving leave VBG 28158 5252 21 a a DT 28158 5252 22 party party NN 28158 5252 23 to to TO 28158 5252 24 watch watch VB 28158 5252 25 the the DT 28158 5252 26 left left NN 28158 5252 27 of of IN 28158 5252 28 artillery artillery NN 28158 5252 29 . . . 28158 5253 1 6 6 CD 28158 5253 2 . . . 28158 5254 1 At at IN 28158 5254 2 3.10 3.10 CD 28158 5254 3 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 5254 4 the the DT 28158 5254 5 remainder remainder NN 28158 5254 6 of of IN 28158 5254 7 the the DT 28158 5254 8 column column NN 28158 5254 9 will will MD 28158 5254 10 advance advance VB 28158 5254 11 on on IN 28158 5254 12 the the DT 28158 5254 13 southern southern JJ 28158 5254 14 end end NN 28158 5254 15 of of IN 28158 5254 16 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 5254 17 ridge ridge NN 28158 5254 18 , , , 28158 5254 19 keeping keep VBG 28158 5254 20 well well RB 28158 5254 21 under under IN 28158 5254 22 shelter shelter NN 28158 5254 23 of of IN 28158 5254 24 Outpost Outpost NNP 28158 5254 25 ridge ridge NN 28158 5254 26 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5254 27 concealed conceal VBN 28158 5254 28 from from IN 28158 5254 29 view view NN 28158 5254 30 of of IN 28158 5254 31 enemy enemy NN 28158 5254 32 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5254 33 in in IN 28158 5254 34 following follow VBG 28158 5254 35 order order NN 28158 5254 36 : : : 28158 5254 37 Advance Advance NNP 28158 5254 38 Guard Guard NNP 28158 5254 39 -- -- : 28158 5254 40 half half JJ 28158 5254 41 - - HYPH 28158 5254 42 battalion battalion NN 28158 5254 43 ; ; , 28158 5254 44 followed follow VBN 28158 5254 45 at at IN 28158 5254 46 2.30 2.30 CD 28158 5254 47 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 5254 48 by by IN 28158 5254 49 half half JJ 28158 5254 50 - - HYPH 28158 5254 51 battalion battalion NN 28158 5254 52 , , , 28158 5254 53 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 5254 54 , , , 28158 5254 55 remainder remainder NN 28158 5254 56 of of IN 28158 5254 57 force force NN 28158 5254 58 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5254 59 except except IN 28158 5254 60 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 5254 61 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 5254 62 L.I. L.I. NNP 28158 5254 63 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5255 1 in in IN 28158 5255 2 the the DT 28158 5255 3 order order NN 28158 5255 4 of of IN 28158 5255 5 parade parade NN 28158 5255 6 . . . 28158 5256 1 7 7 LS 28158 5256 2 . . . 28158 5257 1 The the DT 28158 5257 2 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 5258 1 will will MD 28158 5258 2 , , , 28158 5258 3 when when WRB 28158 5258 4 within within IN 28158 5258 5 range range NN 28158 5258 6 , , , 28158 5258 7 open open JJ 28158 5258 8 fire fire NN 28158 5258 9 on on IN 28158 5258 10 the the DT 28158 5258 11 ridge ridge NN 28158 5258 12 , , , 28158 5258 13 applying apply VBG 28158 5258 14 to to IN 28158 5258 15 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 5259 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5259 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 5259 3 for for IN 28158 5259 4 an an DT 28158 5259 5 escort escort NN 28158 5259 6 . . . 28158 5260 1 8 8 LS 28158 5260 2 . . . 28158 5261 1 The the DT 28158 5261 2 remainder remainder NN 28158 5261 3 of of IN 28158 5261 4 column column NN 28158 5261 5 will will MD 28158 5261 6 form form VB 28158 5261 7 up up RP 28158 5261 8 concealed conceal VBD 28158 5261 9 to to IN 28158 5261 10 right right JJ 28158 5261 11 rear rear NN 28158 5261 12 of of IN 28158 5261 13 artillery artillery NN 28158 5261 14 in in IN 28158 5261 15 action action NN 28158 5261 16 . . . 28158 5262 1 9 9 CD 28158 5262 2 . . . 28158 5263 1 The the DT 28158 5263 2 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 5263 3 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 5263 4 L.I. L.I. NNP 28158 5264 1 will will MD 28158 5264 2 proceed proceed VB 28158 5264 3 from from IN 28158 5264 4 place place NN 28158 5264 5 of of IN 28158 5264 6 assembly assembly NN 28158 5264 7 along along IN 28158 5264 8 the the DT 28158 5264 9 northern northern JJ 28158 5264 10 bank bank NN 28158 5264 11 of of IN 28158 5264 12 Modder Modder NNP 28158 5264 13 river river NNP 28158 5264 14 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5264 15 under under IN 28158 5264 16 guidance guidance NN 28158 5264 17 of of IN 28158 5264 18 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 5264 19 's 's POS 28158 5264 20 Guides Guides NNPS 28158 5264 21 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5264 22 to to IN 28158 5264 23 Bridle bridle VB 28158 5264 24 Drift[199 drift[199 NN 28158 5264 25 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5264 26 four four CD 28158 5264 27 miles mile NNS 28158 5264 28 up up RB 28158 5264 29 river river NN 28158 5264 30 , , , 28158 5264 31 where where WRB 28158 5264 32 they -PRON- PRP 28158 5264 33 will will MD 28158 5264 34 entrench entrench VB 28158 5264 35 themselves -PRON- PRP 28158 5264 36 against against IN 28158 5264 37 attack attack NN 28158 5264 38 from from IN 28158 5264 39 all all DT 28158 5264 40 sides side NNS 28158 5264 41 -- -- : 28158 5264 42 especially especially RB 28158 5264 43 from from IN 28158 5264 44 north north NN 28158 5264 45 - - HYPH 28158 5264 46 east east NN 28158 5264 47 to to IN 28158 5264 48 south.--Entrenching south.--entrenching CD 28158 5264 49 tools tool NNS 28158 5264 50 to to TO 28158 5264 51 be be VB 28158 5264 52 carried carry VBN 28158 5264 53 . . . 28158 5265 1 Signal signal JJ 28158 5265 2 communication communication NN 28158 5265 3 to to TO 28158 5265 4 be be VB 28158 5265 5 established establish VBN 28158 5265 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5265 7 if if IN 28158 5265 8 possible possible JJ 28158 5265 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5265 10 with with IN 28158 5265 11 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5265 12 brigade brigade NN 28158 5265 13 , , , 28158 5265 14 and and CC 28158 5265 15 with with IN 28158 5265 16 Modder Modder NNP 28158 5265 17 River River NNP 28158 5265 18 camp camp NN 28158 5265 19 . . . 28158 5266 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 5266 2 Footnote Footnote NNP 28158 5266 3 199 199 CD 28158 5266 4 : : : 28158 5266 5 This this DT 28158 5266 6 was be VBD 28158 5266 7 another another DT 28158 5266 8 name name NN 28158 5266 9 for for IN 28158 5266 10 Voetpads Voetpads NNP 28158 5266 11 Drift Drift NNP 28158 5266 12 ; ; : 28158 5266 13 the the DT 28158 5266 14 latter latter JJ 28158 5266 15 name name NN 28158 5266 16 is be VBZ 28158 5266 17 used use VBN 28158 5266 18 on on IN 28158 5266 19 map map NN 28158 5266 20 No no UH 28158 5266 21 . . . 28158 5267 1 13 13 CD 28158 5267 2 . . . 28158 5267 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5268 1 10 10 CD 28158 5268 2 . . . 28158 5269 1 The the DT 28158 5269 2 Sec Sec NNP 28158 5269 3 . . . 28158 5270 1 T.B. T.B. NNP 28158 5270 2 , , , 28158 5270 3 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 5270 4 , , , 28158 5270 5 will will MD 28158 5270 6 lay lay VB 28158 5270 7 a a DT 28158 5270 8 field field NN 28158 5270 9 cable cable NN 28158 5270 10 from from IN 28158 5270 11 9th 9th JJ 28158 5270 12 brigade brigade NNP 28158 5270 13 camp camp NN 28158 5270 14 to to IN 28158 5270 15 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5270 16 brigade brigade NN 28158 5270 17 as as IN 28158 5270 18 they -PRON- PRP 28158 5270 19 proceed proceed VBP 28158 5270 20 . . . 28158 5271 1 11 11 CD 28158 5271 2 . . . 28158 5272 1 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 5273 1 will will MD 28158 5273 2 receive receive VB 28158 5273 3 reports report NNS 28158 5273 4 at at IN 28158 5273 5 head head NN 28158 5273 6 of of IN 28158 5273 7 main main JJ 28158 5273 8 body body NN 28158 5273 9 of of IN 28158 5273 10 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5273 11 brigade brigade NN 28158 5273 12 . . . 28158 5274 1 12 12 CD 28158 5274 2 . . . 28158 5275 1 Half half JJ 28158 5275 2 rations ration NNS 28158 5275 3 for for IN 28158 5275 4 11th 11th JJ 28158 5275 5 December December NNP 28158 5275 6 will will MD 28158 5275 7 be be VB 28158 5275 8 carried carry VBN 28158 5275 9 in in IN 28158 5275 10 haversacks haversack NNS 28158 5275 11 ; ; : 28158 5275 12 and and CC 28158 5275 13 half half JJ 28158 5275 14 forage forage NN 28158 5275 15 for for IN 28158 5275 16 animals animal NNS 28158 5275 17 on on IN 28158 5275 18 them -PRON- PRP 28158 5275 19 . . . 28158 5276 1 These these DT 28158 5276 2 rations ration NNS 28158 5276 3 and and CC 28158 5276 4 forage forage VBP 28158 5276 5 not not RB 28158 5276 6 to to TO 28158 5276 7 be be VB 28158 5276 8 consumed consume VBN 28158 5276 9 before before IN 28158 5276 10 11th 11th NN 28158 5276 11 . . . 28158 5277 1 13 13 CD 28158 5277 2 . . . 28158 5278 1 One one CD 28158 5278 2 blanket blanket NN 28158 5278 3 per per IN 28158 5278 4 man man NN 28158 5278 5 will will MD 28158 5278 6 be be VB 28158 5278 7 carried carry VBN 28158 5278 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5278 9 rolled roll VBN 28158 5278 10 by by IN 28158 5278 11 dismounted dismounted JJ 28158 5278 12 troops troop NNS 28158 5278 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5278 14 . . . 28158 5279 1 Great great JJ 28158 5279 2 coats coat NNS 28158 5279 3 will will MD 28158 5279 4 not not RB 28158 5279 5 be be VB 28158 5279 6 taken take VBN 28158 5279 7 , , , 28158 5279 8 but but CC 28158 5279 9 will will MD 28158 5279 10 be be VB 28158 5279 11 stored store VBN 28158 5279 12 in in IN 28158 5279 13 tents tent NNS 28158 5279 14 or or CC 28158 5279 15 brigade brigade NN 28158 5279 16 stores store NNS 28158 5279 17 , , , 28158 5279 18 under under IN 28158 5279 19 charge charge NN 28158 5279 20 of of IN 28158 5279 21 details detail NNS 28158 5279 22 left leave VBN 28158 5279 23 behind behind RB 28158 5279 24 . . . 28158 5280 1 14 14 CD 28158 5280 2 . . . 28158 5281 1 Tents tent NNS 28158 5281 2 will will MD 28158 5281 3 not not RB 28158 5281 4 be be VB 28158 5281 5 struck strike VBN 28158 5281 6 . . . 28158 5282 1 15 15 CD 28158 5282 2 . . . 28158 5283 1 All all DT 28158 5283 2 horses horse NNS 28158 5283 3 will will MD 28158 5283 4 be be VB 28158 5283 5 watered water VBN 28158 5283 6 immediately immediately RB 28158 5283 7 before before IN 28158 5283 8 starting start VBG 28158 5283 9 . . . 28158 5284 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 5284 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 5284 3 : : : 28158 5284 4 No no UH 28158 5284 5 . . . 28158 5285 1 2 2 CD 28158 5285 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5285 3 . . . 28158 5285 4 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5286 1 16 16 CD 28158 5286 2 . . . 28158 5287 1 On on IN 28158 5287 2 the the DT 28158 5287 3 10th 10th JJ 28158 5287 4 December December NNP 28158 5287 5 No no NN 28158 5287 6 . . . 28158 5288 1 2 2 CD 28158 5288 2 Column column NN 28158 5288 3 , , , 28158 5288 4 under under IN 28158 5288 5 the the DT 28158 5288 6 command command NN 28158 5288 7 of of IN 28158 5288 8 Major Major NNP 28158 5288 9 - - HYPH 28158 5288 10 General General NNP 28158 5288 11 Pole Pole NNP 28158 5288 12 - - HYPH 28158 5288 13 Carew Carew NNP 28158 5288 14 , , , 28158 5288 15 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 5288 16 , , , 28158 5288 17 composed compose VBN 28158 5288 18 of of IN 28158 5288 19 1 1 CD 28158 5288 20 battalion battalion NN 28158 5288 21 , , , 28158 5288 22 9th 9th JJ 28158 5288 23 brigade brigade NN 28158 5288 24 , , , 28158 5288 25 Naval Naval NNP 28158 5288 26 brigade brigade NN 28158 5288 27 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5288 28 with with IN 28158 5288 29 4.7-in 4.7-in CD 28158 5288 30 . . . 28158 5289 1 gun gun NN 28158 5289 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5289 3 , , , 28158 5289 4 and and CC 28158 5289 5 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 5289 6 's 's POS 28158 5289 7 Guides Guides NNPS 28158 5289 8 , , , 28158 5289 9 will will MD 28158 5289 10 assemble assemble VB 28158 5289 11 at at IN 28158 5289 12 such such JJ 28158 5289 13 hour hour NN 28158 5289 14 and and CC 28158 5289 15 place place NN 28158 5289 16 as as IN 28158 5289 17 may may MD 28158 5289 18 be be VB 28158 5289 19 fixed fix VBN 28158 5289 20 by by IN 28158 5289 21 him -PRON- PRP 28158 5289 22 , , , 28158 5289 23 so so IN 28158 5289 24 that that IN 28158 5289 25 the the DT 28158 5289 26 column column NN 28158 5289 27 will will MD 28158 5289 28 be be VB 28158 5289 29 in in IN 28158 5289 30 position position NN 28158 5289 31 at at IN 28158 5289 32 4 4 CD 28158 5289 33 p.m. p.m. NN 28158 5289 34 to to TO 28158 5289 35 co co VB 28158 5289 36 - - VB 28158 5289 37 operate operate VB 28158 5289 38 with with IN 28158 5289 39 No no UH 28158 5289 40 . . . 28158 5290 1 1 1 CD 28158 5290 2 Column column NN 28158 5290 3 , , , 28158 5290 4 making make VBG 28158 5290 5 a a DT 28158 5290 6 diversion diversion NN 28158 5290 7 against against IN 28158 5290 8 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 5290 9 ridge ridge NN 28158 5290 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5290 11 along along IN 28158 5290 12 the the DT 28158 5290 13 railway railway NN 28158 5290 14 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5290 15 . . . 28158 5291 1 This this DT 28158 5291 2 force force NN 28158 5291 3 will will MD 28158 5291 4 remain remain VB 28158 5291 5 in in IN 28158 5291 6 position position NN 28158 5291 7 on on IN 28158 5291 8 the the DT 28158 5291 9 night night NN 28158 5291 10 of of IN 28158 5291 11 10th 10th NN 28158 5291 12 , , , 28158 5291 13 and and CC 28158 5291 14 will will MD 28158 5291 15 recommence recommence VB 28158 5291 16 the the DT 28158 5291 17 bombardment bombardment NN 28158 5291 18 on on IN 28158 5291 19 the the DT 28158 5291 20 morning morning NN 28158 5291 21 of of IN 28158 5291 22 11th 11th NN 28158 5291 23 ; ; : 28158 5291 24 but but CC 28158 5291 25 the the DT 28158 5291 26 fire fire NN 28158 5291 27 is be VBZ 28158 5291 28 _ _ NNP 28158 5291 29 on on IN 28158 5291 30 no no DT 28158 5291 31 account account NN 28158 5291 32 to to TO 28158 5291 33 be be VB 28158 5291 34 directed direct VBN 28158 5291 35 on on IN 28158 5291 36 the the DT 28158 5291 37 southern southern JJ 28158 5291 38 end end NN 28158 5291 39 of of IN 28158 5291 40 the the DT 28158 5291 41 ridge ridge NN 28158 5291 42 which which WDT 28158 5291 43 the the DT 28158 5291 44 infantry infantry NN 28158 5291 45 will will MD 28158 5291 46 be be VB 28158 5291 47 assaulting assault VBG 28158 5291 48 _ _ NNP 28158 5291 49 . . . 28158 5292 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 5292 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 5292 3 : : : 28158 5292 4 No no UH 28158 5292 5 . . . 28158 5293 1 3 3 CD 28158 5293 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5293 3 . . . 28158 5293 4 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5294 1 17 17 CD 28158 5294 2 . . . 28158 5295 1 No no UH 28158 5295 2 . . . 28158 5296 1 3 3 CD 28158 5296 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5296 3 , , , 28158 5296 4 under under IN 28158 5296 5 command command NN 28158 5296 6 of of IN 28158 5296 7 Major Major NNP 28158 5296 8 - - HYPH 28158 5296 9 General General NNP 28158 5296 10 Sir Sir NNP 28158 5296 11 H. H. NNP 28158 5296 12 Colvile Colvile NNP 28158 5296 13 , , , 28158 5296 14 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 5296 15 , , , 28158 5296 16 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 5296 17 , , , 28158 5296 18 composed compose VBN 28158 5296 19 as as IN 28158 5296 20 under under RB 28158 5296 21 , , , 28158 5296 22 will will MD 28158 5296 23 assemble assemble VB 28158 5296 24 on on IN 28158 5296 25 the the DT 28158 5296 26 same same JJ 28158 5296 27 ground ground NN 28158 5296 28 as as IN 28158 5296 29 No no UH 28158 5296 30 . . . 28158 5297 1 1 1 LS 28158 5297 2 Column column NN 28158 5297 3 at at IN 28158 5297 4 such such JJ 28158 5297 5 hour hour NN 28158 5297 6 as as IN 28158 5297 7 the the DT 28158 5297 8 commander commander NN 28158 5297 9 will will MD 28158 5297 10 direct direct VB 28158 5297 11 , , , 28158 5297 12 so so IN 28158 5297 13 as as IN 28158 5297 14 to to TO 28158 5297 15 enable enable VB 28158 5297 16 the the DT 28158 5297 17 column column NN 28158 5297 18 to to TO 28158 5297 19 reach reach VB 28158 5297 20 500 500 CD 28158 5297 21 yards yard NNS 28158 5297 22 to to IN 28158 5297 23 the the DT 28158 5297 24 left left JJ 28158 5297 25 rear rear NN 28158 5297 26 of of IN 28158 5297 27 the the DT 28158 5297 28 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 5298 1 brigade brigade NNP 28158 5298 2 division division NNP 28158 5298 3 position position NNP 28158 5298 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5298 5 of of IN 28158 5298 6 No no UH 28158 5298 7 . . . 28158 5299 1 1 1 CD 28158 5299 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5299 3 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5299 4 by by IN 28158 5299 5 3 3 CD 28158 5299 6 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 5299 7 on on IN 28158 5299 8 the the DT 28158 5299 9 11th 11th JJ 28158 5299 10 December December NNP 28158 5299 11 , , , 28158 5299 12 where where WRB 28158 5299 13 the the DT 28158 5299 14 commander commander NN 28158 5299 15 will will MD 28158 5299 16 report report VB 28158 5299 17 to to IN 28158 5299 18 an an DT 28158 5299 19 officer officer NN 28158 5299 20 of of IN 28158 5299 21 the the DT 28158 5299 22 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 5299 23 Headquarter Headquarter NNP 28158 5299 24 Staff Staff NNP 28158 5299 25 sent send VBD 28158 5299 26 to to TO 28158 5299 27 meet meet VB 28158 5299 28 the the DT 28158 5299 29 column column NN 28158 5299 30 . . . 28158 5300 1 A a DT 28158 5300 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 5300 3 Officer Officer NNP 28158 5300 4 of of IN 28158 5300 5 No no UH 28158 5300 6 . . . 28158 5301 1 3 3 CD 28158 5301 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5301 3 will will MD 28158 5301 4 accompany accompany VB 28158 5301 5 No no NN 28158 5301 6 . . . 28158 5302 1 1 1 LS 28158 5302 2 Column column NN 28158 5302 3 to to TO 28158 5302 4 ascertain ascertain VB 28158 5302 5 the the DT 28158 5302 6 position position NN 28158 5302 7 of of IN 28158 5302 8 artillery artillery NNP 28158 5302 9 brigade brigade NNP 28158 5302 10 division division NN 28158 5302 11 . . . 28158 5303 1 The the DT 28158 5303 2 orders order NNS 28158 5303 3 regarding regard VBG 28158 5303 4 great great JJ 28158 5303 5 coats coat NNS 28158 5303 6 , , , 28158 5303 7 blankets blanket NNS 28158 5303 8 , , , 28158 5303 9 and and CC 28158 5303 10 tents tent NNS 28158 5303 11 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5303 12 paragraphs paragraph NNS 28158 5303 13 13 13 CD 28158 5303 14 and and CC 28158 5303 15 14 14 CD 28158 5303 16 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5303 17 for for IN 28158 5303 18 No no UH 28158 5303 19 . . . 28158 5304 1 1 1 LS 28158 5304 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5304 3 will will MD 28158 5304 4 apply apply VB 28158 5304 5 to to IN 28158 5304 6 No no NN 28158 5304 7 . . . 28158 5305 1 3 3 CD 28158 5305 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5305 3 . . . 28158 5306 1 No no UH 28158 5306 2 . . . 28158 5307 1 3 3 LS 28158 5307 2 Column Column NNP 28158 5307 3 will will MD 28158 5307 4 consist consist VB 28158 5307 5 of of IN 28158 5307 6 12th 12th JJ 28158 5307 7 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 5307 8 , , , 28158 5307 9 No no UH 28158 5307 10 . . . 28158 5308 1 7 7 CD 28158 5308 2 Field Field NNP 28158 5308 3 Company Company NNP 28158 5308 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 5308 5 , , , 28158 5308 6 Guards Guards NNP 28158 5308 7 ' ' POS 28158 5308 8 brigade brigade NN 28158 5308 9 , , , 28158 5308 10 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 5308 11 Company Company NNP 28158 5308 12 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 5308 13 ' ' POS 28158 5308 14 brigade brigade NN 28158 5308 15 , , , 28158 5308 16 Field Field NNP 28158 5308 17 Hospitals Hospitals NNPS 28158 5308 18 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 5308 19 ' ' POS 28158 5308 20 and and CC 28158 5308 21 Highland Highland NNP 28158 5308 22 brigades brigade NNS 28158 5308 23 and and CC 28158 5308 24 divisional divisional JJ 28158 5308 25 troops troop NNS 28158 5308 26 , , , 28158 5308 27 ammunition ammunition NN 28158 5308 28 column column NN 28158 5308 29 . . . 28158 5309 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 5309 2 Sidenote sidenote NN 28158 5309 3 : : : 28158 5309 4 Supply supply NN 28158 5309 5 column column NN 28158 5309 6 . . . 28158 5309 7 ] ] -RRB- 28158 5310 1 18 18 CD 28158 5310 2 . . . 28158 5311 1 The the DT 28158 5311 2 Supply Supply NNP 28158 5311 3 Column Column NNP 28158 5311 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 5311 5 with with IN 28158 5311 6 five five CD 28158 5311 7 days day NNS 28158 5311 8 ' ' POS 28158 5311 9 rations ration NNS 28158 5311 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 5311 11 , , , 28158 5311 12 escorted escort VBN 28158 5311 13 by by IN 28158 5311 14 half half NN 28158 5311 15 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 5311 16 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 5311 17 , , , 28158 5311 18 will will MD 28158 5311 19 assemble assemble VB 28158 5311 20 at at IN 28158 5311 21 the the DT 28158 5311 22 place place NN 28158 5311 23 of of IN 28158 5311 24 assembly assembly NN 28158 5311 25 of of IN 28158 5311 26 Nos Nos NNP 28158 5311 27 . . . 28158 5312 1 1 1 CD 28158 5312 2 and and CC 28158 5312 3 3 3 CD 28158 5312 4 Columns Columns NNPS 28158 5312 5 at at IN 28158 5312 6 4 4 CD 28158 5312 7 a.m. a.m. NN 28158 5312 8 on on IN 28158 5312 9 the the DT 28158 5312 10 11th 11th JJ 28158 5312 11 December December NNP 28158 5312 12 , , , 28158 5312 13 and and CC 28158 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NNP 28158 6186 3 B. B. NNP 28158 6186 4 Schreiber Schreiber NNP 28158 6186 5 and and CC 28158 6186 6 J. J. NNP 28158 6187 1 B. B. 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H. NNP 28158 6190 13 L. L. 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advantage NN 28158 7529 12 of of IN 28158 7529 13 the the DT 28158 7529 14 sandy sandy JJ 28158 7529 15 nature nature NN 28158 7529 16 of of IN 28158 7529 17 the the DT 28158 7529 18 soil soil NN 28158 7529 19 to to TO 28158 7529 20 construct construct VB 28158 7529 21 cover cover NN 28158 7529 22 for for IN 28158 7529 23 themselves -PRON- PRP 28158 7529 24 . . . 28158 7530 1 If if IN 28158 7530 2 such such JJ 28158 7530 3 soil soil NN 28158 7530 4 is be VBZ 28158 7530 5 scraped scrape VBN 28158 7530 6 even even RB 28158 7530 7 with with IN 28158 7530 8 a a DT 28158 7530 9 canteen canteen NN 28158 7530 10 lid lid NN 28158 7530 11 , , , 28158 7530 12 a a DT 28158 7530 13 certain certain JJ 28158 7530 14 amount amount NN 28158 7530 15 of of IN 28158 7530 16 cover cover NN 28158 7530 17 from from IN 28158 7530 18 rifle rifle NN 28158 7530 19 fire fire NN 28158 7530 20 can can MD 28158 7530 21 be be VB 28158 7530 22 obtained obtain VBN 28158 7530 23 in in IN 28158 7530 24 a a DT 28158 7530 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9 | | NNP 28158 7550 10 General General NNP 28158 7550 11 | | NNP 28158 7550 12 3| 3| CD 28158 7550 13 2| 2| CD 28158 7550 14 7| 7| CD 28158 7550 15 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 7550 16 of of IN 28158 7550 17 |Bombay |Bombay NNS 28158 7550 18 | | CD 28158 7550 19 21.9.99|Durban 21.9.99|durban CD 28158 7550 20 | | CD 28158 7550 21 5.10.99 5.10.99 CD 28158 7550 22 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7550 23 | | NNP 28158 7550 24 | | NNP 28158 7550 25 | | CD 28158 7550 26 | | CD 28158 7550 27 | | NNP 28158 7550 28 London London NNP 28158 7550 29 _ _ NNP 28158 7550 30 | | NNP 28158 7550 31 | | NNP 28158 7550 32 | | CD 28158 7550 33 | | CD 28158 7550 34 | | CD 28158 7550 35 | | CD 28158 7550 36 | | CD 28158 7550 37 | | CD 28158 7550 38 | | CD 28158 7550 39 | | CD 28158 7550 40 | | CD 28158 7550 41 | | NNP 28158 7550 42 | | NNP 28158 7550 43 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 7550 44 | | NNP 28158 7550 45 9| 9| CD 28158 7550 46 15| 15| CD 28158 7550 47 23| 23| CD 28158 7550 48 --|_Pundua --|_Pundua : 28158 7550 49 _ 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R.F.A. NNP 28158 7551 1 | | NNP 28158 7551 2 | | CD 28158 7551 3 | | CD 28158 7551 4 | | CD 28158 7551 5 | | CD 28158 7551 6 | | CD 28158 7551 7 | | CD 28158 7551 8 | | CD 28158 7551 9 | | CD 28158 7551 10 | | CD 28158 7551 11 | | CD 28158 7551 12 | | CD 28158 7551 13 | | CD 28158 7551 14 | | CD 28158 7551 15 | | CD 28158 7551 16 | | CD 28158 7551 17 | | CD 28158 7551 18 | | CD 28158 7551 19 53rd 53rd NN 28158 7551 20 battery| battery| -RRB- 28158 7551 21 5| 5| CD 28158 7551 22 173| 173| CD 28158 7551 23 153| 153| CD 28158 7551 24 6|_Booldana 6|_Booldana NNP 28158 7551 25 _ _ NNP 28158 7551 26 |Bombay |bombay SYM 28158 7551 27 | | CD 28158 7551 28 19.9.99|Durban 19.9.99|durban CD 28158 7551 29 | | CD 28158 7551 30 5.10.99 5.10.99 NNP 28158 7551 31 R.F.A R.F.A NNP 28158 7551 32 | | NNP 28158 7551 33 | | NNP 28158 7551 34 | | CD 28158 7551 35 | | CD 28158 7551 36 | | CD 28158 7551 37 | | CD 28158 7551 38 | | CD 28158 7551 39 | | CD 28158 7551 40 | | CD 28158 7551 41 | | CD 28158 7551 42 | | CD 28158 7551 43 | | CD 28158 7551 44 | | CD 28158 7551 45 | | CD 28158 7551 46 | | CD 28158 7551 47 | | CD 28158 7551 48 | | CD 28158 7551 49 | | NNP 28158 7551 50 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 7551 51 | | NNP 28158 7551 52 3| 3| CD 28158 7551 53 90| 90| CD 28158 7551 54 149| 149| CD 28158 7551 55 --|_Nevassa --|_Nevassa -LRB- 28158 7551 56 _ _ NNP 28158 7551 57 |Bombay |Bombay NNS 28158 7551 58 | | CD 28158 7551 59 27.9.99|Durban 27.9.99|durban CD 28158 7551 60 |12.10.99 |12.10.99 NNP 28158 7551 61 Column Column NNP 28158 7551 62 | | NNP 28158 7551 63 | | NNP 28158 7551 64 | | CD 28158 7551 65 | | CD 28158 7551 66 | | CD 28158 7551 67 | | CD 28158 7551 68 | | CD 28158 7551 69 | | CD 28158 7551 70 | | CD 28158 7551 71 | | CD 28158 7551 72 | | CD 28158 7551 73 | | CD 28158 7551 74 | | CD 28158 7551 75 | | CD 28158 7551 76 | | CD 28158 7551 77 | | CD 28158 7551 78 | | NNP 28158 7551 79 | | NNP 28158 7551 80 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7551 81 | | NNP 28158 7551 82 9| 9| CD 28158 7551 83 20| 20| CD 28158 7551 84 14| 14| CD 28158 7551 85 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 7551 86 of of IN 28158 7551 87 |Bombay |Bombay NNS 28158 7551 88 | | CD 28158 7551 89 21.9.99|Durban 21.9.99|durban CD 28158 7551 90 | | CD 28158 7551 91 5.10.99 5.10.99 NNP 28158 7551 92 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7551 93 | | NNP 28158 7551 94 | | NNP 28158 7551 95 | | NNP 28158 7551 96 | | CD 28158 7551 97 | | NNP 28158 7551 98 London London NNP 28158 7551 99 _ _ NNP 28158 7551 100 | | NNP 28158 7551 101 | | NNP 28158 7551 102 | | NNP 28158 7551 103 | | NNP 28158 7551 104 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7551 105 | | NNP 28158 7551 106 | | NNP 28158 7551 107 | | CD 28158 7551 108 | | CD 28158 7551 109 | | CD 28158 7551 110 | | CD 28158 7551 111 | | CD 28158 7551 112 | | CD 28158 7551 113 | | CD 28158 7551 114 | | CD 28158 7551 115 | | CD 28158 7551 116 | | CD 28158 7551 117 | | CD 28158 7551 118 | | CD 28158 7551 119 | | CD 28158 7551 120 | | CD 28158 7551 121 | | CD 28158 7551 122 | | CD 28158 7551 123 1st 1st JJ 28158 7551 124 battn battn NNS 28158 7551 125 . . . 28158 7552 1 | | CD 28158 7552 2 22| 22| CD 28158 7552 3 843| 843| CD 28158 7552 4 7| 7| CD 28158 7552 5 1|_Sutlej 1|_Sutlej NNP 28158 7552 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7552 7 |Bombay |Bombay NNS 28158 7552 8 | | CD 28158 7552 9 21.9.99|Durban 21.9.99|durban CD 28158 7552 10 | | CD 28158 7552 11 5.10.99 5.10.99 NNP 28158 7552 12 Devonshire Devonshire NNP 28158 7552 13 | | NNP 28158 7552 14 | | NNP 28158 7552 15 | | CD 28158 7552 16 | | NNP 28158 7552 17 |_City |_City NNP 28158 7552 18 of of IN 28158 7552 19 | | NNP 28158 7552 20 | | NNP 28158 7552 21 | | CD 28158 7552 22 | | CD 28158 7552 23 regt regt NN 28158 7552 24 . . . 28158 7553 1 | | NNP 28158 7553 2 | | CD 28158 7553 3 | | CD 28158 7553 4 | | CD 28158 7553 5 | | NNP 28158 7553 6 London London NNP 28158 7553 7 _ _ NNP 28158 7553 8 | | NNP 28158 7553 9 | | NNP 28158 7553 10 | | CD 28158 7553 11 | | CD 28158 7553 12 | | CD 28158 7553 13 | | CD 28158 7553 14 | | CD 28158 7553 15 | | CD 28158 7553 16 | | CD 28158 7553 17 | | CD 28158 7553 18 | | CD 28158 7553 19 | | CD 28158 7553 20 | | CD 28158 7553 21 1st 1st JJ 28158 7553 22 battn battn NNS 28158 7553 23 . . . 28158 7554 1 | | CD 28158 7554 2 29| 29| CD 28158 7554 3 846| 846| CD 28158 7554 4 5| 5| CD 28158 7554 5 1|_Nurani 1|_Nurani NNP 28158 7554 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7554 7 |Calcutta |Calcutta NNP 28158 7554 8 | | NNP 28158 7554 9 20.9.99|Durban 20.9.99|durban CD 28158 7554 10 | | CD 28158 7554 11 9.10.99 9.10.99 CD 28158 7554 12 Gloucester-| Gloucester-| NNP 28158 7554 13 | | NNP 28158 7554 14 | | CD 28158 7554 15 | | NNP 28158 7554 16 |_India |_India NNP 28158 7554 17 _ _ NNP 28158 7554 18 | | NNP 28158 7554 19 | | NNP 28158 7554 20 24.9.99| 24.9.99| NN 28158 7554 21 |13.10.99 |13.10.99 SYM 28158 7554 22 shire shire NNP 28158 7554 23 rgt rgt NN 28158 7554 24 . . . 28158 7555 1 | | NNP 28158 7555 2 | | CD 28158 7555 3 | | CD 28158 7555 4 | | CD 28158 7555 5 | | CD 28158 7555 6 | | CD 28158 7555 7 | | CD 28158 7555 8 | | CD 28158 7555 9 | | CD 28158 7555 10 | | CD 28158 7555 11 | | CD 28158 7555 12 | | CD 28158 7555 13 | | CD 28158 7555 14 | | CD 28158 7555 15 | | CD 28158 7555 16 | | CD 28158 7555 17 | | CD 28158 7555 18 | | CD 28158 7555 19 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7555 20 battn battn NNS 28158 7555 21 . . . 28158 7556 1 | | CD 28158 7556 2 25| 25| CD 28158 7556 3 844| 844| CD 28158 7556 4 5| 5| CD 28158 7556 5 1|_Purnea 1|_Purnea NNP 28158 7556 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7556 7 |Calcutta |Calcutta NNP 28158 7556 8 | | NNP 28158 7556 9 18.9.99|Durban 18.9.99|durban CD 28158 7556 10 | | CD 28158 7556 11 5.10.99 5.10.99 CD 28158 7556 12 King King NNP 28158 7556 13 's 's POS 28158 7556 14 | | NNP 28158 7556 15 | | NNP 28158 7556 16 | | CD 28158 7556 17 | | NNS 28158 7556 18 |_Nurani |_Nurani NNP 28158 7556 19 _ _ NNP 28158 7556 20 | | NNP 28158 7556 21 | | NNP 28158 7556 22 20.9.99| 20.9.99| CD 28158 7556 23 | | CD 28158 7556 24 9.10.99 9.10.99 NNP 28158 7556 25 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7556 26 Rifle| Rifle| NNP 28158 7556 27 | | NNP 28158 7556 28 | | NNP 28158 7556 29 | | CD 28158 7556 30 | | CD 28158 7556 31 | | CD 28158 7556 32 | | CD 28158 7556 33 | | CD 28158 7556 34 | | NNP 28158 7556 35 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7556 36 | | HYPH 28158 7556 37 | | NNP 28158 7556 38 | | CD 28158 7556 39 | | CD 28158 7556 40 | | CD 28158 7556 41 | | CD 28158 7556 42 | | CD 28158 7556 43 | | CD 28158 7556 44 | | CD 28158 7556 45 | | CD 28158 7556 46 | | CD 28158 7556 47 | | CD 28158 7556 48 | | CD 28158 7556 49 | | CD 28158 7556 50 | | CD 28158 7556 51 | | CD 28158 7556 52 | | CD 28158 7556 53 | | CD 28158 7556 54 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7556 55 battn battn NNS 28158 7556 56 . . . 28158 7557 1 | | CD 28158 7557 2 29| 29| CD 28158 7557 3 843| 843| CD 28158 7557 4 6| 6| CD 28158 7557 5 1|_Palitana 1|_Palitana NNP 28158 7557 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 7 |Bombay |Bombay NNS 28158 7557 8 | | CD 28158 7557 9 23.9.99|Durban 23.9.99|durban CD 28158 7557 10 | | CD 28158 7557 11 9.10.99 9.10.99 CD 28158 7557 12 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 7557 13 | | NNP 28158 7557 14 | | NNP 28158 7557 15 | | NNP 28158 7557 16 | | NNP 28158 7557 17 |_Sirsa |_Sirsa NNP 28158 7557 18 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 19 | | NNP 28158 7557 20 | | NNP 28158 7557 21 | | CD 28158 7557 22 | | CD 28158 7557 23 Highlanders| Highlanders| NNP 28158 7557 24 | | NNP 28158 7557 25 | | NNP 28158 7557 26 | | CD 28158 7557 27 | | CD 28158 7557 28 | | CD 28158 7557 29 | | CD 28158 7557 30 | | CD 28158 7557 31 | | CD 28158 7557 32 | | CD 28158 7557 33 | | CD 28158 7557 34 | | CD 28158 7557 35 | | CD 28158 7557 36 | | CD 28158 7557 37 | | CD 28158 7557 38 | | CD 28158 7557 39 | | CD 28158 7557 40 | | NNP 28158 7557 41 Carried carry VBN 28158 7557 42 | | CD 28158 7557 43 | | CD 28158 7557 44 | | CD 28158 7557 45 | | CD 28158 7557 46 | | CD 28158 7557 47 | | CD 28158 7557 48 | | CD 28158 7557 49 | | CD 28158 7557 50 | | CD 28158 7557 51 forward forward RB 28158 7557 52 to to IN 28158 7557 53 | | CD 28158 7557 54 | | CD 28158 7557 55 | | CD 28158 7557 56 | | CD 28158 7557 57 | | CD 28158 7557 58 | | CD 28158 7557 59 | | CD 28158 7557 60 | | CD 28158 7557 61 | | NNP 28158 7557 62 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 63 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7557 64 b b NNP 28158 7557 65 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7557 66 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 67 | | CD 28158 7557 68 206| 206| CD 28158 7557 69 5,446|2,252|25[2 5,446|2,252|25[2 CD 28158 7557 70 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7557 71 | | CD 28158 7557 72 | | CD 28158 7557 73 | | CD 28158 7557 74 | | CD 28158 7557 75 | | CD 28158 7557 76 | | CD 28158 7557 77 | | CD 28158 7557 78 | | CD 28158 7557 79 | | CD 28158 7557 80 | | CD 28158 7557 81 | | CD 28158 7557 82 | | CD 28158 7557 83 | | NNS 28158 7557 84 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7557 85 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 86 b b NNP 28158 7557 87 _ _ NNP 28158 7557 88 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7557 89 FROM from IN 28158 7557 90 HOME HOME NNP 28158 7557 91 AND and CC 28158 7557 92 THE the DT 28158 7557 93 MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN NNP 28158 7557 94 . . . 28158 7558 1 | | NNP 28158 7558 2 | | CD 28158 7558 3 | | CD 28158 7558 4 | | CD 28158 7558 5 | | CD 28158 7558 6 | | CD 28158 7558 7 | | CD 28158 7558 8 | | CD 28158 7558 9 | | NNP 28158 7558 10 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7558 11 | | NNP 28158 7558 12 | | NNP 28158 7558 13 | | CD 28158 7558 14 | | CD 28158 7558 15 | | CD 28158 7558 16 | | CD 28158 7558 17 | | CD 28158 7558 18 | | CD 28158 7558 19 | | CD 28158 7558 20 division division NN 28158 7558 21 | | CD 28158 7558 22 | | NNP 28158 7558 23 | | CD 28158 7558 24 | | CD 28158 7558 25 | | CD 28158 7558 26 | | CD 28158 7558 27 | | CD 28158 7558 28 | | CD 28158 7558 29 | | NNP 28158 7558 30 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7558 31 and and CC 28158 7558 32 | | NNP 28158 7558 33 | | NNP 28158 7558 34 | | CD 28158 7558 35 | | CD 28158 7558 36 | | CD 28158 7558 37 | | CD 28158 7558 38 | | CD 28158 7558 39 | | CD 28158 7558 40 | | CD 28158 7558 41 18th 18th JJ 28158 7558 42 | | CD 28158 7558 43 | | CD 28158 7558 44 | | CD 28158 7558 45 | | CD 28158 7558 46 | | CD 28158 7558 47 | | CD 28158 7558 48 | | CD 28158 7558 49 | | CD 28158 7558 50 | | CD 28158 7558 51 battery battery NN 28158 7558 52 , , , 28158 7558 53 | | NNP 28158 7558 54 | | CD 28158 7558 55 | | CD 28158 7558 56 | | CD 28158 7558 57 | | CD 28158 7558 58 | | CD 28158 7558 59 | | CD 28158 7558 60 | | CD 28158 7558 61 | | NNP 28158 7558 62 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 7559 1 | | CD 28158 7559 2 9| 9| CD 28158 7559 3 182| 182| CD 28158 7559 4 166| 166| CD 28158 7559 5 6|_Zibenghla_|Birkenhead| 6|_Zibenghla_|Birkenhead| NNP 28158 7559 6 26.9.99|Cape 26.9.99|Cape NNP 28158 7559 7 |30.10.99 |30.10.99 CD 28158 7559 8 | | CD 28158 7559 9 | | NNP 28158 7559 10 | | CD 28158 7559 11 | | CD 28158 7559 12 | | CD 28158 7559 13 | | CD 28158 7559 14 | | NNP 28158 7559 15 | | NNP 28158 7559 16 Town Town NNP 28158 7559 17 | | NNP 28158 7559 18 | | NNP 28158 7559 19 | | CD 28158 7559 20 | | CD 28158 7559 21 | | CD 28158 7559 22 | | CD 28158 7559 23 | | CD 28158 7559 24 | | CD 28158 7559 25 | | CD 28158 7559 26 | | CD 28158 7559 27 62nd 62nd JJ 28158 7559 28 | | CD 28158 7559 29 | | CD 28158 7559 30 | | CD 28158 7559 31 | | CD 28158 7559 32 | | CD 28158 7559 33 | | CD 28158 7559 34 | | CD 28158 7559 35 | | CD 28158 7559 36 | | CD 28158 7559 37 battery battery NN 28158 7559 38 , , , 28158 7559 39 | | NNP 28158 7559 40 | | CD 28158 7559 41 | | CD 28158 7559 42 | | CD 28158 7559 43 | | CD 28158 7559 44 | | CD 28158 7559 45 | | CD 28158 7559 46 | | CD 28158 7559 47 | | NNP 28158 7559 48 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 7560 1 | | NNP 28158 7560 2 4| 4| CD 28158 7560 3 169| 169| CD 28158 7560 4 151| 151| CD 28158 7560 5 6|_Zayathla 6|_Zayathla NNP 28158 7560 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7560 7 |Birkenhead| |birkenhead| CD 28158 7560 8 26.9.99|Cape 26.9.99|cape CD 28158 7560 9 |25.10.99 |25.10.99 NNP 28158 7560 10 | | CD 28158 7560 11 | | NNP 28158 7560 12 | | CD 28158 7560 13 | | CD 28158 7560 14 | | CD 28158 7560 15 | | CD 28158 7560 16 | | NNP 28158 7560 17 | | NNP 28158 7560 18 Town Town NNP 28158 7560 19 | | NNP 28158 7560 20 | | NNP 28158 7560 21 | | CD 28158 7560 22 | | CD 28158 7560 23 | | CD 28158 7560 24 | | CD 28158 7560 25 | | CD 28158 7560 26 | | CD 28158 7560 27 | | CD 28158 7560 28 | | CD 28158 7560 29 75th 75th JJ 28158 7560 30 | | CD 28158 7560 31 | | CD 28158 7560 32 | | CD 28158 7560 33 | | CD 28158 7560 34 | | CD 28158 7560 35 | | CD 28158 7560 36 | | CD 28158 7560 37 | | CD 28158 7560 38 | | CD 28158 7560 39 battery battery NN 28158 7560 40 , , , 28158 7560 41 | | NNP 28158 7560 42 | | CD 28158 7560 43 | | CD 28158 7560 44 | | CD 28158 7560 45 | | CD 28158 7560 46 | | CD 28158 7560 47 | | CD 28158 7560 48 | | CD 28158 7560 49 | | NNP 28158 7560 50 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 7561 1 | | NNP 28158 7561 2 4| 4| CD 28158 7561 3 166| 166| CD 28158 7561 4 151| 151| CD 28158 7561 5 6|_Zayathla 6|_Zayathla NNP 28158 7561 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7561 7 |Birkenhead| |birkenhead| CD 28158 7561 8 26.9.99|Cape 26.9.99|cape CD 28158 7561 9 |25.10.99 |25.10.99 NNP 28158 7561 10 | | CD 28158 7561 11 | | NNP 28158 7561 12 | | CD 28158 7561 13 | | NNP 28158 7561 14 |_Zibenghla_| |_Zibenghla_| NNP 28158 7561 15 | | NNP 28158 7561 16 | | NNP 28158 7561 17 Town Town NNP 28158 7561 18 |30.10.99 |30.10.99 NNP 28158 7561 19 | | NNP 28158 7561 20 | | NNP 28158 7561 21 | | CD 28158 7561 22 | | CD 28158 7561 23 | | CD 28158 7561 24 | | CD 28158 7561 25 | | CD 28158 7561 26 | | CD 28158 7561 27 | | NNP 28158 7561 28 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 7561 29 | | NNP 28158 7561 30 | | NNP 28158 7561 31 | | CD 28158 7561 32 | | CD 28158 7561 33 | | CD 28158 7561 34 | | CD 28158 7561 35 | | CD 28158 7561 36 | | CD 28158 7561 37 | | CD 28158 7561 38 column column NN 28158 7561 39 | | CD 28158 7561 40 8| 8| CD 28158 7561 41 202| 202| CD 28158 7561 42 120| 120| NNS 28158 7561 43 --|_Gaika --|_Gaika : 28158 7561 44 _ _ NNP 28158 7561 45 |Southampton |Southampton NNP 28158 7561 46 30.9.99|Durban 30.9.99|Durban NNP 28158 7561 47 |29.10.99 |29.10.99 NNP 28158 7561 48 | | HYPH 28158 7561 49 | | NNP 28158 7561 50 | | CD 28158 7561 51 | | CD 28158 7561 52 | | CD 28158 7561 53 | | CD 28158 7561 54 | | CD 28158 7561 55 | | CD 28158 7561 56 | | CD 28158 7561 57 | | CD 28158 7561 58 | | CD 28158 7561 59 | | CD 28158 7561 60 | | CD 28158 7561 61 | | CD 28158 7561 62 | | CD 28158 7561 63 | | CD 28158 7561 64 | | CD 28158 7561 65 | | NNP 28158 7561 66 Headquarters| Headquarters| NNP 28158 7561 67 | | HYPH 28158 7561 68 | | NNP 28158 7561 69 | | CD 28158 7561 70 | | CD 28158 7561 71 | | CD 28158 7561 72 | | CD 28158 7561 73 | | CD 28158 7561 74 | | NNS 28158 7561 75 and and CC 28158 7561 76 No no UH 28158 7561 77 . . . 28158 7562 1 1 1 CD 28158 7562 2 | | CD 28158 7562 3 | | CD 28158 7562 4 | | CD 28158 7562 5 | | CD 28158 7562 6 | | CD 28158 7562 7 | | CD 28158 7562 8 | | CD 28158 7562 9 | | CD 28158 7562 10 | | NNP 28158 7562 11 Telegraph Telegraph NNP 28158 7562 12 | | NNP 28158 7562 13 | | NNP 28158 7562 14 | | CD 28158 7562 15 | | CD 28158 7562 16 | | CD 28158 7562 17 | | CD 28158 7562 18 | | CD 28158 7562 19 | | CD 28158 7562 20 | | CD 28158 7562 21 section section NN 28158 7562 22 , , , 28158 7562 23 | | NNP 28158 7562 24 | | CD 28158 7562 25 | | CD 28158 7562 26 | | CD 28158 7562 27 | | CD 28158 7562 28 | | CD 28158 7562 29 | | CD 28158 7562 30 | | CD 28158 7562 31 | | NNP 28158 7562 32 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7563 1 | | CD 28158 7563 2 3| 3| CD 28158 7563 3 55| 55| CD 28158 7563 4 --| --| : 28158 7563 5 --|_Jelunga --|_Jelunga : 28158 7563 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7563 7 |Southampton |Southampton NNP 28158 7563 8 20.9.99|Durban 20.9.99|durban CD 28158 7563 9 |26.10.99 |26.10.99 NNP 28158 7563 10 | | CD 28158 7563 11 | | NNP 28158 7563 12 | | CD 28158 7563 13 | | CD 28158 7563 14 | | CD 28158 7563 15 | | CD 28158 7563 16 | | CD 28158 7563 17 | | CD 28158 7563 18 | | CD 28158 7563 19 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 7563 20 Balloon Balloon NNP 28158 7563 21 | | NNP 28158 7563 22 | | NNP 28158 7563 23 | | CD 28158 7563 24 | | CD 28158 7563 25 | | CD 28158 7563 26 | | CD 28158 7563 27 | | CD 28158 7563 28 | | CD 28158 7563 29 | | CD 28158 7563 30 section section NN 28158 7563 31 , , , 28158 7563 32 | | NNP 28158 7563 33 | | CD 28158 7563 34 | | CD 28158 7563 35 | | CD 28158 7563 36 | | CD 28158 7563 37 | | CD 28158 7563 38 | | CD 28158 7563 39 | | CD 28158 7563 40 | | NNP 28158 7563 41 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7564 1 | | CD 28158 7564 2 2| 2| CD 28158 7564 3 33| 33| CD 28158 7564 4 --| --| : 28158 7564 5 --|_Kinfauns --|_Kinfauns NFP 28158 7564 6 |Southampton |Southampton `` 28158 7564 7 30.9.99|Durban 30.9.99|durban CD 28158 7564 8 |26.10.99 |26.10.99 NNP 28158 7564 9 | | CD 28158 7564 10 | | NNP 28158 7564 11 | | CD 28158 7564 12 | | CD 28158 7564 13 | | NNP 28158 7564 14 Castle Castle NNP 28158 7564 15 _ _ NNP 28158 7564 16 | | NNP 28158 7564 17 | | NNP 28158 7564 18 | | CD 28158 7564 19 | | CD 28158 7564 20 | | CD 28158 7564 21 | | CD 28158 7564 22 | | CD 28158 7564 23 | | CD 28158 7564 24 | | CD 28158 7564 25 | | CD 28158 7564 26 | | CD 28158 7564 27 | | CD 28158 7564 28 | | CD 28158 7564 29 1st 1st JJ 28158 7564 30 battn battn NNS 28158 7564 31 . . . 28158 7565 1 | | NNP 28158 7565 2 | | CD 28158 7565 3 | | CD 28158 7565 4 | | CD 28158 7565 5 | | CD 28158 7565 6 | | CD 28158 7565 7 | | CD 28158 7565 8 | | CD 28158 7565 9 | | NNP 28158 7565 10 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 7565 11 | | NNP 28158 7565 12 | | NNP 28158 7565 13 | | CD 28158 7565 14 | | CD 28158 7565 15 | | CD 28158 7565 16 | | CD 28158 7565 17 | | CD 28158 7565 18 | | NNP 28158 7565 19 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 7565 20 | | CD 28158 7565 21 27| 27| CD 28158 7565 22 784| 784| CD 28158 7565 23 5| 5| CD 28158 7565 24 --|_Gaul --|_Gaul : 28158 7565 25 _ _ NNP 28158 7565 26 |Southampton |Southampton NNP 28158 7565 27 16.9.99|Cape 16.9.99|Cape NNP 28158 7565 28 | | NNP 28158 7565 29 7.10.99 7.10.99 NNP 28158 7565 30 | | NNP 28158 7565 31 | | NNP 28158 7565 32 | | CD 28158 7565 33 | | CD 28158 7565 34 | | CD 28158 7565 35 | | CD 28158 7565 36 | | NNP 28158 7565 37 | | NNP 28158 7565 38 Town Town NNP 28158 7565 39 | | NNP 28158 7565 40 | | NNP 28158 7565 41 | | CD 28158 7565 42 | | CD 28158 7565 43 | | CD 28158 7565 44 | | CD 28158 7565 45 | | CD 28158 7565 46 | | CD 28158 7565 47 | | CD 28158 7565 48 | | CD 28158 7565 49 1st 1st JJ 28158 7565 50 battn battn NNS 28158 7565 51 . . . 28158 7566 1 | | NNP 28158 7566 2 | | CD 28158 7566 3 | | CD 28158 7566 4 | | CD 28158 7566 5 | | CD 28158 7566 6 | | CD 28158 7566 7 | | CD 28158 7566 8 | | CD 28158 7566 9 | | NNP 28158 7566 10 Border Border NNP 28158 7566 11 | | NNP 28158 7566 12 | | NNP 28158 7566 13 | | CD 28158 7566 14 | | CD 28158 7566 15 | | CD 28158 7566 16 | | CD 28158 7566 17 | | CD 28158 7566 18 | | CD 28158 7566 19 | | CD 28158 7566 20 regt regt NN 28158 7566 21 . . . 28158 7567 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7567 2 3 3 CD 28158 7567 3 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7567 4 | | CD 28158 7567 5 26| 26| CD 28158 7567 6 961| 961| CD 28158 7567 7 6| 6| CD 28158 7567 8 --|_Sumatra --|_Sumatra : 28158 7567 9 _ _ NNP 28158 7567 10 |Malta |Malta NNP 28158 7567 11 | | NNP 28158 7567 12 27.9.99|Cape 27.9.99|Cape NNP 28158 7567 13 |21.10.99 |21.10.99 NNP 28158 7567 14 | | HYPH 28158 7567 15 | | NNP 28158 7567 16 | | CD 28158 7567 17 | | CD 28158 7567 18 | | CD 28158 7567 19 | | CD 28158 7567 20 | | NNP 28158 7567 21 | | NNP 28158 7567 22 Town Town NNP 28158 7567 23 | | NNP 28158 7567 24 | | NNP 28158 7567 25 | | CD 28158 7567 26 | | CD 28158 7567 27 | | CD 28158 7567 28 | | CD 28158 7567 29 | | CD 28158 7567 30 | | CD 28158 7567 31 | | CD 28158 7567 32 | | CD 28158 7567 33 1st 1st JJ 28158 7567 34 battn battn NNS 28158 7567 35 . . . 28158 7568 1 | | NNP 28158 7568 2 | | CD 28158 7568 3 | | CD 28158 7568 4 | | CD 28158 7568 5 | | CD 28158 7568 6 | | CD 28158 7568 7 | | CD 28158 7568 8 | | CD 28158 7568 9 | | NNP 28158 7568 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7568 11 Irish Irish NNP 28158 7568 12 | | NNP 28158 7568 13 | | NNP 28158 7568 14 | | CD 28158 7568 15 | | CD 28158 7568 16 | | CD 28158 7568 17 | | CD 28158 7568 18 | | CD 28158 7568 19 | | NNP 28158 7568 20 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 7568 21 | | POS 28158 7568 22 26| 26| CD 28158 7568 23 848| 848| CD 28158 7568 24 5| 5| CD 28158 7568 25 --|_Avoca --|_Avoca : 28158 7568 26 _ _ NNP 28158 7568 27 |Egypt |Egypt NNP 28158 7568 28 | | NNP 28158 7568 29 24.9.99|Durban 24.9.99|durban CD 28158 7568 30 |12.10.99 |12.10.99 NNP 28158 7568 31 | | NNP 28158 7568 32 | | NNP 28158 7568 33 | | CD 28158 7568 34 | | CD 28158 7568 35 | | CD 28158 7568 36 | | CD 28158 7568 37 | | CD 28158 7568 38 | | CD 28158 7568 39 | | CD 28158 7568 40 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7568 41 battn battn NNS 28158 7568 42 . . . 28158 7569 1 | | NNP 28158 7569 2 | | CD 28158 7569 3 | | CD 28158 7569 4 | | CD 28158 7569 5 | | CD 28158 7569 6 | | CD 28158 7569 7 | | CD 28158 7569 8 | | CD 28158 7569 9 | | NNP 28158 7569 10 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 7569 11 | | NNP 28158 7569 12 | | NNP 28158 7569 13 | | CD 28158 7569 14 | | CD 28158 7569 15 | | CD 28158 7569 16 | | CD 28158 7569 17 | | CD 28158 7569 18 | | CD 28158 7569 19 | | NNP 28158 7569 20 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7569 21 | | NNP 28158 7569 22 26| 26| CD 28158 7569 23 835| 835| CD 28158 7569 24 5| 5| CD 28158 7569 25 --|_Jelunga --|_Jelunga : 28158 7569 26 _ _ NNP 28158 7569 27 |Crete |Crete NNP 28158 7569 28 | | NNP 28158 7569 29 2.10.99|Durban 2.10.99|durban CD 28158 7569 30 |26.10.99 |26.10.99 NNP 28158 7569 31 | | CD 28158 7569 32 | | NNP 28158 7569 33 | | CD 28158 7569 34 | | CD 28158 7569 35 | | CD 28158 7569 36 | | CD 28158 7569 37 | | CD 28158 7569 38 | | CD 28158 7569 39 | | CD 28158 7569 40 Half half NN 28158 7569 41 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7569 42 | | CD 28158 7569 43 | | NNP 28158 7569 44 | | CD 28158 7569 45 | | CD 28158 7569 46 | | CD 28158 7569 47 | | CD 28158 7569 48 | | CD 28158 7569 49 | | CD 28158 7569 50 | | CD 28158 7569 51 battn battn NNS 28158 7569 52 . . . 28158 7570 1 | | NNP 28158 7570 2 | | CD 28158 7570 3 | | CD 28158 7570 4 | | CD 28158 7570 5 | | CD 28158 7570 6 | | CD 28158 7570 7 | | CD 28158 7570 8 | | CD 28158 7570 9 | | NNP 28158 7570 10 King King NNP 28158 7570 11 's 's POS 28158 7570 12 Own| Own| NNP 28158 7570 13 | | NNP 28158 7570 14 | | NNP 28158 7570 15 | | CD 28158 7570 16 | | CD 28158 7570 17 | | CD 28158 7570 18 | | CD 28158 7570 19 | | CD 28158 7570 20 | | NNP 28158 7570 21 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 7570 22 | | NNP 28158 7570 23 | | NNP 28158 7570 24 | | CD 28158 7570 25 | | CD 28158 7570 26 | | CD 28158 7570 27 | | CD 28158 7570 28 | | CD 28158 7570 29 | | CD 28158 7570 30 | | NNP 28158 7570 31 Light Light NNP 28158 7570 32 | | NNP 28158 7570 33 | | NNP 28158 7570 34 | | CD 28158 7570 35 | | CD 28158 7570 36 | | CD 28158 7570 37 | | CD 28158 7570 38 | | CD 28158 7570 39 | | NNP 28158 7570 40 | | NNP 28158 7570 41 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7570 42 | | CD 28158 7570 43 12| 12| CD 28158 7570 44 438| 438| CD 28158 7570 45 3| 3| CD 28158 7570 46 --|_H.M.S. --|_H.M.S. . 28158 7571 1 |Mauritius |Mauritius NNP 28158 7571 2 | | NNP 28158 7571 3 6.10.99|Cape 6.10.99|cape CD 28158 7571 4 |14.10.99 |14.10.99 NNP 28158 7571 5 | | NNP 28158 7571 6 | | NNP 28158 7571 7 | | CD 28158 7571 8 | | CD 28158 7571 9 | | JJ 28158 7571 10 Powerful Powerful NNP 28158 7571 11 _ _ NNP 28158 7571 12 | | NNP 28158 7571 13 | | NNP 28158 7571 14 | | NNP 28158 7571 15 Town Town NNP 28158 7571 16 | | NNP 28158 7571 17 | | NNP 28158 7571 18 | | CD 28158 7571 19 | | CD 28158 7571 20 | | CD 28158 7571 21 | | CD 28158 7571 22 | | CD 28158 7571 23 | | CD 28158 7571 24 | | NNP 28158 7571 25 | | NNP 28158 7571 26 Army Army NNP 28158 7571 27 Service Service NNP 28158 7571 28 | | NNP 28158 7571 29 | | NNP 28158 7571 30 | | CD 28158 7571 31 | | CD 28158 7571 32 | | CD 28158 7571 33 | | CD 28158 7571 34 | | CD 28158 7571 35 | | NNP 28158 7571 36 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7571 37 | | NNP 28158 7571 38 9| 9| CD 28158 7571 39 130| 130| CD 28158 7571 40 --| --| : 28158 7571 41 --|_Gaul --|_Gaul . 28158 7571 42 _ _ NNP 28158 7571 43 |Southampton |Southampton NNP 28158 7571 44 16.9.99|Cape 16.9.99|Cape NNP 28158 7571 45 | | NNP 28158 7571 46 7.10.99 7.10.99 NNP 28158 7571 47 | | NNP 28158 7571 48 | | NNP 28158 7571 49 | | CD 28158 7571 50 | | CD 28158 7571 51 | | CD 28158 7571 52 | | CD 28158 7571 53 | | NNP 28158 7571 54 | | NNP 28158 7571 55 Town Town NNP 28158 7571 56 | | NNP 28158 7571 57 | | NNP 28158 7571 58 | | CD 28158 7571 59 | | CD 28158 7571 60 | | NNP 28158 7571 61 |_Kinfauns |_Kinfauns NNP 28158 7571 62 | | CD 28158 7571 63 | | CD 28158 7571 64 30.9.99| 30.9.99| CD 28158 7571 65 |18.10.99 |18.10.99 CD 28158 7571 66 | | NNP 28158 7571 67 | | CD 28158 7571 68 | | CD 28158 7571 69 | | CD 28158 7571 70 | | NNP 28158 7571 71 Castle Castle NNP 28158 7571 72 _ _ NNP 28158 7571 73 | | NNP 28158 7571 74 | | NNP 28158 7571 75 | | CD 28158 7571 76 | | CD 28158 7571 77 | | CD 28158 7571 78 | | CD 28158 7571 79 | | CD 28158 7571 80 | | CD 28158 7571 81 | | CD 28158 7571 82 | | CD 28158 7571 83 | | CD 28158 7571 84 | | NNP 28158 7571 85 | | NNP 28158 7571 86 Army Army NNP 28158 7571 87 | | HYPH 28158 7571 88 | | NNP 28158 7571 89 | | CD 28158 7571 90 | | CD 28158 7571 91 | | CD 28158 7571 92 | | CD 28158 7571 93 | | CD 28158 7571 94 | | CD 28158 7571 95 | | NNP 28158 7571 96 Ordnance Ordnance NNP 28158 7571 97 | | NNP 28158 7571 98 | | NNP 28158 7571 99 | | CD 28158 7571 100 | | CD 28158 7571 101 | | CD 28158 7571 102 | | CD 28158 7571 103 | | CD 28158 7571 104 | | CD 28158 7571 105 | | NNP 28158 7571 106 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7571 107 | | CD 28158 7571 108 1| 1| CD 28158 7571 109 50| 50| CD 28158 7571 110 --| --| : 28158 7571 111 --|_Gaul --|_Gaul . 28158 7571 112 _ _ NNP 28158 7571 113 |Southampton |Southampton NNP 28158 7571 114 16.9.99|Cape 16.9.99|Cape NNP 28158 7571 115 | | NNP 28158 7571 116 7.10.99 7.10.99 NNP 28158 7571 117 | | NNP 28158 7571 118 | | NNP 28158 7571 119 | | CD 28158 7571 120 | | CD 28158 7571 121 | | CD 28158 7571 122 | | CD 28158 7571 123 | | CD 28158 7571 124 | | NNP 28158 7571 125 Town Town NNP 28158 7571 126 | | NNP 28158 7571 127 ------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------- NNP 28158 7571 128 TOTAL TOTAL NNP 28158 7571 129 . . . 28158 7572 1 | | NNP 28158 7572 2 363|10,299|2,864| 363|10,299|2,864| CD 28158 7572 3 43 43 CD 28158 7572 4 | | CD 28158 7572 5 | | CD 28158 7572 6 | | CD 28158 7572 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7572 8 2]|[4 2]|[4 CD 28158 7572 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7572 10 ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- NFP 28158 7572 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7572 12 Tablenote tablenote NN 28158 7572 13 1 1 CD 28158 7572 14 : : : 28158 7572 15 _ _ NNP 28158 7572 16 Wardha Wardha NNP 28158 7572 17 _ _ NNP 28158 7572 18 returned return VBD 28158 7572 19 to to IN 28158 7572 20 Durban Durban NNP 28158 7572 21 damaged damage VBN 28158 7572 22 and and CC 28158 7572 23 the the DT 28158 7572 24 squadron squadron NN 28158 7572 25 was be VBD 28158 7572 26 transferred transfer VBN 28158 7572 27 to to IN 28158 7572 28 _ _ NNP 28158 7572 29 Nevassa Nevassa NNP 28158 7572 30 _ _ NNP 28158 7572 31 . . . 28158 7572 32 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7573 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7573 2 Tablenote tablenote NN 28158 7573 3 2 2 CD 28158 7573 4 : : : 28158 7573 5 Includes include VBZ 28158 7573 6 seven seven CD 28158 7573 7 machine machine NN 28158 7573 8 . . . 28158 7573 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7574 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7574 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7574 3 3 3 CD 28158 7574 4 : : : 28158 7574 5 Subsequently subsequently RB 28158 7574 6 went go VBD 28158 7574 7 to to IN 28158 7574 8 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7574 9 . . . 28158 7574 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7575 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7575 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7575 3 4 4 CD 28158 7575 4 : : : 28158 7575 5 Includes include VBZ 28158 7575 6 seven seven CD 28158 7575 7 machines machine NNS 28158 7575 8 . . . 28158 7575 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7576 1 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 7576 2 2 2 CD 28158 7576 3 . . . 28158 7577 1 The the DT 28158 7577 2 distribution distribution NN 28158 7577 3 of of IN 28158 7577 4 British british JJ 28158 7577 5 forces force NNS 28158 7577 6 under under IN 28158 7577 7 arms arm NNS 28158 7577 8 in in IN 28158 7577 9 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7577 10 Colony Colony NNP 28158 7577 11 on on IN 28158 7577 12 11th 11th JJ 28158 7577 13 October October NNP 28158 7577 14 , , , 28158 7577 15 1899 1899 CD 28158 7577 16 . . . 28158 7578 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7578 2 Detachments Detachments NNP 28158 7578 3 14th 14th JJ 28158 7578 4 and and CC 28158 7578 5 23rd 23rd NN 28158 7578 6 cos cos NNP 28158 7578 7 . . NNP 28158 7578 8 , , , 28158 7578 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7579 1 CAPE cape NN 28158 7579 2 PENINSULA PENINSULA NNS 28158 7579 3 { { -LRB- 28158 7579 4 Headquarters Headquarters NNP 28158 7579 5 8th 8th JJ 28158 7579 6 coy coy NN 28158 7579 7 . . NNP 28158 7579 8 , , , 28158 7579 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7580 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7580 2 Two two CD 28158 7580 3 cos cos NNP 28158 7580 4 . . NNP 28158 7580 5 , , , 28158 7580 6 1st 1st NNP 28158 7580 7 battn battn NNS 28158 7580 8 . . . 28158 7581 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7581 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 7581 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7581 4 . . . 28158 7582 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7582 2 9th 9th JJ 28158 7582 3 coy coy NNP 28158 7582 4 . . NNP 28158 7582 5 , , , 28158 7582 6 Army Army NNP 28158 7582 7 Service Service NNP 28158 7582 8 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7582 9 . . . 28158 7583 1 STELLENBOSCH STELLENBOSCH NNP 28158 7583 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7583 3 Two two CD 28158 7583 4 cos cos NNP 28158 7583 5 . . NNP 28158 7583 6 , , , 28158 7583 7 1st 1st NNP 28158 7583 8 battn battn NNS 28158 7583 9 . . . 28158 7584 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7584 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 7584 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7584 4 . . . 28158 7585 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7585 2 15th 15th JJ 28158 7585 3 coy coy NN 28158 7585 4 . . NNP 28158 7585 5 , , , 28158 7585 6 Army Army NNP 28158 7585 7 Service Service NNP 28158 7585 8 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7585 9 . . . 28158 7586 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7586 2 One one CD 28158 7586 3 section section NN 28158 7586 4 , , , 28158 7586 5 7th 7th JJ 28158 7586 6 coy coy NN 28158 7586 7 . . NNP 28158 7586 8 , , , 28158 7586 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7587 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7587 2 One one CD 28158 7587 3 section section NN 28158 7587 4 , , , 28158 7587 5 29th 29th NN 28158 7587 6 coy coy NN 28158 7587 7 . . NNP 28158 7587 8 , , , 28158 7587 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7588 1 DE DE NNP 28158 7588 2 AAR AAR NNP 28158 7588 3 { { -LRB- 28158 7588 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7588 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7588 6 . . . 28158 7589 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 7589 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 7589 3 . . . 28158 7590 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7590 2 Four four CD 28158 7590 3 cos cos NNP 28158 7590 4 . . NNP 28158 7590 5 , , , 28158 7590 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7590 7 battn battn NNS 28158 7590 8 . . . 28158 7591 1 King King NNP 28158 7591 2 's 's POS 28158 7591 3 Own Own NNP 28158 7591 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 7591 5 Light Light NNP 28158 7591 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7591 7 . . . 28158 7592 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7592 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7593 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7593 2 . . NNP 28158 7593 3 , , , 28158 7593 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7593 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7593 6 . . . 28158 7594 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 7594 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 7594 3 . . . 28158 7595 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7595 2 One one CD 28158 7595 3 section section NN 28158 7595 4 , , , 28158 7595 5 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7596 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7596 2 One one CD 28158 7596 3 section section NN 28158 7596 4 , , , 28158 7596 5 7th 7th JJ 28158 7596 6 coy coy NN 28158 7596 7 . . NNP 28158 7596 8 , , , 28158 7596 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7597 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7597 2 Four four CD 28158 7597 3 cos cos NNP 28158 7597 4 . . NNP 28158 7597 5 , , , 28158 7597 6 1st 1st JJ 28158 7597 7 battn battn NNS 28158 7597 8 . . . 28158 7598 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 7598 2 North North NNP 28158 7598 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 7598 4 { { -LRB- 28158 7598 5 regt regt NNP 28158 7598 6 . . . 28158 7599 1 ORANGE ORANGE NNP 28158 7599 2 RIVER RIVER NNP 28158 7599 3 STATION station NN 28158 7599 4 { { -LRB- 28158 7599 5 Four four CD 28158 7599 6 cos cos NNP 28158 7599 7 . . NNP 28158 7599 8 , , , 28158 7599 9 1st 1st JJ 28158 7599 10 battn battn NNS 28158 7599 11 . . . 28158 7600 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7600 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 7600 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7600 4 . . . 28158 7601 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7601 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7602 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7602 2 . . NNP 28158 7602 3 , , , 28158 7602 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7602 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7602 6 . . . 28158 7603 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 7603 2 North North NNP 28158 7603 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 7603 4 regt regt NN 28158 7603 5 . . . 28158 7603 6 , , , 28158 7603 7 less less JJR 28158 7603 8 detachment detachment NN 28158 7603 9 at at IN 28158 7603 10 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 7603 11 . . . 28158 7604 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7604 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7605 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7605 2 . . NNP 28158 7605 3 , , , 28158 7605 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7605 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7605 6 . . . 28158 7606 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7606 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 7606 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7606 4 . . . 28158 7607 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7607 2 One one CD 28158 7607 3 section section NN 28158 7607 4 , , , 28158 7607 5 7th 7th JJ 28158 7607 6 coy coy NN 28158 7607 7 . . NNP 28158 7607 8 , , , 28158 7607 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7608 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7608 2 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 7608 3 coy coy VB 28158 7608 4 . . NNP 28158 7608 5 , , , 28158 7608 6 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7609 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7609 2 Diamond Diamond NNP 28158 7609 3 Fields Fields NNP 28158 7609 4 artillery artillery NN 28158 7609 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7609 6 six six CD 28158 7609 7 guns gun NNS 28158 7609 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7609 9 . . . 28158 7610 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7610 2 Diamond Diamond NNP 28158 7610 3 Fields Fields NNP 28158 7610 4 Horse Horse NNP 28158 7610 5 . . . 28158 7611 1 KIMBERLEY KIMBERLEY NNP 28158 7611 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7611 3 Four four CD 28158 7611 4 cos cos NNP 28158 7611 5 . . NNP 28158 7611 6 , , , 28158 7611 7 1st 1st JJ 28158 7611 8 battn battn NNS 28158 7611 9 . . . 28158 7612 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 7612 2 North North NNP 28158 7612 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 7612 4 { { -LRB- 28158 7612 5 regt regt NNP 28158 7612 6 . . . 28158 7613 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7613 2 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 7613 3 regt regt NNP 28158 7613 4 . . . 28158 7614 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7614 2 Town Town NNP 28158 7614 3 Guard Guard NNP 28158 7614 4 . . . 28158 7615 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7615 2 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7615 3 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7616 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7616 2 . . NNP 28158 7616 3 , , , 28158 7616 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7616 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7616 6 . . . 28158 7617 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 7617 2 North North NNP 28158 7617 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 7617 4 regt regt NN 28158 7617 5 . . . 28158 7618 1 FOURTEEN fourteen DT 28158 7618 2 STREAMS streams VBP 28158 7618 3 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7618 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7618 5 Police Police NNS 28158 7618 6 . . . 28158 7619 1 TAUNGS TAUNGS NNP 28158 7619 2 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7619 3 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7619 4 Police Police NNS 28158 7619 5 . . . 28158 7620 1 VRYBURG VRYBURG NNP 28158 7620 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7620 3 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7620 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7620 5 Police Police NNS 28158 7620 6 . . . 28158 7621 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7621 2 Vryburg Vryburg NNP 28158 7621 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7621 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7621 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7621 6 one one CD 28158 7621 7 coy coy NN 28158 7621 8 . . . 28158 7621 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7622 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7622 2 Bechuanaland Bechuanaland NNP 28158 7622 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7622 4 . . . 28158 7623 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7623 2 Protectorate protectorate JJ 28158 7623 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 7623 4 . . . 28158 7624 1 MAFEKING MAFEKING NNP 28158 7624 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7624 3 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7624 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7624 5 Police Police NNS 28158 7624 6 . . . 28158 7625 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7625 2 Detachment detachment JJ 28158 7625 3 British british JJ 28158 7625 4 South south JJ 28158 7625 5 African african JJ 28158 7625 6 Police Police NNS 28158 7625 7 . . . 28158 7626 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7626 2 Town Town NNP 28158 7626 3 Guard Guard NNP 28158 7626 4 . . . 28158 7627 1 TULI TULI NNP 28158 7627 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7627 3 Rhodesian rhodesian JJ 28158 7627 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 7627 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7627 6 _ _ NNP 28158 7627 7 en en IN 28158 7627 8 route route NN 28158 7627 9 _ _ NNP 28158 7627 10 from from IN 28158 7627 11 Buluwayo Buluwayo NNP 28158 7627 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7627 13 . . . 28158 7628 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7628 2 Detachment detachment JJ 28158 7628 3 British british JJ 28158 7628 4 South south JJ 28158 7628 5 African african JJ 28158 7628 6 Police Police NNS 28158 7628 7 . . . 28158 7629 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7629 2 One one CD 28158 7629 3 section section NN 28158 7629 4 , , , 28158 7629 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7629 6 two two CD 28158 7629 7 guns gun NNS 28158 7629 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7629 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7630 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7630 2 One one CD 28158 7630 3 section section NN 28158 7630 4 , , , 28158 7630 5 29th 29th NN 28158 7630 6 coy coy NN 28158 7630 7 . . NNP 28158 7630 8 , , , 28158 7630 9 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7631 1 NAAUWPOORT naauwpoort JJ 28158 7631 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7631 3 Four four CD 28158 7631 4 cos cos NNP 28158 7631 5 . . NNP 28158 7631 6 , , , 28158 7631 7 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7631 8 battn battn NNS 28158 7631 9 . . . 28158 7632 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7632 2 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 7632 3 regt regt NNP 28158 7632 4 . . . 28158 7633 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7633 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7634 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7634 2 . . NNP 28158 7634 3 , , , 28158 7634 4 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7634 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7634 6 . . . 28158 7635 1 King King NNP 28158 7635 2 's 's POS 28158 7635 3 Own Own NNP 28158 7635 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 7635 5 Light Light NNP 28158 7635 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7635 7 . . . 28158 7636 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7636 2 One one CD 28158 7636 3 section section NN 28158 7636 4 , , , 28158 7636 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7636 6 two two CD 28158 7636 7 guns gun NNS 28158 7636 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7636 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7637 1 STORMBERG STORMBERG NNS 28158 7637 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7637 3 One one CD 28158 7637 4 section section NN 28158 7637 5 , , , 28158 7637 6 29th 29th NN 28158 7637 7 coy coy NN 28158 7637 8 . . NNP 28158 7637 9 , , , 28158 7637 10 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7638 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7638 2 Four four CD 28158 7638 3 cos cos NNP 28158 7638 4 . . NNP 28158 7638 5 , , , 28158 7638 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7638 7 battn battn NNS 28158 7638 8 . . . 28158 7639 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7639 2 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 7639 3 regt regt NNP 28158 7639 4 . . . 28158 7640 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7640 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7641 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7641 2 . . NNP 28158 7641 3 , , , 28158 7641 4 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7641 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7641 6 . . . 28158 7642 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7642 2 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 7642 3 regt regt NNP 28158 7642 4 . . . 28158 7643 1 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 7643 2 3 3 CD 28158 7643 3 . . . 28158 7644 1 The the DT 28158 7644 2 distribution distribution NN 28158 7644 3 of of IN 28158 7644 4 British british JJ 28158 7644 5 forces force NNS 28158 7644 6 under under IN 28158 7644 7 arms arm NNS 28158 7644 8 in in IN 28158 7644 9 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7644 10 on on IN 28158 7644 11 11th 11th JJ 28158 7644 12 October October NNP 28158 7644 13 , , , 28158 7644 14 1899 1899 CD 28158 7644 15 . . . 28158 7645 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7645 2 18th 18th JJ 28158 7645 3 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 7645 4 . . . 28158 7646 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7646 2 One one CD 28158 7646 3 sqdn sqdn VBZ 28158 7646 4 . . . 28158 7646 5 , , , 28158 7646 6 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7646 7 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 7646 8 . . . 28158 7647 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7647 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7648 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7648 2 . . NNP 28158 7648 3 , , , 28158 7648 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7648 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7648 6 . . . 28158 7649 1 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 7649 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 7649 3 . . . 28158 7650 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7650 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7651 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7651 2 . . NNP 28158 7651 3 , , , 28158 7651 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 7651 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7651 6 . . . 28158 7652 1 King King NNP 28158 7652 2 's 's POS 28158 7652 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7652 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 7652 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7652 6 . . . 28158 7653 1 DUNDEE[5 DUNDEE[5 NNP 28158 7653 2 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7653 3 { { -LRB- 28158 7653 4 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7654 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7654 2 . . NNP 28158 7654 3 , , , 28158 7654 4 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7654 5 battn battn NNS 28158 7654 6 . . . 28158 7655 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7655 2 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 7655 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7655 4 . . . 28158 7656 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7656 2 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7656 3 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7656 4 Police Police NNS 28158 7656 5 . . . 28158 7657 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7657 2 13th 13th NN 28158 7657 3 , , , 28158 7657 4 67th 67th JJ 28158 7657 5 , , , 28158 7657 6 and and CC 28158 7657 7 69th 69th JJ 28158 7657 8 batteries battery NNS 28158 7657 9 , , , 28158 7657 10 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 7658 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7658 2 1st 1st JJ 28158 7658 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7658 4 . . . 28158 7659 1 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 7659 2 regt regt NN 28158 7659 3 . . . 28158 7660 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7660 2 1st 1st JJ 28158 7660 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7660 4 . . . 28158 7661 1 King King NNP 28158 7661 2 's 's POS 28158 7661 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7661 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 7661 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7661 6 . . . 28158 7662 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7662 2 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7662 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7662 4 . . . 28158 7663 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7663 2 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 7663 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 7663 4 . . . 28158 7664 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7664 2 5th 5th JJ 28158 7664 3 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 7664 4 . . . 28158 7665 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7665 2 19th 19th JJ 28158 7665 3 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 7665 4 . . . 28158 7666 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7666 2 21st 21st NN 28158 7666 3 , , , 28158 7666 4 42nd 42nd NN 28158 7666 5 , , , 28158 7666 6 and and CC 28158 7666 7 53rd 53rd JJ 28158 7666 8 batteries battery NNS 28158 7666 9 , , , 28158 7666 10 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 7667 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7667 2 10th 10th JJ 28158 7667 3 mountain mountain NN 28158 7667 4 battery battery NN 28158 7667 5 , , , 28158 7667 6 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 7668 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7668 2 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 7668 3 coy coy VB 28158 7668 4 . . NNP 28158 7668 5 , , , 28158 7668 6 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7669 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7669 2 1st 1st JJ 28158 7669 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7669 4 . . . 28158 7670 1 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 7670 2 regt regt NN 28158 7670 3 . . . 28158 7671 1 and and CC 28158 7671 2 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 7672 1 coy coy NNP 28158 7672 2 . . . 28158 7673 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7673 2 1st 1st JJ 28158 7673 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7673 4 . . . 28158 7674 1 Devonshire devonshire NN 28158 7674 2 regt regt NN 28158 7674 3 . . . 28158 7675 1 LADYSMITH LADYSMITH NNP 28158 7675 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7675 3 1st 1st JJ 28158 7675 4 battn battn NNS 28158 7675 5 . . . 28158 7676 1 Manchester Manchester NNP 28158 7676 2 regt regt NNP 28158 7676 3 . . . 28158 7677 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7677 2 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7677 3 battn battn NNS 28158 7677 4 . . . 28158 7678 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 7678 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 7678 3 . . . 28158 7679 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7679 2 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7679 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7679 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7679 5 . . . 28158 7680 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7680 2 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7680 3 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 7680 4 . . . 28158 7681 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7681 2 Border border NN 28158 7681 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7681 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7681 5 . . . 28158 7682 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7682 2 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7682 3 Field Field NNP 28158 7682 4 artillery artillery NN 28158 7682 5 . . . 28158 7683 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7683 2 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7683 3 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7683 4 Police Police NNS 28158 7683 5 . . . 28158 7684 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7684 2 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7684 3 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7684 4 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 7684 5 . . . 28158 7685 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7685 2 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7685 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7685 4 of of IN 28158 7685 5 Guides Guides NNPS 28158 7685 6 . . . 28158 7686 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7686 2 Durban Durban NNP 28158 7686 3 Light Light NNP 28158 7686 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7686 5 . . . 28158 7687 1 COLENSO COLENSO NNP 28158 7687 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7687 3 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 7687 4 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7687 5 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7687 6 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 7687 7 . . . 28158 7688 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7688 2 One one CD 28158 7688 3 sqdn sqdn VBZ 28158 7688 4 . . . 28158 7688 5 , , , 28158 7688 6 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7688 7 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 7688 8 . . . 28158 7689 1 ESTCOURT ESTCOURT NNP 28158 7689 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7689 3 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7689 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7689 5 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7689 6 . . . 28158 7690 1 PIETERMARITZBURG PIETERMARITZBURG NNP 28158 7690 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7690 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 7690 4 battn battn NNS 28158 7690 5 . . . 28158 7691 1 King King NNP 28158 7691 2 's 's POS 28158 7691 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7691 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 7691 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7691 6 . . . 28158 7692 1 { { -LRB- 28158 7692 2 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 7692 3 Light Light NNP 28158 7692 4 Horse Horse NNP 28158 7692 5 . . . 28158 7693 1 HELPMAKAAR HELPMAKAAR NNP 28158 7693 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7693 3 Umvoti Umvoti NNP 28158 7693 4 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7693 5 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 7693 6 . . . 28158 7694 1 ESHOWE ESHOWE NNP 28158 7694 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7694 3 One one CD 28158 7694 4 mounted mount VBD 28158 7694 5 coy coy NNP 28158 7694 6 . . NNP 28158 7694 7 , , , 28158 7694 8 1st 1st JJ 28158 7694 9 battn battn NNS 28158 7694 10 . . . 28158 7695 1 King King NNP 28158 7695 2 's 's POS 28158 7695 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7695 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 7695 5 { { -LRB- 28158 7695 6 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7695 7 . . . 28158 7696 1 DURBAN DURBAN NNP 28158 7696 2 { { -LRB- 28158 7696 3 One one CD 28158 7696 4 sqdn sqdn VBZ 28158 7696 5 . . . 28158 7696 6 , , , 28158 7696 7 5th 5th JJ 28158 7696 8 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 7696 9 Guards Guards NNP 28158 7696 10 . . . 28158 7697 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7697 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7697 3 5 5 CD 28158 7697 4 : : : 28158 7697 5 The the DT 28158 7697 6 1st 1st JJ 28158 7697 7 battn battn NN 28158 7697 8 . . . 28158 7698 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7698 2 Irish Irish NNP 28158 7698 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 7698 4 , , , 28158 7698 5 and and CC 28158 7698 6 one one CD 28158 7698 7 section section NN 28158 7698 8 , , , 28158 7698 9 23rd 23rd RB 28158 7698 10 coy coy NN 28158 7698 11 . . NNP 28158 7698 12 , , , 28158 7698 13 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 7698 14 , , , 28158 7698 15 arrived arrive VBD 28158 7698 16 at at IN 28158 7698 17 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 7698 18 during during IN 28158 7698 19 15th 15th JJ 28158 7698 20 and and CC 28158 7698 21 16th 16th JJ 28158 7698 22 October October NNP 28158 7698 23 . . . 28158 7698 24 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7699 1 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 7699 2 4 4 CD 28158 7699 3 . . . 28158 7700 1 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7700 2 OF of IN 28158 7700 3 BURGHER BURGHER NNP 28158 7700 4 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 7700 5 OF of IN 28158 7700 6 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 7700 7 AFRICAN AFRICAN NNP 28158 7700 8 REPUBLIC REPUBLIC NNP 28158 7700 9 . . . 28158 7701 1 -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- NFP 28158 7701 2 District district NN 28158 7701 3 . . . 28158 7702 1 | | JJ 28158 7702 2 Present present NN 28158 7702 3 on on IN 28158 7702 4 | | JJ 28158 7702 5 Subsequent Subsequent NNP 28158 7702 6 Increase Increase NNP 28158 7702 7 . . . 28158 7703 1 | | JJ 28158 7703 2 Mobilisation Mobilisation NNP 28158 7703 3 . . . 28158 7704 1 | | NNP 28158 7704 2 -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- NFP 28158 7704 3 Bethel Bethel NNP 28158 7704 4 | | NNP 28158 7704 5 700 700 CD 28158 7704 6 | | CD 28158 7704 7 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 8 Bloemhof Bloemhof NNP 28158 7704 9 | | NNP 28158 7704 10 800 800 CD 28158 7704 11 | | NNS 28158 7704 12 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 13 Carolina Carolina NNP 28158 7704 14 | | NNP 28158 7704 15 506 506 CD 28158 7704 16 | | NNS 28158 7704 17 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 18 Ermelo Ermelo NNP 28158 7704 19 | | NNP 28158 7704 20 800 800 CD 28158 7704 21 | | NNS 28158 7704 22 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 23 Fordsburg Fordsburg NNP 28158 7704 24 | | NNP 28158 7704 25 900 900 CD 28158 7704 26 | | CD 28158 7704 27 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 28 Germiston Germiston NNP 28158 7704 29 and and CC 28158 7704 30 Boksburg Boksburg NNP 28158 7704 31 | | POS 28158 7704 32 1,050 1,050 CD 28158 7704 33 | | NNP 28158 7704 34 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 35 Heidelberg Heidelberg NNP 28158 7704 36 | | NNP 28158 7704 37 1,685 1,685 CD 28158 7704 38 | | CD 28158 7704 39 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 40 Jeppestown Jeppestown NNP 28158 7704 41 | | NNP 28158 7704 42 400 400 CD 28158 7704 43 | | CD 28158 7704 44 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 45 Johannesburg[6 Johannesburg[6 NNP 28158 7704 46 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7704 47 | | CD 28158 7704 48 1,000 1,000 CD 28158 7704 49 | | NNP 28158 7704 50 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 51 Krugersdorp Krugersdorp NNP 28158 7704 52 | | NNP 28158 7704 53 800 800 CD 28158 7704 54 | | NNS 28158 7704 55 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 56 Lichtenburg Lichtenburg NNP 28158 7704 57 | | NNP 28158 7704 58 850 850 CD 28158 7704 59 | | NNP 28158 7704 60 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 61 Lydenburg Lydenburg NNP 28158 7704 62 | | NNP 28158 7704 63 1,230 1,230 CD 28158 7704 64 | | CD 28158 7704 65 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 66 Marico Marico NNP 28158 7704 67 | | NNP 28158 7704 68 1,050 1,050 CD 28158 7704 69 | | NNP 28158 7704 70 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 71 Middelburg Middelburg NNP 28158 7704 72 | | NNP 28158 7704 73 1,317 1,317 CD 28158 7704 74 | | CD 28158 7704 75 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 76 14,779[8 14,779[8 NNP 28158 7704 77 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7704 78 Piet Piet NNP 28158 7704 79 Retief Retief NNP 28158 7704 80 | | NNP 28158 7704 81 230 230 CD 28158 7704 82 | | CD 28158 7704 83 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 84 Potchefstroom Potchefstroom NNP 28158 7704 85 | | NNP 28158 7704 86 3,000 3,000 CD 28158 7704 87 | | NNP 28158 7704 88 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 89 Pretoria Pretoria NNP 28158 7704 90 | | CD 28158 7704 91 2,540 2,540 CD 28158 7704 92 | | NNP 28158 7704 93 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 94 Rustenburg Rustenburg NNP 28158 7704 95 | | NNP 28158 7704 96 1,500 1,500 CD 28158 7704 97 | | NNP 28158 7704 98 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 99 Springs Springs NNP 28158 7704 100 | | NNP 28158 7704 101 60 60 CD 28158 7704 102 | | NNS 28158 7704 103 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 104 Standerton Standerton NNP 28158 7704 105 | | NNP 28158 7704 106 1,100 1,100 CD 28158 7704 107 | | CD 28158 7704 108 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 109 Swaziland[6 Swaziland[6 NNP 28158 7704 110 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7704 111 | | NNP 28158 7704 112 290 290 CD 28158 7704 113 | | CD 28158 7704 114 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 115 Utrecht Utrecht NNP 28158 7704 116 | | NNP 28158 7704 117 900 900 CD 28158 7704 118 | | CD 28158 7704 119 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 120 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 7704 121 | | NNP 28158 7704 122 944 944 CD 28158 7704 123 | | CD 28158 7704 124 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 125 Waterberg Waterberg NNP 28158 7704 126 | | NNP 28158 7704 127 732 732 CD 28158 7704 128 | | CD 28158 7704 129 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 130 Wakkerstroom Wakkerstroom NNP 28158 7704 131 | | NNP 28158 7704 132 800 800 CD 28158 7704 133 | | NNS 28158 7704 134 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 135 Wolmaranstad Wolmaranstad NNP 28158 7704 136 | | NNP 28158 7704 137 400 400 CD 28158 7704 138 | | CD 28158 7704 139 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 140 Zoutpansberg Zoutpansberg NNP 28158 7704 141 | | NNP 28158 7704 142 1,287 1,287 CD 28158 7704 143 | | CD 28158 7704 144 } } -RRB- 28158 7704 145 -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- -----------------------+---------------+--------------------- NFP 28158 7704 146 26,871[7 26,871[7 CD 28158 7704 147 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7704 148 14,779 14,779 CD 28158 7704 149 \-------------------------/ \-------------------------/ CD 28158 7704 150 Total Total NNP 28158 7704 151 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 7704 152 Burghers Burghers NNPS 28158 7704 153 in in IN 28158 7704 154 the the DT 28158 7704 155 field field NN 28158 7704 156 41,650 41,650 CD 28158 7704 157 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7704 158 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7704 159 6 6 CD 28158 7704 160 : : : 28158 7704 161 Exclusive exclusive NN 28158 7704 162 of of IN 28158 7704 163 police police NNS 28158 7704 164 . . . 28158 7704 165 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7705 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7705 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7705 3 7 7 CD 28158 7705 4 : : : 28158 7705 5 Boer boer JJ 28158 7705 6 evidence evidence NN 28158 7705 7 . . . 28158 7705 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7706 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7706 2 Tablenote tablenote NN 28158 7706 3 8 8 CD 28158 7706 4 : : : 28158 7706 5 Intelligence intelligence NN 28158 7706 6 statistics statistic NNS 28158 7706 7 on on IN 28158 7706 8 conclusion conclusion NN 28158 7706 9 of of IN 28158 7706 10 peace peace NN 28158 7706 11 . . . 28158 7706 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7707 1 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7707 2 OF of IN 28158 7707 3 BURGHER BURGHER NNP 28158 7707 4 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 7707 5 OF of IN 28158 7707 6 ORANGE ORANGE NNP 28158 7707 7 FREE free JJ 28158 7707 8 STATE STATE NNP 28158 7707 9 . . . 28158 7708 1 ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NFP 28158 7708 2 District district NN 28158 7708 3 . . . 28158 7709 1 | | JJ 28158 7709 2 Present present NN 28158 7709 3 on on IN 28158 7709 4 | | JJ 28158 7709 5 Subsequent Subsequent NNP 28158 7709 6 Increase Increase NNP 28158 7709 7 . . . 28158 7710 1 | | JJ 28158 7710 2 Mobilisation Mobilisation NNP 28158 7710 3 . . . 28158 7711 1 | | LS 28158 7711 2 ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NFP 28158 7711 3 Bethlehem Bethlehem NNP 28158 7711 4 | | NNP 28158 7711 5 1,605 1,605 CD 28158 7711 6 | | CD 28158 7711 7 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 8 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 7711 9 | | NNP 28158 7711 10 385 385 CD 28158 7711 11 | | CD 28158 7711 12 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 13 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 7711 14 | | POS 28158 7711 15 2,824 2,824 CD 28158 7711 16 | | CD 28158 7711 17 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 18 Boshof Boshof NNP 28158 7711 19 | | NNP 28158 7711 20 1,030 1,030 CD 28158 7711 21 | | CD 28158 7711 22 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 23 Ficksburg Ficksburg NNP 28158 7711 24 | | NNP 28158 7711 25 633 633 CD 28158 7711 26 | | CD 28158 7711 27 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 28 Fauresmith Fauresmith NNP 28158 7711 29 | | NNP 28158 7711 30 1,560 1,560 CD 28158 7711 31 | | NNP 28158 7711 32 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 33 Heilbron Heilbron NNP 28158 7711 34 | | NNP 28158 7711 35 1,671 1,671 CD 28158 7711 36 | | CD 28158 7711 37 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 38 Harrismith Harrismith NNP 28158 7711 39 | | NNP 28158 7711 40 915 915 CD 28158 7711 41 | | CD 28158 7711 42 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 43 Hoopstad Hoopstad NNP 28158 7711 44 | | NNP 28158 7711 45 799 799 CD 28158 7711 46 | | CD 28158 7711 47 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 48 6,264[10 6,264[10 CD 28158 7711 49 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7711 50 Jacobsdal Jacobsdal NNP 28158 7711 51 | | NNP 28158 7711 52 250 250 CD 28158 7711 53 | | NNS 28158 7711 54 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 55 Kroonstad Kroonstad NNP 28158 7711 56 | | NNP 28158 7711 57 2,561 2,561 CD 28158 7711 58 | | CD 28158 7711 59 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 60 Ladybrand Ladybrand NNP 28158 7711 61 | | NNP 28158 7711 62 1,113 1,113 CD 28158 7711 63 | | CD 28158 7711 64 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 65 Philippolis Philippolis NNP 28158 7711 66 | | NNP 28158 7711 67 402 402 CD 28158 7711 68 | | NNS 28158 7711 69 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 70 Rouxville Rouxville NNP 28158 7711 71 | | NNP 28158 7711 72 1,109 1,109 CD 28158 7711 73 | | NNP 28158 7711 74 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 75 Smithfield Smithfield NNP 28158 7711 76 | | NNP 28158 7711 77 797 797 CD 28158 7711 78 | | NNP 28158 7711 79 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 80 Vrede Vrede NNP 28158 7711 81 | | NNP 28158 7711 82 1,006 1,006 CD 28158 7711 83 | | CD 28158 7711 84 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 85 Winburg Winburg NNP 28158 7711 86 | | NNP 28158 7711 87 2,114 2,114 CD 28158 7711 88 | | CD 28158 7711 89 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 90 Wepener Wepener NNP 28158 7711 91 | | NNP 28158 7711 92 571 571 CD 28158 7711 93 | | NNS 28158 7711 94 } } -RRB- 28158 7711 95 ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NFP 28158 7711 96 21,345[9 21,345[9 NN 28158 7711 97 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7711 98 6,264 6,264 CD 28158 7711 99 \------------------------/ \------------------------/ CD 28158 7711 100 Total Total NNP 28158 7711 101 O.F.S. O.F.S. NNP 28158 7712 1 Burghers burgher NNS 28158 7712 2 in in IN 28158 7712 3 the the DT 28158 7712 4 field field NN 28158 7712 5 27,609 27,609 CD 28158 7712 6 REGULAR regular JJ 28158 7712 7 FORCES force NNS 28158 7712 8 OF of IN 28158 7712 9 BOTH both DT 28158 7712 10 REPUBLICS republic NNS 28158 7712 11 . . . 28158 7713 1 State State NNP 28158 7713 2 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7713 3 S.A.R S.A.R NNP 28158 7713 4 800 800 CD 28158 7713 5 State State NNP 28158 7713 6 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7713 7 O.F.S O.F.S NNP 28158 7713 8 375 375 CD 28158 7713 9 South South NNP 28158 7713 10 African African NNP 28158 7713 11 Republic Republic NNP 28158 7713 12 Police Police NNP 28158 7713 13 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7713 14 whites white NNS 28158 7713 15 only only RB 28158 7713 16 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7713 17 1,209 1,209 CD 28158 7713 18 Swaziland Swaziland NNP 28158 7713 19 Police Police NNPS 28158 7713 20 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7713 21 whites white NNS 28158 7713 22 only only RB 28158 7713 23 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7713 24 302 302 CD 28158 7713 25 ----- ----- CD 28158 7713 26 2,686 2,686 CD 28158 7713 27 = = SYM 28158 7713 28 = = SYM 28158 7713 29 = = SYM 28158 7713 30 = = NFP 28158 7713 31 = = NFP 28158 7713 32 FOREIGN FOREIGN NNP 28158 7713 33 CORPS corp VBN 28158 7713 34 . . . 28158 7714 1 Hollanders hollander NNS 28158 7714 2 320 320 CD 28158 7714 3 Italian italian JJ 28158 7714 4 75 75 CD 28158 7714 5 Scandinavian scandinavian JJ 28158 7714 6 100 100 CD 28158 7714 7 Irish irish JJ 28158 7714 8 500 500 CD 28158 7714 9 German german JJ 28158 7714 10 200 200 CD 28158 7714 11 French french JJ 28158 7714 12 50 50 CD 28158 7714 13 Russian russian JJ 28158 7714 14 25 25 CD 28158 7714 15 American American NNP 28158 7714 16 50 50 CD 28158 7714 17 Foreigners foreigner NNS 28158 7714 18 serving serve VBG 28158 7714 19 with with IN 28158 7714 20 Commandos Commandos NNP 28158 7714 21 800 800 CD 28158 7714 22 ----- ----- CD 28158 7714 23 2,120 2,120 CD 28158 7714 24 = = SYM 28158 7714 25 = = SYM 28158 7714 26 = = SYM 28158 7714 27 = = NFP 28158 7714 28 = = NFP 28158 7714 29 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7714 30 Tablenote tablenote NN 28158 7714 31 9 9 CD 28158 7714 32 : : : 28158 7714 33 Boer boer NN 28158 7714 34 evidence evidence NN 28158 7714 35 . . . 28158 7714 36 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7715 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7715 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7715 3 10 10 CD 28158 7715 4 : : : 28158 7715 5 Intelligence intelligence NN 28158 7715 6 statistics statistic NNS 28158 7715 7 on on IN 28158 7715 8 conclusion conclusion NN 28158 7715 9 of of IN 28158 7715 10 peace peace NN 28158 7715 11 . . . 28158 7715 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7716 1 ADDITIONS ADDITIONS NNP 28158 7716 2 . . . 28158 7717 1 Rebels rebel NNS 28158 7717 2 13,000 13,000 CD 28158 7717 3 Small small JJ 28158 7717 4 bands[11 bands[11 NN 28158 7717 5 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7717 6 300 300 CD 28158 7717 7 ------ ------ CD 28158 7717 8 13,300 13,300 CD 28158 7717 9 = = SYM 28158 7717 10 = = SYM 28158 7717 11 = = SYM 28158 7717 12 = = SYM 28158 7717 13 = = NFP 28158 7717 14 = = SYM 28158 7717 15 GRAND GRAND NNP 28158 7717 16 TOTAL TOTAL NNP 28158 7717 17 . . . 28158 7718 1 Burghers Burghers NNP 28158 7718 2 of of IN 28158 7718 3 S.A.R. S.A.R. NNP 28158 7719 1 41,650 41,650 CD 28158 7719 2 Burghers Burghers NNPS 28158 7719 3 of of IN 28158 7719 4 O.F.S. O.F.S. NNP 28158 7720 1 27,609 27,609 CD 28158 7720 2 Regular regular JJ 28158 7720 3 Forces Forces NNPS 28158 7720 4 2,686 2,686 CD 28158 7720 5 Foreign Foreign NNP 28158 7720 6 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7720 7 2,120 2,120 CD 28158 7720 8 Rebels Rebels NNPS 28158 7720 9 , , , 28158 7720 10 etc etc FW 28158 7720 11 . . . 28158 7721 1 13,300 13,300 CD 28158 7721 2 ------ ------ CD 28158 7721 3 87,365 87,365 CD 28158 7721 4 = = SYM 28158 7721 5 = = SYM 28158 7721 6 = = SYM 28158 7721 7 = = NFP 28158 7721 8 = = NFP 28158 7721 9 = = NFP 28158 7721 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7721 11 Tablenote tablenote NN 28158 7721 12 11 11 CD 28158 7721 13 : : : 28158 7721 14 _ _ NNP 28158 7721 15 E.g. E.g. NNP 28158 7721 16 _ _ NNP 28158 7721 17 , , , 28158 7721 18 those those DT 28158 7721 19 under under IN 28158 7721 20 S. S. NNP 28158 7721 21 Eloff Eloff NNP 28158 7721 22 , , , 28158 7721 23 W. W. NNP 28158 7721 24 Mears Mears NNP 28158 7721 25 , , , 28158 7721 26 J. J. NNP 28158 7721 27 Hindon Hindon NNP 28158 7721 28 , , , 28158 7721 29 etc etc FW 28158 7721 30 . . . 28158 7721 31 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7722 1 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 7722 2 5 5 CD 28158 7722 3 . . . 28158 7723 1 List list NN 28158 7723 2 of of IN 28158 7723 3 H.M. H.M. NNP 28158 7723 4 ships ship NNS 28158 7723 5 and and CC 28158 7723 6 vessels vessel NNS 28158 7723 7 serving serve VBG 28158 7723 8 on on IN 28158 7723 9 the the DT 28158 7723 10 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7723 11 station station NN 28158 7723 12 October October NNP 28158 7723 13 11th 11th NN 28158 7723 14 , , , 28158 7723 15 1899 1899 CD 28158 7723 16 , , , 28158 7723 17 to to IN 28158 7723 18 June June NNP 28158 7723 19 1st 1st NN 28158 7723 20 , , , 28158 7723 21 1902 1902 CD 28158 7723 22 , , , 28158 7723 23 showing show VBG 28158 7723 24 the the DT 28158 7723 25 approximate approximate JJ 28158 7723 26 dates date NNS 28158 7723 27 when when WRB 28158 7723 28 they -PRON- PRP 28158 7723 29 were be VBD 28158 7723 30 so so RB 28158 7723 31 engaged engaged JJ 28158 7723 32 . . . 28158 7724 1 Those those DT 28158 7724 2 that that WDT 28158 7724 3 were be VBD 28158 7724 4 present present JJ 28158 7724 5 on on IN 28158 7724 6 the the DT 28158 7724 7 station station NN 28158 7724 8 at at IN 28158 7724 9 the the DT 28158 7724 10 beginning beginning NN 28158 7724 11 of of IN 28158 7724 12 the the DT 28158 7724 13 war war NN 28158 7724 14 are be VBP 28158 7724 15 shown show VBN 28158 7724 16 with with IN 28158 7724 17 an an DT 28158 7724 18 asterisk asterisk NN 28158 7724 19 . . . 28158 7725 1 Name name NN 28158 7725 2 of of IN 28158 7725 3 Dates Dates NNPS 28158 7725 4 between between IN 28158 7725 5 Commanded command VBN 28158 7725 6 by by IN 28158 7725 7 Remarks remark NNS 28158 7725 8 . . . 28158 7726 1 vessel vessel NN 28158 7726 2 . . . 28158 7727 1 which which WDT 28158 7727 2 so so RB 28158 7727 3 serving serve VBG 28158 7727 4 . . . 28158 7728 1 from from IN 28158 7728 2 to to IN 28158 7728 3 BARRACOUTA BARRACOUTA NNS 28158 7728 4 * * NFP 28158 7728 5 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7728 6 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7728 7 Comder comder NN 28158 7728 8 . . . 28158 7729 1 R.H. R.H. NNP 28158 7729 2 Peirse Peirse NNP 28158 7729 3 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7729 4 . . . 28158 7730 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7730 2 Cotesworth Cotesworth NNP 28158 7730 3 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7730 4 . . . 28158 7731 1 S. S. NNP 28158 7731 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7731 3 B. B. NNP 28158 7731 4 Ash Ash NNP 28158 7731 5 BARROSA BARROSA NNP 28158 7731 6 * * NFP 28158 7731 7 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7731 8 3/01 3/01 CD 28158 7731 9 Comder comder NN 28158 7731 10 . . . 28158 7732 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7732 2 F. F. NNP 28158 7732 3 Tunnard Tunnard NNP 28158 7732 4 BEAGLE BEAGLE NNP 28158 7732 5 7/01 7/01 CD 28158 7732 6 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7732 7 Comder comder NN 28158 7732 8 . . . 28158 7733 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7733 2 V. V. NNP 28158 7733 3 W. W. NNP 28158 7733 4 Elliott Elliott NNP 28158 7733 5 BLANCHE BLANCHE NNP 28158 7733 6 1/01 1/01 CD 28158 7733 7 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7733 8 Comder comder NN 28158 7733 9 . . . 28158 7734 1 M. M. NNP 28158 7734 2 T. T. NNP 28158 7734 3 Parks Parks NNP 28158 7734 4 DORIS DORIS NNP 28158 7734 5 * * NFP 28158 7734 6 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7734 7 4/01 4/01 CD 28158 7734 8 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7734 9 . . . 28158 7735 1 R. R. NNP 28158 7735 2 C. C. NNP 28158 7735 3 Prothero Prothero NNP 28158 7735 4 , , , 28158 7735 5 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7736 1 Flagship Flagship NNP 28158 7736 2 of of IN 28158 7736 3 Rear Rear NNP 28158 7736 4 Admrl Admrl NNP 28158 7736 5 . . . 28158 7737 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 7737 2 R. R. NNP 28158 7737 3 H. H. NNP 28158 7737 4 Harris Harris NNP 28158 7737 5 , , , 28158 7737 6 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 7738 1 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 7739 1 DWARF DWARF NNP 28158 7739 2 * * NFP 28158 7739 3 11/99 11/99 CD 28158 7739 4 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7739 5 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7739 6 . . . 28158 7740 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7740 2 F. F. NNP 28158 7740 3 Shakespear Shakespear NNP 28158 7740 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7740 5 . . . 28158 7741 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7741 2 N. N. NNP 28158 7741 3 England England NNP 28158 7741 4 FEARLESS FEARLESS NNP 28158 7741 5 12/99 12/99 CD 28158 7741 6 8/00 8/00 NNP 28158 7741 7 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7741 8 . . . 28158 7742 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7742 2 R. R. NNP 28158 7742 3 P. P. NNP 28158 7742 4 Floyd Floyd NNP 28158 7742 5 Detached detach VBN 28158 7742 6 from from IN 28158 7742 7 Mediterranean Mediterranean NNP 28158 7742 8 station station NN 28158 7742 9 . . . 28158 7743 1 FORTE forte NN 28158 7743 2 * * NFP 28158 7743 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7743 4 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7743 5 Capt capt NN 28158 7743 6 . . . 28158 7744 1 E. E. NNP 28158 7744 2 P. P. NNP 28158 7744 3 Jones Jones NNP 28158 7744 4 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7745 1 Comder comder NN 28158 7745 2 . . . 28158 7746 1 C. C. NNP 28158 7746 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7746 3 Dundas Dundas NNP 28158 7746 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7746 5 . . . 28158 7747 1 R. R. NNP 28158 7747 2 C. C. NNP 28158 7747 3 Sparkes Sparkes NNP 28158 7747 4 , , , 28158 7747 5 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 7748 1 Capt capt NN 28158 7748 2 . . . 28158 7749 1 P. P. NNP 28158 7749 2 Hoskyns Hoskyns NNP 28158 7749 3 , , , 28158 7749 4 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 7749 5 , , , 28158 7749 6 M.V.O. M.V.O. NNP 28158 7750 1 GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR NNP 28158 7750 2 4/01 4/01 CD 28158 7750 3 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7750 4 Capt capt NN 28158 7750 5 . . . 28158 7751 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7751 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7751 3 Limpus Limpus NNP 28158 7751 4 Flagship Flagship NNP 28158 7751 5 of of IN 28158 7751 6 Rear Rear NNP 28158 7751 7 Admiral Admiral NNP 28158 7751 8 Arthur Arthur NNP 28158 7751 9 W. W. NNP 28158 7751 10 Moore Moore NNP 28158 7751 11 , , , 28158 7751 12 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7751 13 , , , 28158 7751 14 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 7752 1 MAGICIENNE magicienne NN 28158 7752 2 * * NFP 28158 7752 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7752 4 11/00 11/00 CD 28158 7752 5 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7752 6 . . . 28158 7753 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7753 2 B. B. NNP 28158 7753 3 Fisher Fisher NNP 28158 7753 4 , , , 28158 7753 5 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7754 1 MAGPIE MAGPIE NNP 28158 7754 2 11/00 11/00 CD 28158 7754 3 5/02 5/02 CD 28158 7754 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7754 5 . . . 28158 7755 1 J. J. NNP 28158 7755 2 K. K. NNP 28158 7755 3 Laird Laird NNP 28158 7755 4 MONARCH MONARCH VBZ 28158 7755 5 * * NFP 28158 7755 6 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7755 7 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7755 8 Capt capt NN 28158 7755 9 . . . 28158 7756 1 R. R. NNP 28158 7756 2 D. D. NNP 28158 7756 3 B. B. NNP 28158 7756 4 Bruce Bruce NNP 28158 7756 5 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7756 6 . . . 28158 7757 1 C. C. NNP 28158 7757 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7757 3 Bayly Bayly NNP 28158 7757 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7757 5 . . . 28158 7758 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7758 2 L. L. NNP 28158 7758 3 Grant Grant NNP 28158 7758 4 NAIAD NAIAD NNP 28158 7758 5 4/01 4/01 CD 28158 7758 6 11/01 11/01 CD 28158 7758 7 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7758 8 . . . 28158 7759 1 the the DT 28158 7759 2 Hon Hon NNP 28158 7759 3 . . . 28158 7760 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7760 2 E. E. NNP 28158 7760 3 Detached Detached NNP 28158 7760 4 from from IN 28158 7760 5 Bethell Bethell NNP 28158 7760 6 Mediterranean Mediterranean NNP 28158 7760 7 station station NN 28158 7760 8 . . . 28158 7761 1 NIOBE NIOBE NNP 28158 7761 2 11/99 11/99 CD 28158 7761 3 8/00 8/00 NNP 28158 7761 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7761 5 . . . 28158 7762 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7762 2 L. L. NNP 28158 7762 3 Winsloe Winsloe NNP 28158 7762 4 Detached detach VBD 28158 7762 5 from from IN 28158 7762 6 Channel Channel NNP 28158 7762 7 Squdrn Squdrn NNP 28158 7762 8 . . . 28158 7763 1 PARTRIDGE partridge NN 28158 7763 2 * * NFP 28158 7763 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7763 4 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7763 5 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7763 6 . . . 28158 7764 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7764 2 T. T. NNP 28158 7764 3 Hunt Hunt NNP 28158 7764 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7764 5 . . . 28158 7765 1 E. E. NNP 28158 7765 2 La La NNP 28158 7765 3 T. T. NNP 28158 7765 4 Leatham Leatham NNP 28158 7765 5 PEARL PEARL NNP 28158 7765 6 4/02 4/02 CD 28158 7765 7 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7765 8 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7765 9 . . . 28158 7766 1 E. E. NNP 28158 7766 2 P. P. NNP 28158 7766 3 Ashe Ashe NNP 28158 7766 4 PELORUS PELORUS NNP 28158 7766 5 12/99 12/99 CD 28158 7766 6 6/00 6/00 NNP 28158 7766 7 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7766 8 . . . 28158 7767 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7767 2 C. C. NNP 28158 7767 3 B. B. NNP 28158 7767 4 Hulbert Hulbert NNP 28158 7767 5 Detached detach VBN 28158 7767 6 from from IN 28158 7767 7 Channel Channel NNP 28158 7767 8 Squdrn Squdrn NNP 28158 7767 9 . . . 28158 7768 1 PHILOMEL PHILOMEL VBN 28158 7768 2 * * NFP 28158 7768 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7768 4 1/02 1/02 CD 28158 7768 5 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7768 6 . . . 28158 7769 1 J. J. NNP 28158 7769 2 E. E. NNP 28158 7769 3 Bearcroft Bearcroft NNP 28158 7769 4 , , , 28158 7769 5 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7770 1 POWERFUL POWERFUL NNP 28158 7770 2 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7770 3 3/00 3/00 CD 28158 7770 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7770 5 . . . 28158 7771 1 the the DT 28158 7771 2 Hon Hon NNP 28158 7771 3 . . . 28158 7772 1 Hedworth hedworth JJ 28158 7772 2 On on IN 28158 7772 3 way way NN 28158 7772 4 home home RB 28158 7772 5 Lambton Lambton NNP 28158 7772 6 , , , 28158 7772 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7773 1 from from IN 28158 7773 2 China China NNP 28158 7773 3 . . . 28158 7774 1 RACOON racoon NN 28158 7774 2 1/00 1/00 CD 28158 7774 3 7/00 7/00 CD 28158 7774 4 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7774 5 . . . 28158 7775 1 G. G. NNP 28158 7775 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7775 3 Hewett Hewett NNP 28158 7775 4 Detached detach VBN 28158 7775 5 from from IN 28158 7775 6 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7775 7 . . . 28158 7776 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7776 2 E. E. NNP 28158 7776 3 A. A. NNP 28158 7777 1 Grant Grant NNP 28158 7777 2 East East NNP 28158 7777 3 Indies Indies NNPS 28158 7777 4 stn stn NNP 28158 7777 5 . . . 28158 7778 1 RAMBLER RAMBLER NNP 28158 7778 2 11/99 11/99 CD 28158 7778 3 6/00 6/00 CD 28158 7778 4 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7778 5 . . . 28158 7779 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7779 2 E. E. NNP 28158 7779 3 P. P. NNP 28158 7779 4 Cust Cust NNP 28158 7779 5 Surveying Surveying NNP 28158 7779 6 Service Service NNP 28158 7779 7 . . . 28158 7780 1 RATTLER RATTLER NNS 28158 7780 2 9/01 9/01 CD 28158 7780 3 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7780 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7780 5 . . . 28158 7781 1 C. C. NNP 28158 7781 2 Tibbits Tibbits NNP 28158 7781 3 REDBREAST REDBREAST NNP 28158 7781 4 2/01 2/01 CD 28158 7781 5 4/01 4/01 CD 28158 7781 6 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7781 7 . . . 28158 7782 1 M. M. NNP 28158 7782 2 R. R. NNP 28158 7782 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 7782 4 Detached detach VBD 28158 7782 5 from from IN 28158 7782 6 East East NNP 28158 7782 7 Indies Indies NNPS 28158 7782 8 . . . 28158 7783 1 SAPPHO sappho VB 28158 7783 2 2/01 2/01 CD 28158 7783 3 7/01 7/01 CD 28158 7783 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7783 5 . . . 28158 7784 1 C. C. NNP 28158 7784 2 Burney Burney NNP 28158 7784 3 Dtchd Dtchd NNP 28158 7784 4 . . . 28158 7785 1 from from IN 28158 7785 2 S.E. S.E. NNP 28158 7786 1 Coast Coast NNP 28158 7786 2 America America NNP 28158 7786 3 . . . 28158 7787 1 SYBILLE SYBILLE NNP 28158 7787 2 1/01 1/01 CD 28158 7787 3 2/01 2/01 CD 28158 7787 4 Capt capt NN 28158 7787 5 . . . 28158 7788 1 H. H. NNP 28158 7788 2 P. P. NNP 28158 7788 3 Williams Williams NNP 28158 7788 4 Wrecked wreck VBD 28158 7788 5 near near IN 28158 7788 6 Lambert Lambert NNP 28158 7788 7 's 's POS 28158 7788 8 Bay Bay NNP 28158 7788 9 . . . 28158 7789 1 TARTAR tartar NN 28158 7789 2 * * NFP 28158 7789 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7789 4 7/01 7/01 CD 28158 7789 5 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7789 6 . . . 28158 7790 1 F. F. NNP 28158 7790 2 R. R. NNP 28158 7790 3 W. W. NNP 28158 7790 4 Morgan Morgan NNP 28158 7790 5 Comder Comder NNP 28158 7790 6 . . . 28158 7791 1 R. R. NNP 28158 7791 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7791 3 Travers Travers NNP 28158 7791 4 TERRIBLE TERRIBLE NNP 28158 7791 5 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7791 6 3/00 3/00 CD 28158 7791 7 Capt capt NN 28158 7791 8 . . . 28158 7792 1 P. P. NNP 28158 7792 2 M. M. NNP 28158 7792 3 Scott Scott NNP 28158 7792 4 , , , 28158 7792 5 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7793 1 On on IN 28158 7793 2 her -PRON- PRP$ 28158 7793 3 way way NN 28158 7793 4 out out IN 28158 7793 5 to to IN 28158 7793 6 China China NNP 28158 7793 7 station station NN 28158 7793 8 . . . 28158 7794 1 TERPSICHORE TERPSICHORE NNP 28158 7794 2 3/01 3/01 CD 28158 7794 3 3/02 3/02 NNP 28158 7794 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7794 5 . . . 28158 7795 1 C. C. NNP 28158 7795 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7795 3 Coke Coke NNP 28158 7795 4 Replaced replace VBD 28158 7795 5 the the DT 28158 7795 6 Sybille Sybille NNP 28158 7795 7 . . . 28158 7796 1 THETIS THETIS NNP 28158 7796 2 11/99 11/99 CD 28158 7796 3 4/01 4/01 CD 28158 7796 4 Capt Capt NNP 28158 7796 5 . . . 28158 7797 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7797 2 Stokes Stokes NNP 28158 7797 3 Rees Rees NNPS 28158 7797 4 , , , 28158 7797 5 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 7798 1 Detached detach VBN 28158 7798 2 from from IN 28158 7798 3 Mediterranean Mediterranean NNP 28158 7798 4 station station NN 28158 7798 5 . . . 28158 7799 1 THRUSH thrush NN 28158 7799 2 * * NFP 28158 7799 3 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7799 4 6/02 6/02 CD 28158 7799 5 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7799 6 . . . 28158 7800 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7800 2 H. H. NNP 28158 7800 3 D'Oyly D'Oyly NNP 28158 7800 4 WIDGEON WIDGEON NNP 28158 7800 5 * * NFP 28158 7800 6 10/99 10/99 CD 28158 7800 7 6/01 6/01 CD 28158 7800 8 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7800 9 . . . 28158 7801 1 A. A. NNP 28158 7801 2 F. F. NNP 28158 7801 3 Gurney Gurney NNP 28158 7801 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 7801 5 . . . 28158 7802 1 W. W. NNP 28158 7802 2 Forbes Forbes NNP 28158 7802 3 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 7802 4 6 6 CD 28158 7802 5 . . . 28158 7803 1 SHOWING show VBG 28158 7803 2 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7803 3 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7803 4 , , , 28158 7803 5 CASUALTIES CASUALTIES NNP 28158 7803 6 , , , 28158 7803 7 & & CC 28158 7803 8 C. C. NNP 28158 7803 9 , , , 28158 7803 10 IN in IN 28158 7803 11 THE the DT 28158 7803 12 PRINCIPAL principal NN 28158 7803 13 ENGAGEMENTS engagements NN 28158 7803 14 DESCRIBED DESCRIBED NNS 28158 7803 15 IN in IN 28158 7803 16 VOLUME volume NN 28158 7803 17 I. i. NN 28158 7803 18 TALANA TALANA NNP 28158 7803 19 HILL HILL NNP 28158 7803 20 , , , 28158 7803 21 OCTOBER OCTOBER NNP 28158 7803 22 20th 20th NN 28158 7803 23 , , , 28158 7803 24 1899 1899 CD 28158 7803 25 . . . 28158 7804 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7804 2 VII VII NNP 28158 7804 3 . . . 28158 7805 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7805 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7805 3 OF of IN 28158 7805 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7805 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7805 6 . . . 28158 7806 1 Warrant Warrant NNP 28158 7806 2 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7806 3 Guns Guns NNP 28158 7806 4 Arms arm NNS 28158 7806 5 . . . 28158 7807 1 Officers Officers NNP 28158 7807 2 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7807 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7807 4 Riding ride VBG 28158 7807 5 and and CC 28158 7807 6 and and CC 28158 7807 7 men man NNS 28158 7807 8 . . . 28158 7808 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7808 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7808 3 . . . 28158 7809 1 Field field NN 28158 7809 2 . . . 28158 7810 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7810 2 . . . 28158 7811 1 Cavalry cavalry NN 28158 7811 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7811 3 includes include VBZ 28158 7811 4 detachment detachment NN 28158 7811 5 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7811 6 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 7811 7 . . . 28158 7811 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7812 1 21 21 CD 28158 7812 2 497 497 CD 28158 7812 3 485 485 CD 28158 7812 4 -- -- : 28158 7812 5 1 1 CD 28158 7812 6 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7812 7 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7812 8 17 17 CD 28158 7812 9 454 454 CD 28158 7812 10 428 428 CD 28158 7812 11 18 18 CD 28158 7812 12 -- -- : 28158 7812 13 Infantry infantry NN 28158 7812 14 and and CC 28158 7812 15 details detail NNS 28158 7812 16 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7812 17 includes include VBZ 28158 7812 18 mounted mount VBN 28158 7812 19 infantry infantry NN 28158 7812 20 companies company NNS 28158 7812 21 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7812 22 89 89 CD 28158 7812 23 3,285 3,285 CD 28158 7812 24 655 655 CD 28158 7812 25 -- -- : 28158 7812 26 4 4 CD 28158 7812 27 Total total NN 28158 7812 28 127 127 CD 28158 7812 29 4,236 4,236 CD 28158 7812 30 1,568 1,568 CD 28158 7812 31 18 18 CD 28158 7812 32 5 5 CD 28158 7812 33 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7812 34 OF of IN 28158 7812 35 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7812 36 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7812 37 . . . 28158 7813 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7813 2 . . . 28158 7814 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7814 2 . . . 28158 7815 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7815 2 . . . 28158 7816 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7816 2 Total total NN 28158 7816 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7816 4 Prisoners Prisoners NNP 28158 7816 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7816 6 . . . 28158 7817 1 Casualties casualty NNS 28158 7817 2 . . . 28158 7818 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7818 2 11 11 CD 28158 7818 3 23 23 CD 28158 7818 4 9 9 CD 28158 7818 5 43 43 CD 28158 7818 6 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7818 7 and and CC 28158 7818 8 men man NNS 28158 7818 9 40 40 CD 28158 7818 10 180 180 CD 28158 7818 11 237 237 CD 28158 7818 12 457 457 CD 28158 7818 13 500 500 CD 28158 7818 14 APPROXIMATE approximate JJ 28158 7818 15 BOER BOER NNS 28158 7818 16 LOSSES:--Killed losses:--kille VBN 28158 7818 17 , , , 28158 7818 18 30 30 CD 28158 7818 19 ; ; : 28158 7818 20 wounded wound VBN 28158 7818 21 , , , 28158 7818 22 100 100 CD 28158 7818 23 ; ; : 28158 7818 24 prisoners prisoner NNS 28158 7818 25 , , , 28158 7818 26 12 12 CD 28158 7818 27 = = SYM 28158 7818 28 142 142 CD 28158 7818 29 . . . 28158 7819 1 AMMUNITION AMMUNITION NNP 28158 7819 2 EXPENDED EXPENDED NNP 28158 7819 3 . . . 28158 7820 1 Description description NN 28158 7820 2 of of IN 28158 7820 3 Weapons weapon NNS 28158 7820 4 . . . 28158 7821 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7821 2 . . . 28158 7822 1 Field field NN 28158 7822 2 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7822 3 . . . 28158 7823 1 · · NFP 28158 7823 2 303 303 CD 28158 7823 3 L.M. L.M. NNP 28158 7824 1 rifles rifle NNS 28158 7824 2 . . . 28158 7825 1 Number number NN 28158 7825 2 of of IN 28158 7825 3 rounds round VBZ 28158 7825 4 1,237 1,237 CD 28158 7825 5 82,000 82,000 CD 28158 7825 6 RIETFONTEIN RIETFONTEIN NNP 28158 7825 7 , , , 28158 7825 8 OCTOBER OCTOBER NNP 28158 7825 9 24th 24th NN 28158 7825 10 , , , 28158 7825 11 1899 1899 CD 28158 7825 12 . . . 28158 7826 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 28158 7826 2 VIII viii NN 28158 7826 3 . . . 28158 7827 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7827 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7827 3 OF of IN 28158 7827 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7827 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7827 6 . . . 28158 7828 1 Warrant Warrant NNP 28158 7828 2 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7828 3 Guns Guns NNP 28158 7828 4 Arms arm NNS 28158 7828 5 . . . 28158 7829 1 Officers Officers NNP 28158 7829 2 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7829 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7829 4 Riding ride VBG 28158 7829 5 and and CC 28158 7829 6 and and CC 28158 7829 7 men man NNS 28158 7829 8 . . . 28158 7830 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7830 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7830 3 . . . 28158 7831 1 Field field NN 28158 7831 2 . . . 28158 7832 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7832 2 . . . 28158 7833 1 Cavalry cavalry NN 28158 7833 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7833 3 includes include VBZ 28158 7833 4 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7833 5 110 110 CD 28158 7833 6 1,842 1,842 CD 28158 7833 7 2,024 2,024 CD 28158 7833 8 -- -- : 28158 7833 9 6 6 CD 28158 7833 10 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7833 11 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 7833 12 . . . 28158 7833 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7834 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7834 2 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7834 3 16 16 CD 28158 7834 4 479 479 CD 28158 7834 5 553 553 CD 28158 7834 6 18 18 CD 28158 7834 7 -- -- : 28158 7834 8 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7834 9 92 92 CD 28158 7834 10 2,782 2,782 CD 28158 7834 11 400 400 CD 28158 7834 12 -- -- : 28158 7834 13 4 4 CD 28158 7834 14 Total Total NNP 28158 7834 15 218 218 CD 28158 7834 16 5,103 5,103 CD 28158 7834 17 2,977 2,977 CD 28158 7834 18 18 18 CD 28158 7834 19 10 10 CD 28158 7834 20 SUMMARY SUMMARY NNS 28158 7834 21 OF of IN 28158 7834 22 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7834 23 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7834 24 . . . 28158 7835 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7835 2 . . . 28158 7836 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7836 2 . . . 28158 7837 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7837 2 . . . 28158 7838 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7838 2 Total total NN 28158 7838 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7838 4 Prisoners Prisoners NNP 28158 7838 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7838 6 . . . 28158 7839 1 Casualties casualty NNS 28158 7839 2 . . . 28158 7840 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7840 2 1 1 CD 28158 7840 3 6 6 CD 28158 7840 4 -- -- SYM 28158 7840 5 7 7 CD 28158 7840 6 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7840 7 and and CC 28158 7840 8 men man NNS 28158 7840 9 13 13 CD 28158 7840 10 92 92 CD 28158 7840 11 2 2 CD 28158 7840 12 107 107 CD 28158 7840 13 ---- ---- CD 28158 7840 14 114 114 CD 28158 7840 15 APPROXIMATE approximate NN 28158 7840 16 BOER BOER NNS 28158 7840 17 LOSSES:--Killed losses:--kille VBN 28158 7840 18 , , , 28158 7840 19 13 13 CD 28158 7840 20 ; ; : 28158 7840 21 wounded wound VBN 28158 7840 22 , , , 28158 7840 23 31 31 CD 28158 7840 24 - - HYPH 28158 7840 25 -44 -44 NN 28158 7840 26 . . . 28158 7841 1 AMMUNITION AMMUNITION NNP 28158 7841 2 EXPENDED EXPENDED NNP 28158 7841 3 . . . 28158 7842 1 Description description NN 28158 7842 2 of of IN 28158 7842 3 Weapons weapon NNS 28158 7842 4 . . . 28158 7843 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7843 2 . . . 28158 7844 1 2·5-in 2·5-in LS 28158 7844 2 . . . 28158 7845 1 · · NFP 28158 7845 2 303 303 CD 28158 7845 3 L.M. L.M. NNP 28158 7846 1 Field field NN 28158 7846 2 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7846 3 . . . 28158 7847 1 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 7847 2 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7847 3 . . . 28158 7848 1 rifles rifle NNS 28158 7848 2 . . . 28158 7849 1 Number number NN 28158 7849 2 of of IN 28158 7849 3 rounds round NNS 28158 7849 4 680 680 CD 28158 7849 5 125 125 CD 28158 7849 6 52,951 52,951 CD 28158 7849 7 ELANDSLAAGTE ELANDSLAAGTE NNS 28158 7849 8 , , , 28158 7849 9 OCTOBER OCTOBER NNP 28158 7849 10 21st 21st NN 28158 7849 11 , , , 28158 7849 12 1899 1899 CD 28158 7849 13 . . . 28158 7850 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7850 2 IX IX NNP 28158 7850 3 . . . 28158 7851 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7851 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7851 3 OF of IN 28158 7851 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7851 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7851 6 . . . 28158 7852 1 Warrant Warrant NNP 28158 7852 2 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7852 3 Guns Guns NNP 28158 7852 4 Arms arm NNS 28158 7852 5 . . . 28158 7853 1 Officers Officers NNP 28158 7853 2 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7853 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7853 4 Riding ride VBG 28158 7853 5 and and CC 28158 7853 6 and and CC 28158 7853 7 men man NNS 28158 7853 8 . . . 28158 7854 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7854 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7854 3 . . . 28158 7855 1 Field field NN 28158 7855 2 . . . 28158 7856 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7856 2 . . . 28158 7857 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 7857 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7857 3 includes include VBZ 28158 7857 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 7857 5 Light Light NNP 28158 7857 6 Horse Horse NNP 28158 7857 7 and and CC 28158 7857 8 17 17 CD 28158 7857 9 1,297 1,297 CD 28158 7857 10 1,319 1,319 CD 28158 7857 11 -- -- : 28158 7857 12 3 3 CD 28158 7857 13 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7857 14 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 7857 15 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7857 16 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7857 17 Artillery artillery NN 28158 7857 18 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7857 19 includes include VBZ 28158 7857 20 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7857 21 Field Field NNP 28158 7857 22 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7857 23 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7857 24 20 20 CD 28158 7857 25 532 532 CD 28158 7857 26 481 481 CD 28158 7857 27 18 18 CD 28158 7857 28 -- -- : 28158 7857 29 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7857 30 47 47 CD 28158 7857 31 1,583 1,583 CD 28158 7857 32 322 322 CD 28158 7857 33 -- -- : 28158 7857 34 3 3 CD 28158 7857 35 Total Total NNP 28158 7857 36 84 84 CD 28158 7857 37 3,412 3,412 CD 28158 7857 38 2,122 2,122 CD 28158 7857 39 18 18 CD 28158 7857 40 6 6 CD 28158 7857 41 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7857 42 OF of IN 28158 7857 43 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7857 44 CASUALTIES CASUALTIES NNP 28158 7857 45 Ranks Ranks NNPS 28158 7857 46 . . . 28158 7858 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7858 2 . . . 28158 7859 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7859 2 . . . 28158 7860 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7860 2 Total total NN 28158 7860 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7860 4 Prisoners Prisoners NNP 28158 7860 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7860 6 . . . 28158 7861 1 Casualties casualty NNS 28158 7861 2 . . . 28158 7862 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7862 2 4 4 CD 28158 7862 3 31 31 CD 28158 7862 4 -- -- : 28158 7862 5 35 35 CD 28158 7862 6 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7862 7 and and CC 28158 7862 8 men man NNS 28158 7862 9 46 46 CD 28158 7862 10 182 182 CD 28158 7862 11 -- -- : 28158 7862 12 228 228 CD 28158 7862 13 Total total JJ 28158 7862 14 263 263 CD 28158 7862 15 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7862 16 BOER BOER NNS 28158 7862 17 LOSSES:--Killed losses:--kille VBN 28158 7862 18 , , , 28158 7862 19 67 67 CD 28158 7862 20 ; ; : 28158 7862 21 wounded wound VBN 28158 7862 22 , , , 28158 7862 23 108 108 CD 28158 7862 24 ; ; : 28158 7862 25 prisoners prisoner NNS 28158 7862 26 , , , 28158 7862 27 188 188 CD 28158 7862 28 = = SYM 28158 7862 29 363 363 CD 28158 7862 30 . . . 28158 7863 1 AMMUNITION AMMUNITION NNP 28158 7863 2 EXPENDED EXPENDED NNP 28158 7863 3 . . . 28158 7864 1 Description description NN 28158 7864 2 of of IN 28158 7864 3 Weapons weapon NNS 28158 7864 4 15-pr 15-pr NNS 28158 7864 5 . . . 28158 7865 1 Field field NN 28158 7865 2 2·5-in 2·5-in CD 28158 7865 3 . . . 28158 7866 1 Natal natal JJ 28158 7866 2 · · NFP 28158 7866 3 303 303 CD 28158 7866 4 L.M. L.M. NNP 28158 7867 1 Pistol Pistol NNP 28158 7867 2 . . . 28158 7868 1 Guns gun NNS 28158 7868 2 . . . 28158 7869 1 F.A. F.A. NNP 28158 7870 1 rifles rifle NNS 28158 7870 2 . . . 28158 7871 1 Number number NN 28158 7871 2 of of IN 28158 7871 3 rounds round NNS 28158 7871 4 423 423 CD 28158 7871 5 74 74 CD 28158 7871 6 61,212 61,212 CD 28158 7871 7 241 241 CD 28158 7871 8 LOMBARDS lombard NNS 28158 7871 9 KOP kop NN 28158 7871 10 , , , 28158 7871 11 30th 30th JJ 28158 7871 12 OCTOBER OCTOBER NNP 28158 7871 13 , , , 28158 7871 14 1899 1899 CD 28158 7871 15 . . . 28158 7872 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7872 2 X. X. NNP 28158 7873 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7873 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7873 3 OF of IN 28158 7873 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7873 5 . . . 28158 7874 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7874 2 . . . 28158 7875 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7875 2 . . . 28158 7876 1 Warrant warrant NN 28158 7876 2 , , , 28158 7876 3 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7876 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7876 5 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7876 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7876 7 Riding ride VBG 28158 7876 8 and and CC 28158 7876 9 and and CC 28158 7876 10 men man NNS 28158 7876 11 . . . 28158 7877 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7877 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7877 3 . . . 28158 7878 1 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 7878 2 . . . 28158 7879 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7879 2 . . . 28158 7880 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7880 2 . . . 28158 7881 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7881 2 . . . 28158 7882 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 7882 2 . . . 28158 7883 1 2·5-in 2·5-in LS 28158 7883 2 . . . 28158 7884 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 7884 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7884 3 includes include VBZ 28158 7884 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 7884 5 Light Light NNP 28158 7884 6 Horse Horse NNP 28158 7884 7 160 160 CD 28158 7884 8 2,946 2,946 CD 28158 7884 9 3,121 3,121 CD 28158 7884 10 -- -- : 28158 7884 11 -- -- : 28158 7884 12 -- -- : 28158 7884 13 -- -- : 28158 7884 14 7 7 CD 28158 7884 15 and and CC 28158 7884 16 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7884 17 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7884 18 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 7884 19 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7884 20 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7884 21 Artillery artillery NN 28158 7884 22 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7884 23 includes include VBZ 28158 7884 24 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7884 25 74 74 CD 28158 7884 26 1,677 1,677 CD 28158 7884 27 1,230 1,230 CD 28158 7884 28 2 2 CD 28158 7884 29 4 4 CD 28158 7884 30 50 50 CD 28158 7884 31 6 6 CD 28158 7884 32 6 6 CD 28158 7884 33 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7884 34 and and CC 28158 7884 35 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7884 36 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 7884 37 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7884 38 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7884 39 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7884 40 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7884 41 10 10 CD 28158 7884 42 224 224 CD 28158 7884 43 95 95 CD 28158 7884 44 -- -- : 28158 7884 45 -- -- : 28158 7884 46 -- -- : 28158 7884 47 -- -- : 28158 7884 48 -- -- : 28158 7884 49 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7884 50 212 212 CD 28158 7884 51 7,150 7,150 CD 28158 7884 52 1,397 1,397 CD 28158 7884 53 -- -- : 28158 7884 54 -- -- : 28158 7884 55 -- -- : 28158 7884 56 -- -- : 28158 7884 57 10 10 CD 28158 7884 58 Total total JJ 28158 7884 59 456 456 CD 28158 7884 60 11,997 11,997 CD 28158 7884 61 5,843 5,843 CD 28158 7884 62 2 2 CD 28158 7884 63 4 4 CD 28158 7884 64 50 50 CD 28158 7884 65 6 6 CD 28158 7884 66 23 23 CD 28158 7884 67 SUMMARY SUMMARY NNS 28158 7884 68 OF of IN 28158 7884 69 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7884 70 CASUALTIES CASUALTIES NNP 28158 7884 71 Ranks Ranks NNPS 28158 7884 72 . . . 28158 7885 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7885 2 . . . 28158 7886 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7886 2 . . . 28158 7887 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7887 2 Total total NN 28158 7887 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7887 4 Prisoners Prisoners NNP 28158 7887 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7887 6 . . . 28158 7888 1 Casualties casualty NNS 28158 7888 2 . . . 28158 7889 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7889 2 6 6 CD 28158 7889 3 10 10 CD 28158 7889 4 37 37 CD 28158 7889 5 53 53 CD 28158 7889 6 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7889 7 and and CC 28158 7889 8 men man NNS 28158 7889 9 63 63 CD 28158 7889 10 239 239 CD 28158 7889 11 917 917 CD 28158 7889 12 1,219 1,219 CD 28158 7889 13 Total total JJ 28158 7889 14 1,272 1,272 CD 28158 7889 15 AMMUNITION ammunition NN 28158 7889 16 EXPENDED EXPENDED NNP 28158 7889 17 . . . 28158 7890 1 Description description NN 28158 7890 2 of of IN 28158 7890 3 Weapons weapon NNS 28158 7890 4 . . . 28158 7891 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7891 2 . . . 28158 7892 1 Field field NN 28158 7892 2 2·5-in 2·5-in CD 28158 7892 3 . . . 28158 7893 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 7893 2 · · NFP 28158 7893 3 303 303 CD 28158 7893 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7893 5 . . . 28158 7894 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7894 2 . . . 28158 7895 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 7895 2 . . . 28158 7896 1 L.M. L.M. NNP 28158 7897 1 rifles rifle NNS 28158 7897 2 . . . 28158 7898 1 Number number NN 28158 7898 2 of of IN 28158 7898 3 Rounds Rounds NNP 28158 7898 4 2,359 2,359 CD 28158 7898 5 330 330 CD 28158 7898 6 25 25 CD 28158 7898 7 433,247 433,247 CD 28158 7898 8 BELMONT belmont NN 28158 7898 9 , , , 28158 7898 10 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 7898 11 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NNP 28158 7898 12 , , , 28158 7898 13 1899 1899 CD 28158 7898 14 . . . 28158 7899 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 28158 7899 2 XIII XIII NNP 28158 7899 3 . . . 28158 7900 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7900 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7900 3 OF of IN 28158 7900 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7900 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7900 6 . . . 28158 7901 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7901 2 . . . 28158 7902 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7902 2 . . . 28158 7903 1 Warrant warrant NN 28158 7903 2 , , , 28158 7903 3 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7903 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7903 5 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7903 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7903 7 Riding ride VBG 28158 7903 8 and and CC 28158 7903 9 and and CC 28158 7903 10 men man NNS 28158 7903 11 . . . 28158 7904 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7904 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7904 3 . . . 28158 7905 1 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7905 2 Field Field NNP 28158 7905 3 Machine Machine NNP 28158 7905 4 . . . 28158 7906 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7906 2 . . . 28158 7907 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7907 2 . . . 28158 7908 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 7908 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7908 3 includes include VBZ 28158 7908 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 7908 5 Light Light NNP 28158 7908 6 Horse Horse NNP 28158 7908 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7908 8 160 160 CD 28158 7908 9 2,946 2,946 CD 28158 7908 10 3,121 3,121 CD 28158 7908 11 -- -- : 28158 7908 12 -- -- : 28158 7908 13 -- -- : 28158 7908 14 The the DT 28158 7908 15 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7908 16 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7908 17 18 18 CD 28158 7908 18 384 384 CD 28158 7908 19 10 10 CD 28158 7908 20 4 4 CD 28158 7908 21 -- -- : 28158 7908 22 -- -- : 28158 7908 23 1st 1st NNP 28158 7908 24 Division Division NNP 28158 7908 25 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7908 26 12 12 CD 28158 7908 27 55 55 CD 28158 7908 28 46 46 CD 28158 7908 29 -- -- : 28158 7908 30 -- -- : 28158 7908 31 -- -- : 28158 7908 32 Mounted mount VBN 28158 7908 33 troops troop NNS 28158 7908 34 48 48 CD 28158 7908 35 920 920 CD 28158 7908 36 999 999 CD 28158 7908 37 -- -- : 28158 7908 38 -- -- : 28158 7908 39 3 3 CD 28158 7908 40 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7908 41 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7908 42 19 19 CD 28158 7908 43 546 546 CD 28158 7908 44 514 514 CD 28158 7908 45 -- -- : 28158 7908 46 12 12 CD 28158 7908 47 -- -- : 28158 7908 48 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7908 49 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7908 50 13 13 CD 28158 7908 51 333 333 CD 28158 7908 52 71 71 CD 28158 7908 53 -- -- : 28158 7908 54 -- -- : 28158 7908 55 -- -- : 28158 7908 56 Infantry(2 Infantry(2 NNP 28158 7908 57 brigades brigade NNS 28158 7908 58 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7908 59 216 216 CD 28158 7908 60 7,010 7,010 CD 28158 7908 61 347 347 CD 28158 7908 62 -- -- : 28158 7908 63 -- -- : 28158 7908 64 7 7 CD 28158 7908 65 Army Army NNP 28158 7908 66 Service Service NNP 28158 7908 67 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7908 68 and and CC 28158 7908 69 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7908 70 Army Army NNP 28158 7908 71 20 20 CD 28158 7908 72 418 418 CD 28158 7908 73 312 312 CD 28158 7908 74 -- -- : 28158 7908 75 -- -- : 28158 7908 76 -- -- : 28158 7908 77 Medical Medical NNP 28158 7908 78 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7908 79 Total Total NNP 28158 7908 80 346 346 CD 28158 7908 81 9,666 9,666 CD 28158 7908 82 2,299 2,299 CD 28158 7908 83 4 4 CD 28158 7908 84 12 12 CD 28158 7908 85 10 10 CD 28158 7908 86 BELMONT BELMONT NNS 28158 7908 87 . . . 28158 7909 1 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7909 2 OF of IN 28158 7909 3 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7909 4 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7909 5 . . . 28158 7910 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7910 2 . . . 28158 7911 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7911 2 . . . 28158 7912 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7912 2 . . . 28158 7913 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7913 2 . . . 28158 7914 1 Total total JJ 28158 7914 2 . . . 28158 7915 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7915 2 3 3 CD 28158 7915 3 23 23 CD 28158 7915 4 -- -- : 28158 7915 5 26 26 CD 28158 7915 6 Other other JJ 28158 7915 7 ranks rank VBZ 28158 7915 8 51 51 CD 28158 7915 9 220 220 CD 28158 7915 10 -- -- : 28158 7915 11 271 271 CD 28158 7915 12 297 297 CD 28158 7915 13 Note.--The Note.--The NNP 28158 7915 14 force force NN 28158 7915 15 engaged engage VBD 28158 7915 16 at at IN 28158 7915 17 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 7915 18 was be VBD 28158 7915 19 the the DT 28158 7915 20 same same JJ 28158 7915 21 as as IN 28158 7915 22 at at IN 28158 7915 23 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 7915 24 , , , 28158 7915 25 less less JJR 28158 7915 26 casualties casualty NNS 28158 7915 27 , , , 28158 7915 28 & & CC 28158 7915 29 c. c. NNP 28158 7915 30 , , , 28158 7915 31 of of IN 28158 7915 32 the the DT 28158 7915 33 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 7915 34 November November NNP 28158 7915 35 . . . 28158 7916 1 GRASPAN GRASPAN NNP 28158 7916 2 , , , 28158 7916 3 25th 25th JJ 28158 7916 4 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NNP 28158 7916 5 , , , 28158 7916 6 1899 1899 CD 28158 7916 7 . . . 28158 7917 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7917 2 XIV XIV NNP 28158 7917 3 . . . 28158 7918 1 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7918 2 OF of IN 28158 7918 3 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7918 4 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7918 5 . . . 28158 7919 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7919 2 . . . 28158 7920 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7920 2 . . . 28158 7921 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7921 2 . . . 28158 7922 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7922 2 . . . 28158 7923 1 Total total JJ 28158 7923 2 . . . 28158 7924 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7924 2 3 3 CD 28158 7924 3 6 6 CD 28158 7924 4 -- -- SYM 28158 7924 5 9 9 CD 28158 7924 6 Other other JJ 28158 7924 7 ranks rank VBZ 28158 7924 8 15 15 CD 28158 7924 9 137 137 CD 28158 7924 10 7 7 CD 28158 7924 11 159 159 CD 28158 7924 12 168 168 CD 28158 7924 13 MODDER MODDER NNP 28158 7924 14 RIVER river NN 28158 7924 15 , , , 28158 7924 16 28th 28th JJ 28158 7924 17 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NNP 28158 7924 18 , , , 28158 7924 19 1899 1899 CD 28158 7924 20 . . . 28158 7925 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7925 2 XV XV NNP 28158 7925 3 . . . 28158 7926 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7926 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7926 3 OF of IN 28158 7926 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7926 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7926 6 . . . 28158 7927 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7927 2 . . . 28158 7928 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7928 2 . . . 28158 7929 1 Warrant warrant NN 28158 7929 2 , , , 28158 7929 3 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7929 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7929 5 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7929 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7929 7 Riding ride VBG 28158 7929 8 and and CC 28158 7929 9 and and CC 28158 7929 10 men man NNS 28158 7929 11 . . . 28158 7930 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7930 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7930 3 . . . 28158 7931 1 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7931 2 Field Field NNP 28158 7931 3 Machine Machine NNP 28158 7931 4 . . . 28158 7932 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7932 2 . . . 28158 7933 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7933 2 . . . 28158 7934 1 The the DT 28158 7934 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7934 3 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7934 4 16 16 CD 28158 7934 5 238 238 CD 28158 7934 6 10 10 CD 28158 7934 7 4 4 CD 28158 7934 8 -- -- : 28158 7934 9 -- -- : 28158 7934 10 1st 1st NNP 28158 7934 11 Division Division NNP 28158 7934 12 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7934 13 12 12 CD 28158 7934 14 55 55 CD 28158 7934 15 46 46 CD 28158 7934 16 -- -- : 28158 7934 17 -- -- : 28158 7934 18 -- -- : 28158 7934 19 Mounted mount VBN 28158 7934 20 troops troop NNS 28158 7934 21 47 47 CD 28158 7934 22 866 866 CD 28158 7934 23 895 895 CD 28158 7934 24 -- -- : 28158 7934 25 -- -- : 28158 7934 26 3 3 CD 28158 7934 27 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7934 28 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7934 29 23 23 CD 28158 7934 30 656 656 CD 28158 7934 31 704 704 CD 28158 7934 32 -- -- : 28158 7934 33 16 16 CD 28158 7934 34 -- -- : 28158 7934 35 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7934 36 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7934 37 13 13 CD 28158 7934 38 333 333 CD 28158 7934 39 71 71 CD 28158 7934 40 -- -- : 28158 7934 41 -- -- : 28158 7934 42 -- -- : 28158 7934 43 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7934 44 211 211 CD 28158 7934 45 7,500 7,500 CD 28158 7934 46 379 379 CD 28158 7934 47 -- -- : 28158 7934 48 -- -- : 28158 7934 49 8 8 CD 28158 7934 50 Armed Armed NNP 28158 7934 51 Service Service NNP 28158 7934 52 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7934 53 and and CC 28158 7934 54 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7934 55 Army Army NNP 28158 7934 56 20 20 CD 28158 7934 57 418 418 CD 28158 7934 58 312 312 CD 28158 7934 59 -- -- : 28158 7934 60 -- -- : 28158 7934 61 -- -- : 28158 7934 62 Medical Medical NNP 28158 7934 63 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7934 64 Total Total NNP 28158 7934 65 342 342 CD 28158 7934 66 10,066 10,066 CD 28158 7934 67 2,417 2,417 CD 28158 7934 68 4 4 CD 28158 7934 69 16 16 CD 28158 7934 70 11 11 CD 28158 7934 71 SUMMARY SUMMARY NNS 28158 7934 72 OF of IN 28158 7934 73 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7934 74 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7934 75 , , , 28158 7934 76 28th 28th JJ 28158 7934 77 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NNP 28158 7934 78 , , , 28158 7934 79 1899 1899 CD 28158 7934 80 . . . 28158 7935 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7935 2 . . . 28158 7936 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7936 2 . . . 28158 7937 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7937 2 . . . 28158 7938 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7938 2 . . . 28158 7939 1 Total total JJ 28158 7939 2 . . . 28158 7940 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7940 2 4 4 CD 28158 7940 3 19 19 CD 28158 7940 4 -- -- : 28158 7940 5 23 23 CD 28158 7940 6 Other other JJ 28158 7940 7 ranks rank VBZ 28158 7940 8 67 67 CD 28158 7940 9 370 370 CD 28158 7940 10 18 18 CD 28158 7940 11 455 455 CD 28158 7940 12 478 478 CD 28158 7940 13 STORMBERG STORMBERG NNS 28158 7940 14 , , , 28158 7940 15 10th 10th JJ 28158 7940 16 DECEMBER DECEMBER NNP 28158 7940 17 , , , 28158 7940 18 1899 1899 CD 28158 7940 19 . . . 28158 7941 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 28158 7941 2 XVIII xviii NN 28158 7941 3 . . . 28158 7942 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7942 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7942 3 OF of IN 28158 7942 4 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7942 5 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7942 6 . . . 28158 7943 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7943 2 . . . 28158 7944 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7944 2 . . . 28158 7945 1 Warrant warrant NN 28158 7945 2 , , , 28158 7945 3 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7945 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7945 5 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7945 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7945 7 Riding ride VBG 28158 7945 8 and and CC 28158 7945 9 and and CC 28158 7945 10 men man NNS 28158 7945 11 . . . 28158 7946 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7946 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7946 3 . . . 28158 7947 1 Field field NN 28158 7947 2 Machine Machine NNP 28158 7947 3 . . . 28158 7948 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 7948 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7948 3 7 7 CD 28158 7948 4 14 14 CD 28158 7948 5 7 7 CD 28158 7948 6 -- -- : 28158 7948 7 -- -- : 28158 7948 8 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 7948 9 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 7948 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7948 11 includes include VBZ 28158 7948 12 detachment detachment NN 28158 7948 13 Cape Cape NNP 28158 7948 14 Police Police NNP 28158 7948 15 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7948 16 17 17 CD 28158 7948 17 436 436 CD 28158 7948 18 453 453 CD 28158 7948 19 -- -- : 28158 7948 20 2 2 CD 28158 7948 21 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7948 22 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7948 23 19 19 CD 28158 7948 24 466 466 CD 28158 7948 25 514 514 CD 28158 7948 26 12 12 CD 28158 7948 27 -- -- : 28158 7948 28 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7948 29 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7948 30 7 7 CD 28158 7948 31 200 200 CD 28158 7948 32 63 63 CD 28158 7948 33 -- -- : 28158 7948 34 -- -- : 28158 7948 35 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7948 36 50 50 CD 28158 7948 37 1,710 1,710 CD 28158 7948 38 84 84 CD 28158 7948 39 -- -- SYM 28158 7948 40 2 2 CD 28158 7948 41 Armed Armed NNP 28158 7948 42 Service Service NNP 28158 7948 43 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7948 44 , , , 28158 7948 45 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7948 46 Army Army NNP 28158 7948 47 Medical Medical NNP 28158 7948 48 8 8 CD 28158 7948 49 101 101 CD 28158 7948 50 88 88 CD 28158 7948 51 -- -- : 28158 7948 52 -- -- : 28158 7948 53 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7948 54 , , , 28158 7948 55 & & CC 28158 7948 56 c. c. NNP 28158 7948 57 Total Total NNP 28158 7948 58 108 108 CD 28158 7948 59 2,927 2,927 CD 28158 7948 60 1,209 1,209 CD 28158 7948 61 12 12 CD 28158 7948 62 4 4 CD 28158 7948 63 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7948 64 OF of IN 28158 7948 65 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7948 66 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7948 67 . . . 28158 7949 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7949 2 . . . 28158 7950 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7950 2 . . . 28158 7951 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7951 2 . . . 28158 7952 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7952 2 . . . 28158 7953 1 Total Total NNP 28158 7953 2 Casualties Casualties NNPS 28158 7953 3 . . . 28158 7954 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7954 2 -- -- : 28158 7954 3 8 8 CD 28158 7954 4 13 13 CD 28158 7954 5 21 21 CD 28158 7954 6 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7954 7 and and CC 28158 7954 8 men man NNS 28158 7954 9 25 25 CD 28158 7954 10 102 102 CD 28158 7954 11 548 548 CD 28158 7954 12 675 675 CD 28158 7954 13 696 696 CD 28158 7954 14 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7954 15 OF of IN 28158 7954 16 AMMUNITION ammunition NN 28158 7954 17 EXPENDED expended NN 28158 7954 18 . . . 28158 7955 1 Description description NN 28158 7955 2 of of IN 28158 7955 3 Guns Guns NNP 28158 7955 4 , , , 28158 7955 5 & & CC 28158 7955 6 c. c. NNP 28158 7955 7 15-pr 15-pr NNP 28158 7955 8 . . . 28158 7956 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7956 2 . . . 28158 7957 1 Lee Lee NNP 28158 7957 2 - - HYPH 28158 7957 3 Metford Metford NNP 28158 7957 4 · · NFP 28158 7957 5 303 303 CD 28158 7957 6 . . . 28158 7958 1 Number number NN 28158 7958 2 of of IN 28158 7958 3 rounds round NNS 28158 7958 4 569[12 569[12 XX 28158 7958 5 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7958 6 1,146 1,146 CD 28158 7958 7 137,382[13 137,382[13 NNP 28158 7958 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7958 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7958 10 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7958 11 12 12 CD 28158 7958 12 : : : 28158 7958 13 Includes include VBZ 28158 7958 14 67 67 CD 28158 7958 15 rounds round NNS 28158 7958 16 captured capture VBN 28158 7958 17 by by IN 28158 7958 18 the the DT 28158 7958 19 enemy enemy NN 28158 7958 20 . . . 28158 7958 21 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7959 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 7959 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 7959 3 13 13 CD 28158 7959 4 : : : 28158 7959 5 Includes include VBZ 28158 7959 6 37,400 37,400 CD 28158 7959 7 rounds round NNS 28158 7959 8 lost lose VBN 28158 7959 9 in in IN 28158 7959 10 ammunition ammunition NN 28158 7959 11 carts cart NNS 28158 7959 12 , , , 28158 7959 13 and and CC 28158 7959 14 86,560 86,560 CD 28158 7959 15 rounds round NNS 28158 7959 16 in in IN 28158 7959 17 the the DT 28158 7959 18 pouches pouch NNS 28158 7959 19 of of IN 28158 7959 20 the the DT 28158 7959 21 killed kill VBN 28158 7959 22 and and CC 28158 7959 23 prisoners prisoner NNS 28158 7959 24 . . . 28158 7959 25 ] ] -RRB- 28158 7960 1 MAGERSFONTEIN MAGERSFONTEIN NNP 28158 7960 2 , , , 28158 7960 3 11th 11th JJ 28158 7960 4 DECEMBER DECEMBER NNP 28158 7960 5 , , , 28158 7960 6 1899 1899 CD 28158 7960 7 . . . 28158 7961 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 28158 7961 2 XX XX NNP 28158 7961 3 . . . 28158 7962 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7962 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7962 3 OF of IN 28158 7962 4 THE the DT 28158 7962 5 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7962 6 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7962 7 . . . 28158 7963 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7963 2 . . . 28158 7964 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7964 2 . . . 28158 7965 1 Warrant warrant NN 28158 7965 2 , , , 28158 7965 3 Horses Horses NNP 28158 7965 4 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7965 5 N.C.O.s N.C.O.s NNP 28158 7965 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7965 7 Riding Riding NNP 28158 7965 8 and and CC 28158 7965 9 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7965 10 . . . 28158 7966 1 Field field NN 28158 7966 2 . . . 28158 7967 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7967 2 . . . 28158 7968 1 and and CC 28158 7968 2 men man NNS 28158 7968 3 . . . 28158 7969 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7969 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7969 3 . . . 28158 7970 1 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 7970 2 . . . 28158 7971 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7971 2 . . . 28158 7972 1 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 7972 2 . . . 28158 7973 1 15-pr 15-pr : 28158 7973 2 . . . 28158 7974 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7974 2 . . . 28158 7975 1 The the DT 28158 7975 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7975 3 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7975 4 18 18 CD 28158 7975 5 294 294 CD 28158 7975 6 10 10 CD 28158 7975 7 1 1 CD 28158 7975 8 4 4 CD 28158 7975 9 -- -- : 28158 7975 10 -- -- : 28158 7975 11 -- -- : 28158 7975 12 -- -- : 28158 7975 13 1st 1st NNP 28158 7975 14 Division Division NNP 28158 7975 15 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7975 16 10 10 CD 28158 7975 17 53 53 CD 28158 7975 18 44 44 CD 28158 7975 19 -- -- : 28158 7975 20 -- -- : 28158 7975 21 -- -- : 28158 7975 22 -- -- : 28158 7975 23 -- -- : 28158 7975 24 -- -- : 28158 7975 25 1st 1st NNP 28158 7975 26 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 7975 27 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7975 28 77 77 CD 28158 7975 29 1,627 1,627 CD 28158 7975 30 1,686 1,686 CD 28158 7975 31 -- -- : 28158 7975 32 -- -- : 28158 7975 33 -- -- : 28158 7975 34 -- -- : 28158 7975 35 6 6 CD 28158 7975 36 4 4 CD 28158 7975 37 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7975 38 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7975 39 29 29 CD 28158 7975 40 918 918 CD 28158 7975 41 931 931 CD 28158 7975 42 -- -- : 28158 7975 43 -- -- : 28158 7975 44 4 4 CD 28158 7975 45 18 18 CD 28158 7975 46 -- -- : 28158 7975 47 -- -- : 28158 7975 48 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7975 49 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7975 50 12 12 CD 28158 7975 51 325 325 CD 28158 7975 52 70 70 CD 28158 7975 53 -- -- : 28158 7975 54 -- -- : 28158 7975 55 -- -- : 28158 7975 56 -- -- : 28158 7975 57 -- -- : 28158 7975 58 -- -- : 28158 7975 59 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7975 60 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7975 61 3 3 CD 28158 7975 62 brigades brigade NNS 28158 7975 63 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7975 64 297 297 CD 28158 7975 65 10,672 10,672 CD 28158 7975 66 551 551 CD 28158 7975 67 -- -- : 28158 7975 68 -- -- : 28158 7975 69 -- -- : 28158 7975 70 -- -- : 28158 7975 71 -- -- : 28158 7975 72 12 12 CD 28158 7975 73 Armed Armed NNP 28158 7975 74 Service Service NNP 28158 7975 75 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7975 76 and and CC 28158 7975 77 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7975 78 Army Army NNP 28158 7975 79 32 32 CD 28158 7975 80 600 600 CD 28158 7975 81 431 431 CD 28158 7975 82 -- -- : 28158 7975 83 -- -- : 28158 7975 84 -- -- : 28158 7975 85 -- -- : 28158 7975 86 -- -- : 28158 7975 87 -- -- : 28158 7975 88 Medical Medical NNP 28158 7975 89 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7975 90 Total Total NNP 28158 7975 91 475 475 CD 28158 7975 92 14,489 14,489 CD 28158 7975 93 3,723 3,723 CD 28158 7975 94 1 1 CD 28158 7975 95 4 4 CD 28158 7975 96 4 4 CD 28158 7975 97 18 18 CD 28158 7975 98 6 6 CD 28158 7975 99 16 16 CD 28158 7975 100 SUMMARY SUMMARY NNS 28158 7975 101 OF of IN 28158 7975 102 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7975 103 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7975 104 . . . 28158 7976 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7976 2 . . . 28158 7977 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 7977 2 . . . 28158 7978 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 7978 2 . . . 28158 7979 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 7979 2 . . . 28158 7980 1 Total total JJ 28158 7980 2 . . . 28158 7981 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7981 2 22 22 CD 28158 7981 3 46 46 CD 28158 7981 4 1 1 CD 28158 7981 5 69 69 CD 28158 7981 6 Other other JJ 28158 7981 7 ranks rank VBZ 28158 7981 8 188 188 CD 28158 7981 9 629 629 CD 28158 7981 10 62 62 CD 28158 7981 11 879 879 CD 28158 7981 12 948 948 CD 28158 7981 13 SUMMARY summary NN 28158 7981 14 OF of IN 28158 7981 15 AMMUNITION ammunition NN 28158 7981 16 EXPENDED expended NN 28158 7981 17 . . . 28158 7982 1 Description description NN 28158 7982 2 of of IN 28158 7982 3 Guns Guns NNP 28158 7982 4 , , , 28158 7982 5 & & CC 28158 7982 6 c. c. NNP 28158 7982 7 Howitzers Howitzers NNP 28158 7982 8 . . . 28158 7983 1 Field field NN 28158 7983 2 Guns Guns NNPS 28158 7983 3 . . . 28158 7984 1 Machine machine NN 28158 7984 2 . . . 28158 7985 1 Lee Lee NNP 28158 7985 2 - - HYPH 28158 7985 3 Metford Metford NNP 28158 7985 4 · · NFP 28158 7985 5 303 303 CD 28158 7985 6 . . . 28158 7986 1 Rounds round NNS 28158 7986 2 402 402 CD 28158 7986 3 4,189 4,189 CD 28158 7986 4 18,487 18,487 CD 28158 7986 5 321,782 321,782 CD 28158 7986 6 COLENSO COLENSO NNS 28158 7986 7 , , , 28158 7986 8 15th 15th JJ 28158 7986 9 DECEMBER DECEMBER NNP 28158 7986 10 , , , 28158 7986 11 1899 1899 CD 28158 7986 12 . . . 28158 7987 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 28158 7987 2 XXII XXII NNP 28158 7987 3 . . . 28158 7988 1 APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE NNP 28158 7988 2 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 7988 3 OF of IN 28158 7988 4 THE the DT 28158 7988 5 TROOPS TROOPS NNP 28158 7988 6 ENGAGED ENGAGED NNP 28158 7988 7 . . . 28158 7989 1 Guns gun NNS 28158 7989 2 . . . 28158 7990 1 Arms arm NNS 28158 7990 2 . . . 28158 7991 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 7991 2 . . . 28158 7992 1 Other other JJ 28158 7992 2 Horses Horses NNPS 28158 7992 3 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7992 4 . . . 28158 7993 1 Field field NN 28158 7993 2 Machine Machine NNP 28158 7993 3 . . . 28158 7994 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 7994 2 . . . 28158 7995 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7995 2 Riding ride VBG 28158 7995 3 15-pr 15-pr NNP 28158 7995 4 . . . 28158 7996 1 and and CC 28158 7996 2 4·7 4·7 CD 28158 7996 3 in in RB 28158 7996 4 . . . 28158 7997 1 12-pr 12-pr : 28158 7997 2 . . . 28158 7998 1 Draught Draught NNP 28158 7998 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7998 3 . . . 28158 7999 1 The the DT 28158 7999 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 7999 3 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 7999 4 31 31 CD 28158 7999 5 279 279 CD 28158 7999 6 6 6 CD 28158 7999 7 2 2 CD 28158 7999 8 12 12 CD 28158 7999 9 -- -- : 28158 7999 10 -- -- : 28158 7999 11 Natal Natal NNP 28158 7999 12 Army Army NNP 28158 7999 13 Staff Staff NNP 28158 7999 14 34 34 CD 28158 7999 15 137 137 CD 28158 7999 16 123 123 CD 28158 7999 17 -- -- : 28158 7999 18 -- -- : 28158 7999 19 -- -- : 28158 7999 20 -- -- : 28158 7999 21 Mounted mount VBN 28158 7999 22 troops troop NNS 28158 7999 23 126 126 CD 28158 7999 24 2,561 2,561 CD 28158 7999 25 2,700 2,700 CD 28158 7999 26 -- -- : 28158 7999 27 -- -- : 28158 7999 28 -- -- : 28158 7999 29 2 2 CD 28158 7999 30 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7999 31 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 7999 32 39 39 CD 28158 7999 33 1,074 1,074 CD 28158 7999 34 869 869 CD 28158 7999 35 -- -- : 28158 7999 36 -- -- : 28158 7999 37 30 30 CD 28158 7999 38 -- -- : 28158 7999 39 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7999 40 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 7999 41 14 14 CD 28158 7999 42 419 419 CD 28158 7999 43 255 255 CD 28158 7999 44 -- -- : 28158 7999 45 -- -- : 28158 7999 46 -- -- : 28158 7999 47 -- -- : 28158 7999 48 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 7999 49 ( ( -LRB- 28158 7999 50 4 4 CD 28158 7999 51 brigades brigade NNS 28158 7999 52 ) ) -RRB- 28158 7999 53 416 416 CD 28158 7999 54 13,521 13,521 CD 28158 7999 55 716 716 CD 28158 7999 56 -- -- : 28158 7999 57 -- -- : 28158 7999 58 -- -- : 28158 7999 59 16 16 CD 28158 7999 60 Army Army NNP 28158 7999 61 Service Service NNP 28158 7999 62 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7999 63 16 16 CD 28158 7999 64 217 217 CD 28158 7999 65 550 550 CD 28158 7999 66 -- -- : 28158 7999 67 -- -- : 28158 7999 68 -- -- : 28158 7999 69 -- -- : 28158 7999 70 Royal Royal NNP 28158 7999 71 Army Army NNP 28158 7999 72 Medical Medical NNP 28158 7999 73 Corps Corps NNP 28158 7999 74 30 30 CD 28158 7999 75 464 464 CD 28158 7999 76 336 336 CD 28158 7999 77 -- -- : 28158 7999 78 -- -- : 28158 7999 79 -- -- : 28158 7999 80 -- -- : 28158 7999 81 Total Total NNP 28158 7999 82 706 706 CD 28158 7999 83 18,672 18,672 CD 28158 7999 84 5,555 5,555 CD 28158 7999 85 2 2 CD 28158 7999 86 12 12 CD 28158 7999 87 30 30 CD 28158 7999 88 18 18 CD 28158 7999 89 SUMMARY SUMMARY NNS 28158 7999 90 OF of IN 28158 7999 91 BRITISH british JJ 28158 7999 92 CASUALTIES casualty NNS 28158 7999 93 . . . 28158 8000 1 Ranks rank NNS 28158 8000 2 . . . 28158 8001 1 Killed kill VBN 28158 8001 2 . . . 28158 8002 1 Wounded wound VBN 28158 8002 2 . . . 28158 8003 1 Missing miss VBG 28158 8003 2 . . . 28158 8004 1 Total total JJ 28158 8004 2 . . . 28158 8005 1 Officers officer NNS 28158 8005 2 7 7 CD 28158 8005 3 47 47 CD 28158 8005 4 20 20 CD 28158 8005 5 74 74 CD 28158 8005 6 Other other JJ 28158 8005 7 ranks rank VBZ 28158 8005 8 136 136 CD 28158 8005 9 709 709 CD 28158 8005 10 220 220 CD 28158 8005 11 1,065 1,065 CD 28158 8005 12 1,139 1,139 CD 28158 8005 13 NAVAL NAVAL NNP 28158 8005 14 AMMUNITION AMMUNITION NNP 28158 8005 15 EXPENDED EXPENDED NNP 28158 8005 16 . . . 28158 8006 1 Rounds round NNS 28158 8006 2 . . . 28158 8007 1 4·7-inch 4·7-inch CD 28158 8007 2 160 160 CD 28158 8007 3 12-pr 12-pr CD 28158 8007 4 . . . 28158 8008 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8008 2 . . . 28158 8009 1 900 900 CD 28158 8009 2 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 8009 3 7 7 CD 28158 8009 4 . . . 28158 8010 1 THE the DT 28158 8010 2 EXPEDITIONARY EXPEDITIONARY NNP 28158 8010 3 FORCE FORCE NNP 28158 8010 4 AS as IN 28158 8010 5 ORIGINALLY originally JJ 28158 8010 6 ORGANISED organised NN 28158 8010 7 AND and CC 28158 8010 8 SENT send VBD 28158 8010 9 TO to IN 28158 8010 10 SOUTH south JJ 28158 8010 11 AFRICA AFRICA NNP 28158 8010 12 . . . 28158 8011 1 + + NFP 28158 8011 2 --------------------+ --------------------+ NNP 28158 8011 3 | | NNP 28158 8011 4 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 8011 5 | | NNP 28158 8011 6 Officers Officers NNP 28158 8011 7 |---- |---- NNP 28158 8011 8 | | NNP 28158 8011 9 Other Other NNP 28158 8011 10 Ranks Ranks NNPS 28158 8011 11 | | POS 28158 8011 12 |------ |------ NNP 28158 8011 13 | | CD 28158 8011 14 | | NNP 28158 8011 15 Horses Horses NNP 28158 8011 16 | | NNP 28158 8011 17 | | NNP 28158 8011 18 |----- |----- NNP 28158 8011 19 | | NNP 28158 8011 20 | | NNP 28158 8011 21 | | NNP 28158 8011 22 Guns Guns NNP 28158 8011 23 | | NNP 28158 8011 24 | | NNP 28158 8011 25 | | NNP 28158 8011 26 |---- |---- NNP 28158 8011 27 | | NNP 28158 8011 28 | | NNP 28158 8011 29 | | CD 28158 8011 30 | | NNP 28158 8011 31 Ship Ship NNP 28158 8011 32 in in IN 28158 8011 33 which which WDT 28158 8011 34 embarked embark VBD 28158 8011 35 . . . 28158 8012 1 | | NNP 28158 8012 2 | | NNP 28158 8012 3 | | CD 28158 8012 4 | | NNP 28158 8012 5 |----------- |----------- NNP 28158 8012 6 | | NNP 28158 8012 7 | | CD 28158 8012 8 | | CD 28158 8012 9 | | CD 28158 8012 10 | | NNS 28158 8012 11 Date date NN 28158 8012 12 of of IN 28158 8012 13 leaving leave VBG 28158 8012 14 England England NNP 28158 8012 15 . . . 28158 8013 1 | | NNP 28158 8013 2 | | NNP 28158 8013 3 | | CD 28158 8013 4 | | CD 28158 8013 5 | | CD 28158 8013 6 |-------- |-------- NNP 28158 8013 7 | | NNP 28158 8013 8 | | NNP 28158 8013 9 | | CD 28158 8013 10 | | CD 28158 8013 11 | | CD 28158 8013 12 | | NNS 28158 8013 13 Date Date NNP 28158 8013 14 of of IN 28158 8013 15 Arrical Arrical NNP 28158 8013 16 | | NNP 28158 8013 17 | | NNP 28158 8013 18 | | CD 28158 8013 19 | | CD 28158 8013 20 | | CD 28158 8013 21 | | CD 28158 8013 22 at at IN 28158 8013 23 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8013 24 Town Town NNP 28158 8013 25 . . . 28158 8014 1 | | NNP 28158 8014 2 | | CD 28158 8014 3 | | CD 28158 8014 4 | | CD 28158 8014 5 | | CD 28158 8014 6 | | CD 28158 8014 7 |-------- |-------- NNP 28158 8014 8 | | NNP 28158 8014 9 | | NNP 28158 8014 10 | | CD 28158 8014 11 | | CD 28158 8014 12 | | CD 28158 8014 13 | | CD 28158 8014 14 | | NNP 28158 8014 15 Place Place NNP 28158 8014 16 of of IN 28158 8014 17 | | NNP 28158 8014 18 | | NNP 28158 8014 19 | | CD 28158 8014 20 | | CD 28158 8014 21 | | CD 28158 8014 22 | | CD 28158 8014 23 | | CD 28158 8014 24 disembarkation disembarkation NN 28158 8014 25 . . . 28158 8015 1 | | NNP 28158 8015 2 | | CD 28158 8015 3 | | CD 28158 8015 4 | | CD 28158 8015 5 | | CD 28158 8015 6 | | CD 28158 8015 7 | | NNP 28158 8015 8 |--------- |--------- NNP 28158 8015 9 | | NNP 28158 8015 10 | | NNP 28158 8015 11 | | CD 28158 8015 12 | | CD 28158 8015 13 | | CD 28158 8015 14 | | CD 28158 8015 15 | | CD 28158 8015 16 | | NNP 28158 8015 17 Date Date NNP 28158 8015 18 of of IN 28158 8015 19 | | NNP 28158 8015 20 | | CD 28158 8015 21 | | CD 28158 8015 22 | | CD 28158 8015 23 | | CD 28158 8015 24 | | CD 28158 8015 25 | | CD 28158 8015 26 | | CD 28158 8015 27 disembarkation disembarkation NN 28158 8015 28 . . . 28158 8016 1 UNIT UNIT NNP 28158 8016 2 . . . 28158 8017 1 | | NNP 28158 8017 2 | | CD 28158 8017 3 | | CD 28158 8017 4 | | CD 28158 8017 5 | | CD 28158 8017 6 | | CD 28158 8017 7 | | CD 28158 8017 8 | | CD 28158 8017 9 | | NNS 28158 8017 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NFP 28158 8017 11 Army Army NNP 28158 8017 12 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8017 13 | | NNP 28158 8017 14 36| 36| CD 28158 8017 15 119| 119| CD 28158 8017 16 29| 29| CD 28158 8017 17 --{_Dunottar --{_dunottar CD 28158 8017 18 |14.10.99|31.10.99|Cape |14.10.99|31.10.99|Cape NNP 28158 8017 19 |31.10.99 |31.10.99 NNP 28158 8017 20 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8017 21 | | NNP 28158 8017 22 | | NNP 28158 8017 23 | | CD 28158 8017 24 | | CD 28158 8017 25 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 26 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8017 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 28 | | NNP 28158 8017 29 | | NNP 28158 8017 30 | | NNP 28158 8017 31 Town Town NNP 28158 8017 32 | | NNP 28158 8017 33 | | NNP 28158 8017 34 | | CD 28158 8017 35 | | CD 28158 8017 36 | | NNS 28158 8017 37 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 38 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 39 Caspian Caspian NNP 28158 8017 40 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 41 |17.10.99|18.11.99|Cape |17.10.99|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8017 42 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8017 43 | | NNP 28158 8017 44 | | CD 28158 8017 45 | | CD 28158 8017 46 | | CD 28158 8017 47 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 48 | | NNP 28158 8017 49 | | NNP 28158 8017 50 | | NNP 28158 8017 51 Town Town NNP 28158 8017 52 | | NNP 28158 8017 53 | | NNP 28158 8017 54 | | CD 28158 8017 55 | | CD 28158 8017 56 | | NNS 28158 8017 57 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 58 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 59 Carisbrook|28.10.99|14.11.99|Cape carisbrook|28.10.99|14.11.99|cape NN 28158 8017 60 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8017 61 | | NNP 28158 8017 62 | | NNP 28158 8017 63 | | CD 28158 8017 64 | | CD 28158 8017 65 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 66 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8017 67 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 68 | | NNP 28158 8017 69 | | NNP 28158 8017 70 | | NNP 28158 8017 71 Town Town NNP 28158 8017 72 | | NNP 28158 8017 73 | | NNP 28158 8017 74 | | CD 28158 8017 75 | | CD 28158 8017 76 | | CD 28158 8017 77 | | CD 28158 8017 78 | | CD 28158 8017 79 | | CD 28158 8017 80 | | CD 28158 8017 81 | | NNP 28158 8017 82 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8017 83 Troops troop NNS 28158 8017 84 : : : 28158 8017 85 | | CD 28158 8017 86 | | CD 28158 8017 87 | | CD 28158 8017 88 | | CD 28158 8017 89 | | CD 28158 8017 90 | | CD 28158 8017 91 | | CD 28158 8017 92 | | CD 28158 8017 93 | | CD 28158 8017 94 | | CD 28158 8017 95 | | CD 28158 8017 96 | | CD 28158 8017 97 | | CD 28158 8017 98 | | CD 28158 8017 99 | | CD 28158 8017 100 | | CD 28158 8017 101 | | CD 28158 8017 102 13th 13th NN 28158 8017 103 Hussars| hussars| CD 28158 8017 104 25| 25| CD 28158 8017 105 558| 558| CD 28158 8017 106 499| 499| CD 28158 8017 107 1{_Montfort 1{_montfort CD 28158 8017 108 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 109 |13.11.99| |13.11.99| CD 28158 8017 110 8.12.99|Durban 8.12.99|durban CD 28158 8017 111 |13.12.99 |13.12.99 NNP 28158 8017 112 | | NNP 28158 8017 113 | | NNP 28158 8017 114 | | CD 28158 8017 115 | | NNS 28158 8017 116 { { -LRB- 28158 8017 117 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 118 Templemore_10.11.99| Templemore_10.11.99| NNP 28158 8017 119 2.12.99|Durban 2.12.99|durban CD 28158 8017 120 | | CD 28158 8017 121 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8017 122 | | CD 28158 8017 123 | | CD 28158 8017 124 | | CD 28158 8017 125 | | CD 28158 8017 126 | | CD 28158 8017 127 | | CD 28158 8017 128 | | CD 28158 8017 129 | | CD 28158 8017 130 | | NNP 28158 8017 131 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8017 132 | | HYPH 28158 8017 133 | | NNP 28158 8017 134 | | CD 28158 8017 135 | | CD 28158 8017 136 | | CD 28158 8017 137 | | CD 28158 8017 138 | | CD 28158 8017 139 | | CD 28158 8017 140 | | NNP 28158 8017 141 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 8017 142 | | NNP 28158 8017 143 4| 4| CD 28158 8017 144 15| 15| CD 28158 8017 145 16| 16| CD 28158 8017 146 --|_Pindari --|_Pindari : 28158 8017 147 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 148 |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8017 149 |25.11.99 |25.11.99 NNP 28158 8017 150 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8017 151 | | NNP 28158 8017 152 | | NNP 28158 8017 153 | | CD 28158 8017 154 | | CD 28158 8017 155 | | CD 28158 8017 156 | | CD 28158 8017 157 | | NNP 28158 8017 158 | | NNP 28158 8017 159 Town Town NNP 28158 8017 160 | | NNP 28158 8017 161 | | NNP 28158 8017 162 | | CD 28158 8017 163 | | CD 28158 8017 164 | | CD 28158 8017 165 | | CD 28158 8017 166 | | CD 28158 8017 167 | | CD 28158 8017 168 | | CD 28158 8017 169 | | CD 28158 8017 170 G. G. NNP 28158 8017 171 battery battery NN 28158 8017 172 , , , 28158 8017 173 | | NNP 28158 8017 174 5| 5| CD 28158 8017 175 178| 178| CD 28158 8017 176 196| 196| CD 28158 8017 177 6|_Pindari 6|_Pindari NNP 28158 8017 178 _ _ NNP 28158 8017 179 |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8017 180 |25.11.99 |25.11.99 NNP 28158 8017 181 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8018 1 | | NNP 28158 8018 2 | | CD 28158 8018 3 | | CD 28158 8018 4 | | CD 28158 8018 5 | | CD 28158 8018 6 | | CD 28158 8018 7 | | NNP 28158 8018 8 | | NNP 28158 8018 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8018 10 | | NNP 28158 8018 11 | | NNP 28158 8018 12 | | CD 28158 8018 13 | | CD 28158 8018 14 | | CD 28158 8018 15 | | CD 28158 8018 16 | | CD 28158 8018 17 | | CD 28158 8018 18 | | CD 28158 8018 19 | | NNP 28158 8018 20 P. P. NNP 28158 8018 21 battery battery NN 28158 8018 22 , , , 28158 8018 23 | | NNP 28158 8018 24 5| 5| CD 28158 8018 25 179| 179| CD 28158 8018 26 196| 196| CD 28158 8018 27 6|_Pindari 6|_Pindari NNP 28158 8018 28 _ _ NNP 28158 8018 29 |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8018 30 |25.11.99 |25.11.99 NNP 28158 8018 31 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8019 1 | | NNP 28158 8019 2 | | CD 28158 8019 3 | | CD 28158 8019 4 | | CD 28158 8019 5 | | CD 28158 8019 6 | | CD 28158 8019 7 | | NNP 28158 8019 8 | | NNP 28158 8019 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8019 10 | | NNP 28158 8019 11 | | NNP 28158 8019 12 | | CD 28158 8019 13 | | CD 28158 8019 14 | | CD 28158 8019 15 | | CD 28158 8019 16 | | CD 28158 8019 17 | | CD 28158 8019 18 | | CD 28158 8019 19 | | CD 28158 8019 20 7th 7th JJ 28158 8019 21 brigade brigade NN 28158 8019 22 | | NNP 28158 8019 23 | | NNP 28158 8019 24 | | CD 28158 8019 25 | | CD 28158 8019 26 | | CD 28158 8019 27 | | CD 28158 8019 28 | | CD 28158 8019 29 | | NNP 28158 8019 30 | | NNP 28158 8019 31 Division Division NNP 28158 8019 32 | | NNP 28158 8019 33 4| 4| CD 28158 8019 34 13| 13| CD 28158 8019 35 14| 14| CD 28158 8019 36 --|_Algeria --|_Algeria : 28158 8019 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8019 38 | | NNP 28158 8019 39 7.11.99| 7.11.99| CD 28158 8019 40 4.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|cape CD 28158 8019 41 | | CD 28158 8019 42 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8019 43 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8019 44 , , , 28158 8019 45 | | NNP 28158 8019 46 | | CD 28158 8019 47 | | CD 28158 8019 48 | | CD 28158 8019 49 | | CD 28158 8019 50 | | CD 28158 8019 51 | | NNP 28158 8019 52 | | NNP 28158 8019 53 Town Town NNP 28158 8019 54 | | NNP 28158 8019 55 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8020 1 | | NNP 28158 8020 2 | | CD 28158 8020 3 | | CD 28158 8020 4 | | CD 28158 8020 5 | | CD 28158 8020 6 | | CD 28158 8020 7 | | CD 28158 8020 8 | | CD 28158 8020 9 | | CD 28158 8020 10 | | CD 28158 8020 11 | | CD 28158 8020 12 | | CD 28158 8020 13 | | CD 28158 8020 14 | | CD 28158 8020 15 | | CD 28158 8020 16 | | CD 28158 8020 17 | | CD 28158 8020 18 | | CD 28158 8020 19 4th 4th NN 28158 8020 20 battery,| battery,| CD 28158 8020 21 5| 5| CD 28158 8020 22 170| 170| CD 28158 8020 23 137| 137| CD 28158 8020 24 6|_Sicilian 6|_Sicilian NNP 28158 8020 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8020 26 |15.11.99|10.12.99|Cape |15.11.99|10.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8020 27 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8020 28 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8021 1 | | NNP 28158 8021 2 | | CD 28158 8021 3 | | CD 28158 8021 4 | | CD 28158 8021 5 | | CD 28158 8021 6 | | CD 28158 8021 7 | | NNP 28158 8021 8 | | NNP 28158 8021 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8021 10 | | NNP 28158 8021 11 | | NNP 28158 8021 12 | | CD 28158 8021 13 | | CD 28158 8021 14 | | CD 28158 8021 15 | | CD 28158 8021 16 | | CD 28158 8021 17 | | CD 28158 8021 18 | | CD 28158 8021 19 | | CD 28158 8021 20 38th 38th JJ 28158 8021 21 battery battery NN 28158 8021 22 , , , 28158 8021 23 5| 5| CD 28158 8021 24 173| 173| CD 28158 8021 25 137| 137| CD 28158 8021 26 6|_Algeria 6|_Algeria NNP 28158 8021 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8021 28 | | NNP 28158 8021 29 7.11.99| 7.11.99| CD 28158 8021 30 4.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|cape CD 28158 8021 31 | | CD 28158 8021 32 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8021 33 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8022 1 | | NNP 28158 8022 2 | | CD 28158 8022 3 | | CD 28158 8022 4 | | CD 28158 8022 5 | | CD 28158 8022 6 | | CD 28158 8022 7 | | NNP 28158 8022 8 | | NNP 28158 8022 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8022 10 | | NNP 28158 8022 11 | | NNP 28158 8022 12 | | CD 28158 8022 13 | | CD 28158 8022 14 | | CD 28158 8022 15 | | CD 28158 8022 16 | | CD 28158 8022 17 | | CD 28158 8022 18 | | CD 28158 8022 19 | | CD 28158 8022 20 78th 78th JJ 28158 8022 21 battery battery NN 28158 8022 22 , , , 28158 8022 23 5| 5| CD 28158 8022 24 171| 171| CD 28158 8022 25 137| 137| CD 28158 8022 26 6|_Sicilian 6|_Sicilian NNP 28158 8022 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8022 28 |15.11.99|10.12.99|East |15.11.99|10.12.99|East NNP 28158 8022 29 |12.12.99 |12.12.99 NNP 28158 8022 30 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8023 1 | | NNP 28158 8023 2 | | CD 28158 8023 3 | | CD 28158 8023 4 | | CD 28158 8023 5 | | CD 28158 8023 6 | | CD 28158 8023 7 | | CD 28158 8023 8 | | NNP 28158 8023 9 London London NNP 28158 8023 10 | | NNP 28158 8023 11 | | NNP 28158 8023 12 | | CD 28158 8023 13 | | CD 28158 8023 14 | | CD 28158 8023 15 | | CD 28158 8023 16 | | CD 28158 8023 17 | | CD 28158 8023 18 |[14 |[14 NNP 28158 8023 19 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8023 20 | | NNP 28158 8023 21 | | CD 28158 8023 22 | | CD 28158 8023 23 | | CD 28158 8023 24 | | CD 28158 8023 25 | | CD 28158 8023 26 | | CD 28158 8023 27 | | CD 28158 8023 28 | | CD 28158 8023 29 | | CD 28158 8023 30 8th 8th JJ 28158 8023 31 brigade brigade NN 28158 8023 32 | | NNP 28158 8023 33 | | NNP 28158 8023 34 | | CD 28158 8023 35 | | CD 28158 8023 36 | | CD 28158 8023 37 | | CD 28158 8023 38 | | CD 28158 8023 39 | | NNP 28158 8023 40 | | NNP 28158 8023 41 Division Division NNP 28158 8023 42 | | NNP 28158 8023 43 4| 4| CD 28158 8023 44 14| 14| CD 28158 8023 45 10| 10| CD 28158 8023 46 --|_Antillian_|17.11.99| --|_antillian_|17.11.99| SYM 28158 8023 47 9.12.99|Cape 9.12.99|cape CD 28158 8023 48 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8023 49 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8023 50 , , , 28158 8023 51 | | NNP 28158 8023 52 | | CD 28158 8023 53 | | CD 28158 8023 54 | | CD 28158 8023 55 | | CD 28158 8023 56 | | CD 28158 8023 57 | | NNP 28158 8023 58 | | NNP 28158 8023 59 Town Town NNP 28158 8023 60 | | NNP 28158 8023 61 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8024 1 | | NNP 28158 8024 2 | | CD 28158 8024 3 | | CD 28158 8024 4 | | CD 28158 8024 5 | | CD 28158 8024 6 | | CD 28158 8024 7 | | CD 28158 8024 8 | | CD 28158 8024 9 | | CD 28158 8024 10 | | CD 28158 8024 11 | | CD 28158 8024 12 | | CD 28158 8024 13 | | CD 28158 8024 14 | | CD 28158 8024 15 | | CD 28158 8024 16 | | CD 28158 8024 17 | | CD 28158 8024 18 | | CD 28158 8024 19 37th 37th JJ 28158 8024 20 battery battery NN 28158 8024 21 , , , 28158 8024 22 5| 5| CD 28158 8024 23 194| 194| CD 28158 8024 24 161| 161| CD 28158 8024 25 6|_Antillian_|17.11.99| 6|_antillian_|17.11.99| CD 28158 8024 26 9.12.99|Cape 9.12.99|cape CD 28158 8024 27 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8024 28 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8025 1 | | NNP 28158 8025 2 | | CD 28158 8025 3 | | CD 28158 8025 4 | | CD 28158 8025 5 | | CD 28158 8025 6 | | CD 28158 8025 7 | | NNP 28158 8025 8 | | NNP 28158 8025 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8025 10 | | NNP 28158 8025 11 | | NNP 28158 8025 12 | | CD 28158 8025 13 | | CD 28158 8025 14 | | CD 28158 8025 15 | | CD 28158 8025 16 | | CD 28158 8025 17 | | CD 28158 8025 18 | | CD 28158 8025 19 | | NNP 28158 8025 20 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8026 1 | | NNP 28158 8026 2 | | CD 28158 8026 3 | | CD 28158 8026 4 | | NNS 28158 8026 5 { { -LRB- 28158 8026 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8026 7 British British NNP 28158 8026 8 |16.11.99| |16.11.99| NNP 28158 8026 9 6.12.99|East 6.12.99|east CD 28158 8026 10 |11.12.99 |11.12.99 NNP 28158 8026 11 61st 61st JJ 28158 8026 12 battery battery NN 28158 8026 13 , , , 28158 8026 14 | | NNP 28158 8026 15 | | CD 28158 8026 16 | | NNP 28158 8026 17 { { -LRB- 28158 8026 18 Princess Princess NNP 28158 8026 19 _ _ NNP 28158 8026 20 | | NNP 28158 8026 21 | | NNP 28158 8026 22 | | NNP 28158 8026 23 London London NNP 28158 8026 24 | | NNP 28158 8026 25 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8027 1 | | NNP 28158 8027 2 5| 5| CD 28158 8027 3 194| 194| CD 28158 8027 4 152| 152| CD 28158 8027 5 6 6 CD 28158 8027 6 { { -LRB- 28158 8027 7 | | CD 28158 8027 8 | | NNP 28158 8027 9 |[14 |[14 NN 28158 8027 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8027 11 | | NNP 28158 8027 12 | | CD 28158 8027 13 | | CD 28158 8027 14 | | CD 28158 8027 15 | | NNS 28158 8027 16 { { -LRB- 28158 8027 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8027 18 Montfort Montfort NNP 28158 8027 19 _ _ NNP 28158 8027 20 |13.11.99| |13.11.99| NNP 28158 8027 21 8.12.99|East 8.12.99|East NNP 28158 8027 22 |11.12.99 |11.12.99 NNP 28158 8027 23 | | NNP 28158 8027 24 | | CD 28158 8027 25 | | CD 28158 8027 26 | | CD 28158 8027 27 { { -LRB- 28158 8027 28 | | CD 28158 8027 29 | | NNP 28158 8027 30 | | NNP 28158 8027 31 London London NNP 28158 8027 32 | | NNP 28158 8027 33 | | NNP 28158 8027 34 | | CD 28158 8027 35 | | CD 28158 8027 36 | | CD 28158 8027 37 { { -LRB- 28158 8027 38 | | CD 28158 8027 39 | | NNP 28158 8027 40 |[14 |[14 NN 28158 8027 41 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8027 42 | | NNP 28158 8027 43 | | CD 28158 8027 44 | | CD 28158 8027 45 | | CD 28158 8027 46 | | CD 28158 8027 47 | | CD 28158 8027 48 | | CD 28158 8027 49 | | CD 28158 8027 50 | | CD 28158 8027 51 | | CD 28158 8027 52 65th 65th JJ 28158 8027 53 battery battery NN 28158 8027 54 , , , 28158 8027 55 5| 5| CD 28158 8027 56 194| 194| CD 28158 8027 57 162| 162| CD 28158 8027 58 6|_Canning 6|_canning NN 28158 8027 59 _ _ NNP 28158 8027 60 |12.11.99| |12.11.99| NNP 28158 8027 61 4.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|cape CD 28158 8027 62 | | NNP 28158 8027 63 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8027 64 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8028 1 | | NNP 28158 8028 2 | | CD 28158 8028 3 | | CD 28158 8028 4 | | CD 28158 8028 5 | | CD 28158 8028 6 | | CD 28158 8028 7 | | NNP 28158 8028 8 | | NNP 28158 8028 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8028 10 | | NNP 28158 8028 11 | | NNP 28158 8028 12 | | CD 28158 8028 13 | | CD 28158 8028 14 | | CD 28158 8028 15 | | CD 28158 8028 16 | | CD 28158 8028 17 | | CD 28158 8028 18 | | CD 28158 8028 19 | | CD 28158 8028 20 | | CD 28158 8028 21 | | CD 28158 8028 22 | | CD 28158 8028 23 | | NNS 28158 8028 24 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 26 British British NNP 28158 8028 27 |16.11.99| |16.11.99| NNP 28158 8028 28 6.12.99|Cape 6.12.99|cape CD 28158 8028 29 | | CD 28158 8028 30 6.12.99 6.12.99 CD 28158 8028 31 | | CD 28158 8028 32 | | CD 28158 8028 33 | | CD 28158 8028 34 | | NNS 28158 8028 35 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 36 Princess Princess NNP 28158 8028 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 38 | | NNP 28158 8028 39 | | NNP 28158 8028 40 | | NNP 28158 8028 41 Town Town NNP 28158 8028 42 | | NNP 28158 8028 43 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8028 44 | | NNP 28158 8028 45 | | NNP 28158 8028 46 | | CD 28158 8028 47 | | CD 28158 8028 48 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 49 | | CD 28158 8028 50 | | CD 28158 8028 51 | | NNP 28158 8028 52 | | NNP 28158 8028 53 Park Park NNP 28158 8028 54 | | NNP 28158 8028 55 17| 17| CD 28158 8028 56 269| 269| CD 28158 8028 57 260| 260| CD 28158 8028 58 --{_Canning --{_Canning NNP 28158 8028 59 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 60 |12.11.99| |12.11.99| CD 28158 8028 61 4.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|cape CD 28158 8028 62 | | CD 28158 8028 63 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8028 64 | | CD 28158 8028 65 | | CD 28158 8028 66 | | CD 28158 8028 67 | | CD 28158 8028 68 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 69 | | NNP 28158 8028 70 | | NNP 28158 8028 71 | | NNP 28158 8028 72 Town Town NNP 28158 8028 73 | | NNP 28158 8028 74 | | NNP 28158 8028 75 | | CD 28158 8028 76 | | CD 28158 8028 77 | | NNS 28158 8028 78 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 79 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 80 Sicilian Sicilian NNP 28158 8028 81 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 82 |15.11.99|10.12.99|Cape |15.11.99|10.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8028 83 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8028 84 | | NNP 28158 8028 85 | | NNP 28158 8028 86 | | CD 28158 8028 87 | | CD 28158 8028 88 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 89 | | NNP 28158 8028 90 | | NNP 28158 8028 91 | | NNP 28158 8028 92 Town Town NNP 28158 8028 93 | | NNP 28158 8028 94 | | NNP 28158 8028 95 | | CD 28158 8028 96 | | CD 28158 8028 97 | | CD 28158 8028 98 | | CD 28158 8028 99 | | CD 28158 8028 100 | | CD 28158 8028 101 | | CD 28158 8028 102 | | NNP 28158 8028 103 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8028 104 | | NNP 28158 8028 105 10| 10| CD 28158 8028 106 245| 245| CD 28158 8028 107 --| --| : 28158 8028 108 --|_Kildonan --|_Kildonan : 28158 8028 109 | | NNP 28158 8028 110 4.11.99|22.11.99{Durban 4.11.99|22.11.99{Durban NNP 28158 8028 111 |27.11.99 |27.11.99 NNP 28158 8028 112 Engineers Engineers NNPS 28158 8028 113 | | NNP 28158 8028 114 | | NNP 28158 8028 115 | | CD 28158 8028 116 | | CD 28158 8028 117 | | NNP 28158 8028 118 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8028 119 _ _ NNP 28158 8028 120 | | NNP 28158 8028 121 | | NNP 28158 8028 122 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 123 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8028 124 |22.11.99 |22.11.99 NNP 28158 8028 125 | | HYPH 28158 8028 126 | | NNP 28158 8028 127 | | CD 28158 8028 128 | | CD 28158 8028 129 | | CD 28158 8028 130 | | CD 28158 8028 131 | | CD 28158 8028 132 { { -LRB- 28158 8028 133 Town Town NNP 28158 8028 134 | | NNP 28158 8028 135 | | NNP 28158 8028 136 | | CD 28158 8028 137 | | CD 28158 8028 138 | | CD 28158 8028 139 | | CD 28158 8028 140 | | CD 28158 8028 141 | | CD 28158 8028 142 | | CD 28158 8028 143 | | CD 28158 8028 144 1st 1st JJ 28158 8028 145 battn battn NNS 28158 8028 146 . . . 28158 8029 1 | | NNP 28158 8029 2 | | CD 28158 8029 3 | | CD 28158 8029 4 | | CD 28158 8029 5 | | CD 28158 8029 6 | | CD 28158 8029 7 | | CD 28158 8029 8 | | CD 28158 8029 9 | | CD 28158 8029 10 the the DT 28158 8029 11 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8029 12 | | NNP 28158 8029 13 27| 27| CD 28158 8029 14 1,014| 1,014| CD 28158 8029 15 2| 2| CD 28158 8029 16 1|_Dictator 1|_Dictator NNP 28158 8029 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 18 | | NNP 28158 8029 19 6.11.99| 6.11.99| CD 28158 8029 20 1.12.99|East 1.12.99|east CD 28158 8029 21 | | CD 28158 8029 22 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8029 23 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 8029 24 | | NNP 28158 8029 25 | | NNP 28158 8029 26 | | CD 28158 8029 27 | | CD 28158 8029 28 | | CD 28158 8029 29 | | CD 28158 8029 30 | | CD 28158 8029 31 | | NNP 28158 8029 32 London London NNP 28158 8029 33 | | NNP 28158 8029 34 | | NNP 28158 8029 35 | | CD 28158 8029 36 | | CD 28158 8029 37 | | CD 28158 8029 38 | | CD 28158 8029 39 | | CD 28158 8029 40 | | CD 28158 8029 41 | | CD 28158 8029 42 | | NNP 28158 8029 43 Army Army NNP 28158 8029 44 Service| Service| : 28158 8029 45 | | NNP 28158 8029 46 | | NNP 28158 8029 47 | | NNS 28158 8029 48 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 49 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 50 Braemar Braemar NNP 28158 8029 51 | | NNP 28158 8029 52 6.10.99|27.10.99|Cape 6.10.99|27.10.99|Cape NNP 28158 8029 53 |27.10.99 |27.10.99 NNP 28158 8029 54 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8029 55 | | CD 28158 8029 56 19| 19| CD 28158 8029 57 326| 326| CD 28158 8029 58 --| --| . 28158 8029 59 -- -- : 28158 8029 60 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 61 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8029 62 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 63 | | NNP 28158 8029 64 | | NNP 28158 8029 65 | | NNP 28158 8029 66 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 67 | | NNP 28158 8029 68 | | NNP 28158 8029 69 | | CD 28158 8029 70 | | CD 28158 8029 71 | | NNS 28158 8029 72 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 73 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 74 Moor Moor NNP 28158 8029 75 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 76 |21.10.99| |21.10.99| NNP 28158 8029 77 9.11.99|Cape 9.11.99|cape CD 28158 8029 78 | | CD 28158 8029 79 9.11.99 9.11.99 CD 28158 8029 80 | | CD 28158 8029 81 | | CD 28158 8029 82 | | CD 28158 8029 83 | | CD 28158 8029 84 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 85 | | NNP 28158 8029 86 | | NNP 28158 8029 87 | | NNP 28158 8029 88 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 89 | | NNP 28158 8029 90 | | NNP 28158 8029 91 | | CD 28158 8029 92 | | CD 28158 8029 93 | | CD 28158 8029 94 | | CD 28158 8029 95 | | CD 28158 8029 96 | | CD 28158 8029 97 | | CD 28158 8029 98 | | CD 28158 8029 99 | | CD 28158 8029 100 | | CD 28158 8029 101 | | CD 28158 8029 102 | | NNS 28158 8029 103 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 104 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 105 Pindari Pindari NNP 28158 8029 106 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 107 |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape |30.10.99|25.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8029 108 |26.11.99 |26.11.99 NNP 28158 8029 109 | | NNP 28158 8029 110 | | CD 28158 8029 111 | | CD 28158 8029 112 | | CD 28158 8029 113 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 114 | | NNP 28158 8029 115 | | NNP 28158 8029 116 | | NNP 28158 8029 117 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 118 | | NNP 28158 8029 119 | | NNP 28158 8029 120 | | CD 28158 8029 121 | | CD 28158 8029 122 | | NNS 28158 8029 123 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 124 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 125 Englishman Englishman NNP 28158 8029 126 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 127 6.11.99|30.11.99|East 6.11.99|30.11.99|East NNP 28158 8029 128 | | NNP 28158 8029 129 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8029 130 | | CD 28158 8029 131 | | CD 28158 8029 132 | | CD 28158 8029 133 | | CD 28158 8029 134 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 135 | | CD 28158 8029 136 | | NNP 28158 8029 137 | | NNP 28158 8029 138 London London NNP 28158 8029 139 | | NNP 28158 8029 140 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8029 141 Army Army NNP 28158 8029 142 | | NNP 28158 8029 143 | | NNP 28158 8029 144 | | CD 28158 8029 145 | | NNS 28158 8029 146 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 147 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 148 Dictator Dictator NNP 28158 8029 149 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 150 | | NNP 28158 8029 151 6.11.99| 6.11.99| CD 28158 8029 152 1.12.99|East 1.12.99|east CD 28158 8029 153 | | CD 28158 8029 154 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8029 155 Medical Medical NNP 28158 8029 156 | | NNP 28158 8029 157 4| 4| CD 28158 8029 158 35| 35| CD 28158 8029 159 --| --| : 28158 8029 160 -- -- : 28158 8029 161 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 162 | | CD 28158 8029 163 | | NNP 28158 8029 164 | | NNP 28158 8029 165 London London NNP 28158 8029 166 | | NNP 28158 8029 167 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8029 168 | | NNP 28158 8029 169 | | NNP 28158 8029 170 | | CD 28158 8029 171 | | NNS 28158 8029 172 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 173 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 174 Ranee Ranee NNP 28158 8029 175 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 176 | | NNP 28158 8029 177 5.11.99| 5.11.99| CD 28158 8029 178 5.12.99|Cape 5.12.99|cape CD 28158 8029 179 | | CD 28158 8029 180 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8029 181 | | CD 28158 8029 182 | | CD 28158 8029 183 | | CD 28158 8029 184 | | CD 28158 8029 185 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 186 | | NNP 28158 8029 187 | | NNP 28158 8029 188 | | NNP 28158 8029 189 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 190 | | NNP 28158 8029 191 | | NNP 28158 8029 192 | | CD 28158 8029 193 | | CD 28158 8029 194 | | NNS 28158 8029 195 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 196 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 197 Arawa Arawa NNP 28158 8029 198 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 199 | | NNP 28158 8029 200 7.11.99| 7.11.99| CD 28158 8029 201 1.12.99|Cape 1.12.99|cape CD 28158 8029 202 | | CD 28158 8029 203 2.12.99 2.12.99 CD 28158 8029 204 | | CD 28158 8029 205 | | CD 28158 8029 206 | | CD 28158 8029 207 | | CD 28158 8029 208 { { -LRB- 28158 8029 209 | | NNP 28158 8029 210 | | NNP 28158 8029 211 | | NNP 28158 8029 212 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 213 | | NNP 28158 8029 214 | | NNP 28158 8029 215 | | CD 28158 8029 216 | | CD 28158 8029 217 | | CD 28158 8029 218 | | CD 28158 8029 219 | | CD 28158 8029 220 | | CD 28158 8029 221 | | CD 28158 8029 222 | | NNP 28158 8029 223 Army Army NNP 28158 8029 224 Service| Service| . 28158 8029 225 21| 21| CD 28158 8029 226 482| 482| CD 28158 8029 227 --| --| : 28158 8029 228 --|_Braemar --|_Braemar : 28158 8029 229 | | JJ 28158 8029 230 6.10.99|27.10.99|Cape 6.10.99|27.10.99|Cape NNP 28158 8029 231 |27.10.99 |27.10.99 NNP 28158 8029 232 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8029 233 | | NNP 28158 8029 234 | | NNP 28158 8029 235 | | CD 28158 8029 236 | | CD 28158 8029 237 | | NNP 28158 8029 238 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8029 239 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 240 | | NNP 28158 8029 241 | | NNP 28158 8029 242 | | NNP 28158 8029 243 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 244 | | NNP 28158 8029 245 | | NNP 28158 8029 246 | | CD 28158 8029 247 | | CD 28158 8029 248 | | CD 28158 8029 249 | | CD 28158 8029 250 | | CD 28158 8029 251 | | CD 28158 8029 252 | | NNP 28158 8029 253 | | NNP 28158 8029 254 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8029 255 Division Division NNP 28158 8029 256 : : : 28158 8029 257 | | NNP 28158 8029 258 | | NNP 28158 8029 259 | | CD 28158 8029 260 | | CD 28158 8029 261 | | CD 28158 8029 262 | | CD 28158 8029 263 | | CD 28158 8029 264 | | CD 28158 8029 265 | | CD 28158 8029 266 | | CD 28158 8029 267 | | CD 28158 8029 268 | | CD 28158 8029 269 | | CD 28158 8029 270 | | CD 28158 8029 271 | | NNP 28158 8029 272 | | NNP 28158 8029 273 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8029 274 | | NNP 28158 8029 275 | | NNP 28158 8029 276 | | CD 28158 8029 277 | | CD 28158 8029 278 | | CD 28158 8029 279 | | CD 28158 8029 280 | | CD 28158 8029 281 | | CD 28158 8029 282 | | NNP 28158 8029 283 Division| division| NN 28158 8029 284 4| 4| CD 28158 8029 285 16| 16| CD 28158 8029 286 17| 17| CD 28158 8029 287 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 8029 288 of of IN 28158 8029 289 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8029 290 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8029 291 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8029 292 | | NNP 28158 8029 293 | | NNP 28158 8029 294 | | CD 28158 8029 295 | | CD 28158 8029 296 | | NNP 28158 8029 297 Vienna Vienna NNP 28158 8029 298 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 299 | | NNP 28158 8029 300 | | NNP 28158 8029 301 | | NNP 28158 8029 302 Town Town NNP 28158 8029 303 | | NNP 28158 8029 304 | | NNP 28158 8029 305 | | CD 28158 8029 306 | | CD 28158 8029 307 | | CD 28158 8029 308 | | CD 28158 8029 309 | | CD 28158 8029 310 | | CD 28158 8029 311 | | CD 28158 8029 312 | | NNP 28158 8029 313 Field Field NNP 28158 8029 314 | | NNP 28158 8029 315 | | NNP 28158 8029 316 | | CD 28158 8029 317 | | CD 28158 8029 318 | | CD 28158 8029 319 | | CD 28158 8029 320 | | CD 28158 8029 321 | | CD 28158 8029 322 | | CD 28158 8029 323 troop troop NN 28158 8029 324 , , , 28158 8029 325 | | NNP 28158 8029 326 4| 4| CD 28158 8029 327 116| 116| CD 28158 8029 328 88| 88| CD 28158 8029 329 --|_Rapidan --|_Rapidan : 28158 8029 330 _ _ NNP 28158 8029 331 |13.11.99| |13.11.99| NNP 28158 8029 332 9.12.99|Cape 9.12.99|cape CD 28158 8029 333 | | CD 28158 8029 334 9.12.99 9.12.99 CD 28158 8029 335 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8030 1 | | NNP 28158 8030 2 | | CD 28158 8030 3 | | CD 28158 8030 4 | | CD 28158 8030 5 | | CD 28158 8030 6 | | CD 28158 8030 7 | | NNP 28158 8030 8 | | NNP 28158 8030 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8030 10 | | NNP 28158 8030 11 | | NNP 28158 8030 12 | | CD 28158 8030 13 | | CD 28158 8030 14 | | CD 28158 8030 15 | | CD 28158 8030 16 | | CD 28158 8030 17 | | CD 28158 8030 18 | | CD 28158 8030 19 | | CD 28158 8030 20 1st 1st NN 28158 8030 21 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 8030 22 brigade brigade NN 28158 8030 23 : : : 28158 8030 24 | | NNP 28158 8030 25 | | NNP 28158 8030 26 | | CD 28158 8030 27 | | CD 28158 8030 28 | | CD 28158 8030 29 | | CD 28158 8030 30 | | CD 28158 8030 31 | | CD 28158 8030 32 | | CD 28158 8030 33 | | CD 28158 8030 34 | | CD 28158 8030 35 | | CD 28158 8030 36 | | CD 28158 8030 37 | | CD 28158 8030 38 | | CD 28158 8030 39 | | CD 28158 8030 40 1st 1st JJ 28158 8030 41 | | CD 28158 8030 42 | | NNP 28158 8030 43 | | CD 28158 8030 44 | | CD 28158 8030 45 | | CD 28158 8030 46 | | CD 28158 8030 47 | | CD 28158 8030 48 | | CD 28158 8030 49 | | CD 28158 8030 50 cavalry| cavalry| CD 28158 8030 51 3| 3| CD 28158 8030 52 13| 13| CD 28158 8030 53 4| 4| CD 28158 8030 54 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 8030 55 of of IN 28158 8030 56 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|cape NN 28158 8030 57 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8030 58 brigade| brigade| NNPS 28158 8030 59 | | NNP 28158 8030 60 | | CD 28158 8030 61 | | CD 28158 8030 62 | | NNP 28158 8030 63 Vienna Vienna NNP 28158 8030 64 _ _ NNP 28158 8030 65 | | NNP 28158 8030 66 | | NNP 28158 8030 67 | | NNP 28158 8030 68 Town Town NNP 28158 8030 69 | | NNP 28158 8030 70 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8030 71 | | NNP 28158 8030 72 | | NNP 28158 8030 73 | | CD 28158 8030 74 | | CD 28158 8030 75 | | CD 28158 8030 76 | | CD 28158 8030 77 | | CD 28158 8030 78 | | CD 28158 8030 79 | | CD 28158 8030 80 | | CD 28158 8030 81 | | CD 28158 8030 82 | | CD 28158 8030 83 | | CD 28158 8030 84 | | CD 28158 8030 85 | | CD 28158 8030 86 | | CD 28158 8030 87 | | CD 28158 8030 88 | | CD 28158 8030 89 6th 6th JJ 28158 8030 90 | | CD 28158 8030 91 25| 25| CD 28158 8030 92 563| 563| CD 28158 8030 93 499| 499| CD 28158 8030 94 1{_Chicago 1{_chicago CD 28158 8030 95 _ _ NNP 28158 8030 96 | | CD 28158 8030 97 8.11.99| 8.11.99| CD 28158 8030 98 1.12.99|Cape 1.12.99|cape CD 28158 8030 99 | | CD 28158 8030 100 2.12.99 2.12.99 CD 28158 8030 101 Dragoon| Dragoon| NNP 28158 8030 102 | | HYPH 28158 8030 103 | | NNP 28158 8030 104 | | CD 28158 8030 105 { { -LRB- 28158 8030 106 | | NNP 28158 8030 107 | | NNP 28158 8030 108 | | NNP 28158 8030 109 Town Town NNP 28158 8030 110 | | NNP 28158 8030 111 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8030 112 | | NNP 28158 8030 113 | | NNP 28158 8030 114 | | CD 28158 8030 115 | | NNS 28158 8030 116 { { -LRB- 28158 8030 117 _ _ NNP 28158 8030 118 Wakool Wakool NNP 28158 8030 119 _ _ NNP 28158 8030 120 | | NNP 28158 8030 121 4.11.99|27.11.99|Cape 4.11.99|27.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8030 122 |28.11.99 |28.11.99 NNP 28158 8030 123 | | NNP 28158 8030 124 | | NNP 28158 8030 125 | | CD 28158 8030 126 | | CD 28158 8030 127 { { -LRB- 28158 8030 128 | | NNP 28158 8030 129 | | NNP 28158 8030 130 | | NNP 28158 8030 131 Town Town NNP 28158 8030 132 | | NNP 28158 8030 133 | | NNP 28158 8030 134 | | CD 28158 8030 135 | | CD 28158 8030 136 | | CD 28158 8030 137 | | CD 28158 8030 138 | | CD 28158 8030 139 | | CD 28158 8030 140 | | CD 28158 8030 141 | | CD 28158 8030 142 10th 10th JJ 28158 8030 143 | | CD 28158 8030 144 26| 26| CD 28158 8030 145 565| 565| CD 28158 8030 146 502| 502| CD 28158 8030 147 1{_Ismore 1{_ismore CD 28158 8030 148 _ _ NNP 28158 8030 149 | | NNP 28158 8030 150 4.11.99|Wrecked.|Columbine 4.11.99|wrecked.|columbine CD 28158 8030 151 3.12.99 3.12.99 CD 28158 8030 152 Hussars| Hussars| NNP 28158 8030 153 | | CD 28158 8030 154 | | CD 28158 8030 155 | | CD 28158 8030 156 { { -LRB- 28158 8030 157 | | HYPH 28158 8030 158 | | CD 28158 8030 159 |Pnt |Pnt NNS 28158 8030 160 . . . 28158 8031 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8031 2 15]| 15]| NNP 28158 8031 3 | | NNP 28158 8031 4 | | NNP 28158 8031 5 | | CD 28158 8031 6 | | NNS 28158 8031 7 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 9 Columbian_| Columbian_| NNP 28158 8031 10 6.11.99| 6.11.99| CD 28158 8031 11 2.12.99|Cape 2.12.99|cape CD 28158 8031 12 | | CD 28158 8031 13 3.12.99 3.12.99 CD 28158 8031 14 | | NNP 28158 8031 15 | | CD 28158 8031 16 | | CD 28158 8031 17 | | CD 28158 8031 18 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 19 | | NNP 28158 8031 20 | | NNP 28158 8031 21 | | NNP 28158 8031 22 Town Town NNP 28158 8031 23 | | NNP 28158 8031 24 | | NNP 28158 8031 25 | | CD 28158 8031 26 | | CD 28158 8031 27 | | CD 28158 8031 28 | | CD 28158 8031 29 | | CD 28158 8031 30 | | CD 28158 8031 31 | | CD 28158 8031 32 | | CD 28158 8031 33 12th 12th NN 28158 8031 34 | | CD 28158 8031 35 26| 26| CD 28158 8031 36 559| 559| CD 28158 8031 37 500| 500| CD 28158 8031 38 1{_Mohawk 1{_mohawk CD 28158 8031 39 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 40 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8031 41 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8031 42 | | HYPH 28158 8031 43 | | CD 28158 8031 44 | | CD 28158 8031 45 | | CD 28158 8031 46 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 47 | | NNP 28158 8031 48 | | NNP 28158 8031 49 | | NNP 28158 8031 50 Town Town NNP 28158 8031 51 | | NNP 28158 8031 52 Lancers| Lancers| NNP 28158 8031 53 | | NNP 28158 8031 54 | | CD 28158 8031 55 | | NNS 28158 8031 56 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 57 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 58 City City NNP 28158 8031 59 of of IN 28158 8031 60 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8031 61 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8031 62 | | HYPH 28158 8031 63 | | CD 28158 8031 64 | | CD 28158 8031 65 | | CD 28158 8031 66 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 67 Vienna Vienna NNP 28158 8031 68 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 69 | | NNP 28158 8031 70 | | NNP 28158 8031 71 | | NNP 28158 8031 72 Town Town NNP 28158 8031 73 | | NNP 28158 8031 74 | | NNP 28158 8031 75 | | CD 28158 8031 76 | | CD 28158 8031 77 | | CD 28158 8031 78 | | CD 28158 8031 79 | | CD 28158 8031 80 | | CD 28158 8031 81 | | CD 28158 8031 82 | | NNP 28158 8031 83 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8031 84 , , , 28158 8031 85 25| 25| CD 28158 8031 86 575| 575| CD 28158 8031 87 --| --| NNS 28158 8031 88 4{_Malta 4{_Malta NNS 28158 8031 89 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 90 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8031 91 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8031 92 Aldershot Aldershot NNP 28158 8031 93 , , , 28158 8031 94 | | NNP 28158 8031 95 | | CD 28158 8031 96 | | CD 28158 8031 97 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 98 | | NNP 28158 8031 99 | | NNP 28158 8031 100 | | NNP 28158 8031 101 Town Town NNP 28158 8031 102 | | NNP 28158 8031 103 South South NNP 28158 8031 104 - - HYPH 28158 8031 105 Eastern| Eastern| NNP 28158 8031 106 | | NNP 28158 8031 107 | | NNP 28158 8031 108 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 109 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 110 Aurania Aurania NNP 28158 8031 111 _ _ NNP 28158 8031 112 |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8031 113 |11.11.99 |11.11.99 NNP 28158 8031 114 and and CC 28158 8031 115 | | NNP 28158 8031 116 | | NNP 28158 8031 117 | | CD 28158 8031 118 | | CD 28158 8031 119 { { -LRB- 28158 8031 120 | | NNP 28158 8031 121 | | NNP 28158 8031 122 | | NNP 28158 8031 123 Town Town NNP 28158 8031 124 | | NNP 28158 8031 125 Cork Cork NNP 28158 8031 126 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 8032 1 | | NNP 28158 8032 2 | | CD 28158 8032 3 | | CD 28158 8032 4 | | CD 28158 8032 5 | | CD 28158 8032 6 | | CD 28158 8032 7 | | CD 28158 8032 8 | | CD 28158 8032 9 | | CD 28158 8032 10 | | CD 28158 8032 11 | | CD 28158 8032 12 | | CD 28158 8032 13 | | CD 28158 8032 14 | | CD 28158 8032 15 | | CD 28158 8032 16 | | CD 28158 8032 17 | | NNP 28158 8032 18 R. R. NNP 28158 8032 19 battery battery NN 28158 8032 20 , , , 28158 8032 21 6| 6| IN 28158 8032 22 180| 180| CD 28158 8032 23 198| 198| CD 28158 8032 24 6|_America 6|_America NNP 28158 8032 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8032 26 |24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape |24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8032 27 |19.11.99 |19.11.99 NNP 28158 8032 28 R.H.A.| R.H.A.| NNP 28158 8032 29 | | NNP 28158 8032 30 | | NNP 28158 8032 31 | | CD 28158 8032 32 | | CD 28158 8032 33 | | CD 28158 8032 34 | | NNP 28158 8032 35 | | NNP 28158 8032 36 Town Town NNP 28158 8032 37 | | NNP 28158 8032 38 | | NNP 28158 8032 39 | | CD 28158 8032 40 | | CD 28158 8032 41 | | CD 28158 8032 42 | | CD 28158 8032 43 | | CD 28158 8032 44 | | CD 28158 8032 45 | | CD 28158 8032 46 | | NNP 28158 8032 47 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8032 48 3| 3| CD 28158 8032 49 83| 83| CD 28158 8032 50 75| 75| CD 28158 8032 51 --|_America --|_America : 28158 8032 52 _ _ NNP 28158 8032 53 |24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape |24.10.99|18.11.99|cape NN 28158 8032 54 |19.11.99 |19.11.99 NNP 28158 8032 55 column| column| NNP 28158 8032 56 | | NNP 28158 8032 57 | | CD 28158 8032 58 | | CD 28158 8032 59 | | CD 28158 8032 60 | | CD 28158 8032 61 | | NNP 28158 8032 62 | | NNP 28158 8032 63 Town Town NNP 28158 8032 64 | | NNP 28158 8032 65 | | NNP 28158 8032 66 | | CD 28158 8032 67 | | CD 28158 8032 68 | | CD 28158 8032 69 | | CD 28158 8032 70 | | CD 28158 8032 71 | | CD 28158 8032 72 | | CD 28158 8032 73 | | NNS 28158 8032 74 No no NN 28158 8032 75 . . . 28158 8033 1 11 11 CD 28158 8033 2 | | CD 28158 8033 3 4| 4| CD 28158 8033 4 57| 57| CD 28158 8033 5 --| --| : 28158 8033 6 --|_Ismore --|_Ismore NFP 28158 8033 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8033 8 | | NNP 28158 8033 9 4.11.99|Wrecked.|Columbine 4.11.99|wrecked.|columbine CD 28158 8033 10 3.12.99 3.12.99 CD 28158 8033 11 Bearer| Bearer| NNP 28158 8033 12 | | CD 28158 8033 13 | | NNP 28158 8033 14 | | CD 28158 8033 15 | | CD 28158 8033 16 | | CD 28158 8033 17 | | CD 28158 8033 18 |Pnt |Pnt NNS 28158 8033 19 . . . 28158 8034 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8034 2 15]| 15]| NNP 28158 8034 3 company company NNP 28158 8034 4 | | NNP 28158 8034 5 | | NNP 28158 8034 6 | | CD 28158 8034 7 | | CD 28158 8034 8 | | CD 28158 8034 9 | | CD 28158 8034 10 | | CD 28158 8034 11 | | CD 28158 8034 12 | | CD 28158 8034 13 | | CD 28158 8034 14 | | CD 28158 8034 15 | | CD 28158 8034 16 | | CD 28158 8034 17 | | CD 28158 8034 18 | | CD 28158 8034 19 | | CD 28158 8034 20 | | NNS 28158 8034 21 No no NN 28158 8034 22 . . . 28158 8035 1 11 11 CD 28158 8035 2 | | CD 28158 8035 3 5| 5| CD 28158 8035 4 35| 35| CD 28158 8035 5 --| --| : 28158 8035 6 --|_Mohawk --|_Mohawk -LRB- 28158 8035 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 8 |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|16.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8035 9 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 10 Field Field NNP 28158 8035 11 | | NNP 28158 8035 12 | | NNP 28158 8035 13 | | CD 28158 8035 14 | | CD 28158 8035 15 | | CD 28158 8035 16 | | CD 28158 8035 17 | | CD 28158 8035 18 | | NNP 28158 8035 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 20 | | NNP 28158 8035 21 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8035 22 | | NNP 28158 8035 23 | | NNP 28158 8035 24 | | CD 28158 8035 25 | | CD 28158 8035 26 | | CD 28158 8035 27 | | CD 28158 8035 28 | | CD 28158 8035 29 | | CD 28158 8035 30 | | CD 28158 8035 31 | | CD 28158 8035 32 | | CD 28158 8035 33 | | CD 28158 8035 34 | | CD 28158 8035 35 | | CD 28158 8035 36 | | CD 28158 8035 37 | | CD 28158 8035 38 | | CD 28158 8035 39 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8035 40 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 8035 41 brigade brigade NN 28158 8035 42 : : : 28158 8035 43 | | NNP 28158 8035 44 | | NNP 28158 8035 45 | | CD 28158 8035 46 | | CD 28158 8035 47 | | CD 28158 8035 48 | | CD 28158 8035 49 | | CD 28158 8035 50 | | CD 28158 8035 51 | | CD 28158 8035 52 | | CD 28158 8035 53 | | CD 28158 8035 54 | | CD 28158 8035 55 | | CD 28158 8035 56 | | CD 28158 8035 57 | | CD 28158 8035 58 | | CD 28158 8035 59 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8035 60 | | CD 28158 8035 61 | | NNP 28158 8035 62 | | CD 28158 8035 63 | | CD 28158 8035 64 | | CD 28158 8035 65 | | CD 28158 8035 66 | | CD 28158 8035 67 | | CD 28158 8035 68 | | CD 28158 8035 69 cavalry| cavalry| CD 28158 8035 70 3| 3| CD 28158 8035 71 13| 13| CD 28158 8035 72 4| 4| CD 28158 8035 73 --|_Carisbrook|28.10.99|14.11.99|Cape --|_Carisbrook|28.10.99|14.11.99|Cape . 28158 8035 74 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 75 brigade| brigade| NNP 28158 8035 76 | | NNP 28158 8035 77 | | CD 28158 8035 78 | | CD 28158 8035 79 | | NNP 28158 8035 80 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8035 81 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 82 | | NNP 28158 8035 83 | | NNP 28158 8035 84 | | NNP 28158 8035 85 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 86 | | NNP 28158 8035 87 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8035 88 | | NNP 28158 8035 89 | | NNP 28158 8035 90 | | CD 28158 8035 91 | | CD 28158 8035 92 | | CD 28158 8035 93 | | CD 28158 8035 94 | | CD 28158 8035 95 | | CD 28158 8035 96 | | CD 28158 8035 97 | | CD 28158 8035 98 | | CD 28158 8035 99 | | CD 28158 8035 100 | | CD 28158 8035 101 | | CD 28158 8035 102 | | CD 28158 8035 103 | | CD 28158 8035 104 | | CD 28158 8035 105 | | CD 28158 8035 106 1st 1st JJ 28158 8035 107 | | CD 28158 8035 108 | | NNP 28158 8035 109 | | CD 28158 8035 110 | | CD 28158 8035 111 | | CD 28158 8035 112 | | CD 28158 8035 113 | | CD 28158 8035 114 | | CD 28158 8035 115 | | NNP 28158 8035 116 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8035 117 | | NNP 28158 8035 118 27| 27| CD 28158 8035 119 562| 562| CD 28158 8035 120 520| 520| CD 28158 8035 121 1|_Manchester|30.10.99|22.11.99|Durban 1|_manchester|30.10.99|22.11.99|durban CD 28158 8035 122 |27.11.99 |27.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 123 Dragoons Dragoons NNPS 28158 8035 124 | | NNP 28158 8035 125 | | CD 28158 8035 126 | | NNP 28158 8035 127 | | NNP 28158 8035 128 Port Port NNP 28158 8035 129 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 130 | | NNP 28158 8035 131 | | NNP 28158 8035 132 | | CD 28158 8035 133 | | CD 28158 8035 134 | | CD 28158 8035 135 | | CD 28158 8035 136 | | CD 28158 8035 137 | | CD 28158 8035 138 | | CD 28158 8035 139 | | CD 28158 8035 140 | | CD 28158 8035 141 | | CD 28158 8035 142 | | CD 28158 8035 143 | | CD 28158 8035 144 | | CD 28158 8035 145 | | CD 28158 8035 146 | | NNS 28158 8035 147 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 148 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 149 Antillian_|17.11.99| antillian_|17.11.99| NN 28158 8035 150 9.12.99|Cape 9.12.99|cape CD 28158 8035 151 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8035 152 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8035 153 | | NNP 28158 8035 154 | | CD 28158 8035 155 | | CD 28158 8035 156 | | CD 28158 8035 157 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 158 | | NNP 28158 8035 159 | | NNP 28158 8035 160 | | NNP 28158 8035 161 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 162 | | NNP 28158 8035 163 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 8035 164 25| 25| CD 28158 8035 165 548| 548| CD 28158 8035 166 498| 498| CD 28158 8035 167 1{_British 1{_british CD 28158 8035 168 |16.11.99| |16.11.99| CD 28158 8035 169 6.12.99|Cape 6.12.99|cape CD 28158 8035 170 | | NNP 28158 8035 171 7.12.99 7.12.99 NNP 28158 8035 172 | | NNP 28158 8035 173 | | CD 28158 8035 174 | | CD 28158 8035 175 | | CD 28158 8035 176 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 177 Princess Princess NNP 28158 8035 178 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 179 | | NNP 28158 8035 180 | | NNP 28158 8035 181 | | NNP 28158 8035 182 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 183 | | NNP 28158 8035 184 | | NNP 28158 8035 185 | | CD 28158 8035 186 | | CD 28158 8035 187 | | NNS 28158 8035 188 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 189 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 190 Ranee Ranee NNP 28158 8035 191 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 192 | | NNP 28158 8035 193 9.11.99| 9.11.99| CD 28158 8035 194 5.12.99|Cape 5.12.99|cape CD 28158 8035 195 | | CD 28158 8035 196 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8035 197 | | CD 28158 8035 198 | | CD 28158 8035 199 | | CD 28158 8035 200 | | CD 28158 8035 201 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 202 | | NNP 28158 8035 203 | | NNP 28158 8035 204 | | NNP 28158 8035 205 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 206 | | NNP 28158 8035 207 | | NNP 28158 8035 208 | | CD 28158 8035 209 | | CD 28158 8035 210 | | CD 28158 8035 211 | | CD 28158 8035 212 | | CD 28158 8035 213 | | CD 28158 8035 214 | | CD 28158 8035 215 | | CD 28158 8035 216 | | CD 28158 8035 217 | | CD 28158 8035 218 | | CD 28158 8035 219 | | NNS 28158 8035 220 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 221 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 222 Jamaican Jamaican NNP 28158 8035 223 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 224 |23.10.99|18.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8035 225 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 226 | | NNP 28158 8035 227 | | NNP 28158 8035 228 | | CD 28158 8035 229 | | CD 28158 8035 230 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 231 | | NNP 28158 8035 232 | | NNP 28158 8035 233 | | NNP 28158 8035 234 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 235 | | NNP 28158 8035 236 6th 6th JJ 28158 8035 237 | | NNP 28158 8035 238 | | CD 28158 8035 239 | | CD 28158 8035 240 | | CD 28158 8035 241 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 242 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8035 243 16]_Persia_28.10.99|11.12.99|Cape 16]_persia_28.10.99|11.12.99|cape CD 28158 8035 244 |11.12.99 |11.12.99 CD 28158 8035 245 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 8035 246 25| 25| CD 28158 8035 247 557| 557| NN 28158 8035 248 498| 498| CD 28158 8035 249 1 1 CD 28158 8035 250 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 251 | | CD 28158 8035 252 | | NNP 28158 8035 253 | | NNP 28158 8035 254 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 255 | | NNP 28158 8035 256 | | NNP 28158 8035 257 | | CD 28158 8035 258 | | CD 28158 8035 259 | | NNS 28158 8035 260 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 261 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 262 Siberian Siberian NNP 28158 8035 263 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 264 |24.10.99|19.11.99|Cape |24.10.99|19.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8035 265 |20.11.99 |20.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 266 | | NNP 28158 8035 267 | | CD 28158 8035 268 | | CD 28158 8035 269 | | CD 28158 8035 270 { { -LRB- 28158 8035 271 | | NNP 28158 8035 272 | | NNP 28158 8035 273 | | NNP 28158 8035 274 Town Town NNP 28158 8035 275 | | NNP 28158 8035 276 | | NNP 28158 8035 277 | | CD 28158 8035 278 | | CD 28158 8035 279 | | CD 28158 8035 280 | | CD 28158 8035 281 | | CD 28158 8035 282 | | CD 28158 8035 283 | | CD 28158 8035 284 | | CD 28158 8035 285 O. O. NNP 28158 8035 286 battery battery NN 28158 8035 287 , , , 28158 8035 288 6| 6| IN 28158 8035 289 180| 180| RB 28158 8035 290 198| 198| CD 28158 8035 291 6|_Glengyle 6|_Glengyle NNP 28158 8035 292 _ _ NNP 28158 8035 293 |27.10.99|20.11.99|Cape |27.10.99|20.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8035 294 |21.11.99 |21.11.99 NNP 28158 8035 295 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8036 1 | | NNP 28158 8036 2 | | CD 28158 8036 3 | | CD 28158 8036 4 | | CD 28158 8036 5 | | CD 28158 8036 6 | | CD 28158 8036 7 | | NNP 28158 8036 8 | | NNP 28158 8036 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8036 10 | | NNP 28158 8036 11 | | NNP 28158 8036 12 | | CD 28158 8036 13 | | CD 28158 8036 14 | | CD 28158 8036 15 | | CD 28158 8036 16 | | CD 28158 8036 17 | | CD 28158 8036 18 | | CD 28158 8036 19 | | NNP 28158 8036 20 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8036 21 3| 3| CD 28158 8036 22 86| 86| CD 28158 8036 23 61| 61| CD 28158 8036 24 --|_Glengyle --|_Glengyle : 28158 8036 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8036 26 |27.10.99|20.11.99|Cape |27.10.99|20.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8036 27 |21.11.99 |21.11.99 NNP 28158 8036 28 column column NN 28158 8036 29 | | NNP 28158 8036 30 | | NNP 28158 8036 31 | | CD 28158 8036 32 | | CD 28158 8036 33 | | CD 28158 8036 34 | | CD 28158 8036 35 | | NNP 28158 8036 36 | | NNP 28158 8036 37 Town Town NNP 28158 8036 38 | | NNP 28158 8036 39 | | NNP 28158 8036 40 | | CD 28158 8036 41 | | CD 28158 8036 42 | | CD 28158 8036 43 | | CD 28158 8036 44 | | CD 28158 8036 45 | | CD 28158 8036 46 | | CD 28158 8036 47 | | NNP 28158 8036 48 Northern Northern NNP 28158 8036 49 , , , 28158 8036 50 | | NNP 28158 8036 51 | | CD 28158 8036 52 | | CD 28158 8036 53 | | CD 28158 8036 54 | | CD 28158 8036 55 | | CD 28158 8036 56 | | CD 28158 8036 57 | | NN 28158 8036 58 Western western JJ 28158 8036 59 , , , 28158 8036 60 24| 24| CD 28158 8036 61 581| 581| CD 28158 8036 62 --| --| : 28158 8036 63 4{_Orient 4{_orient CD 28158 8036 64 _ _ NNP 28158 8036 65 |22.10.99|12.11.99|Cape |22.10.99|12.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8036 66 |13.11.99 |13.11.99 NNP 28158 8036 67 Eastern| Eastern| NNP 28158 8036 68 | | NNP 28158 8036 69 | | NNP 28158 8036 70 | | CD 28158 8036 71 { { -LRB- 28158 8036 72 | | NNP 28158 8036 73 | | NNP 28158 8036 74 | | NNP 28158 8036 75 Town Town NNP 28158 8036 76 | | NNP 28158 8036 77 and and CC 28158 8036 78 | | NNP 28158 8036 79 | | NNP 28158 8036 80 | | CD 28158 8036 81 | | NNS 28158 8036 82 { { -LRB- 28158 8036 83 _ _ NNP 28158 8036 84 Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8036 85 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8036 86 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 8036 87 | | NNP 28158 8036 88 | | NNP 28158 8036 89 | | CD 28158 8036 90 | | CD 28158 8036 91 { { -LRB- 28158 8036 92 | | NNP 28158 8036 93 | | NNP 28158 8036 94 | | NNP 28158 8036 95 Town Town NNP 28158 8036 96 | | NNP 28158 8036 97 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 8037 1 | | NNP 28158 8037 2 | | CD 28158 8037 3 | | CD 28158 8037 4 | | CD 28158 8037 5 | | CD 28158 8037 6 | | CD 28158 8037 7 | | CD 28158 8037 8 | | CD 28158 8037 9 | | CD 28158 8037 10 | | CD 28158 8037 11 | | CD 28158 8037 12 | | CD 28158 8037 13 | | CD 28158 8037 14 | | CD 28158 8037 15 | | CD 28158 8037 16 | | CD 28158 8037 17 | | CD 28158 8037 18 | | CD 28158 8037 19 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8037 20 | | CD 28158 8037 21 | | NNP 28158 8037 22 | | CD 28158 8037 23 | | CD 28158 8037 24 | | CD 28158 8037 25 | | CD 28158 8037 26 | | CD 28158 8037 27 | | CD 28158 8037 28 | | NNS 28158 8037 29 cavalry| cavalry| CD 28158 8037 30 2| 2| CD 28158 8037 31 55| 55| CD 28158 8037 32 --| --| : 28158 8037 33 --|_Idaho --|_Idaho : 28158 8037 34 _ _ NNP 28158 8037 35 | | NNP 28158 8037 36 3.11.99|26.11.99|Cape 3.11.99|26.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8037 37 |26.11.99 |26.11.99 NNP 28158 8037 38 brigade| brigade| NNP 28158 8037 39 | | NNP 28158 8037 40 | | CD 28158 8037 41 | | CD 28158 8037 42 | | CD 28158 8037 43 | | CD 28158 8037 44 | | CD 28158 8037 45 | | NNP 28158 8037 46 Town Town NNP 28158 8037 47 | | NNP 28158 8037 48 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8037 49 | | NNP 28158 8037 50 | | NNP 28158 8037 51 | | CD 28158 8037 52 | | CD 28158 8037 53 | | CD 28158 8037 54 | | CD 28158 8037 55 | | CD 28158 8037 56 | | CD 28158 8037 57 | | CD 28158 8037 58 company| company| NNP 28158 8037 59 | | NNP 28158 8037 60 | | CD 28158 8037 61 | | CD 28158 8037 62 | | CD 28158 8037 63 | | CD 28158 8037 64 | | CD 28158 8037 65 | | CD 28158 8037 66 | | CD 28158 8037 67 | | CD 28158 8037 68 | | CD 28158 8037 69 | | CD 28158 8037 70 | | CD 28158 8037 71 | | CD 28158 8037 72 | | CD 28158 8037 73 | | CD 28158 8037 74 | | CD 28158 8037 75 | | NNS 28158 8037 76 No no NN 28158 8037 77 . . . 28158 8038 1 6 6 CD 28158 8038 2 | | CD 28158 8038 3 | | CD 28158 8038 4 | | CD 28158 8038 5 | | CD 28158 8038 6 | | CD 28158 8038 7 | | CD 28158 8038 8 | | CD 28158 8038 9 | | CD 28158 8038 10 | | NNP 28158 8038 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8038 12 | | NNP 28158 8038 13 5| 5| CD 28158 8038 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8038 15 --| --| : 28158 8038 16 --|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape --|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Cape -RRB- 28158 8038 17 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8038 18 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8038 19 | | NNP 28158 8038 20 | | NNP 28158 8038 21 | | CD 28158 8038 22 | | CD 28158 8038 23 | | CD 28158 8038 24 | | NNP 28158 8038 25 | | NNP 28158 8038 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8038 27 | | NNP 28158 8038 28 | | NNP 28158 8038 29 | | CD 28158 8038 30 | | CD 28158 8038 31 | | CD 28158 8038 32 | | CD 28158 8038 33 | | CD 28158 8038 34 | | CD 28158 8038 35 | | CD 28158 8038 36 | | CD 28158 8038 37 1st 1st NNP 28158 8038 38 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8038 39 Division Division NNP 28158 8038 40 : : : 28158 8038 41 | | NNP 28158 8038 42 | | NNP 28158 8038 43 | | CD 28158 8038 44 | | CD 28158 8038 45 | | CD 28158 8038 46 | | CD 28158 8038 47 | | CD 28158 8038 48 | | CD 28158 8038 49 | | CD 28158 8038 50 | | CD 28158 8038 51 | | CD 28158 8038 52 | | CD 28158 8038 53 | | CD 28158 8038 54 | | CD 28158 8038 55 | | CD 28158 8038 56 | | CD 28158 8038 57 1st 1st JJ 28158 8038 58 | | CD 28158 8038 59 | | NNP 28158 8038 60 | | CD 28158 8038 61 | | CD 28158 8038 62 | | CD 28158 8038 63 | | CD 28158 8038 64 | | CD 28158 8038 65 | | NNP 28158 8038 66 | | NNP 28158 8038 67 Division Division NNP 28158 8038 68 | | NNP 28158 8038 69 10| 10| CD 28158 8038 70 4| 4| CD 28158 8038 71 --| --| : 28158 8038 72 --|_Moor --|_Moor NFP 28158 8038 73 _ _ NNP 28158 8038 74 |21.10.99| |21.10.99| CD 28158 8038 75 9.11.99|Cape 9.11.99|cape CD 28158 8038 76 | | CD 28158 8038 77 9.11.99 9.11.99 CD 28158 8038 78 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8038 79 | | NNP 28158 8038 80 | | NNP 28158 8038 81 | | CD 28158 8038 82 | | CD 28158 8038 83 | | CD 28158 8038 84 | | CD 28158 8038 85 | | NNP 28158 8038 86 | | NNP 28158 8038 87 Town Town NNP 28158 8038 88 | | NNP 28158 8038 89 | | NNP 28158 8038 90 | | CD 28158 8038 91 | | CD 28158 8038 92 | | CD 28158 8038 93 | | CD 28158 8038 94 | | CD 28158 8038 95 | | CD 28158 8038 96 | | CD 28158 8038 97 | | CD 28158 8038 98 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8038 99 Troops troop NNS 28158 8038 100 : : : 28158 8038 101 | | CD 28158 8038 102 | | CD 28158 8038 103 | | CD 28158 8038 104 | | CD 28158 8038 105 | | CD 28158 8038 106 | | CD 28158 8038 107 | | CD 28158 8038 108 | | CD 28158 8038 109 | | CD 28158 8038 110 | | CD 28158 8038 111 | | CD 28158 8038 112 | | CD 28158 8038 113 | | CD 28158 8038 114 | | CD 28158 8038 115 | | CD 28158 8038 116 | | CD 28158 8038 117 " " `` 28158 8038 118 A. a. NN 28158 8038 119 " " '' 28158 8039 1 | | NNP 28158 8039 2 | | CD 28158 8039 3 | | CD 28158 8039 4 | | CD 28158 8039 5 | | CD 28158 8039 6 | | CD 28158 8039 7 | | CD 28158 8039 8 | | CD 28158 8039 9 | | CD 28158 8039 10 squadron squadron NN 28158 8039 11 , , , 28158 8039 12 8| 8| CD 28158 8039 13 186| 186| CD 28158 8039 14 191| 191| CD 28158 8039 15 --|_Maplemore_|29.11.99|25.12.99|Cape --|_Maplemore_|29.11.99|25.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8039 16 |25.12.99 |25.12.99 NNP 28158 8039 17 1st 1st NNP 28158 8039 18 Life Life NNP 28158 8039 19 | | NNP 28158 8039 20 | | NNP 28158 8039 21 | | CD 28158 8039 22 | | CD 28158 8039 23 | | CD 28158 8039 24 | | NNP 28158 8039 25 | | NNP 28158 8039 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8039 27 | | NNP 28158 8039 28 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8039 29 | | NNP 28158 8039 30 | | NNP 28158 8039 31 | | CD 28158 8039 32 | | CD 28158 8039 33 | | CD 28158 8039 34 | | CD 28158 8039 35 | | CD 28158 8039 36 | | CD 28158 8039 37 | | CD 28158 8039 38 | | CD 28158 8039 39 | | CD 28158 8039 40 | | CD 28158 8039 41 | | CD 28158 8039 42 | | CD 28158 8039 43 | | CD 28158 8039 44 | | CD 28158 8039 45 | | CD 28158 8039 46 | | NNP 28158 8039 47 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8039 48 | | NNP 28158 8039 49 | | NNP 28158 8039 50 | | CD 28158 8039 51 | | CD 28158 8039 52 | | CD 28158 8039 53 | | CD 28158 8039 54 | | CD 28158 8039 55 | | CD 28158 8039 56 | | NNP 28158 8039 57 Division Division NNP 28158 8039 58 9| 9| CD 28158 8039 59 183| 183| CD 28158 8039 60 152| 152| CD 28158 8039 61 6|_Armenian 6|_armenian JJ 28158 8039 62 _ _ NNP 28158 8039 63 |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8039 64 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8039 65 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8039 66 and and CC 28158 8039 67 | | NNP 28158 8039 68 | | NNP 28158 8039 69 | | CD 28158 8039 70 | | CD 28158 8039 71 | | CD 28158 8039 72 | | CD 28158 8039 73 | | CD 28158 8039 74 | | CD 28158 8039 75 7th 7th JJ 28158 8039 76 | | CD 28158 8039 77 | | CD 28158 8039 78 | | CD 28158 8039 79 | | CD 28158 8039 80 | | CD 28158 8039 81 | | CD 28158 8039 82 | | CD 28158 8039 83 | | CD 28158 8039 84 | | CD 28158 8039 85 battery battery NN 28158 8039 86 , , , 28158 8039 87 | | NNP 28158 8039 88 | | CD 28158 8039 89 | | CD 28158 8039 90 | | CD 28158 8039 91 | | CD 28158 8039 92 | | CD 28158 8039 93 | | CD 28158 8039 94 | | NNP 28158 8039 95 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8040 1 | | NNP 28158 8040 2 | | CD 28158 8040 3 | | CD 28158 8040 4 | | CD 28158 8040 5 | | CD 28158 8040 6 | | CD 28158 8040 7 | | CD 28158 8040 8 | | CD 28158 8040 9 | | CD 28158 8040 10 | | CD 28158 8040 11 | | CD 28158 8040 12 | | CD 28158 8040 13 | | CD 28158 8040 14 | | CD 28158 8040 15 | | CD 28158 8040 16 | | CD 28158 8040 17 | | CD 28158 8040 18 | | CD 28158 8040 19 14th 14th JJ 28158 8040 20 | | CD 28158 8040 21 | | CD 28158 8040 22 | | CD 28158 8040 23 | | CD 28158 8040 24 | | CD 28158 8040 25 | | CD 28158 8040 26 | | CD 28158 8040 27 | | CD 28158 8040 28 | | CD 28158 8040 29 battery battery NN 28158 8040 30 , , , 28158 8040 31 5| 5| CD 28158 8040 32 172| 172| CD 28158 8040 33 137| 137| CD 28158 8040 34 6|_Armenian 6|_Armenian NNP 28158 8040 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8040 36 |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8040 37 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8040 38 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8041 1 | | NNP 28158 8041 2 | | CD 28158 8041 3 | | CD 28158 8041 4 | | CD 28158 8041 5 | | CD 28158 8041 6 | | CD 28158 8041 7 | | CD 28158 8041 8 | | CD 28158 8041 9 | | CD 28158 8041 10 | | CD 28158 8041 11 | | CD 28158 8041 12 | | CD 28158 8041 13 | | CD 28158 8041 14 | | CD 28158 8041 15 | | CD 28158 8041 16 | | CD 28158 8041 17 | | CD 28158 8041 18 | | CD 28158 8041 19 66th 66th JJ 28158 8041 20 | | CD 28158 8041 21 | | CD 28158 8041 22 | | CD 28158 8041 23 | | CD 28158 8041 24 | | CD 28158 8041 25 | | CD 28158 8041 26 | | CD 28158 8041 27 | | CD 28158 8041 28 | | CD 28158 8041 29 battery battery NN 28158 8041 30 , , , 28158 8041 31 5| 5| CD 28158 8041 32 170| 170| CD 28158 8041 33 136| 136| CD 28158 8041 34 6|_Armenian 6|_Armenian NNP 28158 8041 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8041 36 |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8041 37 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8041 38 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8042 1 | | NNP 28158 8042 2 | | CD 28158 8042 3 | | CD 28158 8042 4 | | CD 28158 8042 5 | | CD 28158 8042 6 | | CD 28158 8042 7 | | CD 28158 8042 8 | | CD 28158 8042 9 | | CD 28158 8042 10 | | CD 28158 8042 11 | | CD 28158 8042 12 | | CD 28158 8042 13 | | CD 28158 8042 14 | | CD 28158 8042 15 | | CD 28158 8042 16 | | CD 28158 8042 17 | | CD 28158 8042 18 | | NNP 28158 8042 19 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8042 20 5| 5| NNP 28158 8042 21 129| 129| CD 28158 8042 22 94| 94| CD 28158 8042 23 --|_Armenian --|_Armenian HYPH 28158 8042 24 _ _ NNP 28158 8042 25 |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |24.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8042 26 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8042 27 column column NN 28158 8042 28 | | CD 28158 8042 29 | | NNP 28158 8042 30 | | CD 28158 8042 31 | | CD 28158 8042 32 | | CD 28158 8042 33 | | CD 28158 8042 34 | | CD 28158 8042 35 | | CD 28158 8042 36 | | CD 28158 8042 37 | | CD 28158 8042 38 | | CD 28158 8042 39 | | CD 28158 8042 40 | | CD 28158 8042 41 | | CD 28158 8042 42 | | CD 28158 8042 43 | | CD 28158 8042 44 | | CD 28158 8042 45 | | NNP 28158 8042 46 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8042 47 | | NNP 28158 8042 48 8| 8| CD 28158 8042 49 208| 208| CD 28158 8042 50 --| --| NN 28158 8042 51 --|_Goorkha --|_Goorkha NFP 28158 8042 52 _ _ NNP 28158 8042 53 |21.10.99|15.11.99{Durban |21.10.99|15.11.99{Durban NNP 28158 8042 54 |21.11.99 |21.11.99 NNP 28158 8042 55 Engineers Engineers NNPS 28158 8042 56 | | NNP 28158 8042 57 | | NNP 28158 8042 58 | | CD 28158 8042 59 | | CD 28158 8042 60 | | CD 28158 8042 61 | | NNS 28158 8042 62 { { -LRB- 28158 8042 63 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8042 64 |15.11.99 |15.11.99 NNP 28158 8042 65 | | HYPH 28158 8042 66 | | NNP 28158 8042 67 | | CD 28158 8042 68 | | CD 28158 8042 69 | | CD 28158 8042 70 | | CD 28158 8042 71 | | NNP 28158 8042 72 | | NNP 28158 8042 73 Town Town NNP 28158 8042 74 | | NNP 28158 8042 75 | | NNP 28158 8042 76 | | CD 28158 8042 77 | | CD 28158 8042 78 | | CD 28158 8042 79 | | CD 28158 8042 80 | | CD 28158 8042 81 | | CD 28158 8042 82 | | CD 28158 8042 83 | | NNS 28158 8042 84 No no NN 28158 8042 85 . . . 28158 8043 1 7 7 CD 28158 8043 2 | | CD 28158 8043 3 | | CD 28158 8043 4 | | CD 28158 8043 5 | | CD 28158 8043 6 | | CD 28158 8043 7 | | CD 28158 8043 8 | | CD 28158 8043 9 | | CD 28158 8043 10 | | NNP 28158 8043 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8043 12 | | NNP 28158 8043 13 5| 5| CD 28158 8043 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8043 15 --| --| : 28158 8043 16 --|_Gascon --|_Gascon : 28158 8043 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8043 18 |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8043 19 |12.11.99 |12.11.99 NNP 28158 8043 20 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8043 21 | | NNP 28158 8043 22 | | NNP 28158 8043 23 | | CD 28158 8043 24 | | CD 28158 8043 25 | | CD 28158 8043 26 | | NNP 28158 8043 27 | | NNP 28158 8043 28 Town Town NNP 28158 8043 29 | | NNP 28158 8043 30 | | NNP 28158 8043 31 | | CD 28158 8043 32 | | CD 28158 8043 33 | | CD 28158 8043 34 | | CD 28158 8043 35 | | CD 28158 8043 36 | | CD 28158 8043 37 | | CD 28158 8043 38 | | CD 28158 8043 39 1st 1st NNP 28158 8043 40 infantry infantry NN 28158 8043 41 brigade brigade NN 28158 8043 42 : : : 28158 8043 43 | | NNP 28158 8043 44 | | NNP 28158 8043 45 | | CD 28158 8043 46 | | CD 28158 8043 47 | | CD 28158 8043 48 | | CD 28158 8043 49 | | CD 28158 8043 50 | | CD 28158 8043 51 | | CD 28158 8043 52 | | CD 28158 8043 53 | | CD 28158 8043 54 | | CD 28158 8043 55 | | CD 28158 8043 56 | | CD 28158 8043 57 | | CD 28158 8043 58 | | CD 28158 8043 59 1st 1st JJ 28158 8043 60 | | CD 28158 8043 61 | | NNP 28158 8043 62 | | CD 28158 8043 63 | | CD 28158 8043 64 | | CD 28158 8043 65 | | CD 28158 8043 66 | | CD 28158 8043 67 | | CD 28158 8043 68 | | CD 28158 8043 69 brigade| brigade| CD 28158 8043 70 2| 2| CD 28158 8043 71 16| 16| CD 28158 8043 72 3| 3| CD 28158 8043 73 --|_Goorkha --|_Goorkha . 28158 8043 74 _ _ NNP 28158 8043 75 |21.10.99|15.11.99|[17]Cape|15.11.99 |21.10.99|15.11.99|[17]Cape|15.11.99 NNP 28158 8043 76 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8043 77 | | NNP 28158 8043 78 | | NNP 28158 8043 79 | | CD 28158 8043 80 | | CD 28158 8043 81 | | CD 28158 8043 82 | | CD 28158 8043 83 | | NNP 28158 8043 84 | | NNP 28158 8043 85 Town Town NNP 28158 8043 86 | | NNP 28158 8043 87 | | NNP 28158 8043 88 | | CD 28158 8043 89 | | CD 28158 8043 90 | | CD 28158 8043 91 | | CD 28158 8043 92 | | CD 28158 8043 93 | | CD 28158 8043 94 | | CD 28158 8043 95 | | CD 28158 8043 96 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8043 97 battn battn NNS 28158 8043 98 . . . 28158 8044 1 | | NNP 28158 8044 2 | | CD 28158 8044 3 | | CD 28158 8044 4 | | CD 28158 8044 5 | | CD 28158 8044 6 | | CD 28158 8044 7 | | CD 28158 8044 8 | | CD 28158 8044 9 Grenadier grenadi JJR 28158 8044 10 32| 32| CD 28158 8044 11 1,083| 1,083| CD 28158 8044 12 6| 6| CD 28158 8044 13 1|_Goorkha 1|_Goorkha NNP 28158 8044 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8044 15 |21.10.99|15.11.99|[17]Cape|15.11.99 |21.10.99|15.11.99|[17]Cape|15.11.99 NNP 28158 8044 16 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8044 17 | | NNP 28158 8044 18 | | NNP 28158 8044 19 | | CD 28158 8044 20 | | CD 28158 8044 21 | | CD 28158 8044 22 | | CD 28158 8044 23 | | NNP 28158 8044 24 | | NNP 28158 8044 25 Town Town NNP 28158 8044 26 | | NNP 28158 8044 27 | | NNP 28158 8044 28 | | CD 28158 8044 29 | | CD 28158 8044 30 | | CD 28158 8044 31 | | CD 28158 8044 32 | | CD 28158 8044 33 | | CD 28158 8044 34 | | CD 28158 8044 35 | | CD 28158 8044 36 1st 1st JJ 28158 8044 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8044 38 . . . 28158 8045 1 31| 31| CD 28158 8045 2 1,090| 1,090| CD 28158 8045 3 5| 5| CD 28158 8045 4 1|_Malta 1|_Malta NNP 28158 8045 5 _ _ NNP 28158 8045 6 |22.10.99|16.11.99|[17]Cape|16.11.99 |22.10.99|16.11.99|[17]Cape|16.11.99 NNP 28158 8045 7 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 8045 8 | | NNP 28158 8045 9 | | NNP 28158 8045 10 | | CD 28158 8045 11 | | CD 28158 8045 12 | | CD 28158 8045 13 | | NNP 28158 8045 14 | | NNP 28158 8045 15 Town Town NNP 28158 8045 16 | | NNP 28158 8045 17 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8045 18 | | NNP 28158 8045 19 | | NNP 28158 8045 20 | | CD 28158 8045 21 | | CD 28158 8045 22 | | CD 28158 8045 23 | | CD 28158 8045 24 | | CD 28158 8045 25 | | CD 28158 8045 26 | | CD 28158 8045 27 | | CD 28158 8045 28 | | CD 28158 8045 29 | | CD 28158 8045 30 | | CD 28158 8045 31 | | CD 28158 8045 32 | | CD 28158 8045 33 | | CD 28158 8045 34 | | CD 28158 8045 35 | | CD 28158 8045 36 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8045 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8045 38 . . . 28158 8046 1 31| 31| CD 28158 8046 2 1,082| 1,082| CD 28158 8046 3 3| 3| CD 28158 8046 4 1|_Gascon 1|_Gascon NNP 28158 8046 5 _ _ NNP 28158 8046 6 |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8046 7 |12.11.99 |12.11.99 NNP 28158 8046 8 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 8046 9 | | NNP 28158 8046 10 | | NNP 28158 8046 11 | | CD 28158 8046 12 | | CD 28158 8046 13 | | CD 28158 8046 14 | | NNP 28158 8046 15 | | NNP 28158 8046 16 Town Town NNP 28158 8046 17 | | NNP 28158 8046 18 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8046 19 | | NNP 28158 8046 20 | | NNP 28158 8046 21 | | CD 28158 8046 22 | | CD 28158 8046 23 | | CD 28158 8046 24 | | CD 28158 8046 25 | | CD 28158 8046 26 | | CD 28158 8046 27 | | CD 28158 8046 28 | | CD 28158 8046 29 | | CD 28158 8046 30 | | CD 28158 8046 31 | | CD 28158 8046 32 | | CD 28158 8046 33 | | CD 28158 8046 34 | | CD 28158 8046 35 | | CD 28158 8046 36 | | CD 28158 8046 37 1st 1st JJ 28158 8046 38 battn battn NNS 28158 8046 39 . . . 28158 8047 1 30| 30| CD 28158 8047 2 1,089| 1,089| CD 28158 8047 3 3| 3| CD 28158 8047 4 1|_Nubia 1|_Nubia NNP 28158 8047 5 _ _ NN 28158 8047 6 |21.10.99|13.11.99|Cape |21.10.99|13.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8047 7 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8047 8 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 8047 9 | | NNP 28158 8047 10 | | CD 28158 8047 11 | | CD 28158 8047 12 | | CD 28158 8047 13 | | CD 28158 8047 14 | | CD 28158 8047 15 | | NNP 28158 8047 16 | | NNP 28158 8047 17 Town Town NNP 28158 8047 18 | | NNP 28158 8047 19 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8047 20 | | NNP 28158 8047 21 | | NNP 28158 8047 22 | | CD 28158 8047 23 | | CD 28158 8047 24 | | CD 28158 8047 25 | | CD 28158 8047 26 | | CD 28158 8047 27 | | CD 28158 8047 28 | | CD 28158 8047 29 | | CD 28158 8047 30 | | CD 28158 8047 31 | | CD 28158 8047 32 | | CD 28158 8047 33 | | CD 28158 8047 34 | | CD 28158 8047 35 | | CD 28158 8047 36 | | CD 28158 8047 37 | | NNS 28158 8047 38 No no NN 28158 8047 39 . . . 28158 8048 1 1 1 CD 28158 8048 2 | | CD 28158 8048 3 3| 3| CD 28158 8048 4 58| 58| CD 28158 8048 5 --| --| : 28158 8048 6 --|_Gascon --|_Gascon : 28158 8048 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8048 8 |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape |21.10.99|12.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8048 9 |12.11.99 |12.11.99 NNP 28158 8048 10 bearer bearer NN 28158 8048 11 | | NNP 28158 8048 12 | | NNP 28158 8048 13 | | CD 28158 8048 14 | | CD 28158 8048 15 | | CD 28158 8048 16 | | CD 28158 8048 17 | | CD 28158 8048 18 | | NNP 28158 8048 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8048 20 | | NNP 28158 8048 21 company| company| NNP 28158 8048 22 | | NNP 28158 8048 23 | | NNP 28158 8048 24 | | CD 28158 8048 25 | | CD 28158 8048 26 | | CD 28158 8048 27 | | CD 28158 8048 28 | | CD 28158 8048 29 | | CD 28158 8048 30 | | CD 28158 8048 31 | | CD 28158 8048 32 | | CD 28158 8048 33 | | CD 28158 8048 34 | | CD 28158 8048 35 | | CD 28158 8048 36 | | CD 28158 8048 37 | | CD 28158 8048 38 | | NNS 28158 8048 39 No no NN 28158 8048 40 . . . 28158 8049 1 1 1 CD 28158 8049 2 | | CD 28158 8049 3 4| 4| CD 28158 8049 4 35| 35| CD 28158 8049 5 --| --| : 28158 8049 6 --|_Nubia --|_Nubia NFP 28158 8049 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8049 8 |21.10.99|13.11.99|Cape |21.10.99|13.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8049 9 |13.11.99 |13.11.99 NNP 28158 8049 10 Field Field NNP 28158 8049 11 | | NNP 28158 8049 12 | | NNP 28158 8049 13 | | CD 28158 8049 14 | | CD 28158 8049 15 | | CD 28158 8049 16 | | CD 28158 8049 17 | | CD 28158 8049 18 | | NNP 28158 8049 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8049 20 | | NNP 28158 8049 21 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8049 22 | | NNP 28158 8049 23 | | NNP 28158 8049 24 | | CD 28158 8049 25 | | CD 28158 8049 26 | | CD 28158 8049 27 | | CD 28158 8049 28 | | CD 28158 8049 29 | | CD 28158 8049 30 | | CD 28158 8049 31 | | CD 28158 8049 32 | | CD 28158 8049 33 | | CD 28158 8049 34 | | CD 28158 8049 35 | | CD 28158 8049 36 | | CD 28158 8049 37 | | CD 28158 8049 38 | | CD 28158 8049 39 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8049 40 infantry infantry NN 28158 8049 41 brigade brigade NN 28158 8049 42 : : : 28158 8049 43 | | NNP 28158 8049 44 | | NNP 28158 8049 45 | | CD 28158 8049 46 | | CD 28158 8049 47 | | CD 28158 8049 48 | | CD 28158 8049 49 | | CD 28158 8049 50 | | CD 28158 8049 51 | | CD 28158 8049 52 | | CD 28158 8049 53 | | CD 28158 8049 54 | | CD 28158 8049 55 | | CD 28158 8049 56 | | CD 28158 8049 57 | | CD 28158 8049 58 | | CD 28158 8049 59 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8049 60 | | CD 28158 8049 61 3| 3| CD 28158 8049 62 18| 18| CD 28158 8049 63 3| 3| CD 28158 8049 64 --|_Roslin --|_roslin CD 28158 8049 65 |20.10.99| |20.10.99| CD 28158 8049 66 8.11.99|Durban 8.11.99|durban CD 28158 8049 67 |12.11.99 |12.11.99 NNP 28158 8049 68 brigade| brigade| NNP 28158 8049 69 | | NNP 28158 8049 70 | | CD 28158 8049 71 | | CD 28158 8049 72 | | NNP 28158 8049 73 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8049 74 _ _ NNP 28158 8049 75 | | NNP 28158 8049 76 | | NNP 28158 8049 77 | | CD 28158 8049 78 | | CD 28158 8049 79 staff staff NN 28158 8049 80 | | CD 28158 8049 81 | | CD 28158 8049 82 | | CD 28158 8049 83 | | CD 28158 8049 84 | | CD 28158 8049 85 | | CD 28158 8049 86 | | CD 28158 8049 87 | | CD 28158 8049 88 | | CD 28158 8049 89 | | CD 28158 8049 90 | | CD 28158 8049 91 | | CD 28158 8049 92 | | CD 28158 8049 93 | | CD 28158 8049 94 | | CD 28158 8049 95 | | CD 28158 8049 96 | | CD 28158 8049 97 | | CD 28158 8049 98 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8049 99 battn battn NNS 28158 8049 100 . . . 28158 8050 1 | | NNP 28158 8050 2 | | CD 28158 8050 3 | | CD 28158 8050 4 | | CD 28158 8050 5 | | CD 28158 8050 6 | | CD 28158 8050 7 | | CD 28158 8050 8 | | NNP 28158 8050 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8050 10 | | NNP 28158 8050 11 26| 26| CD 28158 8050 12 1,064| 1,064| CD 28158 8050 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8050 14 1|_Yorkshire_|20.10.99|11.11.99|Durban 1|_yorkshire_|20.10.99|11.11.99|durban CD 28158 8050 15 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8050 16 West West NNP 28158 8050 17 | | NNP 28158 8050 18 | | NNP 28158 8050 19 | | CD 28158 8050 20 | | CD 28158 8050 21 | | CD 28158 8050 22 | | CD 28158 8050 23 | | CD 28158 8050 24 | | CD 28158 8050 25 | | CD 28158 8050 26 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 8050 27 | | NNP 28158 8050 28 | | NNP 28158 8050 29 | | CD 28158 8050 30 | | CD 28158 8050 31 | | CD 28158 8050 32 | | CD 28158 8050 33 | | CD 28158 8050 34 | | CD 28158 8050 35 | | CD 28158 8050 36 regiment regiment NN 28158 8050 37 | | CD 28158 8050 38 | | CD 28158 8050 39 | | CD 28158 8050 40 | | CD 28158 8050 41 | | CD 28158 8050 42 | | CD 28158 8050 43 | | CD 28158 8050 44 | | CD 28158 8050 45 | | CD 28158 8050 46 | | CD 28158 8050 47 | | CD 28158 8050 48 | | CD 28158 8050 49 | | CD 28158 8050 50 | | CD 28158 8050 51 | | CD 28158 8050 52 | | CD 28158 8050 53 | | CD 28158 8050 54 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8050 55 | | CD 28158 8050 56 | | NNP 28158 8050 57 | | CD 28158 8050 58 | | CD 28158 8050 59 | | CD 28158 8050 60 | | CD 28158 8050 61 | | CD 28158 8050 62 | | CD 28158 8050 63 | | CD 28158 8050 64 battn battn NNS 28158 8050 65 . . . 28158 8051 1 | | CD 28158 8051 2 24| 24| CD 28158 8051 3 1,041| 1,041| CD 28158 8051 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8051 5 1|_Manila 1|_Manila NNP 28158 8051 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8051 7 |20.10.99|15.11.99|Durban |20.10.99|15.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8051 8 |19.11.99 |19.11.99 NNP 28158 8051 9 Devonshire Devonshire NNP 28158 8051 10 | | NNP 28158 8051 11 | | NNP 28158 8051 12 | | CD 28158 8051 13 | | CD 28158 8051 14 | | CD 28158 8051 15 | | CD 28158 8051 16 | | CD 28158 8051 17 | | CD 28158 8051 18 regiment regiment NN 28158 8051 19 | | CD 28158 8051 20 | | CD 28158 8051 21 | | CD 28158 8051 22 | | CD 28158 8051 23 | | CD 28158 8051 24 | | CD 28158 8051 25 | | CD 28158 8051 26 | | CD 28158 8051 27 | | CD 28158 8051 28 | | CD 28158 8051 29 | | CD 28158 8051 30 | | CD 28158 8051 31 | | CD 28158 8051 32 | | CD 28158 8051 33 | | CD 28158 8051 34 | | CD 28158 8051 35 | | CD 28158 8051 36 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8051 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8051 38 . . . 28158 8052 1 | | NNP 28158 8052 2 | | CD 28158 8052 3 | | CD 28158 8052 4 | | CD 28158 8052 5 | | CD 28158 8052 6 | | CD 28158 8052 7 | | CD 28158 8052 8 | | NNP 28158 8052 9 West West NNP 28158 8052 10 | | CD 28158 8052 11 27| 27| CD 28158 8052 12 936| 936| CD 28158 8052 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8052 14 1|_Roslin 1|_Roslin NNP 28158 8052 15 |20.10.99| |20.10.99| CD 28158 8052 16 9.11.99|Durban 9.11.99|durban CD 28158 8052 17 |12.11.99 |12.11.99 NNP 28158 8052 18 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 8052 19 | | NNP 28158 8052 20 | | NNP 28158 8052 21 | | CD 28158 8052 22 | | NNP 28158 8052 23 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8052 24 _ _ NNP 28158 8052 25 | | NNP 28158 8052 26 | | NNP 28158 8052 27 | | CD 28158 8052 28 | | CD 28158 8052 29 regiment regiment NN 28158 8052 30 | | CD 28158 8052 31 | | CD 28158 8052 32 | | CD 28158 8052 33 | | CD 28158 8052 34 | | CD 28158 8052 35 | | CD 28158 8052 36 | | CD 28158 8052 37 | | CD 28158 8052 38 | | CD 28158 8052 39 | | CD 28158 8052 40 | | CD 28158 8052 41 | | CD 28158 8052 42 | | CD 28158 8052 43 | | CD 28158 8052 44 | | CD 28158 8052 45 | | CD 28158 8052 46 | | CD 28158 8052 47 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8052 48 | | CD 28158 8052 49 | | NNP 28158 8052 50 | | CD 28158 8052 51 | | CD 28158 8052 52 | | CD 28158 8052 53 | | CD 28158 8052 54 | | CD 28158 8052 55 | | CD 28158 8052 56 | | CD 28158 8052 57 battn battn NNS 28158 8052 58 . . . 28158 8053 1 | | CD 28158 8053 2 26| 26| CD 28158 8053 3 1,082| 1,082| CD 28158 8053 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8053 5 1{_Harlech 1{_harlech CD 28158 8053 6 |20.10.99|15.11.99|Durban |20.10.99|15.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8053 7 |20.11.99 |20.11.99 NNP 28158 8053 8 East East NNP 28158 8053 9 | | NNP 28158 8053 10 | | NNP 28158 8053 11 | | CD 28158 8053 12 | | CD 28158 8053 13 { { -LRB- 28158 8053 14 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8053 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8053 16 | | NNP 28158 8053 17 | | NNP 28158 8053 18 | | NNP 28158 8053 19 | | CD 28158 8053 20 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 8053 21 | | NNP 28158 8053 22 | | NNP 28158 8053 23 | | CD 28158 8053 24 | | NNS 28158 8053 25 { { -LRB- 28158 8053 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8053 27 Lismore Lismore NNP 28158 8053 28 |20.10.99|11.11.99|Durban |20.10.99|11.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8053 29 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8053 30 regiment regiment NN 28158 8053 31 | | NNP 28158 8053 32 | | NNP 28158 8053 33 | | CD 28158 8053 34 { { -LRB- 28158 8053 35 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8053 36 _ _ NNP 28158 8053 37 | | NNP 28158 8053 38 | | NNP 28158 8053 39 | | CD 28158 8053 40 | | CD 28158 8053 41 | | CD 28158 8053 42 | | CD 28158 8053 43 | | CD 28158 8053 44 | | CD 28158 8053 45 | | CD 28158 8053 46 | | CD 28158 8053 47 | | CD 28158 8053 48 | | CD 28158 8053 49 | | NNS 28158 8053 50 No no NN 28158 8053 51 . . . 28158 8054 1 4 4 CD 28158 8054 2 | | CD 28158 8054 3 | | CD 28158 8054 4 | | CD 28158 8054 5 | | CD 28158 8054 6 | | CD 28158 8054 7 | | CD 28158 8054 8 | | CD 28158 8054 9 | | CD 28158 8054 10 | | CD 28158 8054 11 bearer bearer NN 28158 8054 12 | | CD 28158 8054 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8054 14 58| 58| CD 28158 8054 15 --| --| : 28158 8054 16 --|_Roslin --|_Roslin : 28158 8054 17 |20.10.99| |20.10.99| CD 28158 8054 18 9.11.99|Durban 9.11.99|durban CD 28158 8054 19 |15.11.99 |15.11.99 NNP 28158 8054 20 company| company| NNP 28158 8054 21 | | NNP 28158 8054 22 | | NNP 28158 8054 23 | | NNP 28158 8054 24 | | NNP 28158 8054 25 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8054 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8054 27 | | NNP 28158 8054 28 | | NNP 28158 8054 29 | | CD 28158 8054 30 | | CD 28158 8054 31 | | CD 28158 8054 32 | | CD 28158 8054 33 | | CD 28158 8054 34 | | CD 28158 8054 35 | | CD 28158 8054 36 | | CD 28158 8054 37 | | CD 28158 8054 38 | | CD 28158 8054 39 | | NNS 28158 8054 40 No no NN 28158 8054 41 . . . 28158 8055 1 3 3 CD 28158 8055 2 | | CD 28158 8055 3 | | CD 28158 8055 4 | | CD 28158 8055 5 | | CD 28158 8055 6 | | CD 28158 8055 7 | | CD 28158 8055 8 | | CD 28158 8055 9 | | CD 28158 8055 10 | | NNP 28158 8055 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8055 12 | | NNP 28158 8055 13 4| 4| CD 28158 8055 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8055 15 --| --| : 28158 8055 16 --|_Roslin --|_Roslin NFP 28158 8055 17 |20.10.99| |20.10.99| CD 28158 8055 18 9.11.99|Durban 9.11.99|durban CD 28158 8055 19 |15.11.99 |15.11.99 NNP 28158 8055 20 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8055 21 | | NNP 28158 8055 22 | | NNP 28158 8055 23 | | NNP 28158 8055 24 | | NNP 28158 8055 25 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8055 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8055 27 | | NNP 28158 8055 28 | | NNP 28158 8055 29 | | CD 28158 8055 30 | | CD 28158 8055 31 | | CD 28158 8055 32 | | CD 28158 8055 33 | | CD 28158 8055 34 | | CD 28158 8055 35 | | CD 28158 8055 36 | | CD 28158 8055 37 | | CD 28158 8055 38 | | CD 28158 8055 39 | | CD 28158 8055 40 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8055 41 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8055 42 Division Division NNP 28158 8055 43 : : : 28158 8055 44 | | NNP 28158 8055 45 | | NNP 28158 8055 46 | | CD 28158 8055 47 | | CD 28158 8055 48 | | CD 28158 8055 49 | | CD 28158 8055 50 | | CD 28158 8055 51 | | CD 28158 8055 52 | | CD 28158 8055 53 | | CD 28158 8055 54 | | CD 28158 8055 55 | | CD 28158 8055 56 | | CD 28158 8055 57 | | CD 28158 8055 58 | | CD 28158 8055 59 | | CD 28158 8055 60 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8055 61 Troops troop NNS 28158 8055 62 : : : 28158 8055 63 | | CD 28158 8055 64 | | CD 28158 8055 65 | | CD 28158 8055 66 | | CD 28158 8055 67 | | CD 28158 8055 68 | | CD 28158 8055 69 | | CD 28158 8055 70 | | CD 28158 8055 71 | | CD 28158 8055 72 | | CD 28158 8055 73 | | CD 28158 8055 74 | | CD 28158 8055 75 | | CD 28158 8055 76 | | CD 28158 8055 77 | | CD 28158 8055 78 | | CD 28158 8055 79 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8055 80 | | CD 28158 8055 81 | | NNP 28158 8055 82 | | CD 28158 8055 83 | | CD 28158 8055 84 | | CD 28158 8055 85 | | CD 28158 8055 86 | | CD 28158 8055 87 | | CD 28158 8055 88 | | CD 28158 8055 89 infantry infantry NN 28158 8055 90 11| 11| CD 28158 8055 91 8| 8| CD 28158 8055 92 4| 4| CD 28158 8055 93 --|_Moor --|_Moor NNP 28158 8055 94 _ _ NNP 28158 8055 95 |21.10.99| |21.10.99| CD 28158 8055 96 9.11.99|Durban 9.11.99|durban CD 28158 8055 97 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8055 98 division division NN 28158 8055 99 | | NNP 28158 8055 100 | | NNP 28158 8055 101 | | CD 28158 8055 102 | | CD 28158 8055 103 | | CD 28158 8055 104 | | CD 28158 8055 105 | | CD 28158 8055 106 | | NNP 28158 8055 107 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8055 108 | | NNP 28158 8055 109 | | NNP 28158 8055 110 | | CD 28158 8055 111 | | CD 28158 8055 112 | | CD 28158 8055 113 | | CD 28158 8055 114 | | CD 28158 8055 115 | | CD 28158 8055 116 | | CD 28158 8055 117 | | CD 28158 8055 118 | | CD 28158 8055 119 | | CD 28158 8055 120 | | CD 28158 8055 121 | | CD 28158 8055 122 | | CD 28158 8055 123 | | CD 28158 8055 124 | | CD 28158 8055 125 | | NNP 28158 8055 126 " " `` 28158 8055 127 B. B. NNP 28158 8055 128 " " '' 28158 8056 1 | | NNP 28158 8056 2 | | CD 28158 8056 3 | | CD 28158 8056 4 | | CD 28158 8056 5 | | CD 28158 8056 6 | | CD 28158 8056 7 | | CD 28158 8056 8 | | CD 28158 8056 9 | | CD 28158 8056 10 squadron squadron NN 28158 8056 11 , , , 28158 8056 12 9| 9| CD 28158 8056 13 191| 191| CD 28158 8056 14 199| 199| CD 28158 8056 15 --{_Maplemore_|29.11.99|24.12.99|Cape --{_Maplemore_|29.11.99|24.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8056 16 |25.12.99 |25.12.99 NNP 28158 8056 17 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8056 18 | | NNP 28158 8056 19 | | NNP 28158 8056 20 | | CD 28158 8056 21 | | CD 28158 8056 22 { { -LRB- 28158 8056 23 | | NNP 28158 8056 24 | | NNP 28158 8056 25 | | NNP 28158 8056 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8056 27 | | NNP 28158 8056 28 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8056 29 | | NNP 28158 8056 30 | | NNP 28158 8056 31 | | CD 28158 8056 32 | | NNS 28158 8056 33 { { -LRB- 28158 8056 34 _ _ NNP 28158 8056 35 Pinemore Pinemore NNP 28158 8056 36 _ _ NNP 28158 8056 37 | | NNP 28158 8056 38 4.12.99|29.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|29.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8056 39 |29.12.99 |29.12.99 NNP 28158 8056 40 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8056 41 | | NNP 28158 8056 42 | | CD 28158 8056 43 | | CD 28158 8056 44 | | CD 28158 8056 45 { { -LRB- 28158 8056 46 | | NNP 28158 8056 47 | | NNP 28158 8056 48 | | NNP 28158 8056 49 Town Town NNP 28158 8056 50 | | NNP 28158 8056 51 | | NNP 28158 8056 52 | | CD 28158 8056 53 | | CD 28158 8056 54 | | CD 28158 8056 55 | | CD 28158 8056 56 | | CD 28158 8056 57 | | CD 28158 8056 58 | | CD 28158 8056 59 | | CD 28158 8056 60 5th 5th JJ 28158 8056 61 | | CD 28158 8056 62 | | CD 28158 8056 63 | | CD 28158 8056 64 | | CD 28158 8056 65 | | CD 28158 8056 66 | | CD 28158 8056 67 | | CD 28158 8056 68 | | CD 28158 8056 69 | | CD 28158 8056 70 brigade| brigade| NN 28158 8056 71 4| 4| CD 28158 8056 72 12| 12| CD 28158 8056 73 16| 16| CD 28158 8056 74 --|_Urmston --|_Urmston HYPH 28158 8056 75 | | NNP 28158 8056 76 1.11.99|27.11.99|Durban 1.11.99|27.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8056 77 | | NNP 28158 8056 78 2.12.99 2.12.99 CD 28158 8056 79 division division NN 28158 8056 80 , , , 28158 8056 81 | | NNP 28158 8056 82 | | NNP 28158 8056 83 | | CD 28158 8056 84 | | NNP 28158 8056 85 Grange Grange NNP 28158 8056 86 _ _ NNP 28158 8056 87 | | NNP 28158 8056 88 | | NNP 28158 8056 89 | | NNP 28158 8056 90 | | NNP 28158 8056 91 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8057 1 | | NNP 28158 8057 2 | | CD 28158 8057 3 | | CD 28158 8057 4 | | CD 28158 8057 5 | | CD 28158 8057 6 | | CD 28158 8057 7 | | CD 28158 8057 8 | | CD 28158 8057 9 | | CD 28158 8057 10 | | CD 28158 8057 11 | | CD 28158 8057 12 | | CD 28158 8057 13 | | CD 28158 8057 14 | | CD 28158 8057 15 | | CD 28158 8057 16 | | CD 28158 8057 17 | | CD 28158 8057 18 | | CD 28158 8057 19 63rd 63rd CD 28158 8057 20 | | CD 28158 8057 21 | | CD 28158 8057 22 | | CD 28158 8057 23 | | CD 28158 8057 24 | | CD 28158 8057 25 | | CD 28158 8057 26 | | CD 28158 8057 27 | | CD 28158 8057 28 | | CD 28158 8057 29 battery battery NN 28158 8057 30 , , , 28158 8057 31 5| 5| CD 28158 8057 32 170| 170| CD 28158 8057 33 137| 137| CD 28158 8057 34 6|_Ismore 6|_Ismore NNP 28158 8057 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8057 36 | | NNP 28158 8057 37 4.11.99|Wrecked 4.11.99|wrecked CD 28158 8057 38 |Durban |Durban NNP 28158 8057 39 |27.12.99 |27.12.99 NNP 28158 8057 40 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8058 1 | | NNP 28158 8058 2 | | CD 28158 8058 3 | | CD 28158 8058 4 | | CD 28158 8058 5 | | CD 28158 8058 6 | | CD 28158 8058 7 |[18 |[18 NNP 28158 8058 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8058 9 | | NNP 28158 8058 10 | | CD 28158 8058 11 | | CD 28158 8058 12 | | CD 28158 8058 13 | | CD 28158 8058 14 | | CD 28158 8058 15 | | CD 28158 8058 16 | | CD 28158 8058 17 | | CD 28158 8058 18 | | CD 28158 8058 19 | | CD 28158 8058 20 64th 64th CD 28158 8058 21 | | CD 28158 8058 22 | | NNP 28158 8058 23 | | CD 28158 8058 24 | | CD 28158 8058 25 | | CD 28158 8058 26 | | CD 28158 8058 27 | | CD 28158 8058 28 | | CD 28158 8058 29 | | CD 28158 8058 30 battery battery NN 28158 8058 31 , , , 28158 8058 32 5| 5| CD 28158 8058 33 170| 170| CD 28158 8058 34 137| 137| CD 28158 8058 35 6|_Urmston 6|_Urmston NNP 28158 8058 36 | | CD 28158 8058 37 1.11.99|27.11.99|Durban 1.11.99|27.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8058 38 | | NNP 28158 8058 39 2.12.99 2.12.99 NNP 28158 8058 40 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8059 1 | | NNP 28158 8059 2 | | CD 28158 8059 3 | | CD 28158 8059 4 | | CD 28158 8059 5 | | NNP 28158 8059 6 Grange Grange NNP 28158 8059 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8059 8 | | NNP 28158 8059 9 | | NNP 28158 8059 10 | | CD 28158 8059 11 | | CD 28158 8059 12 | | CD 28158 8059 13 | | CD 28158 8059 14 | | CD 28158 8059 15 | | CD 28158 8059 16 | | CD 28158 8059 17 | | CD 28158 8059 18 | | CD 28158 8059 19 | | CD 28158 8059 20 | | CD 28158 8059 21 73rd 73rd JJ 28158 8059 22 | | CD 28158 8059 23 | | NNP 28158 8059 24 | | CD 28158 8059 25 | | CD 28158 8059 26 | | CD 28158 8059 27 | | CD 28158 8059 28 | | CD 28158 8059 29 | | CD 28158 8059 30 | | CD 28158 8059 31 battery battery NN 28158 8059 32 , , , 28158 8059 33 5| 5| CD 28158 8059 34 170| 170| CD 28158 8059 35 139| 139| NN 28158 8059 36 6|_Idaho 6|_Idaho NNP 28158 8059 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8059 38 | | NNP 28158 8059 39 3.11.99|26.11.99|Durban 3.11.99|26.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8059 40 | | NNP 28158 8059 41 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8059 42 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8060 1 | | NNP 28158 8060 2 | | CD 28158 8060 3 | | CD 28158 8060 4 | | CD 28158 8060 5 | | CD 28158 8060 6 | | CD 28158 8060 7 | | CD 28158 8060 8 | | CD 28158 8060 9 | | CD 28158 8060 10 | | CD 28158 8060 11 | | CD 28158 8060 12 | | CD 28158 8060 13 | | CD 28158 8060 14 | | CD 28158 8060 15 | | CD 28158 8060 16 | | CD 28158 8060 17 | | CD 28158 8060 18 | | NNP 28158 8060 19 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8060 20 5| 5| CD 28158 8060 21 123| 123| CD 28158 8060 22 93| 93| CD 28158 8060 23 --|_Idaho --|_Idaho : 28158 8060 24 _ _ NNP 28158 8060 25 | | NNP 28158 8060 26 3.11.99|26.11.99|Durban 3.11.99|26.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8060 27 | | NNP 28158 8060 28 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8060 29 column column NN 28158 8060 30 | | CD 28158 8060 31 | | NNP 28158 8060 32 | | CD 28158 8060 33 | | CD 28158 8060 34 | | CD 28158 8060 35 | | CD 28158 8060 36 | | CD 28158 8060 37 | | CD 28158 8060 38 | | CD 28158 8060 39 | | CD 28158 8060 40 | | CD 28158 8060 41 | | CD 28158 8060 42 | | CD 28158 8060 43 | | CD 28158 8060 44 | | CD 28158 8060 45 | | CD 28158 8060 46 | | CD 28158 8060 47 | | NNP 28158 8060 48 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8060 49 | | NNP 28158 8060 50 9| 9| CD 28158 8060 51 208| 208| CD 28158 8060 52 --| --| : 28158 8060 53 --|_Aurania --|_Aurania . 28158 8060 54 _ _ NNP 28158 8060 55 |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8060 56 |11.11.99 |11.11.99 NNP 28158 8060 57 Engineers Engineers NNPS 28158 8060 58 | | NNP 28158 8060 59 | | NNP 28158 8060 60 | | CD 28158 8060 61 | | CD 28158 8060 62 | | CD 28158 8060 63 | | NNP 28158 8060 64 | | NNP 28158 8060 65 Town Town NNP 28158 8060 66 | | NNP 28158 8060 67 | | NNP 28158 8060 68 | | CD 28158 8060 69 | | CD 28158 8060 70 | | CD 28158 8060 71 | | CD 28158 8060 72 | | CD 28158 8060 73 | | CD 28158 8060 74 | | CD 28158 8060 75 | | CD 28158 8060 76 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8060 77 | | CD 28158 8060 78 | | NNP 28158 8060 79 | | CD 28158 8060 80 | | CD 28158 8060 81 | | CD 28158 8060 82 | | CD 28158 8060 83 | | CD 28158 8060 84 | | CD 28158 8060 85 | | CD 28158 8060 86 divisional divisional JJ 28158 8060 87 | | CD 28158 8060 88 | | NNP 28158 8060 89 | | NNP 28158 8060 90 | | CD 28158 8060 91 | | CD 28158 8060 92 | | CD 28158 8060 93 | | CD 28158 8060 94 | | NNP 28158 8060 95 Field Field NNP 28158 8060 96 | | NNP 28158 8060 97 5| 5| CD 28158 8060 98 35| 35| CD 28158 8060 99 --| --| : 28158 8060 100 --|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Durban --|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Durban , 28158 8060 101 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8060 102 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8060 103 | | NNP 28158 8060 104 | | NNP 28158 8060 105 | | CD 28158 8060 106 | | CD 28158 8060 107 | | CD 28158 8060 108 | | CD 28158 8060 109 | | CD 28158 8060 110 | | CD 28158 8060 111 | | CD 28158 8060 112 | | CD 28158 8060 113 | | CD 28158 8060 114 | | CD 28158 8060 115 | | CD 28158 8060 116 | | CD 28158 8060 117 | | CD 28158 8060 118 | | CD 28158 8060 119 | | NNP 28158 8060 120 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8060 121 infantry infantry NN 28158 8060 122 brigade brigade NN 28158 8060 123 : : : 28158 8060 124 | | NNP 28158 8060 125 | | NNP 28158 8060 126 | | CD 28158 8060 127 | | CD 28158 8060 128 | | CD 28158 8060 129 | | CD 28158 8060 130 | | CD 28158 8060 131 | | CD 28158 8060 132 | | CD 28158 8060 133 | | CD 28158 8060 134 | | CD 28158 8060 135 | | CD 28158 8060 136 | | CD 28158 8060 137 | | CD 28158 8060 138 | | CD 28158 8060 139 | | CD 28158 8060 140 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8060 141 | | CD 28158 8060 142 | | NNP 28158 8060 143 | | CD 28158 8060 144 | | CD 28158 8060 145 | | CD 28158 8060 146 | | CD 28158 8060 147 | | CD 28158 8060 148 | | CD 28158 8060 149 | | CD 28158 8060 150 infantry infantry NN 28158 8060 151 2| 2| CD 28158 8060 152 18| 18| CD 28158 8060 153 1| 1| CD 28158 8060 154 --|_Aurania --|_Aurania : 28158 8060 155 _ _ NNP 28158 8060 156 |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|11.11.99|cape NN 28158 8060 157 |11.11.99 |11.11.99 NNP 28158 8060 158 brigade| brigade| NNP 28158 8060 159 | | NNP 28158 8060 160 | | CD 28158 8060 161 | | CD 28158 8060 162 | | CD 28158 8060 163 | | CD 28158 8060 164 | | NNP 28158 8060 165 | | NNP 28158 8060 166 Town Town NNP 28158 8060 167 | | NNP 28158 8060 168 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8060 169 | | NNP 28158 8060 170 | | NNP 28158 8060 171 | | CD 28158 8060 172 | | CD 28158 8060 173 | | CD 28158 8060 174 | | CD 28158 8060 175 | | CD 28158 8060 176 | | CD 28158 8060 177 | | CD 28158 8060 178 | | CD 28158 8060 179 | | CD 28158 8060 180 | | CD 28158 8060 181 | | CD 28158 8060 182 | | CD 28158 8060 183 | | CD 28158 8060 184 | | CD 28158 8060 185 | | CD 28158 8060 186 | | CD 28158 8060 187 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8060 188 battn battn NNS 28158 8060 189 . . . 28158 8061 1 | | NNP 28158 8061 2 | | CD 28158 8061 3 | | CD 28158 8061 4 | | CD 28158 8061 5 | | CD 28158 8061 6 | | CD 28158 8061 7 | | CD 28158 8061 8 | | NNP 28158 8061 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8061 10 | | NNP 28158 8061 11 29| 29| CD 28158 8061 12 1,014| 1,014| CD 28158 8061 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8061 14 1|_Orient 1|_Orient NNP 28158 8061 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8061 16 |24.10.99|14.11.99|Cape |24.10.99|14.11.99|cape NN 28158 8061 17 |14.11.99 |14.11.99 NNP 28158 8061 18 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8061 19 | | NNP 28158 8061 20 | | NNP 28158 8061 21 | | CD 28158 8061 22 | | CD 28158 8061 23 | | CD 28158 8061 24 | | NNP 28158 8061 25 | | NNP 28158 8061 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8061 27 | | NNP 28158 8061 28 | | NNP 28158 8061 29 | | CD 28158 8061 30 | | CD 28158 8061 31 | | CD 28158 8061 32 | | CD 28158 8061 33 | | CD 28158 8061 34 | | CD 28158 8061 35 | | CD 28158 8061 36 | | CD 28158 8061 37 1st 1st JJ 28158 8061 38 battn battn NNS 28158 8061 39 . . . 28158 8062 1 | | NNP 28158 8062 2 | | CD 28158 8062 3 | | CD 28158 8062 4 | | CD 28158 8062 5 | | CD 28158 8062 6 | | CD 28158 8062 7 | | CD 28158 8062 8 | | CD 28158 8062 9 Highland Highland NNP 28158 8062 10 26| 26| CD 28158 8062 11 1,087| 1,087| CD 28158 8062 12 --| --| : 28158 8062 13 1|_Aurania 1|_Aurania NNP 28158 8062 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8062 15 |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8062 16 |11.11.99 |11.11.99 NNP 28158 8062 17 Light Light NNP 28158 8062 18 | | NNP 28158 8062 19 | | NNP 28158 8062 20 | | CD 28158 8062 21 | | CD 28158 8062 22 | | CD 28158 8062 23 | | CD 28158 8062 24 | | NNP 28158 8062 25 | | NNP 28158 8062 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8062 27 | | NNP 28158 8062 28 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8062 29 | | NNP 28158 8062 30 | | NNP 28158 8062 31 | | CD 28158 8062 32 | | CD 28158 8062 33 | | CD 28158 8062 34 | | CD 28158 8062 35 | | CD 28158 8062 36 | | CD 28158 8062 37 | | CD 28158 8062 38 | | CD 28158 8062 39 | | CD 28158 8062 40 | | CD 28158 8062 41 | | CD 28158 8062 42 | | CD 28158 8062 43 | | CD 28158 8062 44 | | CD 28158 8062 45 | | CD 28158 8062 46 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8062 47 battn battn NNS 28158 8062 48 . . . 28158 8063 1 | | NNP 28158 8063 2 | | CD 28158 8063 3 | | CD 28158 8063 4 | | CD 28158 8063 5 | | CD 28158 8063 6 | | CD 28158 8063 7 | | CD 28158 8063 8 | | CD 28158 8063 9 Seaforth Seaforth NNP 28158 8063 10 27| 27| CD 28158 8063 11 927| 927| CD 28158 8063 12 3| 3| CD 28158 8063 13 1|_Mongolian_|21.10.99|18.11.99|Cape 1|_mongolian_|21.10.99|18.11.99|cape CD 28158 8063 14 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8063 15 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8063 16 | | NNP 28158 8063 17 | | NNP 28158 8063 18 | | CD 28158 8063 19 | | CD 28158 8063 20 | | CD 28158 8063 21 | | NNP 28158 8063 22 | | NNP 28158 8063 23 Town Town NNP 28158 8063 24 | | NNP 28158 8063 25 | | NNP 28158 8063 26 | | CD 28158 8063 27 | | CD 28158 8063 28 | | CD 28158 8063 29 | | CD 28158 8063 30 | | CD 28158 8063 31 | | CD 28158 8063 32 | | CD 28158 8063 33 | | CD 28158 8063 34 1st 1st JJ 28158 8063 35 battn battn NNS 28158 8063 36 . . . 28158 8064 1 | | NNP 28158 8064 2 | | CD 28158 8064 3 | | CD 28158 8064 4 | | CD 28158 8064 5 | | CD 28158 8064 6 | | CD 28158 8064 7 | | CD 28158 8064 8 | | NNP 28158 8064 9 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 8064 10 | | CD 28158 8064 11 30| 30| CD 28158 8064 12 1,081| 1,081| CD 28158 8064 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8064 14 1{_Servia 1{_servia CD 28158 8064 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8064 16 | | NNP 28158 8064 17 4.11.99|24.11.99|Cape 4.11.99|24.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8064 18 |24.11.99 |24.11.99 CD 28158 8064 19 and and CC 28158 8064 20 | | NNP 28158 8064 21 | | NNP 28158 8064 22 | | CD 28158 8064 23 | | CD 28158 8064 24 { { -LRB- 28158 8064 25 | | NNP 28158 8064 26 | | NNP 28158 8064 27 | | NNP 28158 8064 28 Town Town NNP 28158 8064 29 | | NNP 28158 8064 30 Sutherland Sutherland NNP 28158 8064 31 | | NNP 28158 8064 32 | | NNP 28158 8064 33 | | NNS 28158 8064 34 { { -LRB- 28158 8064 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8064 36 Orcana Orcana NNP 28158 8064 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8064 38 |27.10.99|17.11.99|Cape |27.10.99|17.11.99|Cape NNS 28158 8064 39 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8064 40 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8064 41 | | NNP 28158 8064 42 | | CD 28158 8064 43 | | CD 28158 8064 44 { { -LRB- 28158 8064 45 | | NNP 28158 8064 46 | | NNP 28158 8064 47 | | NNP 28158 8064 48 Town Town NNP 28158 8064 49 | | NNP 28158 8064 50 | | NNP 28158 8064 51 | | CD 28158 8064 52 | | CD 28158 8064 53 | | CD 28158 8064 54 | | CD 28158 8064 55 | | CD 28158 8064 56 | | CD 28158 8064 57 | | CD 28158 8064 58 | | NNS 28158 8064 59 No no NN 28158 8064 60 . . . 28158 8065 1 3 3 CD 28158 8065 2 | | CD 28158 8065 3 | | CD 28158 8065 4 | | CD 28158 8065 5 | | CD 28158 8065 6 | | CD 28158 8065 7 | | CD 28158 8065 8 | | CD 28158 8065 9 | | CD 28158 8065 10 | | NNP 28158 8065 11 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8065 12 | | NNP 28158 8065 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8065 14 58| 58| CD 28158 8065 15 --| --| : 28158 8065 16 --|_Aurania --|_Aurania : 28158 8065 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8065 18 |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape |23.10.99|11.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8065 19 |11.11.99 |11.11.99 NNP 28158 8065 20 company| company| NNP 28158 8065 21 | | NNP 28158 8065 22 | | NNP 28158 8065 23 | | CD 28158 8065 24 | | CD 28158 8065 25 | | CD 28158 8065 26 | | NNP 28158 8065 27 | | NNP 28158 8065 28 Town Town NNP 28158 8065 29 | | NNP 28158 8065 30 | | NNP 28158 8065 31 | | CD 28158 8065 32 | | CD 28158 8065 33 | | CD 28158 8065 34 | | CD 28158 8065 35 | | CD 28158 8065 36 | | CD 28158 8065 37 | | CD 28158 8065 38 | | NNS 28158 8065 39 No no NN 28158 8065 40 . . . 28158 8066 1 10 10 CD 28158 8066 2 | | CD 28158 8066 3 | | CD 28158 8066 4 | | CD 28158 8066 5 | | CD 28158 8066 6 | | CD 28158 8066 7 | | CD 28158 8066 8 | | CD 28158 8066 9 | | CD 28158 8066 10 | | NNP 28158 8066 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8066 12 | | NNP 28158 8066 13 5| 5| CD 28158 8066 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8066 15 --| --| : 28158 8066 16 --|_Mongolian_|21.10.99|18.11.99|Cape --|_Mongolian_|21.10.99|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8066 17 |18.11.99 |18.11.99 NNP 28158 8066 18 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8066 19 | | NNP 28158 8066 20 | | NNP 28158 8066 21 | | CD 28158 8066 22 | | CD 28158 8066 23 | | CD 28158 8066 24 | | NNP 28158 8066 25 | | NNP 28158 8066 26 Town Town NNP 28158 8066 27 | | NNP 28158 8066 28 | | NNP 28158 8066 29 | | CD 28158 8066 30 | | CD 28158 8066 31 | | CD 28158 8066 32 | | CD 28158 8066 33 | | CD 28158 8066 34 | | CD 28158 8066 35 | | CD 28158 8066 36 | | CD 28158 8066 37 4th 4th JJ 28158 8066 38 infantry infantry NN 28158 8066 39 brigade brigade NN 28158 8066 40 : : : 28158 8066 41 | | NNP 28158 8066 42 | | NNP 28158 8066 43 | | CD 28158 8066 44 | | CD 28158 8066 45 | | CD 28158 8066 46 | | CD 28158 8066 47 | | CD 28158 8066 48 | | CD 28158 8066 49 | | CD 28158 8066 50 | | CD 28158 8066 51 | | CD 28158 8066 52 | | CD 28158 8066 53 | | CD 28158 8066 54 | | CD 28158 8066 55 | | CD 28158 8066 56 | | CD 28158 8066 57 4th 4th JJ 28158 8066 58 infantry infantry NN 28158 8066 59 | | CD 28158 8066 60 | | NNP 28158 8066 61 | | CD 28158 8066 62 | | CD 28158 8066 63 | | CD 28158 8066 64 | | CD 28158 8066 65 | | CD 28158 8066 66 | | CD 28158 8066 67 brigade| brigade| CD 28158 8066 68 3| 3| CD 28158 8066 69 22| 22| CD 28158 8066 70 3| 3| CD 28158 8066 71 --|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Durban --|_cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|durban NN 28158 8066 72 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8066 73 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8066 74 | | NNP 28158 8066 75 | | NNP 28158 8066 76 | | CD 28158 8066 77 | | CD 28158 8066 78 | | CD 28158 8066 79 | | CD 28158 8066 80 | | CD 28158 8066 81 | | CD 28158 8066 82 | | CD 28158 8066 83 | | CD 28158 8066 84 | | CD 28158 8066 85 | | CD 28158 8066 86 | | CD 28158 8066 87 | | CD 28158 8066 88 | | CD 28158 8066 89 | | CD 28158 8066 90 | | CD 28158 8066 91 | | CD 28158 8066 92 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8066 93 battn battn NNS 28158 8066 94 . . . 28158 8067 1 | | NNP 28158 8067 2 | | CD 28158 8067 3 | | CD 28158 8067 4 | | CD 28158 8067 5 | | CD 28158 8067 6 | | CD 28158 8067 7 | | CD 28158 8067 8 | | CD 28158 8067 9 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 8067 10 26| 26| CD 28158 8067 11 939| 939| CD 28158 8067 12 3| 3| CD 28158 8067 13 1|_City 1|_city CD 28158 8067 14 of of IN 28158 8067 15 |23.10.99|16.11.99|Durban |23.10.99|16.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8067 16 |22.11.99 |22.11.99 NNP 28158 8067 17 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8067 18 | | NNP 28158 8067 19 | | NNP 28158 8067 20 | | CD 28158 8067 21 | | CD 28158 8067 22 | | NNP 28158 8067 23 Cambridge_| Cambridge_| NNP 28158 8067 24 | | NNP 28158 8067 25 | | NNP 28158 8067 26 | | CD 28158 8067 27 | | CD 28158 8067 28 | | CD 28158 8067 29 | | CD 28158 8067 30 | | CD 28158 8067 31 | | CD 28158 8067 32 | | CD 28158 8067 33 | | CD 28158 8067 34 | | CD 28158 8067 35 | | CD 28158 8067 36 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8067 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8067 38 . . . 28158 8068 1 | | NNP 28158 8068 2 | | CD 28158 8068 3 | | CD 28158 8068 4 | | CD 28158 8068 5 | | CD 28158 8068 6 | | CD 28158 8068 7 | | CD 28158 8068 8 | | NNP 28158 8068 9 King King NNP 28158 8068 10 's 's POS 28158 8068 11 | | CD 28158 8068 12 29| 29| CD 28158 8068 13 1,074| 1,074| CD 28158 8068 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8068 15 1|_Servia 1|_Servia NNP 28158 8068 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8068 17 | | NNP 28158 8068 18 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8068 19 |28.11.99 |28.11.99 NNP 28158 8068 20 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8068 21 | | NNP 28158 8068 22 | | NNP 28158 8068 23 | | CD 28158 8068 24 | | CD 28158 8068 25 | | CD 28158 8068 26 | | CD 28158 8068 27 | | CD 28158 8068 28 | | CD 28158 8068 29 | | NNP 28158 8068 30 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8068 31 | | NNP 28158 8068 32 | | NNP 28158 8068 33 | | CD 28158 8068 34 | | CD 28158 8068 35 | | CD 28158 8068 36 | | CD 28158 8068 37 | | CD 28158 8068 38 | | CD 28158 8068 39 | | CD 28158 8068 40 corps corps NN 28158 8068 41 | | NNP 28158 8068 42 | | NNP 28158 8068 43 | | CD 28158 8068 44 | | CD 28158 8068 45 | | CD 28158 8068 46 | | CD 28158 8068 47 | | CD 28158 8068 48 | | CD 28158 8068 49 | | CD 28158 8068 50 | | CD 28158 8068 51 | | CD 28158 8068 52 | | CD 28158 8068 53 | | CD 28158 8068 54 | | CD 28158 8068 55 | | CD 28158 8068 56 | | CD 28158 8068 57 | | CD 28158 8068 58 | | CD 28158 8068 59 1st 1st JJ 28158 8068 60 battn battn NNS 28158 8068 61 . . . 28158 8069 1 | | NNP 28158 8069 2 | | CD 28158 8069 3 | | CD 28158 8069 4 | | CD 28158 8069 5 | | CD 28158 8069 6 | | CD 28158 8069 7 | | CD 28158 8069 8 | | NNP 28158 8069 9 Durham Durham NNP 28158 8069 10 | | NNP 28158 8069 11 28| 28| CD 28158 8069 12 921| 921| CD 28158 8069 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8069 14 1|_Cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|Durban 1|_cephalonia_24.10.99|18.11.99|durban CD 28158 8069 15 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8069 16 Light Light NNP 28158 8069 17 | | NNP 28158 8069 18 | | CD 28158 8069 19 | | CD 28158 8069 20 | | CD 28158 8069 21 | | CD 28158 8069 22 | | CD 28158 8069 23 | | CD 28158 8069 24 | | NNP 28158 8069 25 | | NNP 28158 8069 26 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8069 27 | | NNP 28158 8069 28 | | NNP 28158 8069 29 | | CD 28158 8069 30 | | CD 28158 8069 31 | | CD 28158 8069 32 | | CD 28158 8069 33 | | CD 28158 8069 34 | | CD 28158 8069 35 | | CD 28158 8069 36 | | CD 28158 8069 37 | | CD 28158 8069 38 | | CD 28158 8069 39 | | CD 28158 8069 40 | | CD 28158 8069 41 | | CD 28158 8069 42 | | CD 28158 8069 43 | | CD 28158 8069 44 1st 1st JJ 28158 8069 45 battn battn NNS 28158 8069 46 . . . 28158 8070 1 | | NNP 28158 8070 2 | | CD 28158 8070 3 | | CD 28158 8070 4 | | CD 28158 8070 5 | | CD 28158 8070 6 | | CD 28158 8070 7 | | CD 28158 8070 8 | | NNP 28158 8070 9 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8070 10 | | CD 28158 8070 11 29| 29| CD 28158 8070 12 1,082| 1,082| CD 28158 8070 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8070 14 1|_German 1|_German NNP 28158 8070 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8070 16 |28.10.99|21.11.99|Durban |28.10.99|21.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8070 17 |25.11.99 |25.11.99 NNP 28158 8070 18 brigade| brigade| NNP 28158 8070 19 | | NNP 28158 8070 20 | | CD 28158 8070 21 | | CD 28158 8070 22 | | CD 28158 8070 23 | | CD 28158 8070 24 | | CD 28158 8070 25 | | CD 28158 8070 26 | | CD 28158 8070 27 | | CD 28158 8070 28 | | CD 28158 8070 29 | | CD 28158 8070 30 | | CD 28158 8070 31 | | CD 28158 8070 32 | | CD 28158 8070 33 | | CD 28158 8070 34 | | CD 28158 8070 35 | | NNS 28158 8070 36 No no NN 28158 8070 37 . . . 28158 8071 1 9 9 CD 28158 8071 2 | | CD 28158 8071 3 | | CD 28158 8071 4 | | CD 28158 8071 5 | | CD 28158 8071 6 | | CD 28158 8071 7 | | CD 28158 8071 8 | | CD 28158 8071 9 | | CD 28158 8071 10 | | NNP 28158 8071 11 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8071 12 | | CD 28158 8071 13 2| 2| CD 28158 8071 14 54| 54| CD 28158 8071 15 --| --| : 28158 8071 16 --|_Servia --|_Servia NFP 28158 8071 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8071 18 | | NNP 28158 8071 19 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8071 20 |29.11.99 |29.11.99 NNP 28158 8071 21 company| company| NNP 28158 8071 22 | | NNP 28158 8071 23 | | NNP 28158 8071 24 | | CD 28158 8071 25 | | CD 28158 8071 26 | | CD 28158 8071 27 | | CD 28158 8071 28 | | CD 28158 8071 29 | | CD 28158 8071 30 | | CD 28158 8071 31 | | CD 28158 8071 32 | | CD 28158 8071 33 | | CD 28158 8071 34 | | CD 28158 8071 35 | | CD 28158 8071 36 | | CD 28158 8071 37 | | CD 28158 8071 38 | | NNS 28158 8071 39 No no NN 28158 8071 40 . . . 28158 8072 1 9 9 CD 28158 8072 2 | | CD 28158 8072 3 | | CD 28158 8072 4 | | CD 28158 8072 5 | | CD 28158 8072 6 | | CD 28158 8072 7 | | CD 28158 8072 8 | | CD 28158 8072 9 | | CD 28158 8072 10 | | NNP 28158 8072 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8072 12 | | NNP 28158 8072 13 6| 6| NNP 28158 8072 14 38| 38| CD 28158 8072 15 --| --| : 28158 8072 16 --|_Servia --|_Servia NFP 28158 8072 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8072 18 | | NNP 28158 8072 19 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban 4.11.99|24.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8072 20 |29.11.99 |29.11.99 NNP 28158 8072 21 hospital hospital NN 28158 8072 22 | | NNP 28158 8072 23 | | NNP 28158 8072 24 | | CD 28158 8072 25 | | CD 28158 8072 26 | | CD 28158 8072 27 | | CD 28158 8072 28 | | CD 28158 8072 29 | | CD 28158 8072 30 | | CD 28158 8072 31 | | CD 28158 8072 32 | | CD 28158 8072 33 | | CD 28158 8072 34 | | CD 28158 8072 35 | | CD 28158 8072 36 | | CD 28158 8072 37 | | CD 28158 8072 38 | | NNP 28158 8072 39 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 8072 40 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8072 41 Division Division NNP 28158 8072 42 : : : 28158 8072 43 | | NNP 28158 8072 44 | | NNP 28158 8072 45 | | CD 28158 8072 46 | | CD 28158 8072 47 | | CD 28158 8072 48 | | CD 28158 8072 49 | | CD 28158 8072 50 | | CD 28158 8072 51 | | CD 28158 8072 52 | | CD 28158 8072 53 | | CD 28158 8072 54 | | CD 28158 8072 55 | | CD 28158 8072 56 | | CD 28158 8072 57 | | CD 28158 8072 58 | | CD 28158 8072 59 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8072 60 Troops troop NNS 28158 8072 61 : : : 28158 8072 62 | | CD 28158 8072 63 | | CD 28158 8072 64 | | CD 28158 8072 65 | | CD 28158 8072 66 | | CD 28158 8072 67 | | CD 28158 8072 68 | | CD 28158 8072 69 | | CD 28158 8072 70 | | CD 28158 8072 71 | | CD 28158 8072 72 | | CD 28158 8072 73 | | CD 28158 8072 74 | | CD 28158 8072 75 | | CD 28158 8072 76 | | CD 28158 8072 77 | | CD 28158 8072 78 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8072 79 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8072 80 | | NNP 28158 8072 81 | | NNP 28158 8072 82 | | CD 28158 8072 83 | | CD 28158 8072 84 | | CD 28158 8072 85 | | CD 28158 8072 86 | | CD 28158 8072 87 | | CD 28158 8072 88 division division NN 28158 8072 89 11| 11| CD 28158 8072 90 8| 8| CD 28158 8072 91 4| 4| CD 28158 8072 92 --|_Moor --|_Moor NNP 28158 8072 93 _ _ NNP 28158 8072 94 |21.10.99| |21.10.99| CD 28158 8072 95 9.11.99|East 9.11.99|east CD 28158 8072 96 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 NNP 28158 8072 97 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8072 98 | | NNP 28158 8072 99 | | NNP 28158 8072 100 | | CD 28158 8072 101 | | CD 28158 8072 102 | | CD 28158 8072 103 | | CD 28158 8072 104 | | CD 28158 8072 105 | | NNP 28158 8072 106 London London NNP 28158 8072 107 | | NNP 28158 8072 108 | | NNP 28158 8072 109 | | CD 28158 8072 110 | | CD 28158 8072 111 | | CD 28158 8072 112 | | CD 28158 8072 113 | | CD 28158 8072 114 | | CD 28158 8072 115 | | CD 28158 8072 116 | | NNP 28158 8072 117 " " `` 28158 8072 118 C. 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NNP 28158 8072 119 " " '' 28158 8072 120 squadron squadron NN 28158 8072 121 , , , 28158 8072 122 | | NNP 28158 8072 123 | | NNP 28158 8072 124 | | CD 28158 8072 125 | | CD 28158 8072 126 | | CD 28158 8072 127 | | CD 28158 8072 128 | | CD 28158 8072 129 2nd 2nd NN 28158 8072 130 Life Life NNP 28158 8072 131 9| 9| CD 28158 8072 132 186| 186| CD 28158 8072 133 193| 193| CD 28158 8072 134 --|_Pinemore --|_Pinemore : 28158 8072 135 _ _ NNP 28158 8072 136 | | NNP 28158 8072 137 4.12.99|29.12.99|Cape 4.12.99|29.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8072 138 |29.12.99 |29.12.99 NNP 28158 8072 139 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8072 140 | | NNP 28158 8072 141 | | NNP 28158 8072 142 | | CD 28158 8072 143 | | CD 28158 8072 144 | | CD 28158 8072 145 | | CD 28158 8072 146 | | NNP 28158 8072 147 | | NNP 28158 8072 148 Town Town NNP 28158 8072 149 | | NNP 28158 8072 150 | | NNP 28158 8072 151 | | CD 28158 8072 152 | | CD 28158 8072 153 | | CD 28158 8072 154 | | CD 28158 8072 155 | | CD 28158 8072 156 | | CD 28158 8072 157 | | CD 28158 8072 158 | | CD 28158 8072 159 6th 6th JJ 28158 8072 160 | | NNP 28158 8072 161 | | NNP 28158 8072 162 | | CD 28158 8072 163 | | CD 28158 8072 164 | | CD 28158 8072 165 | | CD 28158 8072 166 | | CD 28158 8072 167 | | CD 28158 8072 168 | | CD 28158 8072 169 brigade| brigade| NN 28158 8072 170 4| 4| CD 28158 8072 171 13| 13| CD 28158 8072 172 5| 5| CD 28158 8072 173 --|_Englishman --|_Englishman : 28158 8072 174 _ _ NNP 28158 8072 175 6.11.99|30.11.99|East 6.11.99|30.11.99|East NNP 28158 8072 176 | | NNP 28158 8072 177 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8072 178 division division NN 28158 8072 179 , , , 28158 8072 180 | | NNP 28158 8072 181 | | NNP 28158 8072 182 | | CD 28158 8072 183 | | CD 28158 8072 184 | | CD 28158 8072 185 | | CD 28158 8072 186 | | NNP 28158 8072 187 London London NNP 28158 8072 188 | | NNP 28158 8072 189 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8073 1 | | NNP 28158 8073 2 | | CD 28158 8073 3 | | CD 28158 8073 4 | | CD 28158 8073 5 | | CD 28158 8073 6 | | CD 28158 8073 7 | | CD 28158 8073 8 | | CD 28158 8073 9 | | CD 28158 8073 10 | | CD 28158 8073 11 | | CD 28158 8073 12 | | CD 28158 8073 13 | | CD 28158 8073 14 | | CD 28158 8073 15 | | CD 28158 8073 16 | | CD 28158 8073 17 | | CD 28158 8073 18 | | CD 28158 8073 19 74th 74th JJ 28158 8073 20 | | CD 28158 8073 21 | | CD 28158 8073 22 | | CD 28158 8073 23 | | CD 28158 8073 24 | | CD 28158 8073 25 | | CD 28158 8073 26 | | CD 28158 8073 27 | | CD 28158 8073 28 | | CD 28158 8073 29 battery battery NN 28158 8073 30 , , , 28158 8073 31 5| 5| CD 28158 8073 32 170| 170| CD 28158 8073 33 138| 138| CD 28158 8073 34 6|_Englishman 6|_Englishman NNP 28158 8073 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8073 36 6.11.99|30.11.99|East 6.11.99|30.11.99|East NNP 28158 8073 37 | | NNP 28158 8073 38 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8073 39 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8074 1 | | NNP 28158 8074 2 | | CD 28158 8074 3 | | CD 28158 8074 4 | | CD 28158 8074 5 | | CD 28158 8074 6 | | CD 28158 8074 7 | | CD 28158 8074 8 | | NNP 28158 8074 9 London London NNP 28158 8074 10 | | NNP 28158 8074 11 | | NNP 28158 8074 12 | | CD 28158 8074 13 | | CD 28158 8074 14 | | CD 28158 8074 15 | | CD 28158 8074 16 | | CD 28158 8074 17 | | CD 28158 8074 18 | | CD 28158 8074 19 | | CD 28158 8074 20 77th 77th JJ 28158 8074 21 | | CD 28158 8074 22 | | CD 28158 8074 23 | | CD 28158 8074 24 | | CD 28158 8074 25 | | CD 28158 8074 26 | | CD 28158 8074 27 | | CD 28158 8074 28 | | CD 28158 8074 29 | | CD 28158 8074 30 battery battery NN 28158 8074 31 , , , 28158 8074 32 5| 5| CD 28158 8074 33 170| 170| CD 28158 8074 34 137| 137| CD 28158 8074 35 6|_Englishman 6|_Englishman NNP 28158 8074 36 _ _ NNP 28158 8074 37 6.11.99|30.11.99|East 6.11.99|30.11.99|East NNP 28158 8074 38 | | NNP 28158 8074 39 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8074 40 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8075 1 | | NNP 28158 8075 2 | | CD 28158 8075 3 | | CD 28158 8075 4 | | CD 28158 8075 5 | | CD 28158 8075 6 | | CD 28158 8075 7 | | CD 28158 8075 8 | | NNP 28158 8075 9 London London NNP 28158 8075 10 | | NNP 28158 8075 11 | | NNP 28158 8075 12 | | CD 28158 8075 13 | | CD 28158 8075 14 | | CD 28158 8075 15 | | CD 28158 8075 16 | | CD 28158 8075 17 | | CD 28158 8075 18 | | CD 28158 8075 19 | | CD 28158 8075 20 79th 79th JJ 28158 8075 21 | | CD 28158 8075 22 | | CD 28158 8075 23 | | CD 28158 8075 24 | | CD 28158 8075 25 | | CD 28158 8075 26 | | CD 28158 8075 27 | | CD 28158 8075 28 | | CD 28158 8075 29 | | CD 28158 8075 30 battery battery NN 28158 8075 31 , , , 28158 8075 32 5| 5| CD 28158 8075 33 173| 173| CD 28158 8075 34 141| 141| CD 28158 8075 35 6|_Montfort 6|_Montfort NNP 28158 8075 36 _ _ NNP 28158 8075 37 |13.11.99| |13.11.99| NNP 28158 8075 38 8.12.99|East 8.12.99|east CD 28158 8075 39 |11.12.99 |11.12.99 NNP 28158 8075 40 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8076 1 | | NNP 28158 8076 2 | | CD 28158 8076 3 | | CD 28158 8076 4 | | CD 28158 8076 5 | | CD 28158 8076 6 | | CD 28158 8076 7 | | CD 28158 8076 8 | | NNP 28158 8076 9 London London NNP 28158 8076 10 | | NNP 28158 8076 11 | | NNP 28158 8076 12 | | CD 28158 8076 13 | | CD 28158 8076 14 | | CD 28158 8076 15 | | CD 28158 8076 16 | | CD 28158 8076 17 | | CD 28158 8076 18 | | CD 28158 8076 19 | | NNP 28158 8076 20 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8076 21 5| 5| CD 28158 8076 22 128| 128| CD 28158 8076 23 94| 94| CD 28158 8076 24 --|_Englishman --|_Englishman : 28158 8076 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8076 26 6.11.99|30.11.99|East 6.11.99|30.11.99|East NNP 28158 8076 27 | | NNP 28158 8076 28 4.12.99 4.12.99 CD 28158 8076 29 column column NN 28158 8076 30 | | CD 28158 8076 31 | | NNP 28158 8076 32 | | CD 28158 8076 33 | | CD 28158 8076 34 | | CD 28158 8076 35 | | CD 28158 8076 36 | | CD 28158 8076 37 | | NNP 28158 8076 38 London London NNP 28158 8076 39 | | NNP 28158 8076 40 | | NNP 28158 8076 41 | | CD 28158 8076 42 | | CD 28158 8076 43 | | CD 28158 8076 44 | | CD 28158 8076 45 | | CD 28158 8076 46 | | CD 28158 8076 47 | | CD 28158 8076 48 | | NNP 28158 8076 49 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8076 50 | | NNP 28158 8076 51 9| 9| CD 28158 8076 52 220| 220| CD 28158 8076 53 --| --| : 28158 8076 54 --|_Bavarian --|_Bavarian : 28158 8076 55 _ _ NNP 28158 8076 56 |10.11.99|28.11.99|Cape |10.11.99|28.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8076 57 |28.11.99 |28.11.99 NNP 28158 8076 58 Engineers Engineers NNPS 28158 8076 59 | | NNP 28158 8076 60 | | NNP 28158 8076 61 | | CD 28158 8076 62 | | CD 28158 8076 63 | | CD 28158 8076 64 | | NNP 28158 8076 65 | | NNP 28158 8076 66 Town Town NNP 28158 8076 67 | | NNP 28158 8076 68 | | NNP 28158 8076 69 | | CD 28158 8076 70 | | CD 28158 8076 71 | | CD 28158 8076 72 | | CD 28158 8076 73 | | CD 28158 8076 74 | | CD 28158 8076 75 | | CD 28158 8076 76 | | NNS 28158 8076 77 No no NN 28158 8076 78 . . . 28158 8077 1 16 16 CD 28158 8077 2 | | CD 28158 8077 3 | | CD 28158 8077 4 | | CD 28158 8077 5 | | CD 28158 8077 6 | | CD 28158 8077 7 | | CD 28158 8077 8 | | CD 28158 8077 9 | | CD 28158 8077 10 | | NNP 28158 8077 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8077 12 | | NNP 28158 8077 13 4| 4| CD 28158 8077 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8077 15 --| --| : 28158 8077 16 --|_Cheshire --|_Cheshire : 28158 8077 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8077 18 | | NNP 28158 8077 19 9.11.99|29.11.99|East 9.11.99|29.11.99|East NNP 28158 8077 20 | | CD 28158 8077 21 5.12.99 5.12.99 NNP 28158 8077 22 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8077 23 | | NNP 28158 8077 24 | | NNP 28158 8077 25 | | CD 28158 8077 26 | | CD 28158 8077 27 | | CD 28158 8077 28 | | CD 28158 8077 29 | | NNP 28158 8077 30 London London NNP 28158 8077 31 | | NNP 28158 8077 32 | | NNP 28158 8077 33 | | CD 28158 8077 34 | | CD 28158 8077 35 | | CD 28158 8077 36 | | CD 28158 8077 37 | | CD 28158 8077 38 | | CD 28158 8077 39 | | CD 28158 8077 40 | | CD 28158 8077 41 5th 5th JJ 28158 8077 42 infantry infantry NN 28158 8077 43 brigade brigade NN 28158 8077 44 : : : 28158 8077 45 | | NNP 28158 8077 46 | | NNP 28158 8077 47 | | CD 28158 8077 48 | | CD 28158 8077 49 | | CD 28158 8077 50 | | CD 28158 8077 51 | | CD 28158 8077 52 | | CD 28158 8077 53 | | CD 28158 8077 54 | | CD 28158 8077 55 | | CD 28158 8077 56 | | CD 28158 8077 57 | | CD 28158 8077 58 | | CD 28158 8077 59 | | CD 28158 8077 60 | | CD 28158 8077 61 5th 5th JJ 28158 8077 62 infantry infantry NN 28158 8077 63 | | CD 28158 8077 64 | | NNP 28158 8077 65 | | CD 28158 8077 66 | | CD 28158 8077 67 | | CD 28158 8077 68 | | CD 28158 8077 69 | | CD 28158 8077 70 | | CD 28158 8077 71 brigade| brigade| CD 28158 8077 72 3| 3| CD 28158 8077 73 21| 21| CD 28158 8077 74 3| 3| CD 28158 8077 75 --|_Catalonia_| --|_Catalonia_| . 28158 8077 76 5.11.99|30.11.99|Durban 5.11.99|30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8077 77 | | NNP 28158 8077 78 5.12.99 5.12.99 NNP 28158 8077 79 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8077 80 | | NNP 28158 8077 81 | | NNP 28158 8077 82 | | CD 28158 8077 83 | | CD 28158 8077 84 | | CD 28158 8077 85 | | CD 28158 8077 86 | | CD 28158 8077 87 | | CD 28158 8077 88 | | CD 28158 8077 89 | | CD 28158 8077 90 | | CD 28158 8077 91 | | CD 28158 8077 92 | | CD 28158 8077 93 | | CD 28158 8077 94 | | CD 28158 8077 95 | | CD 28158 8077 96 | | CD 28158 8077 97 | | CD 28158 8077 98 1st 1st JJ 28158 8077 99 battn battn NNS 28158 8077 100 . . . 28158 8078 1 | | NNP 28158 8078 2 | | CD 28158 8078 3 | | CD 28158 8078 4 | | CD 28158 8078 5 | | CD 28158 8078 6 | | CD 28158 8078 7 | | CD 28158 8078 8 | | NNP 28158 8078 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8078 10 | | NNP 28158 8078 11 29| 29| CD 28158 8078 12 969| 969| CD 28158 8078 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8078 14 1|_Catalonia_| 1|_catalonia_| CD 28158 8078 15 5.11.99|30.11.99|Durban 5.11.99|30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8078 16 | | NNP 28158 8078 17 5.12.99 5.12.99 CD 28158 8078 18 Inniskilling| Inniskilling| NNP 28158 8078 19 | | NNP 28158 8078 20 | | NNP 28158 8078 21 | | CD 28158 8078 22 | | CD 28158 8078 23 | | CD 28158 8078 24 | | CD 28158 8078 25 | | NNP 28158 8078 26 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8078 27 | | NNP 28158 8078 28 | | NNP 28158 8078 29 | | CD 28158 8078 30 | | CD 28158 8078 31 | | CD 28158 8078 32 | | CD 28158 8078 33 | | CD 28158 8078 34 | | CD 28158 8078 35 | | CD 28158 8078 36 | | CD 28158 8078 37 | | CD 28158 8078 38 | | CD 28158 8078 39 | | CD 28158 8078 40 | | CD 28158 8078 41 | | CD 28158 8078 42 | | CD 28158 8078 43 | | CD 28158 8078 44 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8078 45 battn battn NNS 28158 8078 46 . . . 28158 8079 1 | | NNP 28158 8079 2 | | CD 28158 8079 3 | | CD 28158 8079 4 | | CD 28158 8079 5 | | CD 28158 8079 6 | | CD 28158 8079 7 | | CD 28158 8079 8 | | NNP 28158 8079 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8079 10 | | NNP 28158 8079 11 25| 25| CD 28158 8079 12 875| 875| CD 28158 8079 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8079 14 1|_Britannic_|26.10.99|14.11.99|East 1|_britannic_|26.10.99|14.11.99|east CD 28158 8079 15 |16.11.99 |16.11.99 CD 28158 8079 16 Irish Irish NNP 28158 8079 17 Rifles| Rifles| NNP 28158 8079 18 | | NNP 28158 8079 19 | | NNP 28158 8079 20 | | CD 28158 8079 21 | | CD 28158 8079 22 | | CD 28158 8079 23 | | NNP 28158 8079 24 London London NNP 28158 8079 25 | | NNP 28158 8079 26 | | NNP 28158 8079 27 | | CD 28158 8079 28 | | CD 28158 8079 29 | | CD 28158 8079 30 | | CD 28158 8079 31 | | CD 28158 8079 32 | | CD 28158 8079 33 | | CD 28158 8079 34 | | CD 28158 8079 35 1st 1st JJ 28158 8079 36 battn battn NNS 28158 8079 37 . . . 28158 8080 1 | | NNP 28158 8080 2 | | CD 28158 8080 3 | | CD 28158 8080 4 | | CD 28158 8080 5 | | CD 28158 8080 6 | | CD 28158 8080 7 | | CD 28158 8080 8 | | NNP 28158 8080 9 Connaught Connaught NNP 28158 8080 10 28| 28| CD 28158 8080 11 855| 855| CD 28158 8080 12 3| 3| CD 28158 8080 13 1|_Bavarian 1|_Bavarian NNP 28158 8080 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8080 15 |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8080 16 | | NNP 28158 8080 17 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8080 18 Rangers| Rangers| NNP 28158 8080 19 | | NNP 28158 8080 20 | | NNP 28158 8080 21 | | CD 28158 8080 22 | | CD 28158 8080 23 | | CD 28158 8080 24 | | CD 28158 8080 25 | | CD 28158 8080 26 | | CD 28158 8080 27 | | CD 28158 8080 28 | | CD 28158 8080 29 | | CD 28158 8080 30 | | CD 28158 8080 31 | | CD 28158 8080 32 | | CD 28158 8080 33 | | CD 28158 8080 34 | | CD 28158 8080 35 | | CD 28158 8080 36 1st 1st JJ 28158 8080 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8080 38 . . . 28158 8081 1 | | NNP 28158 8081 2 | | CD 28158 8081 3 | | CD 28158 8081 4 | | CD 28158 8081 5 | | CD 28158 8081 6 | | CD 28158 8081 7 | | CD 28158 8081 8 | | NNP 28158 8081 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8081 10 | | NNP 28158 8081 11 28| 28| CD 28158 8081 12 923| 923| CD 28158 8081 13 --| --| : 28158 8081 14 1|_Bavarian 1|_Bavarian NNP 28158 8081 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8081 16 |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8081 17 | | NNP 28158 8081 18 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8081 19 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 8081 20 | | NNP 28158 8081 21 | | NNP 28158 8081 22 | | CD 28158 8081 23 | | CD 28158 8081 24 | | CD 28158 8081 25 | | CD 28158 8081 26 | | CD 28158 8081 27 | | CD 28158 8081 28 | | NNP 28158 8081 29 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8081 30 | | NNP 28158 8081 31 | | NNP 28158 8081 32 | | CD 28158 8081 33 | | CD 28158 8081 34 | | CD 28158 8081 35 | | CD 28158 8081 36 | | CD 28158 8081 37 | | CD 28158 8081 38 | | CD 28158 8081 39 | | CD 28158 8081 40 | | CD 28158 8081 41 | | CD 28158 8081 42 | | CD 28158 8081 43 | | CD 28158 8081 44 | | CD 28158 8081 45 | | CD 28158 8081 46 | | NNS 28158 8081 47 No no NN 28158 8081 48 . . . 28158 8082 1 8 8 CD 28158 8082 2 | | CD 28158 8082 3 | | CD 28158 8082 4 | | CD 28158 8082 5 | | CD 28158 8082 6 | | CD 28158 8082 7 | | CD 28158 8082 8 | | CD 28158 8082 9 | | CD 28158 8082 10 | | NNP 28158 8082 11 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8082 12 | | NNP 28158 8082 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8082 14 57| 57| CD 28158 8082 15 --| --| : 28158 8082 16 --|_Bavarian --|_Bavarian : 28158 8082 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8082 18 |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8082 19 | | NNP 28158 8082 20 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8082 21 company| company| NNP 28158 8082 22 | | NNP 28158 8082 23 | | NNP 28158 8082 24 | | CD 28158 8082 25 | | CD 28158 8082 26 | | CD 28158 8082 27 | | CD 28158 8082 28 | | CD 28158 8082 29 | | CD 28158 8082 30 | | CD 28158 8082 31 | | CD 28158 8082 32 | | CD 28158 8082 33 | | CD 28158 8082 34 | | CD 28158 8082 35 | | CD 28158 8082 36 | | CD 28158 8082 37 | | CD 28158 8082 38 | | NNS 28158 8082 39 No no NN 28158 8082 40 . . . 28158 8083 1 15 15 CD 28158 8083 2 | | CD 28158 8083 3 | | CD 28158 8083 4 | | CD 28158 8083 5 | | CD 28158 8083 6 | | CD 28158 8083 7 | | CD 28158 8083 8 | | CD 28158 8083 9 | | CD 28158 8083 10 | | NNP 28158 8083 11 Field Field NNP 28158 8083 12 | | NNP 28158 8083 13 5| 5| CD 28158 8083 14 35| 35| CD 28158 8083 15 --| --| : 28158 8083 16 --|_Bavarian --|_Bavarian : 28158 8083 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8083 18 |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban |10.11.99|28.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8083 19 | | NNP 28158 8083 20 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8083 21 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8083 22 | | NNP 28158 8083 23 | | NNP 28158 8083 24 | | CD 28158 8083 25 | | CD 28158 8083 26 | | CD 28158 8083 27 | | CD 28158 8083 28 | | CD 28158 8083 29 | | CD 28158 8083 30 | | CD 28158 8083 31 | | CD 28158 8083 32 | | CD 28158 8083 33 | | CD 28158 8083 34 | | CD 28158 8083 35 | | CD 28158 8083 36 | | CD 28158 8083 37 | | CD 28158 8083 38 | | CD 28158 8083 39 6th 6th JJ 28158 8083 40 infantry infantry NN 28158 8083 41 brigade brigade NN 28158 8083 42 : : : 28158 8083 43 | | NNP 28158 8083 44 | | NNP 28158 8083 45 | | CD 28158 8083 46 | | CD 28158 8083 47 | | CD 28158 8083 48 | | CD 28158 8083 49 | | CD 28158 8083 50 | | CD 28158 8083 51 | | CD 28158 8083 52 | | CD 28158 8083 53 | | CD 28158 8083 54 | | CD 28158 8083 55 | | CD 28158 8083 56 | | CD 28158 8083 57 | | CD 28158 8083 58 | | CD 28158 8083 59 6th 6th JJ 28158 8083 60 infantry infantry NN 28158 8083 61 | | NNP 28158 8083 62 | | NNP 28158 8083 63 | | CD 28158 8083 64 | | CD 28158 8083 65 | | CD 28158 8083 66 | | CD 28158 8083 67 | | CD 28158 8083 68 | | CD 28158 8083 69 brigade| brigade| CD 28158 8083 70 3| 3| CD 28158 8083 71 21| 21| CD 28158 8083 72 3| 3| CD 28158 8083 73 --|_Oriental --|_Oriental -LRB- 28158 8083 74 _ _ NNP 28158 8083 75 |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8083 76 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8083 77 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8083 78 | | NNP 28158 8083 79 | | NNP 28158 8083 80 | | CD 28158 8083 81 | | CD 28158 8083 82 | | CD 28158 8083 83 | | CD 28158 8083 84 | | CD 28158 8083 85 | | CD 28158 8083 86 | | CD 28158 8083 87 | | CD 28158 8083 88 | | CD 28158 8083 89 | | CD 28158 8083 90 | | CD 28158 8083 91 | | CD 28158 8083 92 | | CD 28158 8083 93 | | CD 28158 8083 94 | | CD 28158 8083 95 | | CD 28158 8083 96 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8083 97 battn battn NNS 28158 8083 98 . . . 28158 8084 1 | | NNP 28158 8084 2 | | CD 28158 8084 3 | | CD 28158 8084 4 | | CD 28158 8084 5 | | CD 28158 8084 6 | | CD 28158 8084 7 | | CD 28158 8084 8 | | NNP 28158 8084 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8084 10 | | NNP 28158 8084 11 25| 25| CD 28158 8084 12 769| 769| CD 28158 8084 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8084 14 1|_Pavonia 1|_pavonia JJ 28158 8084 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8084 16 |22.10.99|18.11.99|Durban |22.10.99|18.11.99|durban NN 28158 8084 17 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8084 18 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8084 19 | | NNP 28158 8084 20 | | NNP 28158 8084 21 | | CD 28158 8084 22 | | CD 28158 8084 23 | | CD 28158 8084 24 | | CD 28158 8084 25 | | CD 28158 8084 26 | | CD 28158 8084 27 | | CD 28158 8084 28 | | CD 28158 8084 29 | | CD 28158 8084 30 | | CD 28158 8084 31 | | CD 28158 8084 32 | | CD 28158 8084 33 | | CD 28158 8084 34 | | CD 28158 8084 35 | | CD 28158 8084 36 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8084 37 battn battn NNS 28158 8084 38 . . . 28158 8085 1 | | NNP 28158 8085 2 | | CD 28158 8085 3 | | CD 28158 8085 4 | | CD 28158 8085 5 | | CD 28158 8085 6 | | CD 28158 8085 7 | | CD 28158 8085 8 | | NNP 28158 8085 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8085 10 | | NNP 28158 8085 11 29| 29| CD 28158 8085 12 870| 870| CD 28158 8085 13 2| 2| CD 28158 8085 14 1{_Oriental 1{_oriental CD 28158 8085 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8085 16 |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8085 17 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 . 28158 8085 18 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 8085 19 | | POS 28158 8085 20 | | CD 28158 8085 21 | | CD 28158 8085 22 | | NNS 28158 8085 23 { { -LRB- 28158 8085 24 _ _ NNP 28158 8085 25 Pavonia Pavonia NNP 28158 8085 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8085 27 |22.10.99|18.11.99|Durban |22.10.99|18.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8085 28 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8085 29 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8085 30 | | NNP 28158 8085 31 | | NNP 28158 8085 32 | | CD 28158 8085 33 | | CD 28158 8085 34 | | CD 28158 8085 35 | | CD 28158 8085 36 | | CD 28158 8085 37 | | CD 28158 8085 38 | | CD 28158 8085 39 | | CD 28158 8085 40 | | CD 28158 8085 41 | | CD 28158 8085 42 | | CD 28158 8085 43 | | CD 28158 8085 44 | | CD 28158 8085 45 | | CD 28158 8085 46 | | CD 28158 8085 47 1st 1st JJ 28158 8085 48 battn battn NNS 28158 8085 49 . . . 28158 8086 1 | | NNP 28158 8086 2 | | CD 28158 8086 3 | | CD 28158 8086 4 | | CD 28158 8086 5 | | CD 28158 8086 6 | | CD 28158 8086 7 | | CD 28158 8086 8 | | NNP 28158 8086 9 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8086 10 | | NNP 28158 8086 11 27| 27| CD 28158 8086 12 1,074| 1,074| CD 28158 8086 13 3| 3| CD 28158 8086 14 1|_Oriental 1|_Oriental NNP 28158 8086 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8086 16 |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban |23.10.99|13.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8086 17 |17.11.99 |17.11.99 NNP 28158 8086 18 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 8086 19 | | NNP 28158 8086 20 | | NNP 28158 8086 21 | | CD 28158 8086 22 | | CD 28158 8086 23 | | CD 28158 8086 24 | | CD 28158 8086 25 | | CD 28158 8086 26 | | CD 28158 8086 27 | | NNP 28158 8086 28 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8086 29 | | NNP 28158 8086 30 | | NNP 28158 8086 31 | | CD 28158 8086 32 | | CD 28158 8086 33 | | CD 28158 8086 34 | | CD 28158 8086 35 | | CD 28158 8086 36 | | CD 28158 8086 37 | | CD 28158 8086 38 | | CD 28158 8086 39 | | CD 28158 8086 40 | | CD 28158 8086 41 | | CD 28158 8086 42 | | CD 28158 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28 | | NNP 28158 8178 29 | | CD 28158 8178 30 | | NNP 28158 8178 31 Ship Ship NNP 28158 8178 32 in in IN 28158 8178 33 which which WDT 28158 8178 34 embarked embark VBD 28158 8178 35 . . . 28158 8179 1 | | NNP 28158 8179 2 | | NNP 28158 8179 3 | | CD 28158 8179 4 | | NNP 28158 8179 5 |----------- |----------- NNP 28158 8179 6 | | NNP 28158 8179 7 | | CD 28158 8179 8 | | CD 28158 8179 9 | | CD 28158 8179 10 | | NNP 28158 8179 11 Place Place NNP 28158 8179 12 of of IN 28158 8179 13 Embarkation Embarkation NNP 28158 8179 14 . . . 28158 8180 1 | | NNP 28158 8180 2 | | CD 28158 8180 3 | | CD 28158 8180 4 | | CD 28158 8180 5 | | CD 28158 8180 6 |------------- |------------- NNS 28158 8180 7 | | CD 28158 8180 8 | | CD 28158 8180 9 | | CD 28158 8180 10 | | CD 28158 8180 11 | | CD 28158 8180 12 | | NNP 28158 8180 13 Date Date NNP 28158 8180 14 of of IN 28158 8180 15 | | NNP 28158 8180 16 | | CD 28158 8180 17 | | CD 28158 8180 18 | | CD 28158 8180 19 | | CD 28158 8180 20 | | NNS 28158 8180 21 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8189 20 regiment regiment NN 28158 8189 21 | | NNP 28158 8189 22 | | NNP 28158 8189 23 | | CD 28158 8189 24 | | CD 28158 8189 25 | | CD 28158 8189 26 | | CD 28158 8189 27 | | CD 28158 8189 28 | | CD 28158 8189 29 | | CD 28158 8189 30 | | CD 28158 8189 31 | | CD 28158 8189 32 | | CD 28158 8189 33 | | CD 28158 8189 34 | | CD 28158 8189 35 | | CD 28158 8189 36 | | CD 28158 8189 37 | | CD 28158 8189 38 | | CD 28158 8189 39 1st 1st JJ 28158 8189 40 battn battn NNS 28158 8189 41 . . . 28158 8190 1 | | NNP 28158 8190 2 | | CD 28158 8190 3 | | CD 28158 8190 4 | | CD 28158 8190 5 | | CD 28158 8190 6 | | CD 28158 8190 7 | | CD 28158 8190 8 | | CD 28158 8190 9 | | NNP 28158 8190 10 Essex Essex NNP 28158 8190 11 | | NNP 28158 8190 12 23| 23| CD 28158 8190 13 912| 912| CD 28158 8190 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8190 15 1 1 CD 28158 8190 16 |_Greek |_greek CD 28158 8190 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8190 18 |Southampton|11.11.99|Cape |Southampton|11.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8190 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8190 20 | | NNP 28158 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28158 8191 20 |15.12.99 |15.12.99 NNP 28158 8191 21 regiment regiment NN 28158 8191 22 | | NNP 28158 8191 23 | | NNP 28158 8191 24 | | CD 28158 8191 25 | | CD 28158 8191 26 | | CD 28158 8191 27 | | CD 28158 8191 28 | | CD 28158 8191 29 | | NNP 28158 8191 30 London London NNP 28158 8191 31 | | NNP 28158 8191 32 | | NNP 28158 8191 33 | | CD 28158 8191 34 | | CD 28158 8191 35 | | CD 28158 8191 36 | | CD 28158 8191 37 | | CD 28158 8191 38 | | CD 28158 8191 39 | | CD 28158 8191 40 | | NNS 28158 8191 41 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8191 42 B B NNP 28158 8191 43 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8191 44 FIFTH FIFTH NNP 28158 8191 45 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 8191 46 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 28158 8191 47 . . . 28158 8192 1 | | NNP 28158 8192 2 | | CD 28158 8192 3 | | CD 28158 8192 4 | | CD 28158 8192 5 | | CD 28158 8192 6 | | CD 28158 8192 7 | | CD 28158 8192 8 | | CD 28158 8192 9 | | NNP 28158 8192 10 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8192 11 | | NNP 28158 8192 12 | | NNP 28158 8192 13 | | CD 28158 8192 14 | | CD 28158 8192 15 | | CD 28158 8192 16 | | CD 28158 8192 17 | | CD 28158 8192 18 | | CD 28158 8192 19 | | NNP 28158 8192 20 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8192 21 | | CD 28158 8192 22 11| 11| CD 28158 8192 23 29| 29| CD 28158 8192 24 7| 7| CD 28158 8192 25 --|_Norham --|_Norham : 28158 8192 26 |Southampton|25.11.99|Cape |Southampton|25.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8192 27 Town Town NNP 28158 8192 28 |13.12.99 |13.12.99 NNP 28158 8192 29 | | NNP 28158 8192 30 | | NNP 28158 8192 31 | | CD 28158 8192 32 | | CD 28158 8192 33 | | NNP 28158 8192 34 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8192 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8192 36 | | NNP 28158 8192 37 | | NNP 28158 8192 38 | | CD 28158 8192 39 | | CD 28158 8192 40 | | CD 28158 8192 41 | | CD 28158 8192 42 | | CD 28158 8192 43 | | CD 28158 8192 44 | | CD 28158 8192 45 | | CD 28158 8192 46 | | CD 28158 8192 47 | | CD 28158 8192 48 | | CD 28158 8192 49 14th 14th JJ 28158 8192 50 | | CD 28158 8192 51 | | CD 28158 8192 52 | | CD 28158 8192 53 | | CD 28158 8192 54 | | CD 28158 8192 55 | | CD 28158 8192 56 | | CD 28158 8192 57 | | CD 28158 8192 58 | | NNP 28158 8192 59 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8192 60 | | POS 28158 8192 61 25| 25| CD 28158 8192 62 599| 599| CD 28158 8192 63 497| 497| CD 28158 8192 64 1 1 CD 28158 8192 65 { { -LRB- 28158 8192 66 _ _ NNP 28158 8192 67 Victorian_|Southampton|13.12.99|Durban victorian_|southampton|13.12.99|durban NN 28158 8192 68 | | NNP 28158 8192 69 6.1.00 6.1.00 CD 28158 8192 70 | | CD 28158 8192 71 | | CD 28158 8192 72 | | CD 28158 8192 73 | | NNS 28158 8192 74 { { -LRB- 28158 8192 75 _ _ NNP 28158 8192 76 Cestrian Cestrian NNP 28158 8192 77 _ _ NNP 28158 8192 78 |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8192 79 Town Town NNP 28158 8192 80 | | NNP 28158 8192 81 10.1.00 10.1.00 NNP 28158 8192 82 | | NNP 28158 8192 83 | | NNP 28158 8192 84 | | CD 28158 8192 85 | | CD 28158 8192 86 | | CD 28158 8192 87 | | CD 28158 8192 88 | | CD 28158 8192 89 | | CD 28158 8192 90 | | NNP 28158 8192 91 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8192 92 | | NNP 28158 8192 93 | | NNP 28158 8192 94 | | CD 28158 8192 95 | | CD 28158 8192 96 | | CD 28158 8192 97 | | CD 28158 8192 98 | | CD 28158 8192 99 | | CD 28158 8192 100 | | CD 28158 8192 101 division division NN 28158 8192 102 | | CD 28158 8192 103 4| 4| CD 28158 8192 104 13| 13| CD 28158 8192 105 13| 13| CD 28158 8192 106 --|_Atlantian_|Queenstown --|_Atlantian_|Queenstown VBN 28158 8192 107 | | CD 28158 8192 108 5.12.99|Durban 5.12.99|durban CD 28158 8192 109 | | CD 28158 8192 110 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8192 111 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8192 112 | | NNP 28158 8192 113 | | NNP 28158 8192 114 | | CD 28158 8192 115 | | CD 28158 8192 116 | | CD 28158 8192 117 | | CD 28158 8192 118 | | CD 28158 8192 119 | | CD 28158 8192 120 | | CD 28158 8192 121 | | CD 28158 8192 122 | | CD 28158 8192 123 | | CD 28158 8192 124 | | CD 28158 8192 125 | | CD 28158 8192 126 | | CD 28158 8192 127 | | CD 28158 8192 128 | | CD 28158 8192 129 | | CD 28158 8192 130 19th 19th JJ 28158 8192 131 | | CD 28158 8192 132 | | CD 28158 8192 133 | | CD 28158 8192 134 | | CD 28158 8192 135 | | CD 28158 8192 136 | | CD 28158 8192 137 | | CD 28158 8192 138 | | CD 28158 8192 139 | | CD 28158 8192 140 battery battery NN 28158 8192 141 , , , 28158 8192 142 | | NNP 28158 8192 143 5| 5| CD 28158 8192 144 170| 170| CD 28158 8192 145 133| 133| CD 28158 8192 146 6|_Atlantian_|Liverpool 6|_atlantian_|liverpool CD 28158 8192 147 | | CD 28158 8192 148 3.12.99|Durban 3.12.99|durban CD 28158 8192 149 | | CD 28158 8192 150 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8192 151 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8193 1 | | NNP 28158 8193 2 | | CD 28158 8193 3 | | CD 28158 8193 4 | | CD 28158 8193 5 | | CD 28158 8193 6 | | CD 28158 8193 7 | | CD 28158 8193 8 | | CD 28158 8193 9 | | CD 28158 8193 10 | | CD 28158 8193 11 | | CD 28158 8193 12 | | CD 28158 8193 13 | | CD 28158 8193 14 | | CD 28158 8193 15 | | CD 28158 8193 16 | | CD 28158 8193 17 | | CD 28158 8193 18 | | CD 28158 8193 19 20th 20th JJ 28158 8193 20 | | CD 28158 8193 21 | | CD 28158 8193 22 | | CD 28158 8193 23 | | CD 28158 8193 24 | | CD 28158 8193 25 | | CD 28158 8193 26 | | CD 28158 8193 27 | | CD 28158 8193 28 | | CD 28158 8193 29 battery battery NN 28158 8193 30 , , , 28158 8193 31 | | NNP 28158 8193 32 5| 5| CD 28158 8193 33 170| 170| CD 28158 8193 34 137| 137| CD 28158 8193 35 6|_Victorian_|Southampton|13.12.99|Cape 6|_Victorian_|Southampton|13.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8193 36 Town Town NNP 28158 8193 37 | | NNP 28158 8193 38 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8193 39 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8194 1 | | NNP 28158 8194 2 | | CD 28158 8194 3 | | CD 28158 8194 4 | | CD 28158 8194 5 | | CD 28158 8194 6 | | CD 28158 8194 7 | | CD 28158 8194 8 | | CD 28158 8194 9 | | CD 28158 8194 10 | | CD 28158 8194 11 | | CD 28158 8194 12 | | CD 28158 8194 13 | | CD 28158 8194 14 | | CD 28158 8194 15 | | CD 28158 8194 16 | | CD 28158 8194 17 | | CD 28158 8194 18 | | CD 28158 8194 19 28th 28th JJ 28158 8194 20 | | CD 28158 8194 21 | | CD 28158 8194 22 | | CD 28158 8194 23 | | CD 28158 8194 24 | | CD 28158 8194 25 | | CD 28158 8194 26 | | CD 28158 8194 27 | | CD 28158 8194 28 | | CD 28158 8194 29 battery battery NN 28158 8194 30 , , , 28158 8194 31 | | NNP 28158 8194 32 5| 5| CD 28158 8194 33 170| 170| CD 28158 8194 34 137| 137| CD 28158 8194 35 6|_Atlantian_|Queenstown 6|_atlantian_|queenstown CD 28158 8194 36 | | CD 28158 8194 37 5.12.99|Durban 5.12.99|durban CD 28158 8194 38 | | CD 28158 8194 39 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8194 40 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8195 1 | | NNP 28158 8195 2 | | CD 28158 8195 3 | | CD 28158 8195 4 | | CD 28158 8195 5 | | CD 28158 8195 6 | | CD 28158 8195 7 | | CD 28158 8195 8 | | CD 28158 8195 9 | | CD 28158 8195 10 | | CD 28158 8195 11 | | CD 28158 8195 12 | | CD 28158 8195 13 | | CD 28158 8195 14 | | CD 28158 8195 15 | | CD 28158 8195 16 | | CD 28158 8195 17 | | CD 28158 8195 18 | | NNP 28158 8195 19 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8195 20 | | NNP 28158 8195 21 5| 5| CD 28158 8195 22 128| 128| CD 28158 8195 23 93| 93| CD 28158 8195 24 --|_Atlantian_|Queenstown --|_Atlantian_|Queenstown HYPH 28158 8195 25 | | CD 28158 8195 26 5.12.99|Durban 5.12.99|durban CD 28158 8195 27 | | CD 28158 8195 28 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8195 29 column column NN 28158 8195 30 | | CD 28158 8195 31 | | CD 28158 8195 32 | | CD 28158 8195 33 | | CD 28158 8195 34 | | CD 28158 8195 35 | | CD 28158 8195 36 | | CD 28158 8195 37 | | CD 28158 8195 38 | | CD 28158 8195 39 | | CD 28158 8195 40 | | CD 28158 8195 41 | | CD 28158 8195 42 | | CD 28158 8195 43 | | CD 28158 8195 44 | | CD 28158 8195 45 | | CD 28158 8195 46 | | CD 28158 8195 47 | | CD 28158 8195 48 37th 37th JJ 28158 8195 49 | | CD 28158 8195 50 | | CD 28158 8195 51 | | CD 28158 8195 52 | | CD 28158 8195 53 | | CD 28158 8195 54 | | CD 28158 8195 55 | | CD 28158 8195 56 | | CD 28158 8195 57 | | NNP 28158 8195 58 Field Field NNP 28158 8195 59 | | NNP 28158 8195 60 7| 7| CD 28158 8195 61 207| 207| CD 28158 8195 62 --| --| : 28158 8195 63 |_Canada |_Canada NNP 28158 8195 64 _ _ NNP 28158 8195 65 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8195 66 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8195 67 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8195 68 company company NN 28158 8195 69 , , , 28158 8195 70 | | NNP 28158 8195 71 | | NNP 28158 8195 72 | | CD 28158 8195 73 | | CD 28158 8195 74 | | CD 28158 8195 75 | | CD 28158 8195 76 | | CD 28158 8195 77 | | CD 28158 8195 78 | | NNP 28158 8195 79 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8196 1 | | NNP 28158 8196 2 | | CD 28158 8196 3 | | CD 28158 8196 4 | | CD 28158 8196 5 | | CD 28158 8196 6 | | CD 28158 8196 7 | | CD 28158 8196 8 | | CD 28158 8196 9 | | CD 28158 8196 10 | | CD 28158 8196 11 | | CD 28158 8196 12 | | CD 28158 8196 13 | | CD 28158 8196 14 | | CD 28158 8196 15 | | CD 28158 8196 16 | | CD 28158 8196 17 | | CD 28158 8196 18 | | CD 28158 8196 19 10th 10th JJ 28158 8196 20 | | CD 28158 8196 21 | | CD 28158 8196 22 | | CD 28158 8196 23 | | CD 28158 8196 24 | | CD 28158 8196 25 | | CD 28158 8196 26 | | CD 28158 8196 27 | | CD 28158 8196 28 | | NNP 28158 8196 29 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8196 30 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8196 31 22]1| 22]1| CD 28158 8196 32 17| 17| CD 28158 8196 33 2| 2| CD 28158 8196 34 --|_Gaul --|_Gaul . 28158 8196 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8196 36 |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8196 37 Town Town NNP 28158 8196 38 |16.12.99 |16.12.99 NNP 28158 8196 39 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8196 40 | | NNP 28158 8196 41 | | NNP 28158 8196 42 | | CD 28158 8196 43 | | CD 28158 8196 44 | | CD 28158 8196 45 | | CD 28158 8196 46 | | CD 28158 8196 47 | | CD 28158 8196 48 | | NNP 28158 8196 49 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8196 50 | | NNP 28158 8196 51 | | NNP 28158 8196 52 | | CD 28158 8196 53 | | CD 28158 8196 54 | | CD 28158 8196 55 | | CD 28158 8196 56 | | CD 28158 8196 57 | | CD 28158 8196 58 | | CD 28158 8196 59 | | CD 28158 8196 60 | | CD 28158 8196 61 | | CD 28158 8196 62 | | CD 28158 8196 63 | | CD 28158 8196 64 | | CD 28158 8196 65 | | CD 28158 8196 66 | | CD 28158 8196 67 | | CD 28158 8196 68 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8196 69 battn battn NNS 28158 8196 70 . . . 28158 8197 1 | | NNP 28158 8197 2 | | CD 28158 8197 3 | | CD 28158 8197 4 | | CD 28158 8197 5 | | CD 28158 8197 6 | | CD 28158 8197 7 | | CD 28158 8197 8 | | CD 28158 8197 9 | | NNP 28158 8197 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8197 11 | | NNP 28158 8197 12 25| 25| CD 28158 8197 13 1,078| 1,078| CD 28158 8197 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8197 15 1|_Gaul 1|_gaul CD 28158 8197 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8197 17 |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8197 18 Town Town NNP 28158 8197 19 |16.12.99 |16.12.99 NNP 28158 8197 20 Warwickshire Warwickshire NNP 28158 8197 21 | | NNP 28158 8197 22 | | NNP 28158 8197 23 | | CD 28158 8197 24 | | CD 28158 8197 25 | | CD 28158 8197 26 | | CD 28158 8197 27 | | CD 28158 8197 28 | | CD 28158 8197 29 regiment regiment NN 28158 8197 30 | | CD 28158 8197 31 | | CD 28158 8197 32 | | CD 28158 8197 33 | | CD 28158 8197 34 | | CD 28158 8197 35 | | CD 28158 8197 36 | | CD 28158 8197 37 | | CD 28158 8197 38 | | CD 28158 8197 39 | | CD 28158 8197 40 | | CD 28158 8197 41 | | CD 28158 8197 42 | | CD 28158 8197 43 | | CD 28158 8197 44 | | CD 28158 8197 45 | | CD 28158 8197 46 | | CD 28158 8197 47 | | CD 28158 8197 48 1st 1st JJ 28158 8197 49 | | CD 28158 8197 50 | | NNP 28158 8197 51 | | CD 28158 8197 52 | | CD 28158 8197 53 | | CD 28158 8197 54 | | CD 28158 8197 55 | | CD 28158 8197 56 | | CD 28158 8197 57 | | CD 28158 8197 58 battn battn NNS 28158 8197 59 . . . 28158 8198 1 | | CD 28158 8198 2 22| 22| CD 28158 8198 3 956| 956| CD 28158 8198 4 4| 4| CD 28158 8198 5 1|_Doune 1|_Doune NNP 28158 8198 6 |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8198 7 Town Town NNP 28158 8198 8 |15.12.99 |15.12.99 NNP 28158 8198 9 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 8198 10 | | NNP 28158 8198 11 | | NNP 28158 8198 12 | | CD 28158 8198 13 | | CD 28158 8198 14 | | NNP 28158 8198 15 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8198 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8198 17 | | NNP 28158 8198 18 | | NNP 28158 8198 19 | | CD 28158 8198 20 | | CD 28158 8198 21 regiment regiment NN 28158 8198 22 | | CD 28158 8198 23 | | CD 28158 8198 24 | | CD 28158 8198 25 | | CD 28158 8198 26 | | CD 28158 8198 27 | | CD 28158 8198 28 | | CD 28158 8198 29 | | CD 28158 8198 30 | | CD 28158 8198 31 | | CD 28158 8198 32 | | CD 28158 8198 33 | | CD 28158 8198 34 | | CD 28158 8198 35 | | CD 28158 8198 36 | | CD 28158 8198 37 | | CD 28158 8198 38 | | CD 28158 8198 39 | | CD 28158 8198 40 | | CD 28158 8198 41 | | CD 28158 8198 42 | | CD 28158 8198 43 | | CD 28158 8198 44 | | CD 28158 8198 45 | | CD 28158 8198 46 | | CD 28158 8198 47 | | CD 28158 8198 48 | | CD 28158 8198 49 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8198 50 battn battn NNS 28158 8198 51 . . . 28158 8199 1 | | NNP 28158 8199 2 | | CD 28158 8199 3 | | CD 28158 8199 4 | | CD 28158 8199 5 | | CD 28158 8199 6 | | CD 28158 8199 7 | | CD 28158 8199 8 | | CD 28158 8199 9 | | NNP 28158 8199 10 Dorset Dorset NNP 28158 8199 11 | | CD 28158 8199 12 22| 22| CD 28158 8199 13 944| 944| CD 28158 8199 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8199 15 1|_Simla 1|_Simla NNP 28158 8199 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8199 17 |Southampton|24.11.99|Durban |Southampton|24.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8199 18 |21.12.99 |21.12.99 NNP 28158 8199 19 regiment regiment NN 28158 8199 20 | | NNP 28158 8199 21 | | NNP 28158 8199 22 | | CD 28158 8199 23 | | CD 28158 8199 24 | | CD 28158 8199 25 | | CD 28158 8199 26 | | CD 28158 8199 27 | | CD 28158 8199 28 | | CD 28158 8199 29 | | CD 28158 8199 30 | | CD 28158 8199 31 | | CD 28158 8199 32 | | CD 28158 8199 33 | | CD 28158 8199 34 | | CD 28158 8199 35 | | CD 28158 8199 36 | | CD 28158 8199 37 | | CD 28158 8199 38 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8199 39 battn battn NNS 28158 8199 40 . . . 28158 8200 1 | | NNP 28158 8200 2 | | CD 28158 8200 3 | | CD 28158 8200 4 | | CD 28158 8200 5 | | CD 28158 8200 6 | | CD 28158 8200 7 | | CD 28158 8200 8 | | CD 28158 8200 9 | | NNP 28158 8200 10 Middlesex Middlesex NNP 28158 8200 11 | | CD 28158 8200 12 25| 25| CD 28158 8200 13 1,023| 1,023| CD 28158 8200 14 4| 4| CD 28158 8200 15 1|_Avondale 1|_Avondale NNP 28158 8200 16 |Southampton| |southampton| NN 28158 8200 17 2.12.99|Cape 2.12.99|cape CD 28158 8200 18 |26.12.99 |26.12.99 NNP 28158 8200 19 regiment regiment NN 28158 8200 20 | | NNP 28158 8200 21 | | NNP 28158 8200 22 | | CD 28158 8200 23 | | CD 28158 8200 24 | | NNP 28158 8200 25 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8200 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8200 27 | | NNP 28158 8200 28 | | NNP 28158 8200 29 | | NNP 28158 8200 30 Town[23 Town[23 '' 28158 8200 31 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8200 32 | | NNP 28158 8200 33 | | CD 28158 8200 34 | | CD 28158 8200 35 | | CD 28158 8200 36 | | CD 28158 8200 37 | | CD 28158 8200 38 | | CD 28158 8200 39 | | CD 28158 8200 40 | | CD 28158 8200 41 | | CD 28158 8200 42 11th 11th JJ 28158 8200 43 infantry infantry NN 28158 8200 44 | | CD 28158 8200 45 | | NNP 28158 8200 46 | | CD 28158 8200 47 | | CD 28158 8200 48 | | CD 28158 8200 49 | | CD 28158 8200 50 | | CD 28158 8200 51 | | CD 28158 8200 52 brigade brigade NN 28158 8200 53 | | NNP 28158 8200 54 3| 3| CD 28158 8200 55 12| 12| CD 28158 8200 56 3| 3| CD 28158 8200 57 --|_Canada --|_Canada -LRB- 28158 8200 58 _ _ NNP 28158 8200 59 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8200 60 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8200 61 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8200 62 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8200 63 | | NNP 28158 8200 64 | | NNP 28158 8200 65 | | CD 28158 8200 66 | | CD 28158 8200 67 | | CD 28158 8200 68 | | CD 28158 8200 69 | | CD 28158 8200 70 | | CD 28158 8200 71 | | CD 28158 8200 72 | | CD 28158 8200 73 | | CD 28158 8200 74 | | CD 28158 8200 75 | | CD 28158 8200 76 | | CD 28158 8200 77 | | CD 28158 8200 78 | | CD 28158 8200 79 | | CD 28158 8200 80 | | CD 28158 8200 81 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8200 82 battn battn NNS 28158 8200 83 . . . 28158 8201 1 | | NNP 28158 8201 2 | | CD 28158 8201 3 | | CD 28158 8201 4 | | CD 28158 8201 5 | | CD 28158 8201 6 | | CD 28158 8201 7 | | CD 28158 8201 8 | | CD 28158 8201 9 | | NNP 28158 8201 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8201 11 | | NNP 28158 8201 12 25| 25| CD 28158 8201 13 1,049| 1,049| CD 28158 8201 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8201 15 1|_Dilwara 1|_Dilwara NNP 28158 8201 16 _ _ IN 28158 8201 17 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8201 18 2.12.99|Durban 2.12.99|durban CD 28158 8201 19 |30.12.99 |30.12.99 NNP 28158 8201 20 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8201 21 | | NNP 28158 8201 22 | | NNP 28158 8201 23 | | CD 28158 8201 24 | | CD 28158 8201 25 | | CD 28158 8201 26 | | CD 28158 8201 27 | | CD 28158 8201 28 | | CD 28158 8201 29 | | CD 28158 8201 30 regiment regiment NN 28158 8201 31 | | CD 28158 8201 32 | | CD 28158 8201 33 | | CD 28158 8201 34 | | CD 28158 8201 35 | | CD 28158 8201 36 | | CD 28158 8201 37 | | CD 28158 8201 38 | | CD 28158 8201 39 | | CD 28158 8201 40 | | CD 28158 8201 41 | | CD 28158 8201 42 | | CD 28158 8201 43 | | CD 28158 8201 44 | | CD 28158 8201 45 | | CD 28158 8201 46 | | CD 28158 8201 47 | | CD 28158 8201 48 | | CD 28158 8201 49 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8201 50 battn battn NNS 28158 8201 51 . . . 28158 8202 1 | | NNP 28158 8202 2 | | CD 28158 8202 3 | | CD 28158 8202 4 | | CD 28158 8202 5 | | CD 28158 8202 6 | | CD 28158 8202 7 | | CD 28158 8202 8 | | CD 28158 8202 9 | | NNP 28158 8202 10 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8202 11 | | NNP 28158 8202 12 21| 21| CD 28158 8202 13 1,082| 1,082| CD 28158 8202 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8202 15 1|_Norman 1|_Norman NNP 28158 8202 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8202 17 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8202 18 2.12.99|Cape 2.12.99|cape CD 28158 8202 19 |19.12.99 |19.12.99 NNP 28158 8202 20 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8202 21 | | NNP 28158 8202 22 | | NNP 28158 8202 23 | | CD 28158 8202 24 | | CD 28158 8202 25 | | CD 28158 8202 26 | | CD 28158 8202 27 | | CD 28158 8202 28 | | CD 28158 8202 29 Town[24 Town[24 '' 28158 8202 30 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8202 31 | | NNP 28158 8202 32 | | CD 28158 8202 33 | | CD 28158 8202 34 | | CD 28158 8202 35 | | CD 28158 8202 36 | | CD 28158 8202 37 | | CD 28158 8202 38 | | CD 28158 8202 39 | | CD 28158 8202 40 | | CD 28158 8202 41 1st 1st JJ 28158 8202 42 battn battn NNS 28158 8202 43 . . . 28158 8203 1 | | NNP 28158 8203 2 | | CD 28158 8203 3 | | CD 28158 8203 4 | | CD 28158 8203 5 | | CD 28158 8203 6 | | CD 28158 8203 7 | | CD 28158 8203 8 | | CD 28158 8203 9 | | NNP 28158 8203 10 South South NNP 28158 8203 11 | | CD 28158 8203 12 22| 22| CD 28158 8203 13 1,049| 1,049| CD 28158 8203 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8203 15 1|_Canada 1|_Canada NNP 28158 8203 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8203 17 |Liverpool |Liverpool JJR 28158 8203 18 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8203 19 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8203 20 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8203 21 | | NNP 28158 8203 22 | | NNP 28158 8203 23 | | CD 28158 8203 24 | | CD 28158 8203 25 | | CD 28158 8203 26 | | CD 28158 8203 27 | | CD 28158 8203 28 | | CD 28158 8203 29 | | CD 28158 8203 30 regiment regiment NN 28158 8203 31 | | CD 28158 8203 32 | | CD 28158 8203 33 | | CD 28158 8203 34 | | CD 28158 8203 35 | | CD 28158 8203 36 | | CD 28158 8203 37 | | CD 28158 8203 38 | | CD 28158 8203 39 | | CD 28158 8203 40 | | CD 28158 8203 41 | | CD 28158 8203 42 | | CD 28158 8203 43 | | CD 28158 8203 44 | | CD 28158 8203 45 | | CD 28158 8203 46 | | CD 28158 8203 47 | | CD 28158 8203 48 | | CD 28158 8203 49 1st 1st JJ 28158 8203 50 battn battn NNS 28158 8203 51 . . . 28158 8204 1 | | NNP 28158 8204 2 | | CD 28158 8204 3 | | CD 28158 8204 4 | | CD 28158 8204 5 | | CD 28158 8204 6 | | CD 28158 8204 7 | | CD 28158 8204 8 | | NNP 28158 8204 9 | | NNP 28158 8204 10 York York NNP 28158 8204 11 and and CC 28158 8204 12 | | NNP 28158 8204 13 24| 24| CD 28158 8204 14 838| 838| NN 28158 8204 15 4| 4| CD 28158 8204 16 1|_Majestic 1|_Majestic NNP 28158 8204 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8204 18 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8204 19 |13.12.99|Durban |13.12.99|durban CD 28158 8204 20 | | CD 28158 8204 21 2.1.00 2.1.00 CD 28158 8204 22 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8204 23 | | NNP 28158 8204 24 | | NNP 28158 8204 25 | | CD 28158 8204 26 | | CD 28158 8204 27 | | CD 28158 8204 28 | | CD 28158 8204 29 | | CD 28158 8204 30 | | CD 28158 8204 31 | | CD 28158 8204 32 regiment regiment NN 28158 8204 33 | | CD 28158 8204 34 | | CD 28158 8204 35 | | CD 28158 8204 36 | | CD 28158 8204 37 | | CD 28158 8204 38 | | CD 28158 8204 39 | | CD 28158 8204 40 | | CD 28158 8204 41 | | CD 28158 8204 42 | | CD 28158 8204 43 | | CD 28158 8204 44 | | CD 28158 8204 45 | | CD 28158 8204 46 | | CD 28158 8204 47 | | CD 28158 8204 48 | | CD 28158 8204 49 | | CD 28158 8204 50 | | NNP 28158 8204 51 Army Army NNP 28158 8204 52 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8204 53 | | NNP 28158 8204 54 | | NNP 28158 8204 55 | | CD 28158 8204 56 | | CD 28158 8204 57 | | CD 28158 8204 58 | | CD 28158 8204 59 | | CD 28158 8204 60 | | NNP 28158 8204 61 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8204 62 , , , 28158 8204 63 | | NNP 28158 8204 64 | | NNP 28158 8204 65 | | CD 28158 8204 66 | | CD 28158 8204 67 | | CD 28158 8204 68 | | CD 28158 8204 69 | | CD 28158 8204 70 | | CD 28158 8204 71 | | NNS 28158 8204 72 No no NN 28158 8204 73 . . . 28158 8205 1 27 27 CD 28158 8205 2 coy.| coy.| CD 28158 8205 3 2| 2| CD 28158 8205 4 47| 47| CD 28158 8205 5 --| --| : 28158 8205 6 --|_Canada --|_Canada NFP 28158 8205 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8205 8 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8205 9 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8205 10 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8205 11 | | NNP 28158 8205 12 | | NNP 28158 8205 13 | | CD 28158 8205 14 | | CD 28158 8205 15 | | CD 28158 8205 16 | | CD 28158 8205 17 | | CD 28158 8205 18 | | CD 28158 8205 19 | | NNP 28158 8205 20 Army Army NNP 28158 8205 21 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8205 22 | | NNP 28158 8205 23 | | NNP 28158 8205 24 | | CD 28158 8205 25 | | CD 28158 8205 26 | | CD 28158 8205 27 | | CD 28158 8205 28 | | CD 28158 8205 29 | | NNP 28158 8205 30 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8205 31 , , , 28158 8205 32 | | NNP 28158 8205 33 | | NNP 28158 8205 34 | | CD 28158 8205 35 | | CD 28158 8205 36 | | CD 28158 8205 37 | | CD 28158 8205 38 | | CD 28158 8205 39 | | CD 28158 8205 40 | | NNS 28158 8205 41 No no NN 28158 8205 42 . . . 28158 8206 1 32 32 CD 28158 8206 2 coy.| coy.| CD 28158 8206 3 2| 2| CD 28158 8206 4 60| 60| CD 28158 8206 5 --| --| : 28158 8206 6 --|_Gaul --|_Gaul : 28158 8206 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8206 8 |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape |Southampton|24.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8206 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8206 10 |16.12.99 |16.12.99 NNP 28158 8206 11 | | NNP 28158 8206 12 | | NNP 28158 8206 13 | | CD 28158 8206 14 | | CD 28158 8206 15 | | CD 28158 8206 16 | | CD 28158 8206 17 | | CD 28158 8206 18 | | CD 28158 8206 19 | | NNP 28158 8206 20 Army Army NNP 28158 8206 21 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8206 22 | | NNP 28158 8206 23 | | NNP 28158 8206 24 | | CD 28158 8206 25 | | CD 28158 8206 26 | | CD 28158 8206 27 | | CD 28158 8206 28 | | CD 28158 8206 29 | | NNP 28158 8206 30 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8206 31 , , , 28158 8206 32 | | NNP 28158 8206 33 | | NNP 28158 8206 34 | | CD 28158 8206 35 | | CD 28158 8206 36 | | CD 28158 8206 37 | | CD 28158 8206 38 | | CD 28158 8206 39 | | CD 28158 8206 40 | | NNS 28158 8206 41 No no NN 28158 8206 42 . . . 28158 8207 1 25 25 CD 28158 8207 2 coy.| coy.| CD 28158 8207 3 2| 2| CD 28158 8207 4 60| 60| CD 28158 8207 5 1| 1| CD 28158 8207 6 --|_Canada --|_Canada HYPH 28158 8207 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 8 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8207 9 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8207 10 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8207 11 | | NNP 28158 8207 12 | | NNP 28158 8207 13 | | CD 28158 8207 14 | | CD 28158 8207 15 | | CD 28158 8207 16 | | CD 28158 8207 17 | | CD 28158 8207 18 | | CD 28158 8207 19 | | NNP 28158 8207 20 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8207 21 Army Army NNP 28158 8207 22 | | NNP 28158 8207 23 15| 15| CD 28158 8207 24 153| 153| CD 28158 8207 25 --| --| CD 28158 8207 26 --{_Canada --{_Canada NFP 28158 8207 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 28 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8207 29 |30.11.99|Durban |30.11.99|Durban NNP 28158 8207 30 |23.12.99 |23.12.99 NNP 28158 8207 31 Medical Medical NNP 28158 8207 32 | | NNP 28158 8207 33 | | NNP 28158 8207 34 | | CD 28158 8207 35 | | NNS 28158 8207 36 { { -LRB- 28158 8207 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 38 Simla Simla NNP 28158 8207 39 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 40 |Southampton|24.11.99|Durban |southampton|24.11.99|durban NN 28158 8207 41 |21.12.99 |21.12.99 NNP 28158 8207 42 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8207 43 | | NNP 28158 8207 44 | | NNP 28158 8207 45 | | CD 28158 8207 46 | | NNS 28158 8207 47 { { -LRB- 28158 8207 48 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 49 Dilwara Dilwara NNP 28158 8207 50 _ _ NNP 28158 8207 51 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8207 52 2.12.99|Durban 2.12.99|durban CD 28158 8207 53 |30.12.99 |30.12.99 NNP 28158 8207 54 | | CD 28158 8207 55 | | NNP 28158 8207 56 | | CD 28158 8207 57 | | CD 28158 8207 58 | | CD 28158 8207 59 | | CD 28158 8207 60 | | CD 28158 8207 61 | | CD 28158 8207 62 | | NNS 28158 8207 63 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8207 64 C C NNP 28158 8207 65 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8207 66 ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL NNP 28158 8207 67 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8207 68 MOBILIZED mobilized NN 28158 8207 69 WITH with IN 28158 8207 70 FIFTH FIFTH NNP 28158 8207 71 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 8207 72 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 28158 8207 73 . . . 28158 8208 1 | | NNP 28158 8208 2 | | CD 28158 8208 3 | | CD 28158 8208 4 | | CD 28158 8208 5 | | CD 28158 8208 6 | | CD 28158 8208 7 | | CD 28158 8208 8 | | CD 28158 8208 9 | | NNP 28158 8208 10 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8208 11 | | NNP 28158 8208 12 | | NNP 28158 8208 13 | | CD 28158 8208 14 | | CD 28158 8208 15 | | CD 28158 8208 16 | | CD 28158 8208 17 | | CD 28158 8208 18 | | CD 28158 8208 19 | | CD 28158 8208 20 division division NN 28158 8208 21 | | CD 28158 8208 22 4| 4| CD 28158 8208 23 16| 16| CD 28158 8208 24 18| 18| CD 28158 8208 25 --|_Cestrian --|_Cestrian : 28158 8208 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8208 27 |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8208 28 Town Town NNP 28158 8208 29 | | NNP 28158 8208 30 10.1.00 10.1.00 NNP 28158 8208 31 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8208 32 , , , 28158 8208 33 | | NNP 28158 8208 34 | | CD 28158 8208 35 | | CD 28158 8208 36 | | CD 28158 8208 37 | | CD 28158 8208 38 | | CD 28158 8208 39 | | CD 28158 8208 40 | | CD 28158 8208 41 | | NNP 28158 8208 42 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8209 1 | | NNP 28158 8209 2 | | CD 28158 8209 3 | | CD 28158 8209 4 | | CD 28158 8209 5 | | CD 28158 8209 6 | | CD 28158 8209 7 | | CD 28158 8209 8 | | CD 28158 8209 9 | | CD 28158 8209 10 | | CD 28158 8209 11 | | CD 28158 8209 12 | | CD 28158 8209 13 | | CD 28158 8209 14 | | CD 28158 8209 15 | | CD 28158 8209 16 | | CD 28158 8209 17 | | NNP 28158 8209 18 | | NNP 28158 8209 19 Q. Q. NNP 28158 8209 20 battery battery NN 28158 8209 21 , , , 28158 8209 22 | | NNP 28158 8209 23 4| 4| CD 28158 8209 24 174| 174| CD 28158 8209 25 194| 194| CD 28158 8209 26 6{_Manchester_Southampton|19.12.99|Cape 6{_Manchester_Southampton|19.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8209 27 Town Town NNP 28158 8209 28 { { -LRB- 28158 8209 29 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8209 30 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8210 1 | | NNP 28158 8210 2 | | CD 28158 8210 3 | | CD 28158 8210 4 | | NNS 28158 8210 5 { { -LRB- 28158 8210 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8210 7 Corporation Corporation NNP 28158 8210 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8210 9 | | NNP 28158 8210 10 | | NNP 28158 8210 11 { { -LRB- 28158 8210 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8210 13 25 25 CD 28158 8210 14 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8210 15 | | CD 28158 8210 16 | | CD 28158 8210 17 | | CD 28158 8210 18 | | CD 28158 8210 19 | | CD 28158 8210 20 | | CD 28158 8210 21 | | CD 28158 8210 22 | | CD 28158 8210 23 | | CD 28158 8210 24 T. t. NN 28158 8210 25 battery battery NN 28158 8210 26 , , , 28158 8210 27 | | NNP 28158 8210 28 5 5 CD 28158 8210 29 | | CD 28158 8210 30 170| 170| CD 28158 8210 31 196| 196| CD 28158 8210 32 6{_Manchester_Southampton|19.12.99|Cape 6{_Manchester_Southampton|19.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8210 33 Town Town NNP 28158 8210 34 | | NNP 28158 8210 35 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8210 36 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8211 1 | | NNP 28158 8211 2 | | CD 28158 8211 3 | | CD 28158 8211 4 | | NNS 28158 8211 5 { { -LRB- 28158 8211 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8211 7 Corporation Corporation NNP 28158 8211 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8211 9 | | NNP 28158 8211 10 | | NNP 28158 8211 11 | | CD 28158 8211 12 | | CD 28158 8211 13 | | CD 28158 8211 14 | | CD 28158 8211 15 | | CD 28158 8211 16 | | CD 28158 8211 17 | | CD 28158 8211 18 | | CD 28158 8211 19 | | CD 28158 8211 20 | | CD 28158 8211 21 U. U. NNP 28158 8211 22 battery battery NN 28158 8211 23 , , , 28158 8211 24 | | NNP 28158 8211 25 3 3 CD 28158 8211 26 | | CD 28158 8211 27 178| 178| CD 28158 8211 28 196| 196| CD 28158 8211 29 6|_Cestrian 6|_Cestrian NNP 28158 8211 30 _ _ NNP 28158 8211 31 |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8211 32 Town Town NNP 28158 8211 33 | | NNP 28158 8211 34 10.1.00 10.1.00 NNP 28158 8211 35 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8212 1 | | NNP 28158 8212 2 | | CD 28158 8212 3 | | CD 28158 8212 4 | | CD 28158 8212 5 | | CD 28158 8212 6 | | CD 28158 8212 7 | | CD 28158 8212 8 | | CD 28158 8212 9 | | CD 28158 8212 10 | | CD 28158 8212 11 | | CD 28158 8212 12 | | CD 28158 8212 13 | | CD 28158 8212 14 | | CD 28158 8212 15 | | CD 28158 8212 16 | | CD 28158 8212 17 | | CD 28158 8212 18 | | NNP 28158 8212 19 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8212 20 | | NNP 28158 8212 21 | | NNP 28158 8212 22 | | CD 28158 8212 23 | | CD 28158 8212 24 | | CD 28158 8212 25 | | CD 28158 8212 26 | | CD 28158 8212 27 | | CD 28158 8212 28 | | CD 28158 8212 29 column column NN 28158 8212 30 | | CD 28158 8212 31 5| 5| CD 28158 8212 32 107| 107| CD 28158 8212 33 93| 93| CD 28158 8212 34 --|_Cestrian --|_Cestrian : 28158 8212 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8212 36 |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape |Southampton|21.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8212 37 Town Town NNP 28158 8212 38 | | NNP 28158 8212 39 10.1.00 10.1.00 NNP 28158 8212 40 | | NNP 28158 8212 41 | | NNP 28158 8212 42 | | CD 28158 8212 43 | | CD 28158 8212 44 | | CD 28158 8212 45 | | CD 28158 8212 46 | | CD 28158 8212 47 | | CD 28158 8212 48 | | NNP 28158 8212 49 Army Army NNP 28158 8212 50 Ordnance Ordnance NNP 28158 8212 51 2| 2| CD 28158 8212 52 80| 80| CD 28158 8212 53 --| --| : 28158 8212 54 --|_Guelph --|_Guelph : 28158 8212 55 _ _ NNP 28158 8212 56 |Southampton|18.11.99|Cape |Southampton|18.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8212 57 Town Town NNP 28158 8212 58 |10.12.99 |10.12.99 NNP 28158 8212 59 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8212 60 | | NNP 28158 8212 61 | | NNP 28158 8212 62 | | CD 28158 8212 63 | | CD 28158 8212 64 | | CD 28158 8212 65 | | CD 28158 8212 66 | | CD 28158 8212 67 | | CD 28158 8212 68 | | CD 28158 8212 69 | | CD 28158 8212 70 | | CD 28158 8212 71 | | CD 28158 8212 72 | | CD 28158 8212 73 | | CD 28158 8212 74 | | CD 28158 8212 75 | | CD 28158 8212 76 | | CD 28158 8212 77 | | NNS 28158 8212 78 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8212 79 D D NNP 28158 8212 80 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8212 81 SIXTH SIXTH NNP 28158 8212 82 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 8212 83 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 28158 8212 84 . . . 28158 8213 1 | | NNP 28158 8213 2 | | CD 28158 8213 3 | | CD 28158 8213 4 | | CD 28158 8213 5 | | CD 28158 8213 6 | | CD 28158 8213 7 | | CD 28158 8213 8 | | CD 28158 8213 9 | | NNP 28158 8213 10 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8213 11 | | NNP 28158 8213 12 10 10 CD 28158 8213 13 | | CD 28158 8213 14 40| 40| CD 28158 8213 15 8| 8| CD 28158 8213 16 --|_Dunottar --|_Dunottar -LRB- 28158 8213 17 |Southampton|23.12.99|Port |Southampton|23.12.99|Port NNP 28158 8213 18 | | NNP 28158 8213 19 15.1.00 15.1.00 NNP 28158 8213 20 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8213 21 | | NNP 28158 8213 22 | | NNP 28158 8213 23 | | CD 28158 8213 24 | | CD 28158 8213 25 | | NNP 28158 8213 26 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8213 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8213 28 | | NNP 28158 8213 29 | | NNP 28158 8213 30 | | NNP 28158 8213 31 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8213 32 | | NNP 28158 8213 33 | | NNP 28158 8213 34 | | CD 28158 8213 35 | | CD 28158 8213 36 | | CD 28158 8213 37 | | CD 28158 8213 38 | | CD 28158 8213 39 | | CD 28158 8213 40 | | NNP 28158 8213 41 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8213 42 | | NNP 28158 8213 43 | | NNP 28158 8213 44 | | CD 28158 8213 45 | | CD 28158 8213 46 | | CD 28158 8213 47 | | CD 28158 8213 48 | | CD 28158 8213 49 | | CD 28158 8213 50 | | CD 28158 8213 51 division division NN 28158 8213 52 | | CD 28158 8213 53 4| 4| CD 28158 8213 54 13| 13| CD 28158 8213 55 16| 16| CD 28158 8213 56 --|_Cymric --|_Cymric : 28158 8213 57 _ _ NNP 28158 8213 58 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8213 59 | | NNP 28158 8213 60 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8213 61 Town Town NNP 28158 8213 62 | | NNP 28158 8213 63 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8213 64 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8213 65 | | NNP 28158 8213 66 | | NNP 28158 8213 67 | | CD 28158 8213 68 | | CD 28158 8213 69 | | CD 28158 8213 70 | | CD 28158 8213 71 | | CD 28158 8213 72 | | CD 28158 8213 73 | | CD 28158 8213 74 | | CD 28158 8213 75 | | CD 28158 8213 76 | | CD 28158 8213 77 | | CD 28158 8213 78 | | CD 28158 8213 79 | | CD 28158 8213 80 | | CD 28158 8213 81 | | CD 28158 8213 82 | | CD 28158 8213 83 76th 76th JJ 28158 8213 84 battery battery NN 28158 8213 85 , , , 28158 8213 86 5| 5| CD 28158 8213 87 170| 170| CD 28158 8213 88 137| 137| CD 28158 8213 89 6|_Cymric 6|_Cymric NNP 28158 8213 90 _ _ NNP 28158 8213 91 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNPS 28158 8213 92 | | NNP 28158 8213 93 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8213 94 Town Town NNP 28158 8213 95 | | NNP 28158 8213 96 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8213 97 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8214 1 | | NNP 28158 8214 2 | | CD 28158 8214 3 | | CD 28158 8214 4 | | CD 28158 8214 5 | | CD 28158 8214 6 | | CD 28158 8214 7 | | CD 28158 8214 8 | | CD 28158 8214 9 | | CD 28158 8214 10 | | CD 28158 8214 11 | | CD 28158 8214 12 | | CD 28158 8214 13 | | CD 28158 8214 14 | | CD 28158 8214 15 | | CD 28158 8214 16 | | CD 28158 8214 17 | | CD 28158 8214 18 | | CD 28158 8214 19 81st 81st JJ 28158 8214 20 battery battery NN 28158 8214 21 , , , 28158 8214 22 5| 5| CD 28158 8214 23 170| 170| CD 28158 8214 24 137| 137| CD 28158 8214 25 6|_Cymric 6|_Cymric NNP 28158 8214 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8214 27 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNPS 28158 8214 28 | | NNP 28158 8214 29 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8214 30 Town Town NNP 28158 8214 31 | | NNP 28158 8214 32 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8214 33 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8215 1 | | NNP 28158 8215 2 | | CD 28158 8215 3 | | CD 28158 8215 4 | | CD 28158 8215 5 | | CD 28158 8215 6 | | CD 28158 8215 7 | | CD 28158 8215 8 | | CD 28158 8215 9 | | CD 28158 8215 10 | | CD 28158 8215 11 | | CD 28158 8215 12 | | CD 28158 8215 13 | | CD 28158 8215 14 | | CD 28158 8215 15 | | CD 28158 8215 16 | | CD 28158 8215 17 | | CD 28158 8215 18 | | CD 28158 8215 19 82nd 82nd JJ 28158 8215 20 battery battery NN 28158 8215 21 , , , 28158 8215 22 5| 5| CD 28158 8215 23 170| 170| CD 28158 8215 24 138| 138| CD 28158 8215 25 6|_Cymric 6|_Cymric NNP 28158 8215 26 _ _ NNP 28158 8215 27 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNPS 28158 8215 28 | | NNP 28158 8215 29 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8215 30 Town Town NNP 28158 8215 31 | | NNP 28158 8215 32 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8215 33 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8216 1 | | NNP 28158 8216 2 | | CD 28158 8216 3 | | CD 28158 8216 4 | | CD 28158 8216 5 | | CD 28158 8216 6 | | CD 28158 8216 7 | | CD 28158 8216 8 | | CD 28158 8216 9 | | CD 28158 8216 10 | | CD 28158 8216 11 | | CD 28158 8216 12 | | CD 28158 8216 13 | | CD 28158 8216 14 | | CD 28158 8216 15 | | CD 28158 8216 16 | | CD 28158 8216 17 | | CD 28158 8216 18 | | NNP 28158 8216 19 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8216 20 | | NNP 28158 8216 21 4| 4| CD 28158 8216 22 123| 123| CD 28158 8216 23 96| 96| CD 28158 8216 24 --|_America --|_America : 28158 8216 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8216 26 |Royal |Royal NNP 28158 8216 27 | | NNP 28158 8216 28 5.1.00|Cape 5.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8216 29 Town Town NNP 28158 8216 30 | | NNP 28158 8216 31 31.1.00 31.1.00 NNP 28158 8216 32 column column NN 28158 8216 33 | | CD 28158 8216 34 | | CD 28158 8216 35 | | CD 28158 8216 36 | | CD 28158 8216 37 | | CD 28158 8216 38 | | NNP 28158 8216 39 Albert Albert NNP 28158 8216 40 | | NNP 28158 8216 41 | | NNP 28158 8216 42 | | NNP 28158 8216 43 | | CD 28158 8216 44 | | CD 28158 8216 45 | | CD 28158 8216 46 | | CD 28158 8216 47 | | CD 28158 8216 48 | | NNP 28158 8216 49 Dock Dock NNP 28158 8216 50 | | NNP 28158 8216 51 | | NNP 28158 8216 52 | | CD 28158 8216 53 | | CD 28158 8216 54 | | CD 28158 8216 55 | | CD 28158 8216 56 | | CD 28158 8216 57 | | CD 28158 8216 58 | | CD 28158 8216 59 | | CD 28158 8216 60 | | CD 28158 8216 61 | | NNP 28158 8216 62 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8216 63 | | NNP 28158 8216 64 10| 10| CD 28158 8216 65 208| 208| CD 28158 8216 66 10| 10| CD 28158 8216 67 --|_Tintagel --|_Tintagel -RRB- 28158 8216 68 |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8216 69 Town Town NNP 28158 8216 70 | | NNP 28158 8216 71 8.1.00 8.1.00 CD 28158 8216 72 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 8216 73 | | POS 28158 8216 74 | | NNP 28158 8216 75 | | CD 28158 8216 76 | | CD 28158 8216 77 | | NNP 28158 8216 78 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8216 79 _ _ NNP 28158 8216 80 | | NNP 28158 8216 81 | | NNP 28158 8216 82 | | CD 28158 8216 83 | | CD 28158 8216 84 | | CD 28158 8216 85 | | CD 28158 8216 86 | | CD 28158 8216 87 | | CD 28158 8216 88 | | CD 28158 8216 89 | | CD 28158 8216 90 | | CD 28158 8216 91 | | CD 28158 8216 92 | | CD 28158 8216 93 12th 12th NN 28158 8216 94 infantry infantry NN 28158 8216 95 | | CD 28158 8216 96 | | NNP 28158 8216 97 | | CD 28158 8216 98 | | CD 28158 8216 99 | | CD 28158 8216 100 | | CD 28158 8216 101 | | CD 28158 8216 102 | | CD 28158 8216 103 brigade brigade NN 28158 8216 104 | | NNP 28158 8216 105 3| 3| CD 28158 8216 106 21| 21| CD 28158 8216 107 --| --| : 28158 8216 108 --|_Gascon --|_Gascon : 28158 8216 109 _ _ NNP 28158 8216 110 |Southampton|16.12.99|Port |Southampton|16.12.99|Port NNP 28158 8216 111 | | NNP 28158 8216 112 12.1.00 12.1.00 NNP 28158 8216 113 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8216 114 | | NNP 28158 8216 115 | | NNP 28158 8216 116 | | CD 28158 8216 117 | | CD 28158 8216 118 | | CD 28158 8216 119 | | CD 28158 8216 120 | | CD 28158 8216 121 | | NNS 28158 8216 122 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8216 123 | | NNP 28158 8216 124 | | NNP 28158 8216 125 | | CD 28158 8216 126 | | CD 28158 8216 127 | | CD 28158 8216 128 | | CD 28158 8216 129 | | CD 28158 8216 130 | | CD 28158 8216 131 | | CD 28158 8216 132 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8216 133 battn battn NNS 28158 8216 134 . . . 28158 8217 1 | | CD 28158 8217 2 22| 22| CD 28158 8217 3 903| 903| CD 28158 8217 4 2| 2| CD 28158 8217 5 1|_Sumatra 1|_Sumatra NNP 28158 8217 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8217 7 |Royal |Royal NNP 28158 8217 8 |16.12.99|Port |16.12.99|port CD 28158 8217 9 | | NNP 28158 8217 10 13.1.00 13.1.00 NNP 28158 8217 11 Bedfordshire Bedfordshire NNP 28158 8217 12 | | NNP 28158 8217 13 | | NNP 28158 8217 14 | | CD 28158 8217 15 | | CD 28158 8217 16 | | NNP 28158 8217 17 Albert Albert NNP 28158 8217 18 | | NNP 28158 8217 19 | | NNP 28158 8217 20 Elizabeth| elizabeth| NN 28158 8217 21 regt regt NN 28158 8217 22 . . . 28158 8218 1 | | NNP 28158 8218 2 | | CD 28158 8218 3 | | CD 28158 8218 4 | | CD 28158 8218 5 | | CD 28158 8218 6 | | NNP 28158 8218 7 Dock Dock NNP 28158 8218 8 | | NNP 28158 8218 9 | | NNP 28158 8218 10 | | CD 28158 8218 11 | | CD 28158 8218 12 | | CD 28158 8218 13 | | CD 28158 8218 14 | | CD 28158 8218 15 | | CD 28158 8218 16 | | CD 28158 8218 17 | | CD 28158 8218 18 | | CD 28158 8218 19 | | CD 28158 8218 20 1st 1st JJ 28158 8218 21 battn battn NNS 28158 8218 22 . . . 28158 8219 1 | | NNP 28158 8219 2 | | CD 28158 8219 3 | | CD 28158 8219 4 | | CD 28158 8219 5 | | CD 28158 8219 6 | | CD 28158 8219 7 | | CD 28158 8219 8 | | CD 28158 8219 9 | | NNP 28158 8219 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8219 11 Irish| irish| ADD 28158 8219 12 18| 18| CD 28158 8219 13 843| 843| CD 28158 8219 14 18 18 CD 28158 8219 15 | | CD 28158 8219 16 1|_Gascon 1|_Gascon NNP 28158 8219 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8219 18 |Southampton|16.12.99|Port |Southampton|16.12.99|Port NNP 28158 8219 19 | | NNP 28158 8219 20 12.1.00 12.1.00 NNP 28158 8219 21 regt regt NNP 28158 8219 22 . . . 28158 8220 1 | | NNS 28158 8220 2 | | CD 28158 8220 3 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8220 4 26]| 26]| JJ 28158 8220 5 | | CD 28158 8220 6 | | CD 28158 8220 7 | | CD 28158 8220 8 | | CD 28158 8220 9 | | NNS 28158 8220 10 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8220 11 | | NNP 28158 8220 12 | | NNP 28158 8220 13 | | CD 28158 8220 14 | | CD 28158 8220 15 | | CD 28158 8220 16 | | CD 28158 8220 17 | | CD 28158 8220 18 | | CD 28158 8220 19 | | CD 28158 8220 20 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8220 21 battn battn NNS 28158 8220 22 . . . 28158 8221 1 | | CD 28158 8221 2 27| 27| CD 28158 8221 3 1,055| 1,055| CD 28158 8221 4 117| 117| CD 28158 8221 5 1|_Tintagel 1|_Tintagel NNP 28158 8221 6 |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8221 7 | | NNP 28158 8221 8 8.1.00 8.1.00 CD 28158 8221 9 Worcestershire Worcestershire NNP 28158 8221 10 | | CD 28158 8221 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8221 12 27]| 27]| NNP 28158 8221 13 | | NNP 28158 8221 14 | | NNP 28158 8221 15 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8221 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8221 17 | | NNP 28158 8221 18 | | NNP 28158 8221 19 | | NNP 28158 8221 20 Town Town NNP 28158 8221 21 | | NNP 28158 8221 22 regt regt NNP 28158 8221 23 . . . 28158 8222 1 | | NNP 28158 8222 2 | | CD 28158 8222 3 | | CD 28158 8222 4 | | CD 28158 8222 5 | | CD 28158 8222 6 | | CD 28158 8222 7 | | CD 28158 8222 8 | | CD 28158 8222 9 | | CD 28158 8222 10 | | CD 28158 8222 11 | | CD 28158 8222 12 | | CD 28158 8222 13 | | CD 28158 8222 14 | | CD 28158 8222 15 | | CD 28158 8222 16 | | CD 28158 8222 17 | | CD 28158 8222 18 | | CD 28158 8222 19 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8222 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8222 21 . . . 28158 8223 1 | | NNP 28158 8223 2 8| 8| CD 28158 8223 3 823| 823| CD 28158 8223 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8223 5 1|_Gascon 1|_Gascon NNP 28158 8223 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8223 7 |Southampton|16.12.99|Port |Southampton|16.12.99|Port NNP 28158 8223 8 | | NNP 28158 8223 9 12.1.00 12.1.00 NNP 28158 8223 10 Wiltshire Wiltshire NNP 28158 8223 11 | | NNP 28158 8223 12 | | NNP 28158 8223 13 | | CD 28158 8223 14 | | CD 28158 8223 15 | | CD 28158 8223 16 | | CD 28158 8223 17 | | CD 28158 8223 18 | | NNS 28158 8223 19 Elizabeth| elizabeth| NN 28158 8223 20 regt regt NN 28158 8223 21 . . . 28158 8224 1 | | NNP 28158 8224 2 | | CD 28158 8224 3 | | CD 28158 8224 4 | | CD 28158 8224 5 | | CD 28158 8224 6 | | CD 28158 8224 7 | | CD 28158 8224 8 | | CD 28158 8224 9 | | CD 28158 8224 10 | | CD 28158 8224 11 | | CD 28158 8224 12 | | CD 28158 8224 13 | | CD 28158 8224 14 | | CD 28158 8224 15 | | CD 28158 8224 16 | | CD 28158 8224 17 | | CD 28158 8224 18 | | CD 28158 8224 19 13th 13th NN 28158 8224 20 infantry infantry NN 28158 8224 21 | | CD 28158 8224 22 | | NNP 28158 8224 23 | | CD 28158 8224 24 | | CD 28158 8224 25 | | CD 28158 8224 26 | | CD 28158 8224 27 | | CD 28158 8224 28 | | CD 28158 8224 29 brigade brigade NN 28158 8224 30 | | NNP 28158 8224 31 3| 3| CD 28158 8224 32 21| 21| CD 28158 8224 33 3| 3| CD 28158 8224 34 --|_Gaika --|_Gaika : 28158 8224 35 _ _ NNP 28158 8224 36 |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8224 37 Town Town NNP 28158 8224 38 | | NNP 28158 8224 39 14.1.00 14.1.00 NNP 28158 8224 40 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8224 41 | | NNP 28158 8224 42 | | NNP 28158 8224 43 | | CD 28158 8224 44 | | CD 28158 8224 45 | | CD 28158 8224 46 | | CD 28158 8224 47 | | CD 28158 8224 48 | | CD 28158 8224 49 | | CD 28158 8224 50 | | CD 28158 8224 51 | | CD 28158 8224 52 | | CD 28158 8224 53 | | CD 28158 8224 54 | | CD 28158 8224 55 | | CD 28158 8224 56 | | CD 28158 8224 57 | | CD 28158 8224 58 | | CD 28158 8224 59 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8224 60 battn battn NNS 28158 8224 61 . . . 28158 8225 1 | | NNP 28158 8225 2 | | CD 28158 8225 3 | | CD 28158 8225 4 | | CD 28158 8225 5 | | CD 28158 8225 6 | | CD 28158 8225 7 | | CD 28158 8225 8 | | CD 28158 8225 9 | | CD 28158 8225 10 East East NNP 28158 8225 11 Kent Kent NNP 28158 8225 12 | | NNP 28158 8225 13 21| 21| CD 28158 8225 14 934| 934| NNS 28158 8225 15 120| 120| CD 28158 8225 16 1|_Gaika 1|_Gaika NNP 28158 8225 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8225 18 |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8225 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8225 20 | | NNP 28158 8225 21 14.1.00 14.1.00 NNP 28158 8225 22 regt regt NNP 28158 8225 23 . . . 28158 8226 1 | | NNS 28158 8226 2 | | CD 28158 8226 3 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8226 4 28]| 28]| JJ 28158 8226 5 | | CD 28158 8226 6 | | CD 28158 8226 7 | | CD 28158 8226 8 | | CD 28158 8226 9 | | CD 28158 8226 10 | | CD 28158 8226 11 | | CD 28158 8226 12 | | CD 28158 8226 13 | | CD 28158 8226 14 | | CD 28158 8226 15 | | CD 28158 8226 16 | | CD 28158 8226 17 | | CD 28158 8226 18 | | CD 28158 8226 19 | | CD 28158 8226 20 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8226 21 battn battn NNS 28158 8226 22 . . . 28158 8227 1 | | CD 28158 8227 2 26| 26| CD 28158 8227 3 930| 930| CD 28158 8227 4 119| 119| CD 28158 8227 5 1|_Cymric 1|_Cymric NNP 28158 8227 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8227 7 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNPS 28158 8227 8 | | NNP 28158 8227 9 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8227 10 Town Town NNP 28158 8227 11 | | NNP 28158 8227 12 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8227 13 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 8227 14 | | : 28158 8227 15 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8227 16 29]| 29]| CD 28158 8227 17 | | CD 28158 8227 18 | | CD 28158 8227 19 | | CD 28158 8227 20 | | CD 28158 8227 21 | | CD 28158 8227 22 | | CD 28158 8227 23 regt regt NN 28158 8227 24 . . . 28158 8228 1 | | NNP 28158 8228 2 | | CD 28158 8228 3 | | CD 28158 8228 4 | | CD 28158 8228 5 | | CD 28158 8228 6 | | CD 28158 8228 7 | | CD 28158 8228 8 | | CD 28158 8228 9 | | CD 28158 8228 10 | | CD 28158 8228 11 | | CD 28158 8228 12 | | CD 28158 8228 13 | | CD 28158 8228 14 | | CD 28158 8228 15 | | CD 28158 8228 16 | | CD 28158 8228 17 | | CD 28158 8228 18 | | CD 28158 8228 19 1st 1st JJ 28158 8228 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8228 21 . . . 28158 8229 1 | | NNP 28158 8229 2 27| 27| CD 28158 8229 3 981| 981| CD 28158 8229 4 109| 109| CD 28158 8229 5 1|_Orient 1|_Orient NNP 28158 8229 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8229 7 |Southampton|29.12.99|Cape |Southampton|29.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8229 8 Town Town NNP 28158 8229 9 | | NNP 28158 8229 10 19.1.00 19.1.00 NNP 28158 8229 11 West West NNP 28158 8229 12 Riding| Riding| NNP 28158 8229 13 | | NNP 28158 8229 14 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8229 15 30]| 30]| NN 28158 8229 16 | | CD 28158 8229 17 | | NNP 28158 8229 18 | | CD 28158 8229 19 | | CD 28158 8229 20 | | CD 28158 8229 21 | | CD 28158 8229 22 regt regt NN 28158 8229 23 . . . 28158 8230 1 | | NNP 28158 8230 2 | | CD 28158 8230 3 | | CD 28158 8230 4 | | CD 28158 8230 5 | | CD 28158 8230 6 | | CD 28158 8230 7 | | CD 28158 8230 8 | | CD 28158 8230 9 | | CD 28158 8230 10 | | CD 28158 8230 11 | | CD 28158 8230 12 | | CD 28158 8230 13 | | CD 28158 8230 14 | | CD 28158 8230 15 | | CD 28158 8230 16 | | CD 28158 8230 17 | | CD 28158 8230 18 | | CD 28158 8230 19 1st 1st JJ 28158 8230 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8230 21 . . . 28158 8231 1 | | CD 28158 8231 2 26| 26| CD 28158 8231 3 768| 768| NN 28158 8231 4 87| 87| CD 28158 8231 5 1|_Gaika 1|_Gaika NNP 28158 8231 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8231 7 |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8231 8 Town Town NNP 28158 8231 9 | | NNP 28158 8231 10 14.1.00 14.1.00 NNP 28158 8231 11 Oxfordshire| Oxfordshire| NNP 28158 8231 12 | | CD 28158 8231 13 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8231 14 31]| 31]| JJ 28158 8231 15 | | CD 28158 8231 16 | | CD 28158 8231 17 | | CD 28158 8231 18 | | CD 28158 8231 19 | | CD 28158 8231 20 | | NNP 28158 8231 21 Light Light NNP 28158 8231 22 | | NNP 28158 8231 23 | | NNP 28158 8231 24 | | CD 28158 8231 25 | | CD 28158 8231 26 | | CD 28158 8231 27 | | CD 28158 8231 28 | | CD 28158 8231 29 | | NNP 28158 8231 30 | | NNP 28158 8231 31 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8231 32 | | NNP 28158 8231 33 | | NNP 28158 8231 34 | | CD 28158 8231 35 | | CD 28158 8231 36 | | CD 28158 8231 37 | | CD 28158 8231 38 | | CD 28158 8231 39 | | CD 28158 8231 40 | | CD 28158 8231 41 | | CD 28158 8231 42 | | CD 28158 8231 43 | | CD 28158 8231 44 | | CD 28158 8231 45 | | CD 28158 8231 46 | | CD 28158 8231 47 | | CD 28158 8231 48 | | CD 28158 8231 49 | | NNP 28158 8231 50 Army Army NNP 28158 8231 51 Service| Service| . 28158 8231 52 2| 2| CD 28158 8231 53 60| 60| CD 28158 8231 54 --| --| : 28158 8231 55 --|_Tintagel --|_Tintagel NFP 28158 8231 56 |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8231 57 Town Town NNP 28158 8231 58 | | NNP 28158 8231 59 8.1.00 8.1.00 CD 28158 8231 60 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8231 61 , , , 28158 8231 62 No no UH 28158 8231 63 . . . 28158 8232 1 10 10 CD 28158 8232 2 | | CD 28158 8232 3 | | CD 28158 8232 4 | | CD 28158 8232 5 | | NNP 28158 8232 6 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8232 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8232 8 | | NNP 28158 8232 9 | | NNP 28158 8232 10 | | CD 28158 8232 11 | | CD 28158 8232 12 company company NN 28158 8232 13 | | NNP 28158 8232 14 | | CD 28158 8232 15 | | CD 28158 8232 16 | | CD 28158 8232 17 | | CD 28158 8232 18 | | CD 28158 8232 19 | | CD 28158 8232 20 | | CD 28158 8232 21 | | CD 28158 8232 22 | | CD 28158 8232 23 | | CD 28158 8232 24 | | CD 28158 8232 25 | | CD 28158 8232 26 | | CD 28158 8232 27 | | CD 28158 8232 28 | | CD 28158 8232 29 | | CD 28158 8232 30 | | NNP 28158 8232 31 Army Army NNP 28158 8232 32 Service| Service| . 28158 8232 33 2| 2| CD 28158 8232 34 60| 60| CD 28158 8232 35 --| --| : 28158 8232 36 --|_Sumatra --|_Sumatra : 28158 8232 37 _ _ NNP 28158 8232 38 |Royal |Royal NNP 28158 8232 39 |16.12.99|Port |16.12.99|port CD 28158 8232 40 | | NNP 28158 8232 41 13.1.00 13.1.00 NNP 28158 8232 42 Corps Corps NNPS 28158 8232 43 , , , 28158 8232 44 No no UH 28158 8232 45 . . . 28158 8233 1 7 7 CD 28158 8233 2 | | CD 28158 8233 3 | | CD 28158 8233 4 | | CD 28158 8233 5 | | CD 28158 8233 6 | | NNP 28158 8233 7 Albert Albert NNP 28158 8233 8 | | NNP 28158 8233 9 | | NNP 28158 8233 10 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8233 11 company company NN 28158 8233 12 | | NNP 28158 8233 13 | | NNP 28158 8233 14 | | CD 28158 8233 15 | | CD 28158 8233 16 | | CD 28158 8233 17 | | NNP 28158 8233 18 Dock Dock NNP 28158 8233 19 | | NNP 28158 8233 20 | | NNP 28158 8233 21 | | CD 28158 8233 22 | | CD 28158 8233 23 | | CD 28158 8233 24 | | CD 28158 8233 25 | | CD 28158 8233 26 | | CD 28158 8233 27 | | CD 28158 8233 28 | | CD 28158 8233 29 | | CD 28158 8233 30 | | NNP 28158 8233 31 Army Army NNP 28158 8233 32 Service| Service| . 28158 8233 33 3| 3| CD 28158 8233 34 46| 46| CD 28158 8233 35 --| --| : 28158 8233 36 --|_Tintagel --|_Tintagel : 28158 8233 37 |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8233 38 Town Town NNP 28158 8233 39 | | NNP 28158 8233 40 8.1.00 8.1.00 CD 28158 8233 41 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8233 42 , , , 28158 8233 43 No no UH 28158 8233 44 . . . 28158 8234 1 23 23 CD 28158 8234 2 | | CD 28158 8234 3 | | CD 28158 8234 4 | | CD 28158 8234 5 | | NNP 28158 8234 6 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8234 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 8 | | NNP 28158 8234 9 | | NNP 28158 8234 10 | | CD 28158 8234 11 | | CD 28158 8234 12 company company NN 28158 8234 13 | | NNP 28158 8234 14 | | CD 28158 8234 15 | | CD 28158 8234 16 | | CD 28158 8234 17 | | CD 28158 8234 18 | | CD 28158 8234 19 | | CD 28158 8234 20 | | CD 28158 8234 21 | | CD 28158 8234 22 | | CD 28158 8234 23 | | CD 28158 8234 24 | | CD 28158 8234 25 | | CD 28158 8234 26 | | CD 28158 8234 27 | | CD 28158 8234 28 | | CD 28158 8234 29 | | CD 28158 8234 30 | | NNP 28158 8234 31 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8234 32 Army Army NNP 28158 8234 33 | | NNP 28158 8234 34 | | NNP 28158 8234 35 | | CD 28158 8234 36 | | CD 28158 8234 37 | | CD 28158 8234 38 | | CD 28158 8234 39 | | CD 28158 8234 40 | | CD 28158 8234 41 | | NNP 28158 8234 42 Medical Medical NNP 28158 8234 43 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8234 44 20| 20| CD 28158 8234 45 221| 221| CD 28158 8234 46 -- -- : 28158 8234 47 | | CD 28158 8234 48 --{_Tintagel --{_tintagel CD 28158 8234 49 |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape |Southampton|17.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8234 50 Town Town NNP 28158 8234 51 | | NNP 28158 8234 52 8.1.00 8.1.00 CD 28158 8234 53 | | CD 28158 8234 54 | | CD 28158 8234 55 | | CD 28158 8234 56 | | CD 28158 8234 57 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 58 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8234 59 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 60 | | NNP 28158 8234 61 | | NNP 28158 8234 62 | | CD 28158 8234 63 | | CD 28158 8234 64 | | CD 28158 8234 65 | | CD 28158 8234 66 | | CD 28158 8234 67 | | NNS 28158 8234 68 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 69 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 70 Gaika Gaika NNP 28158 8234 71 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 72 |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape |Southampton|22.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8234 73 Town Town NNP 28158 8234 74 | | NNP 28158 8234 75 14.1.00 14.1.00 NNP 28158 8234 76 | | NNP 28158 8234 77 | | CD 28158 8234 78 | | CD 28158 8234 79 | | NNS 28158 8234 80 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 81 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 82 America America NNP 28158 8234 83 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 84 |Royal |Royal NNP 28158 8234 85 | | NNP 28158 8234 86 5.1.00|Cape 5.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8234 87 Town Town NNP 28158 8234 88 | | NNP 28158 8234 89 31.1.00 31.1.00 NNP 28158 8234 90 | | NNP 28158 8234 91 | | NNP 28158 8234 92 | | CD 28158 8234 93 | | CD 28158 8234 94 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 95 | | NNP 28158 8234 96 Albert Albert NNP 28158 8234 97 | | NNP 28158 8234 98 | | NNP 28158 8234 99 | | NNP 28158 8234 100 | | CD 28158 8234 101 | | CD 28158 8234 102 | | CD 28158 8234 103 | | CD 28158 8234 104 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 105 | | NNP 28158 8234 106 Dock Dock NNP 28158 8234 107 | | NNP 28158 8234 108 | | NNP 28158 8234 109 | | CD 28158 8234 110 | | CD 28158 8234 111 | | CD 28158 8234 112 | | CD 28158 8234 113 | | NNS 28158 8234 114 { { -LRB- 28158 8234 115 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 116 Cymric Cymric NNP 28158 8234 117 _ _ NNP 28158 8234 118 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNP 28158 8234 119 | | NNP 28158 8234 120 1.1.00|Cape 1.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8234 121 Town Town NNP 28158 8234 122 | | NNP 28158 8234 123 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8234 124 | | NNP 28158 8234 125 | | NNP 28158 8234 126 | | CD 28158 8234 127 | | CD 28158 8234 128 | | CD 28158 8234 129 | | CD 28158 8234 130 | | CD 28158 8234 131 | | CD 28158 8234 132 | | NNS 28158 8234 133 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8234 134 E e NN 28158 8234 135 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8234 136 SEVENTH SEVENTH NNP 28158 8234 137 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 28158 8234 138 . . . 28158 8235 1 | | NNP 28158 8235 2 | | CD 28158 8235 3 | | CD 28158 8235 4 | | CD 28158 8235 5 | | CD 28158 8235 6 | | CD 28158 8235 7 | | CD 28158 8235 8 | | CD 28158 8235 9 | | NNP 28158 8235 10 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8235 11 | | NNP 28158 8235 12 18| 18| CD 28158 8235 13 48| 48| CD 28158 8235 14 31| 31| CD 28158 8235 15 --{_Kildonan --{_kildonan CD 28158 8235 16 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8235 17 3.1.00|Cape 3.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8235 18 Town Town NNP 28158 8235 19 | | NNP 28158 8235 20 20.1.00 20.1.00 NNP 28158 8235 21 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8235 22 | | NNP 28158 8235 23 | | NNP 28158 8235 24 | | CD 28158 8235 25 | | CD 28158 8235 26 { { -LRB- 28158 8235 27 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8235 28 _ _ NNP 28158 8235 29 | | NNP 28158 8235 30 | | NNP 28158 8235 31 | | CD 28158 8235 32 | | CD 28158 8235 33 | | CD 28158 8235 34 | | CD 28158 8235 35 | | CD 28158 8235 36 | | NNS 28158 8235 37 { { -LRB- 28158 8235 38 _ _ NNP 28158 8235 39 Dwarka Dwarka NNP 28158 8235 40 _ _ NNP 28158 8235 41 |Bombay |Bombay NNP 28158 8235 42 | | NNP 28158 8235 43 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8235 44 Town Town NNP 28158 8235 45 | | NNP 28158 8235 46 18.1.00 18.1.00 NNP 28158 8235 47 | | NNP 28158 8235 48 | | NNP 28158 8235 49 | | CD 28158 8235 50 | | CD 28158 8235 51 | | CD 28158 8235 52 | | CD 28158 8235 53 | | CD 28158 8235 54 | | CD 28158 8235 55 | | NNP 28158 8235 56 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8235 57 | | NNP 28158 8235 58 | | NNP 28158 8235 59 | | CD 28158 8235 60 | | CD 28158 8235 61 | | CD 28158 8235 62 | | CD 28158 8235 63 | | CD 28158 8235 64 | | CD 28158 8235 65 | | CD 28158 8235 66 division division NN 28158 8235 67 | | CD 28158 8235 68 4| 4| CD 28158 8235 69 12| 12| CD 28158 8235 70 14| 14| CD 28158 8235 71 --|_Manchester|Tilbury --|_manchester|tilbury CD 28158 8235 72 | | NNP 28158 8235 73 18.1.00|Cape 18.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8235 74 Town Town NNP 28158 8235 75 | | NNP 28158 8235 76 11.2.00 11.2.00 NNP 28158 8235 77 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8235 78 , , , 28158 8235 79 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8236 1 | | NNP 28158 8236 2 | | NNP 28158 8236 3 | | NNP 28158 8236 4 | | NNP 28158 8236 5 Port Port NNP 28158 8236 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8236 7 | | NNP 28158 8236 8 | | NNP 28158 8236 9 | | CD 28158 8236 10 | | CD 28158 8236 11 | | CD 28158 8236 12 | | CD 28158 8236 13 | | CD 28158 8236 14 | | CD 28158 8236 15 | | CD 28158 8236 16 | | CD 28158 8236 17 | | CD 28158 8236 18 | | CD 28158 8236 19 | | CD 28158 8236 20 83rd 83rd JJ 28158 8236 21 battery battery NN 28158 8236 22 , , , 28158 8236 23 5| 5| CD 28158 8236 24 170| 170| CD 28158 8236 25 134| 134| CD 28158 8236 26 6|_Manchester|Tilbury 6|_manchester|tilbury CD 28158 8236 27 | | NNP 28158 8236 28 18.1.00|Cape 18.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8236 29 Town Town NNP 28158 8236 30 | | NNP 28158 8236 31 11.2.00 11.2.00 NNP 28158 8236 32 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8237 1 | | NNP 28158 8237 2 | | CD 28158 8237 3 | | CD 28158 8237 4 | | NNP 28158 8237 5 | | NNP 28158 8237 6 Port Port NNP 28158 8237 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8237 8 | | NNP 28158 8237 9 | | NNP 28158 8237 10 | | CD 28158 8237 11 | | CD 28158 8237 12 | | CD 28158 8237 13 | | CD 28158 8237 14 | | CD 28158 8237 15 | | CD 28158 8237 16 | | CD 28158 8237 17 | | CD 28158 8237 18 | | CD 28158 8237 19 | | CD 28158 8237 20 | | CD 28158 8237 21 84th 84th JJ 28158 8237 22 battery battery NN 28158 8237 23 , , , 28158 8237 24 5| 5| CD 28158 8237 25 170| 170| CD 28158 8237 26 135| 135| CD 28158 8237 27 6|_Manchester|Tilbury 6|_manchester|tilbury CD 28158 8237 28 | | NNP 28158 8237 29 18.1.00|Cape 18.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8237 30 Town Town NNP 28158 8237 31 | | NNP 28158 8237 32 11.2.00 11.2.00 NNP 28158 8237 33 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8238 1 | | NNP 28158 8238 2 | | CD 28158 8238 3 | | CD 28158 8238 4 | | NNP 28158 8238 5 | | NNP 28158 8238 6 Port Port NNP 28158 8238 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8238 8 | | NNP 28158 8238 9 | | NNP 28158 8238 10 | | CD 28158 8238 11 | | CD 28158 8238 12 | | CD 28158 8238 13 | | CD 28158 8238 14 | | CD 28158 8238 15 | | CD 28158 8238 16 | | CD 28158 8238 17 | | CD 28158 8238 18 | | CD 28158 8238 19 | | CD 28158 8238 20 | | CD 28158 8238 21 85th 85th JJ 28158 8238 22 battery battery NN 28158 8238 23 , , , 28158 8238 24 5| 5| CD 28158 8238 25 170| 170| CD 28158 8238 26 137| 137| CD 28158 8238 27 6|_Manchester|Tilbury 6|_manchester|tilbury CD 28158 8238 28 | | NNP 28158 8238 29 18.1.00|Cape 18.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8238 30 Town Town NNP 28158 8238 31 | | NNP 28158 8238 32 11.2.00 11.2.00 NNP 28158 8238 33 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8239 1 | | NNP 28158 8239 2 | | CD 28158 8239 3 | | CD 28158 8239 4 | | NNP 28158 8239 5 | | NNP 28158 8239 6 Port Port NNP 28158 8239 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8239 8 | | NNP 28158 8239 9 | | NNP 28158 8239 10 | | CD 28158 8239 11 | | CD 28158 8239 12 | | CD 28158 8239 13 | | CD 28158 8239 14 | | CD 28158 8239 15 | | CD 28158 8239 16 | | CD 28158 8239 17 | | CD 28158 8239 18 | | CD 28158 8239 19 | | CD 28158 8239 20 | | NNP 28158 8239 21 Ammunition Ammunition NNP 28158 8239 22 | | NNP 28158 8239 23 3| 3| CD 28158 8239 24 126| 126| CD 28158 8239 25 93| 93| CD 28158 8239 26 --|_Glengyle --|_Glengyle -RRB- 28158 8239 27 _ _ NN 28158 8239 28 |S.W. |S.W. . 28158 8240 1 India India NNP 28158 8240 2 | | NNP 28158 8240 3 10.1.00|Cape 10.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8240 4 Town Town NNP 28158 8240 5 | | NNP 28158 8240 6 4.2.00 4.2.00 CD 28158 8240 7 column column NN 28158 8240 8 | | CD 28158 8240 9 | | NNP 28158 8240 10 | | CD 28158 8240 11 | | CD 28158 8240 12 | | CD 28158 8240 13 | | NNP 28158 8240 14 Dock Dock NNP 28158 8240 15 | | NNP 28158 8240 16 | | NNP 28158 8240 17 | | CD 28158 8240 18 | | CD 28158 8240 19 | | CD 28158 8240 20 | | CD 28158 8240 21 | | CD 28158 8240 22 | | CD 28158 8240 23 | | CD 28158 8240 24 | | CD 28158 8240 25 | | CD 28158 8240 26 | | NNP 28158 8240 27 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8240 28 | | NNP 28158 8240 29 7| 7| CD 28158 8240 30 213| 213| CD 28158 8240 31 --| --| : 28158 8240 32 --|_Goorkha --|_Goorkha NFP 28158 8240 33 _ _ NNP 28158 8240 34 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8240 35 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8240 36 Town Town NNP 28158 8240 37 | | NNP 28158 8240 38 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8240 39 Engineers Engineers NNPS 28158 8240 40 | | NNP 28158 8240 41 | | NNP 28158 8240 42 | | CD 28158 8240 43 | | CD 28158 8240 44 | | CD 28158 8240 45 | | CD 28158 8240 46 | | CD 28158 8240 47 | | CD 28158 8240 48 | | CD 28158 8240 49 | | CD 28158 8240 50 | | CD 28158 8240 51 | | CD 28158 8240 52 | | CD 28158 8240 53 | | CD 28158 8240 54 | | CD 28158 8240 55 | | CD 28158 8240 56 | | CD 28158 8240 57 | | CD 28158 8240 58 14th 14th JJ 28158 8240 59 infantry infantry NN 28158 8240 60 | | CD 28158 8240 61 | | NNP 28158 8240 62 | | CD 28158 8240 63 | | CD 28158 8240 64 | | CD 28158 8240 65 | | CD 28158 8240 66 | | CD 28158 8240 67 | | CD 28158 8240 68 brigade brigade NN 28158 8240 69 | | CD 28158 8240 70 2| 2| CD 28158 8240 71 20| 20| CD 28158 8240 72 3| 3| CD 28158 8240 73 --|_Goorkha --|_Goorkha -LRB- 28158 8240 74 _ _ NNP 28158 8240 75 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8240 76 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8240 77 Town Town NNP 28158 8240 78 | | NNP 28158 8240 79 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8240 80 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8240 81 | | NNP 28158 8240 82 | | NNP 28158 8240 83 | | CD 28158 8240 84 | | CD 28158 8240 85 | | CD 28158 8240 86 | | CD 28158 8240 87 | | CD 28158 8240 88 | | CD 28158 8240 89 | | CD 28158 8240 90 | | CD 28158 8240 91 | | CD 28158 8240 92 | | CD 28158 8240 93 | | CD 28158 8240 94 | | CD 28158 8240 95 | | CD 28158 8240 96 | | CD 28158 8240 97 | | CD 28158 8240 98 | | CD 28158 8240 99 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8240 100 battn battn NNS 28158 8240 101 . . . 28158 8241 1 | | CD 28158 8241 2 26| 26| CD 28158 8241 3 984| 984| CD 28158 8241 4 5| 5| CD 28158 8241 5 1|_Assaye 1|_assaye NN 28158 8241 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8241 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8241 8 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8241 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8241 10 | | NNP 28158 8241 11 23.1.00 23.1.00 NNP 28158 8241 12 Norfolk Norfolk NNP 28158 8241 13 regt regt NN 28158 8241 14 . . . 28158 8242 1 | | NNP 28158 8242 2 | | CD 28158 8242 3 | | CD 28158 8242 4 | | CD 28158 8242 5 | | CD 28158 8242 6 | | CD 28158 8242 7 | | CD 28158 8242 8 | | CD 28158 8242 9 | | CD 28158 8242 10 | | CD 28158 8242 11 | | CD 28158 8242 12 | | CD 28158 8242 13 | | CD 28158 8242 14 | | CD 28158 8242 15 | | CD 28158 8242 16 | | CD 28158 8242 17 | | CD 28158 8242 18 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8242 19 battn battn NNS 28158 8242 20 . . . 28158 8243 1 | | CD 28158 8243 2 25| 25| CD 28158 8243 3 971| 971| CD 28158 8243 4 5| 5| CD 28158 8243 5 1|_Goorkha 1|_Goorkha NNP 28158 8243 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8243 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8243 8 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8243 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8243 10 | | NNP 28158 8243 11 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8243 12 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire NNP 28158 8243 13 | | NNP 28158 8243 14 | | NNP 28158 8243 15 | | CD 28158 8243 16 | | CD 28158 8243 17 | | CD 28158 8243 18 | | CD 28158 8243 19 | | CD 28158 8243 20 | | CD 28158 8243 21 regt regt NN 28158 8243 22 . . . 28158 8244 1 | | NNP 28158 8244 2 | | CD 28158 8244 3 | | CD 28158 8244 4 | | CD 28158 8244 5 | | CD 28158 8244 6 | | CD 28158 8244 7 | | CD 28158 8244 8 | | CD 28158 8244 9 | | CD 28158 8244 10 | | CD 28158 8244 11 | | CD 28158 8244 12 | | CD 28158 8244 13 | | CD 28158 8244 14 | | CD 28158 8244 15 | | CD 28158 8244 16 | | CD 28158 8244 17 | | CD 28158 8244 18 | | CD 28158 8244 19 1st 1st JJ 28158 8244 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8244 21 . . . 28158 8245 1 | | NNP 28158 8245 2 | | CD 28158 8245 3 | | CD 28158 8245 4 | | CD 28158 8245 5 | | CD 28158 8245 6 | | CD 28158 8245 7 | | CD 28158 8245 8 | | CD 28158 8245 9 | | NNP 28158 8245 10 King King NNP 28158 8245 11 's 's POS 28158 8245 12 Own own JJ 28158 8245 13 | | NNP 28158 8245 14 28| 28| CD 28158 8245 15 1,067| 1,067| CD 28158 8245 16 3| 3| CD 28158 8245 17 1|_Braemar 1|_Braemar NNP 28158 8245 18 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8245 19 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8245 20 Town Town NNP 28158 8245 21 | | NNP 28158 8245 22 26.1.00 26.1.00 NNP 28158 8245 23 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 8245 24 | | NNP 28158 8245 25 | | NNP 28158 8245 26 | | CD 28158 8245 27 | | CD 28158 8245 28 | | NNP 28158 8245 29 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8245 30 _ _ NNP 28158 8245 31 | | NNP 28158 8245 32 | | NNP 28158 8245 33 | | NNP 28158 8245 34 | | NNP 28158 8245 35 Borderers Borderers NNP 28158 8245 36 | | NNP 28158 8245 37 | | NNP 28158 8245 38 | | CD 28158 8245 39 | | CD 28158 8245 40 | | CD 28158 8245 41 | | CD 28158 8245 42 | | CD 28158 8245 43 | | CD 28158 8245 44 | | CD 28158 8245 45 | | CD 28158 8245 46 | | CD 28158 8245 47 | | CD 28158 8245 48 | | CD 28158 8245 49 | | CD 28158 8245 50 | | CD 28158 8245 51 | | CD 28158 8245 52 | | CD 28158 8245 53 | | CD 28158 8245 54 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8245 55 battn battn NNS 28158 8245 56 . . . 28158 8246 1 | | CD 28158 8246 2 22| 22| CD 28158 8246 3 838| 838| CD 28158 8246 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8246 5 1|_Assaye 1|_Assaye NNP 28158 8246 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8246 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8246 8 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8246 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8246 10 | | NNP 28158 8246 11 23.1.00 23.1.00 NNP 28158 8246 12 Hampshire Hampshire NNP 28158 8246 13 | | NNP 28158 8246 14 | | NNP 28158 8246 15 | | CD 28158 8246 16 | | CD 28158 8246 17 | | CD 28158 8246 18 | | CD 28158 8246 19 | | CD 28158 8246 20 | | CD 28158 8246 21 | | CD 28158 8246 22 regt regt NN 28158 8246 23 . . . 28158 8247 1 | | NNP 28158 8247 2 | | CD 28158 8247 3 | | CD 28158 8247 4 | | CD 28158 8247 5 | | CD 28158 8247 6 | | CD 28158 8247 7 | | CD 28158 8247 8 | | CD 28158 8247 9 | | CD 28158 8247 10 | | CD 28158 8247 11 | | CD 28158 8247 12 | | CD 28158 8247 13 | | CD 28158 8247 14 | | CD 28158 8247 15 | | CD 28158 8247 16 | | CD 28158 8247 17 | | CD 28158 8247 18 | | CD 28158 8247 19 15th 15th JJ 28158 8247 20 infantry infantry NN 28158 8247 21 3| 3| CD 28158 8247 22 21| 21| CD 28158 8247 23 1| 1| CD 28158 8247 24 --|_Briton --|_Briton . 28158 8247 25 _ _ NNP 28158 8247 26 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8247 27 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8247 28 Town Town NNP 28158 8247 29 | | NNP 28158 8247 30 29.1.00 29.1.00 NNP 28158 8247 31 brigade brigade NN 28158 8247 32 | | NNP 28158 8247 33 | | NNP 28158 8247 34 | | CD 28158 8247 35 | | CD 28158 8247 36 | | CD 28158 8247 37 | | CD 28158 8247 38 | | CD 28158 8247 39 | | CD 28158 8247 40 | | NNP 28158 8247 41 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8247 42 | | NNP 28158 8247 43 | | NNP 28158 8247 44 | | CD 28158 8247 45 | | CD 28158 8247 46 | | CD 28158 8247 47 | | CD 28158 8247 48 | | CD 28158 8247 49 | | CD 28158 8247 50 | | CD 28158 8247 51 | | CD 28158 8247 52 | | CD 28158 8247 53 | | CD 28158 8247 54 | | CD 28158 8247 55 | | CD 28158 8247 56 | | CD 28158 8247 57 | | CD 28158 8247 58 | | CD 28158 8247 59 | | CD 28158 8247 60 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8247 61 battn battn NNS 28158 8247 62 . . . 28158 8248 1 | | CD 28158 8248 2 27| 27| CD 28158 8248 3 963| 963| CD 28158 8248 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8248 5 1|_Britannic_|Southampton| 1|_Britannic_|Southampton| NNP 28158 8248 6 7.1.00|Cape 7.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8248 7 Town Town NNP 28158 8248 8 | | NNP 28158 8248 9 27.1.00 27.1.00 NNP 28158 8248 10 Cheshire Cheshire NNP 28158 8248 11 | | NNP 28158 8248 12 | | NNP 28158 8248 13 | | CD 28158 8248 14 | | CD 28158 8248 15 | | CD 28158 8248 16 | | CD 28158 8248 17 | | CD 28158 8248 18 | | CD 28158 8248 19 | | CD 28158 8248 20 regt regt NN 28158 8248 21 . . . 28158 8249 1 | | NNP 28158 8249 2 | | CD 28158 8249 3 | | CD 28158 8249 4 | | CD 28158 8249 5 | | CD 28158 8249 6 | | CD 28158 8249 7 | | CD 28158 8249 8 | | CD 28158 8249 9 | | CD 28158 8249 10 | | CD 28158 8249 11 | | CD 28158 8249 12 | | CD 28158 8249 13 | | CD 28158 8249 14 | | CD 28158 8249 15 | | CD 28158 8249 16 | | CD 28158 8249 17 | | CD 28158 8249 18 | | CD 28158 8249 19 1st 1st JJ 28158 8249 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8249 21 . . . 28158 8250 1 | | NNP 28158 8250 2 | | CD 28158 8250 3 | | CD 28158 8250 4 | | CD 28158 8250 5 | | CD 28158 8250 6 | | CD 28158 8250 7 | | CD 28158 8250 8 | | CD 28158 8250 9 | | NNP 28158 8250 10 East East NNP 28158 8250 11 | | CD 28158 8250 12 27| 27| CD 28158 8250 13 948| 948| CD 28158 8250 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8250 15 1|_Bavarian 1|_Bavarian NNP 28158 8250 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8250 17 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8250 18 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8250 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8250 20 | | NNP 28158 8250 21 3.2.00 3.2.00 CD 28158 8250 22 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8250 23 | | NNP 28158 8250 24 | | NNP 28158 8250 25 | | CD 28158 8250 26 | | CD 28158 8250 27 | | CD 28158 8250 28 | | CD 28158 8250 29 | | CD 28158 8250 30 | | CD 28158 8250 31 | | CD 28158 8250 32 regt regt NN 28158 8250 33 . . . 28158 8251 1 | | NNP 28158 8251 2 | | CD 28158 8251 3 | | CD 28158 8251 4 | | CD 28158 8251 5 | | CD 28158 8251 6 | | CD 28158 8251 7 | | CD 28158 8251 8 | | CD 28158 8251 9 | | CD 28158 8251 10 | | CD 28158 8251 11 | | CD 28158 8251 12 | | CD 28158 8251 13 | | CD 28158 8251 14 | | CD 28158 8251 15 | | CD 28158 8251 16 | | CD 28158 8251 17 | | CD 28158 8251 18 | | CD 28158 8251 19 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8251 20 battn battn NNS 28158 8251 21 . . . 28158 8252 1 | | CD 28158 8252 2 29| 29| CD 28158 8252 3 1,064| 1,064| CD 28158 8252 4 3| 3| CD 28158 8252 5 1|_Bavarian 1|_Bavarian NNP 28158 8252 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8252 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8252 8 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8252 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8252 10 | | NNP 28158 8252 11 3.2.00 3.2.00 CD 28158 8252 12 South South NNP 28158 8252 13 Wales| Wales| NNP 28158 8252 14 | | NNP 28158 8252 15 | | CD 28158 8252 16 | | CD 28158 8252 17 | | CD 28158 8252 18 | | CD 28158 8252 19 | | CD 28158 8252 20 | | CD 28158 8252 21 | | NNP 28158 8252 22 Borderers Borderers NNP 28158 8252 23 | | NNP 28158 8252 24 | | NNP 28158 8252 25 | | CD 28158 8252 26 | | CD 28158 8252 27 | | CD 28158 8252 28 | | CD 28158 8252 29 | | CD 28158 8252 30 | | CD 28158 8252 31 | | CD 28158 8252 32 | | CD 28158 8252 33 | | CD 28158 8252 34 | | CD 28158 8252 35 | | CD 28158 8252 36 | | CD 28158 8252 37 | | CD 28158 8252 38 | | CD 28158 8252 39 | | CD 28158 8252 40 | | CD 28158 8252 41 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8252 42 battn battn NNS 28158 8252 43 . . . 28158 8253 1 | | NNP 28158 8253 2 | | CD 28158 8253 3 | | CD 28158 8253 4 | | CD 28158 8253 5 | | CD 28158 8253 6 | | CD 28158 8253 7 | | CD 28158 8253 8 | | CD 28158 8253 9 | | NNP 28158 8253 10 North North NNP 28158 8253 11 | | CD 28158 8253 12 27| 27| CD 28158 8253 13 998| 998| CD 28158 8253 14 3| 3| CD 28158 8253 15 1|_Aurania 1|_aurania NN 28158 8253 16 _ _ IN 28158 8253 17 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8253 18 15.1.00|Cape 15.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8253 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8253 20 | | NNP 28158 8253 21 3.2.00 3.2.00 CD 28158 8253 22 Staffordshire Staffordshire NNP 28158 8253 23 | | NNP 28158 8253 24 | | NNP 28158 8253 25 | | CD 28158 8253 26 | | CD 28158 8253 27 | | CD 28158 8253 28 | | CD 28158 8253 29 | | CD 28158 8253 30 | | CD 28158 8253 31 regt regt NN 28158 8253 32 . . . 28158 8254 1 | | NNP 28158 8254 2 | | CD 28158 8254 3 | | CD 28158 8254 4 | | CD 28158 8254 5 | | CD 28158 8254 6 | | CD 28158 8254 7 | | CD 28158 8254 8 | | CD 28158 8254 9 | | CD 28158 8254 10 | | CD 28158 8254 11 | | CD 28158 8254 12 | | CD 28158 8254 13 | | CD 28158 8254 14 | | CD 28158 8254 15 | | CD 28158 8254 16 | | CD 28158 8254 17 | | CD 28158 8254 18 | | NNP 28158 8254 19 Army Army NNP 28158 8254 20 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8254 21 | | NNP 28158 8254 22 | | NNP 28158 8254 23 | | CD 28158 8254 24 | | CD 28158 8254 25 | | CD 28158 8254 26 | | CD 28158 8254 27 | | CD 28158 8254 28 | | NNP 28158 8254 29 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8254 30 , , , 28158 8254 31 | | NNP 28158 8254 32 2| 2| CD 28158 8254 33 41| 41| CD 28158 8254 34 --| --| : 28158 8254 35 --|_Braemar --|_Braemar : 28158 8254 36 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8254 37 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8254 38 Town Town NNP 28158 8254 39 | | NNP 28158 8254 40 26.1.00 26.1.00 NNP 28158 8254 41 No no NN 28158 8254 42 . . . 28158 8255 1 12 12 CD 28158 8255 2 | | CD 28158 8255 3 | | CD 28158 8255 4 | | CD 28158 8255 5 | | CD 28158 8255 6 | | NNP 28158 8255 7 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8255 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8255 9 | | NNP 28158 8255 10 | | NNP 28158 8255 11 | | CD 28158 8255 12 | | CD 28158 8255 13 company company NN 28158 8255 14 | | NNP 28158 8255 15 | | CD 28158 8255 16 | | CD 28158 8255 17 | | CD 28158 8255 18 | | CD 28158 8255 19 | | CD 28158 8255 20 | | CD 28158 8255 21 | | CD 28158 8255 22 | | CD 28158 8255 23 | | CD 28158 8255 24 | | CD 28158 8255 25 | | CD 28158 8255 26 | | CD 28158 8255 27 | | CD 28158 8255 28 | | CD 28158 8255 29 | | CD 28158 8255 30 | | CD 28158 8255 31 | | NNP 28158 8255 32 Army Army NNP 28158 8255 33 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8255 34 | | NNP 28158 8255 35 | | NNP 28158 8255 36 | | CD 28158 8255 37 | | CD 28158 8255 38 | | CD 28158 8255 39 | | CD 28158 8255 40 | | CD 28158 8255 41 | | NNP 28158 8255 42 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8255 43 , , , 28158 8255 44 | | NNP 28158 8255 45 2| 2| CD 28158 8255 46 37| 37| CD 28158 8255 47 --| --| : 28158 8255 48 --|_Braemar --|_Braemar : 28158 8255 49 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8255 50 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8255 51 Town Town NNP 28158 8255 52 | | NNP 28158 8255 53 26.1.00 26.1.00 NNP 28158 8255 54 No no NN 28158 8255 55 . . . 28158 8256 1 17 17 CD 28158 8256 2 | | CD 28158 8256 3 | | CD 28158 8256 4 | | CD 28158 8256 5 | | CD 28158 8256 6 | | NNP 28158 8256 7 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8256 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8256 9 | | NNP 28158 8256 10 | | NNP 28158 8256 11 | | CD 28158 8256 12 | | CD 28158 8256 13 company company NN 28158 8256 14 | | NNP 28158 8256 15 | | CD 28158 8256 16 | | CD 28158 8256 17 | | CD 28158 8256 18 | | CD 28158 8256 19 | | CD 28158 8256 20 | | CD 28158 8256 21 | | CD 28158 8256 22 | | CD 28158 8256 23 | | CD 28158 8256 24 | | CD 28158 8256 25 | | CD 28158 8256 26 | | CD 28158 8256 27 | | CD 28158 8256 28 | | CD 28158 8256 29 | | CD 28158 8256 30 | | CD 28158 8256 31 | | NNP 28158 8256 32 Army Army NNP 28158 8256 33 Service| Service| NNP 28158 8256 34 | | NNP 28158 8256 35 | | NNP 28158 8256 36 | | CD 28158 8256 37 | | CD 28158 8256 38 | | CD 28158 8256 39 | | CD 28158 8256 40 | | CD 28158 8256 41 | | NNP 28158 8256 42 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8256 43 , , , 28158 8256 44 | | NNP 28158 8256 45 2| 2| CD 28158 8256 46 42| 42| CD 28158 8256 47 --| --| : 28158 8256 48 --|_Braemar --|_Braemar NFP 28158 8256 49 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8256 50 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8256 51 Town Town NNP 28158 8256 52 | | NNP 28158 8256 53 26.1.00 26.1.00 NNP 28158 8256 54 No no NN 28158 8256 55 . . . 28158 8257 1 34 34 CD 28158 8257 2 | | CD 28158 8257 3 | | CD 28158 8257 4 | | CD 28158 8257 5 | | CD 28158 8257 6 | | NNP 28158 8257 7 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8257 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 9 | | NNP 28158 8257 10 | | NNP 28158 8257 11 | | CD 28158 8257 12 | | CD 28158 8257 13 company company NN 28158 8257 14 | | NNP 28158 8257 15 | | CD 28158 8257 16 | | CD 28158 8257 17 | | CD 28158 8257 18 | | CD 28158 8257 19 | | CD 28158 8257 20 | | CD 28158 8257 21 | | CD 28158 8257 22 | | CD 28158 8257 23 | | CD 28158 8257 24 | | CD 28158 8257 25 | | CD 28158 8257 26 | | CD 28158 8257 27 | | CD 28158 8257 28 | | CD 28158 8257 29 | | CD 28158 8257 30 | | CD 28158 8257 31 | | NNP 28158 8257 32 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8257 33 Army Army NNP 28158 8257 34 | | NNP 28158 8257 35 | | NNP 28158 8257 36 | | CD 28158 8257 37 | | CD 28158 8257 38 | | CD 28158 8257 39 | | CD 28158 8257 40 | | CD 28158 8257 41 | | CD 28158 8257 42 | | NNP 28158 8257 43 Medical medical JJ 28158 8257 44 | | CD 28158 8257 45 16| 16| CD 28158 8257 46 164| 164| CD 28158 8257 47 --| --| : 28158 8257 48 --{_Braemar --{_braemar CD 28158 8257 49 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8257 50 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8257 51 Town Town NNP 28158 8257 52 | | NNP 28158 8257 53 27.1.00 27.1.00 NNP 28158 8257 54 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8257 55 | | HYPH 28158 8257 56 | | NNP 28158 8257 57 | | CD 28158 8257 58 | | CD 28158 8257 59 { { -LRB- 28158 8257 60 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8257 61 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 62 | | NNP 28158 8257 63 | | NNP 28158 8257 64 | | CD 28158 8257 65 | | CD 28158 8257 66 | | CD 28158 8257 67 | | CD 28158 8257 68 | | CD 28158 8257 69 | | NNS 28158 8257 70 { { -LRB- 28158 8257 71 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 72 Britannic_|Southampton| Britannic_|Southampton| NNP 28158 8257 73 7.1.00|Cape 7.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8257 74 Town Town NNP 28158 8257 75 | | NNP 28158 8257 76 27.1.00 27.1.00 NNP 28158 8257 77 | | NNP 28158 8257 78 | | CD 28158 8257 79 | | CD 28158 8257 80 | | NNS 28158 8257 81 { { -LRB- 28158 8257 82 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 83 Goorkha Goorkha NNP 28158 8257 84 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 85 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8257 86 4.1.00|Cape 4.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8257 87 Town Town NNP 28158 8257 88 | | NNP 28158 8257 89 25.1.00 25.1.00 NNP 28158 8257 90 | | NNP 28158 8257 91 | | NNP 28158 8257 92 | | CD 28158 8257 93 | | NNS 28158 8257 94 { { -LRB- 28158 8257 95 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 96 Bavarian Bavarian NNP 28158 8257 97 _ _ NNP 28158 8257 98 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8257 99 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8257 100 Town Town NNP 28158 8257 101 | | NNP 28158 8257 102 3.2.00 3.2.00 CD 28158 8257 103 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8257 104 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8257 105 22 22 CD 28158 8257 106 : : : 28158 8257 107 Maj.-Gen maj.-gen NN 28158 8257 108 . . . 28158 8257 109 Talbot Talbot NNP 28158 8257 110 Coke Coke NNP 28158 8257 111 embarked embark VBD 28158 8257 112 at at IN 28158 8257 113 Mauritius Mauritius NNP 28158 8257 114 , , , 28158 8257 115 1.12.99 1.12.99 NNP 28158 8257 116 . . . 28158 8257 117 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8258 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8258 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8258 3 23 23 CD 28158 8258 4 : : : 28158 8258 5 The the DT 28158 8258 6 battalion battalion NN 28158 8258 7 was be VBD 28158 8258 8 transhipped tranship VBN 28158 8258 9 to to IN 28158 8258 10 _ _ NNP 28158 8258 11 Mongolian Mongolian NNP 28158 8258 12 _ _ NNP 28158 8258 13 , , , 28158 8258 14 which which WDT 28158 8258 15 arrived arrive VBD 28158 8258 16 at at IN 28158 8258 17 Durban Durban NNP 28158 8258 18 on on IN 28158 8258 19 1.1.00 1.1.00 CD 28158 8258 20 . . . 28158 8258 21 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8259 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8259 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8259 3 24 24 CD 28158 8259 4 : : : 28158 8259 5 The the DT 28158 8259 6 battalion battalion NN 28158 8259 7 was be VBD 28158 8259 8 transhipped tranship VBN 28158 8259 9 to to IN 28158 8259 10 _ _ NNP 28158 8259 11 Roslin Roslin NNP 28158 8259 12 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8259 13 _ _ NNP 28158 8259 14 , , , 28158 8259 15 which which WDT 28158 8259 16 arrived arrive VBD 28158 8259 17 at at IN 28158 8259 18 Durban Durban NNP 28158 8259 19 on on IN 28158 8259 20 23.12.99 23.12.99 CD 28158 8259 21 . . . 28158 8259 22 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8260 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8260 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8260 3 25 25 CD 28158 8260 4 : : : 28158 8260 5 Accident accident NN 28158 8260 6 to to TO 28158 8260 7 propeller propeller VB 28158 8260 8 twice twice RB 28158 8260 9 during during IN 28158 8260 10 voyage voyage NN 28158 8260 11 . . . 28158 8260 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8261 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8261 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8261 3 26 26 CD 28158 8261 4 : : : 28158 8261 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8261 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8261 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8261 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8261 9 company company NN 28158 8261 10 in in IN 28158 8261 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8261 12 America America NNP 28158 8261 13 _ _ NNP 28158 8261 14 . . . 28158 8261 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8262 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8262 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8262 3 27 27 CD 28158 8262 4 : : : 28158 8262 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8262 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8262 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8262 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8262 9 company company NN 28158 8262 10 in in IN 28158 8262 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8262 12 British British NNP 28158 8262 13 Prince Prince NNP 28158 8262 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8262 15 . . . 28158 8262 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8263 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8263 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8263 3 28 28 CD 28158 8263 4 : : : 28158 8263 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8263 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8263 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8263 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8263 9 company company NN 28158 8263 10 in in IN 28158 8263 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8263 12 British British NNP 28158 8263 13 Prince Prince NNP 28158 8263 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8263 15 . . . 28158 8263 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8264 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8264 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8264 3 29 29 CD 28158 8264 4 : : : 28158 8264 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8264 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8264 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8264 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8264 9 company company NN 28158 8264 10 in in IN 28158 8264 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8264 12 British British NNP 28158 8264 13 Prince Prince NNP 28158 8264 14 _ _ NNP 28158 8264 15 . . . 28158 8264 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8265 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8265 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8265 3 30 30 CD 28158 8265 4 : : : 28158 8265 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8265 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8265 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8265 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8265 9 company company NN 28158 8265 10 in in IN 28158 8265 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8265 12 Pindari Pindari NNP 28158 8265 13 _ _ NNP 28158 8265 14 . . . 28158 8265 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8266 1 [ [ -LRB- 28158 8266 2 Tablenote Tablenote NNP 28158 8266 3 31 31 CD 28158 8266 4 : : : 28158 8266 5 Strength strength NN 28158 8266 6 includes include VBZ 28158 8266 7 mounted mount VBN 28158 8266 8 infantry infantry NN 28158 8266 9 company company NN 28158 8266 10 in in IN 28158 8266 11 _ _ NNP 28158 8266 12 Pindari Pindari NNP 28158 8266 13 _ _ NNP 28158 8266 14 . . . 28158 8266 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 8267 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8267 2 F f NN 28158 8267 3 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8267 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8267 5 _ _ NNP 28158 8267 6 a a DT 28158 8267 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8267 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8267 9 ARTILLERY ARTILLERY VBN 28158 8267 10 UNITS unit NNS 28158 8267 11 UNALLOTTED unallotte VBD 28158 8267 12 TO to IN 28158 8267 13 BRIGADES brigades NN 28158 8267 14 AND and CC 28158 8267 15 DIVISIONS division NNS 28158 8267 16 AT at IN 28158 8267 17 THE the DT 28158 8267 18 TIME time NN 28158 8267 19 OF of IN 28158 8267 20 LORD LORD NNP 28158 8267 21 ROBERTS ROBERTS NNP 28158 8267 22 ' ' POS 28158 8267 23 ADVANCE advance RB 28158 8267 24 . . . 28158 8268 1 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8268 2 | | NNP 28158 8268 3 Date Date NNP 28158 8268 4 of of IN 28158 8268 5 | | NNP 28158 8268 6 Date Date NNP 28158 8268 7 of of IN 28158 8268 8 Company Company NNP 28158 8268 9 . . . 28158 8269 1 | | NNP 28158 8269 2 Embarkation Embarkation NNP 28158 8269 3 . . . 28158 8270 1 |Arrival |Arrival NNS 28158 8270 2 at at IN 28158 8270 3 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8270 4 | | NNP 28158 8270 5 | | NNP 28158 8270 6 Town Town NNP 28158 8270 7 . . . 28158 8271 1 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8271 2 No no UH 28158 8271 3 . . . 28158 8272 1 15 15 CD 28158 8272 2 company company NN 28158 8272 3 , , , 28158 8272 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8272 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8272 6 , , , 28158 8272 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8273 1 | | JJ 28158 8273 2 9th 9th NN 28158 8273 3 December,|26th december,|26th NN 28158 8273 4 December December NNP 28158 8273 5 , , , 28158 8273 6 No no UH 28158 8273 7 . . . 28158 8274 1 15 15 CD 28158 8274 2 company company NN 28158 8274 3 , , , 28158 8274 4 Western Western NNP 28158 8274 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8274 6 , , , 28158 8274 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8275 1 | | NNP 28158 8275 2 1899 1899 CD 28158 8275 3 . . . 28158 8276 1 | | NNP 28158 8276 2 1899 1899 CD 28158 8276 3 . . . 28158 8277 1 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8277 2 No no UH 28158 8277 3 . . . 28158 8278 1 16 16 CD 28158 8278 2 company company NN 28158 8278 3 , , , 28158 8278 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8278 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8278 6 , , , 28158 8278 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8279 1 |22nd |22nd NNP 28158 8279 2 December,|18th December,|18th NNP 28158 8279 3 January January NNP 28158 8279 4 , , , 28158 8279 5 No no UH 28158 8279 6 . . . 28158 8280 1 36 36 CD 28158 8280 2 company company NN 28158 8280 3 , , , 28158 8280 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8280 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8280 6 , , , 28158 8280 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8281 1 | | NNP 28158 8281 2 1899 1899 CD 28158 8281 3 . . . 28158 8282 1 | | NNP 28158 8282 2 1900 1900 CD 28158 8282 3 . . . 28158 8283 1 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8283 2 No no UH 28158 8283 3 . . . 28158 8284 1 2 2 CD 28158 8284 2 company company NN 28158 8284 3 , , , 28158 8284 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8284 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8284 6 , , , 28158 8284 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8285 1 |22nd |22nd NNP 28158 8285 2 January January NNP 28158 8285 3 , , , 28158 8285 4 |13th |13th NNP 28158 8285 5 February February NNP 28158 8285 6 , , , 28158 8285 7 No no UH 28158 8285 8 . . . 28158 8286 1 5 5 CD 28158 8286 2 company company NN 28158 8286 3 , , , 28158 8286 4 Eastern Eastern NNP 28158 8286 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8286 6 , , , 28158 8286 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8287 1 | | NNP 28158 8287 2 1900 1900 CD 28158 8287 3 . . . 28158 8288 1 | | NNP 28158 8288 2 1900 1900 CD 28158 8288 3 . . . 28158 8289 1 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8289 2 No no UH 28158 8289 3 . . . 28158 8290 1 14 14 CD 28158 8290 2 company company NN 28158 8290 3 , , , 28158 8290 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8290 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8290 6 , , , 28158 8290 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8291 1 | | NNS 28158 8291 2 | | NNS 28158 8291 3 No no NN 28158 8291 4 . . . 28158 8292 1 17 17 CD 28158 8292 2 company company NN 28158 8292 3 , , , 28158 8292 4 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8292 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8292 6 , , , 28158 8292 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8293 1 | | NNS 28158 8293 2 | | NNS 28158 8293 3 No no NN 28158 8293 4 . . . 28158 8294 1 10 10 CD 28158 8294 2 company company NN 28158 8294 3 , , , 28158 8294 4 Eastern Eastern NNP 28158 8294 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8294 6 , , , 28158 8294 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8295 1 |2nd |2nd NNP 28158 8295 2 & & CC 28158 8295 3 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 8295 4 Feb.|24th Feb.|24th NNP 28158 8295 5 to to TO 28158 8295 6 27th 27th NN 28158 8295 7 No no UH 28158 8295 8 . . . 28158 8296 1 2 2 CD 28158 8296 2 company company NN 28158 8296 3 , , , 28158 8296 4 Western Western NNP 28158 8296 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8296 6 , , , 28158 8296 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8297 1 | | NNP 28158 8297 2 1900 1900 CD 28158 8297 3 . . . 28158 8298 1 | | NNP 28158 8298 2 Feb. February NNP 28158 8298 3 1900 1900 CD 28158 8298 4 . . . 28158 8299 1 No no UH 28158 8299 2 . . . 28158 8300 1 6 6 CD 28158 8300 2 company company NN 28158 8300 3 , , , 28158 8300 4 Western Western NNP 28158 8300 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8300 6 , , , 28158 8300 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8301 1 | | NNS 28158 8301 2 | | NNS 28158 8301 3 No no NN 28158 8301 4 . . . 28158 8302 1 10 10 CD 28158 8302 2 company company NN 28158 8302 3 , , , 28158 8302 4 Western Western NNP 28158 8302 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8302 6 , , , 28158 8302 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8303 1 | | CD 28158 8303 2 | | CD 28158 8303 3 ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- ------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------- NFP 28158 8303 4 These these DT 28158 8303 5 companies company NNS 28158 8303 6 arrived arrive VBD 28158 8303 7 in in IN 28158 8303 8 various various JJ 28158 8303 9 ships ship NNS 28158 8303 10 . . . 28158 8304 1 + + NFP 28158 8304 2 --------------------+ --------------------+ NNP 28158 8304 3 | | NNP 28158 8304 4 STRENGTH STRENGTH NNP 28158 8304 5 | | NNP 28158 8304 6 Officers Officers NNP 28158 8304 7 |---- |---- NNP 28158 8304 8 | | NNP 28158 8304 9 Other Other NNP 28158 8304 10 Ranks Ranks NNPS 28158 8304 11 | | POS 28158 8304 12 |------ |------ NNP 28158 8304 13 | | CD 28158 8304 14 | | NNP 28158 8304 15 Horses Horses NNP 28158 8304 16 | | NNP 28158 8304 17 | | NNP 28158 8304 18 |----- |----- NNP 28158 8304 19 | | NNP 28158 8304 20 | | NNP 28158 8304 21 | | NNP 28158 8304 22 Guns Guns NNP 28158 8304 23 | | NNP 28158 8304 24 | | NNP 28158 8304 25 | | NNP 28158 8304 26 |---- |---- NNP 28158 8304 27 | | NNP 28158 8304 28 | | NNP 28158 8304 29 | | CD 28158 8304 30 | | NNP 28158 8304 31 Ship Ship NNP 28158 8304 32 in in IN 28158 8304 33 which which WDT 28158 8304 34 embarked embark VBD 28158 8304 35 . . . 28158 8305 1 | | NNP 28158 8305 2 | | NNP 28158 8305 3 | | CD 28158 8305 4 | | NNP 28158 8305 5 |----------- |----------- NNP 28158 8305 6 | | NNP 28158 8305 7 | | CD 28158 8305 8 | | CD 28158 8305 9 | | CD 28158 8305 10 | | NNP 28158 8305 11 Place Place NNP 28158 8305 12 of of IN 28158 8305 13 Embarkation Embarkation NNP 28158 8305 14 . . . 28158 8306 1 | | NNP 28158 8306 2 | | CD 28158 8306 3 | | CD 28158 8306 4 | | CD 28158 8306 5 | | CD 28158 8306 6 |------------- |------------- NNS 28158 8306 7 | | CD 28158 8306 8 | | CD 28158 8306 9 | | CD 28158 8306 10 | | CD 28158 8306 11 | | CD 28158 8306 12 | | NNP 28158 8306 13 Date Date NNP 28158 8306 14 of of IN 28158 8306 15 | | NNP 28158 8306 16 | | CD 28158 8306 17 | | CD 28158 8306 18 | | CD 28158 8306 19 | | CD 28158 8306 20 | | NNS 28158 8306 21 Embarkation Embarkation NNP 28158 8306 22 . . . 28158 8307 1 | | NNP 28158 8307 2 | | CD 28158 8307 3 | | CD 28158 8307 4 | | CD 28158 8307 5 | | CD 28158 8307 6 | | CD 28158 8307 7 |-------- |-------- NNP 28158 8307 8 | | NNP 28158 8307 9 | | NNP 28158 8307 10 | | CD 28158 8307 11 | | CD 28158 8307 12 | | CD 28158 8307 13 | | CD 28158 8307 14 | | NNP 28158 8307 15 Place Place NNP 28158 8307 16 of of IN 28158 8307 17 | | NNP 28158 8307 18 | | NNP 28158 8307 19 | | CD 28158 8307 20 | | CD 28158 8307 21 | | CD 28158 8307 22 | | CD 28158 8307 23 | | NNP 28158 8307 24 Disembarkation Disembarkation NNP 28158 8307 25 . . . 28158 8308 1 | | NNP 28158 8308 2 | | CD 28158 8308 3 | | CD 28158 8308 4 | | CD 28158 8308 5 | | CD 28158 8308 6 | | CD 28158 8308 7 | | NNP 28158 8308 8 |---------- |---------- NNP 28158 8308 9 | | NNP 28158 8308 10 | | NNP 28158 8308 11 | | CD 28158 8308 12 | | CD 28158 8308 13 | | CD 28158 8308 14 | | CD 28158 8308 15 | | CD 28158 8308 16 | | NNP 28158 8308 17 Date Date NNP 28158 8308 18 of of IN 28158 8308 19 | | NNP 28158 8308 20 | | CD 28158 8308 21 | | CD 28158 8308 22 | | CD 28158 8308 23 | | CD 28158 8308 24 | | CD 28158 8308 25 | | CD 28158 8308 26 | | NNP 28158 8308 27 Disembarkation Disembarkation NNP 28158 8308 28 . . . 28158 8309 1 UNIT UNIT NNP 28158 8309 2 . . . 28158 8310 1 | | NNP 28158 8310 2 | | CD 28158 8310 3 | | CD 28158 8310 4 | | CD 28158 8310 5 | | CD 28158 8310 6 | | CD 28158 8310 7 | | CD 28158 8310 8 | | CD 28158 8310 9 | | NNS 28158 8310 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NFP 28158 8310 11 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8310 12 F f NN 28158 8310 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8310 14 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8310 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8310 16 b b NNP 28158 8310 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8310 18 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8310 19 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8310 20 UNALLOTTED unallotte VBD 28158 8310 21 TO to IN 28158 8310 22 BRIGADES brigade NNS 28158 8310 23 AND and CC 28158 8310 24 DIVISIONS divisions NN 28158 8310 25 LANDED LANDED NNP 28158 8310 26 IN in IN 28158 8310 27 SOUTH south JJ 28158 8310 28 AFRICA africa JJ 28158 8310 29 UP up RP 28158 8310 30 TO to IN 28158 8310 31 13th 13th NN 28158 8310 32 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY NNP 28158 8310 33 , , , 28158 8310 34 1900 1900 CD 28158 8310 35 . . . 28158 8311 1 | | NNP 28158 8311 2 | | CD 28158 8311 3 | | CD 28158 8311 4 | | CD 28158 8311 5 | | CD 28158 8311 6 | | CD 28158 8311 7 | | CD 28158 8311 8 | | CD 28158 8311 9 | | NNP 28158 8311 10 Militia Militia NNP 28158 8311 11 : : : 28158 8311 12 | | NNP 28158 8311 13 | | CD 28158 8311 14 | | CD 28158 8311 15 | | CD 28158 8311 16 | | CD 28158 8311 17 | | CD 28158 8311 18 | | CD 28158 8311 19 | | CD 28158 8311 20 | | CD 28158 8311 21 | | CD 28158 8311 22 | | CD 28158 8311 23 | | CD 28158 8311 24 | | CD 28158 8311 25 | | CD 28158 8311 26 | | CD 28158 8311 27 | | CD 28158 8311 28 | | CD 28158 8311 29 | | CD 28158 8311 30 4th 4th JJ 28158 8311 31 battn battn NNS 28158 8311 32 . . . 28158 8312 1 | | NNP 28158 8312 2 | | CD 28158 8312 3 | | CD 28158 8312 4 | | CD 28158 8312 5 | | CD 28158 8312 6 | | CD 28158 8312 7 | | CD 28158 8312 8 | | CD 28158 8312 9 | | NNP 28158 8312 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8312 11 | | NNP 28158 8312 12 25| 25| CD 28158 8312 13 658| 658| CD 28158 8312 14 2| 2| CD 28158 8312 15 --|_Nile --|_Nile . 28158 8312 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8312 17 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8312 18 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8312 19 Town Town NNP 28158 8312 20 | | NNP 28158 8312 21 1.2.00 1.2.00 CD 28158 8312 22 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8312 23 | | NNP 28158 8312 24 | | NNP 28158 8312 25 | | CD 28158 8312 26 | | CD 28158 8312 27 | | CD 28158 8312 28 | | CD 28158 8312 29 | | CD 28158 8312 30 | | CD 28158 8312 31 | | CD 28158 8312 32 regiment regiment NN 28158 8312 33 | | CD 28158 8312 34 | | CD 28158 8312 35 | | CD 28158 8312 36 | | CD 28158 8312 37 | | CD 28158 8312 38 | | CD 28158 8312 39 | | CD 28158 8312 40 | | CD 28158 8312 41 | | CD 28158 8312 42 | | CD 28158 8312 43 | | CD 28158 8312 44 | | CD 28158 8312 45 | | CD 28158 8312 46 | | CD 28158 8312 47 | | CD 28158 8312 48 | | CD 28158 8312 49 | | CD 28158 8312 50 | | CD 28158 8312 51 6th 6th JJ 28158 8312 52 battn battn NNS 28158 8312 53 . . . 28158 8313 1 | | CD 28158 8313 2 25| 25| CD 28158 8313 3 687| 687| CD 28158 8313 4 4| 4| CD 28158 8313 5 --|_Umbria --|_Umbria HYPH 28158 8313 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8313 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8313 8 11.1.00|Cape 11.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8313 9 Town Town NNP 28158 8313 10 | | NNP 28158 8313 11 29.1.00 29.1.00 NNP 28158 8313 12 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8313 13 Warwick Warwick NNP 28158 8313 14 | | NNP 28158 8313 15 | | NNP 28158 8313 16 | | CD 28158 8313 17 | | CD 28158 8313 18 | | CD 28158 8313 19 | | CD 28158 8313 20 | | CD 28158 8313 21 | | CD 28158 8313 22 regiment regiment NN 28158 8313 23 | | CD 28158 8313 24 | | CD 28158 8313 25 | | CD 28158 8313 26 | | CD 28158 8313 27 | | CD 28158 8313 28 | | CD 28158 8313 29 | | CD 28158 8313 30 | | CD 28158 8313 31 | | CD 28158 8313 32 | | CD 28158 8313 33 | | CD 28158 8313 34 | | CD 28158 8313 35 | | CD 28158 8313 36 | | CD 28158 8313 37 | | CD 28158 8313 38 | | CD 28158 8313 39 | | CD 28158 8313 40 | | CD 28158 8313 41 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8313 42 battn battn NNS 28158 8313 43 . . . 28158 8314 1 | | NNP 28158 8314 2 24| 24| CD 28158 8314 3 735| 735| CD 28158 8314 4 4| 4| CD 28158 8314 5 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 8314 6 of of IN 28158 8314 7 |Liverpool |Liverpool NNPS 28158 8314 8 | | CD 28158 8314 9 16.1.00|Cape 16.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8314 10 Town Town NNP 28158 8314 11 | | NNP 28158 8314 12 13.2.00 13.2.00 NNP 28158 8314 13 S. 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NNP 28158 8314 14 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8314 15 | | NNP 28158 8314 16 | | NNP 28158 8314 17 | | CD 28158 8314 18 | | NNP 28158 8314 19 Rome Rome NNP 28158 8314 20 _ _ NNP 28158 8314 21 | | NNP 28158 8314 22 | | NNP 28158 8314 23 | | CD 28158 8314 24 | | CD 28158 8314 25 regiment regiment NN 28158 8314 26 | | CD 28158 8314 27 | | CD 28158 8314 28 | | CD 28158 8314 29 | | CD 28158 8314 30 | | CD 28158 8314 31 | | CD 28158 8314 32 | | CD 28158 8314 33 | | CD 28158 8314 34 | | CD 28158 8314 35 | | CD 28158 8314 36 | | CD 28158 8314 37 | | CD 28158 8314 38 | | CD 28158 8314 39 | | CD 28158 8314 40 | | CD 28158 8314 41 | | CD 28158 8314 42 | | CD 28158 8314 43 | | CD 28158 8314 44 4th 4th JJ 28158 8314 45 battn battn NNS 28158 8314 46 . . . 28158 8315 1 | | NNP 28158 8315 2 | | CD 28158 8315 3 | | CD 28158 8315 4 | | CD 28158 8315 5 | | CD 28158 8315 6 | | CD 28158 8315 7 | | CD 28158 8315 8 | | CD 28158 8315 9 | | CD 28158 8315 10 Derbyshire| derbyshire| RP 28158 8315 11 31| 31| CD 28158 8315 12 651| 651| CD 28158 8315 13 4| 4| CD 28158 8315 14 --|_Umbria --|_Umbria : 28158 8315 15 _ _ NNP 28158 8315 16 |Southampton| |southampton| NN 28158 8315 17 11.1.00|Pt 11.1.00|pt CD 28158 8315 18 . . . 28158 8316 1 | | NNP 28158 8316 2 2.2.00 2.2.00 CD 28158 8316 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8316 4 | | CD 28158 8316 5 | | NNP 28158 8316 6 | | CD 28158 8316 7 | | CD 28158 8316 8 | | CD 28158 8316 9 | | CD 28158 8316 10 | | CD 28158 8316 11 | | NNS 28158 8316 12 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8316 13 | | NNP 28158 8316 14 | | NNP 28158 8316 15 | | CD 28158 8316 16 | | CD 28158 8316 17 | | CD 28158 8316 18 | | CD 28158 8316 19 | | CD 28158 8316 20 | | CD 28158 8316 21 | | CD 28158 8316 22 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8316 23 battn battn NNS 28158 8316 24 . . . 28158 8317 1 | | CD 28158 8317 2 29| 29| CD 28158 8317 3 703| 703| CD 28158 8317 4 4| 4| CD 28158 8317 5 --|_Umbria --|_Umbria HYPH 28158 8317 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8317 7 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8317 8 11.1.00|East 11.1.00|east CD 28158 8317 9 London London NNP 28158 8317 10 3.2.00 3.2.00 CD 28158 8317 11 Durham Durham NNP 28158 8317 12 Light Light NNP 28158 8317 13 | | NNP 28158 8317 14 | | NNP 28158 8317 15 | | CD 28158 8317 16 | | CD 28158 8317 17 | | CD 28158 8317 18 | | CD 28158 8317 19 | | NNP 28158 8317 20 | | NNP 28158 8317 21 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8317 22 | | NNP 28158 8317 23 | | NNP 28158 8317 24 | | CD 28158 8317 25 | | CD 28158 8317 26 | | CD 28158 8317 27 | | CD 28158 8317 28 | | CD 28158 8317 29 | | CD 28158 8317 30 | | CD 28158 8317 31 | | CD 28158 8317 32 | | CD 28158 8317 33 | | CD 28158 8317 34 | | CD 28158 8317 35 | | CD 28158 8317 36 | | CD 28158 8317 37 | | CD 28158 8317 38 | | CD 28158 8317 39 | | CD 28158 8317 40 4th 4th JJ 28158 8317 41 battn battn NNS 28158 8317 42 . . . 28158 8318 1 | | NNP 28158 8318 2 | | CD 28158 8318 3 | | CD 28158 8318 4 | | CD 28158 8318 5 | | CD 28158 8318 6 | | CD 28158 8318 7 | | CD 28158 8318 8 | | CD 28158 8318 9 | | NNP 28158 8318 10 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 8318 11 & & CC 28158 8318 12 | | NNP 28158 8318 13 28| 28| CD 28158 8318 14 772| 772| CD 28158 8318 15 5| 5| CD 28158 8318 16 --|_City --|_city NN 28158 8318 17 of of IN 28158 8318 18 |Queenstown |Queenstown NNP 28158 8318 19 | | NNP 28158 8318 20 18.1.00|Cape 18.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8318 21 Town Town NNP 28158 8318 22 | | NNP 28158 8318 23 13.2.00 13.2.00 NNP 28158 8318 24 Sutherland| Sutherland| NNPS 28158 8318 25 | | NNP 28158 8318 26 | | NNP 28158 8318 27 | | CD 28158 8318 28 | | NNP 28158 8318 29 Rome Rome NNP 28158 8318 30 _ _ NNP 28158 8318 31 | | NNP 28158 8318 32 | | NNP 28158 8318 33 | | CD 28158 8318 34 | | NNP 28158 8318 35 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 8318 36 | | NNP 28158 8318 37 | | NNP 28158 8318 38 | | CD 28158 8318 39 | | CD 28158 8318 40 | | CD 28158 8318 41 | | CD 28158 8318 42 | | CD 28158 8318 43 | | CD 28158 8318 44 | | CD 28158 8318 45 | | CD 28158 8318 46 | | CD 28158 8318 47 | | CD 28158 8318 48 | | CD 28158 8318 49 | | CD 28158 8318 50 | | CD 28158 8318 51 | | CD 28158 8318 52 | | CD 28158 8318 53 9th 9th JJ 28158 8318 54 battn battn NNS 28158 8318 55 . . . 28158 8319 1 | | CD 28158 8319 2 24| 24| CD 28158 8319 3 672| 672| CD 28158 8319 4 2| 2| CD 28158 8319 5 --|_Nile --|_Nile . 28158 8319 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 7 |Queenstown |Queenstown NNP 28158 8319 8 | | NNP 28158 8319 9 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 10 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 11 | | NNP 28158 8319 12 1.2.00 1.2.00 CD 28158 8319 13 King King NNP 28158 8319 14 's 's POS 28158 8319 15 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8319 16 | | NNP 28158 8319 17 | | NNP 28158 8319 18 | | CD 28158 8319 19 | | CD 28158 8319 20 | | CD 28158 8319 21 | | CD 28158 8319 22 | | CD 28158 8319 23 | | NNP 28158 8319 24 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8319 25 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8319 26 | | NNP 28158 8319 27 | | NNP 28158 8319 28 | | CD 28158 8319 29 | | CD 28158 8319 30 | | CD 28158 8319 31 | | CD 28158 8319 32 | | CD 28158 8319 33 | | CD 28158 8319 34 | | CD 28158 8319 35 | | CD 28158 8319 36 | | CD 28158 8319 37 | | CD 28158 8319 38 | | CD 28158 8319 39 | | CD 28158 8319 40 | | CD 28158 8319 41 | | CD 28158 8319 42 | | NNP 28158 8319 43 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8319 44 | | NNP 28158 8319 45 4| 4| NNP 28158 8319 46 5| 5| CD 28158 8319 47 --| --| : 28158 8319 48 --|_Kinfauns --|_Kinfauns NFP 28158 8319 49 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8319 50 20.1.00|Cape 20.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 51 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 52 | | NNP 28158 8319 53 5.2.00 5.2.00 CD 28158 8319 54 Yeomanry Yeomanry NNP 28158 8319 55 | | NNP 28158 8319 56 | | NNP 28158 8319 57 | | CD 28158 8319 58 | | CD 28158 8319 59 | | NNP 28158 8319 60 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8319 61 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 62 | | NNP 28158 8319 63 | | NNP 28158 8319 64 | | NNP 28158 8319 65 | | NNP 28158 8319 66 Staff Staff NNP 28158 8319 67 | | NNP 28158 8319 68 | | NNP 28158 8319 69 | | CD 28158 8319 70 | | CD 28158 8319 71 | | CD 28158 8319 72 | | CD 28158 8319 73 | | CD 28158 8319 74 | | CD 28158 8319 75 | | CD 28158 8319 76 | | CD 28158 8319 77 | | CD 28158 8319 78 | | CD 28158 8319 79 | | CD 28158 8319 80 | | CD 28158 8319 81 | | CD 28158 8319 82 | | CD 28158 8319 83 | | CD 28158 8319 84 | | NNP 28158 8319 85 City City NNP 28158 8319 86 of of IN 28158 8319 87 | | NNP 28158 8319 88 28| 28| CD 28158 8319 89 812| 812| CD 28158 8319 90 --| --| : 28158 8319 91 --{_Garth --{_garth CD 28158 8319 92 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8319 93 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 94 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 95 | | NNP 28158 8319 96 4.2.00 4.2.00 CD 28158 8319 97 London London NNP 28158 8319 98 | | NNP 28158 8319 99 | | NNP 28158 8319 100 | | CD 28158 8319 101 | | CD 28158 8319 102 { { -LRB- 28158 8319 103 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8319 104 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 105 | | NNP 28158 8319 106 | | NNP 28158 8319 107 | | NNP 28158 8319 108 | | NNP 28158 8319 109 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8319 110 | | NNP 28158 8319 111 | | NNP 28158 8319 112 | | CD 28158 8319 113 | | NNS 28158 8319 114 { { -LRB- 28158 8319 115 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 116 Briton Briton NNP 28158 8319 117 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 118 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8319 119 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 120 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 121 | | NNP 28158 8319 122 29.1.00 29.1.00 NNP 28158 8319 123 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 8319 124 | | POS 28158 8319 125 | | CD 28158 8319 126 | | CD 28158 8319 127 | | NNS 28158 8319 128 { { -LRB- 28158 8319 129 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 130 Gaul Gaul NNP 28158 8319 131 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 132 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8319 133 20.1.00|Cape 20.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 134 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 135 | | NNP 28158 8319 136 12.2.00 12.2.00 NNP 28158 8319 137 | | NNP 28158 8319 138 | | NNP 28158 8319 139 | | CD 28158 8319 140 | | NNS 28158 8319 141 { { -LRB- 28158 8319 142 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 143 Kinfauns Kinfauns NNP 28158 8319 144 |Southampton| |southampton| CD 28158 8319 145 20.1.00|Cape 20.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8319 146 Town Town NNP 28158 8319 147 | | NNP 28158 8319 148 5.2.00 5.2.00 CD 28158 8319 149 | | CD 28158 8319 150 | | CD 28158 8319 151 | | CD 28158 8319 152 | | CD 28158 8319 153 { { -LRB- 28158 8319 154 Castle Castle NNP 28158 8319 155 _ _ NNP 28158 8319 156 | | NNP 28158 8319 157 | | NNP 28158 8319 158 | | CD 28158 8319 159 | | CD 28158 8319 160 | | CD 28158 8319 161 | | CD 28158 8319 162 | | CD 28158 8319 163 | | CD 28158 8319 164 | | CD 28158 8319 165 | | CD 28158 8319 166 | | CD 28158 8319 167 | | CD 28158 8319 168 | | NNS 28158 8319 169 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8319 170 G g NN 28158 8319 171 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8319 172 REINFORCEMENTS reinforcements NN 28158 8319 173 FROM from IN 28158 8319 174 INDIA INDIA NNP 28158 8319 175 . . . 28158 8320 1 | | NNP 28158 8320 2 | | CD 28158 8320 3 | | CD 28158 8320 4 | | CD 28158 8320 5 | | CD 28158 8320 6 | | CD 28158 8320 7 | | CD 28158 8320 8 | | CD 28158 8320 9 | | CD 28158 8320 10 16th 16th NN 28158 8320 11 Lancers| Lancers| : 28158 8320 12 23| 23| CD 28158 8320 13 551| 551| CD 28158 8320 14 540| 540| CD 28158 8320 15 1{_Lindula 1{_lindula CD 28158 8320 16 _ _ NNP 28158 8320 17 |Bombay |Bombay NNP 28158 8320 18 | | NNP 28158 8320 19 6.1.00|Pt 6.1.00|pt CD 28158 8320 20 . . . 28158 8321 1 | | NNP 28158 8321 2 23.1.00 23.1.00 NNP 28158 8321 3 | | NNP 28158 8321 4 | | NNP 28158 8321 5 | | CD 28158 8321 6 | | CD 28158 8321 7 { { -LRB- 28158 8321 8 | | CD 28158 8321 9 | | NNP 28158 8321 10 | | NNP 28158 8321 11 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8321 12 | | NNP 28158 8321 13 | | NNP 28158 8321 14 | | CD 28158 8321 15 | | NNS 28158 8321 16 { { -LRB- 28158 8321 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8321 18 Fazilka Fazilka NNP 28158 8321 19 _ _ NNP 28158 8321 20 |Bombay |Bombay : 28158 8321 21 | | CD 28158 8321 22 6.1.00|Pt 6.1.00|pt CD 28158 8321 23 . . . 28158 8322 1 | | NNP 28158 8322 2 21.1.00 21.1.00 NNP 28158 8322 3 | | NNP 28158 8322 4 | | NNP 28158 8322 5 | | CD 28158 8322 6 | | CD 28158 8322 7 { { -LRB- 28158 8322 8 | | CD 28158 8322 9 | | NNP 28158 8322 10 | | NNP 28158 8322 11 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8322 12 | | NNP 28158 8322 13 | | NNP 28158 8322 14 | | CD 28158 8322 15 | | NNS 28158 8322 16 { { -LRB- 28158 8322 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8322 18 Nairung Nairung NNP 28158 8322 19 _ _ NNP 28158 8322 20 |Bombay |Bombay : 28158 8322 21 | | CD 28158 8322 22 6.1.00|Pt 6.1.00|pt CD 28158 8322 23 . . . 28158 8323 1 | | NNP 28158 8323 2 23.1.00 23.1.00 NNP 28158 8323 3 | | NNP 28158 8323 4 | | NNP 28158 8323 5 | | CD 28158 8323 6 | | CD 28158 8323 7 { { -LRB- 28158 8323 8 | | CD 28158 8323 9 | | NNP 28158 8323 10 | | NNP 28158 8323 11 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8323 12 | | NNP 28158 8323 13 | | NNP 28158 8323 14 | | CD 28158 8323 15 | | CD 28158 8323 16 | | CD 28158 8323 17 | | CD 28158 8323 18 | | CD 28158 8323 19 | | CD 28158 8323 20 | | CD 28158 8323 21 A. a. NN 28158 8323 22 battery battery NN 28158 8323 23 , , , 28158 8323 24 | | NNP 28158 8323 25 3| 3| CD 28158 8323 26 174| 174| CD 28158 8323 27 206| 206| CD 28158 8323 28 6|_Urlana 6|_Urlana NNP 28158 8323 29 _ _ NNP 28158 8323 30 |Bombay |Bombay NNP 28158 8323 31 | | NNP 28158 8323 32 8.1.00|Durban 8.1.00|durban CD 28158 8323 33 | | NNP 28158 8323 34 22.1.00 22.1.00 NNP 28158 8323 35 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8324 1 | | NNP 28158 8324 2 | | CD 28158 8324 3 | | CD 28158 8324 4 | | CD 28158 8324 5 | | CD 28158 8324 6 | | CD 28158 8324 7 | | CD 28158 8324 8 | | CD 28158 8324 9 | | CD 28158 8324 10 | | CD 28158 8324 11 | | CD 28158 8324 12 | | CD 28158 8324 13 | | CD 28158 8324 14 | | CD 28158 8324 15 | | CD 28158 8324 16 | | CD 28158 8324 17 | | CD 28158 8324 18 | | NNP 28158 8324 19 J. J. NNP 28158 8324 20 battery battery NN 28158 8324 21 , , , 28158 8324 22 | | NNP 28158 8324 23 5| 5| CD 28158 8324 24 179| 179| CD 28158 8324 25 208| 208| CD 28158 8324 26 6|_Ujina 6|_Ujina NNP 28158 8324 27 _ _ NNP 28158 8324 28 |Bombay |Bombay NNP 28158 8324 29 | | NNP 28158 8324 30 11.1.00|Pt 11.1.00|pt CD 28158 8324 31 . . . 28158 8325 1 | | NNP 28158 8325 2 28.1.00 28.1.00 NNP 28158 8325 3 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8326 1 | | NNP 28158 8326 2 | | CD 28158 8326 3 | | CD 28158 8326 4 | | CD 28158 8326 5 | | CD 28158 8326 6 | | CD 28158 8326 7 | | CD 28158 8326 8 | | NNS 28158 8326 9 Elizabeth| Elizabeth| NNP 28158 8326 10 | | NNP 28158 8326 11 | | NNP 28158 8326 12 | | CD 28158 8326 13 | | CD 28158 8326 14 | | CD 28158 8326 15 | | CD 28158 8326 16 | | CD 28158 8326 17 | | CD 28158 8326 18 | | NNP 28158 8326 19 Burma Burma NNP 28158 8326 20 mounted mount VBD 28158 8326 21 | | CD 28158 8326 22 | | CD 28158 8326 23 | | CD 28158 8326 24 | | CD 28158 8326 25 | | CD 28158 8326 26 | | CD 28158 8326 27 | | CD 28158 8326 28 | | CD 28158 8326 29 infantry infantry NN 28158 8326 30 | | CD 28158 8326 31 18| 18| CD 28158 8326 32 308| 308| CD 28158 8326 33 340| 340| CD 28158 8326 34 --|_Palamcotta_Rangoon --|_Palamcotta_Rangoon NNP 28158 8326 35 | | NNP 28158 8326 36 24.1.00|Cape 24.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8326 37 Town Town NNP 28158 8326 38 | | NNP 28158 8326 39 13.2.00 13.2.00 NNP 28158 8326 40 | | NNP 28158 8326 41 | | NNP 28158 8326 42 | | CD 28158 8326 43 | | CD 28158 8326 44 | | CD 28158 8326 45 | | CD 28158 8326 46 | | CD 28158 8326 47 | | CD 28158 8326 48 | | NNS 28158 8326 49 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8326 50 H h NN 28158 8326 51 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8326 52 OVERSEA OVERSEA NNP 28158 8326 53 COLONIAL colonial NN 28158 8326 54 CONTINGENTS contingent NNS 28158 8326 55 LANDED LANDED NNP 28158 8326 56 IN in IN 28158 8326 57 SOUTH south JJ 28158 8326 58 AFRICA africa JJ 28158 8326 59 UP up RP 28158 8326 60 TO to IN 28158 8326 61 13th 13th NN 28158 8326 62 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY NNP 28158 8326 63 , , , 28158 8326 64 1900 1900 CD 28158 8326 65 . . . 28158 8327 1 | | NNP 28158 8327 2 | | CD 28158 8327 3 | | CD 28158 8327 4 | | CD 28158 8327 5 | | CD 28158 8327 6 | | CD 28158 8327 7 | | CD 28158 8327 8 | | CD 28158 8327 9 | | NNP 28158 8327 10 New New NNP 28158 8327 11 South South NNP 28158 8327 12 | | NNP 28158 8327 13 2| 2| CD 28158 8327 14 68| 68| CD 28158 8327 15 --| --| : 28158 8327 16 --|_Nineveh --|_Nineveh NFP 28158 8327 17 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 18 |London |London VBZ 28158 8327 19 |10.10.99|Cape |10.10.99|Cape NNP 28158 8327 20 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 21 | | NNP 28158 8327 22 2.11.99 2.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 23 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8327 24 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 8327 25 | | NNP 28158 8327 26 | | NNP 28158 8327 27 | | CD 28158 8327 28 | | CD 28158 8327 29 | | CD 28158 8327 30 | | CD 28158 8327 31 | | CD 28158 8327 32 | | CD 28158 8327 33 | | CD 28158 8327 34 | | CD 28158 8327 35 | | CD 28158 8327 36 | | CD 28158 8327 37 | | CD 28158 8327 38 | | CD 28158 8327 39 | | CD 28158 8327 40 | | CD 28158 8327 41 | | NNP 28158 8327 42 New New NNP 28158 8327 43 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 8327 44 | | NNP 28158 8327 45 15| 15| CD 28158 8327 46 205| 205| CD 28158 8327 47 251| 251| CD 28158 8327 48 --|_Waiwera --|_waiwera NN 28158 8327 49 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 50 |Wellington |Wellington NNP 28158 8327 51 |20.10.99|Cape |20.10.99|Cape NNP 28158 8327 52 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 53 |23.11.99 |23.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 54 mounted mount VBD 28158 8327 55 rifles rifles NNP 28158 8327 56 | | NNP 28158 8327 57 | | CD 28158 8327 58 | | CD 28158 8327 59 | | CD 28158 8327 60 | | CD 28158 8327 61 | | CD 28158 8327 62 | | CD 28158 8327 63 | | CD 28158 8327 64 | | CD 28158 8327 65 | | CD 28158 8327 66 | | CD 28158 8327 67 | | CD 28158 8327 68 | | CD 28158 8327 69 | | CD 28158 8327 70 | | CD 28158 8327 71 | | CD 28158 8327 72 | | NNS 28158 8327 73 Victorian victorian JJ 28158 8327 74 | | NNP 28158 8327 75 5| 5| CD 28158 8327 76 120| 120| CD 28158 8327 77 9| 9| CD 28158 8327 78 --|_Medic --|_Medic : 28158 8327 79 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 80 |Melbourne |melbourne CD 28158 8327 81 |28.10.99|Cape |28.10.99|cape CD 28158 8327 82 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 83 |27.11.99 |27.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 84 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8327 85 | | NNP 28158 8327 86 | | NNP 28158 8327 87 | | CD 28158 8327 88 | | CD 28158 8327 89 | | CD 28158 8327 90 | | CD 28158 8327 91 | | CD 28158 8327 92 | | CD 28158 8327 93 | | CD 28158 8327 94 | | CD 28158 8327 95 | | CD 28158 8327 96 | | CD 28158 8327 97 | | CD 28158 8327 98 | | CD 28158 8327 99 | | CD 28158 8327 100 | | CD 28158 8327 101 | | CD 28158 8327 102 | | NNP 28158 8327 103 Tasmanian Tasmanian NNP 28158 8327 104 | | NNP 28158 8327 105 4| 4| CD 28158 8327 106 76| 76| CD 28158 8327 107 4| 4| CD 28158 8327 108 --|_Medic --|_Medic : 28158 8327 109 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 110 |Melbourne |melbourne CD 28158 8327 111 |28.10.99|Cape |28.10.99|cape CD 28158 8327 112 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 113 |26.11.99 |26.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 114 infantry infantry NN 28158 8327 115 | | NNP 28158 8327 116 | | NNP 28158 8327 117 | | CD 28158 8327 118 | | CD 28158 8327 119 | | CD 28158 8327 120 | | CD 28158 8327 121 | | CD 28158 8327 122 | | CD 28158 8327 123 | | CD 28158 8327 124 | | CD 28158 8327 125 | | CD 28158 8327 126 | | CD 28158 8327 127 | | CD 28158 8327 128 | | CD 28158 8327 129 | | CD 28158 8327 130 | | CD 28158 8327 131 | | CD 28158 8327 132 | | JJ 28158 8327 133 Victorian victorian JJ 28158 8327 134 | | CD 28158 8327 135 8| 8| CD 28158 8327 136 118| 118| CD 28158 8327 137 157| 157| NN 28158 8327 138 --|_Medic --|_Medic -LRB- 28158 8327 139 _ _ IN 28158 8327 140 |Melbourne |melbourne CD 28158 8327 141 |27.10.99|Cape |27.10.99|cape CD 28158 8327 142 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 143 |27.11.99 |27.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 144 mounted mount VBD 28158 8327 145 rifles rifles NNP 28158 8327 146 | | NNP 28158 8327 147 | | CD 28158 8327 148 | | CD 28158 8327 149 | | CD 28158 8327 150 | | CD 28158 8327 151 | | CD 28158 8327 152 | | CD 28158 8327 153 | | CD 28158 8327 154 | | CD 28158 8327 155 | | CD 28158 8327 156 | | CD 28158 8327 157 | | CD 28158 8327 158 | | CD 28158 8327 159 | | CD 28158 8327 160 | | CD 28158 8327 161 | | CD 28158 8327 162 | | NNP 28158 8327 163 South South NNP 28158 8327 164 | | NNP 28158 8327 165 6| 6| CD 28158 8327 166 121| 121| CD 28158 8327 167 3| 3| CD 28158 8327 168 --|_Medic --|_Medic -LRB- 28158 8327 169 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 170 |Adelaide |adelaide CD 28158 8327 171 |31.10.99|Cape |31.10.99|cape NN 28158 8327 172 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 173 |26.11.99 |26.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 174 Australian Australian NNP 28158 8327 175 | | NNP 28158 8327 176 | | NNP 28158 8327 177 | | CD 28158 8327 178 | | CD 28158 8327 179 | | CD 28158 8327 180 | | CD 28158 8327 181 | | CD 28158 8327 182 | | CD 28158 8327 183 | | CD 28158 8327 184 infantry infantry NN 28158 8327 185 | | CD 28158 8327 186 | | NNP 28158 8327 187 | | CD 28158 8327 188 | | CD 28158 8327 189 | | CD 28158 8327 190 | | CD 28158 8327 191 | | CD 28158 8327 192 | | CD 28158 8327 193 | | CD 28158 8327 194 | | CD 28158 8327 195 | | CD 28158 8327 196 | | CD 28158 8327 197 | | CD 28158 8327 198 | | CD 28158 8327 199 | | CD 28158 8327 200 | | CD 28158 8327 201 | | CD 28158 8327 202 | | NNP 28158 8327 203 West West NNP 28158 8327 204 | | NNP 28158 8327 205 5| 5| NNP 28158 8327 206 125| 125| CD 28158 8327 207 17| 17| CD 28158 8327 208 2|_Medic 2|_Medic NNP 28158 8327 209 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 210 |Albany |albany CD 28158 8327 211 | | CD 28158 8327 212 5.11.99|Cape 5.11.99|cape CD 28158 8327 213 Town Town NNP 28158 8327 214 |26.11.99 |26.11.99 NNP 28158 8327 215 Australian Australian NNP 28158 8327 216 | | NNP 28158 8327 217 | | NNP 28158 8327 218 | | CD 28158 8327 219 | | CD 28158 8327 220 | | CD 28158 8327 221 | | CD 28158 8327 222 | | CD 28158 8327 223 | | CD 28158 8327 224 | | CD 28158 8327 225 infantry infantry NN 28158 8327 226 | | CD 28158 8327 227 | | NNP 28158 8327 228 | | CD 28158 8327 229 | | CD 28158 8327 230 | | CD 28158 8327 231 | | CD 28158 8327 232 | | CD 28158 8327 233 | | CD 28158 8327 234 | | CD 28158 8327 235 | | CD 28158 8327 236 | | CD 28158 8327 237 | | CD 28158 8327 238 | | CD 28158 8327 239 | | CD 28158 8327 240 | | CD 28158 8327 241 | | CD 28158 8327 242 | | CD 28158 8327 243 | | NNP 28158 8327 244 New New NNP 28158 8327 245 South South NNP 28158 8327 246 | | NNP 28158 8327 247 | | NNP 28158 8327 248 | | CD 28158 8327 249 | | CD 28158 8327 250 | | CD 28158 8327 251 | | CD 28158 8327 252 | | CD 28158 8327 253 | | CD 28158 8327 254 | | NNP 28158 8327 255 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8327 256 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 8327 257 5| 5| NNP 28158 8327 258 33 33 CD 28158 8327 259 | | CD 28158 8327 260 130| 130| CD 28158 8327 261 -- -- : 28158 8327 262 } } -RRB- 28158 8327 263 | | NNP 28158 8327 264 | | NNP 28158 8327 265 | | CD 28158 8327 266 | | CD 28158 8327 267 | | CD 28158 8327 268 | | CD 28158 8327 269 | | CD 28158 8327 270 | | NNS 28158 8327 271 } } -RRB- 28158 8327 272 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 273 Kent Kent NNP 28158 8327 274 _ _ NNP 28158 8327 275 |Sydney |Sydney NNP 28158 8327 276 |28.10.99| |28.10.99| NNP 28158 8327 277 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8327 278 Town| Town| NNP 28158 8327 279 1.12.99 1.12.99 VBZ 28158 8327 280 New New NNP 28158 8327 281 South South NNP 28158 8327 282 | | NNP 28158 8327 283 6| 6| CD 28158 8327 284 85| 85| CD 28158 8327 285 50| 50| CD 28158 8327 286 -- -- : 28158 8327 287 } } -RRB- 28158 8327 288 | | CD 28158 8327 289 | | CD 28158 8327 290 | | CD 28158 8327 291 | | NNP 28158 8327 292 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8327 293 Army Army NNP 28158 8327 294 | | NNP 28158 8327 295 | | NNP 28158 8327 296 | | NNP 28158 8327 297 | | NNP 28158 8327 298 } } -RRB- 28158 8327 299 | | NNP 28158 8327 300 | | CD 28158 8327 301 | | CD 28158 8327 302 | | NNP 28158 8327 303 Medical Medical NNP 28158 8327 304 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8327 305 | | NNP 28158 8327 306 | | NNP 28158 8327 307 | | NNP 28158 8327 308 } } -RRB- 28158 8327 309 | | NNP 28158 8327 310 | | NNP 28158 8327 311 | | CD 28158 8327 312 | | CD 28158 8327 313 | | CD 28158 8327 314 | | CD 28158 8327 315 | | CD 28158 8327 316 | | CD 28158 8327 317 | | CD 28158 8327 318 | | CD 28158 8327 319 | | CD 28158 8327 320 | | CD 28158 8327 321 | | CD 28158 8327 322 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8327 323 battn battn NNS 28158 8327 324 . . . 28158 8328 1 | | NNP 28158 8328 2 | | CD 28158 8328 3 | | CD 28158 8328 4 | | CD 28158 8328 5 | | CD 28158 8328 6 | | CD 28158 8328 7 | | CD 28158 8328 8 | | CD 28158 8328 9 | | NNP 28158 8328 10 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8328 11 | | NNP 28158 8328 12 43| 43| CD 28158 8328 13 997| 997| CD 28158 8328 14 6| 6| CD 28158 8328 15 2|_Sardinian_|Quebec 2|_sardinian_|quebec CD 28158 8328 16 |30.10.99|Cape |30.10.99|cape CD 28158 8328 17 Town Town NNP 28158 8328 18 |30.11.99 |30.11.99 NNP 28158 8328 19 Canadian Canadian NNP 28158 8328 20 | | NNP 28158 8328 21 | | NNP 28158 8328 22 | | CD 28158 8328 23 | | CD 28158 8328 24 | | CD 28158 8328 25 | | CD 28158 8328 26 | | CD 28158 8328 27 | | CD 28158 8328 28 | | CD 28158 8328 29 regiment regiment NN 28158 8328 30 | | CD 28158 8328 31 | | CD 28158 8328 32 | | CD 28158 8328 33 | | CD 28158 8328 34 | | CD 28158 8328 35 | | CD 28158 8328 36 | | CD 28158 8328 37 | | CD 28158 8328 38 | | CD 28158 8328 39 | | CD 28158 8328 40 | | CD 28158 8328 41 | | CD 28158 8328 42 | | CD 28158 8328 43 | | CD 28158 8328 44 | | CD 28158 8328 45 | | CD 28158 8328 46 | | CD 28158 8328 47 | | CD 28158 8328 48 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 8328 49 | | CD 28158 8328 50 14| 14| CD 28158 8328 51 248| 248| CD 28158 8328 52 285| 285| CD 28158 8328 53 1|_Cornwall 1|_Cornwall NNP 28158 8328 54 _ _ NNP 28158 8328 55 |Brisbane |Brisbane NNP 28158 8328 56 | | NNP 28158 8328 57 1.11.99|Cape 1.11.99|cape CD 28158 8328 58 Town Town NNP 28158 8328 59 |14.12.99 |14.12.99 NNP 28158 8328 60 mounted mount VBD 28158 8328 61 | | CD 28158 8328 62 | | NNP 28158 8328 63 | | CD 28158 8328 64 | | CD 28158 8328 65 | | CD 28158 8328 66 | | CD 28158 8328 67 | | CD 28158 8328 68 | | CD 28158 8328 69 | | CD 28158 8328 70 infantry infantry NN 28158 8328 71 | | CD 28158 8328 72 | | NNP 28158 8328 73 | | CD 28158 8328 74 | | CD 28158 8328 75 | | CD 28158 8328 76 | | CD 28158 8328 77 | | CD 28158 8328 78 | | CD 28158 8328 79 | | CD 28158 8328 80 | | CD 28158 8328 81 | | CD 28158 8328 82 | | CD 28158 8328 83 | | CD 28158 8328 84 | | CD 28158 8328 85 | | CD 28158 8328 86 | | CD 28158 8328 87 | | CD 28158 8328 88 | | NNP 28158 8328 89 New New NNP 28158 8328 90 South South NNP 28158 8328 91 | | NNP 28158 8328 92 | | NNP 28158 8328 93 | | CD 28158 8328 94 | | CD 28158 8328 95 | | CD 28158 8328 96 | | CD 28158 8328 97 | | CD 28158 8328 98 | | CD 28158 8328 99 | | NNP 28158 8328 100 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8328 101 | | NNP 28158 8328 102 3| 3| CD 28158 8328 103 73| 73| CD 28158 8328 104 35| 35| CD 28158 8328 105 --|_Aberdeen --|_Aberdeen : 28158 8328 106 _ _ NNP 28158 8328 107 |Sydney |Sydney NNP 28158 8328 108 | | NNP 28158 8328 109 3.11.99|Cape 3.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8328 110 Town Town NNP 28158 8328 111 | | NNP 28158 8328 112 7.12.99 7.12.99 NNP 28158 8328 113 mounted mount VBD 28158 8328 114 | | CD 28158 8328 115 | | NNP 28158 8328 116 | | CD 28158 8328 117 | | CD 28158 8328 118 | | CD 28158 8328 119 | | CD 28158 8328 120 | | CD 28158 8328 121 | | CD 28158 8328 122 | | NNP 28158 8328 123 rifles rifle VBZ 28158 8328 124 | | CD 28158 8328 125 | | CD 28158 8328 126 | | CD 28158 8328 127 | | CD 28158 8328 128 | | CD 28158 8328 129 | | CD 28158 8328 130 | | CD 28158 8328 131 | | CD 28158 8328 132 | | CD 28158 8328 133 | | CD 28158 8328 134 | | CD 28158 8328 135 | | CD 28158 8328 136 | | CD 28158 8328 137 | | CD 28158 8328 138 | | CD 28158 8328 139 | | CD 28158 8328 140 | | CD 28158 8328 141 | | NNP 28158 8328 142 New New NNP 28158 8328 143 South South NNP 28158 8328 144 | | NNP 28158 8328 145 4| 4| CD 28158 8328 146 121| 121| CD 28158 8328 147 9| 9| CD 28158 8328 148 --|_Aberdeen --|_Aberdeen : 28158 8328 149 _ _ NNP 28158 8328 150 |Sydney |Sydney NNP 28158 8328 151 | | NNP 28158 8328 152 3.11.99|Cape 3.11.99|Cape NNP 28158 8328 153 Town Town NNP 28158 8328 154 | | NNP 28158 8328 155 6.12.99 6.12.99 NNP 28158 8328 156 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8328 157 | | NNP 28158 8328 158 | | NNP 28158 8328 159 | | CD 28158 8328 160 | | CD 28158 8328 161 | | CD 28158 8328 162 | | CD 28158 8328 163 | | CD 28158 8328 164 | | CD 28158 8328 165 | | CD 28158 8328 166 infantry infantry NN 28158 8328 167 | | CD 28158 8328 168 | | NNP 28158 8328 169 | | CD 28158 8328 170 | | CD 28158 8328 171 | | CD 28158 8328 172 | | CD 28158 8328 173 | | CD 28158 8328 174 | | CD 28158 8328 175 | | CD 28158 8328 176 | | CD 28158 8328 177 | | CD 28158 8328 178 | | CD 28158 8328 179 | | CD 28158 8328 180 | | CD 28158 8328 181 | | CD 28158 8328 182 | | CD 28158 8328 183 | | CD 28158 8328 184 | | CD 28158 8328 185 1st 1st JJ 28158 8328 186 Australian Australian NNP 28158 8328 187 | | NNP 28158 8328 188 | | NNP 28158 8328 189 | | CD 28158 8328 190 | | CD 28158 8328 191 | | CD 28158 8328 192 | | CD 28158 8328 193 | | CD 28158 8328 194 | | CD 28158 8328 195 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8328 196 | | CD 28158 8328 197 2| 2| CD 28158 8328 198 32| 32| CD 28158 8328 199 37| 37| CD 28158 8328 200 -- -- : 28158 8328 201 } } -RRB- 28158 8328 202 | | CD 28158 8328 203 | | CD 28158 8328 204 | | CD 28158 8328 205 | | CD 28158 8328 206 | | CD 28158 8328 207 | | CD 28158 8328 208 | | CD 28158 8328 209 | | NNS 28158 8328 210 } } -RRB- 28158 8328 211 _ _ NNP 28158 8328 212 Langton Langton NNP 28158 8328 213 { { -LRB- 28158 8328 214 Newcastle Newcastle NNP 28158 8328 215 } } -RRB- 28158 8328 216 14.11.99|Cape 14.11.99|cape CD 28158 8328 217 Town Town NNP 28158 8328 218 |19.12.99 |19.12.99 NNP 28158 8328 219 New New NNP 28158 8328 220 South South NNP 28158 8328 221 | | NNP 28158 8328 222 1| 1| CD 28158 8328 223 26| 26| CD 28158 8328 224 69| 69| CD 28158 8328 225 -- -- : 28158 8328 226 } } -RRB- 28158 8328 227 Grange Grange NNP 28158 8328 228 _ _ NNP 28158 8328 229 { { -LRB- 28158 8328 230 N.S.W. N.S.W. NNP 28158 8328 231 } } -RRB- 28158 8329 1 | | NNP 28158 8329 2 | | NNP 28158 8329 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8329 4 mounted mount VBD 28158 8329 5 | | CD 28158 8329 6 | | CD 28158 8329 7 | | CD 28158 8329 8 | | CD 28158 8329 9 | | CD 28158 8329 10 | | CD 28158 8329 11 | | CD 28158 8329 12 | | NNP 28158 8329 13 rifles rifle VBZ 28158 8329 14 | | CD 28158 8329 15 | | CD 28158 8329 16 | | CD 28158 8329 17 | | CD 28158 8329 18 | | CD 28158 8329 19 | | CD 28158 8329 20 | | CD 28158 8329 21 | | CD 28158 8329 22 | | CD 28158 8329 23 | | CD 28158 8329 24 | | CD 28158 8329 25 | | CD 28158 8329 26 | | CD 28158 8329 27 | | CD 28158 8329 28 | | CD 28158 8329 29 | | CD 28158 8329 30 | | CD 28158 8329 31 | | CD 28158 8329 32 A. a. NN 28158 8329 33 battery battery NN 28158 8329 34 , , , 28158 8329 35 | | NNP 28158 8329 36 6| 6| CD 28158 8329 37 170| 170| CD 28158 8329 38 140| 140| CD 28158 8329 39 6|_Warrigal 6|_Warrigal NNP 28158 8329 40 _ _ NNP 28158 8329 41 |Sydney |Sydney NNP 28158 8329 42 |30.12.99|Cape |30.12.99|Cape NNP 28158 8329 43 Town Town NNP 28158 8329 44 | | NNP 28158 8329 45 7.2.00 7.2.00 CD 28158 8329 46 New New NNP 28158 8329 47 South South NNP 28158 8329 48 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8329 49 | | NNP 28158 8329 50 | | NNP 28158 8329 51 | | CD 28158 8329 52 | | CD 28158 8329 53 | | CD 28158 8329 54 | | CD 28158 8329 55 | | CD 28158 8329 56 | | NNP 28158 8329 57 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 8329 58 | | NNP 28158 8329 59 | | NNP 28158 8329 60 | | CD 28158 8329 61 | | CD 28158 8329 62 | | CD 28158 8329 63 | | CD 28158 8329 64 | | CD 28158 8329 65 | | CD 28158 8329 66 | | CD 28158 8329 67 | | CD 28158 8329 68 | | CD 28158 8329 69 | | CD 28158 8329 70 | | CD 28158 8329 71 | | CD 28158 8329 72 | | CD 28158 8329 73 | | CD 28158 8329 74 | | CD 28158 8329 75 | | CD 28158 8329 76 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8329 77 contingent contingent JJ 28158 8329 78 | | CD 28158 8329 79 | | NNP 28158 8329 80 | | CD 28158 8329 81 | | CD 28158 8329 82 | | CD 28158 8329 83 | | CD 28158 8329 84 | | CD 28158 8329 85 | | JJ 28158 8329 86 Victorian victorian JJ 28158 8329 87 | | CD 28158 8329 88 14| 14| CD 28158 8329 89 249| 249| CD 28158 8329 90 305| 305| CD 28158 8329 91 --|_Euryalus --|_Euryalus : 28158 8329 92 _ _ NNP 28158 8329 93 |Melbourne |Melbourne NNP 28158 8329 94 | | NNP 28158 8329 95 13.1.00|Cape 13.1.00|Cape NNP 28158 8329 96 Town Town NNP 28158 8329 97 | | NNP 28158 8329 98 7.2.00 7.2.00 CD 28158 8329 99 mounted mount VBN 28158 8329 100 rifles rifle NNS 28158 8329 101 | | NNP 28158 8329 102 | | CD 28158 8329 103 | | CD 28158 8329 104 | | CD 28158 8329 105 | | CD 28158 8329 106 | | CD 28158 8329 107 | | CD 28158 8329 108 | | CD 28158 8329 109 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 8329 110 10 10 CD 28158 8329 111 . . . 28158 8330 1 Distribution distribution NN 28158 8330 2 of of IN 28158 8330 3 troops troop NNS 28158 8330 4 in in IN 28158 8330 5 South South NNP 28158 8330 6 Africa Africa NNP 28158 8330 7 on on IN 28158 8330 8 11th 11th JJ 28158 8330 9 February February NNP 28158 8330 10 , , , 28158 8330 11 1900 1900 CD 28158 8330 12 , , , 28158 8330 13 when when WRB 28158 8330 14 the the DT 28158 8330 15 march march NN 28158 8330 16 from from IN 28158 8330 17 Ramdam Ramdam NNP 28158 8330 18 began begin VBD 28158 8330 19 . . . 28158 8331 1 FIELD FIELD NNP 28158 8331 2 - - HYPH 28158 8331 3 MARSHAL MARSHAL NNP 28158 8331 4 LORD LORD NNP 28158 8331 5 ROBERTS ROBERTS NNP 28158 8331 6 . . . 28158 8332 1 Commander commander NN 28158 8332 2 - - HYPH 28158 8332 3 in in IN 28158 8332 4 - - HYPH 28158 8332 5 Chief Chief NNP 28158 8332 6 's 's POS 28158 8332 7 Bodyguard Bodyguard NNP 28158 8332 8 . . . 28158 8333 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8333 2 division division NN 28158 8333 3 . . . 28158 8334 1 Lt.-Genl lt.-genl PRP 28158 8334 2 . . . 28158 8335 1 J. J. NNP 28158 8335 2 D. D. NNP 28158 8335 3 P. P. NNP 28158 8335 4 French French NNP 28158 8335 5 . . . 28158 8336 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8336 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8336 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 8336 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8336 5 Brig.-Genl brig.-genl NN 28158 8336 6 . . . 28158 8337 1 T. T. NNP 28158 8337 2 C. C. NNP 28158 8337 3 Porter Porter NNP 28158 8337 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8337 5 . . . 28158 8338 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 8338 2 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 8338 3 guards guard NNS 28158 8338 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8338 5 Carabiniers Carabiniers NNPS 28158 8338 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8338 7 . . . 28158 8339 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8339 2 Dragoons Dragoons NNPS 28158 8339 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8339 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8339 5 Scots Scots NNP 28158 8339 6 Greys Greys NNP 28158 8339 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8339 8 . . . 28158 8340 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 8340 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8340 3 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 8340 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8340 5 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 8340 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8340 7 one one CD 28158 8340 8 squadron squadron NN 28158 8340 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8340 10 . . . 28158 8341 1 14th 14th JJ 28158 8341 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8341 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8341 4 one one CD 28158 8341 5 squadron squadron NN 28158 8341 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8341 7 . . . 28158 8342 1 New New NNP 28158 8342 2 South South NNP 28158 8342 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8342 4 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 8342 5 . . . 28158 8343 1 Q.T. Q.T. NNP 28158 8344 1 and and CC 28158 8344 2 U. U. NNP 28158 8344 3 batteries battery NNS 28158 8344 4 , , , 28158 8344 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8344 6 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8344 7 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 8344 8 . . . 28158 8345 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8345 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8345 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 8345 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8345 5 Brig.-Genl brig.-genl NN 28158 8345 6 . . . 28158 8346 1 R. R. NNP 28158 8346 2 G. G. NNP 28158 8346 3 Broadwood Broadwood NNP 28158 8346 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8346 5 . . . 28158 8347 1 Composite composite JJ 28158 8347 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8347 3 of of IN 28158 8347 4 Household Household NNP 28158 8347 5 cavalry cavalry NN 28158 8347 6 . . . 28158 8348 1 10th 10th JJ 28158 8348 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8348 3 . . . 28158 8349 1 12th 12th NNP 28158 8349 2 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 8349 3 . . . 28158 8350 1 G. G. NNP 28158 8350 2 and and CC 28158 8350 3 P. P. NNP 28158 8350 4 batteries battery NNS 28158 8350 5 , , , 28158 8350 6 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8350 7 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8350 8 artillery artillery NN 28158 8350 9 . . . 28158 8351 1 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 8351 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8351 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 8351 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8351 5 Brig.-Genl brig.-genl NN 28158 8351 6 . . . 28158 8352 1 J. J. NNP 28158 8352 2 R. R. NNP 28158 8352 3 P. P. NNP 28158 8352 4 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 8352 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8352 6 . . . 28158 8353 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 8353 2 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 8353 3 . . . 28158 8354 1 16th 16th JJ 28158 8354 2 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 8354 3 . . . 28158 8355 1 O. O. NNP 28158 8355 2 and and CC 28158 8355 3 R. R. NNP 28158 8355 4 batteries battery NNS 28158 8355 5 , , , 28158 8355 6 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8355 7 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8355 8 artillery artillery NN 28158 8355 9 . . . 28158 8356 1 Divisional divisional JJ 28158 8356 2 troops troop NNS 28158 8356 3 . . . 28158 8357 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8357 2 , , , 28158 8357 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8357 4 , , , 28158 8357 5 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8357 6 , , , 28158 8357 7 4th 4th JJ 28158 8357 8 , , , 28158 8357 9 5th 5th JJ 28158 8357 10 , , , 28158 8357 11 6th 6th JJ 28158 8357 12 , , , 28158 8357 13 7th 7th JJ 28158 8357 14 and and CC 28158 8357 15 8th 8th JJ 28158 8357 16 regiments regiment NNS 28158 8357 17 of of IN 28158 8357 18 mounted mount VBN 28158 8357 19 infantry infantry NN 28158 8357 20 . . . 28158 8358 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 8358 2 ' ' POS 28158 8358 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8358 4 . . . 28158 8359 1 Kitchener Kitchener NNP 28158 8359 2 's 's POS 28158 8359 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8359 4 . . . 28158 8360 1 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 8360 2 's 's POS 28158 8360 3 Guides guide NNS 28158 8360 4 . . . 28158 8361 1 New New NNP 28158 8361 2 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 8361 3 mounted mount VBD 28158 8361 4 rifles rifle NNS 28158 8361 5 . . . 28158 8362 1 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 8362 2 mounted mount VBD 28158 8362 3 infantry infantry NN 28158 8362 4 . . . 28158 8363 1 New New NNP 28158 8363 2 South South NNP 28158 8363 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8363 4 mounted mount VBD 28158 8363 5 rifles rifle NNS 28158 8363 6 . . . 28158 8364 1 Nesbitt Nesbitt NNP 28158 8364 2 's 's POS 28158 8364 3 Horse horse NN 28158 8364 4 . . . 28158 8365 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8365 2 Column Column NNP 28158 8365 3 . . . 28158 8366 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8366 2 Troop Troop NNP 28158 8366 3 , , , 28158 8366 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8367 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8367 2 . . . 28158 8368 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8369 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8369 2 Companies Companies NNPS 28158 8369 3 . . . 28158 8370 1 Field field NN 28158 8370 2 Hospitals Hospitals NNPS 28158 8370 3 . . . 28158 8371 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 8371 2 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8371 3 division division NN 28158 8371 4 . . . 28158 8372 1 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 8372 2 T. T. NNP 28158 8372 3 Kelly Kelly NNP 28158 8372 4 - - HYPH 28158 8372 5 Kenny Kenny NNP 28158 8372 6 . . . 28158 8373 1 13th 13th NNP 28158 8373 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8373 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8373 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8373 5 . . . 28158 8374 1 C. C. NNP 28158 8374 2 E. E. NNP 28158 8374 3 Knox Knox NNP 28158 8374 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8374 5 . . . 28158 8375 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8375 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8375 3 . . . 28158 8376 1 East East NNP 28158 8376 2 Kent Kent NNP 28158 8376 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8376 4 . . . 28158 8377 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8377 2 " " `` 28158 8377 3 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 8377 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8377 5 . . . 28158 8378 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8378 2 " " `` 28158 8378 3 West West NNP 28158 8378 4 Riding Riding NNP 28158 8378 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8378 6 . . . 28158 8379 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8379 2 " " `` 28158 8379 3 Oxfordshire Oxfordshire NNP 28158 8379 4 Light Light NNP 28158 8379 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8379 6 . . . 28158 8380 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8380 2 . . . 28158 8381 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8382 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8382 2 coy coy NN 28158 8382 3 . . . 28158 8383 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8383 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8383 3 . . . 28158 8384 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 8384 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8384 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8384 4 Brig.-Genl brig.-genl UH 28158 8384 5 . . . 28158 8385 1 T. T. NNP 28158 8385 2 E. E. NNP 28158 8385 3 Stephenson Stephenson NNP 28158 8385 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8385 5 . . . 28158 8386 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8386 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8386 3 . . . 28158 8387 1 Yorkshire yorkshire JJ 28158 8387 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8387 3 . . . 28158 8388 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8388 2 " " `` 28158 8388 3 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 8388 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8388 5 . . . 28158 8389 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8389 2 " " `` 28158 8389 3 Essex Essex NNP 28158 8389 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8389 5 . . . 28158 8390 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8390 2 . . . 28158 8391 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8392 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8392 2 coy coy NN 28158 8392 3 . . . 28158 8393 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8393 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8393 3 . . . 28158 8394 1 Divisional divisional JJ 28158 8394 2 troops troop NNS 28158 8394 3 . . . 28158 8395 1 Two two CD 28158 8395 2 12-pr 12-pr NNS 28158 8395 3 . . . 28158 8396 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8396 2 . . . 28158 8397 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8397 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8397 3 . . . 28158 8398 1 76th 76th JJ 28158 8398 2 battery battery NN 28158 8398 3 , , , 28158 8398 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8399 1 81st 81st JJ 28158 8399 2 battery battery NN 28158 8399 3 , , , 28158 8399 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8400 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8400 2 column column NN 28158 8400 3 . . . 28158 8401 1 38th 38th NNP 28158 8401 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8401 3 company company NN 28158 8401 4 , , , 28158 8401 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8402 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8402 2 . . . 28158 8403 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8404 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8404 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8404 3 . . . 28158 8405 1 7th 7th NNP 28158 8405 2 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8405 3 division division NN 28158 8405 4 . . . 28158 8406 1 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 8406 2 C. C. NNP 28158 8406 3 Tucker Tucker NNP 28158 8406 4 . . . 28158 8407 1 14th 14th JJ 28158 8407 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8407 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8407 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8407 5 . . . 28158 8408 1 H. H. NNP 28158 8408 2 Chermside Chermside NNP 28158 8408 3 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8408 4 . . . 28158 8409 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8409 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8409 3 . . . 28158 8410 1 Norfolk Norfolk NNP 28158 8410 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8410 3 . . . 28158 8411 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8411 2 " " `` 28158 8411 3 Lincoln Lincoln NNP 28158 8411 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8411 5 . . . 28158 8412 1 1st 1st LS 28158 8412 2 " " `` 28158 8412 3 King King NNP 28158 8412 4 's 's POS 28158 8412 5 Own own JJ 28158 8412 6 Scottish scottish JJ 28158 8412 7 Borderers Borderers NNPS 28158 8412 8 . . . 28158 8413 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8413 2 " " `` 28158 8413 3 Hampshire Hampshire NNP 28158 8413 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8413 5 . . . 28158 8414 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8414 2 . . . 28158 8415 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8416 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8416 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8416 3 . . . 28158 8417 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8417 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8417 3 . . . 28158 8418 1 15th 15th JJ 28158 8418 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8418 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8418 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8418 5 . . . 28158 8419 1 A. A. NNP 28158 8419 2 G. G. NNP 28158 8419 3 Wavell Wavell NNP 28158 8419 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8419 5 . . . 28158 8420 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8420 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8420 3 . . . 28158 8421 1 Cheshire cheshire JJ 28158 8421 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8421 3 . . . 28158 8422 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8422 2 " " `` 28158 8422 3 South South NNP 28158 8422 4 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8422 5 Borderers Borderers NNPS 28158 8422 6 . . . 28158 8423 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8423 2 " " `` 28158 8423 3 East East NNP 28158 8423 4 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8423 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8423 6 . . . 28158 8424 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8424 2 " " `` 28158 8424 3 North North NNP 28158 8424 4 Staffordshire Staffordshire NNP 28158 8424 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8424 6 . . . 28158 8425 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8425 2 . . . 28158 8426 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8427 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8427 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8427 3 . . . 28158 8428 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8428 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8428 3 . . . 28158 8429 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8429 2 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 8429 3 . . . 28158 8430 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 8430 2 battery battery NN 28158 8430 3 , , , 28158 8430 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8431 1 62nd 62nd JJ 28158 8431 2 battery battery NN 28158 8431 3 , , , 28158 8431 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8432 1 75th 75th JJ 28158 8432 2 battery battery NN 28158 8432 3 , , , 28158 8432 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8433 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8433 2 Column Column NNP 28158 8433 3 . . . 28158 8434 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 8434 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8434 3 company company NN 28158 8434 4 , , , 28158 8434 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8435 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8435 2 . . . 28158 8436 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8437 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8437 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8437 3 . . . 28158 8438 1 9th 9th NNP 28158 8438 2 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8438 3 division division NN 28158 8438 4 . . . 28158 8439 1 Lieut.-Genl Lieut.-Genl NNP 28158 8439 2 . . . 28158 8440 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 8440 2 H. H. NNP 28158 8440 3 Colvile Colvile NNP 28158 8440 4 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8440 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 8440 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8440 7 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8440 8 . . . 28158 8441 1 H. H. NNP 28158 8441 2 A. A. NNP 28158 8441 3 MacDonald MacDonald NNP 28158 8441 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8441 5 . . . 28158 8442 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8442 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8442 3 . . . 28158 8443 1 Black Black NNP 28158 8443 2 Watch Watch NNP 28158 8443 3 . . . 28158 8444 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8444 2 " " `` 28158 8444 3 Highland Highland NNP 28158 8444 4 Light Light NNP 28158 8444 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8444 6 . . . 28158 8445 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8445 2 " " `` 28158 8445 3 Seaforth Seaforth NNP 28158 8445 4 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8445 5 . . . 28158 8446 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8446 2 " " `` 28158 8446 3 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 8446 4 and and CC 28158 8446 5 Sutherland Sutherland NNP 28158 8446 6 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8446 7 . . . 28158 8447 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8447 2 . . . 28158 8448 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8449 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8449 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8449 3 . . . 28158 8450 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8450 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8450 3 . . . 28158 8451 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 8451 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8451 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8451 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8451 5 . . . 28158 8452 1 H. H. NNP 28158 8452 2 L. L. NNP 28158 8452 3 Smith Smith NNP 28158 8452 4 - - HYPH 28158 8452 5 Dorrien Dorrien NNP 28158 8452 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8452 7 . . . 28158 8453 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8453 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8453 3 . . . 28158 8454 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 8454 2 of of IN 28158 8454 3 Cornwall Cornwall NNP 28158 8454 4 's 's POS 28158 8454 5 Light Light NNP 28158 8454 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8454 7 . . . 28158 8455 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8455 2 " " `` 28158 8455 3 Shropshire Shropshire NNP 28158 8455 4 Light Light NNP 28158 8455 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8455 6 . . . 28158 8456 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8456 2 " " `` 28158 8456 3 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 8456 4 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 8456 5 . . . 28158 8457 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8457 2 " " `` 28158 8457 3 Royal royal JJ 28158 8457 4 Canadian canadian JJ 28158 8457 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8457 6 . . . 28158 8458 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8458 2 . . . 28158 8459 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8460 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8460 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8460 3 . . . 28158 8461 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8461 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8461 3 . . . 28158 8462 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8462 2 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 8462 3 . . . 28158 8463 1 Two two CD 28158 8463 2 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 8463 3 . . . 28158 8464 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8464 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8464 3 . . . 28158 8465 1 65th 65th NNP 28158 8465 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8465 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 8465 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8465 5 battery battery NN 28158 8465 6 , , , 28158 8465 7 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8466 1 82nd 82nd JJ 28158 8466 2 battery battery NN 28158 8466 3 , , , 28158 8466 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8467 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8467 2 column column NN 28158 8467 3 . . . 28158 8468 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 8468 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8468 3 company company NN 28158 8468 4 , , , 28158 8468 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8469 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8469 2 . . . 28158 8470 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8471 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8471 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8471 3 . . . 28158 8472 1 City City NNP 28158 8472 2 of of IN 28158 8472 3 London London NNP 28158 8472 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8472 5 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 8472 6 mounted mount VBD 28158 8472 7 infantry infantry NN 28158 8472 8 . . . 28158 8473 1 Grahamstown Grahamstown NNP 28158 8473 2 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 8473 3 mounted mount VBD 28158 8473 4 infantry infantry NN 28158 8473 5 . . . 28158 8474 1 LIEUT.-GENERAL LIEUT.-GENERAL NNP 28158 8474 2 LORD LORD NNP 28158 8474 3 METHUEN METHUEN NNP 28158 8474 4 , , , 28158 8474 5 MODDER MODDER NNP 28158 8474 6 RIVER RIVER NNP 28158 8474 7 . . . 28158 8475 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8475 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8475 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8475 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8475 5 . . . 28158 8476 1 R. R. NNP 28158 8476 2 Pole Pole NNP 28158 8476 3 - - HYPH 28158 8476 4 Carew Carew NNP 28158 8476 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8476 6 . . . 28158 8477 1 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8477 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8477 3 . . . 28158 8478 1 Grenadier Grenadier NNP 28158 8478 2 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8478 3 . . . 28158 8479 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8479 2 " " `` 28158 8479 3 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 8479 4 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8479 5 . . . 28158 8480 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8480 2 " " `` 28158 8480 3 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 8480 4 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8480 5 . . . 28158 8481 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8481 2 " " `` 28158 8481 3 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 8481 4 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 8481 5 . . . 28158 8482 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8482 2 . . . 28158 8483 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8484 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8484 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8484 3 . . . 28158 8485 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8485 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8485 3 . . . 28158 8486 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 8486 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8486 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8486 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8486 5 . . . 28158 8487 1 C. C. NNP 28158 8487 2 W. W. NNP 28158 8487 3 H. H. NNP 28158 8487 4 Douglas Douglas NNP 28158 8487 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8487 6 . . . 28158 8488 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8488 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8488 3 . . . 28158 8489 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 8489 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8489 3 . . . 28158 8490 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8490 2 " " `` 28158 8490 3 Loyal Loyal NNP 28158 8490 4 North North NNP 28158 8490 5 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8490 6 regiment regiment NN 28158 8490 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8490 8 four four CD 28158 8490 9 companies company NNS 28158 8490 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8490 11 . . . 28158 8491 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8491 2 " " `` 28158 8491 3 Northamptonshire northamptonshire JJ 28158 8491 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8491 5 . . . 28158 8492 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8492 2 " " `` 28158 8492 3 King King NNP 28158 8492 4 's 's POS 28158 8492 5 Own Own NNP 28158 8492 6 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 8492 7 Light Light NNP 28158 8492 8 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8492 9 . . . 28158 8493 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8493 2 . . . 28158 8494 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8495 1 Bearer Bearer NNP 28158 8495 2 Coy Coy NNP 28158 8495 3 . . . 28158 8496 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8496 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8496 3 . . . 28158 8497 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8497 2 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 8497 3 . . . 28158 8498 1 Two two CD 28158 8498 2 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 8498 3 . . . 28158 8499 1 and and CC 28158 8499 2 two two CD 28158 8499 3 12-pr 12-pr NNS 28158 8499 4 . . . 28158 8500 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8500 2 . . . 28158 8501 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8501 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8501 3 . . . 28158 8502 1 20th 20th JJ 28158 8502 2 battery battery NN 28158 8502 3 , , , 28158 8502 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8503 1 37th 37th NNP 28158 8503 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8503 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 8503 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8503 5 battery battery NN 28158 8503 6 , , , 28158 8503 7 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8504 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8504 2 four four CD 28158 8504 3 Howitzers Howitzers NNPS 28158 8504 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8504 5 . . . 28158 8505 1 38th 38th JJ 28158 8505 2 battery battery NN 28158 8505 3 , , , 28158 8505 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8506 1 Detachment detachment NN 28158 8506 2 14th 14th JJ 28158 8506 3 company company NN 28158 8506 4 , , , 28158 8506 5 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8506 6 Division Division NNP 28158 8506 7 , , , 28158 8506 8 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8507 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8507 2 Column Column NNP 28158 8507 3 . . . 28158 8508 1 Field field NN 28158 8508 2 company company NN 28158 8508 3 , , , 28158 8508 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8509 1 Balloon balloon NN 28158 8509 2 section section NN 28158 8509 3 , , , 28158 8509 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8510 1 Det Det NNP 28158 8510 2 . . . 28158 8511 1 A.S.C. A.S.C. NNP 28158 8512 1 Field Field NNP 28158 8512 2 Hospital Hospital NNP 28158 8512 3 . . . 28158 8513 1 LIEUT.-GENERAL LIEUT.-GENERAL : 28158 8513 2 SIR SIR NNP 28158 8513 3 F. F. NNP 28158 8513 4 FORESTIER FORESTIER NNP 28158 8513 5 - - HYPH 28158 8513 6 WALKER WALKER NNP 28158 8513 7 . . . 28158 8514 1 83rd 83rd JJ 28158 8514 2 battery battery NN 28158 8514 3 , , , 28158 8514 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8515 1 84th 84th JJ 28158 8515 2 battery battery NN 28158 8515 3 , , , 28158 8515 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8516 1 85th 85th JJ 28158 8516 2 battery battery NN 28158 8516 3 , , , 28158 8516 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8517 1 A. a. JJ 28158 8517 2 battery battery NN 28158 8517 3 , , , 28158 8517 4 New New NNP 28158 8517 5 South South NNP 28158 8517 6 Wales Wales NNP 28158 8517 7 artillery artillery NN 28158 8517 8 . . . 28158 8518 1 Detachment detachment NN 28158 8518 2 14th 14th JJ 28158 8518 3 coy coy NN 28158 8518 4 . . NNP 28158 8518 5 , , , 28158 8518 6 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8518 7 Division Division NNP 28158 8518 8 , , , 28158 8518 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8519 1 15th 15th NNP 28158 8519 2 coy coy NNP 28158 8519 3 . . NNP 28158 8519 4 , , , 28158 8519 5 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8519 6 Division Division NNP 28158 8519 7 , , , 28158 8519 8 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8520 1 15th 15th NNP 28158 8520 2 coy coy NNP 28158 8520 3 . . NNP 28158 8520 4 , , , 28158 8520 5 Western Western NNP 28158 8520 6 Division Division NNP 28158 8520 7 , , , 28158 8520 8 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8521 1 Two two CD 28158 8521 2 5-in 5-in NN 28158 8521 3 . . . 28158 8522 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8522 2 16th 16th NNP 28158 8522 3 coy coy NNP 28158 8522 4 . . NNP 28158 8522 5 , , , 28158 8522 6 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8522 7 Division Division NNP 28158 8522 8 , , , 28158 8522 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8523 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8523 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8523 3 . . . 28158 8524 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8524 2 Warwickshire Warwickshire NNP 28158 8524 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8524 4 . . . 28158 8525 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8525 2 " " `` 28158 8525 3 Suffolk Suffolk NNP 28158 8525 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8525 5 . . . 28158 8526 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8526 2 " " `` 28158 8526 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8526 4 Munster Munster NNP 28158 8526 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 8526 6 . . . 28158 8527 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 8527 2 " " `` 28158 8527 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8527 4 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8527 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8527 6 . . . 28158 8528 1 6th 6th JJ 28158 8528 2 " " `` 28158 8528 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8528 4 Warwickshire Warwickshire NNP 28158 8528 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8528 6 . . . 28158 8529 1 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 8529 2 " " `` 28158 8529 3 South South NNP 28158 8529 4 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8529 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8529 6 . . . 28158 8530 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 8530 2 " " `` 28158 8530 3 King King NNP 28158 8530 4 's 's POS 28158 8530 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8530 6 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8530 7 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8530 8 . . . 28158 8531 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 8531 2 " " `` 28158 8531 3 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 8531 4 and and CC 28158 8531 5 Sutherland Sutherland NNP 28158 8531 6 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8531 7 . . . 28158 8532 1 City City NNP 28158 8532 2 of of IN 28158 8532 3 London London NNP 28158 8532 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8532 5 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 8532 6 . . . 28158 8533 1 Railway Railway NNP 28158 8533 2 Pioneer Pioneer NNP 28158 8533 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8533 4 . . . 28158 8534 1 MAJOR MAJOR NNP 28158 8534 2 - - HYPH 28158 8534 3 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 28158 8534 4 R. R. NNP 28158 8534 5 A. A. NNP 28158 8534 6 P. P. NNP 28158 8534 7 CLEMENTS CLEMENTS NNP 28158 8534 8 , , , 28158 8534 9 NAAUWPOORT NAAUWPOORT NNP 28158 8534 10 AND and CC 28158 8534 11 COLESBERG COLESBERG NNP 28158 8534 12 . . . 28158 8535 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 8535 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8535 3 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 8535 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8535 5 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 8535 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8535 7 two two CD 28158 8535 8 squadrons squadron NNS 28158 8535 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8535 10 . . . 28158 8536 1 J. J. NNP 28158 8536 2 battery battery NN 28158 8536 3 , , , 28158 8536 4 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8537 1 37th 37th NNP 28158 8537 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8537 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 8537 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8537 5 battery battery NN 28158 8537 6 , , , 28158 8537 7 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8538 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8538 2 two two CD 28158 8538 3 Howitzers Howitzers NNPS 28158 8538 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8538 5 . . . 28158 8539 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 8539 2 battery battery NNP 28158 8539 3 , , , 28158 8539 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8540 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8540 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8540 3 . . . 28158 8541 1 Bedfordshire bedfordshire JJ 28158 8541 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8541 3 . . . 28158 8542 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8542 2 " " `` 28158 8542 3 Royal royal JJ 28158 8542 4 Irish irish JJ 28158 8542 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8542 6 . . . 28158 8543 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8543 2 " " `` 28158 8543 3 Worcestershire Worcestershire NNP 28158 8543 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8543 5 . . . 28158 8544 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8544 2 " " `` 28158 8544 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8544 4 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 8544 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8544 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8544 7 four four CD 28158 8544 8 companies company NNS 28158 8544 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8544 10 . . . 28158 8545 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8545 2 " " `` 28158 8545 3 Wiltshire Wiltshire NNP 28158 8545 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8545 5 . . . 28158 8546 1 4th 4th LS 28158 8546 2 " " `` 28158 8546 3 Derbyshire Derbyshire NNP 28158 8546 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8546 5 . . . 28158 8547 1 Detachment detachment NN 28158 8547 2 14th 14th JJ 28158 8547 3 coy coy NN 28158 8547 4 . . NNP 28158 8547 5 , , , 28158 8547 6 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8547 7 Division Division NNP 28158 8547 8 , , , 28158 8547 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8548 1 LIEUT.-GENERAL LIEUT.-GENERAL : 28158 8548 2 SIR SIR NNP 28158 8548 3 W. W. NNP 28158 8548 4 GATACRE GATACRE NNP 28158 8548 5 , , , 28158 8548 6 STERKSTROOM STERKSTROOM NNP 28158 8548 7 . . . 28158 8549 1 Two two CD 28158 8549 2 12-pr 12-pr NNS 28158 8549 3 . . . 28158 8550 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8550 2 . . . 28158 8551 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8551 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8551 3 . . . 28158 8552 1 74th 74th JJ 28158 8552 2 battery battery NN 28158 8552 3 , , , 28158 8552 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8553 1 77th 77th JJ 28158 8553 2 battery battery NN 28158 8553 3 , , , 28158 8553 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8554 1 79th 79th JJ 28158 8554 2 battery battery NNP 28158 8554 3 , , , 28158 8554 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8555 1 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 8555 2 , , , 28158 8555 3 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8556 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8556 2 two two CD 28158 8556 3 9-pr 9-pr CD 28158 8556 4 . . . 28158 8557 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8557 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8557 3 . . . 28158 8558 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8558 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8558 3 . . . 28158 8559 1 The the DT 28158 8559 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8559 3 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 8559 4 . . . 28158 8560 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8560 2 " " `` 28158 8560 3 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 8560 4 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8560 5 . . . 28158 8561 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8561 2 " " `` 28158 8561 3 Derbyshire Derbyshire NNP 28158 8561 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8561 5 . . . 28158 8562 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8562 2 " " `` 28158 8562 3 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 8562 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8562 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8562 6 four four CD 28158 8562 7 companies company NNS 28158 8562 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8562 9 . . . 28158 8563 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8563 2 " " `` 28158 8563 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8563 4 Irish Irish NNP 28158 8563 5 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8563 6 . . . 28158 8564 1 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 8564 2 " " `` 28158 8564 3 Durham Durham NNP 28158 8564 4 Light Light NNP 28158 8564 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8564 6 . . . 28158 8565 1 Two two CD 28158 8565 2 companies company NNS 28158 8565 3 of of IN 28158 8565 4 mounted mount VBN 28158 8565 5 infantry infantry NN 28158 8565 6 . . . 28158 8566 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8566 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8566 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8566 4 . . . 28158 8567 1 Brabant Brabant NNP 28158 8567 2 's 's POS 28158 8567 3 Horse horse NN 28158 8567 4 . . . 28158 8568 1 Kaffrarian Kaffrarian NNP 28158 8568 2 Rifles Rifles NNP 28158 8568 3 . . . 28158 8569 1 De De NNP 28158 8569 2 Montmorency Montmorency NNP 28158 8569 3 's 's POS 28158 8569 4 Scouts scout NNS 28158 8569 5 . . . 28158 8570 1 Queenstown Queenstown NNP 28158 8570 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8570 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 8570 4 . . . 28158 8571 1 COLONEL COLONEL NNP 28158 8571 2 R. R. NNP 28158 8571 3 G. G. NNP 28158 8571 4 KEKEWICH KEKEWICH NNP 28158 8571 5 , , , 28158 8571 6 KIMBERLEY KIMBERLEY NNP 28158 8571 7 . . . 28158 8572 1 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 8572 2 company company NN 28158 8572 3 , , , 28158 8572 4 Western Western NNP 28158 8572 5 Division Division NNP 28158 8572 6 , , , 28158 8572 7 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8573 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 8573 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8573 3 company company NN 28158 8573 4 , , , 28158 8573 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8574 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8574 2 one one CD 28158 8574 3 section section NN 28158 8574 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8574 5 . . . 28158 8575 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8575 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8575 3 . . . 28158 8576 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 8576 2 North North NNP 28158 8576 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8576 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8576 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8576 6 four four CD 28158 8576 7 companies company NNS 28158 8576 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8576 9 . . . 28158 8577 1 Diamond Diamond NNP 28158 8577 2 Fields Fields NNP 28158 8577 3 artillery artillery NN 28158 8577 4 . . . 28158 8578 1 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 8578 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8578 3 . . . 28158 8579 1 Diamond Diamond NNP 28158 8579 2 Fields Fields NNP 28158 8579 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8579 4 . . . 28158 8580 1 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 8580 2 Light Light NNP 28158 8580 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8580 4 . . . 28158 8581 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8581 2 Police Police NNS 28158 8581 3 . . . 28158 8582 1 Town Town NNP 28158 8582 2 Guard Guard NNP 28158 8582 3 . . . 28158 8583 1 COLONEL COLONEL NNP 28158 8583 2 R. R. NNP 28158 8583 3 S. S. NNP 28158 8583 4 S. S. NNP 28158 8583 5 BADEN BADEN NNP 28158 8583 6 - - HYPH 28158 8583 7 POWELL POWELL NNP 28158 8583 8 , , , 28158 8583 9 MAFEKING MAFEKING NNP 28158 8583 10 . . . 28158 8584 1 Protectorate protectorate JJ 28158 8584 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8584 3 . . . 28158 8585 1 Bechuanaland Bechuanaland NNP 28158 8585 2 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8585 3 . . . 28158 8586 1 British British NNP 28158 8586 2 South South NNP 28158 8586 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 8586 4 Police Police NNPS 28158 8586 5 . . . 28158 8587 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 8587 2 Police Police NNS 28158 8587 3 . . . 28158 8588 1 Town Town NNP 28158 8588 2 Guard Guard NNP 28158 8588 3 . . . 28158 8589 1 SOUTH south JJ 28158 8589 2 RHODESIA RHODESIA NNP 28158 8589 3 AND and CC 28158 8589 4 BECHUANALAND bechuanaland NN 28158 8589 5 PROTECTORATE PROTECTORATE NNP 28158 8589 6 . . . 28158 8590 1 Rhodesia Rhodesia NNP 28158 8590 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8590 3 . . . 28158 8591 1 British British NNP 28158 8591 2 South South NNP 28158 8591 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 8591 4 Police Police NNPS 28158 8591 5 . . . 28158 8592 1 Buluwayo Buluwayo NNP 28158 8592 2 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 8592 3 . . . 28158 8593 1 Buluwayo Buluwayo NNP 28158 8593 2 Town Town NNP 28158 8593 3 Guard Guard NNP 28158 8593 4 . . . 28158 8594 1 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 28158 8594 2 SIR SIR NNP 28158 8594 3 G. G. NNP 28158 8594 4 WHITE WHITE NNP 28158 8594 5 , , , 28158 8594 6 LADYSMITH LADYSMITH NNP 28158 8594 7 . . . 28158 8595 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8595 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8595 3 , , , 28158 8595 4 with with IN 28158 8595 5 two two CD 28158 8595 6 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 8595 7 , , , 28158 8595 8 and and CC 28158 8595 9 four four CD 28158 8595 10 12-pr 12-pr CD 28158 8595 11 . . . 28158 8596 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8596 2 . . . 28158 8597 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 8597 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8597 3 . . . 28158 8598 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8598 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 8598 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 8598 4 . . . 28158 8599 1 Cavalry cavalry NN 28158 8599 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8599 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8599 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8599 5 . . . 28158 8600 1 J. J. NNP 28158 8600 2 F. F. NNP 28158 8600 3 Brocklehurst Brocklehurst NNP 28158 8600 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8600 5 . . . 28158 8601 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 8601 2 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 8601 3 Guards Guards NNP 28158 8601 4 . . . 28158 8602 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 8602 2 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 8602 3 . . . 28158 8603 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 8603 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8603 3 . . . 28158 8604 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 8604 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8604 3 . . . 28158 8605 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8605 2 Light Light NNP 28158 8605 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8605 4 . . . 28158 8606 1 Mounted mount VBN 28158 8606 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8606 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8606 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8606 5 W. W. NNP 28158 8606 6 Royston Royston NNP 28158 8606 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8606 8 . . . 28158 8607 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8607 2 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 8607 3 . . . 28158 8608 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8608 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8608 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8608 4 . . . 28158 8609 1 Border border NN 28158 8609 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8609 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8609 4 . . . 28158 8610 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8610 2 Police Police NNS 28158 8610 3 . . . 28158 8611 1 ---- ---- NFP 28158 8611 2 13th 13th JJ 28158 8611 3 battery battery NN 28158 8611 4 , , , 28158 8611 5 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8612 1 67th 67th JJ 28158 8612 2 battery battery NN 28158 8612 3 , , , 28158 8612 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8613 1 69th 69th JJ 28158 8613 2 battery battery NN 28158 8613 3 , , , 28158 8613 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8614 1 21st 21st JJ 28158 8614 2 battery battery NN 28158 8614 3 , , , 28158 8614 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8615 1 42nd 42nd NNP 28158 8615 2 battery battery NNP 28158 8615 3 , , , 28158 8615 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8616 1 53rd 53rd JJ 28158 8616 2 battery battery NN 28158 8616 3 , , , 28158 8616 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8617 1 No no UH 28158 8617 2 . . . 28158 8618 1 10 10 CD 28158 8618 2 , , , 28158 8618 3 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 8618 4 battery battery NN 28158 8618 5 , , , 28158 8618 6 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8619 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8619 2 two two CD 28158 8619 3 guns gun NNS 28158 8619 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8619 5 . . . 28158 8620 1 Two two CD 28158 8620 2 6·3-in 6·3-in CD 28158 8620 3 . . . 28158 8621 1 Howitzers howitzer NNS 28158 8621 2 . . . 28158 8622 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 8622 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8622 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8622 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8622 5 I. I. NNP 28158 8622 6 S. S. NNP 28158 8622 7 M. M. NNP 28158 8622 8 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 8622 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8622 10 . . . 28158 8623 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8623 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8623 3 . . . 28158 8624 1 Manchester manchester JJ 28158 8624 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8624 3 . . . 28158 8625 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8625 2 " " `` 28158 8625 3 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 8625 4 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 8625 5 . . . 28158 8626 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8626 2 " " `` 28158 8626 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8626 4 Irish Irish NNP 28158 8626 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8626 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8626 7 two two CD 28158 8626 8 companies company NNS 28158 8626 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8626 10 . . . 28158 8627 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8627 2 " " `` 28158 8627 3 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8627 4 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8627 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8627 6 seven seven CD 28158 8627 7 companies company NNS 28158 8627 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8627 9 . . . 28158 8628 1 8th 8th JJ 28158 8628 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 8628 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8628 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8628 5 F. F. NNP 28158 8628 6 Howard Howard NNP 28158 8628 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8628 8 . . . 28158 8629 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8629 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8629 3 . . . 28158 8630 1 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 8630 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8630 3 . . . 28158 8631 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8631 2 " " `` 28158 8631 3 King King NNP 28158 8631 4 's 's POS 28158 8631 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8631 6 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8631 7 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8631 8 . . . 28158 8632 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8632 2 " " `` 28158 8632 3 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 8632 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8632 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8632 6 four four CD 28158 8632 7 companies company NNS 28158 8632 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8632 9 . . . 28158 8633 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8633 2 " " `` 28158 8633 3 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8633 4 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8633 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8633 6 one one CD 28158 8633 7 company company NN 28158 8633 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8633 9 . . . 28158 8634 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8634 2 Troops Troops NNP 28158 8634 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8634 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8634 5 W. W. NNP 28158 8634 6 G. G. NNP 28158 8634 7 Knox Knox NNP 28158 8634 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8634 9 . . . 28158 8635 1 23rd 23rd NNP 28158 8635 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8635 3 coy coy NN 28158 8635 4 . . NNP 28158 8635 5 , , , 28158 8635 6 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8636 1 Telegraph telegraph JJ 28158 8636 2 section section NN 28158 8636 3 , , , 28158 8636 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8637 1 Balloon balloon NN 28158 8637 2 section section NN 28158 8637 3 , , , 28158 8637 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8638 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8638 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8638 3 . . . 28158 8639 1 Liverpool liverpool NN 28158 8639 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8639 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8639 4 four four CD 28158 8639 5 companies company NNS 28158 8639 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8639 7 . . . 28158 8640 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8640 2 " " `` 28158 8640 3 Devonshire Devonshire NNP 28158 8640 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8640 5 . . . 28158 8641 1 1st 1st LS 28158 8641 2 " " `` 28158 8641 3 King King NNP 28158 8641 4 's 's POS 28158 8641 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8641 6 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8641 7 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8641 8 . . . 28158 8642 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8642 2 " " `` 28158 8642 3 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 8642 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8642 5 . . . 28158 8643 1 Town Town NNP 28158 8643 2 Guard Guard NNP 28158 8643 3 . . . 28158 8644 1 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 28158 8644 2 SIR SIR NNP 28158 8644 3 R. R. NNP 28158 8644 4 BULLER BULLER NNP 28158 8644 5 , , , 28158 8644 6 CHIEVELEY CHIEVELEY NNP 28158 8644 7 . . . 28158 8645 1 Naval Naval NNP 28158 8645 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 8645 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8645 4 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8645 5 E. E. NNP 28158 8645 6 P. P. NNP 28158 8645 7 Jones Jones NNP 28158 8645 8 , , , 28158 8645 9 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 8645 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8645 11 . . . 28158 8646 1 One one CD 28158 8646 2 6-in 6-in CD 28158 8646 3 . . . 28158 8647 1 gun gun NN 28158 8647 2 . . . 28158 8648 1 Five five CD 28158 8648 2 4·7-in 4·7-in CD 28158 8648 3 . . . 28158 8649 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8649 2 . . . 28158 8650 1 Eight eight CD 28158 8650 2 12-pr 12-pr CD 28158 8650 3 . . . 28158 8651 1 12-cwt 12-cwt CD 28158 8651 2 . . . 28158 8652 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8652 2 . . . 28158 8653 1 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8653 2 Troops troop NNS 28158 8653 3 . . . 28158 8654 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 8654 2 battery battery NN 28158 8654 3 , , , 28158 8654 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8655 1 61st 61st NN 28158 8655 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8655 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 8655 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8655 5 battery battery NN 28158 8655 6 , , , 28158 8655 7 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8656 1 Two two CD 28158 8656 2 5-in 5-in NN 28158 8656 3 . . . 28158 8657 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8657 2 , , , 28158 8657 3 16th 16th JJ 28158 8657 4 company company NN 28158 8657 5 , , , 28158 8657 6 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8657 7 Division Division NNP 28158 8657 8 , , , 28158 8657 9 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8658 1 No no UH 28158 8658 2 . . . 28158 8659 1 4 4 LS 28158 8659 2 , , , 28158 8659 3 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 8659 4 battery battery NN 28158 8659 5 , , , 28158 8659 6 R.G.A. R.G.A. NNP 28158 8660 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8660 2 Column Column NNP 28158 8660 3 . . . 28158 8661 1 Telegraph Telegraph NNP 28158 8661 2 Detachment Detachment NNP 28158 8661 3 , , , 28158 8661 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8662 1 " " `` 28158 8662 2 A. A. NNP 28158 8662 3 " " '' 28158 8663 1 Pontoon Pontoon NNP 28158 8663 2 Troop Troop NNP 28158 8663 3 , , , 28158 8663 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8664 1 Balloon balloon NN 28158 8664 2 section section NN 28158 8664 3 , , , 28158 8664 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8665 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8665 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8665 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 8665 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8665 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8665 6 the the DT 28158 8665 7 Earl Earl NNP 28158 8665 8 of of IN 28158 8665 9 Dundonald Dundonald NNP 28158 8665 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8665 11 . . . 28158 8666 1 Composite composite JJ 28158 8666 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8666 3 of of IN 28158 8666 4 mounted mount VBN 28158 8666 5 infantry infantry NN 28158 8666 6 . . . 28158 8667 1 South south JJ 28158 8667 2 African African NNP 28158 8667 3 Light Light NNP 28158 8667 4 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8667 5 . . . 28158 8668 1 Thorneycroft Thorneycroft NNP 28158 8668 2 's 's POS 28158 8668 3 mounted mount VBN 28158 8668 4 infantry infantry NN 28158 8668 5 . . . 28158 8669 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8669 2 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8669 3 division division NN 28158 8669 4 . . . 28158 8670 1 Major major JJ 28158 8670 2 - - : 28158 8670 3 Genl Genl NNP 28158 8670 4 . . . 28158 8671 1 the the DT 28158 8671 2 Hon Hon NNP 28158 8671 3 . . . 28158 8672 1 N. N. NNP 28158 8672 2 G. G. NNP 28158 8672 3 Lyttelton Lyttelton NNP 28158 8672 4 . . . 28158 8673 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8673 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8673 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8673 4 Maj Maj NNP 28158 8673 5 . . . 28158 8673 6 Genl genl PRP 28158 8673 7 . . . 28158 8674 1 H. H. NNP 28158 8674 2 J. J. NNP 28158 8674 3 T. T. NNP 28158 8674 4 Hildyard Hildyard NNP 28158 8674 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8674 6 . . . 28158 8675 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8675 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8675 3 . . . 28158 8676 1 Queen Queen NNP 28158 8676 2 's 's POS 28158 8676 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8676 4 . . . 28158 8677 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8677 2 " " `` 28158 8677 3 Devon Devon NNP 28158 8677 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8677 5 . . . 28158 8678 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8678 2 " " `` 28158 8678 3 West West NNP 28158 8678 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 8678 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8678 6 . . . 28158 8679 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8679 2 " " `` 28158 8679 3 East East NNP 28158 8679 4 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 8679 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8679 6 . . . 28158 8680 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 8680 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8680 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8680 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8680 5 C. C. NNP 28158 8680 6 H. H. NNP 28158 8680 7 B. B. NNP 28158 8680 8 Norcott Norcott NNP 28158 8680 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8680 10 . . . 28158 8681 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8681 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8681 3 . . . 28158 8682 1 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 8682 2 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8682 3 . . . 28158 8683 1 3rd 3rd LS 28158 8683 2 " " `` 28158 8683 3 King King NNP 28158 8683 4 's 's POS 28158 8683 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8683 6 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8683 7 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8683 8 . . . 28158 8684 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8684 2 " " `` 28158 8684 3 Durham Durham NNP 28158 8684 4 Light Light NNP 28158 8684 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8684 6 . . . 28158 8685 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8685 2 " " `` 28158 8685 3 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8685 4 brigade brigade NN 28158 8685 5 . . . 28158 8686 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8686 2 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 8686 3 . . . 28158 8687 1 One one CD 28158 8687 2 troop troop NN 28158 8687 3 , , , 28158 8687 4 13th 13th JJ 28158 8687 5 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8687 6 . . . 28158 8688 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 8688 2 battery battery NNP 28158 8688 3 , , , 28158 8688 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8689 1 63rd 63rd NNP 28158 8689 2 battery battery NNP 28158 8689 3 , , , 28158 8689 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8690 1 64th 64th JJ 28158 8690 2 battery battery NN 28158 8690 3 , , , 28158 8690 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8691 1 17th 17th JJ 28158 8691 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8691 3 company company NN 28158 8691 4 , , , 28158 8691 5 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8692 1 5th 5th NNP 28158 8692 2 infantry infantry NNP 28158 8692 3 division division NNP 28158 8692 4 Lieut.-Genl Lieut.-Genl NNP 28158 8692 5 . . . 28158 8693 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 8693 2 C. C. NNP 28158 8693 3 Warren Warren NNP 28158 8693 4 . . . 28158 8694 1 10th 10th JJ 28158 8694 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8694 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8694 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8694 5 . . . 28158 8695 1 J. J. NNP 28158 8695 2 Talbot Talbot NNP 28158 8695 3 Coke Coke NNP 28158 8695 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8695 5 . . . 28158 8696 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8696 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8696 3 . . . 28158 8697 1 Somerset Somerset NNP 28158 8697 2 Light Light NNP 28158 8697 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8697 4 . . . 28158 8698 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8698 2 " " `` 28158 8698 3 Dorset Dorset NNP 28158 8698 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8698 5 . . . 28158 8699 1 2nd 2nd LS 28158 8699 2 " " `` 28158 8699 3 Middlesex Middlesex NNP 28158 8699 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8699 5 . . . 28158 8700 1 11th 11th JJ 28158 8700 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8700 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8700 4 Maj.-Genl maj.-genl ADD 28158 8700 5 . . . 28158 8701 1 A. A. NNP 28158 8701 2 S. S. NNP 28158 8701 3 Wynne Wynne NNP 28158 8701 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8701 5 . . . 28158 8702 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8702 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8702 3 . . . 28158 8703 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8703 2 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8703 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 8703 4 . . . 28158 8704 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8704 2 " " `` 28158 8704 3 South South NNP 28158 8704 4 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8704 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 8704 6 . . . 28158 8705 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8705 2 Reserve Reserve NNP 28158 8705 3 battalion battalion NN 28158 8705 4 . . . 28158 8706 1 Divisional Divisional NNP 28158 8706 2 Troops Troops NNPS 28158 8706 3 . . . 28158 8707 1 One one CD 28158 8707 2 troop troop NN 28158 8707 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8707 4 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 8707 5 . . . 28158 8708 1 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 8708 2 Scouts Scouts NNP 28158 8708 3 . . . 28158 8709 1 28th 28th JJ 28158 8709 2 battery battery NN 28158 8709 3 , , , 28158 8709 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8710 1 73rd 73rd JJ 28158 8710 2 battery battery NN 28158 8710 3 , , , 28158 8710 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8711 1 78th 78th JJ 28158 8711 2 battery battery NN 28158 8711 3 , , , 28158 8711 4 R.F.A. R.F.A. NNP 28158 8712 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8712 2 Column Column NNP 28158 8712 3 . . . 28158 8713 1 37th 37th JJ 28158 8713 2 company company NN 28158 8713 3 , , , 28158 8713 4 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 8714 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 8714 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8714 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8714 4 temporarily temporarily RB 28158 8714 5 attached attach VBN 28158 8714 6 to to IN 28158 8714 7 5th 5th JJ 28158 8714 8 division division NN 28158 8714 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8714 10 . . . 28158 8715 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8715 2 Major Major NNP 28158 8715 3 - - HYPH 28158 8715 4 Genl Genl NNP 28158 8715 5 . . . 28158 8716 1 G. G. NNP 28158 8716 2 Barton Barton NNP 28158 8716 3 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8716 4 . . . 28158 8717 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8717 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8717 3 . . . 28158 8718 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8718 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 8718 3 . . . 28158 8719 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8719 2 " " `` 28158 8719 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8719 4 Scots Scots NNP 28158 8719 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8719 6 . . . 28158 8720 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8720 2 " " `` 28158 8720 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8720 4 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 8720 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8720 6 . . . 28158 8721 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8721 2 " " `` 28158 8721 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8721 4 Irish Irish NNP 28158 8721 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8721 6 . . . 28158 8722 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 8722 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 8722 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8722 4 unattached unattache VBN 28158 8722 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8722 6 . . . 28158 8723 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8723 2 Major Major NNP 28158 8723 3 - - HYPH 28158 8723 4 Genl Genl NNP 28158 8723 5 . . . 28158 8724 1 A. A. NNP 28158 8724 2 F. F. NNP 28158 8724 3 Hart Hart NNP 28158 8724 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8724 5 . . . 28158 8725 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8725 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8725 3 . . . 28158 8726 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8726 2 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 8726 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 8726 4 . . . 28158 8727 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8727 2 " " `` 28158 8727 3 Border border NN 28158 8727 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8727 5 . . . 28158 8728 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8728 2 " " `` 28158 8728 3 Connaught Connaught NNP 28158 8728 4 Rangers Rangers NNPS 28158 8728 5 . . . 28158 8729 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8729 2 " " `` 28158 8729 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8729 4 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 8729 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 8729 6 . . . 28158 8730 1 AT at IN 28158 8730 2 SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD NNP 28158 8730 3 . . . 28158 8731 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8731 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 8731 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 8731 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8731 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8731 6 J. J. NNP 28158 8731 7 F. F. NNP 28158 8731 8 Burn Burn NNP 28158 8731 9 - - HYPH 28158 8731 10 Murdoch Murdoch NNP 28158 8731 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8731 12 . . . 28158 8732 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8732 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8732 3 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 8732 4 . . . 28158 8733 1 13th 13th JJ 28158 8733 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8733 3 . . . 28158 8734 1 14th 14th JJ 28158 8734 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 8734 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8734 4 two two CD 28158 8734 5 squadrons squadron NNS 28158 8734 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8734 7 . . . 28158 8735 1 A. a. JJ 28158 8735 2 battery battery NN 28158 8735 3 , , , 28158 8735 4 R.H.A. R.H.A. NNP 28158 8736 1 Two Two NNP 28158 8736 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 8736 3 12-prs 12-prs CD 28158 8736 4 . . . 28158 8737 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 8737 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8737 3 . . . 28158 8738 1 York York NNP 28158 8738 2 and and CC 28158 8738 3 Lancaster Lancaster NNP 28158 8738 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 8738 5 . . . 28158 8739 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 8739 2 Light Light NNP 28158 8739 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8739 4 . . . 28158 8740 1 AT at IN 28158 8740 2 GREYTOWN GREYTOWN NNP 28158 8740 3 . . . 28158 8741 1 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8741 2 E. E. NNP 28158 8741 3 C. C. NNP 28158 8741 4 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 8741 5 , , , 28158 8741 6 16th 16th JJ 28158 8741 7 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 8741 8 . . . 28158 8742 1 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 8742 2 's 's POS 28158 8742 3 mounted mount VBN 28158 8742 4 infantry infantry NN 28158 8742 5 . . . 28158 8743 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8743 2 Police Police NNS 28158 8743 3 . . . 28158 8744 1 Umvoti Umvoti NNP 28158 8744 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8744 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8744 4 . . . 28158 8745 1 Two two CD 28158 8745 2 7-pr 7-pr CD 28158 8745 3 . . . 28158 8746 1 Field field NN 28158 8746 2 guns gun NNS 28158 8746 3 , , , 28158 8746 4 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8746 5 Field Field NNP 28158 8746 6 artillery artillery NN 28158 8746 7 . . . 28158 8747 1 Two two CD 28158 8747 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 8747 3 12-pr 12-pr CD 28158 8747 4 . . . 28158 8748 1 8-cwt 8-cwt NN 28158 8748 2 . . . 28158 8749 1 guns gun NNS 28158 8749 2 . . . 28158 8750 1 Detachment detachment NN 28158 8750 2 mounted mount VBD 28158 8750 3 infantry infantry NN 28158 8750 4 . . . 28158 8751 1 LINES LINES NNP 28158 8751 2 OF of IN 28158 8751 3 COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION NNP 28158 8751 4 . . . 28158 8752 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 8752 2 battn battn NNS 28158 8752 3 . . . 28158 8753 1 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 8753 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 8753 3 . . . 28158 8754 1 1st 1st JJ 28158 8754 2 " " `` 28158 8754 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8754 4 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 8754 5 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 8754 6 . . . 28158 8755 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8755 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8755 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8755 4 . . . 28158 8756 1 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 8756 2 Scouts Scouts NNP 28158 8756 3 . . . 28158 8757 1 Durban Durban NNP 28158 8757 2 Light Light NNP 28158 8757 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8757 4 . . . 28158 8758 1 Natal natal JJ 28158 8758 2 Field Field NNP 28158 8758 3 artillery artillery NN 28158 8758 4 . . . 28158 8759 1 GLOSSARY GLOSSARY NNP 28158 8759 2 . . . 28158 8760 1 BAD BAD NNP 28158 8760 2 A a DT 28158 8760 3 spring spring NN 28158 8760 4 , , , 28158 8760 5 bath bath NN 28158 8760 6 . . . 28158 8761 1 BERG BERG NNP 28158 8761 2 A a DT 28158 8761 3 mountain mountain NN 28158 8761 4 . . . 28158 8762 1 BILTONG BILTONG NNP 28158 8762 2 Dried dry VBD 28158 8762 3 meat meat NN 28158 8762 4 . . . 28158 8763 1 BOER BOER NNP 28158 8763 2 Literally literally RB 28158 8763 3 farmer farmer NN 28158 8763 4 ; 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; : 28158 8766 5 literally literally RB 28158 8766 6 a a DT 28158 8766 7 borough borough NN 28158 8766 8 . . . 28158 8767 1 BURGHER BURGHER NNP 28158 8767 2 A a DT 28158 8767 3 male male JJ 28158 8767 4 inhabitant inhabitant NN 28158 8767 5 of of IN 28158 8767 6 one one CD 28158 8767 7 of of IN 28158 8767 8 the the DT 28158 8767 9 Boer Boer NNP 28158 8767 10 Republics Republics NNP 28158 8767 11 who who WP 28158 8767 12 possessed possess VBD 28158 8767 13 full full JJ 28158 8767 14 political political JJ 28158 8767 15 rights right NNS 28158 8767 16 . . . 28158 8768 1 BUSH BUSH NNP 28158 8768 2 Country Country NNP 28158 8768 3 covered cover VBD 28158 8768 4 in in IN 28158 8768 5 a a DT 28158 8768 6 varying varying NN 28158 8768 7 degree degree NN 28158 8768 8 with with IN 28158 8768 9 trees tree NNS 28158 8768 10 and and CC 28158 8768 11 undergrowth undergrowth JJ 28158 8768 12 . . . 28158 8769 1 BUSHVELD BUSHVELD NNP 28158 8769 2 Generally generally RB 28158 8769 3 used use VBN 28158 8769 4 in in IN 28158 8769 5 the the DT 28158 8769 6 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 8769 7 in in IN 28158 8769 8 reference reference NN 28158 8769 9 to to IN 28158 8769 10 the the DT 28158 8769 11 low low JJ 28158 8769 12 veld veld NN 28158 8769 13 , , , 28158 8769 14 in in IN 28158 8769 15 contrast contrast NN 28158 8769 16 to to IN 28158 8769 17 the the DT 28158 8769 18 high high JJ 28158 8769 19 veld veld NN 28158 8769 20 of of IN 28158 8769 21 the the DT 28158 8769 22 south south NNP 28158 8769 23 and and CC 28158 8769 24 east east NNP 28158 8769 25 and and CC 28158 8769 26 the the DT 28158 8769 27 bushveld bushveld NN 28158 8769 28 of of IN 28158 8769 29 the the DT 28158 8769 30 north north NN 28158 8769 31 - - HYPH 28158 8769 32 east east NN 28158 8769 33 and and CC 28158 8769 34 north north NN 28158 8769 35 . . . 28158 8770 1 COMMANDANT COMMANDANT NNP 28158 8770 2 Senior senior JJ 28158 8770 3 officer officer NN 28158 8770 4 of of IN 28158 8770 5 a a DT 28158 8770 6 commando commando NN 28158 8770 7 ; ; : 28158 8770 8 a a DT 28158 8770 9 commander commander NN 28158 8770 10 . . . 28158 8771 1 COMMANDEER commandeer NN 28158 8771 2 To to TO 28158 8771 3 requisition requisition NN 28158 8771 4 for for IN 28158 8771 5 military military JJ 28158 8771 6 service service NN 28158 8771 7 . . . 28158 8772 1 COMMANDO COMMANDO NNP 28158 8772 2 A a DT 28158 8772 3 Boer Boer NNP 28158 8772 4 military military JJ 28158 8772 5 force force NN 28158 8772 6 of of IN 28158 8772 7 any any DT 28158 8772 8 size size NN 28158 8772 9 , , , 28158 8772 10 usually usually RB 28158 8772 11 the the DT 28158 8772 12 fighting fight VBG 28158 8772 13 force force NN 28158 8772 14 of of IN 28158 8772 15 one one CD 28158 8772 16 district district NN 28158 8772 17 . . . 28158 8773 1 CORPORAL CORPORAL NNP 28158 8773 2 Assistant Assistant NNP 28158 8773 3 to to IN 28158 8773 4 a a DT 28158 8773 5 Veld Veld NNP 28158 8773 6 - - HYPH 28158 8773 7 Cornet Cornet NNP 28158 8773 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8773 9 q.v q.v NNP 28158 8773 10 . . . 28158 8773 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8773 12 . . . 28158 8774 1 DONGA DONGA NNP 28158 8774 2 A a DT 28158 8774 3 cutting cutting NN 28158 8774 4 made make VBN 28158 8774 5 on on IN 28158 8774 6 the the DT 28158 8774 7 surface surface NN 28158 8774 8 of of IN 28158 8774 9 the the DT 28158 8774 10 ground ground NN 28158 8774 11 by by IN 28158 8774 12 the the DT 28158 8774 13 action action NN 28158 8774 14 of of IN 28158 8774 15 water water NN 28158 8774 16 -- -- : 28158 8774 17 sometimes sometimes RB 28158 8774 18 filled fill VBN 28158 8774 19 with with IN 28158 8774 20 water water NN 28158 8774 21 , , , 28158 8774 22 often often RB 28158 8774 23 dry dry JJ 28158 8774 24 . . . 28158 8775 1 DOPPER DOPPER NNP 28158 8775 2 A a DT 28158 8775 3 sect sect JJ 28158 8775 4 , , , 28158 8775 5 religious religious JJ 28158 8775 6 , , , 28158 8775 7 and and CC 28158 8775 8 to to IN 28158 8775 9 some some DT 28158 8775 10 extent extent NN 28158 8775 11 political political JJ 28158 8775 12 , , , 28158 8775 13 among among IN 28158 8775 14 the the DT 28158 8775 15 Boers Boers NNPS 28158 8775 16 . . . 28158 8776 1 DORP DORP NNP 28158 8776 2 A a DT 28158 8776 3 village village NN 28158 8776 4 . . . 28158 8777 1 DRIFT DRIFT NNP 28158 8777 2 A a DT 28158 8777 3 ford ford NN 28158 8777 4 . . . 28158 8778 1 FONTEIN FONTEIN NNP 28158 8778 2 A a DT 28158 8778 3 spring spring NN 28158 8778 4 ; 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; : 28158 8815 10 the the DT 28158 8815 11 open open JJ 28158 8815 12 country country NN 28158 8815 13 . . . 28158 8816 1 VELD VELD NNP 28158 8816 2 - - : 28158 8816 3 CORNET cornet NN 28158 8816 4 The the DT 28158 8816 5 senior senior JJ 28158 8816 6 officer officer NN 28158 8816 7 of of IN 28158 8816 8 a a DT 28158 8816 9 ward ward NN 28158 8816 10 or or CC 28158 8816 11 sub sub NN 28158 8816 12 - - NN 28158 8816 13 district district NN 28158 8816 14 . . . 28158 8817 1 VLEI vlei VB 28158 8817 2 A a DT 28158 8817 3 small small JJ 28158 8817 4 lake lake NN 28158 8817 5 , , , 28158 8817 6 usually usually RB 28158 8817 7 formed form VBN 28158 8817 8 by by IN 28158 8817 9 the the DT 28158 8817 10 widening widening NN 28158 8817 11 of of IN 28158 8817 12 a a DT 28158 8817 13 stream stream NN 28158 8817 14 . . . 28158 8818 1 VOLKSRAAD VOLKSRAAD NNP 28158 8818 2 Parliament Parliament NNP 28158 8818 3 ; ; : 28158 8818 4 People People NNPS 28158 8818 5 's 's POS 28158 8818 6 Council Council NNP 28158 8818 7 . . . 28158 8819 1 WAPENSCHOUW WAPENSCHOUW NNP 28158 8819 2 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 8819 3 meeting meeting NN 28158 8819 4 . . . 28158 8820 1 WARD WARD NNP 28158 8820 2 Sub Sub NNP 28158 8820 3 - - HYPH 28158 8820 4 district district NN 28158 8820 5 . . . 28158 8821 1 WIJK WIJK NNP 28158 8821 2 Ward Ward NNP 28158 8821 3 , , , 28158 8821 4 constituency constituency NN 28158 8821 5 . . . 28158 8822 1 WINKEL winkel VB 28158 8822 2 Shop shop NN 28158 8822 3 or or CC 28158 8822 4 store store NN 28158 8822 5 . . . 28158 8823 1 ZARP zarp VB 28158 8823 2 A a DT 28158 8823 3 member member NN 28158 8823 4 of of IN 28158 8823 5 the the DT 28158 8823 6 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 8823 7 Police Police NNP 28158 8823 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8823 9 Zuid Zuid NNP 28158 8823 10 - - HYPH 28158 8823 11 Afrikaansche Afrikaansche NNP 28158 8823 12 - - HYPH 28158 8823 13 Republiek Republiek NNP 28158 8823 14 - - HYPH 28158 8823 15 Politie Politie NNP 28158 8823 16 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8823 17 . . . 28158 8824 1 ZWART ZWART NNP 28158 8824 2 or or CC 28158 8824 3 SWART SWART NNP 28158 8824 4 Black Black NNP 28158 8824 5 . . . 28158 8825 1 INDEX index NN 28158 8825 2 INDEX INDEX VBD 28158 8825 3 TO to TO 28158 8825 4 VOLUME volume VB 28158 8825 5 I. I. NNP 28158 8825 6 Abdy Abdy NNP 28158 8825 7 , , , 28158 8825 8 Major Major NNP 28158 8825 9 A. A. NNP 28158 8825 10 J. J. NNP 28158 8825 11 , , , 28158 8825 12 184 184 CD 28158 8825 13 . . . 28158 8826 1 Abon Abon NNP 28158 8826 2 's 's POS 28158 8826 3 Dam Dam NNP 28158 8826 4 , , , 28158 8826 5 246 246 CD 28158 8826 6 , , , 28158 8826 7 309 309 CD 28158 8826 8 . . . 28158 8827 1 Achtertang Achtertang NNP 28158 8827 2 , , , 28158 8827 3 275 275 CD 28158 8827 4 , , , 28158 8827 5 400 400 CD 28158 8827 6 , , , 28158 8827 7 404 404 CD 28158 8827 8 . . . 28158 8828 1 Acton Acton NNP 28158 8828 2 Homes Homes NNP 28158 8828 3 , , , 28158 8828 4 157 157 CD 28158 8828 5 , , , 28158 8828 6 158 158 CD 28158 8828 7 . . . 28158 8829 1 Adelaide Adelaide NNP 28158 8829 2 Farm Farm NNP 28158 8829 3 , , , 28158 8829 4 140 140 CD 28158 8829 5 , , , 28158 8829 6 181 181 CD 28158 8829 7 . . . 28158 8830 1 Aden Aden NNP 28158 8830 2 , , , 28158 8830 3 91 91 CD 28158 8830 4 . . . 28158 8831 1 Adjutant Adjutant NNP 28158 8831 2 - - HYPH 28158 8831 3 General General NNP 28158 8831 4 's 's POS 28158 8831 5 Department Department NNP 28158 8831 6 , , , 28158 8831 7 8 8 CD 28158 8831 8 , , , 28158 8831 9 10 10 CD 28158 8831 10 , , , 28158 8831 11 16 16 CD 28158 8831 12 . . . 28158 8832 1 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 8832 2 , , , 28158 8832 3 6 6 CD 28158 8832 4 , , , 28158 8832 5 16 16 CD 28158 8832 6 , , , 28158 8832 7 97 97 CD 28158 8832 8 - - SYM 28158 8832 9 122 122 CD 28158 8832 10 ; ; , 28158 8832 11 acts act VBZ 28158 8832 12 as as IN 28158 8832 13 agent agent NN 28158 8832 14 for for IN 28158 8832 15 War War NNP 28158 8832 16 Office Office NNP 28158 8832 17 for for IN 28158 8832 18 shipping ship VBG 28158 8832 19 army army NN 28158 8832 20 , , , 28158 8832 21 98 98 CD 28158 8832 22 , , , 28158 8832 23 107 107 CD 28158 8832 24 ; ; : 28158 8832 25 assistance assistance NN 28158 8832 26 on on IN 28158 8832 27 shore shore NN 28158 8832 28 ordered order VBN 28158 8832 29 by by IN 28158 8832 30 , , , 28158 8832 31 117 117 CD 28158 8832 32 ; ; : 28158 8832 33 conference conference NN 28158 8832 34 between between IN 28158 8832 35 War War NNP 28158 8832 36 Office Office NNP 28158 8832 37 and and CC 28158 8832 38 , , , 28158 8832 39 110 110 CD 28158 8832 40 ; ; : 28158 8832 41 contracts contract NNS 28158 8832 42 , , , 28158 8832 43 105 105 CD 28158 8832 44 ; ; : 28158 8832 45 control control NN 28158 8832 46 of of IN 28158 8832 47 transport transport NN 28158 8832 48 service service NN 28158 8832 49 , , , 28158 8832 50 99 99 CD 28158 8832 51 ; ; : 28158 8832 52 conveyance conveyance NN 28158 8832 53 of of IN 28158 8832 54 mules mule NNS 28158 8832 55 by by IN 28158 8832 56 , , , 28158 8832 57 23 23 CD 28158 8832 58 ; ; : 28158 8832 59 early early JJ 28158 8832 60 measures measure NNS 28158 8832 61 taken take VBN 28158 8832 62 by by IN 28158 8832 63 the the DT 28158 8832 64 , , , 28158 8832 65 100 100 CD 28158 8832 66 ; ; : 28158 8832 67 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 8832 68 arrangements arrangement NNS 28158 8832 69 between between IN 28158 8832 70 War War NNP 28158 8832 71 Office Office NNP 28158 8832 72 and and CC 28158 8832 73 , , , 28158 8832 74 111 111 CD 28158 8832 75 ; ; : 28158 8832 76 Messrs. Messrs. NNP 28158 8832 77 Hogg Hogg NNP 28158 8832 78 & & CC 28158 8832 79 Robinson Robinson NNP 28158 8832 80 , , , 28158 8832 81 shipping ship VBG 28158 8832 82 agents agent NNS 28158 8832 83 of of IN 28158 8832 84 the the DT 28158 8832 85 , , , 28158 8832 86 98 98 CD 28158 8832 87 ; ; : 28158 8832 88 office office NN 28158 8832 89 accommodation accommodation NN 28158 8832 90 , , , 28158 8832 91 additions addition NNS 28158 8832 92 to to IN 28158 8832 93 , , , 28158 8832 94 101 101 CD 28158 8832 95 ; ; : 28158 8832 96 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8832 97 Commission Commission NNP 28158 8832 98 , , , 28158 8832 99 as as IN 28158 8832 100 to to IN 28158 8832 101 the the DT 28158 8832 102 success success NN 28158 8832 103 of of IN 28158 8832 104 the the DT 28158 8832 105 , , , 28158 8832 106 110 110 CD 28158 8832 107 ; ; : 28158 8832 108 statement statement NN 28158 8832 109 that that IN 28158 8832 110 stock stock NN 28158 8832 111 of of IN 28158 8832 112 horse horse NN 28158 8832 113 - - HYPH 28158 8832 114 fittings fitting NNS 28158 8832 115 and and CC 28158 8832 116 water water NN 28158 8832 117 - - HYPH 28158 8832 118 tanks tank NNS 28158 8832 119 was be VBD 28158 8832 120 inadequate inadequate JJ 28158 8832 121 , , , 28158 8832 122 110 110 CD 28158 8832 123 ; ; : 28158 8832 124 Transport Transport NNP 28158 8832 125 Department Department NNP 28158 8832 126 , , , 28158 8832 127 98 98 CD 28158 8832 128 ; ; : 28158 8832 129 transports transport NNS 28158 8832 130 engaged engage VBN 28158 8832 131 by by IN 28158 8832 132 the the DT 28158 8832 133 , , , 28158 8832 134 109 109 CD 28158 8832 135 ; ; : 28158 8832 136 transport transport NN 28158 8832 137 work work NN 28158 8832 138 carried carry VBN 28158 8832 139 out out RP 28158 8832 140 by by IN 28158 8832 141 the the DT 28158 8832 142 , , , 28158 8832 143 97 97 CD 28158 8832 144 , , , 28158 8832 145 98 98 CD 28158 8832 146 . . . 28158 8833 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8833 2 See See NNP 28158 8833 3 also also RB 28158 8833 4 _ _ NNP 28158 8833 5 NAVY NAVY NNP 28158 8833 6 . . . 28158 8834 1 Advance Advance NNP 28158 8834 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 8834 3 , , , 28158 8834 4 367 367 CD 28158 8834 5 , , , 28158 8834 6 368 368 CD 28158 8834 7 . . . 28158 8835 1 Adye Adye NNP 28158 8835 2 , , , 28158 8835 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8835 4 W. W. NNP 28158 8835 5 , , , 28158 8835 6 186 186 CD 28158 8835 7 , , , 28158 8835 8 188 188 CD 28158 8835 9 , , , 28158 8835 10 194 194 CD 28158 8835 11 , , , 28158 8835 12 195 195 CD 28158 8835 13 . . . 28158 8836 1 Afrikanders afrikander NNS 28158 8836 2 , , , 28158 8836 3 the the DT 28158 8836 4 , , , 28158 8836 5 68 68 CD 28158 8836 6 . . . 28158 8837 1 Airlie Airlie NNP 28158 8837 2 , , , 28158 8837 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 8837 4 . . . 28158 8837 5 the the DT 28158 8837 6 Earl Earl NNP 28158 8837 7 of of IN 28158 8837 8 , , , 28158 8837 9 323 323 CD 28158 8837 10 . . . 28158 8838 1 Albert Albert NNP 28158 8838 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8838 3 district district NN 28158 8838 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8838 5 , , , 28158 8838 6 275 275 CD 28158 8838 7 , , , 28158 8838 8 285 285 CD 28158 8838 9 , , , 28158 8838 10 382 382 CD 28158 8838 11 . . . 28158 8839 1 Albrecht Albrecht NNP 28158 8839 2 , , , 28158 8839 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8839 4 , , , 28158 8839 5 234 234 CD 28158 8839 6 , , , 28158 8839 7 256 256 CD 28158 8839 8 , , , 28158 8839 9 308 308 CD 28158 8839 10 . . . 28158 8840 1 Aldershot aldershot JJ 28158 8840 2 , , , 28158 8840 3 brigades brigade VBZ 28158 8840 4 direct direct JJ 28158 8840 5 from from IN 28158 8840 6 , , , 28158 8840 7 204 204 CD 28158 8840 8 . . . 28158 8841 1 Alderson Alderson NNP 28158 8841 2 , , , 28158 8841 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 8841 4 . . . 28158 8841 5 E. E. NNP 28158 8841 6 A. a. NN 28158 8841 7 H. H. NNP 28158 8841 8 , , , 28158 8841 9 387 387 CD 28158 8841 10 , , , 28158 8841 11 439 439 CD 28158 8841 12 . . . 28158 8842 1 Aliwal Aliwal NNP 28158 8842 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8842 3 district district NN 28158 8842 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8842 5 , , , 28158 8842 6 275 275 CD 28158 8842 7 . . . 28158 8843 1 Aliwal Aliwal NNP 28158 8843 2 North North NNP 28158 8843 3 , , , 28158 8843 4 48 48 CD 28158 8843 5 , , , 28158 8843 6 50 50 CD 28158 8843 7 , , , 28158 8843 8 208 208 CD 28158 8843 9 , , , 28158 8843 10 285 285 CD 28158 8843 11 , , , 28158 8843 12 382 382 CD 28158 8843 13 . . . 28158 8844 1 Allenby Allenby NNP 28158 8844 2 , , , 28158 8844 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8844 4 E. E. NNP 28158 8844 5 H. H. NNP 28158 8844 6 H. H. NNP 28158 8844 7 , , , 28158 8844 8 402 402 CD 28158 8844 9 . . . 28158 8845 1 Aller Aller NNP 28158 8845 2 Park Park NNP 28158 8845 3 , , , 28158 8845 4 183 183 CD 28158 8845 5 . . . 28158 8846 1 Amajuba Amajuba NNP 28158 8846 2 , , , 28158 8846 3 or or CC 28158 8846 4 Majuba Majuba NNP 28158 8846 5 , , , 28158 8846 6 72 72 CD 28158 8846 7 , , , 28158 8846 8 426 426 CD 28158 8846 9 . . . 28158 8847 1 America America NNP 28158 8847 2 , , , 28158 8847 3 443 443 CD 28158 8847 4 . . . 28158 8848 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8848 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8848 3 British):-- British):-- NNP 28158 8848 4 rifle rifle NN 28158 8848 5 , , , 28158 8848 6 31 31 CD 28158 8848 7 ; ; : 28158 8848 8 gun gun NN 28158 8848 9 , , , 28158 8848 10 31 31 CD 28158 8848 11 ; ; : 28158 8848 12 reserves reserve NNS 28158 8848 13 of of IN 28158 8848 14 , , , 28158 8848 15 32 32 CD 28158 8848 16 . . . 28158 8849 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 8849 2 columns column NNS 28158 8849 3 , , , 28158 8849 4 437 437 CD 28158 8849 5 , , , 28158 8849 6 438 438 CD 28158 8849 7 . . . 28158 8850 1 Anderton Anderton NNP 28158 8850 2 , , , 28158 8850 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 8850 4 . . . 28158 8851 1 T. T. NNP 28158 8851 2 , , , 28158 8851 3 121 121 CD 28158 8851 4 . . . 28158 8852 1 Animals animal NNS 28158 8852 2 purchased purchase VBN 28158 8852 3 abroad abroad RB 28158 8852 4 , , , 28158 8852 5 20 20 CD 28158 8852 6 . . . 28158 8853 1 Annexed annexed JJ 28158 8853 2 districts district NNS 28158 8853 3 , , , 28158 8853 4 382 382 CD 28158 8853 5 . . . 28158 8854 1 Ardagh Ardagh NNP 28158 8854 2 , , , 28158 8854 3 Sir Sir NNP 28158 8854 4 J. J. NNP 28158 8854 5 C. C. NNP 28158 8854 6 , , , 28158 8854 7 K.C.I.E. K.C.I.E. NNP 28158 8854 8 , , , 28158 8854 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 8854 10 , , , 28158 8854 11 14 14 CD 28158 8854 12 , , , 28158 8854 13 422 422 CD 28158 8854 14 . . . 28158 8855 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8855 2 See See NNP 28158 8855 3 also also RB 28158 8855 4 _ _ NNP 28158 8855 5 INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE NNP 28158 8855 6 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 8855 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8855 8 BRITISH BRITISH NNP 28158 8855 9 , , , 28158 8855 10 HOME HOME NNP 28158 8855 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8855 12 . . . 28158 8856 1 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 8856 2 and and CC 28158 8856 3 Sutherland Sutherland NNP 28158 8856 4 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 8856 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8856 6 1st 1st NNP 28158 8856 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8856 8 . . . 28158 8857 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8857 2 See See NNP 28158 8857 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8857 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8857 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8857 6 . . . 28158 8858 1 Armed armed JJ 28158 8858 2 forces force NNS 28158 8858 3 of of IN 28158 8858 4 the the DT 28158 8858 5 British British NNP 28158 8858 6 Empire Empire NNP 28158 8858 7 , , , 28158 8858 8 92 92 CD 28158 8858 9 - - SYM 28158 8858 10 95 95 CD 28158 8858 11 . . . 28158 8859 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8859 2 , , , 28158 8859 3 British British NNP 28158 8859 4 . . . 28158 8860 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8860 2 See See NNP 28158 8860 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8860 4 BRITISH BRITISH NNP 28158 8860 5 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 8860 6 . . . 28158 8861 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8861 2 Board Board NNP 28158 8861 3 , , , 28158 8861 4 26 26 CD 28158 8861 5 . . . 28158 8862 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8862 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8862 3 , , , 28158 8862 4 26 26 CD 28158 8862 5 , , , 28158 8862 6 110 110 CD 28158 8862 7 . . . 28158 8863 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8863 2 Medical Medical NNP 28158 8863 3 Department Department NNP 28158 8863 4 , , , 28158 8863 5 26 26 CD 28158 8863 6 , , , 28158 8863 7 30 30 CD 28158 8863 8 . . . 28158 8864 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8864 2 See See NNP 28158 8864 3 also also RB 28158 8864 4 _ _ NNP 28158 8864 5 ROYAL ROYAL NNP 28158 8864 6 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 8864 7 MEDICAL MEDICAL NNP 28158 8864 8 CORPS corp VBN 28158 8864 9 . . . 28158 8865 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8865 2 Orders Orders NNP 28158 8865 3 , , , 28158 8865 4 12 12 CD 28158 8865 5 , , , 28158 8865 6 414 414 CD 28158 8865 7 , , , 28158 8865 8 420 420 CD 28158 8865 9 . . . 28158 8866 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8866 2 remounts remount NNS 28158 8866 3 . . . 28158 8867 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8867 2 See See NNP 28158 8867 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8867 4 REMOUNT REMOUNT NNP 28158 8867 5 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 8867 6 . . . 28158 8868 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8868 2 reserves reserve NNS 28158 8868 3 . . . 28158 8869 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8869 2 See See NNP 28158 8869 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8869 4 RESERVES RESERVES NNP 28158 8869 5 . . . 28158 8870 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8870 2 Service Service NNP 28158 8870 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8870 4 . . . 28158 8871 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8871 2 See See NNP 28158 8871 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8871 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8871 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8871 6 . . . 28158 8872 1 Army Army NNP 28158 8872 2 Veterinary Veterinary NNP 28158 8872 3 Department Department NNP 28158 8872 4 , , , 28158 8872 5 27 27 CD 28158 8872 6 . . . 28158 8873 1 Artillery artillery NN 28158 8873 2 . . . 28158 8874 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8874 2 See See NNP 28158 8874 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8874 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8874 5 _ _ NNP 28158 8874 6 and and CC 28158 8874 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8874 8 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8874 9 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8874 10 . . . 28158 8875 1 Artillery artillery NN 28158 8875 2 equipment equipment NN 28158 8875 3 , , , 28158 8875 4 422 422 CD 28158 8875 5 . . . 28158 8876 1 Arundel Arundel NNP 28158 8876 2 , , , 28158 8876 3 277 277 CD 28158 8876 4 - - SYM 28158 8876 5 284 284 CD 28158 8876 6 , , , 28158 8876 7 389 389 CD 28158 8876 8 , , , 28158 8876 9 391 391 CD 28158 8876 10 . . . 28158 8877 1 Atlantic Atlantic NNP 28158 8877 2 Transport Transport NNP 28158 8877 3 Co. Co. NNP 28158 8877 4 , , , 28158 8877 5 103 103 CD 28158 8877 6 . . . 28158 8878 1 Australia Australia NNP 28158 8878 2 , , , 28158 8878 3 34 34 CD 28158 8878 4 , , , 28158 8878 5 443 443 CD 28158 8878 6 . . . 28158 8879 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8879 2 See see VB 28158 8879 3 also also RB 28158 8879 4 the the DT 28158 8879 5 various various JJ 28158 8879 6 Australian Australian NNP 28158 8879 7 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 8879 8 . . . 28158 8879 9 _ _ NNP 28158 8879 10 Australian Australian NNP 28158 8879 11 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8879 12 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8879 13 . . . 28158 8880 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8880 2 See See NNP 28158 8880 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8880 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8880 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8880 6 . . . 28158 8881 1 Auxiliary auxiliary JJ 28158 8881 2 troops troop NNS 28158 8881 3 of of IN 28158 8881 4 the the DT 28158 8881 5 United United NNP 28158 8881 6 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 28158 8881 7 , , , 28158 8881 8 93 93 CD 28158 8881 9 . . . 28158 8882 1 Babington Babington NNP 28158 8882 2 , , , 28158 8882 3 Maj.-Gen Maj.-Gen NNP 28158 8882 4 . . . 28158 8882 5 J. J. NNP 28158 8882 6 M. M. NNP 28158 8882 7 , , , 28158 8882 8 321 321 CD 28158 8882 9 , , , 28158 8882 10 322 322 CD 28158 8882 11 , , , 28158 8882 12 327 327 CD 28158 8882 13 , , , 28158 8882 14 387 387 CD 28158 8882 15 , , , 28158 8882 16 441 441 CD 28158 8882 17 , , , 28158 8882 18 442 442 CD 28158 8882 19 . . . 28158 8883 1 Babtie Babtie NNP 28158 8883 2 , , , 28158 8883 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8883 4 W. W. NNP 28158 8883 5 , , , 28158 8883 6 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 8883 7 , , , 28158 8883 8 M.B. M.B. NNP 28158 8883 9 , , , 28158 8883 10 365 365 CD 28158 8883 11 ; ; : 28158 8883 12 awarded award VBD 28158 8883 13 the the DT 28158 8883 14 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 8883 15 , , , 28158 8883 16 366 366 CD 28158 8883 17 . . . 28158 8884 1 Baden Baden NNP 28158 8884 2 - - HYPH 28158 8884 3 Powell Powell NNP 28158 8884 4 , , , 28158 8884 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8884 6 R. R. NNP 28158 8884 7 S. S. NNP 28158 8884 8 S. S. NNP 28158 8884 9 , , , 28158 8884 10 2 2 CD 28158 8884 11 , , , 28158 8884 12 39 39 CD 28158 8884 13 , , , 28158 8884 14 42 42 CD 28158 8884 15 , , , 28158 8884 16 44 44 CD 28158 8884 17 , , , 28158 8884 18 48 48 CD 28158 8884 19 - - SYM 28158 8884 20 49 49 CD 28158 8884 21 , , , 28158 8884 22 197 197 CD 28158 8884 23 , , , 28158 8884 24 207 207 CD 28158 8884 25 , , , 28158 8884 26 409 409 CD 28158 8884 27 ; ; : 28158 8884 28 influence influence NN 28158 8884 29 of of IN 28158 8884 30 , , , 28158 8884 31 on on IN 28158 8884 32 the the DT 28158 8884 33 Boer Boer NNP 28158 8884 34 dispositions disposition NNS 28158 8884 35 , , , 28158 8884 36 50 50 CD 28158 8884 37 . . . 28158 8885 1 Bailward Bailward NNP 28158 8885 2 , , , 28158 8885 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8885 4 A. A. NNP 28158 8885 5 C. C. NNP 28158 8885 6 , , , 28158 8885 7 360 360 CD 28158 8885 8 , , , 28158 8885 9 361 361 CD 28158 8885 10 . . . 28158 8886 1 Bamboosberg Bamboosberg NNP 28158 8886 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 8886 3 , , , 28158 8886 4 294 294 CD 28158 8886 5 , , , 28158 8886 6 299 299 CD 28158 8886 7 . . . 28158 8887 1 Bannatine Bannatine NNP 28158 8887 2 - - HYPH 28158 8887 3 Allason Allason NNP 28158 8887 4 , , , 28158 8887 5 Major Major NNP 28158 8887 6 R. R. NNP 28158 8887 7 , , , 28158 8887 8 322 322 CD 28158 8887 9 , , , 28158 8887 10 323 323 CD 28158 8887 11 , , , 28158 8887 12 330 330 CD 28158 8887 13 , , , 28158 8887 14 331 331 CD 28158 8887 15 . . . 28158 8888 1 Barbados Barbados NNP 28158 8888 2 , , , 28158 8888 3 89 89 CD 28158 8888 4 , , , 28158 8888 5 91 91 CD 28158 8888 6 . . . 28158 8889 1 Barkly Barkly NNP 28158 8889 2 East East NNP 28158 8889 3 , , , 28158 8889 4 53 53 CD 28158 8889 5 , , , 28158 8889 6 208 208 CD 28158 8889 7 , , , 28158 8889 8 275 275 CD 28158 8889 9 , , , 28158 8889 10 285 285 CD 28158 8889 11 , , , 28158 8889 12 287 287 CD 28158 8889 13 , , , 28158 8889 14 288 288 CD 28158 8889 15 , , , 28158 8889 16 382 382 CD 28158 8889 17 . . . 28158 8890 1 Barkly Barkly NNP 28158 8890 2 West West NNP 28158 8890 3 , , , 28158 8890 4 214 214 CD 28158 8890 5 , , , 28158 8890 6 382 382 CD 28158 8890 7 . . . 28158 8891 1 Barrett Barrett NNP 28158 8891 2 , , , 28158 8891 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 8891 4 . . . 28158 8892 1 N. N. NNP 28158 8892 2 , , , 28158 8892 3 121 121 CD 28158 8892 4 . . . 28158 8893 1 Barter barter NN 28158 8893 2 , , , 28158 8893 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 8893 4 . . . 28158 8893 5 C. C. NNP 28158 8893 6 St. St. NNP 28158 8893 7 L. L. NNP 28158 8893 8 , , , 28158 8893 9 224 224 CD 28158 8893 10 , , , 28158 8893 11 254 254 CD 28158 8893 12 , , , 28158 8893 13 255 255 CD 28158 8893 14 , , , 28158 8893 15 325 325 CD 28158 8893 16 . . . 28158 8894 1 Barton Barton NNP 28158 8894 2 , , , 28158 8894 3 Major.-Gen major.-gen CD 28158 8894 4 . . . 28158 8894 5 G. G. NNP 28158 8894 6 , , , 28158 8894 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 8894 8 , , , 28158 8894 9 203 203 CD 28158 8894 10 , , , 28158 8894 11 269 269 CD 28158 8894 12 , , , 28158 8894 13 273 273 CD 28158 8894 14 , , , 28158 8894 15 333 333 CD 28158 8894 16 , , , 28158 8894 17 345 345 CD 28158 8894 18 , , , 28158 8894 19 347 347 CD 28158 8894 20 , , , 28158 8894 21 357 357 CD 28158 8894 22 - - HYPH 28158 8894 23 373 373 CD 28158 8894 24 . . . 28158 8895 1 Bastard Bastard NNP 28158 8895 2 's 's POS 28158 8895 3 Nek Nek NNP 28158 8895 4 , , , 28158 8895 5 400 400 CD 28158 8895 6 , , , 28158 8895 7 405 405 CD 28158 8895 8 . . . 28158 8896 1 Basutoland Basutoland NNP 28158 8896 2 , , , 28158 8896 3 36 36 CD 28158 8896 4 , , , 28158 8896 5 37 37 CD 28158 8896 6 , , , 28158 8896 7 48 48 CD 28158 8896 8 , , , 28158 8896 9 56 56 CD 28158 8896 10 - - SYM 28158 8896 11 59 59 CD 28158 8896 12 , , , 28158 8896 13 61 61 CD 28158 8896 14 , , , 28158 8896 15 64 64 CD 28158 8896 16 , , , 28158 8896 17 94 94 CD 28158 8896 18 , , , 28158 8896 19 197 197 CD 28158 8896 20 , , , 28158 8896 21 306 306 CD 28158 8896 22 . . . 28158 8897 1 Basutos Basutos NNP 28158 8897 2 , , , 28158 8897 3 40 40 CD 28158 8897 4 . . . 28158 8898 1 Batteries battery NNS 28158 8898 2 . . . 28158 8899 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8899 2 See See NNP 28158 8899 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8899 4 ROYAL ROYAL NNP 28158 8899 5 ARTILLERY ARTILLERY NNP 28158 8899 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8899 7 and and CC 28158 8899 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8899 9 NAVAL NAVAL NNP 28158 8899 10 BATTERIES BATTERIES NNP 28158 8899 11 . . . 28158 8900 1 Bates Bates NNP 28158 8900 2 , , , 28158 8900 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8900 4 A. a. NN 28158 8900 5 , , , 28158 8900 6 382 382 CD 28158 8900 7 . . . 28158 8901 1 Battalions battalion NNS 28158 8901 2 , , , 28158 8901 3 average average JJ 28158 8901 4 strength strength NN 28158 8901 5 of of IN 28158 8901 6 , , , 28158 8901 7 in in IN 28158 8901 8 February February NNP 28158 8901 9 , , , 28158 8901 10 1900 1900 CD 28158 8901 11 , , , 28158 8901 12 438 438 CD 28158 8901 13 . . . 28158 8902 1 Bayley Bayley NNP 28158 8902 2 's 's POS 28158 8902 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 8902 4 . . . 28158 8903 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8903 2 See See NNP 28158 8903 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8903 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8903 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8903 6 . . . 28158 8904 1 Beacon Beacon NNP 28158 8904 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 8904 3 , , , 28158 8904 4 271 271 CD 28158 8904 5 , , , 28158 8904 6 272 272 CD 28158 8904 7 . . . 28158 8905 1 Bearcroft Bearcroft NNP 28158 8905 2 , , , 28158 8905 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8905 4 J. J. NNP 28158 8905 5 E. E. NNP 28158 8905 6 , , , 28158 8905 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 8905 8 , , , 28158 8905 9 120 120 CD 28158 8905 10 , , , 28158 8905 11 308 308 CD 28158 8905 12 , , , 28158 8905 13 321 321 CD 28158 8905 14 , , , 28158 8905 15 438 438 CD 28158 8905 16 . . . 28158 8906 1 Bearer bearer NN 28158 8906 2 companies company NNS 28158 8906 3 . . . 28158 8907 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8907 2 See See NNP 28158 8907 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8907 4 ROYAL ROYAL NNP 28158 8907 5 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 8907 6 MEDICAL MEDICAL NNP 28158 8907 7 CORPS corp VBN 28158 8907 8 . . . 28158 8908 1 Beaufort Beaufort NNP 28158 8908 2 West West NNP 28158 8908 3 , , , 28158 8908 4 53 53 CD 28158 8908 5 , , , 28158 8908 6 210 210 CD 28158 8908 7 . . . 28158 8909 1 Bechuanaland Bechuanaland NNP 28158 8909 2 , , , 28158 8909 3 52 52 CD 28158 8909 4 , , , 28158 8909 5 65 65 CD 28158 8909 6 , , , 28158 8909 7 95 95 CD 28158 8909 8 , , , 28158 8909 9 207 207 CD 28158 8909 10 , , , 28158 8909 11 417 417 CD 28158 8909 12 . . . 28158 8910 1 Bedfordshire bedfordshire JJ 28158 8910 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8910 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8910 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8910 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8910 6 . . . 28158 8911 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8911 2 See See NNP 28158 8911 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8911 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8911 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8911 6 . . . 28158 8912 1 Beith Beith NNP 28158 8912 2 , , , 28158 8912 3 147 147 CD 28158 8912 4 , , , 28158 8912 5 148 148 CD 28158 8912 6 . . . 28158 8913 1 Belfort Belfort NNP 28158 8913 2 , , , 28158 8913 3 422 422 CD 28158 8913 4 . . . 28158 8914 1 Bell Bell NNP 28158 8914 2 , , , 28158 8914 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8914 4 F. F. NNP 28158 8914 5 J. J. NNP 28158 8914 6 H. H. NNP 28158 8914 7 , , , 28158 8914 8 298 298 CD 28158 8914 9 . . . 28158 8915 1 Bell Bell NNP 28158 8915 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 8915 3 , , , 28158 8915 4 173 173 CD 28158 8915 5 , , , 28158 8915 6 177 177 CD 28158 8915 7 , , , 28158 8915 8 183 183 CD 28158 8915 9 , , , 28158 8915 10 186 186 CD 28158 8915 11 , , , 28158 8915 12 188 188 CD 28158 8915 13 - - SYM 28158 8915 14 191 191 CD 28158 8915 15 . . . 28158 8916 1 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 8916 2 , , , 28158 8916 3 52 52 CD 28158 8916 4 , , , 28158 8916 5 63 63 CD 28158 8916 6 , , , 28158 8916 7 212 212 CD 28158 8916 8 , , , 28158 8916 9 213 213 CD 28158 8916 10 , , , 28158 8916 11 215 215 CD 28158 8916 12 - - SYM 28158 8916 13 217 217 CD 28158 8916 14 , , , 28158 8916 15 218 218 CD 28158 8916 16 - - SYM 28158 8916 17 228 228 CD 28158 8916 18 , , , 28158 8916 19 229 229 CD 28158 8916 20 , , , 28158 8916 21 231 231 CD 28158 8916 22 , , , 28158 8916 23 232 232 CD 28158 8916 24 , , , 28158 8916 25 241 241 CD 28158 8916 26 , , , 28158 8916 27 258 258 CD 28158 8916 28 , , , 28158 8916 29 308 308 CD 28158 8916 30 , , , 28158 8916 31 310 310 CD 28158 8916 32 , , , 28158 8916 33 332 332 CD 28158 8916 34 , , , 28158 8916 35 386 386 CD 28158 8916 36 , , , 28158 8916 37 432 432 CD 28158 8916 38 . . . 28158 8917 1 Benson Benson NNP 28158 8917 2 , , , 28158 8917 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8917 4 G. G. NNP 28158 8917 5 E. E. NNP 28158 8917 6 , , , 28158 8917 7 309 309 CD 28158 8917 8 , , , 28158 8917 9 317 317 CD 28158 8917 10 . . . 28158 8918 1 Berkshire berkshire NN 28158 8918 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8918 3 , , , 28158 8918 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 8918 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8918 6 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8918 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8918 8 . . . 28158 8919 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8919 2 See See NNP 28158 8919 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8919 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8919 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8919 6 . . . 28158 8920 1 Bermuda Bermuda NNP 28158 8920 2 , , , 28158 8920 3 89 89 CD 28158 8920 4 , , , 28158 8920 5 91 91 CD 28158 8920 6 . . . 28158 8921 1 Besters bester NNS 28158 8921 2 station station NN 28158 8921 3 , , , 28158 8921 4 158 158 CD 28158 8921 5 , , , 28158 8921 6 171 171 CD 28158 8921 7 . . . 28158 8922 1 Bethel Bethel NNP 28158 8922 2 commando commando NNP 28158 8922 3 . . . 28158 8923 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8923 2 See See NNP 28158 8923 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8923 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8923 5 . . . 28158 8924 1 Bethlehem Bethlehem NNP 28158 8924 2 commando commando VBZ 28158 8924 3 . . . 28158 8925 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8925 2 See See NNP 28158 8925 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8925 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8925 5 . . . 28158 8926 1 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 8926 2 commando commando NNP 28158 8926 3 . . . 28158 8927 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8927 2 See See NNP 28158 8927 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8927 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8927 5 . . . 28158 8928 1 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 8928 2 , , , 28158 8928 3 40 40 CD 28158 8928 4 , , , 28158 8928 5 50 50 CD 28158 8928 6 , , , 28158 8928 7 275 275 CD 28158 8928 8 , , , 28158 8928 9 411 411 CD 28158 8928 10 - - SYM 28158 8928 11 413 413 CD 28158 8928 12 , , , 28158 8928 13 431 431 CD 28158 8928 14 . . . 28158 8929 1 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 8929 2 bridge bridge NNP 28158 8929 3 , , , 28158 8929 4 39 39 CD 28158 8929 5 , , , 28158 8929 6 48 48 CD 28158 8929 7 , , , 28158 8929 8 50 50 CD 28158 8929 9 , , , 28158 8929 10 198 198 CD 28158 8929 11 , , , 28158 8929 12 202 202 CD 28158 8929 13 , , , 28158 8929 14 210 210 CD 28158 8929 15 , , , 28158 8929 16 413 413 CD 28158 8929 17 , , , 28158 8929 18 425 425 CD 28158 8929 19 , , , 28158 8929 20 435 435 CD 28158 8929 21 . . . 28158 8930 1 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 8930 2 road road NN 28158 8930 3 , , , 28158 8930 4 404 404 CD 28158 8930 5 . . . 28158 8931 1 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 8931 2 , , , 28158 8931 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 8931 4 . . . 28158 8931 5 E. E. NNP 28158 8931 6 C. C. NNP 28158 8931 7 , , , 28158 8931 8 206 206 CD 28158 8931 9 , , , 28158 8931 10 262 262 CD 28158 8931 11 . . . 28158 8932 1 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 8932 2 's 's POS 28158 8932 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8932 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 8932 5 . . . 28158 8933 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8933 2 See See NNP 28158 8933 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8933 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8933 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8933 6 . . . 28158 8934 1 Bevan Bevan NNP 28158 8934 2 , , , 28158 8934 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 8934 4 . . . 28158 8935 1 F. F. NNP 28158 8935 2 , , , 28158 8935 3 213 213 CD 28158 8935 4 . . . 28158 8936 1 Bewicke Bewicke NNP 28158 8936 2 - - HYPH 28158 8936 3 Copley Copley NNP 28158 8936 4 , , , 28158 8936 5 Major Major NNP 28158 8936 6 R. R. NNP 28158 8936 7 C. C. NNP 28158 8936 8 A. a. NN 28158 8937 1 B. B. NNP 28158 8937 2 , , , 28158 8937 3 372 372 CD 28158 8937 4 . . . 28158 8938 1 Bezuidenhout Bezuidenhout NNP 28158 8938 2 's 's POS 28158 8938 3 Pass Pass NNP 28158 8938 4 , , , 28158 8938 5 49 49 CD 28158 8938 6 , , , 28158 8938 7 58 58 CD 28158 8938 8 , , , 28158 8938 9 157 157 CD 28158 8938 10 . . . 28158 8939 1 Biggarsberg Biggarsberg NNP 28158 8939 2 Range Range NNP 28158 8939 3 , , , 28158 8939 4 37 37 CD 28158 8939 5 , , , 28158 8939 6 38 38 CD 28158 8939 7 , , , 28158 8939 8 58 58 CD 28158 8939 9 , , , 28158 8939 10 59 59 CD 28158 8939 11 , , , 28158 8939 12 125 125 CD 28158 8939 13 , , , 28158 8939 14 147 147 CD 28158 8939 15 , , , 28158 8939 16 159 159 CD 28158 8939 17 , , , 28158 8939 18 335 335 CD 28158 8939 19 . . . 28158 8940 1 Black Black NNP 28158 8940 2 Watch Watch NNP 28158 8940 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8940 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 8940 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8940 6 . . . 28158 8941 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8941 2 See See NNP 28158 8941 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8941 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8941 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8941 6 . . . 28158 8942 1 " " `` 28158 8942 2 Black black JJ 28158 8942 3 week week NN 28158 8942 4 , , , 28158 8942 5 " " '' 28158 8942 6 the the DT 28158 8942 7 , , , 28158 8942 8 380 380 CD 28158 8942 9 . . . 28158 8943 1 Blesboklaagte Blesboklaagte NNP 28158 8943 2 , , , 28158 8943 3 147 147 CD 28158 8943 4 . . . 28158 8944 1 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 8944 2 , , , 28158 8944 3 5 5 CD 28158 8944 4 , , , 28158 8944 5 48 48 CD 28158 8944 6 , , , 28158 8944 7 85 85 CD 28158 8944 8 , , , 28158 8944 9 197 197 CD 28158 8944 10 , , , 28158 8944 11 202 202 CD 28158 8944 12 , , , 28158 8944 13 210 210 CD 28158 8944 14 , , , 28158 8944 15 290 290 CD 28158 8944 16 , , , 28158 8944 17 385 385 CD 28158 8944 18 , , , 28158 8944 19 388 388 CD 28158 8944 20 , , , 28158 8944 21 410 410 CD 28158 8944 22 - - SYM 28158 8944 23 413 413 CD 28158 8944 24 , , , 28158 8944 25 428 428 CD 28158 8944 26 , , , 28158 8944 27 429 429 CD 28158 8944 28 , , , 28158 8944 29 431 431 CD 28158 8944 30 , , , 28158 8944 31 435 435 CD 28158 8944 32 . . . 28158 8945 1 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 8945 2 commando commando NN 28158 8945 3 . . . 28158 8946 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8946 2 See See NNP 28158 8946 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8946 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8946 5 . . . 28158 8947 1 Bloemhof Bloemhof NNP 28158 8947 2 commando commando NNS 28158 8947 3 . . . 28158 8948 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8948 2 See See NNP 28158 8948 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8948 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8948 5 . . . 28158 8949 1 Blue Blue NNP 28158 8949 2 Mountains Mountains NNPS 28158 8949 3 , , , 28158 8949 4 81 81 CD 28158 8949 5 . . . 28158 8950 1 Board Board NNP 28158 8950 2 of of IN 28158 8950 3 Trade Trade NNP 28158 8950 4 , , , 28158 8950 5 101 101 CD 28158 8950 6 , , , 28158 8950 7 105 105 CD 28158 8950 8 . . . 28158 8951 1 Boers boer NNS 28158 8951 2 : : : 28158 8951 3 advance advance NN 28158 8951 4 on on IN 28158 8951 5 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 8951 6 , , , 28158 8951 7 275 275 CD 28158 8951 8 ; ; : 28158 8951 9 advance advance NN 28158 8951 10 on on IN 28158 8951 11 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 8951 12 , , , 28158 8951 13 50 50 CD 28158 8951 14 , , , 28158 8951 15 52 52 CD 28158 8951 16 ; ; : 28158 8951 17 advance advance NN 28158 8951 18 on on IN 28158 8951 19 Mafeking Mafeking NNP 28158 8951 20 , , , 28158 8951 21 49 49 CD 28158 8951 22 , , , 28158 8951 23 50 50 CD 28158 8951 24 , , , 28158 8951 25 52 52 CD 28158 8951 26 ; ; : 28158 8951 27 advance advance NN 28158 8951 28 into into IN 28158 8951 29 Northern Northern NNP 28158 8951 30 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8951 31 , , , 28158 8951 32 124 124 CD 28158 8951 33 ; ; : 28158 8951 34 advance advance NN 28158 8951 35 into into IN 28158 8951 36 Southern Southern NNP 28158 8951 37 Natal Natal NNP 28158 8951 38 , , , 28158 8951 39 265 265 CD 28158 8951 40 ; ; : 28158 8951 41 advance advance NN 28158 8951 42 on on IN 28158 8951 43 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 8951 44 , , , 28158 8951 45 285 285 CD 28158 8951 46 ; ; : 28158 8951 47 annexations annexation NNS 28158 8951 48 by by IN 28158 8951 49 , , , 28158 8951 50 382 382 CD 28158 8951 51 ; ; , 28158 8951 52 armament armament NN 28158 8951 53 of of IN 28158 8951 54 , , , 28158 8951 55 79 79 CD 28158 8951 56 - - SYM 28158 8951 57 85 85 CD 28158 8951 58 ; ; : 28158 8951 59 enterprise enterprise NN 28158 8951 60 of of IN 28158 8951 61 , , , 28158 8951 62 in in IN 28158 8951 63 use use NN 28158 8951 64 of of IN 28158 8951 65 heavy heavy JJ 28158 8951 66 guns gun NNS 28158 8951 67 , , , 28158 8951 68 422 422 CD 28158 8951 69 ; ; : 28158 8951 70 initial initial JJ 28158 8951 71 numerical numerical JJ 28158 8951 72 superiority superiority NN 28158 8951 73 of of IN 28158 8951 74 , , , 28158 8951 75 2 2 CD 28158 8951 76 , , , 28158 8951 77 35 35 CD 28158 8951 78 , , , 28158 8951 79 49 49 CD 28158 8951 80 , , , 28158 8951 81 50 50 CD 28158 8951 82 ; ; : 28158 8951 83 leaders leader NNS 28158 8951 84 of of IN 28158 8951 85 , , , 28158 8951 86 deceived deceive VBN 28158 8951 87 by by IN 28158 8951 88 Lord Lord NNP 28158 8951 89 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 8951 90 ' ' POS 28158 8951 91 movements movement NNS 28158 8951 92 and and CC 28158 8951 93 secrecy secrecy NN 28158 8951 94 , , , 28158 8951 95 435 435 CD 28158 8951 96 ; ; : 28158 8951 97 methods method NNS 28158 8951 98 of of IN 28158 8951 99 warfare warfare NN 28158 8951 100 of of IN 28158 8951 101 , , , 28158 8951 102 69 69 CD 28158 8951 103 - - SYM 28158 8951 104 75 75 CD 28158 8951 105 , , , 28158 8951 106 402 402 CD 28158 8951 107 ; ; : 28158 8951 108 military military JJ 28158 8951 109 system system NN 28158 8951 110 of of IN 28158 8951 111 , , , 28158 8951 112 75 75 CD 28158 8951 113 - - SYM 28158 8951 114 79 79 CD 28158 8951 115 ; ; : 28158 8951 116 proclamations proclamation NNS 28158 8951 117 by by IN 28158 8951 118 , , , 28158 8951 119 52 52 CD 28158 8951 120 , , , 28158 8951 121 275 275 CD 28158 8951 122 ; ; : 28158 8951 123 strength strength NN 28158 8951 124 of of IN 28158 8951 125 , , , 28158 8951 126 1 1 CD 28158 8951 127 , , , 28158 8951 128 49 49 CD 28158 8951 129 , , , 28158 8951 130 334 334 CD 28158 8951 131 , , , 28158 8951 132 335 335 CD 28158 8951 133 , , , 28158 8951 134 409 409 CD 28158 8951 135 , , , 28158 8951 136 410 410 CD 28158 8951 137 . . . 28158 8952 1 Boer Boer NNP 28158 8952 2 commandos commando NNS 28158 8952 3 : : : 28158 8952 4 assembly assembly NN 28158 8952 5 of of IN 28158 8952 6 , , , 28158 8952 7 behind behind IN 28158 8952 8 the the DT 28158 8952 9 Drakensberg Drakensberg NNP 28158 8952 10 , , , 28158 8952 11 47 47 CD 28158 8952 12 ; ; : 28158 8952 13 preliminary preliminary JJ 28158 8952 14 distribution distribution NN 28158 8952 15 of of IN 28158 8952 16 , , , 28158 8952 17 at at IN 28158 8952 18 beginning beginning NN 28158 8952 19 of of IN 28158 8952 20 war war NN 28158 8952 21 , , , 28158 8952 22 49 49 CD 28158 8952 23 , , , 28158 8952 24 50 50 CD 28158 8952 25 ; ; : 28158 8952 26 waiting wait VBG 28158 8952 27 in in IN 28158 8952 28 July July NNP 28158 8952 29 , , , 28158 8952 30 1899 1899 CD 28158 8952 31 , , , 28158 8952 32 till till IN 28158 8952 33 grass grass NN 28158 8952 34 fit fit JJ 28158 8952 35 to to TO 28158 8952 36 invade invade VB 28158 8952 37 Colonies Colonies NNPS 28158 8952 38 , , , 28158 8952 39 116 116 CD 28158 8952 40 . . . 28158 8953 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8953 2 See See NNP 28158 8953 3 also also RB 28158 8953 4 _ _ NNP 28158 8953 5 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8953 6 . . . 28158 8954 1 Boer Boer NNP 28158 8954 2 Intelligence Intelligence NNP 28158 8954 3 Department Department NNP 28158 8954 4 . . . 28158 8955 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8955 2 See See NNP 28158 8955 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8955 4 INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE NNP 28158 8955 5 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 8955 6 . . . 28158 8956 1 Boksburg Boksburg NNP 28158 8956 2 commando commando NNP 28158 8956 3 . . . 28158 8957 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8957 2 See See NNP 28158 8957 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8957 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8957 5 . . . 28158 8958 1 Boomplaats Boomplaats NNP 28158 8958 2 , , , 28158 8958 3 70 70 CD 28158 8958 4 . . . 28158 8959 1 Border border NN 28158 8959 2 Horse Horse NNP 28158 8959 3 . . . 28158 8960 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8960 2 See See NNP 28158 8960 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8960 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8960 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8960 6 . . . 28158 8961 1 Border border NN 28158 8961 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 8961 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 8961 4 . . . 28158 8962 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8962 2 See See NNP 28158 8962 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8962 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8962 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8962 6 . . . 28158 8963 1 Border border NN 28158 8963 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 8963 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8963 4 1st 1st NN 28158 8963 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8963 6 . . . 28158 8964 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8964 2 See See NNP 28158 8964 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8964 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8964 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8964 6 . . . 28158 8965 1 Boshof Boshof NNP 28158 8965 2 commando commando NN 28158 8965 3 . . . 28158 8966 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8966 2 See See NNP 28158 8966 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8966 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 8966 5 . . . 28158 8967 1 Bosman Bosman NNP 28158 8967 2 's 's POS 28158 8967 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 8967 4 , , , 28158 8967 5 244 244 CD 28158 8967 6 , , , 28158 8967 7 247 247 CD 28158 8967 8 . . . 28158 8968 1 Botha Botha NNP 28158 8968 2 , , , 28158 8968 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 8968 4 Christian Christian NNP 28158 8968 5 , , , 28158 8968 6 342 342 CD 28158 8968 7 . . . 28158 8969 1 Botha Botha NNP 28158 8969 2 , , , 28158 8969 3 General General NNP 28158 8969 4 Louis Louis NNP 28158 8969 5 , , , 28158 8969 6 264 264 CD 28158 8969 7 , , , 28158 8969 8 265 265 CD 28158 8969 9 , , , 28158 8969 10 332 332 CD 28158 8969 11 - - SYM 28158 8969 12 375 375 CD 28158 8969 13 , , , 28158 8969 14 389 389 CD 28158 8969 15 . . . 28158 8970 1 Botha Botha NNP 28158 8970 2 , , , 28158 8970 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 8970 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8970 5 Mafeking Mafeking NNP 28158 8970 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8970 7 , , , 28158 8970 8 409 409 CD 28158 8970 9 . . . 28158 8971 1 Botha Botha NNP 28158 8971 2 's 's POS 28158 8971 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 8971 4 , , , 28158 8971 5 405 405 CD 28158 8971 6 . . . 28158 8972 1 Botha Botha NNP 28158 8972 2 's 's POS 28158 8972 3 Pass Pass NNP 28158 8972 4 , , , 28158 8972 5 49 49 CD 28158 8972 6 , , , 28158 8972 7 58 58 CD 28158 8972 8 , , , 28158 8972 9 124 124 CD 28158 8972 10 . . . 28158 8973 1 Bottomley Bottomley NNP 28158 8973 2 , , , 28158 8973 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8973 4 H. H. NNP 28158 8973 5 , , , 28158 8973 6 272 272 CD 28158 8973 7 . . . 28158 8974 1 Brabant Brabant NNP 28158 8974 2 , , , 28158 8974 3 Brig.-General Brig.-General NNP 28158 8974 4 E. E. NNP 28158 8974 5 Y. Y. NNP 28158 8974 6 , , , 28158 8974 7 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 8974 8 , , , 28158 8974 9 415 415 CD 28158 8974 10 , , , 28158 8974 11 435 435 CD 28158 8974 12 ; ; : 28158 8974 13 raises raise VBZ 28158 8974 14 mounted mount VBN 28158 8974 15 corps corps NN 28158 8974 16 , , , 28158 8974 17 206 206 CD 28158 8974 18 , , , 28158 8974 19 286 286 CD 28158 8974 20 . . . 28158 8975 1 Brabant Brabant NNP 28158 8975 2 's 's POS 28158 8975 3 Horse horse NN 28158 8975 4 . . . 28158 8976 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8976 2 See See NNP 28158 8976 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8976 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 8976 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8976 6 . . . 28158 8977 1 Brabazon Brabazon NNP 28158 8977 2 , , , 28158 8977 3 Major Major NNP 28158 8977 4 - - HYPH 28158 8977 5 General General NNP 28158 8977 6 J. J. NNP 28158 8977 7 P. P. NNP 28158 8977 8 , , , 28158 8977 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 8977 10 , , , 28158 8977 11 282 282 CD 28158 8977 12 , , , 28158 8977 13 394 394 CD 28158 8977 14 , , , 28158 8977 15 405 405 CD 28158 8977 16 , , , 28158 8977 17 406 406 CD 28158 8977 18 . . . 28158 8978 1 Brackenbury Brackenbury NNP 28158 8978 2 , , , 28158 8978 3 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 8978 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 8978 5 H. H. NNP 28158 8978 6 , , , 28158 8978 7 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 8978 8 , , , 28158 8978 9 K.C.S.I. K.C.S.I. NNP 28158 8978 10 , , , 28158 8978 11 7 7 CD 28158 8978 12 , , , 28158 8978 13 16 16 CD 28158 8978 14 , , , 28158 8978 15 18 18 CD 28158 8978 16 , , , 28158 8978 17 19 19 CD 28158 8978 18 , , , 28158 8978 19 26 26 CD 28158 8978 20 , , , 28158 8978 21 28 28 CD 28158 8978 22 , , , 28158 8978 23 29 29 CD 28158 8978 24 , , , 28158 8978 25 32 32 CD 28158 8978 26 , , , 28158 8978 27 33 33 CD 28158 8978 28 . . . 28158 8979 1 Brakfontein Brakfontein NNP 28158 8979 2 Nek Nek NNP 28158 8979 3 , , , 28158 8979 4 335 335 CD 28158 8979 5 . . . 28158 8980 1 Brett Brett NNP 28158 8980 2 , , , 28158 8980 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 8980 4 C. C. NNP 28158 8980 5 A. A. NNP 28158 8980 6 H. H. NNP 28158 8980 7 , , , 28158 8980 8 398 398 CD 28158 8980 9 . . . 28158 8981 1 Bridge Bridge NNP 28158 8981 2 , , , 28158 8981 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 8981 4 C. C. NNP 28158 8981 5 H. H. NNP 28158 8981 6 , , , 28158 8981 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 8981 8 , , , 28158 8981 9 416 416 CD 28158 8981 10 , , , 28158 8981 11 417 417 CD 28158 8981 12 . . . 28158 8982 1 Bridle Bridle NNP 28158 8982 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 8982 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8982 4 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 8982 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8982 6 , , , 28158 8982 7 310 310 CD 28158 8982 8 , , , 28158 8982 9 314 314 CD 28158 8982 10 , , , 28158 8982 11 341 341 CD 28158 8982 12 , , , 28158 8982 13 342 342 CD 28158 8982 14 , , , 28158 8982 15 346 346 CD 28158 8982 16 , , , 28158 8982 17 348 348 CD 28158 8982 18 , , , 28158 8982 19 352 352 CD 28158 8982 20 - - SYM 28158 8982 21 354 354 CD 28158 8982 22 , , , 28158 8982 23 356 356 CD 28158 8982 24 . . . 28158 8983 1 Bridle Bridle NNP 28158 8983 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 8983 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8983 4 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 8983 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8983 6 . . . 28158 8984 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8984 2 See See NNP 28158 8984 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8984 4 VOETPAD VOETPAD NNP 28158 8984 5 'S 'S NNP 28158 8984 6 DRIFT DRIFT NNP 28158 8984 7 . . . 28158 8985 1 Brigades brigade NNS 28158 8985 2 . . . 28158 8986 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8986 2 See See NNP 28158 8986 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8986 4 CAVALRY CAVALRY NNP 28158 8986 5 _ _ NNP 28158 8986 6 and and CC 28158 8986 7 _ _ NNP 28158 8986 8 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 8986 9 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 8986 10 . . . 28158 8987 1 British british JJ 28158 8987 2 Agent Agent NNP 28158 8987 3 at at IN 28158 8987 4 Pretoria Pretoria NNP 28158 8987 5 , , , 28158 8987 6 1 1 CD 28158 8987 7 ; ; : 28158 8987 8 leaves leave NNS 28158 8987 9 , , , 28158 8987 10 123 123 CD 28158 8987 11 . . . 28158 8988 1 British British NNP 28158 8988 2 Army Army NNP 28158 8988 3 , , , 28158 8988 4 87 87 CD 28158 8988 5 - - SYM 28158 8988 6 95 95 CD 28158 8988 7 ; ; : 28158 8988 8 distribution distribution NN 28158 8988 9 of of IN 28158 8988 10 the the DT 28158 8988 11 , , , 28158 8988 12 previous previous JJ 28158 8988 13 to to IN 28158 8988 14 the the DT 28158 8988 15 war war NN 28158 8988 16 , , , 28158 8988 17 89 89 CD 28158 8988 18 ; ; : 28158 8988 19 composition composition NN 28158 8988 20 of of IN 28158 8988 21 the the DT 28158 8988 22 , , , 28158 8988 23 91 91 CD 28158 8988 24 ; ; : 28158 8988 25 effective effective JJ 28158 8988 26 strength strength NN 28158 8988 27 of of IN 28158 8988 28 the the DT 28158 8988 29 armed armed JJ 28158 8988 30 land land NN 28158 8988 31 forces force NNS 28158 8988 32 of of IN 28158 8988 33 the the DT 28158 8988 34 Empire Empire NNP 28158 8988 35 , , , 28158 8988 36 92 92 CD 28158 8988 37 - - SYM 28158 8988 38 95 95 CD 28158 8988 39 ; ; : 28158 8988 40 number number NN 28158 8988 41 of of IN 28158 8988 42 troops troop NNS 28158 8988 43 in in IN 28158 8988 44 South South NNP 28158 8988 45 Africa Africa NNP 28158 8988 46 when when WRB 28158 8988 47 war war NN 28158 8988 48 began begin VBD 28158 8988 49 , , , 28158 8988 50 1 1 CD 28158 8988 51 , , , 28158 8988 52 2 2 CD 28158 8988 53 , , , 28158 8988 54 89 89 CD 28158 8988 55 ; ; : 28158 8988 56 regiments regiment NNS 28158 8988 57 of of IN 28158 8988 58 the the DT 28158 8988 59 , , , 28158 8988 60 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 61 see see VBP 28158 8988 62 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 63 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8988 64 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8988 65 ; ; : 28158 8988 66 short short JJ 28158 8988 67 service service NN 28158 8988 68 system system NN 28158 8988 69 in in IN 28158 8988 70 the the DT 28158 8988 71 , , , 28158 8988 72 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 73 see see VBP 28158 8988 74 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 75 SHORT SHORT NNP 28158 8988 76 SERVICE SERVICE NNP 28158 8988 77 SYSTEM SYSTEM NNP 28158 8988 78 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 79 and and CC 28158 8988 80 _ _ NNP 28158 8988 81 RESERVES RESERVES NNP 28158 8988 82 ; ; : 28158 8988 83 organisation organisation NN 28158 8988 84 of of IN 28158 8988 85 , , , 28158 8988 86 as as IN 28158 8988 87 affected affect VBN 28158 8988 88 by by IN 28158 8988 89 conditions condition NNS 28158 8988 90 of of IN 28158 8988 91 shipping shipping NN 28158 8988 92 , , , 28158 8988 93 115 115 CD 28158 8988 94 . . . 28158 8989 1 British british JJ 28158 8989 2 Government Government NNP 28158 8989 3 . . . 28158 8990 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8990 2 See See NNP 28158 8990 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8990 4 CABINET CABINET NNP 28158 8990 5 . . . 28158 8991 1 British British NNP 28158 8991 2 Intelligence Intelligence NNP 28158 8991 3 Department Department NNP 28158 8991 4 . . . 28158 8992 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8992 2 See See NNP 28158 8992 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8992 4 INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE NNP 28158 8992 5 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 8992 6 . . . 28158 8993 1 British British NNP 28158 8993 2 Kaffraria Kaffraria NNP 28158 8993 3 , , , 28158 8993 4 385 385 CD 28158 8993 5 . . . 28158 8994 1 British British NNP 28158 8994 2 Navy Navy NNP 28158 8994 3 , , , 28158 8994 4 duties duty NNS 28158 8994 5 of of IN 28158 8994 6 the the DT 28158 8994 7 , , , 28158 8994 8 96 96 CD 28158 8994 9 . . . 28158 8995 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8995 2 See See NNP 28158 8995 3 also also RB 28158 8995 4 _ _ NNP 28158 8995 5 ADMIRALTY ADMIRALTY NNP 28158 8995 6 _ _ NNP 28158 8995 7 and and CC 28158 8995 8 _ _ NNP 28158 8995 9 NAVY NAVY NNP 28158 8995 10 . . . 28158 8996 1 British British NNP 28158 8996 2 Regular Regular NNP 28158 8996 3 Army Army NNP 28158 8996 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8996 5 European European NNP 28158 8996 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8996 7 , , , 28158 8996 8 effective effective JJ 28158 8996 9 strength strength NN 28158 8996 10 of of IN 28158 8996 11 the the DT 28158 8996 12 , , , 28158 8996 13 92 92 CD 28158 8996 14 ; ; : 28158 8996 15 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8996 16 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 8996 17 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8996 18 , , , 28158 8996 19 92 92 CD 28158 8996 20 ; ; : 28158 8996 21 ( ( -LRB- 28158 8996 22 India India NNP 28158 8996 23 ) ) -RRB- 28158 8996 24 , , , 28158 8996 25 92 92 CD 28158 8996 26 . . . 28158 8997 1 British British NNP 28158 8997 2 Regular Regular NNP 28158 8997 3 Units Units NNPS 28158 8997 4 . . . 28158 8998 1 _ _ NNP 28158 8998 2 See See NNP 28158 8998 3 _ _ NNP 28158 8998 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 8998 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 8998 6 . . . 28158 8999 1 British British NNP 28158 8999 2 South South NNP 28158 8999 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 8999 4 Police Police NNPS 28158 8999 5 . . . 28158 9000 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9000 2 See See NNP 28158 9000 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9000 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9000 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9000 6 . . . 28158 9001 1 Broadwood Broadwood NNP 28158 9001 2 , , , 28158 9001 3 Brig.-General Brig.-General NNP 28158 9001 4 R. R. NNP 28158 9001 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9001 6 , , , 28158 9001 7 437 437 CD 28158 9001 8 , , , 28158 9001 9 442 442 CD 28158 9001 10 . . . 28158 9002 1 Brocklehurst brocklehurst JJ 28158 9002 2 , , , 28158 9002 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9002 4 - - HYPH 28158 9002 5 General General NNP 28158 9002 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9002 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9002 8 , , , 28158 9002 9 M.V.O. M.V.O. NNP 28158 9002 10 , , , 28158 9002 11 181 181 CD 28158 9002 12 . . . 28158 9003 1 Brooke Brooke NNP 28158 9003 2 , , , 28158 9003 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9003 4 L. L. NNP 28158 9003 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9003 6 , , , 28158 9003 7 353 353 CD 28158 9003 8 . . . 28158 9004 1 Brown Brown NNP 28158 9004 2 's 's POS 28158 9004 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9004 4 , , , 28158 9004 5 246 246 CD 28158 9004 6 , , , 28158 9004 7 308 308 CD 28158 9004 8 , , , 28158 9004 9 309 309 CD 28158 9004 10 , , , 28158 9004 11 322 322 CD 28158 9004 12 . . . 28158 9005 1 Brynbella Brynbella NNP 28158 9005 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9005 3 , , , 28158 9005 4 271 271 CD 28158 9005 5 - - SYM 28158 9005 6 273 273 CD 28158 9005 7 . . . 28158 9006 1 Buchanan Buchanan NNP 28158 9006 2 - - HYPH 28158 9006 3 Riddell Riddell NNP 28158 9006 4 , , , 28158 9006 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9006 6 . . . 28158 9006 7 R. R. NNP 28158 9006 8 G. G. NNP 28158 9006 9 , , , 28158 9006 10 372 372 CD 28158 9006 11 . . . 28158 9007 1 Buffalo Buffalo NNP 28158 9007 2 River River NNP 28158 9007 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9007 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9007 5 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9007 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9007 7 , , , 28158 9007 8 57 57 CD 28158 9007 9 . . . 28158 9008 1 Buffalo Buffalo NNP 28158 9008 2 River River NNP 28158 9008 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9008 4 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9008 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9008 6 , , , 28158 9008 7 38 38 CD 28158 9008 8 , , , 28158 9008 9 59 59 CD 28158 9008 10 , , , 28158 9008 11 124 124 CD 28158 9008 12 , , , 28158 9008 13 137 137 CD 28158 9008 14 , , , 28158 9008 15 140 140 CD 28158 9008 16 , , , 28158 9008 17 335 335 CD 28158 9008 18 . . . 28158 9009 1 Bulfin bulfin VB 28158 9009 2 , , , 28158 9009 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9009 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9009 5 S. S. NNP 28158 9009 6 , , , 28158 9009 7 253 253 CD 28158 9009 8 , , , 28158 9009 9 254 254 CD 28158 9009 10 . . . 28158 9010 1 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9010 2 , , , 28158 9010 3 The the DT 28158 9010 4 Right Right NNP 28158 9010 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9010 6 . . . 28158 9011 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9011 2 Redvers Redvers NNP 28158 9011 3 H. H. NNP 28158 9011 4 , , , 28158 9011 5 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9011 6 , , , 28158 9011 7 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 9011 8 , , , 28158 9011 9 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9011 10 , , , 28158 9011 11 17 17 CD 28158 9011 12 , , , 28158 9011 13 18 18 CD 28158 9011 14 , , , 28158 9011 15 42 42 CD 28158 9011 16 , , , 28158 9011 17 43 43 CD 28158 9011 18 , , , 28158 9011 19 120 120 CD 28158 9011 20 , , , 28158 9011 21 262 262 CD 28158 9011 22 , , , 28158 9011 23 415 415 CD 28158 9011 24 , , , 28158 9011 25 416 416 CD 28158 9011 26 , , , 28158 9011 27 419 419 CD 28158 9011 28 , , , 28158 9011 29 425 425 CD 28158 9011 30 , , , 28158 9011 31 426 426 CD 28158 9011 32 , , , 28158 9011 33 434 434 CD 28158 9011 34 , , , 28158 9011 35 438 438 CD 28158 9011 36 ; ; : 28158 9011 37 appointed appoint VBN 28158 9011 38 to to TO 28158 9011 39 command command VB 28158 9011 40 army army NN 28158 9011 41 for for IN 28158 9011 42 South South NNP 28158 9011 43 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9011 44 , , , 28158 9011 45 2 2 CD 28158 9011 46 ; ; : 28158 9011 47 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 48 at at IN 28158 9011 49 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9011 50 Town Town NNP 28158 9011 51 , , , 28158 9011 52 196 196 CD 28158 9011 53 ; ; : 28158 9011 54 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 55 at at IN 28158 9011 56 Durban Durban NNP 28158 9011 57 , , , 28158 9011 58 332 332 CD 28158 9011 59 ; ; : 28158 9011 60 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 61 at at IN 28158 9011 62 Maritzburg Maritzburg NNP 28158 9011 63 , , , 28158 9011 64 332 332 CD 28158 9011 65 ; ; : 28158 9011 66 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 67 at at IN 28158 9011 68 Frere Frere NNP 28158 9011 69 , , , 28158 9011 70 332 332 CD 28158 9011 71 ; ; : 28158 9011 72 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 73 , , , 28158 9011 74 battle battle NN 28158 9011 75 of of IN 28158 9011 76 , , , 28158 9011 77 351 351 CD 28158 9011 78 - - SYM 28158 9011 79 375 375 CD 28158 9011 80 ; ; : 28158 9011 81 decision decision NN 28158 9011 82 to to TO 28158 9011 83 go go VB 28158 9011 84 to to IN 28158 9011 85 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9011 86 , , , 28158 9011 87 200 200 CD 28158 9011 88 , , , 28158 9011 89 209 209 CD 28158 9011 90 ; ; : 28158 9011 91 decision decision NN 28158 9011 92 to to TO 28158 9011 93 relieve relieve VB 28158 9011 94 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9011 95 viâ viâ NNP 28158 9011 96 Potgieters Potgieters NNP 28158 9011 97 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9011 98 , , , 28158 9011 99 338 338 CD 28158 9011 100 ; ; : 28158 9011 101 decision decision NN 28158 9011 102 to to TO 28158 9011 103 make make VB 28158 9011 104 direct direct JJ 28158 9011 105 attack attack NN 28158 9011 106 on on IN 28158 9011 107 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 108 , , , 28158 9011 109 339 339 CD 28158 9011 110 ; ; : 28158 9011 111 informs inform VBZ 28158 9011 112 General General NNP 28158 9011 113 White White NNP 28158 9011 114 of of IN 28158 9011 115 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9011 116 intention intention NN 28158 9011 117 to to TO 28158 9011 118 attack attack VB 28158 9011 119 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 120 , , , 28158 9011 121 339 339 CD 28158 9011 122 ; ; : 28158 9011 123 informed inform VBN 28158 9011 124 that that IN 28158 9011 125 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9011 126 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9011 127 is be VBZ 28158 9011 128 appointed appoint VBN 28158 9011 129 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9011 130 - - HYPH 28158 9011 131 in in IN 28158 9011 132 - - HYPH 28158 9011 133 Chief Chief NNP 28158 9011 134 in in IN 28158 9011 135 South South NNP 28158 9011 136 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9011 137 , , , 28158 9011 138 381 381 CD 28158 9011 139 ; ; : 28158 9011 140 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9011 141 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9011 142 gives give VBZ 28158 9011 143 him -PRON- PRP 28158 9011 144 " " `` 28158 9011 145 free free JJ 28158 9011 146 hand hand NN 28158 9011 147 " " '' 28158 9011 148 to to TO 28158 9011 149 try try VB 28158 9011 150 Potgieters Potgieters NNPS 28158 9011 151 or or CC 28158 9011 152 Trickhardts Trickhardts NNP 28158 9011 153 Drifts Drifts NNPS 28158 9011 154 , , , 28158 9011 155 411 411 CD 28158 9011 156 ; ; : 28158 9011 157 measures measure NNS 28158 9011 158 on on IN 28158 9011 159 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 160 at at IN 28158 9011 161 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9011 162 Town Town NNP 28158 9011 163 , , , 28158 9011 164 200 200 CD 28158 9011 165 - - SYM 28158 9011 166 207 207 CD 28158 9011 167 ; ; : 28158 9011 168 memorandum memorandum NN 28158 9011 169 of of IN 28158 9011 170 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9011 171 views view NNS 28158 9011 172 awaits await VBZ 28158 9011 173 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9011 174 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9011 175 at at IN 28158 9011 176 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9011 177 Town Town NNP 28158 9011 178 , , , 28158 9011 179 410 410 CD 28158 9011 180 ; ; : 28158 9011 181 message message NN 28158 9011 182 after after IN 28158 9011 183 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 184 , , , 28158 9011 185 to to IN 28158 9011 186 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 9011 187 of of IN 28158 9011 188 State State NNP 28158 9011 189 for for IN 28158 9011 190 War War NNP 28158 9011 191 , , , 28158 9011 192 377 377 CD 28158 9011 193 ; ; : 28158 9011 194 message message NN 28158 9011 195 after after IN 28158 9011 196 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 197 to to IN 28158 9011 198 General General NNP 28158 9011 199 White White NNP 28158 9011 200 , , , 28158 9011 201 378 378 CD 28158 9011 202 ; ; : 28158 9011 203 orders order NNS 28158 9011 204 to to IN 28158 9011 205 generals general NNS 28158 9011 206 in in IN 28158 9011 207 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9011 208 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9011 209 , , , 28158 9011 210 207 207 CD 28158 9011 211 - - HYPH 28158 9011 212 210 210 CD 28158 9011 213 , , , 28158 9011 214 277 277 CD 28158 9011 215 , , , 28158 9011 216 288 288 CD 28158 9011 217 ; ; : 28158 9011 218 orders order NNS 28158 9011 219 for for IN 28158 9011 220 battle battle NN 28158 9011 221 of of IN 28158 9011 222 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 223 , , , 28158 9011 224 345 345 CD 28158 9011 225 - - SYM 28158 9011 226 350 350 CD 28158 9011 227 ; ; : 28158 9011 228 receives receive VBZ 28158 9011 229 news news NN 28158 9011 230 of of IN 28158 9011 231 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 9011 232 and and CC 28158 9011 233 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9011 234 , , , 28158 9011 235 339 339 CD 28158 9011 236 ; ; : 28158 9011 237 reports report VBZ 28158 9011 238 he -PRON- PRP 28158 9011 239 is be VBZ 28158 9011 240 about about JJ 28158 9011 241 to to TO 28158 9011 242 renew renew VB 28158 9011 243 attempt attempt NN 28158 9011 244 to to TO 28158 9011 245 relieve relieve VB 28158 9011 246 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9011 247 , , , 28158 9011 248 viâ viâ NNP 28158 9011 249 Potgieters Potgieters NNP 28158 9011 250 or or CC 28158 9011 251 Trickhardts Trickhardts NNP 28158 9011 252 Drifts Drifts NNPS 28158 9011 253 , , , 28158 9011 254 411 411 CD 28158 9011 255 ; ; : 28158 9011 256 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 9011 257 of of IN 28158 9011 258 State State NNP 28158 9011 259 for for IN 28158 9011 260 War War NNP 28158 9011 261 replies reply NNS 28158 9011 262 to to IN 28158 9011 263 telegram telegram NN 28158 9011 264 announcing announce VBG 28158 9011 265 result result NN 28158 9011 266 of of IN 28158 9011 267 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9011 268 , , , 28158 9011 269 379 379 CD 28158 9011 270 ; ; : 28158 9011 271 situation situation NN 28158 9011 272 in in IN 28158 9011 273 South South NNP 28158 9011 274 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9011 275 on on IN 28158 9011 276 arrival arrival NN 28158 9011 277 of of IN 28158 9011 278 , , , 28158 9011 279 197 197 CD 28158 9011 280 - - SYM 28158 9011 281 200 200 CD 28158 9011 282 ; ; : 28158 9011 283 Spion Spion NNP 28158 9011 284 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9011 285 , , , 28158 9011 286 failure failure NN 28158 9011 287 at at IN 28158 9011 288 , , , 28158 9011 289 438 438 CD 28158 9011 290 . . . 28158 9012 1 Bullock Bullock NNP 28158 9012 2 , , , 28158 9012 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9012 4 . . . 28158 9012 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9012 6 M. M. NNP 28158 9012 7 , , , 28158 9012 8 364 364 CD 28158 9012 9 , , , 28158 9012 10 371 371 CD 28158 9012 11 , , , 28158 9012 12 374 374 CD 28158 9012 13 . . . 28158 9013 1 Buluwayo Buluwayo NNP 28158 9013 2 , , , 28158 9013 3 36 36 CD 28158 9013 4 . . . 28158 9014 1 Bulwana Bulwana NNP 28158 9014 2 , , , 28158 9014 3 or or CC 28158 9014 4 Umbulwana Umbulwana NNP 28158 9014 5 , , , 28158 9014 6 150 150 CD 28158 9014 7 , , , 28158 9014 8 176 176 CD 28158 9014 9 , , , 28158 9014 10 181 181 CD 28158 9014 11 , , , 28158 9014 12 182 182 CD 28158 9014 13 . . . 28158 9015 1 Bulwer bulwer NN 28158 9015 2 bridge bridge NN 28158 9015 3 , , , 28158 9015 4 340 340 CD 28158 9015 5 , , , 28158 9015 6 346 346 CD 28158 9015 7 . . . 28158 9016 1 Burger Burger NNP 28158 9016 2 , , , 28158 9016 3 General General NNP 28158 9016 4 Schalk Schalk NNP 28158 9016 5 , , , 28158 9016 6 50 50 CD 28158 9016 7 , , , 28158 9016 8 343 343 CD 28158 9016 9 . . . 28158 9017 1 Burghers Burghers NNP 28158 9017 2 , , , 28158 9017 3 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9017 4 of of IN 28158 9017 5 , , , 28158 9017 6 49 49 CD 28158 9017 7 ; ; : 28158 9017 8 number number NN 28158 9017 9 of of IN 28158 9017 10 , , , 28158 9017 11 under under IN 28158 9017 12 arms arm NNS 28158 9017 13 at at IN 28158 9017 14 outbreak outbreak NN 28158 9017 15 of of IN 28158 9017 16 war war NN 28158 9017 17 , , , 28158 9017 18 50 50 CD 28158 9017 19 . . . 28158 9018 1 Burghersdorp Burghersdorp NNP 28158 9018 2 , , , 28158 9018 3 39 39 CD 28158 9018 4 , , , 28158 9018 5 208 208 CD 28158 9018 6 - - SYM 28158 9018 7 210 210 CD 28158 9018 8 , , , 28158 9018 9 281 281 CD 28158 9018 10 , , , 28158 9018 11 282 282 CD 28158 9018 12 , , , 28158 9018 13 285 285 CD 28158 9018 14 , , , 28158 9018 15 287 287 CD 28158 9018 16 . . . 28158 9019 1 Burghersdorp Burghersdorp NNP 28158 9019 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9019 3 . . . 28158 9020 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9020 2 See See NNP 28158 9020 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9020 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9020 5 . . . 28158 9021 1 Burma Burma NNP 28158 9021 2 , , , 28158 9021 3 87 87 CD 28158 9021 4 . . . 28158 9022 1 Burnett Burnett NNP 28158 9022 2 , , , 28158 9022 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9022 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9022 5 K. K. NNP 28158 9022 6 , , , 28158 9022 7 142 142 CD 28158 9022 8 . . . 28158 9023 1 Burn Burn NNP 28158 9023 2 - - HYPH 28158 9023 3 Murdoch Murdoch NNP 28158 9023 4 , , , 28158 9023 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9023 6 . . . 28158 9023 7 J. J. NNP 28158 9023 8 F. F. NNP 28158 9023 9 , , , 28158 9023 10 354 354 CD 28158 9023 11 . . . 28158 9024 1 Burrell Burrell NNP 28158 9024 2 , , , 28158 9024 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9024 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9024 5 S. S. NNP 28158 9024 6 , , , 28158 9024 7 364 364 CD 28158 9024 8 , , , 28158 9024 9 371 371 CD 28158 9024 10 . . . 28158 9025 1 Bushman Bushman NNP 28158 9025 2 Land Land NNP 28158 9025 3 , , , 28158 9025 4 66 66 CD 28158 9025 5 . . . 28158 9026 1 Bushman Bushman NNP 28158 9026 2 's 's POS 28158 9026 3 Hoek Hoek NNP 28158 9026 4 , , , 28158 9026 5 287 287 CD 28158 9026 6 , , , 28158 9026 7 288 288 CD 28158 9026 8 , , , 28158 9026 9 290 290 CD 28158 9026 10 , , , 28158 9026 11 291 291 CD 28158 9026 12 , , , 28158 9026 13 301 301 CD 28158 9026 14 . . . 28158 9027 1 Bushman Bushman NNP 28158 9027 2 's 's POS 28158 9027 3 river river NN 28158 9027 4 , , , 28158 9027 5 273 273 CD 28158 9027 6 . . . 28158 9028 1 Bush Bush NNP 28158 9028 2 veld veld NNP 28158 9028 3 , , , 28158 9028 4 62 62 CD 28158 9028 5 . . . 28158 9029 1 Butcher butcher NN 28158 9029 2 , , , 28158 9029 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9029 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9029 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9029 6 A. A. NNP 28158 9029 7 , , , 28158 9029 8 mounts mount VBZ 28158 9029 9 two two CD 28158 9029 10 15-prs 15-prs CD 28158 9029 11 . . . 28158 9030 1 on on IN 28158 9030 2 Coles Coles NNP 28158 9030 3 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9030 4 , , , 28158 9030 5 401 401 CD 28158 9030 6 , , , 28158 9030 7 402 402 CD 28158 9030 8 . . . 28158 9031 1 Butler Butler NNP 28158 9031 2 , , , 28158 9031 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 9031 4 . . . 28158 9031 5 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9031 6 W. W. NNP 28158 9031 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9031 8 , , , 28158 9031 9 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9031 10 , , , 28158 9031 11 35 35 CD 28158 9031 12 , , , 28158 9031 13 37 37 CD 28158 9031 14 - - SYM 28158 9031 15 39 39 CD 28158 9031 16 , , , 28158 9031 17 42 42 CD 28158 9031 18 , , , 28158 9031 19 45 45 CD 28158 9031 20 , , , 28158 9031 21 46 46 CD 28158 9031 22 . . . 28158 9032 1 Byng Byng NNP 28158 9032 2 , , , 28158 9032 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9032 4 . . . 28158 9032 5 the the DT 28158 9032 6 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9032 7 . . . 28158 9033 1 J. J. NNP 28158 9033 2 H. H. NNP 28158 9033 3 G. G. NNP 28158 9033 4 , , , 28158 9033 5 367 367 CD 28158 9033 6 . . . 28158 9034 1 Cabinet cabinet NN 28158 9034 2 : : : 28158 9034 3 date date NN 28158 9034 4 of of IN 28158 9034 5 choice choice NN 28158 9034 6 of of IN 28158 9034 7 plan plan NN 28158 9034 8 of of IN 28158 9034 9 campaign campaign NN 28158 9034 10 by by IN 28158 9034 11 , , , 28158 9034 12 5 5 CD 28158 9034 13 ; ; : 28158 9034 14 dates date NNS 28158 9034 15 of of IN 28158 9034 16 successive successive JJ 28158 9034 17 sanctions sanction NNS 28158 9034 18 of of IN 28158 9034 19 expenditure expenditure NN 28158 9034 20 and and CC 28158 9034 21 of of IN 28158 9034 22 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9034 23 by by IN 28158 9034 24 , , , 28158 9034 25 6 6 CD 28158 9034 26 ; ; : 28158 9034 27 date date NN 28158 9034 28 of of IN 28158 9034 29 decision decision NN 28158 9034 30 by by RB 28158 9034 31 , , , 28158 9034 32 appointing appoint VBG 28158 9034 33 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9034 34 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9034 35 , , , 28158 9034 36 380 380 CD 28158 9034 37 , , , 28158 9034 38 389 389 CD 28158 9034 39 ; ; : 28158 9034 40 decision decision NN 28158 9034 41 by by IN 28158 9034 42 , , , 28158 9034 43 as as IN 28158 9034 44 to to IN 28158 9034 45 this this DT 28158 9034 46 history history NN 28158 9034 47 , , , 28158 9034 48 1 1 CD 28158 9034 49 ; ; : 28158 9034 50 decision decision NN 28158 9034 51 by by IN 28158 9034 52 , , , 28158 9034 53 not not RB 28158 9034 54 to to TO 28158 9034 55 employ employ VB 28158 9034 56 coloured coloured JJ 28158 9034 57 troops troop NNS 28158 9034 58 , , , 28158 9034 59 89 89 CD 28158 9034 60 ; ; : 28158 9034 61 effect effect NN 28158 9034 62 of of IN 28158 9034 63 wish wish NN 28158 9034 64 of of IN 28158 9034 65 , , , 28158 9034 66 not not RB 28158 9034 67 to to TO 28158 9034 68 provoke provoke VB 28158 9034 69 war war NN 28158 9034 70 , , , 28158 9034 71 in in IN 28158 9034 72 delaying delay VBG 28158 9034 73 preparation preparation NN 28158 9034 74 , , , 28158 9034 75 3 3 CD 28158 9034 76 , , , 28158 9034 77 6 6 CD 28158 9034 78 , , , 28158 9034 79 16 16 CD 28158 9034 80 - - SYM 28158 9034 81 19 19 CD 28158 9034 82 , , , 28158 9034 83 207 207 CD 28158 9034 84 ; ; : 28158 9034 85 effect effect NN 28158 9034 86 of of IN 28158 9034 87 wish wish NN 28158 9034 88 of of IN 28158 9034 89 , , , 28158 9034 90 in in IN 28158 9034 91 postponing postpone VBG 28158 9034 92 plan plan NN 28158 9034 93 of of IN 28158 9034 94 campaign campaign NN 28158 9034 95 , , , 28158 9034 96 4 4 CD 28158 9034 97 ; ; : 28158 9034 98 misunderstanding misunderstanding NN 28158 9034 99 of of IN 28158 9034 100 decision decision NN 28158 9034 101 of of IN 28158 9034 102 , , , 28158 9034 103 in in IN 28158 9034 104 _ _ NNP 28158 9034 105 re re IN 28158 9034 106 _ _ NNP 28158 9034 107 5th 5th JJ 28158 9034 108 division division NN 28158 9034 109 , , , 28158 9034 110 377 377 CD 28158 9034 111 ; ; : 28158 9034 112 reply reply NN 28158 9034 113 by by RB 28158 9034 114 , , , 28158 9034 115 to to IN 28158 9034 116 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9034 117 R. R. NNP 28158 9034 118 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9034 119 in in IN 28158 9034 120 _ _ NNP 28158 9034 121 re re IN 28158 9034 122 _ _ NNP 28158 9034 123 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9034 124 , , , 28158 9034 125 379 379 CD 28158 9034 126 ; ; : 28158 9034 127 selects select VBZ 28158 9034 128 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9034 129 R. R. NNP 28158 9034 130 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9034 131 as as IN 28158 9034 132 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9034 133 - - HYPH 28158 9034 134 in in IN 28158 9034 135 - - HYPH 28158 9034 136 Chief Chief NNP 28158 9034 137 , , , 28158 9034 138 2 2 CD 28158 9034 139 . . . 28158 9035 1 Cæsar Cæsar NNP 28158 9035 2 's 's POS 28158 9035 3 camp camp NN 28158 9035 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9035 5 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9035 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9035 7 , , , 28158 9035 8 335 335 CD 28158 9035 9 . . . 28158 9036 1 Caledon Caledon NNP 28158 9036 2 commando commando NN 28158 9036 3 . . . 28158 9037 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9037 2 See See NNP 28158 9037 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9037 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9037 5 . . . 28158 9038 1 Campbell Campbell NNP 28158 9038 2 , , , 28158 9038 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9038 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9038 5 . . . 28158 9039 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9039 2 N. N. NNP 28158 9039 3 , , , 28158 9039 4 337 337 CD 28158 9039 5 . . . 28158 9040 1 Campbell Campbell NNP 28158 9040 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9040 3 Town Town NNP 28158 9040 4 , , , 28158 9040 5 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9040 6 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9040 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9040 8 , , , 28158 9040 9 214 214 CD 28158 9040 10 . . . 28158 9041 1 Canada Canada NNP 28158 9041 2 , , , 28158 9041 3 31 31 CD 28158 9041 4 , , , 28158 9041 5 88 88 CD 28158 9041 6 , , , 28158 9041 7 89 89 CD 28158 9041 8 , , , 28158 9041 9 91 91 CD 28158 9041 10 , , , 28158 9041 11 93 93 CD 28158 9041 12 ; ; : 28158 9041 13 offers offer VBZ 28158 9041 14 assistance assistance NN 28158 9041 15 , , , 28158 9041 16 34 34 CD 28158 9041 17 . . . 28158 9042 1 Canadian canadian JJ 28158 9042 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9042 3 , , , 28158 9042 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9042 5 . . . 28158 9043 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9043 2 See See NNP 28158 9043 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9043 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9043 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9043 6 . . . 28158 9044 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9044 2 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9044 3 , , , 28158 9044 4 2 2 CD 28158 9044 5 , , , 28158 9044 6 14 14 CD 28158 9044 7 , , , 28158 9044 8 22 22 CD 28158 9044 9 , , , 28158 9044 10 36 36 CD 28158 9044 11 , , , 28158 9044 12 94 94 CD 28158 9044 13 , , , 28158 9044 14 197 197 CD 28158 9044 15 , , , 28158 9044 16 199 199 CD 28158 9044 17 , , , 28158 9044 18 206 206 CD 28158 9044 19 , , , 28158 9044 20 262 262 CD 28158 9044 21 , , , 28158 9044 22 and and CC 28158 9044 23 appendices appendix NNS 28158 9044 24 ; ; : 28158 9044 25 distribution distribution NN 28158 9044 26 of of IN 28158 9044 27 British british JJ 28158 9044 28 troops troop NNS 28158 9044 29 in in RP 28158 9044 30 , , , 28158 9044 31 at at IN 28158 9044 32 the the DT 28158 9044 33 outbreak outbreak NN 28158 9044 34 of of IN 28158 9044 35 war war NN 28158 9044 36 , , , 28158 9044 37 44 44 CD 28158 9044 38 ; ; : 28158 9044 39 President President NNP 28158 9044 40 Steyn Steyn NNP 28158 9044 41 orders order NNS 28158 9044 42 invasion invasion NN 28158 9044 43 of of IN 28158 9044 44 N.E. N.E. NNP 28158 9045 1 of of IN 28158 9045 2 , , , 28158 9045 3 285 285 CD 28158 9045 4 . . . 28158 9046 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9046 2 Garrison Garrison NNP 28158 9046 3 artillery artillery NN 28158 9046 4 . . . 28158 9047 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9047 2 See See NNP 28158 9047 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9047 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9047 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9047 6 . . . 28158 9048 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9048 2 Government Government NNP 28158 9048 3 , , , 28158 9048 4 14 14 CD 28158 9048 5 ; ; : 28158 9048 6 howitzers howitzer NNS 28158 9048 7 of of IN 28158 9048 8 , , , 28158 9048 9 422 422 CD 28158 9048 10 ; ; : 28158 9048 11 railways railway NNS 28158 9048 12 of of IN 28158 9048 13 , , , 28158 9048 14 424 424 CD 28158 9048 15 , , , 28158 9048 16 425 425 CD 28158 9048 17 . . . 28158 9049 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9049 2 Medical Medical NNP 28158 9049 3 Staff Staff NNP 28158 9049 4 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9049 5 . . . 28158 9050 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9050 2 See See NNP 28158 9050 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9050 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9050 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9050 6 . . . 28158 9051 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9051 2 Police Police NNS 28158 9051 3 . . . 28158 9052 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9052 2 See See NNP 28158 9052 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9052 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9052 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9052 6 . . . 28158 9053 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9053 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9053 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9053 4 . . . 28158 9054 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9054 2 See See NNP 28158 9054 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9054 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9054 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9054 6 . . . 28158 9055 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9055 2 Town Town NNP 28158 9055 3 , , , 28158 9055 4 43 43 CD 28158 9055 5 , , , 28158 9055 6 52 52 CD 28158 9055 7 , , , 28158 9055 8 53 53 CD 28158 9055 9 , , , 28158 9055 10 57 57 CD 28158 9055 11 , , , 28158 9055 12 106 106 CD 28158 9055 13 , , , 28158 9055 14 111 111 CD 28158 9055 15 , , , 28158 9055 16 113 113 CD 28158 9055 17 , , , 28158 9055 18 197 197 CD 28158 9055 19 , , , 28158 9055 20 206 206 CD 28158 9055 21 , , , 28158 9055 22 211 211 CD 28158 9055 23 , , , 28158 9055 24 276 276 CD 28158 9055 25 , , , 28158 9055 26 406 406 CD 28158 9055 27 , , , 28158 9055 28 408 408 CD 28158 9055 29 , , , 28158 9055 30 436 436 CD 28158 9055 31 , , , 28158 9055 32 442 442 CD 28158 9055 33 , , , 28158 9055 34 443 443 CD 28158 9055 35 . . . 28158 9056 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9056 2 Town Town NNP 28158 9056 3 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 9056 4 . . . 28158 9057 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9057 2 See See NNP 28158 9057 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9057 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9057 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9057 6 . . . 28158 9058 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9058 2 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9058 3 forces force NNS 28158 9058 4 . . . 28158 9059 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9059 2 See See NNP 28158 9059 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9059 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9059 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9059 6 . . . 28158 9060 1 Capper Capper NNP 28158 9060 2 , , , 28158 9060 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9060 4 . . . 28158 9060 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9060 6 E. E. NNP 28158 9060 7 , , , 28158 9060 8 425 425 CD 28158 9060 9 . . . 28158 9061 1 Carbineers carbineer NNS 28158 9061 2 , , , 28158 9061 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9061 4 See See NNP 28158 9061 5 _ _ NNP 28158 9061 6 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9061 7 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9061 8 . . . 28158 9062 1 Carbineers Carbineers NNP 28158 9062 2 , , , 28158 9062 3 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9062 4 . . . 28158 9063 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9063 2 See See NNP 28158 9063 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9063 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9063 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9063 6 . . . 28158 9064 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9064 2 Carinthea Carinthea NNP 28158 9064 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9064 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9064 5 freight freight NN 28158 9064 6 ship ship NN 28158 9064 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9064 8 , , , 28158 9064 9 loss loss NN 28158 9064 10 of of IN 28158 9064 11 the the DT 28158 9064 12 , , , 28158 9064 13 107 107 CD 28158 9064 14 . . . 28158 9065 1 Carleton Carleton NNP 28158 9065 2 , , , 28158 9065 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9065 4 . . . 28158 9065 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9065 6 R. R. NNP 28158 9065 7 C. C. NNP 28158 9065 8 , , , 28158 9065 9 132 132 CD 28158 9065 10 , , , 28158 9065 11 149 149 CD 28158 9065 12 , , , 28158 9065 13 174 174 CD 28158 9065 14 - - SYM 28158 9065 15 177 177 CD 28158 9065 16 , , , 28158 9065 17 183 183 CD 28158 9065 18 , , , 28158 9065 19 186 186 CD 28158 9065 20 - - SYM 28158 9065 21 195 195 CD 28158 9065 22 . . . 28158 9066 1 Carolina Carolina NNP 28158 9066 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9066 3 . . . 28158 9067 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9067 2 See See NNP 28158 9067 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9067 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9067 5 . . . 28158 9068 1 Carter Carter NNP 28158 9068 2 , , , 28158 9068 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9068 4 . . . 28158 9069 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9069 2 J. J. NNP 28158 9069 3 , , , 28158 9069 4 238 238 CD 28158 9069 5 . . . 28158 9070 1 Cathcart Cathcart NNP 28158 9070 2 , , , 28158 9070 3 53 53 CD 28158 9070 4 , , , 28158 9070 5 286 286 CD 28158 9070 6 . . . 28158 9071 1 Cathkin Cathkin NNP 28158 9071 2 Castle Castle NNP 28158 9071 3 , , , 28158 9071 4 58 58 CD 28158 9071 5 , , , 28158 9071 6 59 59 CD 28158 9071 7 . . . 28158 9072 1 Cattle Cattle NNS 28158 9072 2 ships ship NNS 28158 9072 3 , , , 28158 9072 4 111 111 CD 28158 9072 5 . . . 28158 9073 1 Cavalry cavalry NN 28158 9073 2 Brigades:-- brigades:-- NN 28158 9073 3 1st 1st NNP 28158 9073 4 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9073 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 9073 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9073 7 Porter Porter NNP 28158 9073 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9073 9 , , , 28158 9073 10 283 283 CD 28158 9073 11 , , , 28158 9073 12 396 396 CD 28158 9073 13 - - SYM 28158 9073 14 398 398 CD 28158 9073 15 , , , 28158 9073 16 436 436 CD 28158 9073 17 . . . 28158 9074 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9074 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9074 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 9074 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9074 5 Fisher Fisher NNP 28158 9074 6 , , , 28158 9074 7 later later RB 28158 9074 8 Broadwood Broadwood NNP 28158 9074 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9074 10 , , , 28158 9074 11 composition composition NN 28158 9074 12 of of IN 28158 9074 13 , , , 28158 9074 14 at at IN 28158 9074 15 Arundel Arundel NNP 28158 9074 16 , , , 28158 9074 17 283 283 CD 28158 9074 18 ; ; : 28158 9074 19 composition composition NN 28158 9074 20 of of IN 28158 9074 21 , , , 28158 9074 22 at at IN 28158 9074 23 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9074 24 river river NNP 28158 9074 25 , , , 28158 9074 26 437 437 CD 28158 9074 27 . . . 28158 9075 1 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 9075 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9075 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 9075 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9075 5 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 9075 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9075 7 , , , 28158 9075 8 formation formation NN 28158 9075 9 of of IN 28158 9075 10 , , , 28158 9075 11 437 437 CD 28158 9075 12 . . . 28158 9076 1 4th 4th NNP 28158 9076 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9076 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 9076 4 , , , 28158 9076 5 despatch despatch NN 28158 9076 6 of of IN 28158 9076 7 , , , 28158 9076 8 advisable advisable JJ 28158 9076 9 owing owing NN 28158 9076 10 to to IN 28158 9076 11 failure failure NN 28158 9076 12 at at IN 28158 9076 13 Spion Spion NNP 28158 9076 14 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9076 15 , , , 28158 9076 16 438 438 CD 28158 9076 17 ; ; : 28158 9076 18 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9076 19 of of IN 28158 9076 20 , , , 28158 9076 21 9 9 CD 28158 9076 22 ; ; : 28158 9076 23 orders order NNS 28158 9076 24 for for IN 28158 9076 25 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9076 26 of of IN 28158 9076 27 , , , 28158 9076 28 9 9 CD 28158 9076 29 ; ; : 28158 9076 30 to to TO 28158 9076 31 be be VB 28158 9076 32 sent send VBN 28158 9076 33 out out RP 28158 9076 34 as as RB 28158 9076 35 soon soon RB 28158 9076 36 as as IN 28158 9076 37 ships ship NNS 28158 9076 38 ready ready JJ 28158 9076 39 , , , 28158 9076 40 379 379 CD 28158 9076 41 . . . 28158 9077 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9077 2 Division:-- Division:-- VBD 28158 9077 3 Assembly Assembly NNP 28158 9077 4 of of IN 28158 9077 5 , , , 28158 9077 6 at at IN 28158 9077 7 Orange Orange NNP 28158 9077 8 river river NNP 28158 9077 9 , , , 28158 9077 10 444 444 CD 28158 9077 11 ; ; : 28158 9077 12 bearer bearer NN 28158 9077 13 companies company NNS 28158 9077 14 and and CC 28158 9077 15 Field field NN 28158 9077 16 hospitals hospital NNS 28158 9077 17 of of IN 28158 9077 18 , , , 28158 9077 19 25 25 CD 28158 9077 20 ; ; : 28158 9077 21 composition composition NN 28158 9077 22 of of IN 28158 9077 23 , , , 28158 9077 24 at at IN 28158 9077 25 Arundel Arundel NNP 28158 9077 26 , , , 28158 9077 27 283 283 CD 28158 9077 28 - - SYM 28158 9077 29 284 284 CD 28158 9077 30 ; ; : 28158 9077 31 composition composition NN 28158 9077 32 of of IN 28158 9077 33 , , , 28158 9077 34 at at IN 28158 9077 35 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9077 36 river river NNP 28158 9077 37 , , , 28158 9077 38 436 436 CD 28158 9077 39 - - SYM 28158 9077 40 437 437 CD 28158 9077 41 ; ; : 28158 9077 42 to to TO 28158 9077 43 form form VB 28158 9077 44 part part NN 28158 9077 45 of of IN 28158 9077 46 expeditionary expeditionary JJ 28158 9077 47 force force NN 28158 9077 48 , , , 28158 9077 49 6 6 CD 28158 9077 50 , , , 28158 9077 51 90 90 CD 28158 9077 52 ; ; : 28158 9077 53 to to TO 28158 9077 54 go go VB 28158 9077 55 to to IN 28158 9077 56 South South NNP 28158 9077 57 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9077 58 , , , 28158 9077 59 43 43 CD 28158 9077 60 ; ; : 28158 9077 61 to to TO 28158 9077 62 take take VB 28158 9077 63 the the DT 28158 9077 64 field field NN 28158 9077 65 by by IN 28158 9077 66 middle middle NN 28158 9077 67 of of IN 28158 9077 68 December December NNP 28158 9077 69 , , , 28158 9077 70 51 51 CD 28158 9077 71 ; ; : 28158 9077 72 war war NN 28158 9077 73 equipment equipment NN 28158 9077 74 complete complete JJ 28158 9077 75 for for IN 28158 9077 76 , , , 28158 9077 77 29 29 CD 28158 9077 78 . . . 28158 9078 1 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9078 2 in in IN 28158 9078 3 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9078 4 . . . 28158 9079 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9079 2 See See NNP 28158 9079 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9079 4 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 9079 5 10 10 CD 28158 9079 6 , , , 28158 9079 7 page page NN 28158 9079 8 489 489 CD 28158 9079 9 . . . 28158 9080 1 Ceres cere NNS 28158 9080 2 , , , 28158 9080 3 383 383 CD 28158 9080 4 . . . 28158 9081 1 Ceylon Ceylon NNP 28158 9081 2 , , , 28158 9081 3 91 91 CD 28158 9081 4 ; ; : 28158 9081 5 offers offer VBZ 28158 9081 6 assistance assistance NN 28158 9081 7 , , , 28158 9081 8 34 34 CD 28158 9081 9 . . . 28158 9082 1 Champagne Champagne NNP 28158 9082 2 Castle Castle NNP 28158 9082 3 , , , 28158 9082 4 58 58 CD 28158 9082 5 , , , 28158 9082 6 59 59 CD 28158 9082 7 . . . 28158 9083 1 Channel Channel NNP 28158 9083 2 Isles Isles NNPS 28158 9083 3 militia militia NN 28158 9083 4 , , , 28158 9083 5 93 93 CD 28158 9083 6 . . . 28158 9084 1 Chapman Chapman NNP 28158 9084 2 , , , 28158 9084 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9084 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9084 5 guide guide NN 28158 9084 6 at at IN 28158 9084 7 Willow Willow NNP 28158 9084 8 Grange Grange NNP 28158 9084 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9084 10 , , , 28158 9084 11 271 271 CD 28158 9084 12 . . . 28158 9085 1 Charlestown Charlestown NNP 28158 9085 2 , , , 28158 9085 3 36 36 CD 28158 9085 4 . . . 28158 9086 1 Chermside chermside RB 28158 9086 2 , , , 28158 9086 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9086 4 - - HYPH 28158 9086 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 9086 6 . . . 28158 9086 7 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9086 8 H. H. NNP 28158 9086 9 C. C. NNP 28158 9086 10 , , , 28158 9086 11 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9086 12 , , , 28158 9086 13 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9086 14 , , , 28158 9086 15 437 437 CD 28158 9086 16 . . . 28158 9087 1 Chesham Chesham NNP 28158 9087 2 , , , 28158 9087 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9087 4 . . . 28158 9087 5 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9087 6 , , , 28158 9087 7 414 414 CD 28158 9087 8 . . . 28158 9088 1 Cheshire cheshire JJ 28158 9088 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9088 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9088 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9088 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9088 6 . . . 28158 9089 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9089 2 See See NNP 28158 9089 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9089 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9089 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9089 6 . . . 28158 9090 1 Chiazzari Chiazzari NNP 28158 9090 2 , , , 28158 9090 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9090 4 . . . 28158 9091 1 N. N. NNP 28158 9091 2 , , , 28158 9091 3 121 121 CD 28158 9091 4 . . . 28158 9092 1 Chichester chichester NN 28158 9092 2 , , , 28158 9092 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9092 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9092 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9092 6 , , , 28158 9092 7 Bart Bart NNP 28158 9092 8 . . NNP 28158 9092 9 , , , 28158 9092 10 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9092 11 , , , 28158 9092 12 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9092 13 , , , 28158 9092 14 106 106 CD 28158 9092 15 . . . 28158 9093 1 Chieveley Chieveley NNP 28158 9093 2 , , , 28158 9093 3 267 267 CD 28158 9093 4 , , , 28158 9093 5 338 338 CD 28158 9093 6 , , , 28158 9093 7 340 340 CD 28158 9093 8 , , , 28158 9093 9 343 343 CD 28158 9093 10 , , , 28158 9093 11 345 345 CD 28158 9093 12 , , , 28158 9093 13 347 347 CD 28158 9093 14 , , , 28158 9093 15 378 378 CD 28158 9093 16 , , , 28158 9093 17 411 411 CD 28158 9093 18 . . . 28158 9094 1 China China NNP 28158 9094 2 , , , 28158 9094 3 89 89 CD 28158 9094 4 , , , 28158 9094 5 91 91 CD 28158 9094 6 . . . 28158 9095 1 Chisholme Chisholme NNP 28158 9095 2 , , , 28158 9095 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9095 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9095 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9095 6 Scott Scott NNP 28158 9095 7 , , , 28158 9095 8 163 163 CD 28158 9095 9 , , , 28158 9095 10 164 164 CD 28158 9095 11 . . . 28158 9096 1 Churchill Churchill NNP 28158 9096 2 , , , 28158 9096 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9096 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9096 5 L. L. NNP 28158 9096 6 S. S. NNP 28158 9096 7 , , , 28158 9096 8 268 268 CD 28158 9096 9 . . . 28158 9097 1 Churchward Churchward NNP 28158 9097 2 , , , 28158 9097 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9097 4 P. P. NNP 28158 9097 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9097 6 S. S. NNP 28158 9097 7 , , , 28158 9097 8 235 235 CD 28158 9097 9 . . . 28158 9098 1 City City NNP 28158 9098 2 of of IN 28158 9098 3 London London NNP 28158 9098 4 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9098 5 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 9098 6 , , , 28158 9098 7 414 414 CD 28158 9098 8 , , , 28158 9098 9 437 437 CD 28158 9098 10 . . . 28158 9099 1 Clark Clark NNP 28158 9099 2 , , , 28158 9099 3 Rear Rear NNP 28158 9099 4 - - HYPH 28158 9099 5 Admiral Admiral NNP 28158 9099 6 Bouverie Bouverie NNP 28158 9099 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9099 8 , , , 28158 9099 9 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9099 10 , , , 28158 9099 11 106 106 CD 28158 9099 12 . . . 28158 9100 1 Clarke Clarke NNP 28158 9100 2 , , , 28158 9100 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 9100 4 . . . 28158 9100 5 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9100 6 Charles Charles NNP 28158 9100 7 M. M. NNP 28158 9100 8 , , , 28158 9100 9 Bart Bart NNP 28158 9100 10 . . NNP 28158 9100 11 , , , 28158 9100 12 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9100 13 , , , 28158 9100 14 111 111 CD 28158 9100 15 . . . 28158 9101 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9101 2 See See NNP 28158 9101 3 also also RB 28158 9101 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9101 5 QUARTER QUARTER NNP 28158 9101 6 - - HYPH 28158 9101 7 MASTER MASTER NNP 28158 9101 8 - - HYPH 28158 9101 9 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 28158 9101 10 'S 'S NNP 28158 9101 11 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 9101 12 . . . 28158 9102 1 Clements Clements NNP 28158 9102 2 , , , 28158 9102 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9102 4 - - HYPH 28158 9102 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 9102 6 . . . 28158 9102 7 R. R. NNP 28158 9102 8 A. A. NNP 28158 9102 9 P. P. NNP 28158 9102 10 , , , 28158 9102 11 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9102 12 , , , 28158 9102 13 404 404 CD 28158 9102 14 , , , 28158 9102 15 405 405 CD 28158 9102 16 , , , 28158 9102 17 407 407 CD 28158 9102 18 , , , 28158 9102 19 430 430 CD 28158 9102 20 , , , 28158 9102 21 433 433 CD 28158 9102 22 - - SYM 28158 9102 23 436 436 CD 28158 9102 24 , , , 28158 9102 25 439 439 CD 28158 9102 26 , , , 28158 9102 27 443 443 CD 28158 9102 28 . . . 28158 9103 1 Clements Clements NNP 28158 9103 2 ' ' POS 28158 9103 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 9103 4 . . . 28158 9104 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9104 2 See See NNP 28158 9104 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9104 4 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9104 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9104 6 . . . 28158 9105 1 Clery Clery NNP 28158 9105 2 , , , 28158 9105 3 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 9105 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9105 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9105 6 F. F. NNP 28158 9105 7 , , , 28158 9105 8 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9105 9 , , , 28158 9105 10 197 197 CD 28158 9105 11 , , , 28158 9105 12 199 199 CD 28158 9105 13 , , , 28158 9105 14 200 200 CD 28158 9105 15 , , , 28158 9105 16 202 202 CD 28158 9105 17 , , , 28158 9105 18 205 205 CD 28158 9105 19 , , , 28158 9105 20 208 208 CD 28158 9105 21 , , , 28158 9105 22 266 266 CD 28158 9105 23 , , , 28158 9105 24 270 270 CD 28158 9105 25 , , , 28158 9105 26 334 334 CD 28158 9105 27 , , , 28158 9105 28 347 347 CD 28158 9105 29 , , , 28158 9105 30 357 357 CD 28158 9105 31 , , , 28158 9105 32 364 364 CD 28158 9105 33 , , , 28158 9105 34 365 365 CD 28158 9105 35 , , , 28158 9105 36 373 373 CD 28158 9105 37 . . . 28158 9106 1 Climate climate NN 28158 9106 2 of of IN 28158 9106 3 South South NNP 28158 9106 4 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9106 5 , , , 28158 9106 6 61 61 CD 28158 9106 7 . . . 28158 9107 1 Clothing clothing NN 28158 9107 2 , , , 28158 9107 3 changes change NNS 28158 9107 4 made make VBN 28158 9107 5 in in RP 28158 9107 6 , , , 28158 9107 7 for for IN 28158 9107 8 South south JJ 28158 9107 9 African african JJ 28158 9107 10 campaign campaign NN 28158 9107 11 , , , 28158 9107 12 30 30 CD 28158 9107 13 . . . 28158 9108 1 Coal coal NN 28158 9108 2 , , , 28158 9108 3 consumption consumption NN 28158 9108 4 of of IN 28158 9108 5 , , , 28158 9108 6 by by IN 28158 9108 7 high high JJ 28158 9108 8 speed speed NN 28158 9108 9 vessels vessel NNS 28158 9108 10 , , , 28158 9108 11 105 105 CD 28158 9108 12 . . . 28158 9109 1 Coaling coal VBG 28158 9109 2 of of IN 28158 9109 3 transports transport NNS 28158 9109 4 , , , 28158 9109 5 etc etc FW 28158 9109 6 . . FW 28158 9109 7 , , , 28158 9109 8 105 105 CD 28158 9109 9 . . . 28158 9110 1 Codrington Codrington NNP 28158 9110 2 , , , 28158 9110 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9110 4 . . . 28158 9110 5 A. A. NNP 28158 9110 6 E. E. NNP 28158 9110 7 , , , 28158 9110 8 225 225 CD 28158 9110 9 , , , 28158 9110 10 249 249 CD 28158 9110 11 , , , 28158 9110 12 250 250 CD 28158 9110 13 . . . 28158 9111 1 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 9111 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 9111 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9111 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 9111 5 and and CC 28158 9111 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9111 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9111 8 . . . 28158 9112 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9112 2 See See NNP 28158 9112 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9112 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9112 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9112 6 . . . 28158 9113 1 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9113 2 , , , 28158 9113 3 44 44 CD 28158 9113 4 , , , 28158 9113 5 122 122 CD 28158 9113 6 , , , 28158 9113 7 159 159 CD 28158 9113 8 , , , 28158 9113 9 197 197 CD 28158 9113 10 , , , 28158 9113 11 200 200 CD 28158 9113 12 , , , 28158 9113 13 216 216 CD 28158 9113 14 - - SYM 28158 9113 15 263 263 CD 28158 9113 16 , , , 28158 9113 17 265 265 CD 28158 9113 18 , , , 28158 9113 19 267 267 CD 28158 9113 20 , , , 28158 9113 21 273 273 CD 28158 9113 22 , , , 28158 9113 23 332 332 CD 28158 9113 24 - - SYM 28158 9113 25 375 375 CD 28158 9113 26 , , , 28158 9113 27 389 389 CD 28158 9113 28 , , , 28158 9113 29 410 410 CD 28158 9113 30 . . . 28158 9114 1 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9114 2 bridge bridge NN 28158 9114 3 , , , 28158 9114 4 200 200 CD 28158 9114 5 ; ; : 28158 9114 6 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9114 7 troops troop NNS 28158 9114 8 hold hold VBP 28158 9114 9 , , , 28158 9114 10 261 261 CD 28158 9114 11 . . . 28158 9115 1 Coleridge Coleridge NNP 28158 9115 2 , , , 28158 9115 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9115 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9115 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9115 6 , , , 28158 9115 7 254 254 CD 28158 9115 8 , , , 28158 9115 9 256 256 CD 28158 9115 10 . . . 28158 9116 1 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9116 2 , , , 28158 9116 3 39 39 CD 28158 9116 4 , , , 28158 9116 5 48 48 CD 28158 9116 6 , , , 28158 9116 7 209 209 CD 28158 9116 8 , , , 28158 9116 9 275 275 CD 28158 9116 10 - - SYM 28158 9116 11 284 284 CD 28158 9116 12 , , , 28158 9116 13 376 376 CD 28158 9116 14 , , , 28158 9116 15 382 382 CD 28158 9116 16 , , , 28158 9116 17 389 389 CD 28158 9116 18 - - SYM 28158 9116 19 409 409 CD 28158 9116 20 , , , 28158 9116 21 412 412 CD 28158 9116 22 , , , 28158 9116 23 429 429 CD 28158 9116 24 , , , 28158 9116 25 430 430 CD 28158 9116 26 , , , 28158 9116 27 431 431 CD 28158 9116 28 - - SYM 28158 9116 29 436 436 CD 28158 9116 30 . . . 28158 9117 1 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9117 2 road road NN 28158 9117 3 bridge bridge NNP 28158 9117 4 , , , 28158 9117 5 48 48 CD 28158 9117 6 , , , 28158 9117 7 283 283 CD 28158 9117 8 , , , 28158 9117 9 391 391 CD 28158 9117 10 , , , 28158 9117 11 392 392 CD 28158 9117 12 , , , 28158 9117 13 396 396 CD 28158 9117 14 , , , 28158 9117 15 402 402 CD 28158 9117 16 . . . 28158 9118 1 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9118 2 Junction Junction NNP 28158 9118 3 , , , 28158 9118 4 275 275 CD 28158 9118 5 . . . 28158 9119 1 Coles Coles NNP 28158 9119 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9119 3 , , , 28158 9119 4 390 390 CD 28158 9119 5 , , , 28158 9119 6 392 392 CD 28158 9119 7 , , , 28158 9119 8 395 395 CD 28158 9119 9 , , , 28158 9119 10 397 397 CD 28158 9119 11 , , , 28158 9119 12 401 401 CD 28158 9119 13 , , , 28158 9119 14 404 404 CD 28158 9119 15 , , , 28158 9119 16 405 405 CD 28158 9119 17 . . . 28158 9120 1 Colley Colley NNP 28158 9120 2 , , , 28158 9120 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9120 4 - - HYPH 28158 9120 5 General General NNP 28158 9120 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9120 7 George George NNP 28158 9120 8 P. P. NNP 28158 9120 9 , , , 28158 9120 10 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9120 11 , , , 28158 9120 12 426 426 CD 28158 9120 13 . . . 28158 9121 1 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9121 2 corps corp NNS 28158 9121 3 , , , 28158 9121 4 work work NN 28158 9121 5 of of IN 28158 9121 6 , , , 28158 9121 7 375 375 CD 28158 9121 8 . . . 28158 9122 1 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9122 2 forces force NNS 28158 9122 3 , , , 28158 9122 4 414 414 CD 28158 9122 5 . . . 28158 9123 1 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9123 2 troops troop NNS 28158 9123 3 in in IN 28158 9123 4 previous previous JJ 28158 9123 5 campaigns campaign NNS 28158 9123 6 , , , 28158 9123 7 33 33 CD 28158 9123 8 . . . 28158 9124 1 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9124 2 Units:-- units:-- NN 28158 9124 3 Australian Australian NNP 28158 9124 4 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9124 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9124 6 , , , 28158 9124 7 407 407 CD 28158 9124 8 . . . 28158 9125 1 Baden Baden NNP 28158 9125 2 - - HYPH 28158 9125 3 Powell Powell NNP 28158 9125 4 's 's POS 28158 9125 5 contingent contingent NN 28158 9125 6 , , , 28158 9125 7 50 50 CD 28158 9125 8 . . . 28158 9126 1 Bayley Bayley NNP 28158 9126 2 's 's POS 28158 9126 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9126 4 , , , 28158 9126 5 415 415 CD 28158 9126 6 . . . 28158 9127 1 Bethune Bethune NNP 28158 9127 2 's 's POS 28158 9127 3 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 9127 4 , , , 28158 9127 5 206 206 CD 28158 9127 6 , , , 28158 9127 7 269 269 CD 28158 9127 8 , , , 28158 9127 9 332 332 CD 28158 9127 10 , , , 28158 9127 11 367 367 CD 28158 9127 12 , , , 28158 9127 13 373 373 CD 28158 9127 14 . . . 28158 9128 1 Border border NN 28158 9128 2 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9128 3 , , , 28158 9128 4 415 415 CD 28158 9128 5 . . . 28158 9129 1 Border border NN 28158 9129 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9129 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9129 4 , , , 28158 9129 5 34 34 CD 28158 9129 6 . . . 28158 9130 1 Brabant Brabant NNP 28158 9130 2 's 's POS 28158 9130 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9130 4 , , , 28158 9130 5 206 206 CD 28158 9130 6 , , , 28158 9130 7 286 286 CD 28158 9130 8 , , , 28158 9130 9 288 288 CD 28158 9130 10 , , , 28158 9130 11 291 291 CD 28158 9130 12 , , , 28158 9130 13 383 383 CD 28158 9130 14 , , , 28158 9130 15 415 415 CD 28158 9130 16 . . . 28158 9131 1 British British NNP 28158 9131 2 South South NNP 28158 9131 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9131 4 Police Police NNPS 28158 9131 5 , , , 28158 9131 6 94 94 CD 28158 9131 7 . . . 28158 9132 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9132 2 Garrison Garrison NNP 28158 9132 3 artillery artillery NN 28158 9132 4 , , , 28158 9132 5 53 53 CD 28158 9132 6 . . . 28158 9133 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9133 2 Medical Medical NNP 28158 9133 3 Staff Staff NNP 28158 9133 4 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9133 5 , , , 28158 9133 6 53 53 CD 28158 9133 7 , , , 28158 9133 8 215 215 CD 28158 9133 9 . . . 28158 9134 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9134 2 Police Police NNS 28158 9134 3 , , , 28158 9134 4 42 42 CD 28158 9134 5 , , , 28158 9134 6 94 94 CD 28158 9134 7 , , , 28158 9134 8 276 276 CD 28158 9134 9 , , , 28158 9134 10 286 286 CD 28158 9134 11 - - SYM 28158 9134 12 288 288 CD 28158 9134 13 , , , 28158 9134 14 290 290 CD 28158 9134 15 - - SYM 28158 9134 16 292 292 CD 28158 9134 17 , , , 28158 9134 18 382 382 CD 28158 9134 19 . . . 28158 9135 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9135 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9135 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9135 4 , , , 28158 9135 5 208 208 CD 28158 9135 6 , , , 28158 9135 7 286 286 CD 28158 9135 8 , , , 28158 9135 9 288 288 CD 28158 9135 10 , , , 28158 9135 11 290 290 CD 28158 9135 12 , , , 28158 9135 13 291 291 CD 28158 9135 14 , , , 28158 9135 15 415 415 CD 28158 9135 16 . . . 28158 9136 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9136 2 Town Town NNP 28158 9136 3 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 9136 4 , , , 28158 9136 5 53 53 CD 28158 9136 6 . . . 28158 9137 1 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9137 2 division division NN 28158 9137 3 , , , 28158 9137 4 435 435 CD 28158 9137 5 . . . 28158 9138 1 Colonial Colonial NNP 28158 9138 2 Scouts Scouts NNP 28158 9138 3 , , , 28158 9138 4 491 491 CD 28158 9138 5 . . . 28158 9139 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 9139 2 of of IN 28158 9139 3 Edinburgh Edinburgh NNP 28158 9139 4 's 's POS 28158 9139 5 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9139 6 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9139 7 , , , 28158 9139 8 53 53 CD 28158 9139 9 . . . 28158 9140 1 Durban Durban NNP 28158 9140 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9140 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9140 4 , , , 28158 9140 5 34 34 CD 28158 9140 6 , , , 28158 9140 7 262 262 CD 28158 9140 8 , , , 28158 9140 9 267 267 CD 28158 9140 10 , , , 28158 9140 11 268 268 CD 28158 9140 12 , , , 28158 9140 13 271 271 CD 28158 9140 14 , , , 28158 9140 15 333 333 CD 28158 9140 16 . . . 28158 9141 1 Frontier Frontier NNP 28158 9141 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9141 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9141 4 , , , 28158 9141 5 53 53 CD 28158 9141 6 , , , 28158 9141 7 286 286 CD 28158 9141 8 . . . 28158 9142 1 Grahamstown Grahamstown NNP 28158 9142 2 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9142 3 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 9142 4 , , , 28158 9142 5 437 437 CD 28158 9142 6 . . . 28158 9143 1 Hore Hore NNP 28158 9143 2 's 's POS 28158 9143 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9143 4 , , , 28158 9143 5 51 51 CD 28158 9143 6 . . . 28158 9144 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9144 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9144 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9144 4 , , , 28158 9144 5 155 155 CD 28158 9144 6 , , , 28158 9144 7 158 158 CD 28158 9144 8 - - SYM 28158 9144 9 160 160 CD 28158 9144 10 , , , 28158 9144 11 163 163 CD 28158 9144 12 , , , 28158 9144 13 165 165 CD 28158 9144 14 , , , 28158 9144 15 167 167 CD 28158 9144 16 , , , 28158 9144 17 169 169 CD 28158 9144 18 , , , 28158 9144 19 170 170 CD 28158 9144 20 , , , 28158 9144 21 175 175 CD 28158 9144 22 , , , 28158 9144 23 183 183 CD 28158 9144 24 , , , 28158 9144 25 184 184 CD 28158 9144 26 , , , 28158 9144 27 262 262 CD 28158 9144 28 , , , 28158 9144 29 272 272 CD 28158 9144 30 , , , 28158 9144 31 332 332 CD 28158 9144 32 , , , 28158 9144 33 367 367 CD 28158 9144 34 . . . 28158 9145 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9145 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9145 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9145 4 , , , 28158 9145 5 159 159 CD 28158 9145 6 , , , 28158 9145 7 175 175 CD 28158 9145 8 , , , 28158 9145 9 183 183 CD 28158 9145 10 , , , 28158 9145 11 265 265 CD 28158 9145 12 , , , 28158 9145 13 333 333 CD 28158 9145 14 . . . 28158 9146 1 Kaffrarian Kaffrarian NNP 28158 9146 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9146 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9146 4 , , , 28158 9146 5 53 53 CD 28158 9146 6 , , , 28158 9146 7 286 286 CD 28158 9146 8 , , , 28158 9146 9 287 287 CD 28158 9146 10 , , , 28158 9146 11 415 415 CD 28158 9146 12 . . . 28158 9147 1 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9147 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9147 3 , , , 28158 9147 4 53 53 CD 28158 9147 5 . . . 28158 9148 1 Kitchener Kitchener NNP 28158 9148 2 's 's POS 28158 9148 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9148 4 , , , 28158 9148 5 415 415 CD 28158 9148 6 , , , 28158 9148 7 437 437 CD 28158 9148 8 . . . 28158 9149 1 Komgha Komgha NNP 28158 9149 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9149 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9149 4 , , , 28158 9149 5 53 53 CD 28158 9149 6 . . . 28158 9150 1 Mafeking Mafeking NNP 28158 9150 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9150 3 , , , 28158 9150 4 53 53 CD 28158 9150 5 . . . 28158 9151 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9151 2 's 's POS 28158 9151 3 Scouts Scouts NNP 28158 9151 4 , , , 28158 9151 5 266 266 CD 28158 9151 6 , , , 28158 9151 7 337 337 CD 28158 9151 8 . . . 28158 9152 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9152 2 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 9152 3 , , , 28158 9152 4 34 34 CD 28158 9152 5 , , , 28158 9152 6 157 157 CD 28158 9152 7 - - SYM 28158 9152 8 159 159 CD 28158 9152 9 , , , 28158 9152 10 180 180 CD 28158 9152 11 , , , 28158 9152 12 262 262 CD 28158 9152 13 , , , 28158 9152 14 332 332 CD 28158 9152 15 , , , 28158 9152 16 367 367 CD 28158 9152 17 . . . 28158 9153 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9153 2 Field Field NNP 28158 9153 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9153 4 , , , 28158 9153 5 34 34 CD 28158 9153 6 , , , 28158 9153 7 160 160 CD 28158 9153 8 , , , 28158 9153 9 171 171 CD 28158 9153 10 , , , 28158 9153 11 175 175 CD 28158 9153 12 , , , 28158 9153 13 262 262 CD 28158 9153 14 , , , 28158 9153 15 264 264 CD 28158 9153 16 , , , 28158 9153 17 269 269 CD 28158 9153 18 , , , 28158 9153 19 333 333 CD 28158 9153 20 . . . 28158 9154 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9154 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9154 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9154 4 , , , 28158 9154 5 34 34 CD 28158 9154 6 , , , 28158 9154 7 124 124 CD 28158 9154 8 , , , 28158 9154 9 153 153 CD 28158 9154 10 , , , 28158 9154 11 155 155 CD 28158 9154 12 , , , 28158 9154 13 159 159 CD 28158 9154 14 , , , 28158 9154 15 164 164 CD 28158 9154 16 , , , 28158 9154 17 171 171 CD 28158 9154 18 . . . 28158 9155 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9155 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9155 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 9155 4 , , , 28158 9155 5 34 34 CD 28158 9155 6 , , , 28158 9155 7 121 121 CD 28158 9155 8 , , , 28158 9155 9 262 262 CD 28158 9155 10 , , , 28158 9155 11 264 264 CD 28158 9155 12 , , , 28158 9155 13 266 266 CD 28158 9155 14 , , , 28158 9155 15 332 332 CD 28158 9155 16 . . . 28158 9156 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9156 2 Police Police NNP 28158 9156 3 , , , 28158 9156 4 44 44 CD 28158 9156 5 , , , 28158 9156 6 45 45 CD 28158 9156 7 , , , 28158 9156 8 94 94 CD 28158 9156 9 , , , 28158 9156 10 124 124 CD 28158 9156 11 , , , 28158 9156 12 262 262 CD 28158 9156 13 , , , 28158 9156 14 267 267 CD 28158 9156 15 , , , 28158 9156 16 332 332 CD 28158 9156 17 , , , 28158 9156 18 367 367 CD 28158 9156 19 . . . 28158 9157 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9157 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9157 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9157 4 , , , 28158 9157 5 34 34 CD 28158 9157 6 , , , 28158 9157 7 262 262 CD 28158 9157 8 , , , 28158 9157 9 333 333 CD 28158 9157 10 . . . 28158 9158 1 Nesbitt Nesbitt NNP 28158 9158 2 's 's POS 28158 9158 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9158 4 , , , 28158 9158 5 415 415 CD 28158 9158 6 , , , 28158 9158 7 437 437 CD 28158 9158 8 . . . 28158 9159 1 New New NNP 28158 9159 2 South South NNP 28158 9159 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 9159 4 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 9159 5 , , , 28158 9159 6 34 34 CD 28158 9159 7 , , , 28158 9159 8 214 214 CD 28158 9159 9 , , , 28158 9159 10 233 233 CD 28158 9159 11 , , , 28158 9159 12 276 276 CD 28158 9159 13 - - SYM 28158 9159 14 283 283 CD 28158 9159 15 , , , 28158 9159 16 316 316 CD 28158 9159 17 , , , 28158 9159 18 400 400 CD 28158 9159 19 , , , 28158 9159 20 404 404 CD 28158 9159 21 , , , 28158 9159 22 436 436 CD 28158 9159 23 . . . 28158 9160 1 New New NNP 28158 9160 2 South South NNP 28158 9160 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 9160 4 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9160 5 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9160 6 , , , 28158 9160 7 437 437 CD 28158 9160 8 . . . 28158 9161 1 New New NNP 28158 9161 2 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 9161 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9161 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9161 5 , , , 28158 9161 6 279 279 CD 28158 9161 7 , , , 28158 9161 8 280 280 CD 28158 9161 9 , , , 28158 9161 10 282 282 CD 28158 9161 11 , , , 28158 9161 12 284 284 CD 28158 9161 13 , , , 28158 9161 14 390 390 CD 28158 9161 15 , , , 28158 9161 16 393 393 CD 28158 9161 17 , , , 28158 9161 18 402 402 CD 28158 9161 19 - - SYM 28158 9161 20 404 404 CD 28158 9161 21 , , , 28158 9161 22 437 437 CD 28158 9161 23 . . . 28158 9162 1 Orpen Orpen NNP 28158 9162 2 's 's POS 28158 9162 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9162 4 , , , 28158 9162 5 415 415 CD 28158 9162 6 . . . 28158 9163 1 Pioneer Pioneer NNP 28158 9163 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9163 3 of of IN 28158 9163 4 Artisans Artisans NNP 28158 9163 5 , , , 28158 9163 6 265 265 CD 28158 9163 7 . . . 28158 9164 1 Plumer Plumer NNP 28158 9164 2 's 's POS 28158 9164 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9164 4 , , , 28158 9164 5 51 51 CD 28158 9164 6 . . . 28158 9165 1 Port Port NNP 28158 9165 2 Elizabeth Elizabeth NNP 28158 9165 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 9165 4 , , , 28158 9165 5 278 278 CD 28158 9165 6 , , , 28158 9165 7 280 280 CD 28158 9165 8 . . . 28158 9166 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 9166 2 Alfred Alfred NNP 28158 9166 3 's 's POS 28158 9166 4 Own Own NNP 28158 9166 5 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9166 6 Field Field NNP 28158 9166 7 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9166 8 , , , 28158 9166 9 52 52 CD 28158 9166 10 , , , 28158 9166 11 53 53 CD 28158 9166 12 . . . 28158 9167 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 9167 2 Alfred Alfred NNP 28158 9167 3 's 's POS 28158 9167 4 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9167 5 Guard Guard NNP 28158 9167 6 , , , 28158 9167 7 53 53 CD 28158 9167 8 , , , 28158 9167 9 278 278 CD 28158 9167 10 . . . 28158 9168 1 Protectorate protectorate JJ 28158 9168 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9168 3 , , , 28158 9168 4 94 94 CD 28158 9168 5 . . . 28158 9169 1 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 9169 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9169 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9169 4 , , , 28158 9169 5 386 386 CD 28158 9169 6 , , , 28158 9169 7 387 387 CD 28158 9169 8 , , , 28158 9169 9 437 437 CD 28158 9169 10 . . . 28158 9170 1 Queenstown Queenstown NNP 28158 9170 2 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 9170 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 9170 4 , , , 28158 9170 5 286 286 CD 28158 9170 6 , , , 28158 9170 7 415 415 CD 28158 9170 8 . . . 28158 9171 1 Railway Railway NNP 28158 9171 2 Pioneer Pioneer NNP 28158 9171 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9171 4 , , , 28158 9171 5 384 384 CD 28158 9171 6 , , , 28158 9171 7 425 425 CD 28158 9171 8 . . . 28158 9172 1 Rhodesian rhodesian JJ 28158 9172 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9172 3 , , , 28158 9172 4 94 94 CD 28158 9172 5 . . . 28158 9173 1 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 9173 2 's 's POS 28158 9173 3 Guides Guides NNP 28158 9173 4 , , , 28158 9173 5 200 200 CD 28158 9173 6 , , , 28158 9173 7 212 212 CD 28158 9173 8 - - SYM 28158 9173 9 214 214 CD 28158 9173 10 , , , 28158 9173 11 220 220 CD 28158 9173 12 , , , 28158 9173 13 227 227 CD 28158 9173 14 , , , 28158 9173 15 233 233 CD 28158 9173 16 , , , 28158 9173 17 241 241 CD 28158 9173 18 , , , 28158 9173 19 246 246 CD 28158 9173 20 , , , 28158 9173 21 248 248 CD 28158 9173 22 , , , 28158 9173 23 255 255 CD 28158 9173 24 , , , 28158 9173 25 311 311 CD 28158 9173 26 , , , 28158 9173 27 314 314 CD 28158 9173 28 , , , 28158 9173 29 391 391 CD 28158 9173 30 , , , 28158 9173 31 393 393 CD 28158 9173 32 , , , 28158 9173 33 404 404 CD 28158 9173 34 , , , 28158 9173 35 438 438 CD 28158 9173 36 . . . 28158 9174 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9174 2 ' ' POS 28158 9174 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9174 4 , , , 28158 9174 5 415 415 CD 28158 9174 6 , , , 28158 9174 7 437 437 CD 28158 9174 8 . . . 28158 9175 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9175 2 Canadian Canadian NNP 28158 9175 3 Regiment Regiment NNP 28158 9175 4 , , , 28158 9175 5 308 308 CD 28158 9175 6 , , , 28158 9175 7 386 386 CD 28158 9175 8 , , , 28158 9175 9 387 387 CD 28158 9175 10 , , , 28158 9175 11 438 438 CD 28158 9175 12 . . . 28158 9176 1 South south JJ 28158 9176 2 African African NNP 28158 9176 3 Light Light NNP 28158 9176 4 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9176 5 , , , 28158 9176 6 206 206 CD 28158 9176 7 , , , 28158 9176 8 332 332 CD 28158 9176 9 , , , 28158 9176 10 367 367 CD 28158 9176 11 , , , 28158 9176 12 368 368 CD 28158 9176 13 , , , 28158 9176 14 373 373 CD 28158 9176 15 , , , 28158 9176 16 383 383 CD 28158 9176 17 . . . 28158 9177 1 South South NNP 28158 9177 2 Australian Australian NNP 28158 9177 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9177 4 , , , 28158 9177 5 309 309 CD 28158 9177 6 . . . 28158 9178 1 Tasmanian Tasmanian NNP 28158 9178 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9178 3 , , , 28158 9178 4 309 309 CD 28158 9178 5 . . . 28158 9179 1 Thorneycroft Thorneycroft NNP 28158 9179 2 's 's POS 28158 9179 3 M.I. M.I. NNP 28158 9179 4 , , , 28158 9179 5 206 206 CD 28158 9179 6 , , , 28158 9179 7 261 261 CD 28158 9179 8 , , , 28158 9179 9 269 269 CD 28158 9179 10 , , , 28158 9179 11 273 273 CD 28158 9179 12 , , , 28158 9179 13 332 332 CD 28158 9179 14 , , , 28158 9179 15 367 367 CD 28158 9179 16 - - SYM 28158 9179 17 369 369 CD 28158 9179 18 , , , 28158 9179 19 373 373 CD 28158 9179 20 . . . 28158 9180 1 Town Town NNP 28158 9180 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 9180 3 , , , 28158 9180 4 51 51 CD 28158 9180 5 , , , 28158 9180 6 266 266 CD 28158 9180 7 . . . 28158 9181 1 Uitenhage uitenhage NN 28158 9181 2 Rifles Rifles NNP 28158 9181 3 , , , 28158 9181 4 53 53 CD 28158 9181 5 . . . 28158 9182 1 Umvoti Umvoti NNP 28158 9182 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9182 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9182 4 , , , 28158 9182 5 34 34 CD 28158 9182 6 , , , 28158 9182 7 261 261 CD 28158 9182 8 , , , 28158 9182 9 274 274 CD 28158 9182 10 . . . 28158 9183 1 Victorian Victorian NNP 28158 9183 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9183 3 , , , 28158 9183 4 309 309 CD 28158 9183 5 . . . 28158 9184 1 Victorian Victorian NNP 28158 9184 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9184 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9184 4 , , , 28158 9184 5 407 407 CD 28158 9184 6 . . . 28158 9185 1 Victorian Victorian NNP 28158 9185 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9185 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9185 4 , , , 28158 9185 5 308 308 CD 28158 9185 6 . . . 28158 9186 1 West West NNP 28158 9186 2 Australian Australian NNP 28158 9186 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9186 4 , , , 28158 9186 5 309 309 CD 28158 9186 6 . . . 28158 9187 1 Colonies colony NNS 28158 9187 2 , , , 28158 9187 3 offers offer NNS 28158 9187 4 of of IN 28158 9187 5 assistance assistance NN 28158 9187 6 from from IN 28158 9187 7 the the DT 28158 9187 8 , , , 28158 9187 9 also also RB 28158 9187 10 in in IN 28158 9187 11 previous previous JJ 28158 9187 12 campaigns campaign NNS 28158 9187 13 , , , 28158 9187 14 33 33 CD 28158 9187 15 , , , 28158 9187 16 34 34 CD 28158 9187 17 ; ; : 28158 9187 18 strength strength NN 28158 9187 19 of of IN 28158 9187 20 armed armed JJ 28158 9187 21 forces force NNS 28158 9187 22 in in IN 28158 9187 23 the the DT 28158 9187 24 , , , 28158 9187 25 93 93 CD 28158 9187 26 - - SYM 28158 9187 27 95 95 CD 28158 9187 28 . . . 28158 9188 1 Colvile colvile JJ 28158 9188 2 , , , 28158 9188 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9188 4 - - HYPH 28158 9188 5 General General NNP 28158 9188 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9188 7 H. H. NNP 28158 9188 8 E. E. NNP 28158 9188 9 , , , 28158 9188 10 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9188 11 , , , 28158 9188 12 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9188 13 , , , 28158 9188 14 211 211 CD 28158 9188 15 , , , 28158 9188 16 215 215 CD 28158 9188 17 , , , 28158 9188 18 218 218 CD 28158 9188 19 - - SYM 28158 9188 20 225 225 CD 28158 9188 21 , , , 28158 9188 22 232 232 CD 28158 9188 23 , , , 28158 9188 24 236 236 CD 28158 9188 25 , , , 28158 9188 26 248 248 CD 28158 9188 27 - - SYM 28158 9188 28 257 257 CD 28158 9188 29 , , , 28158 9188 30 259 259 CD 28158 9188 31 , , , 28158 9188 32 311 311 CD 28158 9188 33 - - SYM 28158 9188 34 330 330 CD 28158 9188 35 , , , 28158 9188 36 437 437 CD 28158 9188 37 . . . 28158 9189 1 Commandeering commandeer VBG 28158 9189 2 , , , 28158 9189 3 impossible impossible JJ 28158 9189 4 in in IN 28158 9189 5 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9189 6 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9189 7 , , , 28158 9189 8 417 417 CD 28158 9189 9 . . . 28158 9190 1 Commander commander NN 28158 9190 2 - - HYPH 28158 9190 3 in in IN 28158 9190 4 - - HYPH 28158 9190 5 Chief chief NN 28158 9190 6 . . . 28158 9191 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9191 2 See See NNP 28158 9191 3 under under IN 28158 9191 4 respective respective JJ 28158 9191 5 heads head NNS 28158 9191 6 _ _ NNP 28158 9191 7 : : : 28158 9191 8 BULLER BULLER NNP 28158 9191 9 , , , 28158 9191 10 HARRIS HARRIS NNP 28158 9191 11 , , , 28158 9191 12 ROBERTS ROBERTS NNP 28158 9191 13 , , , 28158 9191 14 WOLSELEY WOLSELEY NNP 28158 9191 15 . . . 28158 9192 1 Commandos:-- Commandos:-- NNP 28158 9192 2 Bethel Bethel NNP 28158 9192 3 , , , 28158 9192 4 49 49 CD 28158 9192 5 , , , 28158 9192 6 126 126 CD 28158 9192 7 , , , 28158 9192 8 128 128 CD 28158 9192 9 , , , 28158 9192 10 274 274 CD 28158 9192 11 . . . 28158 9193 1 Bethlehem Bethlehem NNP 28158 9193 2 , , , 28158 9193 3 49 49 CD 28158 9193 4 , , , 28158 9193 5 152 152 CD 28158 9193 6 , , , 28158 9193 7 156 156 CD 28158 9193 8 , , , 28158 9193 9 158 158 CD 28158 9193 10 , , , 28158 9193 11 306 306 CD 28158 9193 12 , , , 28158 9193 13 344 344 CD 28158 9193 14 . . . 28158 9194 1 Bethulie Bethulie NNP 28158 9194 2 , , , 28158 9194 3 50 50 CD 28158 9194 4 , , , 28158 9194 5 275 275 CD 28158 9194 6 , , , 28158 9194 7 295 295 CD 28158 9194 8 . . . 28158 9195 1 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 9195 2 , , , 28158 9195 3 50 50 CD 28158 9195 4 , , , 28158 9195 5 220 220 CD 28158 9195 6 , , , 28158 9195 7 234 234 CD 28158 9195 8 . . . 28158 9196 1 Bloemhof Bloemhof NNP 28158 9196 2 , , , 28158 9196 3 50 50 CD 28158 9196 4 , , , 28158 9196 5 306 306 CD 28158 9196 6 , , , 28158 9196 7 307 307 CD 28158 9196 8 . . . 28158 9197 1 Boksburg Boksburg NNP 28158 9197 2 , , , 28158 9197 3 49 49 CD 28158 9197 4 , , , 28158 9197 5 124 124 CD 28158 9197 6 , , , 28158 9197 7 343 343 CD 28158 9197 8 . . . 28158 9198 1 Boshof Boshof NNP 28158 9198 2 , , , 28158 9198 3 50 50 CD 28158 9198 4 , , , 28158 9198 5 220 220 CD 28158 9198 6 , , , 28158 9198 7 307 307 CD 28158 9198 8 . . . 28158 9199 1 Burghersdorp Burghersdorp NNP 28158 9199 2 , , , 28158 9199 3 299 299 CD 28158 9199 4 . . . 28158 9200 1 Caledon Caledon NNP 28158 9200 2 , , , 28158 9200 3 50 50 CD 28158 9200 4 . . . 28158 9201 1 Carolina Carolina NNP 28158 9201 2 , , , 28158 9201 3 49 49 CD 28158 9201 4 , , , 28158 9201 5 50 50 CD 28158 9201 6 . . . 28158 9202 1 De De NNP 28158 9202 2 la la NNP 28158 9202 3 Rey Rey NNP 28158 9202 4 's 's POS 28158 9202 5 , , , 28158 9202 6 216 216 CD 28158 9202 7 , , , 28158 9202 8 234 234 CD 28158 9202 9 . . . 28158 9203 1 Edenburg Edenburg NNP 28158 9203 2 , , , 28158 9203 3 275 275 CD 28158 9203 4 . . . 28158 9204 1 Ermelo Ermelo NNP 28158 9204 2 , , , 28158 9204 3 49 49 CD 28158 9204 4 , , , 28158 9204 5 124 124 CD 28158 9204 6 , , , 28158 9204 7 128 128 CD 28158 9204 8 , , , 28158 9204 9 172 172 CD 28158 9204 10 - - SYM 28158 9204 11 3 3 CD 28158 9204 12 , , , 28158 9204 13 342 342 CD 28158 9204 14 - - SYM 28158 9204 15 344 344 CD 28158 9204 16 . . . 28158 9205 1 Fauresmith Fauresmith NNP 28158 9205 2 , , , 28158 9205 3 50 50 CD 28158 9205 4 , , , 28158 9205 5 220 220 CD 28158 9205 6 , , , 28158 9205 7 234 234 CD 28158 9205 8 , , , 28158 9205 9 307 307 CD 28158 9205 10 . . . 28158 9206 1 Fordsburg Fordsburg NNP 28158 9206 2 , , , 28158 9206 3 50 50 CD 28158 9206 4 . . . 28158 9207 1 German German NNP 28158 9207 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9207 3 , , , 28158 9207 4 49 49 CD 28158 9207 5 , , , 28158 9207 6 125 125 CD 28158 9207 7 , , , 28158 9207 8 159 159 CD 28158 9207 9 , , , 28158 9207 10 162 162 CD 28158 9207 11 , , , 28158 9207 12 167 167 CD 28158 9207 13 . . . 28158 9208 1 Germiston Germiston NNP 28158 9208 2 , , , 28158 9208 3 49 49 CD 28158 9208 4 . . . 28158 9209 1 Grobelaar Grobelaar NNP 28158 9209 2 's 's POS 28158 9209 3 , , , 28158 9209 4 281 281 CD 28158 9209 5 , , , 28158 9209 6 394 394 CD 28158 9209 7 . . . 28158 9210 1 Harrismith Harrismith NNP 28158 9210 2 , , , 28158 9210 3 49 49 CD 28158 9210 4 , , , 28158 9210 5 152 152 CD 28158 9210 6 , , , 28158 9210 7 155 155 CD 28158 9210 8 , , , 28158 9210 9 158 158 CD 28158 9210 10 . . . 28158 9211 1 Heidelberg Heidelberg NNP 28158 9211 2 , , , 28158 9211 3 49 49 CD 28158 9211 4 , , , 28158 9211 5 124 124 CD 28158 9211 6 , , , 28158 9211 7 343 343 CD 28158 9211 8 , , , 28158 9211 9 435 435 CD 28158 9211 10 . . . 28158 9212 1 Heilbron Heilbron NNP 28158 9212 2 , , , 28158 9212 3 49 49 CD 28158 9212 4 , , , 28158 9212 5 152 152 CD 28158 9212 6 , , , 28158 9212 7 156 156 CD 28158 9212 8 , , , 28158 9212 9 158 158 CD 28158 9212 10 , , , 28158 9212 11 306 306 CD 28158 9212 12 , , , 28158 9212 13 334 334 CD 28158 9212 14 . . . 28158 9213 1 Hollander Hollander NNP 28158 9213 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9213 3 , , , 28158 9213 4 49 49 CD 28158 9213 5 , , , 28158 9213 6 125 125 CD 28158 9213 7 , , , 28158 9213 8 166 166 CD 28158 9213 9 . . . 28158 9214 1 Hoopstad Hoopstad NNP 28158 9214 2 , , , 28158 9214 3 50 50 CD 28158 9214 4 , , , 28158 9214 5 220 220 CD 28158 9214 6 , , , 28158 9214 7 234 234 CD 28158 9214 8 , , , 28158 9214 9 307 307 CD 28158 9214 10 . . . 28158 9215 1 Irish Irish NNP 28158 9215 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9215 3 , , , 28158 9215 4 49 49 CD 28158 9215 5 , , , 28158 9215 6 370 370 CD 28158 9215 7 , , , 28158 9215 8 371 371 CD 28158 9215 9 . . . 28158 9216 1 Jacobsdal Jacobsdal NNP 28158 9216 2 , , , 28158 9216 3 50 50 CD 28158 9216 4 , , , 28158 9216 5 220 220 CD 28158 9216 6 , , , 28158 9216 7 234 234 CD 28158 9216 8 , , , 28158 9216 9 308 308 CD 28158 9216 10 , , , 28158 9216 11 325 325 CD 28158 9216 12 . . . 28158 9217 1 Johannesburg Johannesburg NNP 28158 9217 2 , , , 28158 9217 3 49 49 CD 28158 9217 4 , , , 28158 9217 5 125 125 CD 28158 9217 6 , , , 28158 9217 7 162 162 CD 28158 9217 8 , , , 28158 9217 9 191 191 CD 28158 9217 10 , , , 28158 9217 11 342 342 CD 28158 9217 12 . . . 28158 9218 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9218 2 's 's POS 28158 9218 3 , , , 28158 9218 4 269 269 CD 28158 9218 5 . . . 28158 9219 1 Jourdaan Jourdaan NNP 28158 9219 2 's 's POS 28158 9219 3 , , , 28158 9219 4 214 214 CD 28158 9219 5 . . . 28158 9220 1 Kock Kock NNP 28158 9220 2 's 's POS 28158 9220 3 , , , 28158 9220 4 124 124 CD 28158 9220 5 . . . 28158 9221 1 Kroonstad Kroonstad NNP 28158 9221 2 , , , 28158 9221 3 49 49 CD 28158 9221 4 , , , 28158 9221 5 152 152 CD 28158 9221 6 - - SYM 28158 9221 7 155 155 CD 28158 9221 8 , , , 28158 9221 9 158 158 CD 28158 9221 10 , , , 28158 9221 11 220 220 CD 28158 9221 12 , , , 28158 9221 13 306 306 CD 28158 9221 14 , , , 28158 9221 15 307 307 CD 28158 9221 16 , , , 28158 9221 17 334 334 CD 28158 9221 18 . . . 28158 9222 1 Krugersdorp Krugersdorp NNP 28158 9222 2 , , , 28158 9222 3 49 49 CD 28158 9222 4 , , , 28158 9222 5 126 126 CD 28158 9222 6 , , , 28158 9222 7 128 128 CD 28158 9222 8 , , , 28158 9222 9 343 343 CD 28158 9222 10 , , , 28158 9222 11 361 361 CD 28158 9222 12 . . . 28158 9223 1 Ladybrand Ladybrand NNP 28158 9223 2 , , , 28158 9223 3 50 50 CD 28158 9223 4 , , , 28158 9223 5 307 307 CD 28158 9223 6 , , , 28158 9223 7 441 441 CD 28158 9223 8 . . . 28158 9224 1 Lichtenburg Lichtenburg NNP 28158 9224 2 , , , 28158 9224 3 49 49 CD 28158 9224 4 , , , 28158 9224 5 308 308 CD 28158 9224 6 . . . 28158 9225 1 Liebenberg Liebenberg NNP 28158 9225 2 's 's POS 28158 9225 3 , , , 28158 9225 4 442 442 CD 28158 9225 5 . . . 28158 9226 1 Lydenburg Lydenburg NNP 28158 9226 2 , , , 28158 9226 3 49 49 CD 28158 9226 4 , , , 28158 9226 5 50 50 CD 28158 9226 6 . . . 28158 9227 1 Marico Marico NNP 28158 9227 2 , , , 28158 9227 3 49 49 CD 28158 9227 4 . . . 28158 9228 1 Middelburg Middelburg NNP 28158 9228 2 , , , 28158 9228 3 49 49 CD 28158 9228 4 , , , 28158 9228 5 124 124 CD 28158 9228 6 , , , 28158 9228 7 128 128 CD 28158 9228 8 , , , 28158 9228 9 342 342 CD 28158 9228 10 - - SYM 28158 9228 11 344 344 CD 28158 9228 12 , , , 28158 9228 13 370 370 CD 28158 9228 14 . . . 28158 9229 1 Orange Orange NNP 28158 9229 2 Free Free NNP 28158 9229 3 Staters Staters NNPS 28158 9229 4 , , , 28158 9229 5 158 158 CD 28158 9229 6 - - SYM 28158 9229 7 159 159 CD 28158 9229 8 , , , 28158 9229 9 161 161 CD 28158 9229 10 , , , 28158 9229 11 171 171 CD 28158 9229 12 , , , 28158 9229 13 173 173 CD 28158 9229 14 , , , 28158 9229 15 191 191 CD 28158 9229 16 - - SYM 28158 9229 17 192 192 CD 28158 9229 18 , , , 28158 9229 19 207 207 CD 28158 9229 20 , , , 28158 9229 21 229 229 CD 28158 9229 22 , , , 28158 9229 23 247 247 CD 28158 9229 24 , , , 28158 9229 25 306 306 CD 28158 9229 26 , , , 28158 9229 27 370 370 CD 28158 9229 28 , , , 28158 9229 29 390 390 CD 28158 9229 30 , , , 28158 9229 31 413 413 CD 28158 9229 32 . . . 28158 9230 1 Philippolis Philippolis NNP 28158 9230 2 , , , 28158 9230 3 50 50 CD 28158 9230 4 , , , 28158 9230 5 275 275 CD 28158 9230 6 . . . 28158 9231 1 Piet Piet NNP 28158 9231 2 Retief Retief NNP 28158 9231 3 , , , 28158 9231 4 49 49 CD 28158 9231 5 , , , 28158 9231 6 128 128 CD 28158 9231 7 , , , 28158 9231 8 274 274 CD 28158 9231 9 . . . 28158 9232 1 Potchefstroom Potchefstroom NNP 28158 9232 2 , , , 28158 9232 3 49 49 CD 28158 9232 4 , , , 28158 9232 5 307 307 CD 28158 9232 6 , , , 28158 9232 7 329 329 CD 28158 9232 8 . . . 28158 9233 1 Pretoria Pretoria NNP 28158 9233 2 , , , 28158 9233 3 49 49 CD 28158 9233 4 , , , 28158 9233 5 124 124 CD 28158 9233 6 , , , 28158 9233 7 191 191 CD 28158 9233 8 . . . 28158 9234 1 Rouxville Rouxville NNP 28158 9234 2 , , , 28158 9234 3 50 50 CD 28158 9234 4 , , , 28158 9234 5 295 295 CD 28158 9234 6 . . . 28158 9235 1 Rustenburg Rustenburg NNP 28158 9235 2 , , , 28158 9235 3 49 49 CD 28158 9235 4 , , , 28158 9235 5 50 50 CD 28158 9235 6 . . . 28158 9236 1 Scandinavian Scandinavian NNP 28158 9236 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9236 3 , , , 28158 9236 4 50 50 CD 28158 9236 5 , , , 28158 9236 6 307 307 CD 28158 9236 7 , , , 28158 9236 8 319 319 CD 28158 9236 9 , , , 28158 9236 10 320 320 CD 28158 9236 11 . . . 28158 9237 1 Smithfield Smithfield NNP 28158 9237 2 , , , 28158 9237 3 295 295 CD 28158 9237 4 . . . 28158 9238 1 Standerton Standerton NNP 28158 9238 2 , , , 28158 9238 3 49 49 CD 28158 9238 4 , , , 28158 9238 5 124 124 CD 28158 9238 6 , , , 28158 9238 7 343 343 CD 28158 9238 8 , , , 28158 9238 9 344 344 CD 28158 9238 10 , , , 28158 9238 11 355 355 CD 28158 9238 12 . . . 28158 9239 1 Swaziland Swaziland NNP 28158 9239 2 , , , 28158 9239 3 49 49 CD 28158 9239 4 , , , 28158 9239 5 342 342 CD 28158 9239 6 . . . 28158 9240 1 Transvaalers Transvaalers NNP 28158 9240 2 , , , 28158 9240 3 174 174 CD 28158 9240 4 , , , 28158 9240 5 234 234 CD 28158 9240 6 , , , 28158 9240 7 247 247 CD 28158 9240 8 - - SYM 28158 9240 9 248 248 CD 28158 9240 10 , , , 28158 9240 11 390 390 CD 28158 9240 12 . . . 28158 9241 1 Trüter Trüter NNP 28158 9241 2 's 's POS 28158 9241 3 , , , 28158 9241 4 125 125 CD 28158 9241 5 . . . 28158 9242 1 Utrecht Utrecht NNP 28158 9242 2 , , , 28158 9242 3 49 49 CD 28158 9242 4 , , , 28158 9242 5 128 128 CD 28158 9242 6 . . . 28158 9243 1 Van Van NNP 28158 9243 2 der der NN 28158 9243 3 Merwe Merwe NNP 28158 9243 4 's 's POS 28158 9243 5 , , , 28158 9243 6 241 241 CD 28158 9243 7 . . . 28158 9244 1 Vrede Vrede NNP 28158 9244 2 , , , 28158 9244 3 49 49 CD 28158 9244 4 , , , 28158 9244 5 152 152 CD 28158 9244 6 , , , 28158 9244 7 155 155 CD 28158 9244 8 , , , 28158 9244 9 156 156 CD 28158 9244 10 , , , 28158 9244 11 158 158 CD 28158 9244 12 , , , 28158 9244 13 162 162 CD 28158 9244 14 . . . 28158 9245 1 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 9245 2 , , , 28158 9245 3 49 49 CD 28158 9245 4 , , , 28158 9245 5 128 128 CD 28158 9245 6 , , , 28158 9245 7 343 343 CD 28158 9245 8 . . . 28158 9246 1 Wakkerstroom Wakkerstroom NNP 28158 9246 2 , , , 28158 9246 3 49 49 CD 28158 9246 4 , , , 28158 9246 5 124 124 CD 28158 9246 6 , , , 28158 9246 7 128 128 CD 28158 9246 8 , , , 28158 9246 9 343 343 CD 28158 9246 10 , , , 28158 9246 11 344 344 CD 28158 9246 12 . . . 28158 9247 1 Waterberg Waterberg NNP 28158 9247 2 , , , 28158 9247 3 50 50 CD 28158 9247 4 . . . 28158 9248 1 Winburg Winburg NNP 28158 9248 2 , , , 28158 9248 3 49 49 CD 28158 9248 4 , , , 28158 9248 5 152 152 CD 28158 9248 6 , , , 28158 9248 7 155 155 CD 28158 9248 8 , , , 28158 9248 9 158 158 CD 28158 9248 10 , , , 28158 9248 11 214 214 CD 28158 9248 12 , , , 28158 9248 13 220 220 CD 28158 9248 14 , , , 28158 9248 15 234 234 CD 28158 9248 16 , , , 28158 9248 17 342 342 CD 28158 9248 18 , , , 28158 9248 19 370 370 CD 28158 9248 20 . . . 28158 9249 1 Wolmaranstad wolmaranstad JJ 28158 9249 2 , , , 28158 9249 3 49 49 CD 28158 9249 4 , , , 28158 9249 5 306 306 CD 28158 9249 6 - - SYM 28158 9249 7 307 307 CD 28158 9249 8 . . . 28158 9250 1 Zoutpansberg Zoutpansberg NNP 28158 9250 2 , , , 28158 9250 3 50 50 CD 28158 9250 4 , , , 28158 9250 5 342 342 CD 28158 9250 6 , , , 28158 9250 7 344 344 CD 28158 9250 8 . . . 28158 9251 1 Compass Compass NNP 28158 9251 2 Peak Peak NNP 28158 9251 3 , , , 28158 9251 4 56 56 CD 28158 9251 5 . . . 28158 9252 1 Composite composite JJ 28158 9252 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9252 3 , , , 28158 9252 4 332 332 CD 28158 9252 5 , , , 28158 9252 6 367 367 CD 28158 9252 7 . . . 28158 9253 1 Composite composite JJ 28158 9253 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9253 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9253 4 Household Household NNP 28158 9253 5 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9253 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9253 7 . . . 28158 9254 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9254 2 See See NNP 28158 9254 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9254 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9254 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9254 6 . . . 28158 9255 1 Concentration concentration NN 28158 9255 2 stations station NNS 28158 9255 3 for for IN 28158 9255 4 animals animal NNS 28158 9255 5 , , , 28158 9255 6 22 22 CD 28158 9255 7 , , , 28158 9255 8 25 25 CD 28158 9255 9 . . . 28158 9256 1 Congreve congreve VB 28158 9256 2 , , , 28158 9256 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9256 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9256 5 N. N. NNP 28158 9256 6 , , , 28158 9256 7 365 365 CD 28158 9256 8 ; ; : 28158 9256 9 awarded award VBD 28158 9256 10 the the DT 28158 9256 11 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9256 12 , , , 28158 9256 13 366 366 CD 28158 9256 14 . . . 28158 9257 1 Connaught Connaught NNP 28158 9257 2 Rangers Rangers NNPS 28158 9257 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9257 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 9257 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9257 6 . . . 28158 9258 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9258 2 See See NNP 28158 9258 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9258 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9258 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9258 6 . . . 28158 9259 1 Conner Conner NNP 28158 9259 2 , , , 28158 9259 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9259 4 R. R. NNP 28158 9259 5 , , , 28158 9259 6 194 194 CD 28158 9259 7 . . . 28158 9260 1 Cookhouse Cookhouse NNP 28158 9260 2 , , , 28158 9260 3 53 53 CD 28158 9260 4 . . . 28158 9260 5 Cooper Cooper NNP 28158 9260 6 , , , 28158 9260 7 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9260 8 C. C. NNP 28158 9260 9 D. D. NNP 28158 9260 10 , , , 28158 9260 11 262 262 CD 28158 9260 12 - - SYM 28158 9260 13 264 264 CD 28158 9260 14 , , , 28158 9260 15 353 353 CD 28158 9260 16 . . . 28158 9260 17 Cooper Cooper NNP 28158 9260 18 , , , 28158 9260 19 Major Major NNP 28158 9260 20 F. F. NNP 28158 9260 21 C. C. NNP 28158 9260 22 , , , 28158 9260 23 357 357 CD 28158 9260 24 , , , 28158 9260 25 366 366 CD 28158 9260 26 . . . 28158 9261 1 Cove Cove NNP 28158 9261 2 Redoubt Redoubt NNP 28158 9261 3 , , , 28158 9261 4 177 177 CD 28158 9261 5 . . . 28158 9262 1 Cox Cox NNP 28158 9262 2 , , , 28158 9262 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9262 4 . . . 28158 9263 1 E. E. NNP 28158 9263 2 , , , 28158 9263 3 319 319 CD 28158 9263 4 . . . 28158 9264 1 Cox Cox NNP 28158 9264 2 , , , 28158 9264 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9264 4 - - HYPH 28158 9264 5 General General NNP 28158 9264 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9264 7 , , , 28158 9264 8 44 44 CD 28158 9264 9 - - SYM 28158 9264 10 45 45 CD 28158 9264 11 . . . 28158 9265 1 Coxhead Coxhead NNP 28158 9265 2 , , , 28158 9265 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 9265 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9266 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9266 2 , , , 28158 9266 3 149 149 CD 28158 9266 4 - - SYM 28158 9266 5 151 151 CD 28158 9266 6 , , , 28158 9266 7 161 161 CD 28158 9266 8 , , , 28158 9266 9 166 166 CD 28158 9266 10 , , , 28158 9266 11 172 172 CD 28158 9266 12 , , , 28158 9266 13 177 177 CD 28158 9266 14 - - SYM 28158 9266 15 178 178 CD 28158 9266 16 , , , 28158 9266 17 184 184 CD 28158 9266 18 . . . 28158 9267 1 Crabbe Crabbe NNP 28158 9267 2 , , , 28158 9267 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 9267 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9267 5 M. M. NNP 28158 9267 6 S. S. NNP 28158 9267 7 , , , 28158 9267 8 222 222 CD 28158 9267 9 . . . 28158 9268 1 Cradock Cradock NNP 28158 9268 2 , , , 28158 9268 3 206 206 CD 28158 9268 4 , , , 28158 9268 5 278 278 CD 28158 9268 6 , , , 28158 9268 7 280 280 CD 28158 9268 8 , , , 28158 9268 9 287 287 CD 28158 9268 10 - - SYM 28158 9268 11 380 380 CD 28158 9268 12 . . . 28158 9269 1 Crete Crete NNP 28158 9269 2 , , , 28158 9269 3 2 2 CD 28158 9269 4 , , , 28158 9269 5 91 91 CD 28158 9269 6 . . . 28158 9270 1 Creusot creusot NN 28158 9270 2 guns gun NNS 28158 9270 3 , , , 28158 9270 4 49 49 CD 28158 9270 5 , , , 28158 9270 6 82 82 CD 28158 9270 7 - - SYM 28158 9270 8 83 83 CD 28158 9270 9 , , , 28158 9270 10 128 128 CD 28158 9270 11 , , , 28158 9270 12 146 146 CD 28158 9270 13 , , , 28158 9270 14 177 177 CD 28158 9270 15 , , , 28158 9270 16 179 179 CD 28158 9270 17 , , , 28158 9270 18 185 185 CD 28158 9270 19 , , , 28158 9270 20 272 272 CD 28158 9270 21 , , , 28158 9270 22 422 422 CD 28158 9270 23 . . . 28158 9271 1 Crimea Crimea NNP 28158 9271 2 , , , 28158 9271 3 380 380 CD 28158 9271 4 . . . 28158 9272 1 Crocodile crocodile NN 28158 9272 2 river river NN 28158 9272 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9272 4 Limpopo Limpopo NNP 28158 9272 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9272 6 , , , 28158 9272 7 60 60 CD 28158 9272 8 . . . 28158 9273 1 Cromer Cromer NNP 28158 9273 2 , , , 28158 9273 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9273 4 the the DT 28158 9273 5 Right right UH 28158 9273 6 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9273 7 . . . 28158 9274 1 Viscount Viscount NNP 28158 9274 2 , , , 28158 9274 3 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 9274 4 , , , 28158 9274 5 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9274 6 , , , 28158 9274 7 K.C.S.I. K.C.S.I. NNP 28158 9274 8 , , , 28158 9274 9 C.I.E. C.I.E. NNP 28158 9274 10 , , , 28158 9274 11 415 415 CD 28158 9274 12 . . . 28158 9275 1 Cronje Cronje NNP 28158 9275 2 , , , 28158 9275 3 General General NNP 28158 9275 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9275 5 P. P. NNP 28158 9275 6 , , , 28158 9275 7 153 153 CD 28158 9275 8 , , , 28158 9275 9 172 172 CD 28158 9275 10 , , , 28158 9275 11 308 308 CD 28158 9275 12 . . . 28158 9276 1 Cronje Cronje NNP 28158 9276 2 , , , 28158 9276 3 General General NNP 28158 9276 4 P. P. NNP 28158 9276 5 , , , 28158 9276 6 50 50 CD 28158 9276 7 , , , 28158 9276 8 248 248 CD 28158 9276 9 , , , 28158 9276 10 305 305 CD 28158 9276 11 - - SYM 28158 9276 12 310 310 CD 28158 9276 13 , , , 28158 9276 14 320 320 CD 28158 9276 15 , , , 28158 9276 16 378 378 CD 28158 9276 17 , , , 28158 9276 18 385 385 CD 28158 9276 19 - - SYM 28158 9276 20 389 389 CD 28158 9276 21 , , , 28158 9276 22 409 409 CD 28158 9276 23 - - SYM 28158 9276 24 412 412 CD 28158 9276 25 , , , 28158 9276 26 429 429 CD 28158 9276 27 - - HYPH 28158 9276 28 431 431 CD 28158 9276 29 , , , 28158 9276 30 434 434 CD 28158 9276 31 , , , 28158 9276 32 438 438 CD 28158 9276 33 - - SYM 28158 9276 34 442 442 CD 28158 9276 35 , , , 28158 9276 36 444 444 CD 28158 9276 37 . . . 28158 9277 1 Cundycleugh Cundycleugh NNP 28158 9277 2 Pass Pass NNP 28158 9277 3 , , , 28158 9277 4 58 58 CD 28158 9277 5 . . . 28158 9278 1 Cypher Cypher NNP 28158 9278 2 Gat Gat NNP 28158 9278 3 , , , 28158 9278 4 301 301 CD 28158 9278 5 , , , 28158 9278 6 408 408 CD 28158 9278 7 . . . 28158 9279 1 Cyprus Cyprus NNP 28158 9279 2 , , , 28158 9279 3 91 91 CD 28158 9279 4 , , , 28158 9279 5 93 93 CD 28158 9279 6 . . . 28158 9280 1 Dannhauser Dannhauser NNP 28158 9280 2 Road Road NNP 28158 9280 3 , , , 28158 9280 4 142 142 CD 28158 9280 5 , , , 28158 9280 6 143 143 CD 28158 9280 7 . . . 28158 9281 1 Dartnell Dartnell NNP 28158 9281 2 , , , 28158 9281 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9281 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9281 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9281 6 , , , 28158 9281 7 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9281 8 , , , 28158 9281 9 146 146 CD 28158 9281 10 . . . 28158 9282 1 De De NNP 28158 9282 2 Aar Aar NNP 28158 9282 3 , , , 28158 9282 4 22 22 CD 28158 9282 5 , , , 28158 9282 6 39 39 CD 28158 9282 7 , , , 28158 9282 8 42 42 CD 28158 9282 9 , , , 28158 9282 10 43 43 CD 28158 9282 11 , , , 28158 9282 12 52 52 CD 28158 9282 13 , , , 28158 9282 14 207 207 CD 28158 9282 15 , , , 28158 9282 16 209 209 CD 28158 9282 17 - - SYM 28158 9282 18 211 211 CD 28158 9282 19 , , , 28158 9282 20 276 276 CD 28158 9282 21 , , , 28158 9282 22 379 379 CD 28158 9282 23 , , , 28158 9282 24 386 386 CD 28158 9282 25 - - SYM 28158 9282 26 387 387 CD 28158 9282 27 , , , 28158 9282 28 391 391 CD 28158 9282 29 , , , 28158 9282 30 421 421 CD 28158 9282 31 , , , 28158 9282 32 439 439 CD 28158 9282 33 . . . 28158 9283 1 Dean Dean NNP 28158 9283 2 , , , 28158 9283 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9283 4 . . . 28158 9284 1 F. F. NNP 28158 9284 2 W. W. NNP 28158 9284 3 , , , 28158 9284 4 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9284 5 , , , 28158 9284 6 233 233 CD 28158 9284 7 , , , 28158 9284 8 236 236 CD 28158 9284 9 . . . 28158 9285 1 De De NNP 28158 9285 2 Beers Beers NNP 28158 9285 3 Co. Co. NNP 28158 9285 4 , , , 28158 9285 5 44 44 CD 28158 9285 6 . . . 28158 9286 1 De De NNP 28158 9286 2 Beers Beers NNP 28158 9286 3 Pass Pass NNP 28158 9286 4 , , , 28158 9286 5 58 58 CD 28158 9286 6 , , , 28158 9286 7 158 158 CD 28158 9286 8 . . . 28158 9287 1 De De NNP 28158 9287 2 Jager Jager NNP 28158 9287 3 , , , 28158 9287 4 Field Field NNP 28158 9287 5 - - HYPH 28158 9287 6 Cornet Cornet NNP 28158 9287 7 , , , 28158 9287 8 162 162 CD 28158 9287 9 . . . 28158 9288 1 De De NNP 28158 9288 2 Jager Jager NNP 28158 9288 3 's 's POS 28158 9288 4 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9288 5 , , , 28158 9288 6 123 123 CD 28158 9288 7 - - SYM 28158 9288 8 127 127 CD 28158 9288 9 . . . 28158 9289 1 Delagoa Delagoa NNP 28158 9289 2 Bay Bay NNP 28158 9289 3 , , , 28158 9289 4 50 50 CD 28158 9289 5 , , , 28158 9289 6 60 60 CD 28158 9289 7 , , , 28158 9289 8 116 116 CD 28158 9289 9 . . . 28158 9290 1 De De NNP 28158 9290 2 la la NNP 28158 9290 3 Rey Rey NNP 28158 9290 4 , , , 28158 9290 5 General General NNP 28158 9290 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9290 7 H. H. NNP 28158 9290 8 , , , 28158 9290 9 50 50 CD 28158 9290 10 , , , 28158 9290 11 216 216 CD 28158 9290 12 , , , 28158 9290 13 220 220 CD 28158 9290 14 , , , 28158 9290 15 229 229 CD 28158 9290 16 , , , 28158 9290 17 234 234 CD 28158 9290 18 , , , 28158 9290 19 239 239 CD 28158 9290 20 , , , 28158 9290 21 243 243 CD 28158 9290 22 - - SYM 28158 9290 23 244 244 CD 28158 9290 24 , , , 28158 9290 25 247 247 CD 28158 9290 26 , , , 28158 9290 27 305 305 CD 28158 9290 28 , , , 28158 9290 29 308 308 CD 28158 9290 30 . . . 28158 9290 31 de de NNP 28158 9290 32 Lisle Lisle NNP 28158 9290 33 , , , 28158 9290 34 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9290 35 H. H. NNP 28158 9290 36 de de NNP 28158 9290 37 B. B. NNP 28158 9290 38 , , , 28158 9290 39 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9290 40 , , , 28158 9290 41 395 395 CD 28158 9290 42 , , , 28158 9290 43 400 400 CD 28158 9290 44 , , , 28158 9290 45 405 405 CD 28158 9290 46 . . . 28158 9291 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9291 2 Denton Denton NNP 28158 9291 3 Grange Grange NNP 28158 9291 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9291 5 , , , 28158 9291 6 loss loss NN 28158 9291 7 of of IN 28158 9291 8 the the DT 28158 9291 9 , , , 28158 9291 10 107 107 CD 28158 9291 11 . . . 28158 9292 1 Depôts Depôts NNP 28158 9292 2 , , , 28158 9292 3 421 421 CD 28158 9292 4 . . . 28158 9293 1 Derbyshire derbyshire NN 28158 9293 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9293 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9293 4 1st 1st NN 28158 9293 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9293 6 . . . 28158 9294 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9294 2 See See NNP 28158 9294 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9294 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9294 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9294 6 . . . 28158 9295 1 De De NNP 28158 9295 2 Villiers Villiers NNP 28158 9295 3 , , , 28158 9295 4 General General NNP 28158 9295 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9295 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9295 7 , , , 28158 9295 8 153 153 CD 28158 9295 9 . . . 28158 9296 1 Devonshire devonshire NN 28158 9296 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9296 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9296 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 9296 5 and and CC 28158 9296 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9296 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9296 8 . . . 28158 9297 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9297 2 See See NNP 28158 9297 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9297 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9297 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9297 6 . . . 28158 9298 1 Dewaas Dewaas NNP 28158 9298 2 , , , 28158 9298 3 147 147 CD 28158 9298 4 . . . 28158 9299 1 Dewar Dewar NNP 28158 9299 2 , , , 28158 9299 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9299 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9299 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9299 6 , , , 28158 9299 7 287 287 CD 28158 9299 8 , , , 28158 9299 9 292 292 CD 28158 9299 10 . . . 28158 9300 1 Dewdrop Dewdrop NNP 28158 9300 2 , , , 28158 9300 3 157 157 CD 28158 9300 4 . . . 28158 9301 1 De De NNP 28158 9301 2 Wet Wet NNP 28158 9301 3 , , , 28158 9301 4 General General NNP 28158 9301 5 Christian Christian NNP 28158 9301 6 R. R. NNP 28158 9301 7 , , , 28158 9301 8 151 151 CD 28158 9301 9 , , , 28158 9301 10 192 192 CD 28158 9301 11 , , , 28158 9301 12 386 386 CD 28158 9301 13 , , , 28158 9301 14 409 409 CD 28158 9301 15 , , , 28158 9301 16 435 435 CD 28158 9301 17 , , , 28158 9301 18 440 440 CD 28158 9301 19 . . . 28158 9302 1 Dick Dick NNP 28158 9302 2 , , , 28158 9302 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9302 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9302 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9302 6 A. A. NNP 28158 9302 7 , , , 28158 9302 8 360 360 CD 28158 9302 9 . . . 28158 9303 1 Dick Dick NNP 28158 9303 2 - - HYPH 28158 9303 3 Cunyngham Cunyngham NNP 28158 9303 4 , , , 28158 9303 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9303 6 . . . 28158 9303 7 W. W. NNP 28158 9303 8 H. H. NNP 28158 9303 9 , , , 28158 9303 10 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9303 11 , , , 28158 9303 12 167 167 CD 28158 9303 13 . . . 28158 9304 1 Director Director NNP 28158 9304 2 - - HYPH 28158 9304 3 General General NNP 28158 9304 4 of of IN 28158 9304 5 Ordnance Ordnance NNP 28158 9304 6 . . . 28158 9305 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9305 2 See See NNP 28158 9305 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9305 4 BRACKENBURY BRACKENBURY NNP 28158 9305 5 . . . 28158 9306 1 Dirksen Dirksen NNP 28158 9306 2 , , , 28158 9306 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9306 4 , , , 28158 9306 5 343 343 CD 28158 9306 6 . . . 28158 9307 1 Divisions division NNS 28158 9307 2 . . . 28158 9308 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9308 2 See See NNP 28158 9308 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9308 4 CAVALRY CAVALRY NNP 28158 9308 5 _ _ NNP 28158 9308 6 and and CC 28158 9308 7 _ _ NNP 28158 9308 8 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9308 9 DIVISIONS DIVISIONS NNP 28158 9308 10 . . . 28158 9309 1 Donald Donald NNP 28158 9309 2 , , , 28158 9309 3 Lieut.-Col Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 9309 4 . . . 28158 9309 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9309 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9309 7 , , , 28158 9309 8 369 369 CD 28158 9309 9 . . . 28158 9310 1 Donegan Donegan NNP 28158 9310 2 , , , 28158 9310 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9310 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9310 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9310 6 , , , 28158 9310 7 147 147 CD 28158 9310 8 . . . 28158 9311 1 Donkerpoort Donkerpoort NNP 28158 9311 2 , , , 28158 9311 3 50 50 CD 28158 9311 4 . . . 28158 9312 1 Doornberg Doornberg NNP 28158 9312 2 , , , 28158 9312 3 123 123 CD 28158 9312 4 - - SYM 28158 9312 5 124 124 CD 28158 9312 6 , , , 28158 9312 7 126 126 CD 28158 9312 8 - - SYM 28158 9312 9 127 127 CD 28158 9312 10 , , , 28158 9312 11 137 137 CD 28158 9312 12 . . . 28158 9313 1 Doornkop Doornkop NNP 28158 9313 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 9313 3 , , , 28158 9313 4 341 341 CD 28158 9313 5 , , , 28158 9313 6 345 345 CD 28158 9313 7 , , , 28158 9313 8 346 346 CD 28158 9313 9 , , , 28158 9313 10 348 348 CD 28158 9313 11 , , , 28158 9313 12 352 352 CD 28158 9313 13 - - SYM 28158 9313 14 354 354 CD 28158 9313 15 , , , 28158 9313 16 357 357 CD 28158 9313 17 , , , 28158 9313 18 369 369 CD 28158 9313 19 - - SYM 28158 9313 20 371 371 CD 28158 9313 21 . . . 28158 9314 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9314 2 Doris Doris NNP 28158 9314 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9314 4 , , , 28158 9314 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 9314 6 , , , 28158 9314 7 117 117 CD 28158 9314 8 . . . 28158 9315 1 Dordrecht Dordrecht NNP 28158 9315 2 , , , 28158 9315 3 287 287 CD 28158 9315 4 - - SYM 28158 9315 5 288 288 CD 28158 9315 6 , , , 28158 9315 7 290 290 CD 28158 9315 8 , , , 28158 9315 9 408 408 CD 28158 9315 10 , , , 28158 9315 11 435 435 CD 28158 9315 12 . . . 28158 9316 1 Douglas Douglas NNP 28158 9316 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9316 3 Town Town NNP 28158 9316 4 , , , 28158 9316 5 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9316 6 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9316 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9316 8 , , , 28158 9316 9 214 214 CD 28158 9316 10 , , , 28158 9316 11 386 386 CD 28158 9316 12 , , , 28158 9316 13 387 387 CD 28158 9316 14 , , , 28158 9316 15 439 439 CD 28158 9316 16 , , , 28158 9316 17 442 442 CD 28158 9316 18 . . . 28158 9317 1 Douglas Douglas NNP 28158 9317 2 , , , 28158 9317 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9317 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9317 5 W. W. NNP 28158 9317 6 H. H. NNP 28158 9317 7 , , , 28158 9317 8 311 311 CD 28158 9317 9 , , , 28158 9317 10 312 312 CD 28158 9317 11 , , , 28158 9317 12 315 315 CD 28158 9317 13 . . . 28158 9318 1 Douglas Douglas NNP 28158 9318 2 , , , 28158 9318 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9318 4 . . . 28158 9319 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9319 2 E. E. NNP 28158 9319 3 M. M. NNP 28158 9319 4 , , , 28158 9319 5 awarded award VBD 28158 9319 6 the the DT 28158 9319 7 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9319 8 , , , 28158 9319 9 327 327 CD 28158 9319 10 . . . 28158 9320 1 Downing Downing NNP 28158 9320 2 , , , 28158 9320 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9320 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9320 5 M. M. NNP 28158 9320 6 H. H. NNP 28158 9320 7 , , , 28158 9320 8 177 177 CD 28158 9320 9 - - SYM 28158 9320 10 178 178 CD 28158 9320 11 , , , 28158 9320 12 180 180 CD 28158 9320 13 - - SYM 28158 9320 14 181 181 CD 28158 9320 15 . . . 28158 9321 1 Downman Downman NNP 28158 9321 2 , , , 28158 9321 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9321 4 . . . 28158 9321 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9321 6 T. T. NNP 28158 9321 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9321 8 , , , 28158 9321 9 326 326 CD 28158 9321 10 , , , 28158 9321 11 327 327 CD 28158 9321 12 . . . 28158 9322 1 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 9322 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 9322 3 , , , 28158 9322 4 5th 5th NN 28158 9322 5 . . . 28158 9323 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9323 2 See See NNP 28158 9323 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9323 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9323 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9323 6 . . . 28158 9324 1 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 9324 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 9324 3 , , , 28158 9324 4 6th 6th NN 28158 9324 5 . . . 28158 9325 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9325 2 See See NNP 28158 9325 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9325 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9325 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9325 6 . . . 28158 9326 1 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 9326 2 , , , 28158 9326 3 1st 1st NN 28158 9326 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9326 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9326 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9326 7 . . . 28158 9327 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9327 2 See See NNP 28158 9327 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9327 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9327 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9327 6 . . . 28158 9328 1 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 9328 2 , , , 28158 9328 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9328 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9328 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9328 6 Scots Scots NNP 28158 9328 7 Greys Greys NNP 28158 9328 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9328 9 . . . 28158 9329 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9329 2 See See NNP 28158 9329 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9329 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9329 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9329 6 . . . 28158 9330 1 Dragoons dragoon NNS 28158 9330 2 , , , 28158 9330 3 6th 6th NN 28158 9330 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9330 5 Inniskilling inniskilling NN 28158 9330 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9330 7 . . . 28158 9331 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9331 2 See See NNP 28158 9331 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9331 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9331 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9331 6 . . . 28158 9332 1 Drakensberg Drakensberg NNP 28158 9332 2 Mountains Mountains NNP 28158 9332 3 , , , 28158 9332 4 37 37 CD 28158 9332 5 , , , 28158 9332 6 38 38 CD 28158 9332 7 , , , 28158 9332 8 40 40 CD 28158 9332 9 , , , 28158 9332 10 47 47 CD 28158 9332 11 , , , 28158 9332 12 54 54 CD 28158 9332 13 - - SYM 28158 9332 14 67 67 CD 28158 9332 15 , , , 28158 9332 16 125 125 CD 28158 9332 17 , , , 28158 9332 18 157 157 CD 28158 9332 19 , , , 28158 9332 20 174 174 CD 28158 9332 21 , , , 28158 9332 22 335 335 CD 28158 9332 23 . . . 28158 9333 1 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 9333 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 9333 3 , , , 28158 9333 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9333 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9333 6 1st 1st JJ 28158 9333 7 and and CC 28158 9333 8 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9333 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9333 10 . . . 28158 9334 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9334 2 See See NNP 28158 9334 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9334 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9334 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9334 6 . . . 28158 9335 1 Duck duck NN 28158 9335 2 , , , 28158 9335 3 Vety.-Colonel Vety.-Colonel NNP 28158 9335 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9335 5 , , , 28158 9335 6 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9335 7 , , , 28158 9335 8 27 27 CD 28158 9335 9 . . . 28158 9336 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 9336 2 of of IN 28158 9336 3 Cornwall Cornwall NNP 28158 9336 4 's 's POS 28158 9336 5 Light Light NNP 28158 9336 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9336 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9336 8 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9336 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9336 10 . . . 28158 9337 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9337 2 See See NNP 28158 9337 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9337 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9337 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9337 6 . . . 28158 9338 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 9338 2 of of IN 28158 9338 3 Edinburgh Edinburgh NNP 28158 9338 4 's 's POS 28158 9338 5 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9338 6 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9338 7 . . . 28158 9339 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9339 2 See See NNP 28158 9339 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9339 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9339 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9339 6 . . . 28158 9340 1 Duncan Duncan NNP 28158 9340 2 , , , 28158 9340 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9340 4 S. S. NNP 28158 9340 5 , , , 28158 9340 6 193 193 CD 28158 9340 7 - - SYM 28158 9340 8 194 194 CD 28158 9340 9 . . . 28158 9341 1 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 9341 2 , , , 28158 9341 3 35 35 CD 28158 9341 4 , , , 28158 9341 5 44 44 CD 28158 9341 6 , , , 28158 9341 7 47 47 CD 28158 9341 8 , , , 28158 9341 9 49 49 CD 28158 9341 10 , , , 28158 9341 11 58 58 CD 28158 9341 12 , , , 28158 9341 13 125 125 CD 28158 9341 14 - - SYM 28158 9341 15 141 141 CD 28158 9341 16 , , , 28158 9341 17 429 429 CD 28158 9341 18 ; ; : 28158 9341 19 retreat retreat NN 28158 9341 20 from from IN 28158 9341 21 , , , 28158 9341 22 142 142 CD 28158 9341 23 - - SYM 28158 9341 24 151 151 CD 28158 9341 25 . . . 28158 9342 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9342 2 See See NNP 28158 9342 3 also also RB 28158 9342 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9342 5 GLENCOE GLENCOE NNP 28158 9342 6 . . . 28158 9343 1 Dundonald Dundonald NNP 28158 9343 2 , , , 28158 9343 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9343 4 the the DT 28158 9343 5 Earl Earl NNP 28158 9343 6 of of IN 28158 9343 7 , , , 28158 9343 8 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9343 9 , , , 28158 9343 10 M.V.O. M.V.O. NNP 28158 9343 11 , , , 28158 9343 12 273 273 CD 28158 9343 13 , , , 28158 9343 14 332 332 CD 28158 9343 15 , , , 28158 9343 16 347 347 CD 28158 9343 17 , , , 28158 9343 18 352 352 CD 28158 9343 19 , , , 28158 9343 20 366 366 CD 28158 9343 21 - - SYM 28158 9343 22 368 368 CD 28158 9343 23 , , , 28158 9343 24 373 373 CD 28158 9343 25 - - SYM 28158 9343 26 374 374 CD 28158 9343 27 . . . 28158 9344 1 Durban Durban NNP 28158 9344 2 , , , 28158 9344 3 48 48 CD 28158 9344 4 , , , 28158 9344 5 57 57 CD 28158 9344 6 , , , 28158 9344 7 113 113 CD 28158 9344 8 , , , 28158 9344 9 117 117 CD 28158 9344 10 - - SYM 28158 9344 11 121 121 CD 28158 9344 12 , , , 28158 9344 13 200 200 CD 28158 9344 14 , , , 28158 9344 15 209 209 CD 28158 9344 16 , , , 28158 9344 17 262 262 CD 28158 9344 18 ; ; : 28158 9344 19 Boer Boer NNP 28158 9344 20 raid raid NN 28158 9344 21 contemplated contemplate VBD 28158 9344 22 on on IN 28158 9344 23 , , , 28158 9344 24 158 158 CD 28158 9344 25 , , , 28158 9344 26 206 206 CD 28158 9344 27 ; ; : 28158 9344 28 locomotive locomotive JJ 28158 9344 29 works work NNS 28158 9344 30 assist assist VBP 28158 9344 31 mounting mount VBG 28158 9344 32 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9344 33 guns gun NNS 28158 9344 34 at at IN 28158 9344 35 , , , 28158 9344 36 119 119 CD 28158 9344 37 ; ; : 28158 9344 38 protection protection NN 28158 9344 39 at at IN 28158 9344 40 , , , 28158 9344 41 from from IN 28158 9344 42 land land NN 28158 9344 43 attack attack NN 28158 9344 44 , , , 28158 9344 45 197 197 CD 28158 9344 46 ; ; : 28158 9344 47 scanty scanty NN 28158 9344 48 means mean NNS 28158 9344 49 of of IN 28158 9344 50 defence defence NN 28158 9344 51 at at IN 28158 9344 52 , , , 28158 9344 53 117 117 CD 28158 9344 54 . . . 28158 9345 1 Durban Durban NNP 28158 9345 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9345 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9345 4 . . . 28158 9346 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9346 2 See See NNP 28158 9346 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9346 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9346 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9346 6 . . . 28158 9347 1 Durham Durham NNP 28158 9347 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9347 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9347 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9347 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 9347 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9347 7 . . . 28158 9348 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9348 2 See See NNP 28158 9348 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9348 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9348 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9348 6 . . . 28158 9349 1 Du Du NNP 28158 9349 2 Toit Toit NNP 28158 9349 3 , , , 28158 9349 4 Acting Acting NNP 28158 9349 5 - - HYPH 28158 9349 6 General General NNP 28158 9349 7 , , , 28158 9349 8 425 425 CD 28158 9349 9 . . . 28158 9350 1 Eagar Eagar NNP 28158 9350 2 , , , 28158 9350 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9350 4 - - HYPH 28158 9350 5 Col Col NNP 28158 9350 6 . . NNP 28158 9350 7 H. H. NNP 28158 9350 8 A. A. NNP 28158 9350 9 , , , 28158 9350 10 296 296 CD 28158 9350 11 , , , 28158 9350 12 298 298 CD 28158 9350 13 , , , 28158 9350 14 301 301 CD 28158 9350 15 . . . 28158 9351 1 East East NNP 28158 9351 2 and and CC 28158 9351 3 Central Central NNP 28158 9351 4 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9351 5 , , , 28158 9351 6 95 95 CD 28158 9351 7 . . . 28158 9352 1 Eastern Eastern NNP 28158 9352 2 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9352 3 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9352 4 , , , 28158 9352 5 62 62 CD 28158 9352 6 . . . 28158 9353 1 East East NNP 28158 9353 2 Kent Kent NNP 28158 9353 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9353 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9353 5 The the DT 28158 9353 6 Buffs Buffs NNPS 28158 9353 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9353 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9353 9 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9353 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9353 11 . . . 28158 9354 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9354 2 See See NNP 28158 9354 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9354 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9354 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9354 6 . . . 28158 9355 1 East East NNP 28158 9355 2 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 9355 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9355 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9355 5 1st 1st NN 28158 9355 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9355 7 . . . 28158 9356 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9356 2 See See NNP 28158 9356 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9356 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9356 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9356 6 . . . 28158 9357 1 East East NNP 28158 9357 2 London London NNP 28158 9357 3 , , , 28158 9357 4 43 43 CD 28158 9357 5 , , , 28158 9357 6 52 52 CD 28158 9357 7 , , , 28158 9357 8 53 53 CD 28158 9357 9 , , , 28158 9357 10 57 57 CD 28158 9357 11 , , , 28158 9357 12 106 106 CD 28158 9357 13 , , , 28158 9357 14 113 113 CD 28158 9357 15 , , , 28158 9357 16 119 119 CD 28158 9357 17 , , , 28158 9357 18 120 120 CD 28158 9357 19 , , , 28158 9357 20 197 197 CD 28158 9357 21 , , , 28158 9357 22 200 200 CD 28158 9357 23 , , , 28158 9357 24 261 261 CD 28158 9357 25 , , , 28158 9357 26 286 286 CD 28158 9357 27 , , , 28158 9357 28 290 290 CD 28158 9357 29 , , , 28158 9357 30 378 378 CD 28158 9357 31 . . . 28158 9358 1 East East NNP 28158 9358 2 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 9358 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 9358 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9358 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9358 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9358 7 . . . 28158 9359 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9359 2 See See NNP 28158 9359 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9359 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9359 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9359 6 . . . 28158 9360 1 Edenburg Edenburg NNP 28158 9360 2 , , , 28158 9360 3 248 248 CD 28158 9360 4 . . . 28158 9361 1 Edenburg Edenburg NNP 28158 9361 2 commando commando NN 28158 9361 3 . . . 28158 9362 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9362 2 See See NNP 28158 9362 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9362 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9362 5 . . . 28158 9363 1 Egypt Egypt NNP 28158 9363 2 , , , 28158 9363 3 2 2 CD 28158 9363 4 , , , 28158 9363 5 88 88 CD 28158 9363 6 - - SYM 28158 9363 7 89 89 CD 28158 9363 8 , , , 28158 9363 9 92 92 CD 28158 9363 10 , , , 28158 9363 11 415 415 CD 28158 9363 12 , , , 28158 9363 13 443 443 CD 28158 9363 14 . . . 28158 9364 1 Elandslaagte Elandslaagte NNP 28158 9364 2 , , , 28158 9364 3 127 127 CD 28158 9364 4 , , , 28158 9364 5 144 144 CD 28158 9364 6 - - SYM 28158 9364 7 145 145 CD 28158 9364 8 , , , 28158 9364 9 148 148 CD 28158 9364 10 , , , 28158 9364 11 151 151 CD 28158 9364 12 - - SYM 28158 9364 13 152 152 CD 28158 9364 14 , , , 28158 9364 15 157 157 CD 28158 9364 16 - - SYM 28158 9364 17 172 172 CD 28158 9364 18 , , , 28158 9364 19 182 182 CD 28158 9364 20 - - SYM 28158 9364 21 183 183 CD 28158 9364 22 , , , 28158 9364 23 192 192 CD 28158 9364 24 . . . 28158 9365 1 Elandslaagte elandslaagte JJ 28158 9365 2 road road NN 28158 9365 3 , , , 28158 9365 4 179 179 CD 28158 9365 5 , , , 28158 9365 6 182 182 CD 28158 9365 7 . . . 28158 9366 1 Elliott Elliott NNP 28158 9366 2 , , , 28158 9366 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9366 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9366 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9366 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9366 7 , , , 28158 9366 8 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9366 9 , , , 28158 9366 10 208 208 CD 28158 9366 11 , , , 28158 9366 12 288 288 CD 28158 9366 13 , , , 28158 9366 14 290 290 CD 28158 9366 15 , , , 28158 9366 16 385 385 CD 28158 9366 17 . . . 28158 9367 1 Elliott Elliott NNP 28158 9367 2 , , , 28158 9367 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9367 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9367 5 B. B. NNP 28158 9367 6 , , , 28158 9367 7 General General NNP 28158 9367 8 Manager Manager NNP 28158 9367 9 , , , 28158 9367 10 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9367 11 Government Government NNP 28158 9367 12 Railways Railways NNP 28158 9367 13 , , , 28158 9367 14 424 424 CD 28158 9367 15 . . . 28158 9368 1 Elswick Elswick NNP 28158 9368 2 battery battery NN 28158 9368 3 , , , 28158 9368 4 414 414 CD 28158 9368 5 . . . 28158 9369 1 Elton Elton NNP 28158 9369 2 , , , 28158 9369 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9369 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9369 5 A. A. NNP 28158 9369 6 , , , 28158 9369 7 361 361 CD 28158 9369 8 . . . 28158 9370 1 Ely Ely NNP 28158 9370 2 , , , 28158 9370 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9370 4 . . . 28158 9371 1 T. T. NNP 28158 9371 2 B. B. NNP 28158 9371 3 , , , 28158 9371 4 356 356 CD 28158 9371 5 . . . 28158 9372 1 Embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9372 2 , , , 28158 9372 3 dates date NNS 28158 9372 4 of of IN 28158 9372 5 , , , 28158 9372 6 for for IN 28158 9372 7 South South NNP 28158 9372 8 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9372 9 , , , 28158 9372 10 9 9 CD 28158 9372 11 , , , 28158 9372 12 101 101 CD 28158 9372 13 , , , 28158 9372 14 107 107 CD 28158 9372 15 ; ; : 28158 9372 16 importance importance NN 28158 9372 17 of of IN 28158 9372 18 Army Army NNP 28158 9372 19 being be VBG 28158 9372 20 practised practise VBN 28158 9372 21 in in IN 28158 9372 22 , , , 28158 9372 23 112 112 CD 28158 9372 24 ; ; : 28158 9372 25 numbers number NNS 28158 9372 26 embarked embark VBN 28158 9372 27 from from IN 28158 9372 28 South South NNP 28158 9372 29 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9372 30 , , , 28158 9372 31 107 107 CD 28158 9372 32 ; ; : 28158 9372 33 not not RB 28158 9372 34 delayed delay VBN 28158 9372 35 by by IN 28158 9372 36 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9372 37 , , , 28158 9372 38 115 115 CD 28158 9372 39 ; ; , 28158 9372 40 political political JJ 28158 9372 41 situation situation NN 28158 9372 42 greatly greatly RB 28158 9372 43 delays delay NNS 28158 9372 44 , , , 28158 9372 45 115 115 CD 28158 9372 46 ; ; : 28158 9372 47 ports port NNS 28158 9372 48 of of IN 28158 9372 49 , , , 28158 9372 50 100 100 CD 28158 9372 51 . . . 28158 9373 1 Empire empire NN 28158 9373 2 , , , 28158 9373 3 British british JJ 28158 9373 4 , , , 28158 9373 5 1 1 CD 28158 9373 6 , , , 28158 9373 7 13 13 CD 28158 9373 8 , , , 28158 9373 9 32 32 CD 28158 9373 10 , , , 28158 9373 11 87 87 CD 28158 9373 12 , , , 28158 9373 13 89 89 CD 28158 9373 14 , , , 28158 9373 15 380 380 CD 28158 9373 16 . . . 28158 9374 1 Engineers engineer NNS 28158 9374 2 , , , 28158 9374 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9374 4 . . . 28158 9375 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9375 2 See See NNP 28158 9375 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9375 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9375 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9375 6 . . . 28158 9376 1 Englebrecht Englebrecht NNP 28158 9376 2 , , , 28158 9376 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9376 4 , , , 28158 9376 5 128 128 CD 28158 9376 6 . . . 28158 9377 1 Enslin Enslin NNP 28158 9377 2 , , , 28158 9377 3 229 229 CD 28158 9377 4 - - SYM 28158 9377 5 242 242 CD 28158 9377 6 , , , 28158 9377 7 247 247 CD 28158 9377 8 , , , 28158 9377 9 309 309 CD 28158 9377 10 , , , 28158 9377 11 386 386 CD 28158 9377 12 , , , 28158 9377 13 444 444 CD 28158 9377 14 . . . 28158 9378 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9378 2 See See NNP 28158 9378 3 also also RB 28158 9378 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9378 5 GRASPAN GRASPAN NNP 28158 9378 6 . . . 28158 9379 1 Enteric enteric JJ 28158 9379 2 fever fever NN 28158 9379 3 , , , 28158 9379 4 64 64 CD 28158 9379 5 . . . 28158 9380 1 Equipment equipment NN 28158 9380 2 and and CC 28158 9380 3 clothing clothing NN 28158 9380 4 , , , 28158 9380 5 30 30 CD 28158 9380 6 , , , 28158 9380 7 417 417 CD 28158 9380 8 ; ; : 28158 9380 9 boots boot NNS 28158 9380 10 , , , 28158 9380 11 30 30 CD 28158 9380 12 ; ; : 28158 9380 13 camp camp NN 28158 9380 14 , , , 28158 9380 15 31 31 CD 28158 9380 16 ; ; : 28158 9380 17 hospital hospital NN 28158 9380 18 , , , 28158 9380 19 26 26 CD 28158 9380 20 ; ; : 28158 9380 21 in in IN 28158 9380 22 previous previous JJ 28158 9380 23 campaigns campaign NNS 28158 9380 24 , , , 28158 9380 25 17 17 CD 28158 9380 26 ; ; : 28158 9380 27 khaki khaki NNP 28158 9380 28 drill drill NNP 28158 9380 29 , , , 28158 9380 30 30 30 CD 28158 9380 31 ; ; : 28158 9380 32 serge serge JJ 28158 9380 33 clothing clothing NN 28158 9380 34 , , , 28158 9380 35 30 30 CD 28158 9380 36 . . . 28158 9381 1 Erasmus Erasmus NNP 28158 9381 2 , , , 28158 9381 3 General General NNP 28158 9381 4 , , , 28158 9381 5 124 124 CD 28158 9381 6 - - SYM 28158 9381 7 127 127 CD 28158 9381 8 , , , 28158 9381 9 131 131 CD 28158 9381 10 , , , 28158 9381 11 148 148 CD 28158 9381 12 , , , 28158 9381 13 151 151 CD 28158 9381 14 , , , 28158 9381 15 170 170 CD 28158 9381 16 , , , 28158 9381 17 172 172 CD 28158 9381 18 , , , 28158 9381 19 341 341 CD 28158 9381 20 . . . 28158 9382 1 Ermelo Ermelo NNP 28158 9382 2 , , , 28158 9382 3 124 124 CD 28158 9382 4 . . . 28158 9383 1 Ermelo Ermelo NNP 28158 9383 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9383 3 . . . 28158 9384 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9384 2 See See NNP 28158 9384 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9384 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9384 5 . . . 28158 9385 1 Erskine Erskine NNP 28158 9385 2 , , , 28158 9385 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9385 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9385 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9385 6 C. C. NNP 28158 9385 7 , , , 28158 9385 8 245 245 CD 28158 9385 9 . . . 28158 9386 1 Escombe Escombe NNP 28158 9386 2 , , , 28158 9386 3 The the DT 28158 9386 4 Right Right NNP 28158 9386 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9386 6 . . . 28158 9387 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9387 2 , , , 28158 9387 3 14 14 CD 28158 9387 4 - - SYM 28158 9387 5 15 15 CD 28158 9387 6 . . . 28158 9388 1 Eshowe Eshowe NNP 28158 9388 2 , , , 28158 9388 3 378 378 CD 28158 9388 4 . . . 28158 9389 1 Essex Essex NNP 28158 9389 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9389 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9389 4 1st 1st NN 28158 9389 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9389 6 . . . 28158 9390 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9390 2 See See NNP 28158 9390 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9390 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9390 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9390 6 . . . 28158 9391 1 Estcourt Estcourt NNP 28158 9391 2 , , , 28158 9391 3 44 44 CD 28158 9391 4 , , , 28158 9391 5 59 59 CD 28158 9391 6 , , , 28158 9391 7 197 197 CD 28158 9391 8 , , , 28158 9391 9 208 208 CD 28158 9391 10 , , , 28158 9391 11 261 261 CD 28158 9391 12 , , , 28158 9391 13 262 262 CD 28158 9391 14 , , , 28158 9391 15 268 268 CD 28158 9391 16 , , , 28158 9391 17 273 273 CD 28158 9391 18 , , , 28158 9391 19 378 378 CD 28158 9391 20 . . . 28158 9392 1 Ethelston Ethelston NNP 28158 9392 2 , , , 28158 9392 3 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9392 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9392 5 P. P. NNP 28158 9392 6 , , , 28158 9392 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9392 8 , , , 28158 9392 9 120 120 CD 28158 9392 10 , , , 28158 9392 11 205 205 CD 28158 9392 12 , , , 28158 9392 13 238 238 CD 28158 9392 14 . . . 28158 9393 1 Eustace eustace NN 28158 9393 2 , , , 28158 9393 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9393 4 . . . 28158 9393 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9393 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9393 7 W. W. NNP 28158 9393 8 , , , 28158 9393 9 284 284 CD 28158 9393 10 , , , 28158 9393 11 390 390 CD 28158 9393 12 , , , 28158 9393 13 396 396 CD 28158 9393 14 , , , 28158 9393 15 397 397 CD 28158 9393 16 , , , 28158 9393 17 399 399 CD 28158 9393 18 . . . 28158 9394 1 Ewart Ewart NNP 28158 9394 2 , , , 28158 9394 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9394 4 . . . 28158 9394 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9394 6 S. S. NNP 28158 9394 7 , , , 28158 9394 8 317 317 CD 28158 9394 9 , , , 28158 9394 10 440 440 CD 28158 9394 11 . . . 28158 9395 1 Falkland Falkland NNP 28158 9395 2 Isles Isles NNPS 28158 9395 3 , , , 28158 9395 4 95 95 CD 28158 9395 5 . . . 28158 9396 1 Fauresmith Fauresmith NNP 28158 9396 2 , , , 28158 9396 3 387 387 CD 28158 9396 4 , , , 28158 9396 5 388 388 CD 28158 9396 6 . . . 28158 9397 1 Fauresmith fauresmith NN 28158 9397 2 commando commando NN 28158 9397 3 . . . 28158 9398 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9398 2 See See NNP 28158 9398 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9398 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9398 5 . . . 28158 9399 1 Ferreira Ferreira NNP 28158 9399 2 , , , 28158 9399 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9399 4 , , , 28158 9399 5 274 274 CD 28158 9399 6 . . . 28158 9400 1 Ferreira Ferreira NNP 28158 9400 2 , , , 28158 9400 3 General General NNP 28158 9400 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9400 5 S. S. NNP 28158 9400 6 , , , 28158 9400 7 409 409 CD 28158 9400 8 . . . 28158 9401 1 Festing feste VBG 28158 9401 2 , , , 28158 9401 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9401 4 . . . 28158 9402 1 F. F. NNP 28158 9402 2 L. L. NNP 28158 9402 3 , , , 28158 9402 4 223 223 CD 28158 9402 5 . . . 28158 9403 1 Fetherstonhaugh fetherstonhaugh RB 28158 9403 2 , , , 28158 9403 3 Maj.-Gen Maj.-Gen NNP 28158 9403 4 . . . 28158 9403 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9403 6 S. S. NNP 28158 9403 7 R. R. NNP 28158 9403 8 , , , 28158 9403 9 200 200 CD 28158 9403 10 , , , 28158 9403 11 203 203 CD 28158 9403 12 , , , 28158 9403 13 211 211 CD 28158 9403 14 , , , 28158 9403 15 215 215 CD 28158 9403 16 , , , 28158 9403 17 224 224 CD 28158 9403 18 , , , 28158 9403 19 248 248 CD 28158 9403 20 . . . 28158 9404 1 Field field NN 28158 9404 2 artillery artillery NN 28158 9404 3 , , , 28158 9404 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9404 5 , , , 28158 9404 6 52 52 CD 28158 9404 7 , , , 28158 9404 8 332 332 CD 28158 9404 9 , , , 28158 9404 10 414 414 CD 28158 9404 11 , , , 28158 9404 12 417 417 CD 28158 9404 13 . . . 28158 9405 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9405 2 See See NNP 28158 9405 3 also also RB 28158 9405 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9405 5 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9405 6 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9405 7 . . . 28158 9406 1 Field field NN 28158 9406 2 Cornets cornet NNS 28158 9406 3 , , , 28158 9406 4 75 75 CD 28158 9406 5 - - SYM 28158 9406 6 76 76 CD 28158 9406 7 . . . 28158 9407 1 Field field NN 28158 9407 2 hospitals hospital NNS 28158 9407 3 , , , 28158 9407 4 25 25 CD 28158 9407 5 , , , 28158 9407 6 26 26 CD 28158 9407 7 , , , 28158 9407 8 31 31 CD 28158 9407 9 , , , 28158 9407 10 289 289 CD 28158 9407 11 , , , 28158 9407 12 290 290 CD 28158 9407 13 , , , 28158 9407 14 292 292 CD 28158 9407 15 , , , 28158 9407 16 421 421 CD 28158 9407 17 , , , 28158 9407 18 437 437 CD 28158 9407 19 , , , 28158 9407 20 438 438 CD 28158 9407 21 . . . 28158 9408 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9408 2 See See NNP 28158 9408 3 also also RB 28158 9408 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9408 5 ROYAL ROYAL NNP 28158 9408 6 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 9408 7 MEDICAL MEDICAL NNP 28158 9408 8 CORPS corp VBN 28158 9408 9 . . . 28158 9409 1 Fiji Fiji NNP 28158 9409 2 , , , 28158 9409 3 94 94 CD 28158 9409 4 . . . 28158 9410 1 Financial Financial NNP 28158 9410 2 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 9410 3 , , , 28158 9410 4 28 28 CD 28158 9410 5 - - SYM 28158 9410 6 29 29 CD 28158 9410 7 . . . 28158 9411 1 Fincham Fincham NNP 28158 9411 2 's 's POS 28158 9411 3 farm farm NN 28158 9411 4 , , , 28158 9411 5 216 216 CD 28158 9411 6 . . . 28158 9412 1 Fingo Fingo NNP 28158 9412 2 tribe tribe NN 28158 9412 3 , , , 28158 9412 4 208 208 CD 28158 9412 5 . . . 28158 9413 1 Fisher Fisher NNP 28158 9413 2 , , , 28158 9413 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9413 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9413 5 B. B. NNP 28158 9413 6 , , , 28158 9413 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9413 8 , , , 28158 9413 9 116 116 CD 28158 9413 10 . . . 28158 9414 1 Fisher Fisher NNP 28158 9414 2 , , , 28158 9414 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9414 4 . . . 28158 9414 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9414 6 B. B. NNP 28158 9414 7 W. W. NNP 28158 9414 8 , , , 28158 9414 9 283 283 CD 28158 9414 10 , , , 28158 9414 11 391 391 CD 28158 9414 12 - - SYM 28158 9414 13 396 396 CD 28158 9414 14 . . . 28158 9415 1 Flag Flag NNP 28158 9415 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9415 3 , , , 28158 9415 4 176 176 CD 28158 9415 5 . . . 28158 9416 1 Food food NN 28158 9416 2 supplies supply NNS 28158 9416 3 , , , 28158 9416 4 17 17 CD 28158 9416 5 , , , 28158 9416 6 209 209 CD 28158 9416 7 , , , 28158 9416 8 421 421 CD 28158 9416 9 . . . 28158 9417 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9417 2 See See NNP 28158 9417 3 also also RB 28158 9417 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9417 5 SUPPLIES SUPPLIES NNP 28158 9417 6 . . . 28158 9418 1 Forage forage NN 28158 9418 2 : : : 28158 9418 3 and and CC 28158 9418 4 horse horse NN 28158 9418 5 - - HYPH 28158 9418 6 gear gear NN 28158 9418 7 , , , 28158 9418 8 106 106 CD 28158 9418 9 ; ; : 28158 9418 10 in in IN 28158 9418 11 freight freight NN 28158 9418 12 ships ship NNS 28158 9418 13 , , , 28158 9418 14 and and CC 28158 9418 15 in in IN 28158 9418 16 transports transport NNS 28158 9418 17 , , , 28158 9418 18 106 106 CD 28158 9418 19 ; ; : 28158 9418 20 supplied supply VBN 28158 9418 21 from from IN 28158 9418 22 Government Government NNP 28158 9418 23 stores store NNS 28158 9418 24 , , , 28158 9418 25 106 106 CD 28158 9418 26 , , , 28158 9418 27 421 421 CD 28158 9418 28 . . . 28158 9419 1 Fordsburg fordsburg NN 28158 9419 2 commando commando VBZ 28158 9419 3 . . . 28158 9420 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9420 2 See See NNP 28158 9420 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9420 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9420 5 . . . 28158 9421 1 Forestier Forestier NNP 28158 9421 2 - - HYPH 28158 9421 3 Walker Walker NNP 28158 9421 4 , , , 28158 9421 5 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 9421 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9421 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9421 8 W. W. NNP 28158 9421 9 E. E. NNP 28158 9421 10 F. F. NNP 28158 9421 11 , , , 28158 9421 12 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9421 13 , , , 28158 9421 14 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9421 15 , , , 28158 9421 16 2 2 CD 28158 9421 17 , , , 28158 9421 18 42 42 CD 28158 9421 19 , , , 28158 9421 20 43 43 CD 28158 9421 21 , , , 28158 9421 22 45 45 CD 28158 9421 23 , , , 28158 9421 24 53 53 CD 28158 9421 25 , , , 28158 9421 26 204 204 CD 28158 9421 27 , , , 28158 9421 28 207 207 CD 28158 9421 29 , , , 28158 9421 30 209 209 CD 28158 9421 31 , , , 28158 9421 32 279 279 CD 28158 9421 33 , , , 28158 9421 34 288 288 CD 28158 9421 35 , , , 28158 9421 36 377 377 CD 28158 9421 37 - - SYM 28158 9421 38 379 379 CD 28158 9421 39 , , , 28158 9421 40 383 383 CD 28158 9421 41 , , , 28158 9421 42 409 409 CD 28158 9421 43 - - SYM 28158 9421 44 411 411 CD 28158 9421 45 , , , 28158 9421 46 413 413 CD 28158 9421 47 , , , 28158 9421 48 417 417 CD 28158 9421 49 , , , 28158 9421 50 418 418 CD 28158 9421 51 , , , 28158 9421 52 424 424 CD 28158 9421 53 . . . 28158 9422 1 Forestier Forestier NNP 28158 9422 2 - - HYPH 28158 9422 3 Walker Walker NNP 28158 9422 4 , , , 28158 9422 5 Capt Capt NNP 28158 9422 6 . . . 28158 9423 1 G. G. NNP 28158 9423 2 T. T. NNP 28158 9423 3 , , , 28158 9423 4 254 254 CD 28158 9423 5 , , , 28158 9423 6 256 256 CD 28158 9423 7 . . . 28158 9424 1 Forster Forster NNP 28158 9424 2 , , , 28158 9424 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9424 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9424 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9424 6 , , , 28158 9424 7 366 366 CD 28158 9424 8 . . . 28158 9425 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9425 2 Forte Forte NNP 28158 9425 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9425 4 , , , 28158 9425 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 9425 6 , , , 28158 9425 7 116 116 CD 28158 9425 8 , , , 28158 9425 9 120 120 CD 28158 9425 10 , , , 28158 9425 11 121 121 CD 28158 9425 12 , , , 28158 9425 13 263 263 CD 28158 9425 14 - - SYM 28158 9425 15 265 265 CD 28158 9425 16 , , , 28158 9425 17 332 332 CD 28158 9425 18 , , , 28158 9425 19 333 333 CD 28158 9425 20 . . . 28158 9426 1 Fort Fort NNP 28158 9426 2 Molyneux Molyneux NNP 28158 9426 3 , , , 28158 9426 4 264 264 CD 28158 9426 5 . . . 28158 9427 1 Fort Fort NNP 28158 9427 2 Napier Napier NNP 28158 9427 3 , , , 28158 9427 4 263 263 CD 28158 9427 5 , , , 28158 9427 6 265 265 CD 28158 9427 7 . . . 28158 9428 1 Fort Fort NNP 28158 9428 2 Wylie Wylie NNP 28158 9428 3 , , , 28158 9428 4 264 264 CD 28158 9428 5 , , , 28158 9428 6 340 340 CD 28158 9428 7 , , , 28158 9428 8 342 342 CD 28158 9428 9 , , , 28158 9428 10 343 343 CD 28158 9428 11 , , , 28158 9428 12 351 351 CD 28158 9428 13 , , , 28158 9428 14 358 358 CD 28158 9428 15 - - SYM 28158 9428 16 361 361 CD 28158 9428 17 , , , 28158 9428 18 365 365 CD 28158 9428 19 , , , 28158 9428 20 367 367 CD 28158 9428 21 . . . 28158 9429 1 Foster Foster NNP 28158 9429 2 's 's POS 28158 9429 3 Farm Farm NNP 28158 9429 4 , , , 28158 9429 5 292 292 CD 28158 9429 6 , , , 28158 9429 7 300 300 CD 28158 9429 8 . . . 28158 9430 1 Fourie Fourie NNP 28158 9430 2 , , , 28158 9430 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9430 4 P. P. NNP 28158 9430 5 , , , 28158 9430 6 234 234 CD 28158 9430 7 . . . 28158 9431 1 Fourteen fourteen CD 28158 9431 2 Streams Streams NNPS 28158 9431 3 , , , 28158 9431 4 39 39 CD 28158 9431 5 , , , 28158 9431 6 50 50 CD 28158 9431 7 . . . 28158 9432 1 Fourteen Fourteen NNP 28158 9432 2 Streams Streams NNPS 28158 9432 3 Bridge Bridge NNP 28158 9432 4 , , , 28158 9432 5 36 36 CD 28158 9432 6 . . . 28158 9433 1 Fox Fox NNP 28158 9433 2 , , , 28158 9433 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9433 4 . . . 28158 9434 1 R. R. NNP 28158 9434 2 M. M. NNP 28158 9434 3 D. D. NNP 28158 9434 4 , , , 28158 9434 5 254 254 CD 28158 9434 6 . . . 28158 9435 1 Fraserburg Fraserburg NNP 28158 9435 2 Road Road NNP 28158 9435 3 , , , 28158 9435 4 53 53 CD 28158 9435 5 . . . 28158 9436 1 Fraser Fraser NNP 28158 9436 2 's 's POS 28158 9436 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9436 4 , , , 28158 9436 5 439 439 CD 28158 9436 6 . . . 28158 9437 1 Fraser Fraser NNP 28158 9437 2 's 's POS 28158 9437 3 Farm Farm NNP 28158 9437 4 , , , 28158 9437 5 255 255 CD 28158 9437 6 . . . 28158 9438 1 Free Free NNP 28158 9438 2 State State NNP 28158 9438 3 . . . 28158 9439 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9439 2 See See NNP 28158 9439 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9439 4 ORANGE ORANGE NNP 28158 9439 5 FREE free JJ 28158 9439 6 STATE STATE NNP 28158 9439 7 . . . 28158 9440 1 Freight freight NN 28158 9440 2 ships ship NNS 28158 9440 3 : : : 28158 9440 4 contracts contract NNS 28158 9440 5 for for IN 28158 9440 6 , , , 28158 9440 7 nature nature NN 28158 9440 8 of of IN 28158 9440 9 , , , 28158 9440 10 98 98 CD 28158 9440 11 ; ; : 28158 9440 12 engaged engage VBN 28158 9440 13 by by IN 28158 9440 14 Colonial colonial JJ 28158 9440 15 governments government NNS 28158 9440 16 , , , 28158 9440 17 97 97 CD 28158 9440 18 ; ; : 28158 9440 19 forage forage NN 28158 9440 20 supplied supply VBN 28158 9440 21 by by IN 28158 9440 22 owners owner NNS 28158 9440 23 of of IN 28158 9440 24 , , , 28158 9440 25 106 106 CD 28158 9440 26 ; ; : 28158 9440 27 for for IN 28158 9440 28 mules mule NNS 28158 9440 29 , , , 28158 9440 30 109 109 CD 28158 9440 31 ; ; : 28158 9440 32 for for IN 28158 9440 33 troops troop NNS 28158 9440 34 , , , 28158 9440 35 109 109 CD 28158 9440 36 ; ; , 28158 9440 37 full full JJ 28158 9440 38 cargoes cargo NNS 28158 9440 39 of of IN 28158 9440 40 , , , 28158 9440 41 109 109 CD 28158 9440 42 ; ; : 28158 9440 43 hired hire VBN 28158 9440 44 by by IN 28158 9440 45 Remount Remount NNP 28158 9440 46 Department Department NNP 28158 9440 47 , , , 28158 9440 48 98 98 CD 28158 9440 49 ; ; : 28158 9440 50 stores store NNS 28158 9440 51 from from IN 28158 9440 52 England England NNP 28158 9440 53 carried carry VBD 28158 9440 54 in in RP 28158 9440 55 , , , 28158 9440 56 104 104 CD 28158 9440 57 . . . 28158 9441 1 French French NNP 28158 9441 2 , , , 28158 9441 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 9441 4 . . . 28158 9441 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9441 6 D. D. NNP 28158 9441 7 P. P. NNP 28158 9441 8 , , , 28158 9441 9 159 159 CD 28158 9441 10 - - SYM 28158 9441 11 171 171 CD 28158 9441 12 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9441 13 Elandslaagte Elandslaagte NNP 28158 9441 14 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9441 15 , , , 28158 9441 16 172 172 CD 28158 9441 17 - - SYM 28158 9441 18 174 174 CD 28158 9441 19 , , , 28158 9441 20 176 176 CD 28158 9441 21 , , , 28158 9441 22 181 181 CD 28158 9441 23 , , , 28158 9441 24 182 182 CD 28158 9441 25 , , , 28158 9441 26 183 183 CD 28158 9441 27 , , , 28158 9441 28 186 186 CD 28158 9441 29 , , , 28158 9441 30 200 200 CD 28158 9441 31 - - SYM 28158 9441 32 203 203 CD 28158 9441 33 , , , 28158 9441 34 208 208 CD 28158 9441 35 - - SYM 28158 9441 36 210 210 CD 28158 9441 37 , , , 28158 9441 38 215 215 CD 28158 9441 39 , , , 28158 9441 40 275 275 CD 28158 9441 41 - - HYPH 28158 9441 42 284 284 CD 28158 9441 43 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9441 44 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9441 45 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9441 46 , , , 28158 9441 47 287 287 CD 28158 9441 48 , , , 28158 9441 49 332 332 CD 28158 9441 50 , , , 28158 9441 51 376 376 CD 28158 9441 52 , , , 28158 9441 53 378 378 CD 28158 9441 54 , , , 28158 9441 55 382 382 CD 28158 9441 56 , , , 28158 9441 57 389 389 CD 28158 9441 58 - - SYM 28158 9441 59 407 407 CD 28158 9441 60 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9441 61 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9441 62 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9441 63 , , , 28158 9441 64 408 408 CD 28158 9441 65 , , , 28158 9441 66 409 409 CD 28158 9441 67 , , , 28158 9441 68 411 411 CD 28158 9441 69 , , , 28158 9441 70 430 430 CD 28158 9441 71 , , , 28158 9441 72 432 432 CD 28158 9441 73 - - SYM 28158 9441 74 436 436 CD 28158 9441 75 , , , 28158 9441 76 444 444 CD 28158 9441 77 . . . 28158 9442 1 Frere Frere NNP 28158 9442 2 , , , 28158 9442 3 121 121 CD 28158 9442 4 , , , 28158 9442 5 265 265 CD 28158 9442 6 , , , 28158 9442 7 267 267 CD 28158 9442 8 , , , 28158 9442 9 268 268 CD 28158 9442 10 , , , 28158 9442 11 273 273 CD 28158 9442 12 , , , 28158 9442 13 332 332 CD 28158 9442 14 , , , 28158 9442 15 333 333 CD 28158 9442 16 , , , 28158 9442 17 358 358 CD 28158 9442 18 , , , 28158 9442 19 410 410 CD 28158 9442 20 . . . 28158 9443 1 Froneman Froneman NNP 28158 9443 2 , , , 28158 9443 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9443 4 , , , 28158 9443 5 441 441 CD 28158 9443 6 . . . 28158 9444 1 Frontiers frontier NNS 28158 9444 2 of of IN 28158 9444 3 British British NNP 28158 9444 4 South South NNP 28158 9444 5 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9444 6 , , , 28158 9444 7 36 36 CD 28158 9444 8 - - SYM 28158 9444 9 41 41 CD 28158 9444 10 . . . 28158 9445 1 Frontier Frontier NNP 28158 9445 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9445 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9445 4 . . . 28158 9446 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9446 2 See See NNP 28158 9446 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9446 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9446 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9446 6 . . . 28158 9447 1 Fuse fuse NN 28158 9447 2 , , , 28158 9447 3 time time NN 28158 9447 4 , , , 28158 9447 5 423 423 CD 28158 9447 6 . . . 28158 9448 1 Fyffe Fyffe NNP 28158 9448 2 , , , 28158 9448 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9448 4 B. B. NNP 28158 9448 5 O. O. NNP 28158 9448 6 , , , 28158 9448 7 186 186 CD 28158 9448 8 , , , 28158 9448 9 193 193 CD 28158 9448 10 . . . 28158 9449 1 Gatacre Gatacre NNP 28158 9449 2 , , , 28158 9449 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 9449 4 . . . 28158 9449 5 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9449 6 W. W. NNP 28158 9449 7 , , , 28158 9449 8 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9449 9 , , , 28158 9449 10 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9449 11 , , , 28158 9449 12 197 197 CD 28158 9449 13 , , , 28158 9449 14 199 199 CD 28158 9449 15 , , , 28158 9449 16 202 202 CD 28158 9449 17 , , , 28158 9449 18 203 203 CD 28158 9449 19 , , , 28158 9449 20 208 208 CD 28158 9449 21 - - SYM 28158 9449 22 210 210 CD 28158 9449 23 , , , 28158 9449 24 285 285 CD 28158 9449 25 - - SYM 28158 9449 26 303 303 CD 28158 9449 27 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9449 28 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 9449 29 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9449 30 , , , 28158 9449 31 332 332 CD 28158 9449 32 , , , 28158 9449 33 376 376 CD 28158 9449 34 , , , 28158 9449 35 378 378 CD 28158 9449 36 , , , 28158 9449 37 383 383 CD 28158 9449 38 , , , 28158 9449 39 408 408 CD 28158 9449 40 , , , 28158 9449 41 411 411 CD 28158 9449 42 , , , 28158 9449 43 429 429 CD 28158 9449 44 , , , 28158 9449 45 435 435 CD 28158 9449 46 . . . 28158 9450 1 German German NNP 28158 9450 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9450 3 . . . 28158 9451 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9451 2 See See NNP 28158 9451 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9451 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9451 5 . . . 28158 9452 1 Germiston Germiston NNP 28158 9452 2 commando commando NN 28158 9452 3 . . . 28158 9453 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9453 2 See See NNP 28158 9453 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9453 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9453 5 . . . 28158 9454 1 Giants Giants NNP 28158 9454 2 Castle Castle NNP 28158 9454 3 , , , 28158 9454 4 58 58 CD 28158 9454 5 , , , 28158 9454 6 59 59 CD 28158 9454 7 . . . 28158 9455 1 Gibraltar Gibraltar NNP 28158 9455 2 , , , 28158 9455 3 89 89 CD 28158 9455 4 , , , 28158 9455 5 92 92 CD 28158 9455 6 . . . 28158 9456 1 Girouard Girouard NNP 28158 9456 2 , , , 28158 9456 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9456 4 . . . 28158 9456 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9456 6 P. P. NNP 28158 9456 7 C. C. NNP 28158 9456 8 , , , 28158 9456 9 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9456 10 , , , 28158 9456 11 385 385 CD 28158 9456 12 , , , 28158 9456 13 413 413 CD 28158 9456 14 , , , 28158 9456 15 424 424 CD 28158 9456 16 , , , 28158 9456 17 432 432 CD 28158 9456 18 , , , 28158 9456 19 433 433 CD 28158 9456 20 , , , 28158 9456 21 443 443 CD 28158 9456 22 . . . 28158 9457 1 Glencoe Glencoe NNP 28158 9457 2 , , , 28158 9457 3 38 38 CD 28158 9457 4 , , , 28158 9457 5 44 44 CD 28158 9457 6 , , , 28158 9457 7 46 46 CD 28158 9457 8 , , , 28158 9457 9 47 47 CD 28158 9457 10 , , , 28158 9457 11 58 58 CD 28158 9457 12 , , , 28158 9457 13 145 145 CD 28158 9457 14 , , , 28158 9457 15 159 159 CD 28158 9457 16 , , , 28158 9457 17 172 172 CD 28158 9457 18 . . . 28158 9458 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9458 2 See See NNP 28158 9458 3 also also RB 28158 9458 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9458 5 DUNDEE DUNDEE NNP 28158 9458 6 . . . 28158 9459 1 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 9459 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9459 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9459 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 9459 5 and and CC 28158 9459 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9459 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9459 8 . . . 28158 9460 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9460 2 See See NNP 28158 9460 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9460 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9460 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9460 6 . . . 28158 9461 1 Godley Godley NNP 28158 9461 2 , , , 28158 9461 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9461 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9461 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9461 6 , , , 28158 9461 7 309 309 CD 28158 9461 8 . . . 28158 9462 1 Goff Goff NNP 28158 9462 2 , , , 28158 9462 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 9462 4 G. G. NNP 28158 9462 5 L. L. NNP 28158 9462 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9462 7 , , , 28158 9462 8 319 319 CD 28158 9462 9 . . . 28158 9463 1 Goldie Goldie NNP 28158 9463 2 , , , 28158 9463 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9463 4 A. a. NN 28158 9463 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9463 6 , , , 28158 9463 7 361 361 CD 28158 9463 8 . . . 28158 9464 1 Gomba Gomba NNP 28158 9464 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 9464 3 , , , 28158 9464 4 367 367 CD 28158 9464 5 , , , 28158 9464 6 373 373 CD 28158 9464 7 . . . 28158 9465 1 Goodenough Goodenough NNP 28158 9465 2 , , , 28158 9465 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen CD 28158 9465 4 . . . 28158 9465 5 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9465 6 W. W. NNP 28158 9465 7 H. H. NNP 28158 9465 8 , , , 28158 9465 9 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9465 10 , , , 28158 9465 11 35 35 CD 28158 9465 12 , , , 28158 9465 13 44 44 CD 28158 9465 14 . . . 28158 9466 1 Goodwin Goodwin NNP 28158 9466 2 , , , 28158 9466 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9466 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9466 5 later later RB 28158 9466 6 Major Major NNP 28158 9466 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9466 8 C. C. NNP 28158 9466 9 A. A. NNP 28158 9466 10 , , , 28158 9466 11 425 425 CD 28158 9466 12 . . . 28158 9467 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 9467 2 , , , 28158 9467 3 Brig.-General Brig.-General NNP 28158 9467 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9467 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9467 6 P. P. NNP 28158 9467 7 , , , 28158 9467 8 437 437 CD 28158 9467 9 . . . 28158 9468 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 9468 2 , , , 28158 9468 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9468 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9468 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9468 6 , , , 28158 9468 7 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9468 8 , , , 28158 9468 9 327 327 CD 28158 9468 10 . . . 28158 9469 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 9469 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 9469 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9469 4 1st 1st JJ 28158 9469 5 and and CC 28158 9469 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9469 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9469 8 . . . 28158 9470 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9470 2 See See NNP 28158 9470 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9470 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9470 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9470 6 . . . 28158 9471 1 Gore Gore NNP 28158 9471 2 , , , 28158 9471 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9471 4 . . . 28158 9471 5 St. St. NNP 28158 9471 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9471 7 C. C. NNP 28158 9471 8 , , , 28158 9471 9 163 163 CD 28158 9471 10 , , , 28158 9471 11 167 167 CD 28158 9471 12 - - SYM 28158 9471 13 169 169 CD 28158 9471 14 , , , 28158 9471 15 171 171 CD 28158 9471 16 . . . 28158 9472 1 Gosset Gosset NNP 28158 9472 2 , , , 28158 9472 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9472 4 . . . 28158 9473 1 F. F. NNP 28158 9473 2 J. J. NNP 28158 9473 3 , , , 28158 9473 4 286 286 CD 28158 9473 5 . . . 28158 9474 1 Gough Gough NNP 28158 9474 2 , , , 28158 9474 3 Col Col NNP 28158 9474 4 . . NNP 28158 9474 5 B. B. NNP 28158 9474 6 , , , 28158 9474 7 220 220 CD 28158 9474 8 , , , 28158 9474 9 221 221 CD 28158 9474 10 , , , 28158 9474 11 232 232 CD 28158 9474 12 , , , 28158 9474 13 240 240 CD 28158 9474 14 , , , 28158 9474 15 241 241 CD 28158 9474 16 . . . 28158 9475 1 Gough Gough NNP 28158 9475 2 , , , 28158 9475 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9475 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9475 5 de de NNP 28158 9475 6 la la NNP 28158 9475 7 P. P. NNP 28158 9475 8 , , , 28158 9475 9 337 337 CD 28158 9475 10 . . . 28158 9476 1 Graaf Graaf NNP 28158 9476 2 Reinet reinet NN 28158 9476 3 , , , 28158 9476 4 56 56 CD 28158 9476 5 . . . 28158 9477 1 Graff Graff NNP 28158 9477 2 , , , 28158 9477 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9477 4 S. S. NNP 28158 9477 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9477 6 , , , 28158 9477 7 106 106 CD 28158 9477 8 , , , 28158 9477 9 110 110 CD 28158 9477 10 . . . 28158 9478 1 Grahamstown Grahamstown NNP 28158 9478 2 , , , 28158 9478 3 384 384 CD 28158 9478 4 . . . 28158 9479 1 Grahamstown Grahamstown NNP 28158 9479 2 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 9479 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9479 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9479 5 . . . 28158 9480 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9480 2 See See NNP 28158 9480 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9480 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9480 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9480 6 . . . 28158 9481 1 Granet Granet NNP 28158 9481 2 , , , 28158 9481 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9481 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9481 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9481 6 , , , 28158 9481 7 258 258 CD 28158 9481 8 , , , 28158 9481 9 441 441 CD 28158 9481 10 . . . 28158 9482 1 Grant Grant NNP 28158 9482 2 Committee Committee NNP 28158 9482 3 , , , 28158 9482 4 32 32 CD 28158 9482 5 . . . 28158 9483 1 Grant Grant NNP 28158 9483 2 , , , 28158 9483 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9483 4 S. S. NNP 28158 9483 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9483 6 N. N. NNP 28158 9483 7 , , , 28158 9483 8 14 14 CD 28158 9483 9 . . . 28158 9484 1 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 9484 2 , , , 28158 9484 3 63 63 CD 28158 9484 4 , , , 28158 9484 5 120 120 CD 28158 9484 6 , , , 28158 9484 7 216 216 CD 28158 9484 8 , , , 28158 9484 9 229 229 CD 28158 9484 10 - - SYM 28158 9484 11 242 242 CD 28158 9484 12 , , , 28158 9484 13 243 243 CD 28158 9484 14 , , , 28158 9484 15 332 332 CD 28158 9484 16 , , , 28158 9484 17 432 432 CD 28158 9484 18 , , , 28158 9484 19 442 442 CD 28158 9484 20 , , , 28158 9484 21 444 444 CD 28158 9484 22 . . . 28158 9485 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9485 2 See See NNP 28158 9485 3 also also RB 28158 9485 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9485 5 ENSLIN ENSLIN NNP 28158 9485 6 . . . 28158 9486 1 Grassy Grassy NNP 28158 9486 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9486 3 later later RB 28158 9486 4 " " `` 28158 9486 5 Suffolk Suffolk NNP 28158 9486 6 " " '' 28158 9486 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9486 8 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9486 9 , , , 28158 9486 10 394 394 CD 28158 9486 11 , , , 28158 9486 12 396 396 CD 28158 9486 13 - - SYM 28158 9486 14 399 399 CD 28158 9486 15 , , , 28158 9486 16 404 404 CD 28158 9486 17 , , , 28158 9486 18 406 406 CD 28158 9486 19 . . . 28158 9487 1 Great Great NNP 28158 9487 2 Fish Fish NNP 28158 9487 3 River River NNP 28158 9487 4 , , , 28158 9487 5 56 56 CD 28158 9487 6 . . . 28158 9488 1 Great Great NNP 28158 9488 2 Karroo Karroo NNP 28158 9488 3 , , , 28158 9488 4 55 55 CD 28158 9488 5 . . . 28158 9489 1 Great Great NNP 28158 9489 2 Kei Kei NNP 28158 9489 3 River River NNP 28158 9489 4 , , , 28158 9489 5 56 56 CD 28158 9489 6 . . . 28158 9490 1 Great Great NNP 28158 9490 2 Winterberg Winterberg NNP 28158 9490 3 , , , 28158 9490 4 56 56 CD 28158 9490 5 . . . 28158 9491 1 Green Green NNP 28158 9491 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9491 3 , , , 28158 9491 4 368 368 CD 28158 9491 5 . . . 28158 9492 1 Grenadier Grenadier NNP 28158 9492 2 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 9492 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9492 4 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 9492 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9492 6 . . . 28158 9493 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9493 2 See See NNP 28158 9493 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9493 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9493 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9493 6 . . . 28158 9494 1 Greytown Greytown NNP 28158 9494 2 , , , 28158 9494 3 147 147 CD 28158 9494 4 , , , 28158 9494 5 159 159 CD 28158 9494 6 , , , 28158 9494 7 261 261 CD 28158 9494 8 , , , 28158 9494 9 378 378 CD 28158 9494 10 . . . 28158 9495 1 Grimshaw Grimshaw NNP 28158 9495 2 , , , 28158 9495 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9495 4 . . . 28158 9496 1 C. C. NNP 28158 9496 2 T. T. NNP 28158 9496 3 W. W. NNP 28158 9496 4 , , , 28158 9496 5 128 128 CD 28158 9496 6 - - SYM 28158 9496 7 131 131 CD 28158 9496 8 . . . 28158 9497 1 Grimwood Grimwood NNP 28158 9497 2 , , , 28158 9497 3 Col Col NNP 28158 9497 4 . . NNP 28158 9497 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9497 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9497 7 , , , 28158 9497 8 174 174 CD 28158 9497 9 - - SYM 28158 9497 10 176 176 CD 28158 9497 11 , , , 28158 9497 12 178 178 CD 28158 9497 13 - - SYM 28158 9497 14 182 182 CD 28158 9497 15 , , , 28158 9497 16 184 184 CD 28158 9497 17 . . . 28158 9498 1 Griqualand Griqualand NNP 28158 9498 2 East East NNP 28158 9498 3 , , , 28158 9498 4 36 36 CD 28158 9498 5 , , , 28158 9498 6 208 208 CD 28158 9498 7 , , , 28158 9498 8 288 288 CD 28158 9498 9 . . . 28158 9499 1 Griqualand Griqualand NNP 28158 9499 2 West West NNP 28158 9499 3 , , , 28158 9499 4 52 52 CD 28158 9499 5 , , , 28158 9499 6 62 62 CD 28158 9499 7 , , , 28158 9499 8 207 207 CD 28158 9499 9 , , , 28158 9499 10 382 382 CD 28158 9499 11 . . . 28158 9500 1 Griquatown Griquatown NNP 28158 9500 2 , , , 28158 9500 3 214 214 CD 28158 9500 4 . . . 28158 9501 1 Grobelaar Grobelaar NNP 28158 9501 2 , , , 28158 9501 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9501 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9501 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9501 6 , , , 28158 9501 7 50 50 CD 28158 9501 8 , , , 28158 9501 9 281 281 CD 28158 9501 10 , , , 28158 9501 11 282 282 CD 28158 9501 12 , , , 28158 9501 13 295 295 CD 28158 9501 14 , , , 28158 9501 15 299 299 CD 28158 9501 16 , , , 28158 9501 17 394 394 CD 28158 9501 18 , , , 28158 9501 19 409 409 CD 28158 9501 20 . . . 28158 9502 1 Grobelaars Grobelaars NNPS 28158 9502 2 Kloof Kloof NNP 28158 9502 3 , , , 28158 9502 4 59 59 CD 28158 9502 5 , , , 28158 9502 6 263 263 CD 28158 9502 7 , , , 28158 9502 8 340 340 CD 28158 9502 9 , , , 28158 9502 10 354 354 CD 28158 9502 11 . . . 28158 9503 1 Grylls Grylls NNP 28158 9503 2 , , , 28158 9503 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9503 4 . . . 28158 9504 1 J. J. NNP 28158 9505 1 B. B. NNP 28158 9505 2 , , , 28158 9505 3 366 366 CD 28158 9505 4 . . . 28158 9506 1 Guards guard NNS 28158 9506 2 ' ' POS 28158 9506 3 Brigade brigade NN 28158 9506 4 . . . 28158 9507 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9507 2 See See NNP 28158 9507 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9507 4 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9507 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9507 6 . . . 28158 9508 1 Guns gun NNS 28158 9508 2 , , , 28158 9508 3 6-in 6-in CD 28158 9508 4 . . . 28158 9509 1 Boer Boer NNP 28158 9509 2 , , , 28158 9509 3 422 422 CD 28158 9509 4 ; ; : 28158 9509 5 British british JJ 28158 9509 6 , , , 28158 9509 7 422 422 CD 28158 9509 8 , , , 28158 9509 9 423 423 CD 28158 9509 10 ; ; : 28158 9509 11 heavy heavy JJ 28158 9509 12 , , , 28158 9509 13 433 433 CD 28158 9509 14 . . . 28158 9510 1 Gun Gun NNP 28158 9510 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9510 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9510 4 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 9510 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9510 6 , , , 28158 9510 7 219 219 CD 28158 9510 8 - - SYM 28158 9510 9 221 221 CD 28158 9510 10 , , , 28158 9510 11 223 223 CD 28158 9510 12 - - SYM 28158 9510 13 238 238 CD 28158 9510 14 . . . 28158 9511 1 Gun Gun NNP 28158 9511 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9511 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9511 4 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9511 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9511 6 , , , 28158 9511 7 172 172 CD 28158 9511 8 , , , 28158 9511 9 174 174 CD 28158 9511 10 , , , 28158 9511 11 176 176 CD 28158 9511 12 , , , 28158 9511 13 180 180 CD 28158 9511 14 , , , 28158 9511 15 334 334 CD 28158 9511 16 . . . 28158 9512 1 Gunning Gunning NNP 28158 9512 2 , , , 28158 9512 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9512 4 R. R. NNP 28158 9512 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9512 6 , , , 28158 9512 7 132 132 CD 28158 9512 8 , , , 28158 9512 9 136 136 CD 28158 9512 10 . . . 28158 9513 1 Hague Hague NNP 28158 9513 2 Convention Convention NNP 28158 9513 3 , , , 28158 9513 4 31 31 CD 28158 9513 5 . . . 28158 9514 1 Haig Haig NNP 28158 9514 2 , , , 28158 9514 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9514 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9514 5 , , , 28158 9514 6 276 276 CD 28158 9514 7 , , , 28158 9514 8 281 281 CD 28158 9514 9 . . . 28158 9515 1 Haldane Haldane NNP 28158 9515 2 , , , 28158 9515 3 Capt Capt NNP 28158 9515 4 . . . 28158 9516 1 J. J. NNP 28158 9517 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9517 2 L. L. NNP 28158 9517 3 , , , 28158 9517 4 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9517 5 , , , 28158 9517 6 267 267 CD 28158 9517 7 , , , 28158 9517 8 268 268 CD 28158 9517 9 . . . 28158 9518 1 Halifax Halifax NNP 28158 9518 2 , , , 28158 9518 3 139 139 CD 28158 9518 4 , , , 28158 9518 5 140 140 CD 28158 9518 6 . . . 28158 9519 1 Hall Hall NNP 28158 9519 2 , , , 28158 9519 3 Lieut.-Col Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 9519 4 . . . 28158 9519 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9519 6 H. H. NNP 28158 9519 7 , , , 28158 9519 8 203 203 CD 28158 9519 9 , , , 28158 9519 10 211 211 CD 28158 9519 11 , , , 28158 9519 12 214 214 CD 28158 9519 13 , , , 28158 9519 14 217 217 CD 28158 9519 15 , , , 28158 9519 16 239 239 CD 28158 9519 17 , , , 28158 9519 18 258 258 CD 28158 9519 19 , , , 28158 9519 20 321 321 CD 28158 9519 21 . . . 28158 9520 1 Hall Hall NNP 28158 9520 2 , , , 28158 9520 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9520 4 . . . 28158 9521 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9521 2 C. C. NNP 28158 9521 3 , , , 28158 9521 4 213 213 CD 28158 9521 5 . . . 28158 9522 1 Halsey Halsey NNP 28158 9522 2 , , , 28158 9522 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9522 4 . . . 28158 9523 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9523 2 , , , 28158 9523 3 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9523 4 , , , 28158 9523 5 121 121 CD 28158 9523 6 , , , 28158 9523 7 266 266 CD 28158 9523 8 . . . 28158 9524 1 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9524 2 , , , 28158 9524 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9524 4 B. B. NNP 28158 9524 5 M. M. NNP 28158 9524 6 , , , 28158 9524 7 346 346 CD 28158 9524 8 , , , 28158 9524 9 350 350 CD 28158 9524 10 . . . 28158 9525 1 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9525 2 , , , 28158 9525 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9525 4 . . . 28158 9525 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9525 6 O. O. NNP 28158 9525 7 F. F. NNP 28158 9525 8 , , , 28158 9525 9 366 366 CD 28158 9525 10 , , , 28158 9525 11 371 371 CD 28158 9525 12 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9525 13 , , , 28158 9525 14 Col Col NNP 28158 9525 15 . . NNP 28158 9525 16 Ian Ian NNP 28158 9525 17 S. S. NNP 28158 9525 18 M. M. NNP 28158 9525 19 , , , 28158 9525 20 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9525 21 , , , 28158 9525 22 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9525 23 , , , 28158 9525 24 159 159 CD 28158 9525 25 , , , 28158 9525 26 163 163 CD 28158 9525 27 , , , 28158 9525 28 168 168 CD 28158 9525 29 - - SYM 28158 9525 30 170 170 CD 28158 9525 31 , , , 28158 9525 32 172 172 CD 28158 9525 33 , , , 28158 9525 34 175 175 CD 28158 9525 35 - - SYM 28158 9525 36 177 177 CD 28158 9525 37 , , , 28158 9525 38 183 183 CD 28158 9525 39 , , , 28158 9525 40 185 185 CD 28158 9525 41 . . . 28158 9526 1 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9526 2 , , , 28158 9526 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9526 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9526 5 I. I. NNP 28158 9526 6 W. W. NNP 28158 9526 7 , , , 28158 9526 8 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9526 9 , , , 28158 9526 10 433 433 CD 28158 9526 11 . . . 28158 9527 1 Hammersley Hammersley NNP 28158 9527 2 , , , 28158 9527 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9527 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9527 5 , , , 28158 9527 6 133 133 CD 28158 9527 7 . . . 28158 9528 1 Hampshire Hampshire NNP 28158 9528 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9528 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9528 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9528 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9528 6 . . . 28158 9529 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9529 2 See See NNP 28158 9529 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9529 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9529 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9529 6 . . . 28158 9530 1 Hannah Hannah NNP 28158 9530 2 , , , 28158 9530 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9530 4 . . . 28158 9531 1 W. W. NNP 28158 9531 2 M. M. NNP 28158 9531 3 J. J. NNP 28158 9531 4 , , , 28158 9531 5 143 143 CD 28158 9531 6 . . . 28158 9532 1 Hannay Hannay NNP 28158 9532 2 , , , 28158 9532 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9532 4 O. O. NNP 28158 9532 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9532 6 , , , 28158 9532 7 437 437 CD 28158 9532 8 , , , 28158 9532 9 444 444 CD 28158 9532 10 . . . 28158 9533 1 Hanover Hanover NNP 28158 9533 2 Road Road NNP 28158 9533 3 , , , 28158 9533 4 212 212 CD 28158 9533 5 , , , 28158 9533 6 277 277 CD 28158 9533 7 , , , 28158 9533 8 280 280 CD 28158 9533 9 , , , 28158 9533 10 390 390 CD 28158 9533 11 . . . 28158 9534 1 Harding Harding NNP 28158 9534 2 , , , 28158 9534 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9534 4 , , , 28158 9534 5 330 330 CD 28158 9534 6 . . . 28158 9535 1 Harness Harness NNP 28158 9535 2 , , , 28158 9535 3 19 19 CD 28158 9535 4 , , , 28158 9535 5 31 31 CD 28158 9535 6 ; ; : 28158 9535 7 mule mule JJ 28158 9535 8 , , , 28158 9535 9 417 417 CD 28158 9535 10 . . . 28158 9536 1 Harris Harris NNP 28158 9536 2 , , , 28158 9536 3 Rear Rear NNP 28158 9536 4 - - HYPH 28158 9536 5 Admiral Admiral NNP 28158 9536 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9536 7 R. R. NNP 28158 9536 8 H. H. NNP 28158 9536 9 , , , 28158 9536 10 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9536 11 , , , 28158 9536 12 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9536 13 - - HYPH 28158 9536 14 in in IN 28158 9536 15 - - HYPH 28158 9536 16 Chief chief NN 28158 9536 17 of of IN 28158 9536 18 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9536 19 of of IN 28158 9536 20 Good Good NNP 28158 9536 21 Hope Hope NNP 28158 9536 22 and and CC 28158 9536 23 West West NNP 28158 9536 24 Coast Coast NNP 28158 9536 25 of of IN 28158 9536 26 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9536 27 Station Station NNP 28158 9536 28 , , , 28158 9536 29 53 53 CD 28158 9536 30 , , , 28158 9536 31 116 116 CD 28158 9536 32 - - SYM 28158 9536 33 119 119 CD 28158 9536 34 , , , 28158 9536 35 121 121 CD 28158 9536 36 , , , 28158 9536 37 185 185 CD 28158 9536 38 , , , 28158 9536 39 205 205 CD 28158 9536 40 , , , 28158 9536 41 263 263 CD 28158 9536 42 , , , 28158 9536 43 422 422 CD 28158 9536 44 ; ; : 28158 9536 45 in in IN 28158 9536 46 July July NNP 28158 9536 47 , , , 28158 9536 48 1899 1899 CD 28158 9536 49 , , , 28158 9536 50 sees see VBZ 28158 9536 51 that that IN 28158 9536 52 Boers Boers NNPS 28158 9536 53 are be VBP 28158 9536 54 only only RB 28158 9536 55 waiting wait VBG 28158 9536 56 for for IN 28158 9536 57 the the DT 28158 9536 58 grass grass NN 28158 9536 59 to to TO 28158 9536 60 invade invade VB 28158 9536 61 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9536 62 , , , 28158 9536 63 116 116 CD 28158 9536 64 . . . 28158 9537 1 Harrismith Harrismith NNP 28158 9537 2 , , , 28158 9537 3 44 44 CD 28158 9537 4 , , , 28158 9537 5 58 58 CD 28158 9537 6 , , , 28158 9537 7 157 157 CD 28158 9537 8 . . . 28158 9538 1 Harrismith harrismith IN 28158 9538 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9538 3 . . . 28158 9539 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9539 2 See See NNP 28158 9539 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9539 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9539 5 . . . 28158 9540 1 Hart Hart NNP 28158 9540 2 , , , 28158 9540 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9540 4 - - HYPH 28158 9540 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 9540 6 . . . 28158 9540 7 A. A. NNP 28158 9540 8 FitzRoy FitzRoy NNP 28158 9540 9 , , , 28158 9540 10 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9540 11 , , , 28158 9540 12 203 203 CD 28158 9540 13 , , , 28158 9540 14 204 204 CD 28158 9540 15 , , , 28158 9540 16 210 210 CD 28158 9540 17 , , , 28158 9540 18 333 333 CD 28158 9540 19 , , , 28158 9540 20 346 346 CD 28158 9540 21 , , , 28158 9540 22 348 348 CD 28158 9540 23 , , , 28158 9540 24 352 352 CD 28158 9540 25 - - SYM 28158 9540 26 357 357 CD 28158 9540 27 , , , 28158 9540 28 362 362 CD 28158 9540 29 , , , 28158 9540 30 369 369 CD 28158 9540 31 - - SYM 28158 9540 32 372 372 CD 28158 9540 33 . . . 28158 9541 1 Hart Hart NNP 28158 9541 2 's 's POS 28158 9541 3 brigade brigade NN 28158 9541 4 . . . 28158 9542 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9542 2 See See NNP 28158 9542 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9542 4 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9542 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9542 6 . . . 28158 9543 1 Hartley Hartley NNP 28158 9543 2 , , , 28158 9543 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9543 4 . . . 28158 9543 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9543 6 B. B. NNP 28158 9543 7 , , , 28158 9543 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9543 9 , , , 28158 9543 10 215 215 CD 28158 9543 11 . . . 28158 9544 1 Hartebeestfontein Hartebeestfontein NNP 28158 9544 2 Farm Farm NNP 28158 9544 3 , , , 28158 9544 4 280 280 CD 28158 9544 5 . . . 28158 9545 1 Hatting hatting NN 28158 9545 2 , , , 28158 9545 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9545 4 , , , 28158 9545 5 128 128 CD 28158 9545 6 . . . 28158 9546 1 Hatting Hatting NNP 28158 9546 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 9546 3 , , , 28158 9546 4 126 126 CD 28158 9546 5 - - SYM 28158 9546 6 127 127 CD 28158 9546 7 . . . 28158 9547 1 Hartzogsrand Hartzogsrand NNP 28158 9547 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9547 3 mountain mountain NN 28158 9547 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9547 5 , , , 28158 9547 6 56 56 CD 28158 9547 7 . . . 28158 9548 1 Headquarter Headquarter NNP 28158 9548 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9548 3 , , , 28158 9548 4 306 306 CD 28158 9548 5 , , , 28158 9548 6 310 310 CD 28158 9548 7 - - SYM 28158 9548 8 312 312 CD 28158 9548 9 , , , 28158 9548 10 316 316 CD 28158 9548 11 , , , 28158 9548 12 321 321 CD 28158 9548 13 , , , 28158 9548 14 323 323 CD 28158 9548 15 , , , 28158 9548 16 326 326 CD 28158 9548 17 , , , 28158 9548 18 327 327 CD 28158 9548 19 . . . 28158 9549 1 Hebron Hebron NNP 28158 9549 2 Farm Farm NNP 28158 9549 3 , , , 28158 9549 4 404 404 CD 28158 9549 5 . . . 28158 9550 1 Heidelberg Heidelberg NNP 28158 9550 2 commando commando NNP 28158 9550 3 . . . 28158 9551 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9551 2 See See NNP 28158 9551 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9551 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9551 5 . . . 28158 9552 1 Heilbron Heilbron NNP 28158 9552 2 commando commando NNP 28158 9552 3 . . . 28158 9553 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9553 2 See See NNP 28158 9553 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9553 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9553 5 . . . 28158 9554 1 Helpmakaar helpmakaar NN 28158 9554 2 , , , 28158 9554 3 261 261 CD 28158 9554 4 , , , 28158 9554 5 274 274 CD 28158 9554 6 , , , 28158 9554 7 334 334 CD 28158 9554 8 . . . 28158 9555 1 Helpmakaar Helpmakaar NNP 28158 9555 2 Road Road NNP 28158 9555 3 , , , 28158 9555 4 146 146 CD 28158 9555 5 - - SYM 28158 9555 6 147 147 CD 28158 9555 7 , , , 28158 9555 8 150 150 CD 28158 9555 9 , , , 28158 9555 10 181 181 CD 28158 9555 11 . . . 28158 9556 1 Hely hely RB 28158 9556 2 - - HYPH 28158 9556 3 Hutchinson Hutchinson NNP 28158 9556 4 , , , 28158 9556 5 The the DT 28158 9556 6 Honourable honourable JJ 28158 9556 7 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9556 8 W. W. NNP 28158 9556 9 F. F. NNP 28158 9556 10 , , , 28158 9556 11 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9556 12 , , , 28158 9556 13 45 45 CD 28158 9556 14 , , , 28158 9556 15 123 123 CD 28158 9556 16 , , , 28158 9556 17 207 207 CD 28158 9556 18 , , , 28158 9556 19 261 261 CD 28158 9556 20 - - SYM 28158 9556 21 262 262 CD 28158 9556 22 . . . 28158 9557 1 Henderson Henderson NNP 28158 9557 2 , , , 28158 9557 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9557 4 G. G. NNP 28158 9557 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9557 6 R. R. NNP 28158 9557 7 , , , 28158 9557 8 15 15 CD 28158 9557 9 , , , 28158 9557 10 433 433 CD 28158 9557 11 . . . 28158 9558 1 Henniker Henniker NNP 28158 9558 2 - - HYPH 28158 9558 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9558 4 , , , 28158 9558 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9558 6 . . . 28158 9558 7 the the DT 28158 9558 8 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9558 9 . . . 28158 9559 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9559 2 H. H. NNP 28158 9559 3 , , , 28158 9559 4 324 324 CD 28158 9559 5 . . . 28158 9560 1 Henshaw henshaw JJ 28158 9560 2 , , , 28158 9560 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9560 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9560 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9560 6 , , , 28158 9560 7 367 367 CD 28158 9560 8 , , , 28158 9560 9 374 374 CD 28158 9560 10 . . . 28158 9561 1 Herbert Herbert NNP 28158 9561 2 , , , 28158 9561 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9561 4 G. G. NNP 28158 9561 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9561 6 , , , 28158 9561 7 361 361 CD 28158 9561 8 , , , 28158 9561 9 362 362 CD 28158 9561 10 , , , 28158 9561 11 365 365 CD 28158 9561 12 . . . 28158 9562 1 Herschel Herschel NNP 28158 9562 2 , , , 28158 9562 3 382 382 CD 28158 9562 4 . . . 28158 9563 1 Her -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9563 2 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 9563 3 's 's POS 28158 9563 4 Government government NN 28158 9563 5 . . . 28158 9564 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9564 2 See See NNP 28158 9564 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9564 4 CABINET CABINET NNP 28158 9564 5 . . . 28158 9565 1 Higgins Higgins NNP 28158 9565 2 , , , 28158 9565 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9565 4 . . . 28158 9566 1 J. J. NNP 28158 9566 2 F. F. NNP 28158 9566 3 A. A. NNP 28158 9566 4 , , , 28158 9566 5 184 184 CD 28158 9566 6 . . . 28158 9567 1 High High NNP 28158 9567 2 Commissioner Commissioner NNP 28158 9567 3 . . . 28158 9568 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9568 2 See See NNP 28158 9568 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9568 4 MILNER MILNER NNP 28158 9568 5 , , , 28158 9568 6 SIR SIR NNP 28158 9568 7 ALFRED ALFRED NNP 28158 9568 8 . . . 28158 9569 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 9569 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 9569 3 . . . 28158 9570 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9570 2 See See NNP 28158 9570 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9570 4 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9570 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9570 6 . . . 28158 9571 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 9571 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9571 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9571 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9571 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 9571 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9571 7 . . . 28158 9572 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9572 2 See See NNP 28158 9572 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9572 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9572 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9572 6 . . . 28158 9573 1 Highlands highland NNS 28158 9573 2 , , , 28158 9573 3 59 59 CD 28158 9573 4 , , , 28158 9573 5 269 269 CD 28158 9573 6 - - SYM 28158 9573 7 270 270 CD 28158 9573 8 . . . 28158 9574 1 High high JJ 28158 9574 2 Veld Veld NNP 28158 9574 3 , , , 28158 9574 4 62 62 CD 28158 9574 5 , , , 28158 9574 6 63 63 CD 28158 9574 7 , , , 28158 9574 8 66 66 CD 28158 9574 9 , , , 28158 9574 10 67 67 CD 28158 9574 11 . . . 28158 9575 1 Hildyard Hildyard NNP 28158 9575 2 , , , 28158 9575 3 Maj.-Gen Maj.-Gen NNP 28158 9575 4 . . . 28158 9575 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9575 6 J. J. NNP 28158 9575 7 T. T. NNP 28158 9575 8 , , , 28158 9575 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9575 10 , , , 28158 9575 11 202 202 CD 28158 9575 12 , , , 28158 9575 13 204 204 CD 28158 9575 14 , , , 28158 9575 15 266 266 CD 28158 9575 16 , , , 28158 9575 17 269 269 CD 28158 9575 18 - - SYM 28158 9575 19 273 273 CD 28158 9575 20 , , , 28158 9575 21 333 333 CD 28158 9575 22 , , , 28158 9575 23 346 346 CD 28158 9575 24 , , , 28158 9575 25 347 347 CD 28158 9575 26 , , , 28158 9575 27 363 363 CD 28158 9575 28 , , , 28158 9575 29 364 364 CD 28158 9575 30 , , , 28158 9575 31 371 371 CD 28158 9575 32 , , , 28158 9575 33 372 372 CD 28158 9575 34 . . . 28158 9576 1 Hime Hime NNP 28158 9576 2 , , , 28158 9576 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9576 4 . . . 28158 9576 5 the the DT 28158 9576 6 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9576 7 . . . 28158 9577 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9577 2 Albert Albert NNP 28158 9577 3 H. H. NNP 28158 9577 4 , , , 28158 9577 5 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9577 6 , , , 28158 9577 7 144 144 CD 28158 9577 8 , , , 28158 9577 9 263 263 CD 28158 9577 10 . . . 28158 9578 1 Hinde Hinde NNP 28158 9578 2 , , , 28158 9578 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9578 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9578 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9578 6 E. E. NNP 28158 9578 7 , , , 28158 9578 8 270 270 CD 28158 9578 9 , , , 28158 9578 10 353 353 CD 28158 9578 11 . . . 28158 9579 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9579 2 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 9579 3 's 's POS 28158 9579 4 Commissioners Commissioners NNPS 28158 9579 5 . . . 28158 9580 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9580 2 See See NNP 28158 9580 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9580 4 ROYAL ROYAL NNP 28158 9580 5 COMMISSION COMMISSION NNP 28158 9580 6 ON on IN 28158 9580 7 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 9580 8 AFRICAN AFRICAN NNP 28158 9580 9 WAR WAR NNP 28158 9580 10 . . . 28158 9581 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9581 2 Majesty Majesty NNP 28158 9581 3 's 's POS 28158 9581 4 Government government NN 28158 9581 5 . . . 28158 9582 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9582 2 See See NNP 28158 9582 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9582 4 CABINET CABINET NNP 28158 9582 5 . . . 28158 9583 1 Hlangwhane Hlangwhane NNP 28158 9583 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9583 3 mountain mountain NNP 28158 9583 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9583 5 , , , 28158 9583 6 340 340 CD 28158 9583 7 , , , 28158 9583 8 341 341 CD 28158 9583 9 , , , 28158 9583 10 343 343 CD 28158 9583 11 - - SYM 28158 9583 12 345 345 CD 28158 9583 13 , , , 28158 9583 14 347 347 CD 28158 9583 15 , , , 28158 9583 16 348 348 CD 28158 9583 17 , , , 28158 9583 18 358 358 CD 28158 9583 19 , , , 28158 9583 20 363 363 CD 28158 9583 21 , , , 28158 9583 22 367 367 CD 28158 9583 23 - - SYM 28158 9583 24 369 369 CD 28158 9583 25 . . . 28158 9584 1 Hlatikulu hlatikulu NN 28158 9584 2 , , , 28158 9584 3 269 269 CD 28158 9584 4 . . . 28158 9585 1 Hogg Hogg NNP 28158 9585 2 & & CC 28158 9585 3 Robinson Robinson NNP 28158 9585 4 , , , 28158 9585 5 Messrs. Messrs. NNP 28158 9585 6 , , , 28158 9585 7 98 98 CD 28158 9585 8 . . . 28158 9586 1 Hollander Hollander NNP 28158 9586 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9586 3 . . . 28158 9587 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9587 2 See See NNP 28158 9587 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9587 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9587 5 . . . 28158 9588 1 Home Home NNP 28158 9588 2 , , , 28158 9588 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9588 4 , , , 28158 9588 5 7 7 CD 28158 9588 6 . . . 28158 9589 1 Honey Honey NNP 28158 9589 2 Nest Nest NNP 28158 9589 3 Kloof Kloof NNP 28158 9589 4 , , , 28158 9589 5 213 213 CD 28158 9589 6 , , , 28158 9589 7 231 231 CD 28158 9589 8 , , , 28158 9589 9 240 240 CD 28158 9589 10 , , , 28158 9589 11 245 245 CD 28158 9589 12 , , , 28158 9589 13 258 258 CD 28158 9589 14 , , , 28158 9589 15 310 310 CD 28158 9589 16 , , , 28158 9589 17 385 385 CD 28158 9589 18 , , , 28158 9589 19 386 386 CD 28158 9589 20 , , , 28158 9589 21 432 432 CD 28158 9589 22 ; ; : 28158 9589 23 railway railway NN 28158 9589 24 proposed propose VBN 28158 9589 25 from from IN 28158 9589 26 , , , 28158 9589 27 to to IN 28158 9589 28 Jacobsdal Jacobsdal NNP 28158 9589 29 , , , 28158 9589 30 385 385 CD 28158 9589 31 . . . 28158 9590 1 Hong Hong NNP 28158 9590 2 Kong Kong NNP 28158 9590 3 , , , 28158 9590 4 89 89 CD 28158 9590 5 , , , 28158 9590 6 91 91 CD 28158 9590 7 ; ; : 28158 9590 8 offers offer VBZ 28158 9590 9 assistance assistance NN 28158 9590 10 , , , 28158 9590 11 34 34 CD 28158 9590 12 . . . 28158 9591 1 Honourable honourable JJ 28158 9591 2 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9591 3 Company Company NNP 28158 9591 4 of of IN 28158 9591 5 London London NNP 28158 9591 6 , , , 28158 9591 7 93 93 CD 28158 9591 8 . . . 28158 9592 1 Hoopstad Hoopstad NNP 28158 9592 2 commando commando NNP 28158 9592 3 . . . 28158 9593 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9593 2 See See NNP 28158 9593 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9593 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9593 5 . . . 28158 9594 1 Hopetown Hopetown NNP 28158 9594 2 Road Road NNP 28158 9594 3 bridge bridge NN 28158 9594 4 , , , 28158 9594 5 52 52 CD 28158 9594 6 . . . 28158 9595 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9595 2 See See NNP 28158 9595 3 also also RB 28158 9595 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9595 5 ORANGE ORANGE NNP 28158 9595 6 RIVER RIVER NNP 28158 9595 7 BRIDGE BRIDGE NNP 28158 9595 8 . . . 28158 9596 1 Hore Hore NNP 28158 9596 2 , , , 28158 9596 3 Bt Bt NNP 28158 9596 4 . . . 28158 9597 1 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 9597 2 C. C. NNP 28158 9597 3 O. O. NNP 28158 9597 4 , , , 28158 9597 5 51 51 CD 28158 9597 6 . . . 28158 9598 1 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9598 2 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9598 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9598 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9598 5 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9598 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9598 7 , , , 28158 9598 8 306 306 CD 28158 9598 9 , , , 28158 9598 10 322 322 CD 28158 9598 11 , , , 28158 9598 12 324 324 CD 28158 9598 13 , , , 28158 9598 14 326 326 CD 28158 9598 15 , , , 28158 9598 16 327 327 CD 28158 9598 17 , , , 28158 9598 18 329 329 CD 28158 9598 19 , , , 28158 9598 20 331 331 CD 28158 9598 21 . . . 28158 9599 1 Horses horse NNS 28158 9599 2 , , , 28158 9599 3 16 16 CD 28158 9599 4 , , , 28158 9599 5 434 434 CD 28158 9599 6 , , , 28158 9599 7 443 443 CD 28158 9599 8 , , , 28158 9599 9 444 444 CD 28158 9599 10 , , , 28158 9599 11 447 447 CD 28158 9599 12 ; ; : 28158 9599 13 Argentina Argentina NNP 28158 9599 14 , , , 28158 9599 15 20 20 CD 28158 9599 16 ; ; : 28158 9599 17 Australian australian JJ 28158 9599 18 , , , 28158 9599 19 21 21 CD 28158 9599 20 ; ; : 28158 9599 21 embarking embark VBG 28158 9599 22 , , , 28158 9599 23 113 113 CD 28158 9599 24 ; ; : 28158 9599 25 for for IN 28158 9599 26 infantry infantry NN 28158 9599 27 regiments regiment NNS 28158 9599 28 , , , 28158 9599 29 grant grant VB 28158 9599 30 in in IN 28158 9599 31 1897 1897 CD 28158 9599 32 , , , 28158 9599 33 17 17 CD 28158 9599 34 ; ; : 28158 9599 35 in in IN 28158 9599 36 South South NNP 28158 9599 37 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9599 38 , , , 28158 9599 39 21 21 CD 28158 9599 40 ; ; : 28158 9599 41 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9599 42 Commission Commission NNP 28158 9599 43 's 's POS 28158 9599 44 report report NN 28158 9599 45 on on IN 28158 9599 46 system system NN 28158 9599 47 of of IN 28158 9599 48 supply supply NN 28158 9599 49 of of IN 28158 9599 50 , , , 28158 9599 51 23 23 CD 28158 9599 52 ; ; : 28158 9599 53 supply supply NN 28158 9599 54 of of IN 28158 9599 55 , , , 28158 9599 56 in in IN 28158 9599 57 excess excess NN 28158 9599 58 of of IN 28158 9599 59 demands demand NNS 28158 9599 60 , , , 28158 9599 61 23 23 CD 28158 9599 62 . . . 28158 9600 1 Horse horse NN 28158 9600 2 - - HYPH 28158 9600 3 shoes shoe NNS 28158 9600 4 , , , 28158 9600 5 deficiency deficiency NN 28158 9600 6 of of IN 28158 9600 7 , , , 28158 9600 8 31 31 CD 28158 9600 9 . . . 28158 9601 1 Hospitals hospital NNS 28158 9601 2 , , , 28158 9601 3 equipment equipment NN 28158 9601 4 of of IN 28158 9601 5 , , , 28158 9601 6 26 26 CD 28158 9601 7 , , , 28158 9601 8 31 31 CD 28158 9601 9 ; ; : 28158 9601 10 general general JJ 28158 9601 11 , , , 28158 9601 12 31 31 CD 28158 9601 13 ; ; : 28158 9601 14 stationary stationary JJ 28158 9601 15 , , , 28158 9601 16 31 31 CD 28158 9601 17 ; ; : 28158 9601 18 stores store NNS 28158 9601 19 for for IN 28158 9601 20 , , , 28158 9601 21 31 31 CD 28158 9601 22 ; ; : 28158 9601 23 veterinary veterinary JJ 28158 9601 24 , , , 28158 9601 25 27 27 CD 28158 9601 26 . . . 28158 9602 1 Hospital hospital NN 28158 9602 2 ships ship NNS 28158 9602 3 , , , 28158 9602 4 103 103 CD 28158 9602 5 . . . 28158 9603 1 Household Household NNP 28158 9603 2 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 9603 3 . . . 28158 9604 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9604 2 See See NNP 28158 9604 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9604 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9604 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9604 6 . . . 28158 9605 1 Howard Howard NNP 28158 9605 2 , , , 28158 9605 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9605 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9605 5 , , , 28158 9605 6 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9605 7 , , , 28158 9605 8 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9605 9 , , , 28158 9605 10 174 174 CD 28158 9605 11 . . . 28158 9606 1 Howitzers howitzer NNS 28158 9606 2 , , , 28158 9606 3 9 9 CD 28158 9606 4 ; ; : 28158 9606 5 6·3-in 6·3-in CD 28158 9606 6 . . . 28158 9607 1 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9607 2 Government Government NNP 28158 9607 3 , , , 28158 9607 4 422 422 CD 28158 9607 5 , , , 28158 9607 6 423 423 CD 28158 9607 7 ; ; : 28158 9607 8 Boer Boer NNP 28158 9607 9 , , , 28158 9607 10 422 422 CD 28158 9607 11 . . . 28158 9608 1 Hughes Hughes NNP 28158 9608 2 , , , 28158 9608 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9608 4 M. M. NNP 28158 9608 5 L. L. NNP 28158 9608 6 , , , 28158 9608 7 364 364 CD 28158 9608 8 . . . 28158 9609 1 Hughes Hughes NNP 28158 9609 2 - - HYPH 28158 9609 3 Hallett Hallett NNP 28158 9609 4 , , , 28158 9609 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9609 6 . . . 28158 9609 7 J. J. NNP 28158 9609 8 W. W. NNP 28158 9609 9 , , , 28158 9609 10 319 319 CD 28158 9609 11 , , , 28158 9609 12 327 327 CD 28158 9609 13 , , , 28158 9609 14 441 441 CD 28158 9609 15 . . . 28158 9610 1 Humphery Humphery NNP 28158 9610 2 , , , 28158 9610 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9610 4 S. S. NNP 28158 9610 5 , , , 28158 9610 6 192 192 CD 28158 9610 7 . . . 28158 9611 1 Hunt Hunt NNP 28158 9611 2 , , , 28158 9611 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9611 4 . . . 28158 9611 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9611 6 V. V. NNP 28158 9611 7 , , , 28158 9611 8 203 203 CD 28158 9611 9 , , , 28158 9611 10 332 332 CD 28158 9611 11 , , , 28158 9611 12 351 351 CD 28158 9611 13 , , , 28158 9611 14 358 358 CD 28158 9611 15 - - SYM 28158 9611 16 360 360 CD 28158 9611 17 . . . 28158 9612 1 Hunter Hunter NNP 28158 9612 2 , , , 28158 9612 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9612 4 - - HYPH 28158 9612 5 General General NNP 28158 9612 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9612 7 A. A. NNP 28158 9612 8 , , , 28158 9612 9 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9612 10 , , , 28158 9612 11 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9612 12 , , , 28158 9612 13 123 123 CD 28158 9612 14 , , , 28158 9612 15 144 144 CD 28158 9612 16 , , , 28158 9612 17 171 171 CD 28158 9612 18 , , , 28158 9612 19 184 184 CD 28158 9612 20 , , , 28158 9612 21 197 197 CD 28158 9612 22 , , , 28158 9612 23 198 198 CD 28158 9612 24 . . . 28158 9613 1 Hunter Hunter NNP 28158 9613 2 , , , 28158 9613 3 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9613 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9613 5 , , , 28158 9613 6 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9613 7 , , , 28158 9613 8 424 424 CD 28158 9613 9 . . . 28158 9614 1 Hunter Hunter NNP 28158 9614 2 - - HYPH 28158 9614 3 Weston Weston NNP 28158 9614 4 , , , 28158 9614 5 Major Major NNP 28158 9614 6 A. A. NNP 28158 9614 7 G. G. NNP 28158 9614 8 , , , 28158 9614 9 400 400 CD 28158 9614 10 . . . 28158 9615 1 Hussar Hussar NNP 28158 9615 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9615 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9615 4 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9615 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9615 6 , , , 28158 9615 7 368 368 CD 28158 9615 8 . . . 28158 9616 1 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 9616 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9616 3 10th 10th NNP 28158 9616 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9616 5 . . . 28158 9617 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9617 2 See See NNP 28158 9617 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9617 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9617 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9617 6 . . . 28158 9618 1 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 9618 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9618 3 13th 13th NN 28158 9618 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9618 5 . . . 28158 9619 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9619 2 See See NNP 28158 9619 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9619 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9619 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9619 6 . . . 28158 9620 1 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 9620 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9620 3 14th 14th JJ 28158 9620 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9620 5 . . . 28158 9621 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9621 2 See See NNP 28158 9621 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9621 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9621 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9621 6 . . . 28158 9622 1 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 9622 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9622 3 18th 18th NN 28158 9622 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9622 5 . . . 28158 9623 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9623 2 See See NNP 28158 9623 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9623 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9623 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9623 6 . . . 28158 9624 1 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 9624 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9624 3 19th 19th NN 28158 9624 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9624 5 . . . 28158 9625 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9625 2 See See NNP 28158 9625 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9625 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9625 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9625 6 . . . 28158 9626 1 Hutchinson Hutchinson NNP 28158 9626 2 . . . 28158 9627 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9627 2 See See NNP 28158 9627 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9627 4 HELY HELY NNP 28158 9627 5 - - HYPH 28158 9627 6 HUTCHINSON HUTCHINSON NNP 28158 9627 7 . . . 28158 9628 1 Hyderabad Hyderabad NNP 28158 9628 2 contingent contingent NN 28158 9628 3 , , , 28158 9628 4 92 92 CD 28158 9628 5 . . . 28158 9629 1 Impati Impati NNP 28158 9629 2 , , , 28158 9629 3 124 124 CD 28158 9629 4 , , , 28158 9629 5 126 126 CD 28158 9629 6 , , , 28158 9629 7 131 131 CD 28158 9629 8 , , , 28158 9629 9 137 137 CD 28158 9629 10 , , , 28158 9629 11 138 138 CD 28158 9629 12 , , , 28158 9629 13 140 140 CD 28158 9629 14 , , , 28158 9629 15 142 142 CD 28158 9629 16 - - SYM 28158 9629 17 147 147 CD 28158 9629 18 . . . 28158 9630 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9630 2 Commonwealth Commonwealth NNP 28158 9630 3 , , , 28158 9630 4 33 33 CD 28158 9630 5 . . . 28158 9631 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9631 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9631 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9631 4 . . . 28158 9632 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9632 2 See See NNP 28158 9632 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9632 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9632 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9632 6 . . . 28158 9633 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9633 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9633 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9633 4 . . . 28158 9634 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9634 2 See See NNP 28158 9634 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9634 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9634 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9634 6 . . . 28158 9635 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9635 2 Service Service NNP 28158 9635 3 troops troop NNS 28158 9635 4 , , , 28158 9635 5 92 92 CD 28158 9635 6 . . . 28158 9636 1 Imperial Imperial NNP 28158 9636 2 Yeomanry Yeomanry NNP 28158 9636 3 , , , 28158 9636 4 10 10 CD 28158 9636 5 , , , 28158 9636 6 414 414 CD 28158 9636 7 , , , 28158 9636 8 415 415 CD 28158 9636 9 , , , 28158 9636 10 443 443 CD 28158 9636 11 . . . 28158 9637 1 India India NNP 28158 9637 2 , , , 28158 9637 3 31 31 CD 28158 9637 4 , , , 28158 9637 5 34 34 CD 28158 9637 6 , , , 28158 9637 7 41 41 CD 28158 9637 8 , , , 28158 9637 9 54 54 CD 28158 9637 10 , , , 28158 9637 11 89 89 CD 28158 9637 12 , , , 28158 9637 13 92 92 CD 28158 9637 14 , , , 28158 9637 15 443 443 CD 28158 9637 16 . . . 28158 9638 1 Indian indian JJ 28158 9638 2 Government Government NNP 28158 9638 3 , , , 28158 9638 4 20 20 CD 28158 9638 5 . . . 28158 9639 1 Indian Indian NNP 28158 9639 2 Marine Marine NNP 28158 9639 3 , , , 28158 9639 4 Director Director NNP 28158 9639 5 of of IN 28158 9639 6 , , , 28158 9639 7 97 97 CD 28158 9639 8 . . . 28158 9640 1 Indian Indian NNP 28158 9640 2 Military Military NNP 28158 9640 3 Police Police NNP 28158 9640 4 , , , 28158 9640 5 93 93 CD 28158 9640 6 . . . 28158 9641 1 Indian Indian NNP 28158 9641 2 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 9641 3 , , , 28158 9641 4 93 93 CD 28158 9641 5 . . . 28158 9642 1 Indumeni Indumeni NNP 28158 9642 2 , , , 28158 9642 3 142 142 CD 28158 9642 4 - - SYM 28158 9642 5 146 146 CD 28158 9642 6 . . . 28158 9643 1 Indwe Indwe NNP 28158 9643 2 , , , 28158 9643 3 286 286 CD 28158 9643 4 , , , 28158 9643 5 287 287 CD 28158 9643 6 . . . 28158 9644 1 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9644 2 Brigades:-- Brigades:-- NNP 28158 9644 3 1st 1st NNP 28158 9644 4 brigade brigade NN 28158 9644 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9644 6 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 9644 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9644 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9644 9 Colvile colvile NN 28158 9644 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9644 11 , , , 28158 9644 12 200 200 CD 28158 9644 13 , , , 28158 9644 14 211 211 CD 28158 9644 15 , , , 28158 9644 16 212 212 CD 28158 9644 17 , , , 28158 9644 18 215 215 CD 28158 9644 19 , , , 28158 9644 20 219 219 CD 28158 9644 21 - - SYM 28158 9644 22 228 228 CD 28158 9644 23 , , , 28158 9644 24 232 232 CD 28158 9644 25 , , , 28158 9644 26 235 235 CD 28158 9644 27 , , , 28158 9644 28 236 236 CD 28158 9644 29 , , , 28158 9644 30 242 242 CD 28158 9644 31 , , , 28158 9644 32 248 248 CD 28158 9644 33 - - SYM 28158 9644 34 260 260 CD 28158 9644 35 , , , 28158 9644 36 311 311 CD 28158 9644 37 - - SYM 28158 9644 38 315 315 CD 28158 9644 39 , , , 28158 9644 40 316 316 CD 28158 9644 41 - - SYM 28158 9644 42 330 330 CD 28158 9644 43 , , , 28158 9644 44 438 438 CD 28158 9644 45 . . . 28158 9645 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9645 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 9645 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9645 4 Hildyard Hildyard NNP 28158 9645 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9645 6 , , , 28158 9645 7 202 202 CD 28158 9645 8 , , , 28158 9645 9 204 204 CD 28158 9645 10 , , , 28158 9645 11 266 266 CD 28158 9645 12 , , , 28158 9645 13 272 272 CD 28158 9645 14 , , , 28158 9645 15 333 333 CD 28158 9645 16 , , , 28158 9645 17 346 346 CD 28158 9645 18 , , , 28158 9645 19 348 348 CD 28158 9645 20 , , , 28158 9645 21 357 357 CD 28158 9645 22 - - HYPH 28158 9645 23 373 373 CD 28158 9645 24 . . . 28158 9646 1 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 9646 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 9646 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9646 4 Highland Highland NNP 28158 9646 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9646 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9646 7 Wauchope Wauchope NNP 28158 9646 8 , , , 28158 9646 9 later later JJ 28158 9646 10 MacDonald MacDonald NNP 28158 9646 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9646 12 , , , 28158 9646 13 203 203 CD 28158 9646 14 , , , 28158 9646 15 207 207 CD 28158 9646 16 , , , 28158 9646 17 211 211 CD 28158 9646 18 , , , 28158 9646 19 215 215 CD 28158 9646 20 , , , 28158 9646 21 308 308 CD 28158 9646 22 , , , 28158 9646 23 310 310 CD 28158 9646 24 - - SYM 28158 9646 25 315 315 CD 28158 9646 26 , , , 28158 9646 27 316 316 CD 28158 9646 28 - - SYM 28158 9646 29 330 330 CD 28158 9646 30 , , , 28158 9646 31 415 415 CD 28158 9646 32 , , , 28158 9646 33 437 437 CD 28158 9646 34 , , , 28158 9646 35 439 439 CD 28158 9646 36 - - SYM 28158 9646 37 442 442 CD 28158 9646 38 , , , 28158 9646 39 444 444 CD 28158 9646 40 . . . 28158 9647 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 9647 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 9647 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9647 4 Lyttelton Lyttelton NNP 28158 9647 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9647 6 , , , 28158 9647 7 202 202 CD 28158 9647 8 , , , 28158 9647 9 204 204 CD 28158 9647 10 , , , 28158 9647 11 333 333 CD 28158 9647 12 , , , 28158 9647 13 347 347 CD 28158 9647 14 , , , 28158 9647 15 348 348 CD 28158 9647 16 , , , 28158 9647 17 351 351 CD 28158 9647 18 - - SYM 28158 9647 19 373 373 CD 28158 9647 20 . . . 28158 9648 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 9648 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9648 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9648 4 Hart Hart NNP 28158 9648 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9648 6 , , , 28158 9648 7 203 203 CD 28158 9648 8 , , , 28158 9648 9 204 204 CD 28158 9648 10 , , , 28158 9648 11 210 210 CD 28158 9648 12 , , , 28158 9648 13 333 333 CD 28158 9648 14 , , , 28158 9648 15 346 346 CD 28158 9648 16 , , , 28158 9648 17 348 348 CD 28158 9648 18 , , , 28158 9648 19 351 351 CD 28158 9648 20 - - SYM 28158 9648 21 373 373 CD 28158 9648 22 . . . 28158 9649 1 6th 6th JJ 28158 9649 2 brigade brigade NNP 28158 9649 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9649 4 Barton Barton NNP 28158 9649 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9649 6 , , , 28158 9649 7 203 203 CD 28158 9649 8 , , , 28158 9649 9 269 269 CD 28158 9649 10 , , , 28158 9649 11 273 273 CD 28158 9649 12 , , , 28158 9649 13 333 333 CD 28158 9649 14 , , , 28158 9649 15 345 345 CD 28158 9649 16 , , , 28158 9649 17 347 347 CD 28158 9649 18 , , , 28158 9649 19 348 348 CD 28158 9649 20 , , , 28158 9649 21 351 351 CD 28158 9649 22 - - SYM 28158 9649 23 373 373 CD 28158 9649 24 . . . 28158 9650 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 9650 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9650 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9650 4 Ian Ian NNP 28158 9650 5 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9650 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9650 7 , , , 28158 9650 8 163 163 CD 28158 9650 9 - - SYM 28158 9650 10 171 171 CD 28158 9650 11 , , , 28158 9650 12 172 172 CD 28158 9650 13 - - SYM 28158 9650 14 195 195 CD 28158 9650 15 . . . 28158 9651 1 8th 8th JJ 28158 9651 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9651 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9651 4 Yule Yule NNP 28158 9651 5 , , , 28158 9651 6 later later RB 28158 9651 7 Howard Howard NNP 28158 9651 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9651 9 , , , 28158 9651 10 123 123 CD 28158 9651 11 - - SYM 28158 9651 12 141 141 CD 28158 9651 13 , , , 28158 9651 14 142 142 CD 28158 9651 15 - - SYM 28158 9651 16 151 151 CD 28158 9651 17 , , , 28158 9651 18 172 172 CD 28158 9651 19 - - SYM 28158 9651 20 195 195 CD 28158 9651 21 . . . 28158 9652 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 9652 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9652 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9652 4 Fetherstonhaugh fetherstonhaugh IN 28158 9652 5 , , , 28158 9652 6 later later RB 28158 9652 7 Pole Pole NNP 28158 9652 8 - - HYPH 28158 9652 9 Carew Carew NNP 28158 9652 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9652 11 , , , 28158 9652 12 203 203 CD 28158 9652 13 , , , 28158 9652 14 211 211 CD 28158 9652 15 , , , 28158 9652 16 212 212 CD 28158 9652 17 , , , 28158 9652 18 215 215 CD 28158 9652 19 , , , 28158 9652 20 219 219 CD 28158 9652 21 - - SYM 28158 9652 22 228 228 CD 28158 9652 23 , , , 28158 9652 24 229 229 CD 28158 9652 25 - - SYM 28158 9652 26 242 242 CD 28158 9652 27 , , , 28158 9652 28 248 248 CD 28158 9652 29 - - SYM 28158 9652 30 260 260 CD 28158 9652 31 , , , 28158 9652 32 311 311 CD 28158 9652 33 - - SYM 28158 9652 34 315 315 CD 28158 9652 35 , , , 28158 9652 36 316 316 CD 28158 9652 37 - - SYM 28158 9652 38 330 330 CD 28158 9652 39 , , , 28158 9652 40 438 438 CD 28158 9652 41 . . . 28158 9653 1 12th 12th JJ 28158 9653 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9653 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9653 4 Clements Clements NNP 28158 9653 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9653 6 , , , 28158 9653 7 404 404 CD 28158 9653 8 , , , 28158 9653 9 407 407 CD 28158 9653 10 , , , 28158 9653 11 430 430 CD 28158 9653 12 , , , 28158 9653 13 433 433 CD 28158 9653 14 , , , 28158 9653 15 435 435 CD 28158 9653 16 , , , 28158 9653 17 443 443 CD 28158 9653 18 . . . 28158 9654 1 13th 13th JJ 28158 9654 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9654 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9654 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9654 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9654 6 Knox Knox NNP 28158 9654 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9654 8 , , , 28158 9654 9 437 437 CD 28158 9654 10 . . . 28158 9655 1 14th 14th JJ 28158 9655 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9655 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9655 4 Chermside Chermside NNP 28158 9655 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9655 6 , , , 28158 9655 7 437 437 CD 28158 9655 8 . . . 28158 9656 1 15th 15th JJ 28158 9656 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9656 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9656 4 Wavell Wavell NNP 28158 9656 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9656 6 , , , 28158 9656 7 437 437 CD 28158 9656 8 . . . 28158 9657 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 9657 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9657 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9657 4 Stephenson Stephenson NNP 28158 9657 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9657 6 , , , 28158 9657 7 437 437 CD 28158 9657 8 , , , 28158 9657 9 444 444 CD 28158 9657 10 . . . 28158 9658 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 9658 2 brigade brigade NN 28158 9658 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9658 4 Smith Smith NNP 28158 9658 5 - - HYPH 28158 9658 6 Dorrien Dorrien NNP 28158 9658 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9658 8 , , , 28158 9658 9 438 438 CD 28158 9658 10 , , , 28158 9658 11 444 444 CD 28158 9658 12 . . . 28158 9659 1 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9659 2 Divisions:-- divisions:-- VBP 28158 9659 3 1st 1st JJ 28158 9659 4 division division NN 28158 9659 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9659 6 Methuen Methuen NNP 28158 9659 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9659 8 , , , 28158 9659 9 at at IN 28158 9659 10 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 9659 11 , , , 28158 9659 12 218 218 CD 28158 9659 13 - - SYM 28158 9659 14 228 228 CD 28158 9659 15 ; ; : 28158 9659 16 at at IN 28158 9659 17 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 9659 18 , , , 28158 9659 19 229 229 CD 28158 9659 20 - - SYM 28158 9659 21 242 242 CD 28158 9659 22 ; ; : 28158 9659 23 at at IN 28158 9659 24 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9659 25 , , , 28158 9659 26 316 316 CD 28158 9659 27 - - SYM 28158 9659 28 331 331 CD 28158 9659 29 ; ; : 28158 9659 30 at at IN 28158 9659 31 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9659 32 river river NNP 28158 9659 33 , , , 28158 9659 34 243 243 CD 28158 9659 35 - - SYM 28158 9659 36 260 260 CD 28158 9659 37 ; ; : 28158 9659 38 change change NN 28158 9659 39 in in IN 28158 9659 40 composition composition NN 28158 9659 41 of of IN 28158 9659 42 , , , 28158 9659 43 202 202 CD 28158 9659 44 - - SYM 28158 9659 45 203 203 CD 28158 9659 46 ; ; , 28158 9659 47 detailed detailed JJ 28158 9659 48 fresh fresh JJ 28158 9659 49 composition composition NN 28158 9659 50 of of IN 28158 9659 51 , , , 28158 9659 52 214 214 CD 28158 9659 53 - - SYM 28158 9659 54 215 215 CD 28158 9659 55 ; ; : 28158 9659 56 equipped equip VBN 28158 9659 57 with with IN 28158 9659 58 drill drill NN 28158 9659 59 clothing clothing NN 28158 9659 60 , , , 28158 9659 61 30 30 CD 28158 9659 62 ; ; : 28158 9659 63 final final JJ 28158 9659 64 decision decision NN 28158 9659 65 as as IN 28158 9659 66 to to IN 28158 9659 67 employment employment NN 28158 9659 68 of of IN 28158 9659 69 , , , 28158 9659 70 200 200 CD 28158 9659 71 ; ; : 28158 9659 72 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9659 73 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9659 74 ' ' POS 28158 9659 75 instructions instruction NNS 28158 9659 76 to to IN 28158 9659 77 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9659 78 , , , 28158 9659 79 433 433 CD 28158 9659 80 ; ; : 28158 9659 81 march march NNP 28158 9659 82 of of IN 28158 9659 83 , , , 28158 9659 84 from from IN 28158 9659 85 Orange Orange NNP 28158 9659 86 river river NNP 28158 9659 87 , , , 28158 9659 88 216 216 CD 28158 9659 89 ; ; : 28158 9659 90 Naval naval JJ 28158 9659 91 brigade brigade NN 28158 9659 92 joins join VBZ 28158 9659 93 , , , 28158 9659 94 120 120 CD 28158 9659 95 ; ; : 28158 9659 96 on on IN 28158 9659 97 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9659 98 before before IN 28158 9659 99 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9659 100 , , , 28158 9659 101 304 304 CD 28158 9659 102 - - SYM 28158 9659 103 315 315 CD 28158 9659 104 ; ; : 28158 9659 105 retained retain VBN 28158 9659 106 on on IN 28158 9659 107 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9659 108 as as IN 28158 9659 109 a a DT 28158 9659 110 screen screen NN 28158 9659 111 , , , 28158 9659 112 385 385 CD 28158 9659 113 ; ; : 28158 9659 114 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9659 115 R. R. NNP 28158 9659 116 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9659 117 's 's POS 28158 9659 118 instructions instruction NNS 28158 9659 119 to to IN 28158 9659 120 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9659 121 , , , 28158 9659 122 201 201 CD 28158 9659 123 ; ; : 28158 9659 124 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9659 125 R. R. NNP 28158 9659 126 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9659 127 's 's POS 28158 9659 128 instructions instruction NNS 28158 9659 129 , , , 28158 9659 130 before before IN 28158 9659 131 leaving leave VBG 28158 9659 132 for for IN 28158 9659 133 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9659 134 , , , 28158 9659 135 to to IN 28158 9659 136 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9659 137 , , , 28158 9659 138 209 209 CD 28158 9659 139 - - SYM 28158 9659 140 213 213 CD 28158 9659 141 ; ; : 28158 9659 142 to to TO 28158 9659 143 be be VB 28158 9659 144 employed employ VBN 28158 9659 145 in in IN 28158 9659 146 relief relief NN 28158 9659 147 of of IN 28158 9659 148 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9659 149 , , , 28158 9659 150 199 199 CD 28158 9659 151 ; ; : 28158 9659 152 to to TO 28158 9659 153 disembark disembark VB 28158 9659 154 at at IN 28158 9659 155 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9659 156 Town Town NNP 28158 9659 157 , , , 28158 9659 158 197 197 CD 28158 9659 159 . . . 28158 9660 1 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9660 2 division division NN 28158 9660 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9660 4 Clery Clery NNP 28158 9660 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9660 6 , , , 28158 9660 7 arrives arrive VBZ 28158 9660 8 in in IN 28158 9660 9 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9660 10 , , , 28158 9660 11 266 266 CD 28158 9660 12 - - SYM 28158 9660 13 267 267 CD 28158 9660 14 ; ; : 28158 9660 15 at at IN 28158 9660 16 Colenso Colenso NNP 28158 9660 17 , , , 28158 9660 18 351 351 CD 28158 9660 19 - - SYM 28158 9660 20 375 375 CD 28158 9660 21 ; ; : 28158 9660 22 change change NN 28158 9660 23 in in IN 28158 9660 24 composition composition NN 28158 9660 25 of of IN 28158 9660 26 , , , 28158 9660 27 203 203 CD 28158 9660 28 ; ; : 28158 9660 29 equipped equip VBN 28158 9660 30 with with IN 28158 9660 31 drill drill NN 28158 9660 32 clothing clothing NN 28158 9660 33 , , , 28158 9660 34 30 30 CD 28158 9660 35 ; ; : 28158 9660 36 final final JJ 28158 9660 37 decision decision NN 28158 9660 38 as as IN 28158 9660 39 to to IN 28158 9660 40 employment employment NN 28158 9660 41 of of IN 28158 9660 42 , , , 28158 9660 43 200 200 CD 28158 9660 44 ; ; : 28158 9660 45 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9660 46 R. R. NNP 28158 9660 47 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9660 48 issues issue VBZ 28158 9660 49 orders order NNS 28158 9660 50 through through IN 28158 9660 51 Divisional divisional JJ 28158 9660 52 staff staff NN 28158 9660 53 of of IN 28158 9660 54 , , , 28158 9660 55 205 205 CD 28158 9660 56 ; ; : 28158 9660 57 to to TO 28158 9660 58 be be VB 28158 9660 59 employed employ VBN 28158 9660 60 in in IN 28158 9660 61 relief relief NN 28158 9660 62 of of IN 28158 9660 63 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9660 64 , , , 28158 9660 65 199 199 CD 28158 9660 66 ; ; : 28158 9660 67 to to TO 28158 9660 68 disembark disembark VB 28158 9660 69 at at IN 28158 9660 70 Port Port NNP 28158 9660 71 Elizabeth Elizabeth NNP 28158 9660 72 , , , 28158 9660 73 197 197 CD 28158 9660 74 . . . 28158 9661 1 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 9661 2 division division NN 28158 9661 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9661 4 Gatacre Gatacre NNP 28158 9661 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9661 6 , , , 28158 9661 7 change change NN 28158 9661 8 in in IN 28158 9661 9 composition composition NN 28158 9661 10 of of IN 28158 9661 11 , , , 28158 9661 12 203 203 CD 28158 9661 13 - - SYM 28158 9661 14 204 204 CD 28158 9661 15 ; ; : 28158 9661 16 destination destination NN 28158 9661 17 changed change VBD 28158 9661 18 to to IN 28158 9661 19 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9661 20 , , , 28158 9661 21 199 199 CD 28158 9661 22 ; ; : 28158 9661 23 equipped equip VBN 28158 9661 24 with with IN 28158 9661 25 drill drill NN 28158 9661 26 clothing clothing NN 28158 9661 27 , , , 28158 9661 28 30 30 CD 28158 9661 29 ; ; : 28158 9661 30 final final JJ 28158 9661 31 decision decision NN 28158 9661 32 as as IN 28158 9661 33 to to IN 28158 9661 34 employment employment NN 28158 9661 35 of of IN 28158 9661 36 , , , 28158 9661 37 200 200 CD 28158 9661 38 ; ; : 28158 9661 39 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9662 1 and and CC 28158 9662 2 staff staff NN 28158 9662 3 arrive arrive VBP 28158 9662 4 at at IN 28158 9662 5 East East NNP 28158 9662 6 London London NNP 28158 9662 7 , , , 28158 9662 8 285 285 CD 28158 9662 9 ; ; : 28158 9662 10 instructions instruction NNS 28158 9662 11 to to IN 28158 9662 12 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9662 13 , , , 28158 9662 14 202 202 CD 28158 9662 15 ; ; , 28158 9662 16 portion portion NN 28158 9662 17 of of IN 28158 9662 18 , , , 28158 9662 19 at at IN 28158 9662 20 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 9662 21 , , , 28158 9662 22 285 285 CD 28158 9662 23 - - SYM 28158 9662 24 303 303 CD 28158 9662 25 ; ; : 28158 9662 26 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9662 27 R. R. NNP 28158 9662 28 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9662 29 's 's POS 28158 9662 30 instructions instruction NNS 28158 9662 31 , , , 28158 9662 32 before before IN 28158 9662 33 leaving leave VBG 28158 9662 34 for for IN 28158 9662 35 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9662 36 , , , 28158 9662 37 to to IN 28158 9662 38 G.O.C. G.O.C. NNP 28158 9662 39 , , , 28158 9662 40 209 209 CD 28158 9662 41 - - SYM 28158 9662 42 210 210 CD 28158 9662 43 ; ; : 28158 9662 44 to to TO 28158 9662 45 disembark disembark VB 28158 9662 46 at at IN 28158 9662 47 East East NNP 28158 9662 48 London London NNP 28158 9662 49 , , , 28158 9662 50 197 197 CD 28158 9662 51 ; ; : 28158 9662 52 to to TO 28158 9662 53 operate operate VB 28158 9662 54 towards towards IN 28158 9662 55 Jamestown Jamestown NNP 28158 9662 56 , , , 28158 9662 57 435 435 CD 28158 9662 58 . . . 28158 9663 1 4th 4th JJ 28158 9663 2 division division NN 28158 9663 3 , , , 28158 9663 4 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9663 5 brigade brigade NN 28158 9663 6 joins join VBZ 28158 9663 7 , , , 28158 9663 8 120 120 CD 28158 9663 9 , , , 28158 9663 10 185 185 CD 28158 9663 11 ; ; : 28158 9663 12 troops troop NNS 28158 9663 13 under under IN 28158 9663 14 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9663 15 G. G. NNP 28158 9663 16 White White NNP 28158 9663 17 considered consider VBD 28158 9663 18 as as IN 28158 9663 19 , , , 28158 9663 20 9 9 CD 28158 9663 21 . . . 28158 9664 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 9664 2 division division NN 28158 9664 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9664 4 Warren Warren NNP 28158 9664 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9664 6 , , , 28158 9664 7 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9664 8 informed inform VBD 28158 9664 9 that that IN 28158 9664 10 it -PRON- PRP 28158 9664 11 is be VBZ 28158 9664 12 to to TO 28158 9664 13 be be VB 28158 9664 14 sent send VBN 28158 9664 15 to to IN 28158 9664 16 South South NNP 28158 9664 17 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9664 18 , , , 28158 9664 19 201 201 CD 28158 9664 20 ; ; : 28158 9664 21 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9664 22 thinks think VBZ 28158 9664 23 division division NN 28158 9664 24 assigned assign VBN 28158 9664 25 to to IN 28158 9664 26 relief relief NN 28158 9664 27 of of IN 28158 9664 28 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9664 29 , , , 28158 9664 30 377 377 CD 28158 9664 31 ; ; : 28158 9664 32 departure departure NN 28158 9664 33 of of IN 28158 9664 34 , , , 28158 9664 35 involves involve VBZ 28158 9664 36 policy policy NN 28158 9664 37 of of IN 28158 9664 38 bluff bluff NNP 28158 9664 39 in in IN 28158 9664 40 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9664 41 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9664 42 , , , 28158 9664 43 381 381 CD 28158 9664 44 ; ; : 28158 9664 45 due due JJ 28158 9664 46 at at IN 28158 9664 47 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9664 48 Town Town NNP 28158 9664 49 , , , 28158 9664 50 376 376 CD 28158 9664 51 ; ; : 28158 9664 52 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9664 53 of of IN 28158 9664 54 , , , 28158 9664 55 9 9 CD 28158 9664 56 ; ; : 28158 9664 57 lands land NNS 28158 9664 58 in in IN 28158 9664 59 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9664 60 , , , 28158 9664 61 409 409 CD 28158 9664 62 ; ; , 28158 9664 63 ordered order VBN 28158 9664 64 to to IN 28158 9664 65 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9664 66 , , , 28158 9664 67 379 379 CD 28158 9664 68 ; ; : 28158 9664 69 orders order NNS 28158 9664 70 for for IN 28158 9664 71 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9664 72 of of IN 28158 9664 73 , , , 28158 9664 74 9 9 CD 28158 9664 75 ; ; : 28158 9664 76 proposal proposal NN 28158 9664 77 to to TO 28158 9664 78 support support VB 28158 9664 79 1st 1st JJ 28158 9664 80 division division NN 28158 9664 81 with with IN 28158 9664 82 , , , 28158 9664 83 378 378 CD 28158 9664 84 . . . 28158 9665 1 6th 6th JJ 28158 9665 2 division division NN 28158 9665 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9665 4 Kelly Kelly NNP 28158 9665 5 - - HYPH 28158 9665 6 Kenny Kenny NNP 28158 9665 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9665 8 , , , 28158 9665 9 brought bring VBN 28158 9665 10 to to IN 28158 9665 11 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9665 12 river river NNP 28158 9665 13 , , , 28158 9665 14 444 444 CD 28158 9665 15 ; ; : 28158 9665 16 Buller Buller NNP 28158 9665 17 advised advise VBD 28158 9665 18 of of IN 28158 9665 19 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9665 20 of of IN 28158 9665 21 , , , 28158 9665 22 379 379 CD 28158 9665 23 , , , 28158 9665 24 380 380 CD 28158 9665 25 ; ; : 28158 9665 26 composition composition NN 28158 9665 27 of of IN 28158 9665 28 , , , 28158 9665 29 437 437 CD 28158 9665 30 ; ; : 28158 9665 31 despatched despatched JJ 28158 9665 32 to to IN 28158 9665 33 Naauwpoort Naauwpoort NNP 28158 9665 34 , , , 28158 9665 35 433 433 CD 28158 9665 36 - - SYM 28158 9665 37 435 435 CD 28158 9665 38 ; ; : 28158 9665 39 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9665 40 of of IN 28158 9665 41 , , , 28158 9665 42 9 9 CD 28158 9665 43 ; ; : 28158 9665 44 on on IN 28158 9665 45 point point NN 28158 9665 46 of of IN 28158 9665 47 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9665 48 , , , 28158 9665 49 376 376 CD 28158 9665 50 ; ; : 28158 9665 51 orders order NNS 28158 9665 52 for for IN 28158 9665 53 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9665 54 of of IN 28158 9665 55 , , , 28158 9665 56 9 9 CD 28158 9665 57 . . . 28158 9666 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 9666 2 division division NN 28158 9666 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9666 4 Tucker Tucker NNP 28158 9666 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9666 6 at at IN 28158 9666 7 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 9666 8 and and CC 28158 9666 9 Enslin Enslin NNP 28158 9666 10 , , , 28158 9666 11 444 444 CD 28158 9666 12 ; ; : 28158 9666 13 composition composition NN 28158 9666 14 of of IN 28158 9666 15 , , , 28158 9666 16 437 437 CD 28158 9666 17 ; ; : 28158 9666 18 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9666 19 of of IN 28158 9666 20 , , , 28158 9666 21 9 9 CD 28158 9666 22 ; ; : 28158 9666 23 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9666 24 of of IN 28158 9666 25 , , , 28158 9666 26 to to TO 28158 9666 27 begin begin VB 28158 9666 28 on on IN 28158 9666 29 4th 4th JJ 28158 9666 30 January January NNP 28158 9666 31 , , , 28158 9666 32 1900 1900 CD 28158 9666 33 , , , 28158 9666 34 379 379 CD 28158 9666 35 , , , 28158 9666 36 380 380 CD 28158 9666 37 , , , 28158 9666 38 414 414 CD 28158 9666 39 , , , 28158 9666 40 417 417 CD 28158 9666 41 ; ; : 28158 9666 42 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9666 43 of of IN 28158 9666 44 , , , 28158 9666 45 ordered order VBN 28158 9666 46 , , , 28158 9666 47 376 376 CD 28158 9666 48 ; ; : 28158 9666 49 orders order NNS 28158 9666 50 for for IN 28158 9666 51 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9666 52 of of IN 28158 9666 53 , , , 28158 9666 54 9 9 CD 28158 9666 55 . . . 28158 9667 1 8th 8th JJ 28158 9667 2 division division NN 28158 9667 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9667 4 Rundle Rundle NNP 28158 9667 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9667 6 , , , 28158 9667 7 despatch despatch NN 28158 9667 8 of of IN 28158 9667 9 , , , 28158 9667 10 advisable advisable JJ 28158 9667 11 owing owing NN 28158 9667 12 to to IN 28158 9667 13 failure failure NN 28158 9667 14 at at IN 28158 9667 15 Spion Spion NNP 28158 9667 16 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9667 17 , , , 28158 9667 18 438 438 CD 28158 9667 19 ; ; : 28158 9667 20 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9667 21 of of IN 28158 9667 22 , , , 28158 9667 23 10 10 CD 28158 9667 24 ; ; : 28158 9667 25 embarkation embarkation NN 28158 9667 26 of of IN 28158 9667 27 , , , 28158 9667 28 if if IN 28158 9667 29 required require VBN 28158 9667 30 , , , 28158 9667 31 about about RB 28158 9667 32 20th 20th JJ 28158 9667 33 February February NNP 28158 9667 34 , , , 28158 9667 35 1900 1900 CD 28158 9667 36 , , , 28158 9667 37 415 415 CD 28158 9667 38 ; ; : 28158 9667 39 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9667 40 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9667 41 hopes hope VBZ 28158 9667 42 division division NN 28158 9667 43 not not RB 28158 9667 44 necessary necessary JJ 28158 9667 45 , , , 28158 9667 46 415 415 CD 28158 9667 47 ; ; : 28158 9667 48 orders order NNS 28158 9667 49 for for IN 28158 9667 50 mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9667 51 of of IN 28158 9667 52 , , , 28158 9667 53 9 9 CD 28158 9667 54 . . . 28158 9668 1 9th 9th JJ 28158 9668 2 division division NN 28158 9668 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9668 4 Colvile Colvile NNP 28158 9668 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9668 6 , , , 28158 9668 7 assembled assemble VBN 28158 9668 8 on on IN 28158 9668 9 the the DT 28158 9668 10 Riet Riet NNP 28158 9668 11 and and CC 28158 9668 12 at at IN 28158 9668 13 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 9668 14 , , , 28158 9668 15 444 444 CD 28158 9668 16 ; ; : 28158 9668 17 composition composition NN 28158 9668 18 of of IN 28158 9668 19 , , , 28158 9668 20 437 437 CD 28158 9668 21 , , , 28158 9668 22 438 438 CD 28158 9668 23 . . . 28158 9669 1 Infantry infantry NN 28158 9669 2 , , , 28158 9669 3 Mounted:-- mounted:-- NN 28158 9669 4 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9669 5 Brigades Brigades NNPS 28158 9669 6 and and CC 28158 9669 7 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9669 8 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9669 9 Brigades:-- brigades:-- NN 28158 9669 10 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9669 11 brigade brigade NN 28158 9669 12 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9669 13 Dundonald Dundonald NNP 28158 9669 14 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9669 15 , , , 28158 9669 16 332 332 CD 28158 9669 17 , , , 28158 9669 18 351 351 CD 28158 9669 19 - - SYM 28158 9669 20 375 375 CD 28158 9669 21 . . . 28158 9670 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 9670 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9670 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9670 4 brigade brigade NN 28158 9670 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9670 6 Hannay Hannay NNP 28158 9670 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9670 8 , , , 28158 9670 9 437 437 CD 28158 9670 10 , , , 28158 9670 11 444 444 CD 28158 9670 12 . . . 28158 9671 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9671 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9671 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9671 4 brigade brigade NN 28158 9671 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9671 6 Ridley Ridley NNP 28158 9671 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9671 8 , , , 28158 9671 9 437 437 CD 28158 9671 10 . . . 28158 9672 1 Mounted mount VBN 28158 9672 2 infantry infantry NN 28158 9672 3 in in IN 28158 9672 4 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9672 5 . . . 28158 9673 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9673 2 See See NNP 28158 9673 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9673 4 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 9673 5 10 10 CD 28158 9673 6 , , , 28158 9673 7 page page NN 28158 9673 8 489 489 CD 28158 9673 9 . . . 28158 9674 1 Ingagane Ingagane NNP 28158 9674 2 , , , 28158 9674 3 38 38 CD 28158 9674 4 , , , 28158 9674 5 125 125 CD 28158 9674 6 . . . 28158 9675 1 Ingogo Ingogo NNS 28158 9675 2 , , , 28158 9675 3 58 58 CD 28158 9675 4 . . . 28158 9676 1 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 9676 2 Dragoons Dragoons NNPS 28158 9676 3 . . . 28158 9677 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9677 2 See See NNP 28158 9677 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9677 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9677 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9677 6 . . . 28158 9678 1 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 9678 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 9678 3 , , , 28158 9678 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9678 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9678 6 1st 1st NNP 28158 9678 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9678 8 . . . 28158 9679 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9679 2 See See NNP 28158 9679 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9679 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9679 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9679 6 . . . 28158 9680 1 Inspector Inspector NNP 28158 9680 2 - - HYPH 28158 9680 3 General General NNP 28158 9680 4 of of IN 28158 9680 5 Fortifications Fortifications NNPS 28158 9680 6 , , , 28158 9680 7 27 27 CD 28158 9680 8 , , , 28158 9680 9 28 28 CD 28158 9680 10 , , , 28158 9680 11 32 32 CD 28158 9680 12 . . . 28158 9681 1 Inspector Inspector NNP 28158 9681 2 - - HYPH 28158 9681 3 General General NNP 28158 9681 4 of of IN 28158 9681 5 Remounts Remounts NNPS 28158 9681 6 , , , 28158 9681 7 20 20 CD 28158 9681 8 - - SYM 28158 9681 9 23 23 CD 28158 9681 10 . . . 28158 9682 1 Intelligence Intelligence NNP 28158 9682 2 Department Department NNP 28158 9682 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9682 4 British British NNP 28158 9682 5 , , , 28158 9682 6 Home home NN 28158 9682 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9682 8 , , , 28158 9682 9 7 7 CD 28158 9682 10 , , , 28158 9682 11 8 8 CD 28158 9682 12 , , , 28158 9682 13 13 13 CD 28158 9682 14 , , , 28158 9682 15 17 17 CD 28158 9682 16 , , , 28158 9682 17 40 40 CD 28158 9682 18 , , , 28158 9682 19 276 276 CD 28158 9682 20 , , , 28158 9682 21 292 292 CD 28158 9682 22 , , , 28158 9682 23 422 422 CD 28158 9682 24 , , , 28158 9682 25 429 429 CD 28158 9682 26 ; ; : 28158 9682 27 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9682 28 British british JJ 28158 9682 29 , , , 28158 9682 30 Field Field NNP 28158 9682 31 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9682 32 , , , 28158 9682 33 15 15 CD 28158 9682 34 , , , 28158 9682 35 47 47 CD 28158 9682 36 , , , 28158 9682 37 48 48 CD 28158 9682 38 , , , 28158 9682 39 157 157 CD 28158 9682 40 , , , 28158 9682 41 198 198 CD 28158 9682 42 , , , 28158 9682 43 213 213 CD 28158 9682 44 , , , 28158 9682 45 231 231 CD 28158 9682 46 , , , 28158 9682 47 263 263 CD 28158 9682 48 , , , 28158 9682 49 270 270 CD 28158 9682 50 , , , 28158 9682 51 276 276 CD 28158 9682 52 , , , 28158 9682 53 289 289 CD 28158 9682 54 , , , 28158 9682 55 291 291 CD 28158 9682 56 , , , 28158 9682 57 302 302 CD 28158 9682 58 , , , 28158 9682 59 330 330 CD 28158 9682 60 , , , 28158 9682 61 335 335 CD 28158 9682 62 , , , 28158 9682 63 337 337 CD 28158 9682 64 , , , 28158 9682 65 343 343 CD 28158 9682 66 , , , 28158 9682 67 388 388 CD 28158 9682 68 , , , 28158 9682 69 410 410 CD 28158 9682 70 ; ; : 28158 9682 71 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9682 72 Boer Boer NNP 28158 9682 73 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9682 74 , , , 28158 9682 75 73 73 CD 28158 9682 76 , , , 28158 9682 77 216 216 CD 28158 9682 78 , , , 28158 9682 79 334 334 CD 28158 9682 80 . . . 28158 9682 81 International international JJ 28158 9682 82 law law NN 28158 9682 83 , , , 28158 9682 84 96 96 CD 28158 9682 85 . . . 28158 9683 1 Intintanyoni intintanyoni RB 28158 9683 2 , , , 28158 9683 3 152 152 CD 28158 9683 4 - - SYM 28158 9683 5 156 156 CD 28158 9683 6 , , , 28158 9683 7 172 172 CD 28158 9683 8 , , , 28158 9683 9 173 173 CD 28158 9683 10 , , , 28158 9683 11 190 190 CD 28158 9683 12 . . . 28158 9684 1 Intonganeni Intonganeni NNP 28158 9684 2 or or CC 28158 9684 3 Emtonjaneni Emtonjaneni NNP 28158 9684 4 , , , 28158 9684 5 36 36 CD 28158 9684 6 . . . 28158 9685 1 Irish Irish NNP 28158 9685 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9685 3 . . . 28158 9686 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9686 2 See See NNP 28158 9686 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9686 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9686 5 . . . 28158 9687 1 Irish Irish NNP 28158 9687 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 9687 3 , , , 28158 9687 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9687 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9687 6 1st 1st JJ 28158 9687 7 and and CC 28158 9687 8 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9687 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9687 10 . . . 28158 9688 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9688 2 See See NNP 28158 9688 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9688 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9688 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9688 6 . . . 28158 9689 1 Irish irish JJ 28158 9689 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9689 3 , , , 28158 9689 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9689 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9689 6 1st 1st NNP 28158 9689 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9689 8 . . . 28158 9690 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9690 2 See See NNP 28158 9690 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9690 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9690 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9690 6 . . . 28158 9691 1 Irish Irish NNP 28158 9691 2 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9691 3 , , , 28158 9691 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9691 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9691 6 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9691 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9691 8 . . . 28158 9692 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9692 2 See See NNP 28158 9692 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9692 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9692 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9692 6 . . . 28158 9693 1 Irvine Irvine NNP 28158 9693 2 , , , 28158 9693 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9693 4 T. T. NNP 28158 9693 5 , , , 28158 9693 6 256 256 CD 28158 9693 7 . . . 28158 9694 1 Ismailia Ismailia NNP 28158 9694 2 , , , 28158 9694 3 113 113 CD 28158 9694 4 . . . 28158 9695 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9695 2 Ismore Ismore NNP 28158 9695 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9695 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9695 5 transport transport NN 28158 9695 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9695 7 , , , 28158 9695 8 107 107 CD 28158 9695 9 , , , 28158 9695 10 111 111 CD 28158 9695 11 , , , 28158 9695 12 119 119 CD 28158 9695 13 , , , 28158 9695 14 391 391 CD 28158 9695 15 . . . 28158 9696 1 Jacobsdal Jacobsdal NNP 28158 9696 2 , , , 28158 9696 3 50 50 CD 28158 9696 4 , , , 28158 9696 5 63 63 CD 28158 9696 6 , , , 28158 9696 7 216 216 CD 28158 9696 8 , , , 28158 9696 9 241 241 CD 28158 9696 10 , , , 28158 9696 11 243 243 CD 28158 9696 12 , , , 28158 9696 13 245 245 CD 28158 9696 14 , , , 28158 9696 15 246 246 CD 28158 9696 16 , , , 28158 9696 17 248 248 CD 28158 9696 18 , , , 28158 9696 19 305 305 CD 28158 9696 20 , , , 28158 9696 21 309 309 CD 28158 9696 22 , , , 28158 9696 23 385 385 CD 28158 9696 24 , , , 28158 9696 25 387 387 CD 28158 9696 26 , , , 28158 9696 27 388 388 CD 28158 9696 28 . . . 28158 9697 1 Jacobsdal jacobsdal NN 28158 9697 2 commando commando NN 28158 9697 3 . . . 28158 9698 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9698 2 See See NNP 28158 9698 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9698 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9698 5 . . . 28158 9699 1 Jacobsdal jacobsdal NN 28158 9699 2 to to IN 28158 9699 3 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 9699 4 railway railway NN 28158 9699 5 project project NN 28158 9699 6 , , , 28158 9699 7 410 410 CD 28158 9699 8 , , , 28158 9699 9 413 413 CD 28158 9699 10 . . . 28158 9700 1 Jagersfontein Jagersfontein NNP 28158 9700 2 , , , 28158 9700 3 63 63 CD 28158 9700 4 . . . 28158 9701 1 Jamaica Jamaica NNP 28158 9701 2 , , , 28158 9701 3 89 89 CD 28158 9701 4 , , , 28158 9701 5 92 92 CD 28158 9701 6 . . . 28158 9702 1 James James NNP 28158 9702 2 , , , 28158 9702 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9702 4 . . . 28158 9703 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9703 2 W. W. NNP 28158 9703 3 , , , 28158 9703 4 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9703 5 , , , 28158 9703 6 120 120 CD 28158 9703 7 , , , 28158 9703 8 266 266 CD 28158 9703 9 , , , 28158 9703 10 360 360 CD 28158 9703 11 . . . 28158 9704 1 Jameson jameson NN 28158 9704 2 raid raid NN 28158 9704 3 , , , 28158 9704 4 3 3 CD 28158 9704 5 , , , 28158 9704 6 81 81 CD 28158 9704 7 . . . 28158 9705 1 Jameson Jameson NNP 28158 9705 2 , , , 28158 9705 3 Surg.-Gen surg.-gen ADD 28158 9705 4 . . . 28158 9705 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9705 6 , , , 28158 9705 7 M.D. M.D. NNP 28158 9705 8 , , , 28158 9705 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9705 10 , , , 28158 9705 11 Q.H.S. Q.H.S. NNP 28158 9705 12 , , , 28158 9705 13 26 26 CD 28158 9705 14 . . . 28158 9706 1 Jamestown Jamestown NNP 28158 9706 2 , , , 28158 9706 3 435 435 CD 28158 9706 4 . . . 28158 9707 1 Japanese japanese JJ 28158 9707 2 disembarkations disembarkation NNS 28158 9707 3 , , , 28158 9707 4 114 114 CD 28158 9707 5 . . . 28158 9708 1 Jasfontein Jasfontein NNP 28158 9708 2 farm farm NN 28158 9708 3 , , , 28158 9708 4 393 393 CD 28158 9708 5 , , , 28158 9708 6 404 404 CD 28158 9708 7 . . . 28158 9709 1 Jeffreys Jeffreys NNP 28158 9709 2 , , , 28158 9709 3 Lieut.-Col Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 9709 4 . . . 28158 9709 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9709 6 B. B. NNP 28158 9709 7 , , , 28158 9709 8 297 297 CD 28158 9709 9 , , , 28158 9709 10 299 299 CD 28158 9709 11 . . . 28158 9710 1 Jeppe Jeppe NNP 28158 9710 2 , , , 28158 9710 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9710 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9710 5 , , , 28158 9710 6 15 15 CD 28158 9710 7 . . . 28158 9711 1 Johannesburg Johannesburg NNP 28158 9711 2 commando commando NNP 28158 9711 3 . . . 28158 9712 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9712 2 See See NNP 28158 9712 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9712 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9712 5 . . . 28158 9713 1 Johannesburg Johannesburg NNP 28158 9713 2 police police NNS 28158 9713 3 , , , 28158 9713 4 394 394 CD 28158 9713 5 . . . 28158 9714 1 Johannesburg Johannesburg NNP 28158 9714 2 , , , 28158 9714 3 Uitlanders Uitlanders NNP 28158 9714 4 in in IN 28158 9714 5 , , , 28158 9714 6 38 38 CD 28158 9714 7 , , , 28158 9714 8 385 385 CD 28158 9714 9 . . . 28158 9715 1 Johnstone Johnstone NNP 28158 9715 2 , , , 28158 9715 3 Capt Capt NNP 28158 9715 4 . . . 28158 9716 1 R. R. NNP 28158 9716 2 , , , 28158 9716 3 awarded award VBD 28158 9716 4 the the DT 28158 9716 5 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9716 6 , , , 28158 9716 7 170 170 CD 28158 9716 8 . . . 28158 9717 1 Jones Jones NNP 28158 9717 2 , , , 28158 9717 3 Capt Capt NNP 28158 9717 4 . . . 28158 9718 1 E. E. NNP 28158 9718 2 P. P. NNP 28158 9718 3 , , , 28158 9718 4 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9718 5 , , , 28158 9718 6 120 120 CD 28158 9718 7 , , , 28158 9718 8 121 121 CD 28158 9718 9 , , , 28158 9718 10 122 122 CD 28158 9718 11 , , , 28158 9718 12 332 332 CD 28158 9718 13 , , , 28158 9718 14 351 351 CD 28158 9718 15 , , , 28158 9718 16 359 359 CD 28158 9718 17 , , , 28158 9718 18 363 363 CD 28158 9718 19 , , , 28158 9718 20 365 365 CD 28158 9718 21 , , , 28158 9718 22 369 369 CD 28158 9718 23 , , , 28158 9718 24 371 371 CD 28158 9718 25 , , , 28158 9718 26 373 373 CD 28158 9718 27 . . . 28158 9719 1 Jonono Jonono NNP 28158 9719 2 's 's POS 28158 9719 3 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9719 4 , , , 28158 9719 5 152 152 CD 28158 9719 6 , , , 28158 9719 7 161 161 CD 28158 9719 8 - - SYM 28158 9719 9 163 163 CD 28158 9719 10 . . . 28158 9720 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9720 2 , , , 28158 9720 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9720 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9720 5 , , , 28158 9720 6 269 269 CD 28158 9720 7 , , , 28158 9720 8 270 270 CD 28158 9720 9 . . . 28158 9721 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9721 2 , , , 28158 9721 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9721 4 J. J. NNP 28158 9721 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9721 6 , , , 28158 9721 7 128 128 CD 28158 9721 8 , , , 28158 9721 9 344 344 CD 28158 9721 10 . . . 28158 9722 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9722 2 , , , 28158 9722 3 Field Field NNP 28158 9722 4 Cornet Cornet NNP 28158 9722 5 , , , 28158 9722 6 162 162 CD 28158 9722 7 . . . 28158 9723 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9723 2 , , , 28158 9723 3 Comt.-Gen Comt.-Gen NNP 28158 9723 4 . . . 28158 9723 5 Piet Piet NNP 28158 9723 6 , , , 28158 9723 7 49 49 CD 28158 9723 8 , , , 28158 9723 9 117 117 CD 28158 9723 10 , , , 28158 9723 11 124 124 CD 28158 9723 12 , , , 28158 9723 13 125 125 CD 28158 9723 14 , , , 28158 9723 15 148 148 CD 28158 9723 16 , , , 28158 9723 17 151 151 CD 28158 9723 18 - - HYPH 28158 9723 19 2 2 CD 28158 9723 20 , , , 28158 9723 21 185 185 CD 28158 9723 22 , , , 28158 9723 23 191 191 CD 28158 9723 24 , , , 28158 9723 25 202 202 CD 28158 9723 26 , , , 28158 9723 27 265 265 CD 28158 9723 28 , , , 28158 9723 29 267 267 CD 28158 9723 30 - - SYM 28158 9723 31 270 270 CD 28158 9723 32 , , , 28158 9723 33 272 272 CD 28158 9723 34 , , , 28158 9723 35 273 273 CD 28158 9723 36 , , , 28158 9723 37 344 344 CD 28158 9723 38 , , , 28158 9723 39 409 409 CD 28158 9723 40 , , , 28158 9723 41 410 410 CD 28158 9723 42 , , , 28158 9723 43 425 425 CD 28158 9723 44 , , , 28158 9723 45 427 427 CD 28158 9723 46 , , , 28158 9723 47 434 434 CD 28158 9723 48 ; ; : 28158 9723 49 circular circular JJ 28158 9723 50 memorandum memorandum NN 28158 9723 51 of of IN 28158 9723 52 , , , 28158 9723 53 425 425 CD 28158 9723 54 - - SYM 28158 9723 55 427 427 CD 28158 9723 56 . . . 28158 9724 1 Joubert Joubert NNP 28158 9724 2 siding siding NN 28158 9724 3 , , , 28158 9724 4 400 400 CD 28158 9724 5 . . . 28158 9725 1 Jourdaan Jourdaan NNP 28158 9725 2 , , , 28158 9725 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9725 4 , , , 28158 9725 5 214 214 CD 28158 9725 6 , , , 28158 9725 7 234 234 CD 28158 9725 8 . . . 28158 9726 1 Junction Junction NNP 28158 9726 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9726 3 , , , 28158 9726 4 176 176 CD 28158 9726 5 . . . 28158 9727 1 Kaalspruit Kaalspruit NNP 28158 9727 2 , , , 28158 9727 3 388 388 CD 28158 9727 4 . . . 28158 9728 1 Kaffrarian Kaffrarian NNP 28158 9728 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9728 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9728 4 . . . 28158 9729 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9729 2 See See NNP 28158 9729 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9729 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9729 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9729 6 . . . 28158 9730 1 Kainguba Kainguba NNP 28158 9730 2 height height NN 28158 9730 3 , , , 28158 9730 4 186 186 CD 28158 9730 5 - - SYM 28158 9730 6 189 189 CD 28158 9730 7 , , , 28158 9730 8 191 191 CD 28158 9730 9 . . . 28158 9731 1 Kankana Kankana NNP 28158 9731 2 mountain mountain NN 28158 9731 3 , , , 28158 9731 4 149 149 CD 28158 9731 5 . . . 28158 9732 1 Karree Karree NNP 28158 9732 2 Bergen Bergen NNP 28158 9732 3 , , , 28158 9732 4 56 56 CD 28158 9732 5 . . . 28158 9733 1 Karroos Karroos NNP 28158 9733 2 , , , 28158 9733 3 55 55 CD 28158 9733 4 . . . 28158 9734 1 Katberg Katberg NNP 28158 9734 2 Pass Pass NNP 28158 9734 3 , , , 28158 9734 4 383 383 CD 28158 9734 5 . . . 28158 9735 1 Keerom Keerom NNP 28158 9735 2 , , , 28158 9735 3 404 404 CD 28158 9735 4 , , , 28158 9735 5 405 405 CD 28158 9735 6 . . . 28158 9736 1 Keith Keith NNP 28158 9736 2 - - HYPH 28158 9736 3 Falconer Falconer NNP 28158 9736 4 , , , 28158 9736 5 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9736 6 . . . 28158 9736 7 C. C. NNP 28158 9736 8 E. E. NNP 28158 9736 9 , , , 28158 9736 10 213 213 CD 28158 9736 11 . . . 28158 9737 1 Kekewich Kekewich NNP 28158 9737 2 , , , 28158 9737 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9737 4 R. R. NNP 28158 9737 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9737 6 , , , 28158 9737 7 44 44 CD 28158 9737 8 , , , 28158 9737 9 304 304 CD 28158 9737 10 . . . 28158 9738 1 Kelham Kelham NNP 28158 9738 2 , , , 28158 9738 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9738 4 . . . 28158 9738 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9738 6 R. R. NNP 28158 9738 7 , , , 28158 9738 8 320 320 CD 28158 9738 9 , , , 28158 9738 10 440 440 CD 28158 9738 11 . . . 28158 9739 1 Kelly Kelly NNP 28158 9739 2 - - HYPH 28158 9739 3 Kenny Kenny NNP 28158 9739 4 , , , 28158 9739 5 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 9739 6 . . . 28158 9739 7 T. T. NNP 28158 9739 8 , , , 28158 9739 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9739 10 , , , 28158 9739 11 432 432 CD 28158 9739 12 - - SYM 28158 9739 13 435 435 CD 28158 9739 14 , , , 28158 9739 15 437 437 CD 28158 9739 16 , , , 28158 9739 17 444 444 CD 28158 9739 18 . . . 28158 9740 1 Kenrick Kenrick NNP 28158 9740 2 , , , 28158 9740 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9740 4 . . . 28158 9741 1 G. G. NNP 28158 9741 2 E. E. NNP 28158 9741 3 R. R. NNP 28158 9741 4 , , , 28158 9741 5 142 142 CD 28158 9741 6 . . . 28158 9742 1 Khama Khama NNP 28158 9742 2 's 's POS 28158 9742 3 country country NN 28158 9742 4 , , , 28158 9742 5 60 60 CD 28158 9742 6 . . . 28158 9743 1 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9743 2 , , , 28158 9743 3 5 5 CD 28158 9743 4 , , , 28158 9743 5 36 36 CD 28158 9743 6 - - SYM 28158 9743 7 40 40 CD 28158 9743 8 , , , 28158 9743 9 42 42 CD 28158 9743 10 , , , 28158 9743 11 43 43 CD 28158 9743 12 , , , 28158 9743 13 44 44 CD 28158 9743 14 , , , 28158 9743 15 48 48 CD 28158 9743 16 , , , 28158 9743 17 50 50 CD 28158 9743 18 , , , 28158 9743 19 52 52 CD 28158 9743 20 , , , 28158 9743 21 53 53 CD 28158 9743 22 , , , 28158 9743 23 120 120 CD 28158 9743 24 , , , 28158 9743 25 197 197 CD 28158 9743 26 , , , 28158 9743 27 198 198 CD 28158 9743 28 - - HYPH 28158 9743 29 207 207 CD 28158 9743 30 , , , 28158 9743 31 209 209 CD 28158 9743 32 , , , 28158 9743 33 211 211 CD 28158 9743 34 , , , 28158 9743 35 212 212 CD 28158 9743 36 - - SYM 28158 9743 37 216 216 CD 28158 9743 38 , , , 28158 9743 39 218 218 CD 28158 9743 40 , , , 28158 9743 41 229 229 CD 28158 9743 42 , , , 28158 9743 43 243 243 CD 28158 9743 44 , , , 28158 9743 45 244 244 CD 28158 9743 46 , , , 28158 9743 47 276 276 CD 28158 9743 48 , , , 28158 9743 49 304 304 CD 28158 9743 50 - - SYM 28158 9743 51 5 5 CD 28158 9743 52 , , , 28158 9743 53 310 310 CD 28158 9743 54 , , , 28158 9743 55 334 334 CD 28158 9743 56 , , , 28158 9743 57 377 377 CD 28158 9743 58 - - SYM 28158 9743 59 8 8 CD 28158 9743 60 , , , 28158 9743 61 382 382 CD 28158 9743 62 , , , 28158 9743 63 384 384 CD 28158 9743 64 , , , 28158 9743 65 388 388 CD 28158 9743 66 , , , 28158 9743 67 408 408 CD 28158 9743 68 , , , 28158 9743 69 409 409 CD 28158 9743 70 , , , 28158 9743 71 411 411 CD 28158 9743 72 - - SYM 28158 9743 73 413 413 CD 28158 9743 74 , , , 28158 9743 75 428 428 CD 28158 9743 76 , , , 28158 9743 77 430 430 CD 28158 9743 78 , , , 28158 9743 79 431 431 CD 28158 9743 80 , , , 28158 9743 81 433 433 CD 28158 9743 82 , , , 28158 9743 83 435 435 CD 28158 9743 84 , , , 28158 9743 85 439 439 CD 28158 9743 86 , , , 28158 9743 87 442 442 CD 28158 9743 88 , , , 28158 9743 89 443 443 CD 28158 9743 90 . . . 28158 9744 1 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9744 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9744 3 . . . 28158 9745 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9745 2 See See NNP 28158 9745 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9745 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9745 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9745 6 . . . 28158 9746 1 Kincaid Kincaid NNP 28158 9746 2 , , , 28158 9746 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9746 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9746 5 S. S. NNP 28158 9746 6 , , , 28158 9746 7 186 186 CD 28158 9746 8 . . . 28158 9747 1 King King NNP 28158 9747 2 's 's POS 28158 9747 3 African African NNP 28158 9747 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9747 5 , , , 28158 9747 6 95 95 CD 28158 9747 7 . . . 28158 9748 1 King King NNP 28158 9748 2 's 's POS 28158 9748 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9748 4 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 9748 5 regiment regiment NN 28158 9748 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9748 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9748 8 1st 1st NNP 28158 9748 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9748 10 . . . 28158 9749 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9749 2 See See NNP 28158 9749 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9749 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9749 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9749 6 . . . 28158 9750 1 King King NNP 28158 9750 2 's 's POS 28158 9750 3 Own own JJ 28158 9750 4 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 9750 5 Borderers Borderers NNP 28158 9750 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9750 7 1st 1st NNP 28158 9750 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9750 9 . . . 28158 9751 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9751 2 See See NNP 28158 9751 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9751 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9751 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9751 6 . . . 28158 9752 1 King King NNP 28158 9752 2 's 's POS 28158 9752 3 Own Own NNP 28158 9752 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 9752 5 Light Light NNP 28158 9752 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9752 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9752 8 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9752 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9752 10 . . . 28158 9753 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9753 2 See See NNP 28158 9753 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9753 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9753 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9753 6 . . . 28158 9754 1 King King NNP 28158 9754 2 's 's POS 28158 9754 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9754 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 9754 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9754 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9754 7 1st 1st NNP 28158 9754 8 , , , 28158 9754 9 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 9754 10 , , , 28158 9754 11 and and CC 28158 9754 12 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 9754 13 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9754 14 . . . 28158 9755 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9755 2 See See NNP 28158 9755 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9755 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9755 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9755 6 . . . 28158 9756 1 King King NNP 28158 9756 2 William William NNP 28158 9756 3 's 's POS 28158 9756 4 Town Town NNP 28158 9756 5 , , , 28158 9756 6 53 53 CD 28158 9756 7 , , , 28158 9756 8 384 384 CD 28158 9756 9 , , , 28158 9756 10 422 422 CD 28158 9756 11 . . . 28158 9757 1 Kinloch Kinloch NNP 28158 9757 2 , , , 28158 9757 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9757 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9757 5 A. a. NN 28158 9757 6 , , , 28158 9757 7 223 223 CD 28158 9757 8 . . . 28158 9758 1 Kissieberg Kissieberg NNP 28158 9758 2 , , , 28158 9758 3 289 289 CD 28158 9758 4 - - SYM 28158 9758 5 292 292 CD 28158 9758 6 , , , 28158 9758 7 294 294 CD 28158 9758 8 - - SYM 28158 9758 9 300 300 CD 28158 9758 10 , , , 28158 9758 11 302 302 CD 28158 9758 12 . . . 28158 9759 1 Kitchener Kitchener NNP 28158 9759 2 , , , 28158 9759 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9759 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9759 5 W. W. NNP 28158 9759 6 , , , 28158 9759 7 271 271 CD 28158 9759 8 - - SYM 28158 9759 9 272 272 CD 28158 9759 10 . . . 28158 9760 1 Kitchener Kitchener NNP 28158 9760 2 of of IN 28158 9760 3 Khartoum Khartoum NNP 28158 9760 4 , , , 28158 9760 5 Major Major NNP 28158 9760 6 - - HYPH 28158 9760 7 Gen Gen NNP 28158 9760 8 . . . 28158 9761 1 The the DT 28158 9761 2 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9761 3 , , , 28158 9761 4 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 9761 5 , , , 28158 9761 6 K.C.M.G. K.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9761 7 , , , 28158 9761 8 420 420 CD 28158 9761 9 , , , 28158 9761 10 433 433 CD 28158 9761 11 , , , 28158 9761 12 436 436 CD 28158 9761 13 , , , 28158 9761 14 443 443 CD 28158 9761 15 , , , 28158 9761 16 448 448 CD 28158 9761 17 ; ; : 28158 9761 18 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9761 19 Sirdar Sirdar NNP 28158 9761 20 of of IN 28158 9761 21 the the DT 28158 9761 22 Egyptian egyptian JJ 28158 9761 23 Army Army NNP 28158 9761 24 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9761 25 , , , 28158 9761 26 appointed appoint VBD 28158 9761 27 Chief Chief NNP 28158 9761 28 of of IN 28158 9761 29 Staff Staff NNP 28158 9761 30 , , , 28158 9761 31 381 381 CD 28158 9761 32 . . . 28158 9762 1 Kitchener Kitchener NNP 28158 9762 2 's 's POS 28158 9762 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 9762 4 . . . 28158 9763 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9763 2 See See NNP 28158 9763 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9763 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9763 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9763 6 . . . 28158 9764 1 Kleinfontein Kleinfontein NNP 28158 9764 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9764 3 near near IN 28158 9764 4 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9764 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9764 6 , , , 28158 9764 7 173 173 CD 28158 9764 8 . . . 28158 9765 1 Kleinfontein Kleinfontein NNP 28158 9765 2 farm farm NN 28158 9765 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9765 4 near near IN 28158 9765 5 Colesberg Colesberg NNP 28158 9765 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9765 7 , , , 28158 9765 8 404 404 CD 28158 9765 9 , , , 28158 9765 10 405 405 CD 28158 9765 11 . . . 28158 9766 1 Klip Klip NNP 28158 9766 2 Valley Valley NNP 28158 9766 3 , , , 28158 9766 4 341 341 CD 28158 9766 5 . . . 28158 9767 1 Kloof Kloof NNP 28158 9767 2 camp camp NN 28158 9767 3 , , , 28158 9767 4 394 394 CD 28158 9767 5 , , , 28158 9767 6 396 396 CD 28158 9767 7 , , , 28158 9767 8 399 399 CD 28158 9767 9 , , , 28158 9767 10 400 400 CD 28158 9767 11 , , , 28158 9767 12 405 405 CD 28158 9767 13 . . . 28158 9768 1 Knight Knight NNP 28158 9768 2 , , , 28158 9768 3 Bombardier Bombardier NNP 28158 9768 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9768 5 , , , 28158 9768 6 366 366 CD 28158 9768 7 . . . 28158 9769 1 Knox Knox NNP 28158 9769 2 , , , 28158 9769 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9769 4 - - HYPH 28158 9769 5 General General NNP 28158 9769 6 C. C. NNP 28158 9769 7 E. E. NNP 28158 9769 8 , , , 28158 9769 9 437 437 CD 28158 9769 10 . . . 28158 9770 1 Knox Knox NNP 28158 9770 2 , , , 28158 9770 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9770 4 . . . 28158 9771 1 C. C. NNP 28158 9771 2 S. S. NNP 28158 9771 3 , , , 28158 9771 4 193 193 CD 28158 9771 5 . . . 28158 9772 1 Knox Knox NNP 28158 9772 2 , , , 28158 9772 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9772 4 E. E. NNP 28158 9772 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9772 6 , , , 28158 9772 7 138 138 CD 28158 9772 8 - - SYM 28158 9772 9 141 141 CD 28158 9772 10 . . . 28158 9773 1 Knox Knox NNP 28158 9773 2 , , , 28158 9773 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9773 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9773 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9773 6 , , , 28158 9773 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9773 8 , , , 28158 9773 9 183 183 CD 28158 9773 10 , , , 28158 9773 11 185 185 CD 28158 9773 12 . . . 28158 9774 1 Kock Kock NNP 28158 9774 2 , , , 28158 9774 3 General General NNP 28158 9774 4 , , , 28158 9774 5 124 124 CD 28158 9774 6 - - SYM 28158 9774 7 127 127 CD 28158 9774 8 , , , 28158 9774 9 159 159 CD 28158 9774 10 , , , 28158 9774 11 170 170 CD 28158 9774 12 . . . 28158 9775 1 Koffyfontein Koffyfontein NNP 28158 9775 2 , , , 28158 9775 3 63 63 CD 28158 9775 4 , , , 28158 9775 5 216 216 CD 28158 9775 6 , , , 28158 9775 7 387 387 CD 28158 9775 8 . . . 28158 9776 1 Komati Komati NNP 28158 9776 2 Poort Poort NNP 28158 9776 3 , , , 28158 9776 4 50 50 CD 28158 9776 5 . . . 28158 9777 1 Komgha Komgha NNP 28158 9777 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9777 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9777 4 : : : 28158 9777 5 _ _ NNP 28158 9777 6 See See NNP 28158 9777 7 _ _ NNP 28158 9777 8 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9777 9 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9777 10 . . . 28158 9778 1 Koodoesberg Koodoesberg NNP 28158 9778 2 , , , 28158 9778 3 387 387 CD 28158 9778 4 , , , 28158 9778 5 439 439 CD 28158 9778 6 - - SYM 28158 9778 7 442 442 CD 28158 9778 8 . . . 28158 9779 1 Koodoesberg Koodoesberg NNP 28158 9779 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9779 3 , , , 28158 9779 4 439 439 CD 28158 9779 5 . . . 28158 9780 1 Kopjes Kopjes NNP 28158 9780 2 , , , 28158 9780 3 description description NN 28158 9780 4 of of IN 28158 9780 5 , , , 28158 9780 6 63 63 CD 28158 9780 7 , , , 28158 9780 8 64 64 CD 28158 9780 9 . . . 28158 9781 1 Koranaberg Koranaberg NNP 28158 9781 2 , , , 28158 9781 3 59 59 CD 28158 9781 4 . . . 28158 9782 1 Krijgsraad Krijgsraad NNP 28158 9782 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9782 3 council council NNP 28158 9782 4 of of IN 28158 9782 5 war war NNP 28158 9782 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9782 7 , , , 28158 9782 8 77 77 CD 28158 9782 9 , , , 28158 9782 10 229 229 CD 28158 9782 11 , , , 28158 9782 12 264 264 CD 28158 9782 13 , , , 28158 9782 14 285 285 CD 28158 9782 15 , , , 28158 9782 16 341 341 CD 28158 9782 17 , , , 28158 9782 18 343 343 CD 28158 9782 19 - - SYM 28158 9782 20 344 344 CD 28158 9782 21 . . . 28158 9783 1 Kroonstad kroonstad NN 28158 9783 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9783 3 . . . 28158 9784 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9784 2 See See NNP 28158 9784 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9784 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9784 5 . . . 28158 9785 1 Kruger Kruger NNP 28158 9785 2 , , , 28158 9785 3 President President NNP 28158 9785 4 S. S. NNP 28158 9785 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9785 6 P. P. NNP 28158 9785 7 , , , 28158 9785 8 ultimatum ultimatum NN 28158 9785 9 of of IN 28158 9785 10 , , , 28158 9785 11 1 1 CD 28158 9785 12 ; ; : 28158 9785 13 commandeers commandeer NNS 28158 9785 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 9785 15 burghers burgher NNS 28158 9785 16 , , , 28158 9785 17 34 34 CD 28158 9785 18 ; ; : 28158 9785 19 designs design NNS 28158 9785 20 of of IN 28158 9785 21 , , , 28158 9785 22 48 48 CD 28158 9785 23 ; ; : 28158 9785 24 telegraphs telegraphs NN 28158 9785 25 to to IN 28158 9785 26 Botha Botha NNP 28158 9785 27 to to TO 28158 9785 28 hold hold VB 28158 9785 29 on on RP 28158 9785 30 to to IN 28158 9785 31 Hlangwhane Hlangwhane NNP 28158 9785 32 , , , 28158 9785 33 343 343 CD 28158 9785 34 ; ; : 28158 9785 35 to to IN 28158 9785 36 President President NNP 28158 9785 37 Steyn Steyn NNP 28158 9785 38 to to TO 28158 9785 39 commandeer commandeer VB 28158 9785 40 everyone everyone NN 28158 9785 41 in in IN 28158 9785 42 annexed annex VBN 28158 9785 43 districts district NNS 28158 9785 44 , , , 28158 9785 45 382 382 CD 28158 9785 46 . . . 28158 9786 1 Krugersdorp Krugersdorp NNP 28158 9786 2 , , , 28158 9786 3 60 60 CD 28158 9786 4 . . . 28158 9787 1 Krugersdorp Krugersdorp NNP 28158 9787 2 commando commando NN 28158 9787 3 . . . 28158 9788 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9788 2 See See NNP 28158 9788 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9788 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9788 5 . . . 28158 9789 1 Kuilfontein Kuilfontein NNP 28158 9789 2 farm farm NN 28158 9789 3 , , , 28158 9789 4 281 281 CD 28158 9789 5 , , , 28158 9789 6 282 282 CD 28158 9789 7 . . . 28158 9790 1 Kuruman Kuruman NNP 28158 9790 2 , , , 28158 9790 3 207 207 CD 28158 9790 4 , , , 28158 9790 5 382 382 CD 28158 9790 6 . . . 28158 9791 1 Ladybrand Ladybrand NNP 28158 9791 2 Commando Commando NNP 28158 9791 3 . . . 28158 9792 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9792 2 See See NNP 28158 9792 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9792 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9792 5 . . . 28158 9793 1 Lady Lady NNP 28158 9793 2 Grey Grey NNP 28158 9793 3 , , , 28158 9793 4 208 208 CD 28158 9793 5 . . . 28158 9794 1 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9794 2 , , , 28158 9794 3 9 9 CD 28158 9794 4 , , , 28158 9794 5 38 38 CD 28158 9794 6 , , , 28158 9794 7 44 44 CD 28158 9794 8 - - SYM 28158 9794 9 47 47 CD 28158 9794 10 , , , 28158 9794 11 58 58 CD 28158 9794 12 , , , 28158 9794 13 118 118 CD 28158 9794 14 , , , 28158 9794 15 120 120 CD 28158 9794 16 , , , 28158 9794 17 123 123 CD 28158 9794 18 , , , 28158 9794 19 144 144 CD 28158 9794 20 , , , 28158 9794 21 146 146 CD 28158 9794 22 - - SYM 28158 9794 23 147 147 CD 28158 9794 24 , , , 28158 9794 25 150 150 CD 28158 9794 26 - - SYM 28158 9794 27 153 153 CD 28158 9794 28 , , , 28158 9794 29 157 157 CD 28158 9794 30 - - SYM 28158 9794 31 202 202 CD 28158 9794 32 , , , 28158 9794 33 205 205 CD 28158 9794 34 - - SYM 28158 9794 35 210 210 CD 28158 9794 36 , , , 28158 9794 37 262 262 CD 28158 9794 38 - - HYPH 28158 9794 39 265 265 CD 28158 9794 40 , , , 28158 9794 41 334 334 CD 28158 9794 42 - - SYM 28158 9794 43 340 340 CD 28158 9794 44 , , , 28158 9794 45 377 377 CD 28158 9794 46 , , , 28158 9794 47 379 379 CD 28158 9794 48 , , , 28158 9794 49 380 380 CD 28158 9794 50 , , , 28158 9794 51 411 411 CD 28158 9794 52 , , , 28158 9794 53 415 415 CD 28158 9794 54 , , , 28158 9794 55 434 434 CD 28158 9794 56 , , , 28158 9794 57 443 443 CD 28158 9794 58 ; ; : 28158 9794 59 arrival arrival NN 28158 9794 60 of of IN 28158 9794 61 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9794 62 G. G. NNP 28158 9794 63 White White NNP 28158 9794 64 at at IN 28158 9794 65 , , , 28158 9794 66 157 157 CD 28158 9794 67 ; ; : 28158 9794 68 attack attack NN 28158 9794 69 on on IN 28158 9794 70 , , , 28158 9794 71 of of IN 28158 9794 72 6th 6th JJ 28158 9794 73 January January NNP 28158 9794 74 , , , 28158 9794 75 1900 1900 CD 28158 9794 76 , , , 28158 9794 77 repulsed repulse VBD 28158 9794 78 , , , 28158 9794 79 409 409 CD 28158 9794 80 ; ; : 28158 9794 81 communication communication NN 28158 9794 82 with with IN 28158 9794 83 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 9794 84 cut cut NN 28158 9794 85 , , , 28158 9794 86 127 127 CD 28158 9794 87 ; ; : 28158 9794 88 invested invest VBN 28158 9794 89 , , , 28158 9794 90 197 197 CD 28158 9794 91 , , , 28158 9794 92 198 198 CD 28158 9794 93 , , , 28158 9794 94 262 262 CD 28158 9794 95 ; ; : 28158 9794 96 Naval naval JJ 28158 9794 97 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 9794 98 for for IN 28158 9794 99 , , , 28158 9794 100 120 120 CD 28158 9794 101 . . . 28158 9795 1 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 9795 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9795 3 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 9795 4 . . . 28158 9796 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9796 2 See See NNP 28158 9796 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9796 4 NAVAL NAVAL NNP 28158 9796 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9796 6 . . . 28158 9797 1 Lagos Lagos NNP 28158 9797 2 , , , 28158 9797 3 33 33 CD 28158 9797 4 . . . 28158 9798 1 Laing Laing NNP 28158 9798 2 's 's POS 28158 9798 3 Nek Nek NNP 28158 9798 4 , , , 28158 9798 5 37 37 CD 28158 9798 6 , , , 28158 9798 7 44 44 CD 28158 9798 8 - - SYM 28158 9798 9 46 46 CD 28158 9798 10 , , , 28158 9798 11 58 58 CD 28158 9798 12 , , , 28158 9798 13 124 124 CD 28158 9798 14 - - SYM 28158 9798 15 125 125 CD 28158 9798 16 ; ; : 28158 9798 17 action action NN 28158 9798 18 of of IN 28158 9798 19 , , , 28158 9798 20 1881 1881 CD 28158 9798 21 , , , 28158 9798 22 Australia Australia NNP 28158 9798 23 offers offer VBZ 28158 9798 24 help help NN 28158 9798 25 after after IN 28158 9798 26 , , , 28158 9798 27 33 33 CD 28158 9798 28 . . . 28158 9799 1 Lake Lake NNP 28158 9799 2 St. St. NNP 28158 9799 3 Lucia Lucia NNP 28158 9799 4 , , , 28158 9799 5 59 59 CD 28158 9799 6 . . . 28158 9800 1 Lambton Lambton NNP 28158 9800 2 , , , 28158 9800 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9800 4 The the DT 28158 9800 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9800 6 . . . 28158 9801 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9801 2 , , , 28158 9801 3 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9801 4 , , , 28158 9801 5 120 120 CD 28158 9801 6 , , , 28158 9801 7 185 185 CD 28158 9801 8 - - SYM 28158 9801 9 186 186 CD 28158 9801 10 , , , 28158 9801 11 205 205 CD 28158 9801 12 . . . 28158 9802 1 Lambton Lambton NNP 28158 9802 2 , , , 28158 9802 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9802 4 The the DT 28158 9802 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9802 6 . . . 28158 9803 1 C. C. NNP 28158 9803 2 , , , 28158 9803 3 224 224 CD 28158 9803 4 , , , 28158 9803 5 255 255 CD 28158 9803 6 . . . 28158 9804 1 Lancers Lancers NNP 28158 9804 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9804 3 5th 5th NN 28158 9804 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9804 5 . . . 28158 9805 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9805 2 See See NNP 28158 9805 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9805 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9805 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9805 6 . . . 28158 9806 1 Lancers Lancers NNP 28158 9806 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9806 3 9th 9th NNP 28158 9806 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9806 5 . . . 28158 9807 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9807 2 See See NNP 28158 9807 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9807 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9807 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9807 6 . . . 28158 9808 1 Lancers Lancers NNP 28158 9808 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9808 3 12th 12th NN 28158 9808 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9808 5 . . . 28158 9809 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9809 2 See See NNP 28158 9809 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9809 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9809 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9809 6 . . . 28158 9810 1 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 9810 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9810 3 16th 16th NN 28158 9810 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9810 5 . . . 28158 9811 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9811 2 See See NNP 28158 9811 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9811 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9811 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9811 6 . . . 28158 9812 1 Lancer Lancer NNP 28158 9812 2 's 's POS 28158 9812 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9812 4 , , , 28158 9812 5 338 338 CD 28158 9812 6 . . . 28158 9813 1 Landman Landman NNP 28158 9813 2 's 's POS 28158 9813 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9813 4 road road NN 28158 9813 5 , , , 28158 9813 6 128 128 CD 28158 9813 7 , , , 28158 9813 8 139 139 CD 28158 9813 9 . . . 28158 9814 1 Landrosts landrost NNS 28158 9814 2 , , , 28158 9814 3 382 382 CD 28158 9814 4 . . . 28158 9815 1 Langeberg Langeberg NNP 28158 9815 2 farm farm NN 28158 9815 3 , , , 28158 9815 4 305 305 CD 28158 9815 5 , , , 28158 9815 6 307 307 CD 28158 9815 7 , , , 28158 9815 8 309 309 CD 28158 9815 9 . . . 28158 9816 1 Langewacht Langewacht NNP 28158 9816 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 9816 3 , , , 28158 9816 4 264 264 CD 28158 9816 5 , , , 28158 9816 6 340 340 CD 28158 9816 7 . . . 28158 9817 1 Lansdowne Lansdowne NNP 28158 9817 2 , , , 28158 9817 3 The the DT 28158 9817 4 Most most RBS 28158 9817 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9817 6 . . . 28158 9818 1 the the DT 28158 9818 2 Marquis Marquis NNP 28158 9818 3 of of IN 28158 9818 4 , , , 28158 9818 5 K.G. K.G. NNP 28158 9818 6 , , , 28158 9818 7 G.C.S.I. G.C.S.I. NNP 28158 9818 8 , , , 28158 9818 9 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9818 10 , , , 28158 9818 11 G.C.I.E. G.C.I.E. NNP 28158 9818 12 , , , 28158 9818 13 4 4 CD 28158 9818 14 , , , 28158 9818 15 5 5 CD 28158 9818 16 , , , 28158 9818 17 11 11 CD 28158 9818 18 , , , 28158 9818 19 29 29 CD 28158 9818 20 , , , 28158 9818 21 32 32 CD 28158 9818 22 - - SYM 28158 9818 23 34 34 CD 28158 9818 24 , , , 28158 9818 25 98 98 CD 28158 9818 26 , , , 28158 9818 27 110 110 CD 28158 9818 28 , , , 28158 9818 29 197 197 CD 28158 9818 30 , , , 28158 9818 31 199 199 CD 28158 9818 32 - - SYM 28158 9818 33 201 201 CD 28158 9818 34 , , , 28158 9818 35 338 338 CD 28158 9818 36 , , , 28158 9818 37 377 377 CD 28158 9818 38 , , , 28158 9818 39 384 384 CD 28158 9818 40 , , , 28158 9818 41 414 414 CD 28158 9818 42 , , , 28158 9818 43 443 443 CD 28158 9818 44 . . . 28158 9819 1 Lawrence Lawrence NNP 28158 9819 2 , , , 28158 9819 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9819 4 the the DT 28158 9819 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9819 6 . . . 28158 9820 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9820 2 A. A. NNP 28158 9820 3 , , , 28158 9820 4 276 276 CD 28158 9820 5 . . . 28158 9821 1 Leckie Leckie NNP 28158 9821 2 , , , 28158 9821 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9821 4 . . . 28158 9822 1 H. H. NNP 28158 9822 2 S. S. NNP 28158 9822 3 , , , 28158 9822 4 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9822 5 , , , 28158 9822 6 116 116 CD 28158 9822 7 . . . 28158 9823 1 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 9823 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9823 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9823 4 1st 1st NN 28158 9823 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9823 6 . . . 28158 9824 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9824 2 See See NNP 28158 9824 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9824 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9824 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9824 6 . . . 28158 9825 1 Lennox Lennox NNP 28158 9825 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9825 3 , , , 28158 9825 4 129 129 CD 28158 9825 5 - - SYM 28158 9825 6 140 140 CD 28158 9825 7 . . . 28158 9826 1 Leuchars Leuchars NNP 28158 9826 2 , , , 28158 9826 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9826 4 G. G. NNP 28158 9826 5 , , , 28158 9826 6 274 274 CD 28158 9826 7 . . . 28158 9827 1 Leverson Leverson NNP 28158 9827 2 , , , 28158 9827 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9827 4 G. G. NNP 28158 9827 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9827 6 , , , 28158 9827 7 259 259 CD 28158 9827 8 . . . 28158 9828 1 Lichtenburg Lichtenburg NNP 28158 9828 2 commando commando NN 28158 9828 3 . . . 28158 9829 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9829 2 See See NNP 28158 9829 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9829 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9829 5 . . . 28158 9830 1 Liebenberg Liebenberg NNP 28158 9830 2 , , , 28158 9830 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9830 4 , , , 28158 9830 5 439 439 CD 28158 9830 6 , , , 28158 9830 7 442 442 CD 28158 9830 8 . . . 28158 9831 1 Limit Limit NNP 28158 9831 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9831 3 , , , 28158 9831 4 176 176 CD 28158 9831 5 , , , 28158 9831 6 177 177 CD 28158 9831 7 , , , 28158 9831 8 183 183 CD 28158 9831 9 - - SYM 28158 9831 10 184 184 CD 28158 9831 11 , , , 28158 9831 12 186 186 CD 28158 9831 13 . . . 28158 9832 1 Limpopo Limpopo NNP 28158 9832 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9832 3 river river NN 28158 9832 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9832 5 , , , 28158 9832 6 50 50 CD 28158 9832 7 , , , 28158 9832 8 56 56 CD 28158 9832 9 , , , 28158 9832 10 57 57 CD 28158 9832 11 , , , 28158 9832 12 59 59 CD 28158 9832 13 , , , 28158 9832 14 60 60 CD 28158 9832 15 . . . 28158 9833 1 Limpus Limpus NNP 28158 9833 2 , , , 28158 9833 3 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9833 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9833 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9833 6 , , , 28158 9833 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9833 8 , , , 28158 9833 9 111 111 CD 28158 9833 10 , , , 28158 9833 11 115 115 CD 28158 9833 12 , , , 28158 9833 13 120 120 CD 28158 9833 14 , , , 28158 9833 15 265 265 CD 28158 9833 16 . . . 28158 9834 1 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire NNP 28158 9834 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9834 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9834 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 9834 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9834 6 . . . 28158 9835 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9835 2 See See NNP 28158 9835 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9835 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9835 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9835 6 . . . 28158 9836 1 Lisaine Lisaine NNP 28158 9836 2 , , , 28158 9836 3 422 422 CD 28158 9836 4 . . . 28158 9837 1 Little little JJ 28158 9837 2 , , , 28158 9837 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9837 4 M. M. NNP 28158 9837 5 O. O. NNP 28158 9837 6 , , , 28158 9837 7 246 246 CD 28158 9837 8 - - HYPH 28158 9837 9 247 247 CD 28158 9837 10 , , , 28158 9837 11 325 325 CD 28158 9837 12 , , , 28158 9837 13 440 440 CD 28158 9837 14 . . . 28158 9838 1 Little little JJ 28158 9838 2 Karroo Karroo NNP 28158 9838 3 , , , 28158 9838 4 55 55 CD 28158 9838 5 . . . 28158 9839 1 Little little JJ 28158 9839 2 Namaqualand Namaqualand NNP 28158 9839 3 , , , 28158 9839 4 62 62 CD 28158 9839 5 , , , 28158 9839 6 66 66 CD 28158 9839 7 . . . 28158 9840 1 Liverpool liverpool NN 28158 9840 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9840 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9840 4 1st 1st NN 28158 9840 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9840 6 . . . 28158 9841 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9841 2 See See NNP 28158 9841 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9841 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9841 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9841 6 . . . 28158 9842 1 Lobombo Lobombo NNP 28158 9842 2 Mountains Mountains NNP 28158 9842 3 , , , 28158 9842 4 59 59 CD 28158 9842 5 . . . 28158 9843 1 Lombards Lombards NNP 28158 9843 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 9843 3 , , , 28158 9843 4 120 120 CD 28158 9843 5 , , , 28158 9843 6 150 150 CD 28158 9843 7 , , , 28158 9843 8 172 172 CD 28158 9843 9 - - SYM 28158 9843 10 195 195 CD 28158 9843 11 , , , 28158 9843 12 196 196 CD 28158 9843 13 , , , 28158 9843 14 261 261 CD 28158 9843 15 . . . 28158 9844 1 Long long RB 28158 9844 2 , , , 28158 9844 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9844 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9844 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9844 6 , , , 28158 9844 7 266 266 CD 28158 9844 8 , , , 28158 9844 9 351 351 CD 28158 9844 10 , , , 28158 9844 11 352 352 CD 28158 9844 12 , , , 28158 9844 13 358 358 CD 28158 9844 14 - - SYM 28158 9844 15 365 365 CD 28158 9844 16 , , , 28158 9844 17 369 369 CD 28158 9844 18 , , , 28158 9844 19 372 372 CD 28158 9844 20 - - SYM 28158 9844 21 374 374 CD 28158 9844 22 . . . 28158 9845 1 Long Long NNP 28158 9845 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9845 3 , , , 28158 9845 4 173 173 CD 28158 9845 5 - - SYM 28158 9845 6 177 177 CD 28158 9845 7 , , , 28158 9845 8 180 180 CD 28158 9845 9 , , , 28158 9845 10 183 183 CD 28158 9845 11 - - SYM 28158 9845 12 184 184 CD 28158 9845 13 . . . 28158 9846 1 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9846 2 Mayor Mayor NNP 28158 9846 3 of of IN 28158 9846 4 London London NNP 28158 9846 5 , , , 28158 9846 6 414 414 CD 28158 9846 7 . . . 28158 9847 1 Lourenço Lourenço NNP 28158 9847 2 Marques Marques NNP 28158 9847 3 , , , 28158 9847 4 116 116 CD 28158 9847 5 . . . 28158 9848 1 Low Low NNP 28158 9848 2 Veld Veld NNP 28158 9848 3 , , , 28158 9848 4 62 62 CD 28158 9848 5 - - SYM 28158 9848 6 63 63 CD 28158 9848 7 . . . 28158 9849 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 9849 2 North North NNP 28158 9849 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 9849 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 9849 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9849 6 1st 1st NN 28158 9849 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9849 8 . . . 28158 9850 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9850 2 See See NNP 28158 9850 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9850 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9850 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9850 6 . . . 28158 9851 1 Lubbe Lubbe NNP 28158 9851 2 , , , 28158 9851 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9851 4 , , , 28158 9851 5 234 234 CD 28158 9851 6 . . . 28158 9852 1 Lydenburg Lydenburg NNP 28158 9852 2 , , , 28158 9852 3 59 59 CD 28158 9852 4 . . . 28158 9853 1 Lydenburg Lydenburg NNP 28158 9853 2 commando commando NN 28158 9853 3 . . . 28158 9854 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9854 2 See See NNP 28158 9854 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9854 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9854 5 . . . 28158 9855 1 Lyttelton Lyttelton NNP 28158 9855 2 , , , 28158 9855 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9855 4 - - HYPH 28158 9855 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 9855 6 . . . 28158 9855 7 the the DT 28158 9855 8 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9855 9 . . . 28158 9856 1 N. N. NNP 28158 9856 2 G. G. NNP 28158 9856 3 , , , 28158 9856 4 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9856 5 , , , 28158 9856 6 202 202 CD 28158 9856 7 , , , 28158 9856 8 204 204 CD 28158 9856 9 , , , 28158 9856 10 333 333 CD 28158 9856 11 , , , 28158 9856 12 352 352 CD 28158 9856 13 , , , 28158 9856 14 357 357 CD 28158 9856 15 - - HYPH 28158 9856 16 373 373 CD 28158 9856 17 . . . 28158 9857 1 Macbean Macbean NNP 28158 9857 2 , , , 28158 9857 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 9857 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9857 5 , , , 28158 9857 6 326 326 CD 28158 9857 7 , , , 28158 9857 8 327 327 CD 28158 9857 9 . . . 28158 9858 1 McCracken McCracken NNP 28158 9858 2 , , , 28158 9858 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9858 4 F. F. NNP 28158 9858 5 W. W. NNP 28158 9858 6 N. N. NNP 28158 9858 7 , , , 28158 9858 8 281 281 CD 28158 9858 9 , , , 28158 9858 10 284 284 CD 28158 9858 11 , , , 28158 9858 12 391 391 CD 28158 9858 13 - - SYM 28158 9858 14 393 393 CD 28158 9858 15 , , , 28158 9858 16 405 405 CD 28158 9858 17 . . . 28158 9859 1 McCracken McCracken NNP 28158 9859 2 's 's POS 28158 9859 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9859 4 , , , 28158 9859 5 392 392 CD 28158 9859 6 , , , 28158 9859 7 393 393 CD 28158 9859 8 , , , 28158 9859 9 395 395 CD 28158 9859 10 . . . 28158 9860 1 MacDonald MacDonald NNP 28158 9860 2 , , , 28158 9860 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9860 4 - - HYPH 28158 9860 5 General General NNP 28158 9860 6 H. H. NNP 28158 9860 7 A. A. NNP 28158 9860 8 , , , 28158 9860 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9860 10 , , , 28158 9860 11 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9860 12 , , , 28158 9860 13 437 437 CD 28158 9860 14 , , , 28158 9860 15 at at IN 28158 9860 16 Koodoesberg Koodoesberg NNP 28158 9860 17 , , , 28158 9860 18 439 439 CD 28158 9860 19 - - SYM 28158 9860 20 442 442 CD 28158 9860 21 . . . 28158 9861 1 Macfarlan Macfarlan NNP 28158 9861 2 , , , 28158 9861 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9861 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9861 5 , , , 28158 9861 6 319 319 CD 28158 9861 7 . . . 28158 9862 1 McGrigor McGrigor NNP 28158 9862 2 , , , 28158 9862 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9862 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9862 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9862 6 R. R. NNP 28158 9862 7 , , , 28158 9862 8 355 355 CD 28158 9862 9 . . . 28158 9863 1 Madocks Madocks NNP 28158 9863 2 , , , 28158 9863 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9863 4 W. W. NNP 28158 9863 5 R. R. NNP 28158 9863 6 N. N. NNP 28158 9863 7 , , , 28158 9863 8 402 402 CD 28158 9863 9 , , , 28158 9863 10 403 403 CD 28158 9863 11 . . . 28158 9864 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9864 2 Madura Madura NNP 28158 9864 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9864 4 , , , 28158 9864 5 loss loss NN 28158 9864 6 of of IN 28158 9864 7 the the DT 28158 9864 8 , , , 28158 9864 9 107 107 CD 28158 9864 10 . . . 28158 9865 1 Maeder Maeder NNP 28158 9865 2 's 's POS 28158 9865 3 farm farm NN 28158 9865 4 , , , 28158 9865 5 391 391 CD 28158 9865 6 , , , 28158 9865 7 394 394 CD 28158 9865 8 , , , 28158 9865 9 395 395 CD 28158 9865 10 . . . 28158 9866 1 Mafeking Mafeking NNP 28158 9866 2 , , , 28158 9866 3 38 38 CD 28158 9866 4 , , , 28158 9866 5 39 39 CD 28158 9866 6 , , , 28158 9866 7 42 42 CD 28158 9866 8 , , , 28158 9866 9 44 44 CD 28158 9866 10 , , , 28158 9866 11 48 48 CD 28158 9866 12 - - SYM 28158 9866 13 53 53 CD 28158 9866 14 , , , 28158 9866 15 197 197 CD 28158 9866 16 , , , 28158 9866 17 207 207 CD 28158 9866 18 , , , 28158 9866 19 248 248 CD 28158 9866 20 , , , 28158 9866 21 382 382 CD 28158 9866 22 , , , 28158 9866 23 384 384 CD 28158 9866 24 , , , 28158 9866 25 408 408 CD 28158 9866 26 , , , 28158 9866 27 409 409 CD 28158 9866 28 , , , 28158 9866 29 412 412 CD 28158 9866 30 , , , 28158 9866 31 443 443 CD 28158 9866 32 . . . 28158 9867 1 Mafeking Mafeking NNP 28158 9867 2 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9867 3 . . . 28158 9868 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9868 2 See See NNP 28158 9868 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9868 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9868 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9868 6 . . . 28158 9869 1 Magaliesberg Magaliesberg NNP 28158 9869 2 , , , 28158 9869 3 60 60 CD 28158 9869 4 . . . 28158 9870 1 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9870 2 , , , 28158 9870 3 63 63 CD 28158 9870 4 , , , 28158 9870 5 245 245 CD 28158 9870 6 , , , 28158 9870 7 260 260 CD 28158 9870 8 , , , 28158 9870 9 283 283 CD 28158 9870 10 , , , 28158 9870 11 304 304 CD 28158 9870 12 - - SYM 28158 9870 13 331 331 CD 28158 9870 14 , , , 28158 9870 15 339 339 CD 28158 9870 16 , , , 28158 9870 17 376 376 CD 28158 9870 18 , , , 28158 9870 19 385 385 CD 28158 9870 20 , , , 28158 9870 21 389 389 CD 28158 9870 22 , , , 28158 9870 23 413 413 CD 28158 9870 24 , , , 28158 9870 25 428 428 CD 28158 9870 26 . . . 28158 9871 1 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9871 2 position position NN 28158 9871 3 , , , 28158 9871 4 304 304 CD 28158 9871 5 - - SYM 28158 9871 6 331 331 CD 28158 9871 7 , , , 28158 9871 8 428 428 CD 28158 9871 9 , , , 28158 9871 10 436 436 CD 28158 9871 11 , , , 28158 9871 12 438 438 CD 28158 9871 13 , , , 28158 9871 14 439 439 CD 28158 9871 15 . . . 28158 9872 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9872 2 Magicienne Magicienne NNP 28158 9872 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9872 4 , , , 28158 9872 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 9872 6 , , , 28158 9872 7 116 116 CD 28158 9872 8 . . . 28158 9873 1 Malaboch Malaboch NNP 28158 9873 2 , , , 28158 9873 3 81 81 CD 28158 9873 4 . . . 28158 9874 1 Malay Malay NNP 28158 9874 2 States States NNP 28158 9874 3 , , , 28158 9874 4 33 33 CD 28158 9874 5 , , , 28158 9874 6 95 95 CD 28158 9874 7 . . . 28158 9875 1 Malta Malta NNP 28158 9875 2 , , , 28158 9875 3 2 2 CD 28158 9875 4 , , , 28158 9875 5 89 89 CD 28158 9875 6 , , , 28158 9875 7 92 92 CD 28158 9875 8 , , , 28158 9875 9 93 93 CD 28158 9875 10 , , , 28158 9875 11 443 443 CD 28158 9875 12 . . . 28158 9876 1 Malungeni Malungeni NNP 28158 9876 2 , , , 28158 9876 3 141 141 CD 28158 9876 4 . . . 28158 9877 1 Maluti Maluti NNP 28158 9877 2 Mountains Mountains NNP 28158 9877 3 , , , 28158 9877 4 57 57 CD 28158 9877 5 . . . 28158 9878 1 Manchester manchester JJ 28158 9878 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 9878 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9878 4 1st 1st NN 28158 9878 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9878 6 . . . 28158 9879 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9879 2 See See NNP 28158 9879 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9879 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9879 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9879 6 . . . 28158 9880 1 Maps map NNS 28158 9880 2 . . . 28158 9881 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9881 2 See See NNP 28158 9881 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9881 4 MILITARY MILITARY NNP 28158 9881 5 MAPS MAPS NNP 28158 9881 6 . . . 28158 9882 1 Marchant marchant JJ 28158 9882 2 , , , 28158 9882 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9882 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9882 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9882 6 , , , 28158 9882 7 238 238 CD 28158 9882 8 , , , 28158 9882 9 252 252 CD 28158 9882 10 . . . 28158 9883 1 Marico marico NN 28158 9883 2 commando commando NNS 28158 9883 3 . . . 28158 9884 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9884 2 See See NNP 28158 9884 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9884 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9884 5 . . . 28158 9885 1 Marico Marico NNP 28158 9885 2 valley valley NNP 28158 9885 3 , , , 28158 9885 4 60 60 CD 28158 9885 5 . . . 28158 9886 1 Marine Marine NNP 28158 9886 2 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9886 3 , , , 28158 9886 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9886 5 . . . 28158 9887 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9887 2 See See NNP 28158 9887 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9887 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9887 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9887 6 . . . 28158 9888 1 Marine Marine NNP 28158 9888 2 Light Light NNP 28158 9888 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 9888 4 , , , 28158 9888 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9888 6 . . . 28158 9889 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9889 2 See See NNP 28158 9889 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9889 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9889 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9889 6 . . . 28158 9890 1 Maritzburg Maritzburg NNP 28158 9890 2 , , , 28158 9890 3 46 46 CD 28158 9890 4 , , , 28158 9890 5 47 47 CD 28158 9890 6 , , , 28158 9890 7 120 120 CD 28158 9890 8 , , , 28158 9890 9 158 158 CD 28158 9890 10 , , , 28158 9890 11 175 175 CD 28158 9890 12 , , , 28158 9890 13 197 197 CD 28158 9890 14 , , , 28158 9890 15 199 199 CD 28158 9890 16 - - HYPH 28158 9890 17 200 200 CD 28158 9890 18 , , , 28158 9890 19 208 208 CD 28158 9890 20 , , , 28158 9890 21 261 261 CD 28158 9890 22 - - SYM 28158 9890 23 266 266 CD 28158 9890 24 , , , 28158 9890 25 270 270 CD 28158 9890 26 , , , 28158 9890 27 288 288 CD 28158 9890 28 , , , 28158 9890 29 332 332 CD 28158 9890 30 ; ; : 28158 9890 31 conference conference NN 28158 9890 32 at at IN 28158 9890 33 , , , 28158 9890 34 123 123 CD 28158 9890 35 ; ; : 28158 9890 36 scanty scanty NN 28158 9890 37 means mean NNS 28158 9890 38 of of IN 28158 9890 39 defence defence NN 28158 9890 40 of of IN 28158 9890 41 , , , 28158 9890 42 117 117 CD 28158 9890 43 ; ; : 28158 9890 44 threatened threaten VBN 28158 9890 45 by by IN 28158 9890 46 Boer Boer NNP 28158 9890 47 raid raid NN 28158 9890 48 , , , 28158 9890 49 206 206 CD 28158 9890 50 ; ; : 28158 9890 51 topographical topographical JJ 28158 9890 52 environment environment NN 28158 9890 53 of of IN 28158 9890 54 , , , 28158 9890 55 263 263 CD 28158 9890 56 . . . 28158 9891 1 Maritz Maritz NNP 28158 9891 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9891 3 , , , 28158 9891 4 336 336 CD 28158 9891 5 . . . 28158 9892 1 Mark Mark NNP 28158 9892 2 's 's POS 28158 9892 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9892 4 , , , 28158 9892 5 387 387 CD 28158 9892 6 . . . 28158 9893 1 Martial martial JJ 28158 9893 2 law law NN 28158 9893 3 , , , 28158 9893 4 417 417 CD 28158 9893 5 . . . 28158 9894 1 Martyr Martyr NNP 28158 9894 2 , , , 28158 9894 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9894 4 . . . 28158 9894 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9894 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9894 7 , , , 28158 9894 8 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 9894 9 , , , 28158 9894 10 272 272 CD 28158 9894 11 . . . 28158 9895 1 Mashonaland Mashonaland NNP 28158 9895 2 , , , 28158 9895 3 60 60 CD 28158 9895 4 . . . 28158 9896 1 Massy Massy NNP 28158 9896 2 , , , 28158 9896 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9896 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9896 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9896 6 , , , 28158 9896 7 353 353 CD 28158 9896 8 . . . 28158 9897 1 Massy Massy NNP 28158 9897 2 - - HYPH 28158 9897 3 Dawson Dawson NNP 28158 9897 4 , , , 28158 9897 5 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9897 6 . . . 28158 9898 1 F. F. NNP 28158 9898 2 E. E. NNP 28158 9898 3 , , , 28158 9898 4 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 9898 5 , , , 28158 9898 6 116 116 CD 28158 9898 7 . . . 28158 9899 1 Matabele Matabele NNP 28158 9899 2 , , , 28158 9899 3 70 70 CD 28158 9899 4 . . . 28158 9900 1 Matoppo Matoppo NNP 28158 9900 2 Hills Hills NNP 28158 9900 3 , , , 28158 9900 4 60 60 CD 28158 9900 5 . . . 28158 9901 1 Mauch Mauch NNP 28158 9901 2 Berg Berg NNP 28158 9901 3 , , , 28158 9901 4 59 59 CD 28158 9901 5 . . . 28158 9902 1 Mauritius Mauritius NNP 28158 9902 2 , , , 28158 9902 3 2 2 CD 28158 9902 4 , , , 28158 9902 5 52 52 CD 28158 9902 6 , , , 28158 9902 7 59 59 CD 28158 9902 8 , , , 28158 9902 9 89 89 CD 28158 9902 10 , , , 28158 9902 11 92 92 CD 28158 9902 12 . . . 28158 9903 1 Maybole Maybole NNP 28158 9903 2 farm farm NN 28158 9903 3 , , , 28158 9903 4 128 128 CD 28158 9903 5 . . . 28158 9904 1 Medical Medical NNP 28158 9904 2 Staff Staff NNP 28158 9904 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9904 4 , , , 28158 9904 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9904 6 . . . 28158 9905 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9905 2 See See NNP 28158 9905 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9905 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9905 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9905 6 . . . 28158 9906 1 Meiklejohn Meiklejohn NNP 28158 9906 2 , , , 28158 9906 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9906 4 M. M. NNP 28158 9906 5 F. F. NNP 28158 9906 6 M. M. NNP 28158 9906 7 , , , 28158 9906 8 awarded award VBD 28158 9906 9 the the DT 28158 9906 10 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9906 11 , , , 28158 9906 12 170 170 CD 28158 9906 13 . . . 28158 9907 1 Memorandum Memorandum NNP 28158 9907 2 , , , 28158 9907 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9907 4 Stanhope Stanhope NNP 28158 9907 5 's 's POS 28158 9907 6 , , , 28158 9907 7 of of IN 28158 9907 8 1st 1st NNP 28158 9907 9 June June NNP 28158 9907 10 , , , 28158 9907 11 1888 1888 CD 28158 9907 12 , , , 28158 9907 13 5 5 CD 28158 9907 14 , , , 28158 9907 15 12 12 CD 28158 9907 16 , , , 28158 9907 17 13 13 CD 28158 9907 18 , , , 28158 9907 19 89 89 CD 28158 9907 20 . . . 28158 9908 1 Merwe Merwe NNP 28158 9908 2 , , , 28158 9908 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9908 4 T. T. NNP 28158 9908 5 van van NNP 28158 9908 6 der der NN 28158 9908 7 , , , 28158 9908 8 229 229 CD 28158 9908 9 , , , 28158 9908 10 241 241 CD 28158 9908 11 . . . 28158 9909 1 Merwe Merwe NNP 28158 9909 2 , , , 28158 9909 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9909 4 van van NNP 28158 9909 5 der der NNP 28158 9909 6 , , , 28158 9909 7 342 342 CD 28158 9909 8 . . . 28158 9910 1 Methuen Methuen NNP 28158 9910 2 , , , 28158 9910 3 Lt.-Gen Lt.-Gen NNP 28158 9910 4 . . . 28158 9911 1 The the DT 28158 9911 2 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9911 3 , , , 28158 9911 4 K.C.V.O. K.C.V.O. NNP 28158 9911 5 , , , 28158 9911 6 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 9911 7 , , , 28158 9911 8 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9911 9 , , , 28158 9911 10 120 120 CD 28158 9911 11 , , , 28158 9911 12 197 197 CD 28158 9911 13 , , , 28158 9911 14 199 199 CD 28158 9911 15 - - SYM 28158 9911 16 203 203 CD 28158 9911 17 , , , 28158 9911 18 205 205 CD 28158 9911 19 , , , 28158 9911 20 207 207 CD 28158 9911 21 , , , 28158 9911 22 209 209 CD 28158 9911 23 - - SYM 28158 9911 24 220 220 CD 28158 9911 25 , , , 28158 9911 26 223 223 CD 28158 9911 27 , , , 28158 9911 28 231 231 CD 28158 9911 29 , , , 28158 9911 30 232 232 CD 28158 9911 31 , , , 28158 9911 32 235 235 CD 28158 9911 33 - - SYM 28158 9911 34 237 237 CD 28158 9911 35 , , , 28158 9911 36 240 240 CD 28158 9911 37 - - SYM 28158 9911 38 242 242 CD 28158 9911 39 , , , 28158 9911 40 252 252 CD 28158 9911 41 - - HYPH 28158 9911 42 255 255 CD 28158 9911 43 , , , 28158 9911 44 257 257 CD 28158 9911 45 - - SYM 28158 9911 46 260 260 CD 28158 9911 47 , , , 28158 9911 48 276 276 CD 28158 9911 49 , , , 28158 9911 50 279 279 CD 28158 9911 51 , , , 28158 9911 52 286 286 CD 28158 9911 53 , , , 28158 9911 54 288 288 CD 28158 9911 55 , , , 28158 9911 56 332 332 CD 28158 9911 57 , , , 28158 9911 58 334 334 CD 28158 9911 59 - - SYM 28158 9911 60 339 339 CD 28158 9911 61 , , , 28158 9911 62 376 376 CD 28158 9911 63 , , , 28158 9911 64 386 386 CD 28158 9911 65 - - SYM 28158 9911 66 387 387 CD 28158 9911 67 , , , 28158 9911 68 410 410 CD 28158 9911 69 , , , 28158 9911 70 428 428 CD 28158 9911 71 - - HYPH 28158 9911 72 431 431 CD 28158 9911 73 ; ; : 28158 9911 74 advance advance NN 28158 9911 75 from from IN 28158 9911 76 Orange Orange NNP 28158 9911 77 river river NN 28158 9911 78 , , , 28158 9911 79 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 9911 80 , , , 28158 9911 81 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 9911 82 , , , 28158 9911 83 and and CC 28158 9911 84 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9911 85 river river NN 28158 9911 86 , , , 28158 9911 87 211 211 CD 28158 9911 88 - - SYM 28158 9911 89 260 260 CD 28158 9911 90 ; ; : 28158 9911 91 at at IN 28158 9911 92 Magersfontein Magersfontein NNP 28158 9911 93 , , , 28158 9911 94 304 304 CD 28158 9911 95 - - SYM 28158 9911 96 331 331 CD 28158 9911 97 ; ; : 28158 9911 98 camp camp NN 28158 9911 99 of of IN 28158 9911 100 , , , 28158 9911 101 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9911 102 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9911 103 arrives arrive VBZ 28158 9911 104 at at IN 28158 9911 105 , , , 28158 9911 106 443 443 CD 28158 9911 107 ; ; : 28158 9911 108 division division NN 28158 9911 109 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9911 110 1st 1st NNP 28158 9911 111 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9911 112 , , , 28158 9911 113 strength strength NN 28158 9911 114 of of IN 28158 9911 115 , , , 28158 9911 116 214 214 CD 28158 9911 117 , , , 28158 9911 118 215 215 CD 28158 9911 119 , , , 28158 9911 120 308 308 CD 28158 9911 121 ; ; , 28158 9911 122 ordered order VBN 28158 9911 123 to to TO 28158 9911 124 throw throw VB 28158 9911 125 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 9911 126 into into IN 28158 9911 127 Kimberley Kimberley NNP 28158 9911 128 , , , 28158 9911 129 211 211 CD 28158 9911 130 - - SYM 28158 9911 131 213 213 CD 28158 9911 132 ; ; : 28158 9911 133 to to TO 28158 9911 134 attack attack VB 28158 9911 135 Cronje Cronje NNP 28158 9911 136 again again RB 28158 9911 137 or or CC 28158 9911 138 fall fall VB 28158 9911 139 back back RB 28158 9911 140 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9911 141 order order NN 28158 9911 142 cancelled cancel VBN 28158 9911 143 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9911 144 , , , 28158 9911 145 378 378 CD 28158 9911 146 , , , 28158 9911 147 385 385 CD 28158 9911 148 ; ; , 28158 9911 149 ordered order VBN 28158 9911 150 by by IN 28158 9911 151 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9911 152 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 9911 153 to to TO 28158 9911 154 remain remain VB 28158 9911 155 on on IN 28158 9911 156 defensive defensive JJ 28158 9911 157 , , , 28158 9911 158 433 433 CD 28158 9911 159 , , , 28158 9911 160 436 436 CD 28158 9911 161 , , , 28158 9911 162 438 438 CD 28158 9911 163 , , , 28158 9911 164 439 439 CD 28158 9911 165 . . . 28158 9912 1 Meyer Meyer NNP 28158 9912 2 , , , 28158 9912 3 General General NNP 28158 9912 4 Lukas Lukas NNP 28158 9912 5 , , , 28158 9912 6 49 49 CD 28158 9912 7 , , , 28158 9912 8 124 124 CD 28158 9912 9 , , , 28158 9912 10 126 126 CD 28158 9912 11 - - SYM 28158 9912 12 128 128 CD 28158 9912 13 , , , 28158 9912 14 134 134 CD 28158 9912 15 , , , 28158 9912 16 137 137 CD 28158 9912 17 , , , 28158 9912 18 148 148 CD 28158 9912 19 , , , 28158 9912 20 172 172 CD 28158 9912 21 - - SYM 28158 9912 22 173 173 CD 28158 9912 23 . . . 28158 9913 1 Meyricke Meyricke NNP 28158 9913 2 , , , 28158 9913 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9913 4 . . . 28158 9914 1 R. R. NNP 28158 9914 2 E. E. NNP 28158 9914 3 , , , 28158 9914 4 364 364 CD 28158 9914 5 . . . 28158 9915 1 Middelburg middelburg NN 28158 9915 2 commando commando NN 28158 9915 3 . . . 28158 9916 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9916 2 See See NNP 28158 9916 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9916 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 9916 5 . . . 28158 9917 1 Middleburg Middleburg NNP 28158 9917 2 , , , 28158 9917 3 206 206 CD 28158 9917 4 , , , 28158 9917 5 210 210 CD 28158 9917 6 , , , 28158 9917 7 276 276 CD 28158 9917 8 . . . 28158 9918 1 Milbanke Milbanke NNP 28158 9918 2 , , , 28158 9918 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9918 4 . . . 28158 9919 1 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9919 2 J. J. NNP 28158 9919 3 P. P. NNP 28158 9919 4 , , , 28158 9919 5 Bart Bart NNP 28158 9919 6 . . NNP 28158 9919 7 , , , 28158 9919 8 awarded award VBD 28158 9919 9 the the DT 28158 9919 10 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9919 11 , , , 28158 9919 12 396 396 CD 28158 9919 13 . . . 28158 9920 1 Miles Miles NNP 28158 9920 2 , , , 28158 9920 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 9920 4 H. H. NNP 28158 9920 5 S. S. NNP 28158 9920 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9920 7 , , , 28158 9920 8 M.V.O. M.V.O. NNP 28158 9920 9 , , , 28158 9920 10 386 386 CD 28158 9920 11 . . . 28158 9921 1 Military military JJ 28158 9921 2 maps map NNS 28158 9921 3 , , , 28158 9921 4 13 13 CD 28158 9921 5 - - SYM 28158 9921 6 15 15 CD 28158 9921 7 . . . 28158 9922 1 Military Military NNP 28158 9922 2 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 9922 3 's 's POS 28158 9922 4 department department NN 28158 9922 5 , , , 28158 9922 6 16 16 CD 28158 9922 7 . . . 28158 9923 1 Militia Militia NNP 28158 9923 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9923 3 home home NN 28158 9923 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9923 5 , , , 28158 9923 6 10 10 CD 28158 9923 7 , , , 28158 9923 8 12 12 CD 28158 9923 9 , , , 28158 9923 10 93 93 CD 28158 9923 11 - - SYM 28158 9923 12 95 95 CD 28158 9923 13 , , , 28158 9923 14 379 379 CD 28158 9923 15 - - SYM 28158 9923 16 380 380 CD 28158 9923 17 , , , 28158 9923 18 414 414 CD 28158 9923 19 - - SYM 28158 9923 20 415 415 CD 28158 9923 21 , , , 28158 9923 22 443 443 CD 28158 9923 23 , , , 28158 9923 24 444 444 CD 28158 9923 25 . . . 28158 9924 1 For for IN 28158 9924 2 names name NNS 28158 9924 3 of of IN 28158 9924 4 Militia Militia NNP 28158 9924 5 units unit NNS 28158 9924 6 which which WDT 28158 9924 7 landed land VBD 28158 9924 8 up up IN 28158 9924 9 to to IN 28158 9924 10 13th 13th JJ 28158 9924 11 February February NNP 28158 9924 12 , , , 28158 9924 13 1900 1900 CD 28158 9924 14 , , , 28158 9924 15 _ _ NNP 28158 9924 16 see see VBP 28158 9924 17 _ _ NNP 28158 9924 18 APPENDIX APPENDIX NNP 28158 9924 19 9 9 CD 28158 9924 20 , , , 28158 9924 21 page page NN 28158 9924 22 483 483 CD 28158 9924 23 . . . 28158 9925 1 Milner Milner NNP 28158 9925 2 , , , 28158 9925 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9925 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9925 5 E. E. NNP 28158 9925 6 , , , 28158 9925 7 148 148 CD 28158 9925 8 . . . 28158 9926 1 Milner Milner NNP 28158 9926 2 , , , 28158 9926 3 Sir Sir NNP 28158 9926 4 A. A. NNP 28158 9926 5 , , , 28158 9926 6 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 9926 7 , , , 28158 9926 8 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 9926 9 , , , 28158 9926 10 High High NNP 28158 9926 11 Commissioner Commissioner NNP 28158 9926 12 for for IN 28158 9926 13 South South NNP 28158 9926 14 Africa Africa NNP 28158 9926 15 and and CC 28158 9926 16 Governor Governor NNP 28158 9926 17 of of IN 28158 9926 18 Cape Cape NNP 28158 9926 19 Colony Colony NNP 28158 9926 20 , , , 28158 9926 21 17 17 CD 28158 9926 22 , , , 28158 9926 23 117 117 CD 28158 9926 24 , , , 28158 9926 25 196 196 CD 28158 9926 26 , , , 28158 9926 27 198 198 CD 28158 9926 28 , , , 28158 9926 29 200 200 CD 28158 9926 30 , , , 28158 9926 31 207 207 CD 28158 9926 32 , , , 28158 9926 33 263 263 CD 28158 9926 34 , , , 28158 9926 35 383 383 CD 28158 9926 36 , , , 28158 9926 37 384 384 CD 28158 9926 38 , , , 28158 9926 39 425 425 CD 28158 9926 40 . . . 28158 9927 1 Milton Milton NNP 28158 9927 2 , , , 28158 9927 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9927 4 P. P. NNP 28158 9927 5 W. W. NNP 28158 9927 6 A. A. NNP 28158 9928 1 A. A. NNP 28158 9928 2 , , , 28158 9928 3 233 233 CD 28158 9928 4 , , , 28158 9928 5 240 240 CD 28158 9928 6 , , , 28158 9928 7 241 241 CD 28158 9928 8 , , , 28158 9928 9 323 323 CD 28158 9928 10 , , , 28158 9928 11 324 324 CD 28158 9928 12 . . . 28158 9929 1 Mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9929 2 , , , 28158 9929 3 complete complete JJ 28158 9929 4 success success NN 28158 9929 5 of of IN 28158 9929 6 , , , 28158 9929 7 8 8 CD 28158 9929 8 ; ; : 28158 9929 9 danger danger NN 28158 9929 10 lest lest IN 28158 9929 11 political political JJ 28158 9929 12 considerations consideration NNS 28158 9929 13 shall shall MD 28158 9929 14 postpone postpone VB 28158 9929 15 , , , 28158 9929 16 115 115 CD 28158 9929 17 ; ; : 28158 9929 18 date date NN 28158 9929 19 of of IN 28158 9929 20 , , , 28158 9929 21 6 6 CD 28158 9929 22 ; ; : 28158 9929 23 development development NN 28158 9929 24 of of IN 28158 9929 25 scheme scheme NN 28158 9929 26 , , , 28158 9929 27 7 7 CD 28158 9929 28 , , , 28158 9929 29 8 8 CD 28158 9929 30 ; ; : 28158 9929 31 details detail NNS 28158 9929 32 of of IN 28158 9929 33 later later JJ 28158 9929 34 stages stage NNS 28158 9929 35 of of IN 28158 9929 36 , , , 28158 9929 37 9 9 CD 28158 9929 38 ; ; : 28158 9929 39 extent extent NN 28158 9929 40 of of IN 28158 9929 41 , , , 28158 9929 42 limited limit VBN 28158 9929 43 by by IN 28158 9929 44 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 9929 45 Stanhope Stanhope NNP 28158 9929 46 's 's POS 28158 9929 47 Memorandum Memorandum NNP 28158 9929 48 , , , 28158 9929 49 5 5 CD 28158 9929 50 , , , 28158 9929 51 6 6 CD 28158 9929 52 ; ; : 28158 9929 53 must must MD 28158 9929 54 be be VB 28158 9929 55 based base VBN 28158 9929 56 on on IN 28158 9929 57 shipping shipping NN 28158 9929 58 available available JJ 28158 9929 59 , , , 28158 9929 60 115 115 CD 28158 9929 61 ; ; : 28158 9929 62 war war NN 28158 9929 63 establishments establishment NNS 28158 9929 64 for for IN 28158 9929 65 , , , 28158 9929 66 418 418 CD 28158 9929 67 ; ; : 28158 9929 68 section section NN 28158 9929 69 and and CC 28158 9929 70 sub sub NN 28158 9929 71 - - NN 28158 9929 72 division division NN 28158 9929 73 , , , 28158 9929 74 8 8 CD 28158 9929 75 , , , 28158 9929 76 10 10 CD 28158 9929 77 . . . 28158 9930 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9930 2 See See NNP 28158 9930 3 also also RB 28158 9930 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9930 5 SHORT SHORT NNP 28158 9930 6 SERVICE SERVICE NNP 28158 9930 7 _ _ NNP 28158 9930 8 and and CC 28158 9930 9 _ _ NNP 28158 9930 10 RESERVES RESERVES NNP 28158 9930 11 . . . 28158 9931 1 Mobilisation mobilisation NN 28158 9931 2 of of IN 28158 9931 3 burghers burgher NNS 28158 9931 4 , , , 28158 9931 5 49 49 CD 28158 9931 6 . . . 28158 9932 1 Mobility mobility NN 28158 9932 2 of of IN 28158 9932 3 Boers Boers NNP 28158 9932 4 , , , 28158 9932 5 66 66 CD 28158 9932 6 , , , 28158 9932 7 336 336 CD 28158 9932 8 . . . 28158 9933 1 " " `` 28158 9933 2 Modder modder NN 28158 9933 3 position position NN 28158 9933 4 " " '' 28158 9933 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9933 6 also also RB 28158 9933 7 called call VBN 28158 9933 8 " " `` 28158 9933 9 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9933 10 River River NNP 28158 9933 11 camp camp NN 28158 9933 12 " " '' 28158 9933 13 and and CC 28158 9933 14 " " `` 28158 9933 15 Lord Lord NNP 28158 9933 16 Methuen Methuen NNP 28158 9933 17 's 's POS 28158 9933 18 camp camp NN 28158 9933 19 " " '' 28158 9933 20 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9933 21 , , , 28158 9933 22 229 229 CD 28158 9933 23 , , , 28158 9933 24 279 279 CD 28158 9933 25 , , , 28158 9933 26 304 304 CD 28158 9933 27 , , , 28158 9933 28 313 313 CD 28158 9933 29 , , , 28158 9933 30 385 385 CD 28158 9933 31 , , , 28158 9933 32 413 413 CD 28158 9933 33 , , , 28158 9933 34 428 428 CD 28158 9933 35 , , , 28158 9933 36 441 441 CD 28158 9933 37 , , , 28158 9933 38 443 443 CD 28158 9933 39 , , , 28158 9933 40 444 444 CD 28158 9933 41 . . . 28158 9934 1 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9934 2 river river NNP 28158 9934 3 , , , 28158 9934 4 63 63 CD 28158 9934 5 , , , 28158 9934 6 211 211 CD 28158 9934 7 - - SYM 28158 9934 8 214 214 CD 28158 9934 9 , , , 28158 9934 10 231 231 CD 28158 9934 11 , , , 28158 9934 12 243 243 CD 28158 9934 13 - - SYM 28158 9934 14 260 260 CD 28158 9934 15 , , , 28158 9934 16 304 304 CD 28158 9934 17 - - SYM 28158 9934 18 316 316 CD 28158 9934 19 , , , 28158 9934 20 325 325 CD 28158 9934 21 , , , 28158 9934 22 412 412 CD 28158 9934 23 , , , 28158 9934 24 421 421 CD 28158 9934 25 , , , 28158 9934 26 436 436 CD 28158 9934 27 , , , 28158 9934 28 439 439 CD 28158 9934 29 , , , 28158 9934 30 443 443 CD 28158 9934 31 , , , 28158 9934 32 444 444 CD 28158 9934 33 . . . 28158 9935 1 Modder Modder NNP 28158 9935 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 9935 3 , , , 28158 9935 4 148 148 CD 28158 9935 5 , , , 28158 9935 6 151 151 CD 28158 9935 7 - - SYM 28158 9935 8 153 153 CD 28158 9935 9 , , , 28158 9935 10 161 161 CD 28158 9935 11 - - SYM 28158 9935 12 162 162 CD 28158 9935 13 , , , 28158 9935 14 172 172 CD 28158 9935 15 - - SYM 28158 9935 16 173 173 CD 28158 9935 17 , , , 28158 9935 18 178 178 CD 28158 9935 19 - - SYM 28158 9935 20 180 180 CD 28158 9935 21 . . . 28158 9936 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9936 2 Mohawk Mohawk NNP 28158 9936 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9936 4 , , , 28158 9936 5 S.S. S.S. NNP 28158 9936 6 , , , 28158 9936 7 209 209 CD 28158 9936 8 . . . 28158 9937 1 Möller Möller NNP 28158 9937 2 , , , 28158 9937 3 Lieut.-Col Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 9937 4 . . . 28158 9937 5 B. B. NNP 28158 9937 6 D. D. NNP 28158 9937 7 , , , 28158 9937 8 131 131 CD 28158 9937 9 , , , 28158 9937 10 138 138 CD 28158 9937 11 - - SYM 28158 9937 12 140 140 CD 28158 9937 13 . . . 28158 9938 1 Molteno Molteno NNP 28158 9938 2 , , , 28158 9938 3 39 39 CD 28158 9938 4 , , , 28158 9938 5 53 53 CD 28158 9938 6 , , , 28158 9938 7 210 210 CD 28158 9938 8 , , , 28158 9938 9 286 286 CD 28158 9938 10 , , , 28158 9938 11 288 288 CD 28158 9938 12 , , , 28158 9938 13 290 290 CD 28158 9938 14 - - SYM 28158 9938 15 294 294 CD 28158 9938 16 , , , 28158 9938 17 300 300 CD 28158 9938 18 - - SYM 28158 9938 19 301 301 CD 28158 9938 20 , , , 28158 9938 21 408 408 CD 28158 9938 22 . . . 28158 9939 1 Money money NN 28158 9939 2 , , , 28158 9939 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 9939 4 . . . 28158 9939 5 C. C. NNP 28158 9939 6 G. G. NNP 28158 9939 7 C. C. NNP 28158 9939 8 , , , 28158 9939 9 52 52 CD 28158 9939 10 , , , 28158 9939 11 225 225 CD 28158 9939 12 , , , 28158 9939 13 232 232 CD 28158 9939 14 , , , 28158 9939 15 237 237 CD 28158 9939 16 , , , 28158 9939 17 239 239 CD 28158 9939 18 , , , 28158 9939 19 248 248 CD 28158 9939 20 . . . 28158 9940 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9940 2 Monarch Monarch NNP 28158 9940 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9940 4 , , , 28158 9940 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 9940 6 , , , 28158 9940 7 117 117 CD 28158 9940 8 . . . 28158 9941 1 Mont Mont NNP 28158 9941 2 Aux Aux NNP 28158 9941 3 Sources Sources NNP 28158 9941 4 , , , 28158 9941 5 36 36 CD 28158 9941 6 , , , 28158 9941 7 57 57 CD 28158 9941 8 . . . 28158 9942 1 Mont Mont NNP 28158 9942 2 Blanc Blanc NNP 28158 9942 3 , , , 28158 9942 4 218 218 CD 28158 9942 5 - - SYM 28158 9942 6 228 228 CD 28158 9942 7 . . . 28158 9943 1 Mooi Mooi NNP 28158 9943 2 river river NNP 28158 9943 3 , , , 28158 9943 4 200 200 CD 28158 9943 5 , , , 28158 9943 6 208 208 CD 28158 9943 7 , , , 28158 9943 8 266 266 CD 28158 9943 9 , , , 28158 9943 10 269 269 CD 28158 9943 11 , , , 28158 9943 12 270 270 CD 28158 9943 13 , , , 28158 9943 14 273 273 CD 28158 9943 15 , , , 28158 9943 16 332 332 CD 28158 9943 17 . . . 28158 9944 1 Moore Moore NNP 28158 9944 2 , , , 28158 9944 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9944 4 M. M. NNP 28158 9944 5 G. G. NNP 28158 9944 6 , , , 28158 9944 7 356 356 CD 28158 9944 8 . . . 28158 9945 1 Morgan Morgan NNP 28158 9945 2 , , , 28158 9945 3 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 28158 9945 4 , , , 28158 9945 5 292 292 CD 28158 9945 6 - - SYM 28158 9945 7 293 293 CD 28158 9945 8 , , , 28158 9945 9 295 295 CD 28158 9945 10 . . . 28158 9946 1 Mossamedes mossamede NNS 28158 9946 2 , , , 28158 9946 3 55 55 CD 28158 9946 4 . . . 28158 9947 1 Moss Moss NNP 28158 9947 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9947 3 , , , 28158 9947 4 306 306 CD 28158 9947 5 , , , 28158 9947 6 307 307 CD 28158 9947 7 , , , 28158 9947 8 309 309 CD 28158 9947 9 , , , 28158 9947 10 322 322 CD 28158 9947 11 , , , 28158 9947 12 325 325 CD 28158 9947 13 , , , 28158 9947 14 328 328 CD 28158 9947 15 . . . 28158 9948 1 Mounted mount VBN 28158 9948 2 infantry infantry NN 28158 9948 3 , , , 28158 9948 4 131 131 CD 28158 9948 5 , , , 28158 9948 6 138 138 CD 28158 9948 7 - - SYM 28158 9948 8 140 140 CD 28158 9948 9 , , , 28158 9948 10 148 148 CD 28158 9948 11 , , , 28158 9948 12 157 157 CD 28158 9948 13 , , , 28158 9948 14 203 203 CD 28158 9948 15 , , , 28158 9948 16 214 214 CD 28158 9948 17 , , , 28158 9948 18 233 233 CD 28158 9948 19 , , , 28158 9948 20 240 240 CD 28158 9948 21 - - HYPH 28158 9948 22 241 241 CD 28158 9948 23 , , , 28158 9948 24 278 278 CD 28158 9948 25 , , , 28158 9948 26 280 280 CD 28158 9948 27 - - SYM 28158 9948 28 283 283 CD 28158 9948 29 , , , 28158 9948 30 287 287 CD 28158 9948 31 , , , 28158 9948 32 291 291 CD 28158 9948 33 , , , 28158 9948 34 292 292 CD 28158 9948 35 , , , 28158 9948 36 310 310 CD 28158 9948 37 , , , 28158 9948 38 313 313 CD 28158 9948 39 , , , 28158 9948 40 316 316 CD 28158 9948 41 , , , 28158 9948 42 332 332 CD 28158 9948 43 , , , 28158 9948 44 391 391 CD 28158 9948 45 - - SYM 28158 9948 46 392 392 CD 28158 9948 47 , , , 28158 9948 48 402 402 CD 28158 9948 49 , , , 28158 9948 50 405 405 CD 28158 9948 51 , , , 28158 9948 52 407 407 CD 28158 9948 53 , , , 28158 9948 54 415 415 CD 28158 9948 55 , , , 28158 9948 56 416 416 CD 28158 9948 57 , , , 28158 9948 58 437 437 CD 28158 9948 59 , , , 28158 9948 60 439 439 CD 28158 9948 61 , , , 28158 9948 62 444 444 CD 28158 9948 63 . . . 28158 9949 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9949 2 See See NNP 28158 9949 3 also also RB 28158 9949 4 _ _ NNP 28158 9949 5 INFANTRY INFANTRY NNP 28158 9949 6 , , , 28158 9949 7 MOUNTED MOUNTED NNP 28158 9949 8 . . . 28158 9950 1 Mount Mount NNP 28158 9950 2 Hamilton Hamilton NNP 28158 9950 3 , , , 28158 9950 4 58 58 CD 28158 9950 5 . . . 28158 9951 1 Mount Mount NNP 28158 9951 2 Hampden Hampden NNP 28158 9951 3 , , , 28158 9951 4 60 60 CD 28158 9951 5 . . . 28158 9952 1 Mount Mount NNP 28158 9952 2 Tintwa Tintwa NNP 28158 9952 3 , , , 28158 9952 4 58 58 CD 28158 9952 5 . . . 28158 9953 1 Mowatt Mowatt NNP 28158 9953 2 Committee Committee NNP 28158 9953 3 , , , 28158 9953 4 32 32 CD 28158 9953 5 . . . 28158 9954 1 Mozambique Mozambique NNP 28158 9954 2 current current NN 28158 9954 3 , , , 28158 9954 4 61 61 CD 28158 9954 5 . . . 28158 9955 1 Mules Mules NNP 28158 9955 2 , , , 28158 9955 3 18 18 CD 28158 9955 4 , , , 28158 9955 5 21 21 CD 28158 9955 6 - - SYM 28158 9955 7 23 23 CD 28158 9955 8 , , , 28158 9955 9 155 155 CD 28158 9955 10 , , , 28158 9955 11 176 176 CD 28158 9955 12 , , , 28158 9955 13 416 416 CD 28158 9955 14 - - SYM 28158 9955 15 422 422 CD 28158 9955 16 . . . 28158 9956 1 Mule mule JJ 28158 9956 2 wagons wagon NNS 28158 9956 3 and and CC 28158 9956 4 harness harness NN 28158 9956 5 , , , 28158 9956 6 417 417 CD 28158 9956 7 , , , 28158 9956 8 418 418 CD 28158 9956 9 . . . 28158 9957 1 Müller Müller NNP 28158 9957 2 's 's POS 28158 9957 3 Pass Pass NNP 28158 9957 4 , , , 28158 9957 5 58 58 CD 28158 9957 6 , , , 28158 9957 7 125 125 CD 28158 9957 8 , , , 28158 9957 9 158 158 CD 28158 9957 10 . . . 28158 9958 1 Mullins Mullins NNP 28158 9958 2 , , , 28158 9958 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 9958 4 C. C. NNP 28158 9958 5 H. H. NNP 28158 9958 6 , , , 28158 9958 7 awarded award VBD 28158 9958 8 the the DT 28158 9958 9 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 9958 10 , , , 28158 9958 11 170 170 CD 28158 9958 12 . . . 28158 9959 1 Munger Munger NNP 28158 9959 2 's 's POS 28158 9959 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 9959 4 , , , 28158 9959 5 336 336 CD 28158 9959 6 . . . 28158 9960 1 Munster Munster NNP 28158 9960 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 9960 3 , , , 28158 9960 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9960 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9960 6 1st 1st NNP 28158 9960 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9960 8 . . . 28158 9961 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9961 2 See See NNP 28158 9961 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9961 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 9961 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9961 6 . . . 28158 9962 1 Murchison Murchison NNP 28158 9962 2 Range Range NNP 28158 9962 3 , , , 28158 9962 4 59 59 CD 28158 9962 5 . . . 28158 9963 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9963 2 , , , 28158 9963 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9963 4 A.J. A.J. NNP 28158 9963 5 , , , 28158 9963 6 142 142 CD 28158 9963 7 . . . 28158 9964 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9964 2 , , , 28158 9964 3 Major Major NNP 28158 9964 4 D. D. NNP 28158 9964 5 , , , 28158 9964 6 433 433 CD 28158 9964 7 . . . 28158 9965 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9965 2 , , , 28158 9965 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 9965 4 . . . 28158 9966 1 F. F. NNP 28158 9966 2 D. D. NNP 28158 9966 3 , , , 28158 9966 4 142 142 CD 28158 9966 5 . . . 28158 9967 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9967 2 , , , 28158 9967 3 Brig.-Gen brig.-gen ADD 28158 9967 4 . . . 28158 9967 5 J. J. NNP 28158 9967 6 Wolfe Wolfe NNP 28158 9967 7 , , , 28158 9967 8 261 261 CD 28158 9967 9 - - SYM 28158 9967 10 264 264 CD 28158 9967 11 , , , 28158 9967 12 266 266 CD 28158 9967 13 . . . 28158 9968 1 Murray Murray NNP 28158 9968 2 , , , 28158 9968 3 the the DT 28158 9968 4 Hon Hon NNP 28158 9968 5 . . . 28158 9969 1 T. T. NNP 28158 9969 2 K. K. NNP 28158 9969 3 , , , 28158 9969 4 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 9969 5 , , , 28158 9969 6 266 266 CD 28158 9969 7 , , , 28158 9969 8 337 337 CD 28158 9969 9 . . . 28158 9970 1 Naauwpoort naauwpoort JJ 28158 9970 2 , , , 28158 9970 3 22 22 CD 28158 9970 4 , , , 28158 9970 5 39 39 CD 28158 9970 6 , , , 28158 9970 7 42 42 CD 28158 9970 8 , , , 28158 9970 9 43 43 CD 28158 9970 10 , , , 28158 9970 11 57 57 CD 28158 9970 12 , , , 28158 9970 13 198 198 CD 28158 9970 14 , , , 28158 9970 15 199 199 CD 28158 9970 16 , , , 28158 9970 17 201 201 CD 28158 9970 18 , , , 28158 9970 19 203 203 CD 28158 9970 20 , , , 28158 9970 21 207 207 CD 28158 9970 22 , , , 28158 9970 23 209 209 CD 28158 9970 24 , , , 28158 9970 25 210 210 CD 28158 9970 26 , , , 28158 9970 27 275 275 CD 28158 9970 28 , , , 28158 9970 29 276 276 CD 28158 9970 30 , , , 28158 9970 31 282 282 CD 28158 9970 32 , , , 28158 9970 33 287 287 CD 28158 9970 34 , , , 28158 9970 35 290 290 CD 28158 9970 36 , , , 28158 9970 37 332 332 CD 28158 9970 38 , , , 28158 9970 39 378 378 CD 28158 9970 40 , , , 28158 9970 41 390 390 CD 28158 9970 42 , , , 28158 9970 43 391 391 CD 28158 9970 44 , , , 28158 9970 45 430 430 CD 28158 9970 46 , , , 28158 9970 47 431 431 CD 28158 9970 48 , , , 28158 9970 49 433 433 CD 28158 9970 50 - - SYM 28158 9970 51 435 435 CD 28158 9970 52 . . . 28158 9971 1 Namaqualand Namaqualand NNP 28158 9971 2 , , , 28158 9971 3 55 55 CD 28158 9971 4 . . . 28158 9972 1 Natal natal JJ 28158 9972 2 , , , 28158 9972 3 4 4 CD 28158 9972 4 - - SYM 28158 9972 5 34 34 CD 28158 9972 6 , , , 28158 9972 7 36 36 CD 28158 9972 8 - - SYM 28158 9972 9 94 94 CD 28158 9972 10 , , , 28158 9972 11 196 196 CD 28158 9972 12 - - SYM 28158 9972 13 210 210 CD 28158 9972 14 , , , 28158 9972 15 261 261 CD 28158 9972 16 - - SYM 28158 9972 17 274 274 CD 28158 9972 18 , , , 28158 9972 19 334 334 CD 28158 9972 20 , , , 28158 9972 21 351 351 CD 28158 9972 22 , , , 28158 9972 23 381 381 CD 28158 9972 24 , , , 28158 9972 25 384 384 CD 28158 9972 26 , , , 28158 9972 27 409 409 CD 28158 9972 28 , , , 28158 9972 29 411 411 CD 28158 9972 30 , , , 28158 9972 31 413 413 CD 28158 9972 32 , , , 28158 9972 33 417 417 CD 28158 9972 34 , , , 28158 9972 35 422 422 CD 28158 9972 36 , , , 28158 9972 37 429 429 CD 28158 9972 38 , , , 28158 9972 39 438 438 CD 28158 9972 40 , , , 28158 9972 41 443 443 CD 28158 9972 42 ; ; : 28158 9972 43 strength strength NN 28158 9972 44 of of IN 28158 9972 45 local local JJ 28158 9972 46 forces force NNS 28158 9972 47 in in IN 28158 9972 48 , , , 28158 9972 49 94 94 CD 28158 9972 50 ; ; : 28158 9972 51 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9972 52 Government Government NNP 28158 9972 53 Railway Railway NNP 28158 9972 54 staff staff NN 28158 9972 55 , , , 28158 9972 56 424 424 CD 28158 9972 57 . . . 28158 9973 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9973 2 Carbineers Carbineers NNPS 28158 9973 3 . . . 28158 9974 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9974 2 See See NNP 28158 9974 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9974 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9974 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9974 6 . . . 28158 9975 1 Natal natal JJ 28158 9975 2 Field Field NNP 28158 9975 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 9975 4 . . . 28158 9976 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9976 2 See See NNP 28158 9976 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9976 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9976 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9976 6 . . . 28158 9977 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9977 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 9977 3 South South NNP 28158 9977 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 9977 5 Field Field NNP 28158 9977 6 Force Force NNP 28158 9977 7 , , , 28158 9977 8 350 350 CD 28158 9977 9 . . . 28158 9978 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9978 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9978 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9978 4 . . . 28158 9979 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9979 2 See See NNP 28158 9979 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9979 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9979 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9979 6 . . . 28158 9980 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9980 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9980 3 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 9980 4 . . . 28158 9981 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9981 2 See See NNP 28158 9981 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9981 4 NAVAL NAVAL NNP 28158 9981 5 BRIGADES BRIGADES NNP 28158 9981 6 . . . 28158 9982 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9982 2 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9982 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 9982 4 . . . 28158 9983 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9983 2 See See NNP 28158 9983 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9983 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9983 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9983 6 _ _ NNP 28158 9983 7 and and CC 28158 9983 8 _ _ NNP 28158 9983 9 NAVY NAVY NNP 28158 9983 10 . . . 28158 9984 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9984 2 Police Police NNS 28158 9984 3 . . . 28158 9985 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9985 2 See See NNP 28158 9985 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9985 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9985 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9985 6 . . . 28158 9986 1 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9986 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9986 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9986 4 . . . 28158 9987 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9987 2 See See NNP 28158 9987 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9987 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9987 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9987 6 . . . 28158 9988 1 Navy Navy NNP 28158 9988 2 , , , 28158 9988 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9988 4 : : : 28158 9988 5 assistance assistance NN 28158 9988 6 of of IN 28158 9988 7 , , , 28158 9988 8 required require VBN 28158 9988 9 , , , 28158 9988 10 116 116 CD 28158 9988 11 , , , 28158 9988 12 117 117 CD 28158 9988 13 ; ; : 28158 9988 14 delay delay NN 28158 9988 15 in in IN 28158 9988 16 preparation preparation NN 28158 9988 17 due due IN 28158 9988 18 to to IN 28158 9988 19 Cabinet Cabinet NNP 28158 9988 20 's 's POS 28158 9988 21 unwillingness unwillingness NN 28158 9988 22 to to TO 28158 9988 23 cause cause VB 28158 9988 24 war war NN 28158 9988 25 throws throw VBZ 28158 9988 26 exceptional exceptional JJ 28158 9988 27 responsibility responsibility NN 28158 9988 28 on on IN 28158 9988 29 , , , 28158 9988 30 97 97 CD 28158 9988 31 ; ; : 28158 9988 32 guns gun NNS 28158 9988 33 and and CC 28158 9988 34 improvised improvise VBN 28158 9988 35 carriages carriage NNS 28158 9988 36 , , , 28158 9988 37 116 116 CD 28158 9988 38 - - SYM 28158 9988 39 121 121 CD 28158 9988 40 ; ; : 28158 9988 41 Natal Natal NNP 28158 9988 42 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9988 43 Volunteers Volunteers NNPS 28158 9988 44 ' ' POS 28158 9988 45 connection connection NN 28158 9988 46 with with IN 28158 9988 47 the the DT 28158 9988 48 , , , 28158 9988 49 121 121 CD 28158 9988 50 , , , 28158 9988 51 122 122 CD 28158 9988 52 ; ; : 28158 9988 53 mutual mutual JJ 28158 9988 54 aid aid NN 28158 9988 55 between between IN 28158 9988 56 Army Army NNP 28158 9988 57 and and CC 28158 9988 58 , , , 28158 9988 59 97 97 CD 28158 9988 60 ; ; : 28158 9988 61 necessity necessity NN 28158 9988 62 of of IN 28158 9988 63 special special JJ 28158 9988 64 practice practice NN 28158 9988 65 together together RB 28158 9988 66 of of IN 28158 9988 67 Army Army NNP 28158 9988 68 and and CC 28158 9988 69 , , , 28158 9988 70 114 114 CD 28158 9988 71 ; ; : 28158 9988 72 number number NN 28158 9988 73 of of IN 28158 9988 74 troops troop NNS 28158 9988 75 , , , 28158 9988 76 etc etc FW 28158 9988 77 . . . 28158 9988 78 , , , 28158 9988 79 carried carry VBN 28158 9988 80 by by IN 28158 9988 81 , , , 28158 9988 82 108 108 CD 28158 9988 83 ; ; : 28158 9988 84 ready ready JJ 28158 9988 85 for for IN 28158 9988 86 landing landing NN 28158 9988 87 , , , 28158 9988 88 116 116 CD 28158 9988 89 ; ; : 28158 9988 90 Royal Royal NNP 28158 9988 91 Commission Commission NNP 28158 9988 92 , , , 28158 9988 93 report report VB 28158 9988 94 on on IN 28158 9988 95 success success NN 28158 9988 96 of of IN 28158 9988 97 , , , 28158 9988 98 115 115 CD 28158 9988 99 ; ; : 28158 9988 100 statistics statistic NNS 28158 9988 101 of of IN 28158 9988 102 transport transport NN 28158 9988 103 work work NN 28158 9988 104 of of IN 28158 9988 105 the the DT 28158 9988 106 , , , 28158 9988 107 106 106 CD 28158 9988 108 - - SYM 28158 9988 109 109 109 CD 28158 9988 110 ; ; : 28158 9988 111 stoppage stoppage NN 28158 9988 112 of of IN 28158 9988 113 contraband contraband NN 28158 9988 114 by by IN 28158 9988 115 the the DT 28158 9988 116 , , , 28158 9988 117 115 115 CD 28158 9988 118 , , , 28158 9988 119 116 116 CD 28158 9988 120 ; ; : 28158 9988 121 triumph triumph NN 28158 9988 122 of of IN 28158 9988 123 the the DT 28158 9988 124 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 9988 125 administration administration NN 28158 9988 126 of of IN 28158 9988 127 sea sea NN 28158 9988 128 transport transport NN 28158 9988 129 , , , 28158 9988 130 111 111 CD 28158 9988 131 ; ; : 28158 9988 132 votes vote NNS 28158 9988 133 , , , 28158 9988 134 cost cost NN 28158 9988 135 of of IN 28158 9988 136 sea sea NN 28158 9988 137 transport transport NN 28158 9988 138 not not RB 28158 9988 139 charged charge VBN 28158 9988 140 to to IN 28158 9988 141 the the DT 28158 9988 142 , , , 28158 9988 143 99 99 CD 28158 9988 144 ; ; : 28158 9988 145 conditions condition NNS 28158 9988 146 of of IN 28158 9988 147 , , , 28158 9988 148 and and CC 28158 9988 149 use use NN 28158 9988 150 of of IN 28158 9988 151 mercantile mercantile NN 28158 9988 152 marine marine NN 28158 9988 153 , , , 28158 9988 154 by by IN 28158 9988 155 fixed fix VBN 28158 9988 156 Army Army NNP 28158 9988 157 organisation organisation NN 28158 9988 158 , , , 28158 9988 159 115 115 CD 28158 9988 160 . . . 28158 9989 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 9989 2 brigades brigade NNS 28158 9989 3 , , , 28158 9989 4 116 116 CD 28158 9989 5 - - SYM 28158 9989 6 122 122 CD 28158 9989 7 , , , 28158 9989 8 185 185 CD 28158 9989 9 - - SYM 28158 9989 10 186 186 CD 28158 9989 11 , , , 28158 9989 12 205 205 CD 28158 9989 13 , , , 28158 9989 14 214 214 CD 28158 9989 15 , , , 28158 9989 16 218 218 CD 28158 9989 17 - - HYPH 28158 9989 18 260 260 CD 28158 9989 19 , , , 28158 9989 20 266 266 CD 28158 9989 21 , , , 28158 9989 22 267 267 CD 28158 9989 23 , , , 28158 9989 24 304 304 CD 28158 9989 25 - - SYM 28158 9989 26 375 375 CD 28158 9989 27 , , , 28158 9989 28 438 438 CD 28158 9989 29 . . . 28158 9990 1 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9990 2 Commander Commander NNP 28158 9990 3 - - HYPH 28158 9990 4 in in IN 28158 9990 5 - - HYPH 28158 9990 6 Chief chief NN 28158 9990 7 . . . 28158 9991 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9991 2 See See NNP 28158 9991 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9991 4 HARRIS HARRIS NNP 28158 9991 5 . . . 28158 9992 1 Naval Naval NNP 28158 9992 2 Gun Gun NNP 28158 9992 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 9992 4 , , , 28158 9992 5 357 357 CD 28158 9992 6 , , , 28158 9992 7 362 362 CD 28158 9992 8 , , , 28158 9992 9 363 363 CD 28158 9992 10 . . . 28158 9993 1 Naval naval JJ 28158 9993 2 staffs staff NNS 28158 9993 3 , , , 28158 9993 4 106 106 CD 28158 9993 5 . . . 28158 9994 1 Nel Nel NNP 28158 9994 2 , , , 28158 9994 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 9994 4 , , , 28158 9994 5 154 154 CD 28158 9994 6 . . . 28158 9995 1 Nesbitt Nesbitt NNP 28158 9995 2 's 's POS 28158 9995 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 9995 4 . . . 28158 9996 1 _ _ NNP 28158 9996 2 See See NNP 28158 9996 3 _ _ NNP 28158 9996 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 9996 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 9996 6 . . . 28158 9997 1 Newcastle Newcastle NNP 28158 9997 2 , , , 28158 9997 3 44 44 CD 28158 9997 4 , , , 28158 9997 5 58 58 CD 28158 9997 6 , , , 28158 9997 7 123 123 CD 28158 9997 8 - - SYM 28158 9997 9 126 126 CD 28158 9997 10 , , , 28158 9997 11 160 160 CD 28158 9997 12 , , , 28158 9997 13 170 170 CD 28158 9997 14 , , , 28158 9997 15 175 175 CD 28158 9997 16 . . . 28158 9998 1 New New NNP 28158 9998 2 South South NNP 28158 9998 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 9998 4 , , , 28158 9998 5 93 93 CD 28158 9998 6 ; ; : 28158 9998 7 offers offer VBZ 28158 9998 8 help help NN 28158 9998 9 , , , 28158 9998 10 33 33 CD 28158 9998 11 , , , 28158 9998 12 34 34 CD 28158 9998 13 . . . 28158 9999 1 New New NNP 28158 9999 2 South South NNP 28158 9999 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 9999 4 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 9999 5 and and CC 28158 9999 6 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 9999 7 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 9999 8 . . . 28158 10000 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10000 2 See See NNP 28158 10000 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10000 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10000 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10000 6 . . . 28158 10001 1 New New NNP 28158 10001 2 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 10001 3 , , , 28158 10001 4 94 94 CD 28158 10001 5 ; ; : 28158 10001 6 offers offer VBZ 28158 10001 7 help help NN 28158 10001 8 , , , 28158 10001 9 34 34 CD 28158 10001 10 . . . 28158 10002 1 New New NNP 28158 10002 2 Zealand Zealand NNP 28158 10002 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10002 4 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10002 5 . . . 28158 10003 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10003 2 See See NNP 28158 10003 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10003 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10003 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10003 6 . . . 28158 10004 1 Nicholson Nicholson NNP 28158 10004 2 's 's POS 28158 10004 3 Nek Nek NNP 28158 10004 4 , , , 28158 10004 5 9 9 CD 28158 10004 6 , , , 28158 10004 7 174 174 CD 28158 10004 8 , , , 28158 10004 9 186 186 CD 28158 10004 10 - - SYM 28158 10004 11 195 195 CD 28158 10004 12 . . . 28158 10005 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10005 2 See See NNP 28158 10005 3 also also RB 28158 10005 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10005 5 LOMBARDS LOMBARDS NNP 28158 10005 6 KOP KOP NNP 28158 10005 7 . . . 28158 10006 1 Nicholson Nicholson NNP 28158 10006 2 , , , 28158 10006 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10006 4 - - HYPH 28158 10006 5 General General NNP 28158 10006 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10006 7 W. W. NNP 28158 10006 8 G. G. NNP 28158 10006 9 , , , 28158 10006 10 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 10006 11 , , , 28158 10006 12 13 13 CD 28158 10006 13 , , , 28158 10006 14 420 420 CD 28158 10006 15 , , , 28158 10006 16 422 422 CD 28158 10006 17 , , , 28158 10006 18 433 433 CD 28158 10006 19 , , , 28158 10006 20 436 436 CD 28158 10006 21 . . . 28158 10007 1 Nieuwveld Nieuwveld NNP 28158 10007 2 Mountains Mountains NNPS 28158 10007 3 , , , 28158 10007 4 55 55 CD 28158 10007 5 , , , 28158 10007 6 383 383 CD 28158 10007 7 . . . 28158 10008 1 Nodashwana Nodashwana NNP 28158 10008 2 , , , 28158 10008 3 152 152 CD 28158 10008 4 - - SYM 28158 10008 5 153 153 CD 28158 10008 6 , , , 28158 10008 7 155 155 CD 28158 10008 8 . . . 28158 10009 1 Norfolk Norfolk NNP 28158 10009 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10009 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10009 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10009 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10009 6 . . . 28158 10010 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10010 2 See See NNP 28158 10010 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10010 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10010 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10010 6 . . . 28158 10011 1 Northamptonshire northamptonshire JJ 28158 10011 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10011 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10011 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10011 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10011 6 . . . 28158 10012 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10012 2 See See NNP 28158 10012 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10012 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10012 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10012 6 . . . 28158 10013 1 Northcott Northcott NNP 28158 10013 2 , , , 28158 10013 3 Lieut.-Col Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 10013 4 . . . 28158 10013 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10013 6 P. P. NNP 28158 10013 7 , , , 28158 10013 8 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10013 9 , , , 28158 10013 10 257 257 CD 28158 10013 11 . . . 28158 10014 1 North North NNP 28158 10014 2 Staffordshire Staffordshire NNP 28158 10014 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10014 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10014 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10014 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10014 7 . . . 28158 10015 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10015 2 See See NNP 28158 10015 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10015 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10015 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10015 6 . . . 28158 10016 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 10016 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10016 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10016 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10016 5 and and CC 28158 10016 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 10016 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10016 8 . . . 28158 10017 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10017 2 See See NNP 28158 10017 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10017 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10017 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10017 6 . . . 28158 10018 1 Nottingham Nottingham NNP 28158 10018 2 Road Road NNP 28158 10018 3 , , , 28158 10018 4 208 208 CD 28158 10018 5 , , , 28158 10018 6 269 269 CD 28158 10018 7 . . . 28158 10019 1 Norval Norval NNP 28158 10019 2 's 's POS 28158 10019 3 Pont Pont NNP 28158 10019 4 , , , 28158 10019 5 50 50 CD 28158 10019 6 , , , 28158 10019 7 198 198 CD 28158 10019 8 , , , 28158 10019 9 202 202 CD 28158 10019 10 , , , 28158 10019 11 210 210 CD 28158 10019 12 , , , 28158 10019 13 275 275 CD 28158 10019 14 , , , 28158 10019 15 396 396 CD 28158 10019 16 , , , 28158 10019 17 399 399 CD 28158 10019 18 , , , 28158 10019 19 400 400 CD 28158 10019 20 , , , 28158 10019 21 405 405 CD 28158 10019 22 , , , 28158 10019 23 412 412 CD 28158 10019 24 , , , 28158 10019 25 413 413 CD 28158 10019 26 , , , 28158 10019 27 425 425 CD 28158 10019 28 , , , 28158 10019 29 428 428 CD 28158 10019 30 - - HYPH 28158 10019 31 431 431 CD 28158 10019 32 , , , 28158 10019 33 434 434 CD 28158 10019 34 , , , 28158 10019 35 435 435 CD 28158 10019 36 . . . 28158 10020 1 Norwood Norwood NNP 28158 10020 2 , , , 28158 10020 3 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 10020 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10020 5 . . . 28158 10021 1 J. J. NNP 28158 10021 2 , , , 28158 10021 3 awarded award VBD 28158 10021 4 the the DT 28158 10021 5 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10021 6 , , , 28158 10021 7 177 177 CD 28158 10021 8 . . . 28158 10022 1 Nurse Nurse NNP 28158 10022 2 , , , 28158 10022 3 Corporal Corporal NNP 28158 10022 4 G. G. NNP 28158 10022 5 E. E. NNP 28158 10022 6 , , , 28158 10022 7 365 365 CD 28158 10022 8 ; ; : 28158 10022 9 awarded award VBD 28158 10022 10 the the DT 28158 10022 11 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10022 12 , , , 28158 10022 13 366 366 CD 28158 10022 14 . . . 28158 10023 1 Observation Observation NNP 28158 10023 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10023 3 , , , 28158 10023 4 183 183 CD 28158 10023 5 . . . 28158 10024 1 Ogilvy Ogilvy NNP 28158 10024 2 , , , 28158 10024 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10024 4 . . . 28158 10025 1 F. F. NNP 28158 10025 2 C. C. NNP 28158 10025 3 A. A. NNP 28158 10025 4 , , , 28158 10025 5 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 10025 6 , , , 28158 10025 7 351 351 CD 28158 10025 8 , , , 28158 10025 9 358 358 CD 28158 10025 10 - - SYM 28158 10025 11 360 360 CD 28158 10025 12 , , , 28158 10025 13 365 365 CD 28158 10025 14 , , , 28158 10025 15 373 373 CD 28158 10025 16 . . . 28158 10026 1 Oliphant oliphant JJ 28158 10026 2 river river NN 28158 10026 3 , , , 28158 10026 4 59 59 CD 28158 10026 5 . . . 28158 10027 1 Olivier olivi JJR 28158 10027 2 , , , 28158 10027 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10027 4 , , , 28158 10027 5 50 50 CD 28158 10027 6 , , , 28158 10027 7 208 208 CD 28158 10027 8 , , , 28158 10027 9 285 285 CD 28158 10027 10 , , , 28158 10027 11 289 289 CD 28158 10027 12 , , , 28158 10027 13 295 295 CD 28158 10027 14 . . . 28158 10028 1 Olivier olivi JJR 28158 10028 2 's 's POS 28158 10028 3 Hoek Hoek NNP 28158 10028 4 Pass Pass NNP 28158 10028 5 , , , 28158 10028 6 49 49 CD 28158 10028 7 , , , 28158 10028 8 58 58 CD 28158 10028 9 , , , 28158 10028 10 157 157 CD 28158 10028 11 . . . 28158 10029 1 Onderbrook Onderbrook NNP 28158 10029 2 , , , 28158 10029 3 159 159 CD 28158 10029 4 , , , 28158 10029 5 340 340 CD 28158 10029 6 . . . 28158 10030 1 Onderbrook Onderbrook NNP 28158 10030 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 10030 3 , , , 28158 10030 4 338 338 CD 28158 10030 5 - - SYM 28158 10030 6 340 340 CD 28158 10030 7 . . . 28158 10031 1 Orange Orange NNP 28158 10031 2 Free Free NNP 28158 10031 3 State State NNP 28158 10031 4 , , , 28158 10031 5 3 3 CD 28158 10031 6 - - SYM 28158 10031 7 85 85 CD 28158 10031 8 , , , 28158 10031 9 157 157 CD 28158 10031 10 , , , 28158 10031 11 196 196 CD 28158 10031 12 , , , 28158 10031 13 229 229 CD 28158 10031 14 , , , 28158 10031 15 275 275 CD 28158 10031 16 , , , 28158 10031 17 276 276 CD 28158 10031 18 , , , 28158 10031 19 306 306 CD 28158 10031 20 , , , 28158 10031 21 335 335 CD 28158 10031 22 , , , 28158 10031 23 382 382 CD 28158 10031 24 , , , 28158 10031 25 388 388 CD 28158 10031 26 , , , 28158 10031 27 411 411 CD 28158 10031 28 - - SYM 28158 10031 29 413 413 CD 28158 10031 30 , , , 28158 10031 31 421 421 CD 28158 10031 32 , , , 28158 10031 33 431 431 CD 28158 10031 34 - - SYM 28158 10031 35 435 435 CD 28158 10031 36 ; ; : 28158 10031 37 advance advance NN 28158 10031 38 through through IN 28158 10031 39 , , , 28158 10031 40 196 196 CD 28158 10031 41 ; ; , 28158 10031 42 armament armament NN 28158 10031 43 of of IN 28158 10031 44 , , , 28158 10031 45 79 79 CD 28158 10031 46 , , , 28158 10031 47 85 85 CD 28158 10031 48 ; ; : 28158 10031 49 frontier frontier NN 28158 10031 50 of of IN 28158 10031 51 , , , 28158 10031 52 36 36 CD 28158 10031 53 ; ; : 28158 10031 54 railway railway NN 28158 10031 55 staff staff NN 28158 10031 56 of of IN 28158 10031 57 , , , 28158 10031 58 424 424 CD 28158 10031 59 ; ; , 28158 10031 60 regular regular JJ 28158 10031 61 forces force NNS 28158 10031 62 of of IN 28158 10031 63 , , , 28158 10031 64 85 85 CD 28158 10031 65 . . . 28158 10032 1 Orange Orange NNP 28158 10032 2 river river NNP 28158 10032 3 , , , 28158 10032 4 37 37 CD 28158 10032 5 - - SYM 28158 10032 6 40 40 CD 28158 10032 7 , , , 28158 10032 8 56 56 CD 28158 10032 9 , , , 28158 10032 10 60 60 CD 28158 10032 11 , , , 28158 10032 12 61 61 CD 28158 10032 13 , , , 28158 10032 14 197 197 CD 28158 10032 15 - - SYM 28158 10032 16 198 198 CD 28158 10032 17 , , , 28158 10032 18 201 201 CD 28158 10032 19 , , , 28158 10032 20 203 203 CD 28158 10032 21 , , , 28158 10032 22 207 207 CD 28158 10032 23 , , , 28158 10032 24 211 211 CD 28158 10032 25 - - SYM 28158 10032 26 218 218 CD 28158 10032 27 , , , 28158 10032 28 258 258 CD 28158 10032 29 , , , 28158 10032 30 259 259 CD 28158 10032 31 , , , 28158 10032 32 382 382 CD 28158 10032 33 , , , 28158 10032 34 383 383 CD 28158 10032 35 , , , 28158 10032 36 386 386 CD 28158 10032 37 - - SYM 28158 10032 38 388 388 CD 28158 10032 39 , , , 28158 10032 40 409 409 CD 28158 10032 41 , , , 28158 10032 42 411 411 CD 28158 10032 43 - - SYM 28158 10032 44 413 413 CD 28158 10032 45 , , , 28158 10032 46 421 421 CD 28158 10032 47 , , , 28158 10032 48 430 430 CD 28158 10032 49 , , , 28158 10032 50 431 431 CD 28158 10032 51 , , , 28158 10032 52 434 434 CD 28158 10032 53 , , , 28158 10032 54 436 436 CD 28158 10032 55 , , , 28158 10032 56 439 439 CD 28158 10032 57 , , , 28158 10032 58 443 443 CD 28158 10032 59 . . . 28158 10033 1 Orange Orange NNP 28158 10033 2 River River NNP 28158 10033 3 station station NN 28158 10033 4 , , , 28158 10033 5 39 39 CD 28158 10033 6 , , , 28158 10033 7 42 42 CD 28158 10033 8 , , , 28158 10033 9 43 43 CD 28158 10033 10 , , , 28158 10033 11 50 50 CD 28158 10033 12 , , , 28158 10033 13 52 52 CD 28158 10033 14 , , , 28158 10033 15 203 203 CD 28158 10033 16 , , , 28158 10033 17 207 207 CD 28158 10033 18 , , , 28158 10033 19 211 211 CD 28158 10033 20 , , , 28158 10033 21 213 213 CD 28158 10033 22 , , , 28158 10033 23 231 231 CD 28158 10033 24 , , , 28158 10033 25 258 258 CD 28158 10033 26 , , , 28158 10033 27 387 387 CD 28158 10033 28 , , , 28158 10033 29 429 429 CD 28158 10033 30 , , , 28158 10033 31 434 434 CD 28158 10033 32 , , , 28158 10033 33 444 444 CD 28158 10033 34 . . . 28158 10034 1 Ordnance ordnance NN 28158 10034 2 department department NN 28158 10034 3 , , , 28158 10034 4 28 28 CD 28158 10034 5 - - SYM 28158 10034 6 33 33 CD 28158 10034 7 ; ; : 28158 10034 8 committee committee NN 28158 10034 9 , , , 28158 10034 10 423 423 CD 28158 10034 11 . . . 28158 10035 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10035 2 See See NNP 28158 10035 3 also also RB 28158 10035 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10035 5 BRACKENBURY BRACKENBURY NNP 28158 10035 6 . . . 28158 10036 1 Ordnance ordnance NN 28158 10036 2 factories factory NNS 28158 10036 3 , , , 28158 10036 4 administration administration NN 28158 10036 5 of of IN 28158 10036 6 , , , 28158 10036 7 28 28 CD 28158 10036 8 , , , 28158 10036 9 29 29 CD 28158 10036 10 . . . 28158 10037 1 Orr orr VB 28158 10037 2 , , , 28158 10037 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10037 4 M. M. NNP 28158 10037 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10037 6 , , , 28158 10037 7 402 402 CD 28158 10037 8 . . . 28158 10038 1 Orpen Orpen NNP 28158 10038 2 's 's POS 28158 10038 3 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10038 4 . . . 28158 10039 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10039 2 See See NNP 28158 10039 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10039 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10039 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10039 6 . . . 28158 10040 1 Outbreak outbreak NN 28158 10040 2 of of IN 28158 10040 3 war war NN 28158 10040 4 , , , 28158 10040 5 35 35 CD 28158 10040 6 - - SYM 28158 10040 7 53 53 CD 28158 10040 8 . . . 28158 10041 1 Owen Owen NNP 28158 10041 2 - - HYPH 28158 10041 3 Lewis Lewis NNP 28158 10041 4 , , , 28158 10041 5 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10041 6 . . . 28158 10042 1 F. F. NNP 28158 10042 2 , , , 28158 10042 3 231 231 CD 28158 10042 4 . . . 28158 10043 1 Oxfordshire Oxfordshire NNP 28158 10043 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10043 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10043 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10043 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10043 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10043 7 . . . 28158 10044 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10044 2 See See NNP 28158 10044 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10044 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10044 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10044 6 . . . 28158 10045 1 Ox ox JJ 28158 10045 2 transport transport NN 28158 10045 3 , , , 28158 10045 4 22 22 CD 28158 10045 5 , , , 28158 10045 6 416 416 CD 28158 10045 7 - - SYM 28158 10045 8 422 422 CD 28158 10045 9 . . . 28158 10046 1 Paarl Paarl NNP 28158 10046 2 , , , 28158 10046 3 District District NNP 28158 10046 4 of of IN 28158 10046 5 , , , 28158 10046 6 383 383 CD 28158 10046 7 . . . 28158 10047 1 Paget Paget NNP 28158 10047 2 , , , 28158 10047 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10047 4 A. a. NN 28158 10047 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10047 6 , , , 28158 10047 7 222 222 CD 28158 10047 8 , , , 28158 10047 9 249 249 CD 28158 10047 10 , , , 28158 10047 11 259 259 CD 28158 10047 12 . . . 28158 10048 1 Painter Painter NNP 28158 10048 2 's 's POS 28158 10048 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10048 4 , , , 28158 10048 5 441 441 CD 28158 10048 6 , , , 28158 10048 7 442 442 CD 28158 10048 8 . . . 28158 10049 1 Palmietfontein palmietfontein NN 28158 10049 2 farm farm NN 28158 10049 3 , , , 28158 10049 4 400 400 CD 28158 10049 5 . . . 28158 10050 1 Park Park NNP 28158 10050 2 , , , 28158 10050 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10050 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10050 5 W. W. NNP 28158 10050 6 , , , 28158 10050 7 165 165 CD 28158 10050 8 . . . 28158 10051 1 Parsons parson NNS 28158 10051 2 , , , 28158 10051 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10051 4 . . . 28158 10051 5 L. L. NNP 28158 10051 6 W. W. NNP 28158 10051 7 , , , 28158 10051 8 202 202 CD 28158 10051 9 , , , 28158 10051 10 333 333 CD 28158 10051 11 , , , 28158 10051 12 352 352 CD 28158 10051 13 , , , 28158 10051 14 357 357 CD 28158 10051 15 , , , 28158 10051 16 369 369 CD 28158 10051 17 , , , 28158 10051 18 371 371 CD 28158 10051 19 . . . 28158 10052 1 Pearse Pearse NNP 28158 10052 2 , , , 28158 10052 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10052 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10052 5 W. W. NNP 28158 10052 6 , , , 28158 10052 7 372 372 CD 28158 10052 8 . . . 28158 10053 1 Penhoek Penhoek NNP 28158 10053 2 , , , 28158 10053 3 287 287 CD 28158 10053 4 , , , 28158 10053 5 289 289 CD 28158 10053 6 - - SYM 28158 10053 7 291 291 CD 28158 10053 8 . . . 28158 10054 1 Pepworth Pepworth NNP 28158 10054 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10054 3 , , , 28158 10054 4 161 161 CD 28158 10054 5 , , , 28158 10054 6 172 172 CD 28158 10054 7 - - SYM 28158 10054 8 175 175 CD 28158 10054 9 , , , 28158 10054 10 177 177 CD 28158 10054 11 , , , 28158 10054 12 178 178 CD 28158 10054 13 , , , 28158 10054 14 182 182 CD 28158 10054 15 , , , 28158 10054 16 184 184 CD 28158 10054 17 - - SYM 28158 10054 18 186 186 CD 28158 10054 19 , , , 28158 10054 20 191 191 CD 28158 10054 21 . . . 28158 10055 1 Perceval Perceval NNP 28158 10055 2 , , , 28158 10055 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10055 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10055 5 , , , 28158 10055 6 299 299 CD 28158 10055 7 - - SYM 28158 10055 8 300 300 CD 28158 10055 9 . . . 28158 10056 1 Philippolis philippolis JJ 28158 10056 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10056 3 . . . 28158 10057 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10057 2 See See NNP 28158 10057 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10057 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10057 5 . . . 28158 10058 1 Philipstown Philipstown NNP 28158 10058 2 , , , 28158 10058 3 39 39 CD 28158 10058 4 . . . 28158 10059 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10059 2 Philomel Philomel NNP 28158 10059 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10059 4 , , , 28158 10059 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10059 6 , , , 28158 10059 7 120 120 CD 28158 10059 8 , , , 28158 10059 9 121 121 CD 28158 10059 10 , , , 28158 10059 11 263 263 CD 28158 10059 12 , , , 28158 10059 13 333 333 CD 28158 10059 14 . . . 28158 10060 1 Pickwoad Pickwoad NNP 28158 10060 2 , , , 28158 10060 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10060 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10060 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10060 6 , , , 28158 10060 7 135 135 CD 28158 10060 8 , , , 28158 10060 9 177 177 CD 28158 10060 10 , , , 28158 10060 11 178 178 CD 28158 10060 12 . . . 28158 10061 1 Pienaar Pienaar NNP 28158 10061 2 , , , 28158 10061 3 Field Field NNP 28158 10061 4 Cornet Cornet NNP 28158 10061 5 , , , 28158 10061 6 159 159 CD 28158 10061 7 , , , 28158 10061 8 162 162 CD 28158 10061 9 . . . 28158 10062 1 Pietermaritzburg pietermaritzburg UH 28158 10062 2 . . . 28158 10063 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10063 2 See See NNP 28158 10063 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10063 4 MARITZBURG MARITZBURG NNP 28158 10063 5 . . . 28158 10064 1 Pieters pieter NNS 28158 10064 2 , , , 28158 10064 3 58 58 CD 28158 10064 4 , , , 28158 10064 5 173 173 CD 28158 10064 6 . . . 28158 10065 1 Piet Piet NNP 28158 10065 2 Retief Retief NNP 28158 10065 3 commando commando NN 28158 10065 4 . . . 28158 10066 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10066 2 See See NNP 28158 10066 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10066 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10066 5 . . . 28158 10067 1 Pilcher pilcher RB 28158 10067 2 , , , 28158 10067 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10067 4 . . . 28158 10067 5 T. T. NNP 28158 10067 6 D. D. NNP 28158 10067 7 , , , 28158 10067 8 386 386 CD 28158 10067 9 - - SYM 28158 10067 10 388 388 CD 28158 10067 11 . . . 28158 10068 1 Pitt Pitt NNP 28158 10068 2 , , , 28158 10068 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10068 4 F. F. NNP 28158 10068 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10068 6 , , , 28158 10068 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 10068 8 , , , 28158 10068 9 106 106 CD 28158 10068 10 , , , 28158 10068 11 110 110 CD 28158 10068 12 , , , 28158 10068 13 111 111 CD 28158 10068 14 . . . 28158 10069 1 Plessis Plessis NNP 28158 10069 2 Poort Poort NNP 28158 10069 3 , , , 28158 10069 4 400 400 CD 28158 10069 5 , , , 28158 10069 6 405 405 CD 28158 10069 7 , , , 28158 10069 8 406 406 CD 28158 10069 9 . . . 28158 10070 1 Plumbe Plumbe NNP 28158 10070 2 , , , 28158 10070 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10070 4 J. J. NNP 28158 10070 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10070 6 , , , 28158 10070 7 238 238 CD 28158 10070 8 . . . 28158 10071 1 Plumer Plumer NNP 28158 10071 2 , , , 28158 10071 3 Bt.-Lieut.-Col Bt.-Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 10071 4 . . . 28158 10071 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10071 6 C. C. NNP 28158 10071 7 O. O. NNP 28158 10071 8 , , , 28158 10071 9 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10071 10 , , , 28158 10071 11 51 51 CD 28158 10071 12 , , , 28158 10071 13 409 409 CD 28158 10071 14 . . . 28158 10072 1 Pohlmann Pohlmann NNP 28158 10072 2 , , , 28158 10072 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10072 4 . . . 28158 10072 5 , , , 28158 10072 6 192 192 CD 28158 10072 7 . . . 28158 10073 1 Pole Pole NNP 28158 10073 2 - - HYPH 28158 10073 3 Carew Carew NNP 28158 10073 4 , , , 28158 10073 5 Major Major NNP 28158 10073 6 - - HYPH 28158 10073 7 General General NNP 28158 10073 8 R. R. NNP 28158 10073 9 , , , 28158 10073 10 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10073 11 , , , 28158 10073 12 248 248 CD 28158 10073 13 , , , 28158 10073 14 252 252 CD 28158 10073 15 - - SYM 28158 10073 16 259 259 CD 28158 10073 17 , , , 28158 10073 18 311 311 CD 28158 10073 19 , , , 28158 10073 20 314 314 CD 28158 10073 21 - - HYPH 28158 10073 22 315 315 CD 28158 10073 23 , , , 28158 10073 24 326 326 CD 28158 10073 25 , , , 28158 10073 26 328 328 CD 28158 10073 27 , , , 28158 10073 28 329 329 CD 28158 10073 29 . . . 28158 10074 1 Pom pom JJ 28158 10074 2 - - HYPH 28158 10074 3 poms pom NNS 28158 10074 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10074 5 37-m 37-m CD 28158 10074 6 / / SYM 28158 10074 7 m m NNP 28158 10074 8 Vickers Vickers NNP 28158 10074 9 - - HYPH 28158 10074 10 Maxim Maxim NNP 28158 10074 11 Q.F. Q.F. NNP 28158 10075 1 guns gun NNS 28158 10075 2 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10075 3 , , , 28158 10075 4 sent send VBD 28158 10075 5 out out RP 28158 10075 6 from from IN 28158 10075 7 England England NNP 28158 10075 8 , , , 28158 10075 9 267 267 CD 28158 10075 10 , , , 28158 10075 11 423 423 CD 28158 10075 12 . . . 28158 10076 1 Pondo Pondo NNP 28158 10076 2 tribe tribe NN 28158 10076 3 , , , 28158 10076 4 208 208 CD 28158 10076 5 . . . 28158 10077 1 Pongola Pongola NNP 28158 10077 2 river river NN 28158 10077 3 , , , 28158 10077 4 59 59 CD 28158 10077 5 . . . 28158 10078 1 Pontoons pontoon NNS 28158 10078 2 , , , 28158 10078 3 27 27 CD 28158 10078 4 . . . 28158 10079 1 Port Port NNP 28158 10079 2 Elizabeth Elizabeth NNP 28158 10079 3 , , , 28158 10079 4 43 43 CD 28158 10079 5 , , , 28158 10079 6 53 53 CD 28158 10079 7 , , , 28158 10079 8 57 57 CD 28158 10079 9 , , , 28158 10079 10 58 58 CD 28158 10079 11 , , , 28158 10079 12 106 106 CD 28158 10079 13 , , , 28158 10079 14 113 113 CD 28158 10079 15 , , , 28158 10079 16 119 119 CD 28158 10079 17 , , , 28158 10079 18 197 197 CD 28158 10079 19 , , , 28158 10079 20 278 278 CD 28158 10079 21 , , , 28158 10079 22 284 284 CD 28158 10079 23 , , , 28158 10079 24 378 378 CD 28158 10079 25 , , , 28158 10079 26 434 434 CD 28158 10079 27 . . . 28158 10080 1 Port Port NNP 28158 10080 2 Elizabeth Elizabeth NNP 28158 10080 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 10080 4 . . . 28158 10081 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10081 2 See See NNP 28158 10081 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10081 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10081 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10081 6 . . . 28158 10082 1 Porter Porter NNP 28158 10082 2 , , , 28158 10082 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10082 4 T. T. NNP 28158 10082 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10082 6 , , , 28158 10082 7 280 280 CD 28158 10082 8 , , , 28158 10082 9 282 282 CD 28158 10082 10 , , , 28158 10082 11 283 283 CD 28158 10082 12 , , , 28158 10082 13 391 391 CD 28158 10082 14 , , , 28158 10082 15 393 393 CD 28158 10082 16 , , , 28158 10082 17 400 400 CD 28158 10082 18 , , , 28158 10082 19 404 404 CD 28158 10082 20 , , , 28158 10082 21 405 405 CD 28158 10082 22 , , , 28158 10082 23 436 436 CD 28158 10082 24 . . . 28158 10083 1 Porter Porter NNP 28158 10083 2 's 's POS 28158 10083 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10083 4 , , , 28158 10083 5 391 391 CD 28158 10083 6 , , , 28158 10083 7 393 393 CD 28158 10083 8 - - SYM 28158 10083 9 396 396 CD 28158 10083 10 , , , 28158 10083 11 400 400 CD 28158 10083 12 , , , 28158 10083 13 405 405 CD 28158 10083 14 . . . 28158 10084 1 Portuguese Portuguese NNP 28158 10084 2 East East NNP 28158 10084 3 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10084 4 , , , 28158 10084 5 65 65 CD 28158 10084 6 . . . 28158 10085 1 Potchefstroom Potchefstroom NNP 28158 10085 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10085 3 . . . 28158 10086 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10086 2 See See NNP 28158 10086 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10086 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10086 5 . . . 28158 10087 1 Potfontein Potfontein NNP 28158 10087 2 farm farm NN 28158 10087 3 , , , 28158 10087 4 404 404 CD 28158 10087 5 . . . 28158 10088 1 Potgieter Potgieter NNP 28158 10088 2 , , , 28158 10088 3 Field Field NNP 28158 10088 4 Cornet Cornet NNP 28158 10088 5 , , , 28158 10088 6 128 128 CD 28158 10088 7 , , , 28158 10088 8 159 159 CD 28158 10088 9 . . . 28158 10089 1 Potgieters Potgieters NNP 28158 10089 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10089 3 , , , 28158 10089 4 334 334 CD 28158 10089 5 - - SYM 28158 10089 6 339 339 CD 28158 10089 7 , , , 28158 10089 8 411 411 CD 28158 10089 9 . . . 28158 10090 1 Potong Potong NNP 28158 10090 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10090 3 Mont Mont NNP 28158 10090 4 Aux Aux NNP 28158 10090 5 Sources Sources NNP 28158 10090 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10090 7 , , , 28158 10090 8 57 57 CD 28158 10090 9 . . . 28158 10091 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10091 2 Powerful Powerful NNP 28158 10091 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10091 4 , , , 28158 10091 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10091 6 , , , 28158 10091 7 52 52 CD 28158 10091 8 , , , 28158 10091 9 117 117 CD 28158 10091 10 , , , 28158 10091 11 118 118 CD 28158 10091 12 , , , 28158 10091 13 120 120 CD 28158 10091 14 , , , 28158 10091 15 121 121 CD 28158 10091 16 , , , 28158 10091 17 185 185 CD 28158 10091 18 . . . 28158 10092 1 Preparation preparation NN 28158 10092 2 for for IN 28158 10092 3 war war NN 28158 10092 4 , , , 28158 10092 5 1 1 CD 28158 10092 6 - - SYM 28158 10092 7 34 34 CD 28158 10092 8 . . . 28158 10093 1 Pretoria Pretoria NNP 28158 10093 2 , , , 28158 10093 3 1 1 CD 28158 10093 4 , , , 28158 10093 5 38 38 CD 28158 10093 6 , , , 28158 10093 7 40 40 CD 28158 10093 8 , , , 28158 10093 9 48 48 CD 28158 10093 10 , , , 28158 10093 11 60 60 CD 28158 10093 12 , , , 28158 10093 13 123 123 CD 28158 10093 14 , , , 28158 10093 15 413 413 CD 28158 10093 16 . . . 28158 10094 1 Pretoria pretoria NN 28158 10094 2 commando commando NN 28158 10094 3 . . . 28158 10095 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10095 2 See See NNP 28158 10095 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10095 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10095 5 . . . 28158 10096 1 Pretorius Pretorius NNP 28158 10096 2 , , , 28158 10096 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10096 4 , , , 28158 10096 5 342 342 CD 28158 10096 6 . . . 28158 10097 1 Price price NN 28158 10097 2 , , , 28158 10097 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 10097 4 T. T. NNP 28158 10097 5 R. R. NNP 28158 10097 6 , , , 28158 10097 7 traffic traffic NN 28158 10097 8 manager manager NN 28158 10097 9 , , , 28158 10097 10 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10097 11 Government Government NNP 28158 10097 12 railways railway NNS 28158 10097 13 , , , 28158 10097 14 424 424 CD 28158 10097 15 , , , 28158 10097 16 443 443 CD 28158 10097 17 . . . 28158 10098 1 Prieska Prieska NNP 28158 10098 2 , , , 28158 10098 3 213 213 CD 28158 10098 4 , , , 28158 10098 5 386 386 CD 28158 10098 6 , , , 28158 10098 7 387 387 CD 28158 10098 8 , , , 28158 10098 9 439 439 CD 28158 10098 10 . . . 28158 10099 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10099 2 Alfred Alfred NNP 28158 10099 3 's 's POS 28158 10099 4 Own Own NNP 28158 10099 5 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10099 6 Field Field NNP 28158 10099 7 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10099 8 . . . 28158 10100 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10100 2 See See NNP 28158 10100 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10100 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10100 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10100 6 . . . 28158 10101 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10101 2 Alfred Alfred NNP 28158 10101 3 's 's POS 28158 10101 4 Volunteer Volunteer NNP 28158 10101 5 Guard Guard NNP 28158 10101 6 . . . 28158 10102 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10102 2 See See NNP 28158 10102 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10102 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10102 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10102 6 . . . 28158 10103 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10103 2 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10103 3 of of IN 28158 10103 4 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10103 5 . . . 28158 10103 6 _ _ NNP 28158 10103 7 _ _ NNP 28158 10103 8 See See NNP 28158 10103 9 _ _ NNP 28158 10103 10 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL NNP 28158 10103 11 SHIPS SHIPS NNP 28158 10103 12 . . . 28158 10104 1 Prinsloo prinsloo JJ 28158 10104 2 , , , 28158 10104 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10104 4 - - HYPH 28158 10104 5 General General NNP 28158 10104 6 J. J. NNP 28158 10104 7 , , , 28158 10104 8 216 216 CD 28158 10104 9 , , , 28158 10104 10 220 220 CD 28158 10104 11 , , , 28158 10104 12 229 229 CD 28158 10104 13 , , , 28158 10104 14 234 234 CD 28158 10104 15 , , , 28158 10104 16 239 239 CD 28158 10104 17 , , , 28158 10104 18 247 247 CD 28158 10104 19 , , , 28158 10104 20 309 309 CD 28158 10104 21 . . . 28158 10105 1 Prinsloo Prinsloo NNP 28158 10105 2 , , , 28158 10105 3 General General NNP 28158 10105 4 , , , 28158 10105 5 341 341 CD 28158 10105 6 . . . 28158 10106 1 Protectorate protectorate JJ 28158 10106 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10106 3 . . . 28158 10107 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10107 2 See See NNP 28158 10107 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10107 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10107 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10107 6 . . . 28158 10108 1 Prothero Prothero NNP 28158 10108 2 , , , 28158 10108 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10108 4 R. R. NNP 28158 10108 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10108 6 , , , 28158 10108 7 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 10108 8 , , , 28158 10108 9 120 120 CD 28158 10108 10 , , , 28158 10108 11 205 205 CD 28158 10108 12 , , , 28158 10108 13 214 214 CD 28158 10108 14 , , , 28158 10108 15 232 232 CD 28158 10108 16 , , , 28158 10108 17 238 238 CD 28158 10108 18 . . . 28158 10109 1 Pulteney Pulteney NNP 28158 10109 2 , , , 28158 10109 3 Bt.-Lieut.-Col Bt.-Lieut.-Col NNP 28158 10109 4 . . . 28158 10109 5 W. W. NNP 28158 10109 6 P. P. NNP 28158 10109 7 , , , 28158 10109 8 222 222 CD 28158 10109 9 , , , 28158 10109 10 225 225 CD 28158 10109 11 , , , 28158 10109 12 249 249 CD 28158 10109 13 . . . 28158 10110 1 Putterskraal Putterskraal NNP 28158 10110 2 , , , 28158 10110 3 287 287 CD 28158 10110 4 , , , 28158 10110 5 288 288 CD 28158 10110 6 , , , 28158 10110 7 290 290 CD 28158 10110 8 , , , 28158 10110 9 291 291 CD 28158 10110 10 . . . 28158 10111 1 Quartermaster Quartermaster NNP 28158 10111 2 - - HYPH 28158 10111 3 General General NNP 28158 10111 4 , , , 28158 10111 5 16 16 CD 28158 10111 6 , , , 28158 10111 7 17 17 CD 28158 10111 8 , , , 28158 10111 9 19 19 CD 28158 10111 10 , , , 28158 10111 11 20 20 CD 28158 10111 12 , , , 28158 10111 13 24 24 CD 28158 10111 14 , , , 28158 10111 15 27 27 CD 28158 10111 16 , , , 28158 10111 17 99 99 CD 28158 10111 18 , , , 28158 10111 19 100 100 CD 28158 10111 20 , , , 28158 10111 21 111 111 CD 28158 10111 22 , , , 28158 10111 23 421 421 CD 28158 10111 24 . . . 28158 10112 1 Quathlamba Quathlamba NNP 28158 10112 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10112 3 mountain mountain NN 28158 10112 4 range range NN 28158 10112 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10112 6 , , , 28158 10112 7 56 56 CD 28158 10112 8 . . . 28158 10113 1 Queen Queen NNP 28158 10113 2 Alexandra Alexandra NNP 28158 10113 3 , , , 28158 10113 4 H.M. H.M. NNP 28158 10113 5 , , , 28158 10113 6 103 103 CD 28158 10113 7 . . . 28158 10114 1 Queen Queen NNP 28158 10114 2 's 's POS 28158 10114 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10114 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10114 5 West West NNP 28158 10114 6 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 10114 7 regiment regiment NN 28158 10114 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10114 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10114 10 The the DT 28158 10114 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10114 12 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10114 13 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10114 14 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10114 15 . . . 28158 10115 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10115 2 See See NNP 28158 10115 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10115 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10115 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10115 6 . . . 28158 10116 1 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 10116 2 , , , 28158 10116 3 93 93 CD 28158 10116 4 ; ; : 28158 10116 5 offers offer VBZ 28158 10116 6 assistance assistance NN 28158 10116 7 , , , 28158 10116 8 33 33 CD 28158 10116 9 ; ; : 28158 10116 10 renews renew NNS 28158 10116 11 offer offer VBP 28158 10116 12 , , , 28158 10116 13 34 34 CD 28158 10116 14 . . . 28158 10117 1 Queensland Queensland NNP 28158 10117 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10117 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10117 4 . . . 28158 10118 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10118 2 See See NNP 28158 10118 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10118 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10118 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10118 6 . . . 28158 10119 1 Queenstown Queenstown NNP 28158 10119 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10119 3 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10119 4 Colony Colony NNP 28158 10119 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10119 6 , , , 28158 10119 7 22 22 CD 28158 10119 8 , , , 28158 10119 9 53 53 CD 28158 10119 10 , , , 28158 10119 11 120 120 CD 28158 10119 12 , , , 28158 10119 13 202 202 CD 28158 10119 14 , , , 28158 10119 15 210 210 CD 28158 10119 16 , , , 28158 10119 17 285 285 CD 28158 10119 18 - - SYM 28158 10119 19 287 287 CD 28158 10119 20 , , , 28158 10119 21 332 332 CD 28158 10119 22 , , , 28158 10119 23 383 383 CD 28158 10119 24 . . . 28158 10120 1 Queenstown Queenstown NNP 28158 10120 2 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10120 3 Volunteers Volunteers NNP 28158 10120 4 . . . 28158 10121 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10121 2 See See NNP 28158 10121 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10121 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10121 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10121 6 . . . 28158 10122 1 Railway Railway NNP 28158 10122 2 Pioneer Pioneer NNP 28158 10122 3 Regiment Regiment NNP 28158 10122 4 . . . 28158 10123 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10123 2 See See NNP 28158 10123 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10123 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10123 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10123 6 . . . 28158 10124 1 Railways railway NNS 28158 10124 2 , , , 28158 10124 3 36 36 CD 28158 10124 4 , , , 28158 10124 5 37 37 CD 28158 10124 6 , , , 28158 10124 7 39 39 CD 28158 10124 8 , , , 28158 10124 9 56 56 CD 28158 10124 10 , , , 28158 10124 11 57 57 CD 28158 10124 12 , , , 28158 10124 13 61 61 CD 28158 10124 14 , , , 28158 10124 15 63 63 CD 28158 10124 16 , , , 28158 10124 17 390 390 CD 28158 10124 18 , , , 28158 10124 19 413 413 CD 28158 10124 20 , , , 28158 10124 21 428 428 CD 28158 10124 22 - - SYM 28158 10124 23 436 436 CD 28158 10124 24 ; ; : 28158 10124 25 Bloemfontein Bloemfontein NNP 28158 10124 26 , , , 28158 10124 27 428 428 CD 28158 10124 28 , , , 28158 10124 29 429 429 CD 28158 10124 30 ; ; : 28158 10124 31 cross cross NN 28158 10124 32 from from IN 28158 10124 33 Naauwpoort Naauwpoort NNP 28158 10124 34 , , , 28158 10124 35 430 430 CD 28158 10124 36 ; ; : 28158 10124 37 essential essential JJ 28158 10124 38 condition condition NN 28158 10124 39 of of IN 28158 10124 40 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10124 41 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10124 42 ' ' POS 28158 10124 43 scheme scheme NN 28158 10124 44 , , , 28158 10124 45 430 430 CD 28158 10124 46 , , , 28158 10124 47 431 431 CD 28158 10124 48 ; ; , 28158 10124 49 proposed propose VBD 28158 10124 50 to to IN 28158 10124 51 Jacobsdal Jacobsdal NNP 28158 10124 52 , , , 28158 10124 53 385 385 CD 28158 10124 54 ; ; : 28158 10124 55 railway railway NN 28158 10124 56 troops troop NNS 28158 10124 57 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10124 58 R.E. R.E. NNP 28158 10125 1 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10125 2 , , , 28158 10125 3 424 424 CD 28158 10125 4 ; ; : 28158 10125 5 staff staff NN 28158 10125 6 of of IN 28158 10125 7 , , , 28158 10125 8 421 421 CD 28158 10125 9 , , , 28158 10125 10 424 424 CD 28158 10125 11 ; ; : 28158 10125 12 system system NN 28158 10125 13 of of IN 28158 10125 14 , , , 28158 10125 15 421 421 CD 28158 10125 16 , , , 28158 10125 17 424 424 CD 28158 10125 18 . . . 28158 10126 1 Ramah Ramah NNP 28158 10126 2 , , , 28158 10126 3 61 61 CD 28158 10126 4 . . . 28158 10127 1 Ramdam Ramdam NNP 28158 10127 2 , , , 28158 10127 3 229 229 CD 28158 10127 4 , , , 28158 10127 5 235 235 CD 28158 10127 6 , , , 28158 10127 7 241 241 CD 28158 10127 8 , , , 28158 10127 9 245 245 CD 28158 10127 10 . . . 28158 10128 1 Rands Rands NNP 28158 10128 2 , , , 28158 10128 3 59 59 CD 28158 10128 4 . . . 28158 10129 1 Ravenhill ravenhill RB 28158 10129 2 , , , 28158 10129 3 Private Private NNP 28158 10129 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10129 5 , , , 28158 10129 6 awarded award VBD 28158 10129 7 the the DT 28158 10129 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10129 9 , , , 28158 10129 10 366 366 CD 28158 10129 11 . . . 28158 10130 1 Rawson Rawson NNP 28158 10130 2 , , , 28158 10130 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10130 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10130 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10130 6 , , , 28158 10130 7 265 265 CD 28158 10130 8 . . . 28158 10131 1 Razor Razor NNP 28158 10131 2 Back back RB 28158 10131 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10131 4 , , , 28158 10131 5 218 218 CD 28158 10131 6 , , , 28158 10131 7 225 225 CD 28158 10131 8 . . . 28158 10132 1 Reade Reade NNP 28158 10132 2 , , , 28158 10132 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10132 4 R. R. NNP 28158 10132 5 N. N. NNP 28158 10132 6 R. R. NNP 28158 10132 7 , , , 28158 10132 8 213 213 CD 28158 10132 9 , , , 28158 10132 10 330 330 CD 28158 10132 11 . . . 28158 10133 1 Red Red NNP 28158 10133 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10133 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10133 4 " " `` 28158 10133 5 Vertnek Vertnek NNP 28158 10133 6 " " '' 28158 10133 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10133 8 , , , 28158 10133 9 342 342 CD 28158 10133 10 . . . 28158 10134 1 Reed Reed NNP 28158 10134 2 , , , 28158 10134 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10134 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10134 5 L. L. NNP 28158 10134 6 , , , 28158 10134 7 366 366 CD 28158 10134 8 , , , 28158 10134 9 369 369 CD 28158 10134 10 ; ; : 28158 10134 11 awarded award VBD 28158 10134 12 the the DT 28158 10134 13 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10134 14 , , , 28158 10134 15 366 366 CD 28158 10134 16 . . . 28158 10135 1 Reeves Reeves NNP 28158 10135 2 , , , 28158 10135 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10135 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10135 5 S. S. NNP 28158 10135 6 E. E. NNP 28158 10135 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10135 8 Army Army NNP 28158 10135 9 Service Service NNP 28158 10135 10 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10135 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10135 12 , , , 28158 10135 13 18 18 CD 28158 10135 14 . . . 28158 10136 1 Reeves Reeves NNP 28158 10136 2 , , , 28158 10136 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10136 4 . . . 28158 10136 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10137 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10137 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10137 3 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10137 4 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10137 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10137 6 , , , 28158 10137 7 350 350 CD 28158 10137 8 , , , 28158 10137 9 358 358 CD 28158 10137 10 . . . 28158 10138 1 REGULAR regular JJ 28158 10138 2 UNITS unit NNS 28158 10138 3 . . . 28158 10139 1 Cavalry:-- Cavalry:-- NNP 28158 10139 2 Household Household NNP 28158 10139 3 Cavalry Cavalry NNP 28158 10139 4 , , , 28158 10139 5 Composite composite JJ 28158 10139 6 regiment regiment NN 28158 10139 7 of of IN 28158 10139 8 , , , 28158 10139 9 394 394 CD 28158 10139 10 , , , 28158 10139 11 400 400 CD 28158 10139 12 , , , 28158 10139 13 404 404 CD 28158 10139 14 , , , 28158 10139 15 437 437 CD 28158 10139 16 , , , 28158 10139 17 441 441 CD 28158 10139 18 , , , 28158 10139 19 442 442 CD 28158 10139 20 . . . 28158 10140 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 10140 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10140 3 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10140 4 Charlotte Charlotte NNP 28158 10140 5 of of IN 28158 10140 6 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10140 7 's 's POS 28158 10140 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10140 9 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 10140 10 Guards Guards NNP 28158 10140 11 , , , 28158 10140 12 2 2 CD 28158 10140 13 , , , 28158 10140 14 161 161 CD 28158 10140 15 , , , 28158 10140 16 163 163 CD 28158 10140 17 , , , 28158 10140 18 164 164 CD 28158 10140 19 , , , 28158 10140 20 169 169 CD 28158 10140 21 , , , 28158 10140 22 171 171 CD 28158 10140 23 , , , 28158 10140 24 175 175 CD 28158 10140 25 , , , 28158 10140 26 177 177 CD 28158 10140 27 , , , 28158 10140 28 181 181 CD 28158 10140 29 , , , 28158 10140 30 186 186 CD 28158 10140 31 . . . 28158 10141 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 10141 2 Dragoon Dragoon NNP 28158 10141 3 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 10141 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10141 5 Carabiniers Carabiniers NNP 28158 10141 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10141 7 , , , 28158 10141 8 210 210 CD 28158 10141 9 , , , 28158 10141 10 280 280 CD 28158 10141 11 , , , 28158 10141 12 283 283 CD 28158 10141 13 , , , 28158 10141 14 390 390 CD 28158 10141 15 , , , 28158 10141 16 393 393 CD 28158 10141 17 , , , 28158 10141 18 400 400 CD 28158 10141 19 , , , 28158 10141 20 404 404 CD 28158 10141 21 , , , 28158 10141 22 436 436 CD 28158 10141 23 , , , 28158 10141 24 444 444 CD 28158 10141 25 . . . 28158 10142 1 1st 1st NNP 28158 10142 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10142 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10142 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10142 5 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 10142 6 , , , 28158 10142 7 203 203 CD 28158 10142 8 , , , 28158 10142 9 332 332 CD 28158 10142 10 , , , 28158 10142 11 353 353 CD 28158 10142 12 , , , 28158 10142 13 354 354 CD 28158 10142 14 , , , 28158 10142 15 367 367 CD 28158 10142 16 , , , 28158 10142 17 373 373 CD 28158 10142 18 . . . 28158 10143 1 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10143 2 Dragoons Dragoons NNPS 28158 10143 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10143 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10143 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10143 6 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10143 7 Greys Greys NNP 28158 10143 8 _ _ NNP 28158 10143 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10143 10 , , , 28158 10143 11 387 387 CD 28158 10143 12 , , , 28158 10143 13 436 436 CD 28158 10143 14 , , , 28158 10143 15 441 441 CD 28158 10143 16 . . . 28158 10144 1 5th 5th JJ 28158 10144 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10144 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10144 4 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10144 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10144 6 Lancers Lancers NNPS 28158 10144 7 , , , 28158 10144 8 46 46 CD 28158 10144 9 , , , 28158 10144 10 124 124 CD 28158 10144 11 , , , 28158 10144 12 149 149 CD 28158 10144 13 , , , 28158 10144 14 150 150 CD 28158 10144 15 , , , 28158 10144 16 153 153 CD 28158 10144 17 , , , 28158 10144 18 157 157 CD 28158 10144 19 , , , 28158 10144 20 159 159 CD 28158 10144 21 , , , 28158 10144 22 161 161 CD 28158 10144 23 , , , 28158 10144 24 163 163 CD 28158 10144 25 , , , 28158 10144 26 165 165 CD 28158 10144 27 , , , 28158 10144 28 167 167 CD 28158 10144 29 , , , 28158 10144 30 169 169 CD 28158 10144 31 , , , 28158 10144 32 171 171 CD 28158 10144 33 , , , 28158 10144 34 174 174 CD 28158 10144 35 , , , 28158 10144 36 180 180 CD 28158 10144 37 , , , 28158 10144 38 181 181 CD 28158 10144 39 . . . 28158 10145 1 6th 6th NNP 28158 10145 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10145 3 Inniskilling inniskilling NN 28158 10145 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10145 5 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 10145 6 , , , 28158 10145 7 281 281 CD 28158 10145 8 , , , 28158 10145 9 283 283 CD 28158 10145 10 , , , 28158 10145 11 391 391 CD 28158 10145 12 , , , 28158 10145 13 392 392 CD 28158 10145 14 , , , 28158 10145 15 395 395 CD 28158 10145 16 , , , 28158 10145 17 396 396 CD 28158 10145 18 , , , 28158 10145 19 400 400 CD 28158 10145 20 , , , 28158 10145 21 402 402 CD 28158 10145 22 , , , 28158 10145 23 405 405 CD 28158 10145 24 , , , 28158 10145 25 407 407 CD 28158 10145 26 , , , 28158 10145 27 436 436 CD 28158 10145 28 , , , 28158 10145 29 443 443 CD 28158 10145 30 . . . 28158 10146 1 9th 9th NN 28158 10146 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10146 3 Queen Queen NNP 28158 10146 4 's 's POS 28158 10146 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10146 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10146 7 Lancers Lancers NNP 28158 10146 8 , , , 28158 10146 9 2 2 CD 28158 10146 10 , , , 28158 10146 11 52 52 CD 28158 10146 12 , , , 28158 10146 13 203 203 CD 28158 10146 14 , , , 28158 10146 15 211 211 CD 28158 10146 16 , , , 28158 10146 17 213 213 CD 28158 10146 18 , , , 28158 10146 19 214 214 CD 28158 10146 20 , , , 28158 10146 21 216 216 CD 28158 10146 22 , , , 28158 10146 23 220 220 CD 28158 10146 24 , , , 28158 10146 25 231 231 CD 28158 10146 26 , , , 28158 10146 27 233 233 CD 28158 10146 28 , , , 28158 10146 29 245 245 CD 28158 10146 30 , , , 28158 10146 31 246 246 CD 28158 10146 32 , , , 28158 10146 33 248 248 CD 28158 10146 34 , , , 28158 10146 35 251 251 CD 28158 10146 36 , , , 28158 10146 37 310 310 CD 28158 10146 38 , , , 28158 10146 39 313 313 CD 28158 10146 40 , , , 28158 10146 41 316 316 CD 28158 10146 42 , , , 28158 10146 43 322 322 CD 28158 10146 44 , , , 28158 10146 45 325 325 CD 28158 10146 46 , , , 28158 10146 47 437 437 CD 28158 10146 48 , , , 28158 10146 49 439 439 CD 28158 10146 50 , , , 28158 10146 51 440 440 CD 28158 10146 52 . . . 28158 10147 1 10th 10th JJ 28158 10147 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10147 3 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10147 4 of of IN 28158 10147 5 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10147 6 's 's POS 28158 10147 7 Own own JJ 28158 10147 8 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10147 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10147 10 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 10147 11 , , , 28158 10147 12 210 210 CD 28158 10147 13 , , , 28158 10147 14 281 281 CD 28158 10147 15 , , , 28158 10147 16 283 283 CD 28158 10147 17 , , , 28158 10147 18 391 391 CD 28158 10147 19 , , , 28158 10147 20 392 392 CD 28158 10147 21 , , , 28158 10147 22 395 395 CD 28158 10147 23 , , , 28158 10147 24 396 396 CD 28158 10147 25 , , , 28158 10147 26 402 402 CD 28158 10147 27 , , , 28158 10147 28 405 405 CD 28158 10147 29 , , , 28158 10147 30 437 437 CD 28158 10147 31 , , , 28158 10147 32 441 441 CD 28158 10147 33 . . . 28158 10148 1 12th 12th NNP 28158 10148 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10148 3 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10148 4 of of IN 28158 10148 5 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10148 6 's 's POS 28158 10148 7 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10148 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10148 9 Lancers Lancers NNP 28158 10148 10 , , , 28158 10148 11 203 203 CD 28158 10148 12 , , , 28158 10148 13 279 279 CD 28158 10148 14 , , , 28158 10148 15 308 308 CD 28158 10148 16 , , , 28158 10148 17 309 309 CD 28158 10148 18 , , , 28158 10148 19 311 311 CD 28158 10148 20 , , , 28158 10148 21 315 315 CD 28158 10148 22 , , , 28158 10148 23 316 316 CD 28158 10148 24 , , , 28158 10148 25 321 321 CD 28158 10148 26 - - SYM 28158 10148 27 325 325 CD 28158 10148 28 , , , 28158 10148 29 437 437 CD 28158 10148 30 , , , 28158 10148 31 441 441 CD 28158 10148 32 . . . 28158 10149 1 13th 13th JJ 28158 10149 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 10149 3 , , , 28158 10149 4 203 203 CD 28158 10149 5 , , , 28158 10149 6 332 332 CD 28158 10149 7 , , , 28158 10149 8 365 365 CD 28158 10149 9 , , , 28158 10149 10 367 367 CD 28158 10149 11 , , , 28158 10149 12 368 368 CD 28158 10149 13 , , , 28158 10149 14 373 373 CD 28158 10149 15 . . . 28158 10150 1 14th 14th LS 28158 10150 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10150 3 King King NNP 28158 10150 4 's 's POS 28158 10150 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10150 6 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 10150 7 , , , 28158 10150 8 436 436 CD 28158 10150 9 , , , 28158 10150 10 444 444 CD 28158 10150 11 . . . 28158 10151 1 16th 16th NNP 28158 10151 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10151 3 Queen Queen NNP 28158 10151 4 's 's POS 28158 10151 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10151 6 Lancers lancer NNS 28158 10151 7 , , , 28158 10151 8 437 437 CD 28158 10151 9 , , , 28158 10151 10 441 441 CD 28158 10151 11 . . . 28158 10152 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 10152 2 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 10152 3 , , , 28158 10152 4 46 46 CD 28158 10152 5 , , , 28158 10152 6 124 124 CD 28158 10152 7 , , , 28158 10152 8 126 126 CD 28158 10152 9 , , , 28158 10152 10 131 131 CD 28158 10152 11 , , , 28158 10152 12 138 138 CD 28158 10152 13 , , , 28158 10152 14 140 140 CD 28158 10152 15 , , , 28158 10152 16 143 143 CD 28158 10152 17 , , , 28158 10152 18 145 145 CD 28158 10152 19 , , , 28158 10152 20 148 148 CD 28158 10152 21 , , , 28158 10152 22 149 149 CD 28158 10152 23 , , , 28158 10152 24 175 175 CD 28158 10152 25 , , , 28158 10152 26 181 181 CD 28158 10152 27 . . . 28158 10153 1 19th 19th JJ 28158 10153 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10153 3 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10153 4 of of IN 28158 10153 5 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10153 6 's 's POS 28158 10153 7 Own own JJ 28158 10153 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10153 9 Hussars Hussars NNP 28158 10153 10 , , , 28158 10153 11 124 124 CD 28158 10153 12 , , , 28158 10153 13 153 153 CD 28158 10153 14 , , , 28158 10153 15 157 157 CD 28158 10153 16 , , , 28158 10153 17 158 158 CD 28158 10153 18 , , , 28158 10153 19 174 174 CD 28158 10153 20 , , , 28158 10153 21 180 180 CD 28158 10153 22 , , , 28158 10153 23 181 181 CD 28158 10153 24 . . . 28158 10154 1 Artillery:-- artillery:-- LS 28158 10154 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10154 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 10154 4 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10154 5 , , , 28158 10154 6 9 9 CD 28158 10154 7 , , , 28158 10154 8 91 91 CD 28158 10154 9 , , , 28158 10154 10 210 210 CD 28158 10154 11 , , , 28158 10154 12 284 284 CD 28158 10154 13 , , , 28158 10154 14 390 390 CD 28158 10154 15 - - HYPH 28158 10154 16 393 393 CD 28158 10154 17 , , , 28158 10154 18 395 395 CD 28158 10154 19 , , , 28158 10154 20 396 396 CD 28158 10154 21 , , , 28158 10154 22 399 399 CD 28158 10154 23 , , , 28158 10154 24 400 400 CD 28158 10154 25 , , , 28158 10154 26 402 402 CD 28158 10154 27 , , , 28158 10154 28 405 405 CD 28158 10154 29 . . . 28158 10155 1 G. G. NNP 28158 10155 2 battery battery NN 28158 10155 3 , , , 28158 10155 4 308 308 CD 28158 10155 5 , , , 28158 10155 6 310 310 CD 28158 10155 7 , , , 28158 10155 8 313 313 CD 28158 10155 9 , , , 28158 10155 10 321 321 CD 28158 10155 11 - - SYM 28158 10155 12 323 323 CD 28158 10155 13 , , , 28158 10155 14 327 327 CD 28158 10155 15 , , , 28158 10155 16 329 329 CD 28158 10155 17 , , , 28158 10155 18 330 330 CD 28158 10155 19 , , , 28158 10155 20 387 387 CD 28158 10155 21 , , , 28158 10155 22 437 437 CD 28158 10155 23 . . . 28158 10156 1 J. J. NNP 28158 10156 2 battery battery NN 28158 10156 3 , , , 28158 10156 4 407 407 CD 28158 10156 5 , , , 28158 10156 6 443 443 CD 28158 10156 7 . . . 28158 10157 1 O. O. NNP 28158 10157 2 battery battery NN 28158 10157 3 , , , 28158 10157 4 279 279 CD 28158 10157 5 , , , 28158 10157 6 407 407 CD 28158 10157 7 , , , 28158 10157 8 437 437 CD 28158 10157 9 , , , 28158 10157 10 441 441 CD 28158 10157 11 . . . 28158 10158 1 P. P. NNP 28158 10158 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10158 3 , , , 28158 10158 4 308 308 CD 28158 10158 5 , , , 28158 10158 6 386 386 CD 28158 10158 7 , , , 28158 10158 8 437 437 CD 28158 10158 9 . . . 28158 10159 1 Q. Q. NNP 28158 10159 2 battery battery NN 28158 10159 3 , , , 28158 10159 4 436 436 CD 28158 10159 5 . . . 28158 10160 1 R. R. NNP 28158 10160 2 battery battery NN 28158 10160 3 , , , 28158 10160 4 278 278 CD 28158 10160 5 , , , 28158 10160 6 281 281 CD 28158 10160 7 , , , 28158 10160 8 282 282 CD 28158 10160 9 , , , 28158 10160 10 407 407 CD 28158 10160 11 , , , 28158 10160 12 437 437 CD 28158 10160 13 , , , 28158 10160 14 441 441 CD 28158 10160 15 . . . 28158 10161 1 T. T. NNP 28158 10161 2 battery battery NN 28158 10161 3 , , , 28158 10161 4 436 436 CD 28158 10161 5 . . . 28158 10162 1 U. U. NNP 28158 10162 2 battery battery NN 28158 10162 3 , , , 28158 10162 4 436 436 CD 28158 10162 5 . . . 28158 10163 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10163 2 Field Field NNP 28158 10163 3 Artillery:-- artillery:-- NN 28158 10163 4 4th 4th JJ 28158 10163 5 battery battery NN 28158 10163 6 , , , 28158 10163 7 394 394 CD 28158 10163 8 , , , 28158 10163 9 396 396 CD 28158 10163 10 , , , 28158 10163 11 401 401 CD 28158 10163 12 , , , 28158 10163 13 406 406 CD 28158 10163 14 , , , 28158 10163 15 407 407 CD 28158 10163 16 , , , 28158 10163 17 443 443 CD 28158 10163 18 . . . 28158 10164 1 7th 7th JJ 28158 10164 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10164 3 , , , 28158 10164 4 203 203 CD 28158 10164 5 , , , 28158 10164 6 271 271 CD 28158 10164 7 , , , 28158 10164 8 332 332 CD 28158 10164 9 , , , 28158 10164 10 352 352 CD 28158 10164 11 , , , 28158 10164 12 366 366 CD 28158 10164 13 , , , 28158 10164 14 367 367 CD 28158 10164 15 , , , 28158 10164 16 369 369 CD 28158 10164 17 , , , 28158 10164 18 373 373 CD 28158 10164 19 , , , 28158 10164 20 374 374 CD 28158 10164 21 . . . 28158 10165 1 13th 13th NNP 28158 10165 2 battery battery NN 28158 10165 3 , , , 28158 10165 4 131 131 CD 28158 10165 5 , , , 28158 10165 6 133 133 CD 28158 10165 7 , , , 28158 10165 8 182 182 CD 28158 10165 9 - - SYM 28158 10165 10 184 184 CD 28158 10165 11 . . . 28158 10166 1 14th 14th JJ 28158 10166 2 battery battery NN 28158 10166 3 , , , 28158 10166 4 203 203 CD 28158 10166 5 , , , 28158 10166 6 332 332 CD 28158 10166 7 , , , 28158 10166 8 351 351 CD 28158 10166 9 , , , 28158 10166 10 361 361 CD 28158 10166 11 . . . 28158 10167 1 18th 18th JJ 28158 10167 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10167 3 , , , 28158 10167 4 203 203 CD 28158 10167 5 , , , 28158 10167 6 214 214 CD 28158 10167 7 , , , 28158 10167 8 217 217 CD 28158 10167 9 , , , 28158 10167 10 220 220 CD 28158 10167 11 , , , 28158 10167 12 225 225 CD 28158 10167 13 - - SYM 28158 10167 14 227 227 CD 28158 10167 15 , , , 28158 10167 16 233 233 CD 28158 10167 17 , , , 28158 10167 18 235 235 CD 28158 10167 19 - - SYM 28158 10167 20 239 239 CD 28158 10167 21 , , , 28158 10167 22 248 248 CD 28158 10167 23 , , , 28158 10167 24 251 251 CD 28158 10167 25 , , , 28158 10167 26 252 252 CD 28158 10167 27 , , , 28158 10167 28 254 254 CD 28158 10167 29 , , , 28158 10167 30 256 256 CD 28158 10167 31 - - SYM 28158 10167 32 259 259 CD 28158 10167 33 , , , 28158 10167 34 310 310 CD 28158 10167 35 , , , 28158 10167 36 321 321 CD 28158 10167 37 , , , 28158 10167 38 327 327 CD 28158 10167 39 , , , 28158 10167 40 329 329 CD 28158 10167 41 , , , 28158 10167 42 437 437 CD 28158 10167 43 . . . 28158 10168 1 21st 21st JJ 28158 10168 2 battery battery NN 28158 10168 3 , , , 28158 10168 4 150 150 CD 28158 10168 5 , , , 28158 10168 6 163 163 CD 28158 10168 7 , , , 28158 10168 8 164 164 CD 28158 10168 9 , , , 28158 10168 10 173 173 CD 28158 10168 11 , , , 28158 10168 12 178 178 CD 28158 10168 13 , , , 28158 10168 14 182 182 CD 28158 10168 15 , , , 28158 10168 16 186 186 CD 28158 10168 17 . . . 28158 10169 1 37th 37th NNP 28158 10169 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10169 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 10169 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10169 5 battery battery NN 28158 10169 6 , , , 28158 10169 7 404 404 CD 28158 10169 8 , , , 28158 10169 9 407 407 CD 28158 10169 10 , , , 28158 10169 11 443 443 CD 28158 10169 12 . . . 28158 10170 1 42nd 42nd NNP 28158 10170 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10170 3 , , , 28158 10170 4 153 153 CD 28158 10170 5 - - SYM 28158 10170 6 155 155 CD 28158 10170 7 , , , 28158 10170 8 161 161 CD 28158 10170 9 , , , 28158 10170 10 163 163 CD 28158 10170 11 , , , 28158 10170 12 164 164 CD 28158 10170 13 , , , 28158 10170 14 173 173 CD 28158 10170 15 , , , 28158 10170 16 178 178 CD 28158 10170 17 , , , 28158 10170 18 182 182 CD 28158 10170 19 . . . 28158 10171 1 53rd 53rd NNP 28158 10171 2 battery battery NN 28158 10171 3 , , , 28158 10171 4 153 153 CD 28158 10171 5 , , , 28158 10171 6 154 154 CD 28158 10171 7 , , , 28158 10171 8 173 173 CD 28158 10171 9 , , , 28158 10171 10 177 177 CD 28158 10171 11 , , , 28158 10171 12 178 178 CD 28158 10171 13 , , , 28158 10171 14 182 182 CD 28158 10171 15 , , , 28158 10171 16 184 184 CD 28158 10171 17 . . . 28158 10172 1 62nd 62nd JJ 28158 10172 2 battery battery NN 28158 10172 3 , , , 28158 10172 4 52 52 CD 28158 10172 5 , , , 28158 10172 6 203 203 CD 28158 10172 7 , , , 28158 10172 8 214 214 CD 28158 10172 9 , , , 28158 10172 10 258 258 CD 28158 10172 11 , , , 28158 10172 12 259 259 CD 28158 10172 13 , , , 28158 10172 14 309 309 CD 28158 10172 15 , , , 28158 10172 16 310 310 CD 28158 10172 17 , , , 28158 10172 18 321 321 CD 28158 10172 19 , , , 28158 10172 20 327 327 CD 28158 10172 21 , , , 28158 10172 22 330 330 CD 28158 10172 23 , , , 28158 10172 24 437 437 CD 28158 10172 25 , , , 28158 10172 26 439 439 CD 28158 10172 27 , , , 28158 10172 28 441 441 CD 28158 10172 29 . . . 28158 10173 1 63rd 63rd NNP 28158 10173 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10173 3 , , , 28158 10173 4 202 202 CD 28158 10173 5 , , , 28158 10173 6 210 210 CD 28158 10173 7 . . . 28158 10174 1 64th 64th JJ 28158 10174 2 battery battery NN 28158 10174 3 , , , 28158 10174 4 202 202 CD 28158 10174 5 , , , 28158 10174 6 210 210 CD 28158 10174 7 , , , 28158 10174 8 332 332 CD 28158 10174 9 , , , 28158 10174 10 357 357 CD 28158 10174 11 , , , 28158 10174 12 369 369 CD 28158 10174 13 . . . 28158 10175 1 65th 65th NNP 28158 10175 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10175 3 Howitzer Howitzer NNP 28158 10175 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10175 5 battery battery NN 28158 10175 6 , , , 28158 10175 7 308 308 CD 28158 10175 8 , , , 28158 10175 9 310 310 CD 28158 10175 10 , , , 28158 10175 11 321 321 CD 28158 10175 12 , , , 28158 10175 13 329 329 CD 28158 10175 14 , , , 28158 10175 15 438 438 CD 28158 10175 16 . . . 28158 10176 1 66th 66th JJ 28158 10176 2 battery battery NN 28158 10176 3 , , , 28158 10176 4 203 203 CD 28158 10176 5 , , , 28158 10176 6 332 332 CD 28158 10176 7 , , , 28158 10176 8 351 351 CD 28158 10176 9 , , , 28158 10176 10 361 361 CD 28158 10176 11 , , , 28158 10176 12 366 366 CD 28158 10176 13 . . . 28158 10177 1 67th 67th JJ 28158 10177 2 battery battery NN 28158 10177 3 , , , 28158 10177 4 130 130 CD 28158 10177 5 , , , 28158 10177 6 131 131 CD 28158 10177 7 , , , 28158 10177 8 145 145 CD 28158 10177 9 , , , 28158 10177 10 148 148 CD 28158 10177 11 , , , 28158 10177 12 182 182 CD 28158 10177 13 . . . 28158 10178 1 69th 69th JJ 28158 10178 2 battery battery NN 28158 10178 3 , , , 28158 10178 4 130 130 CD 28158 10178 5 , , , 28158 10178 6 131 131 CD 28158 10178 7 , , , 28158 10178 8 133 133 CD 28158 10178 9 , , , 28158 10178 10 145 145 CD 28158 10178 11 , , , 28158 10178 12 148 148 CD 28158 10178 13 , , , 28158 10178 14 181 181 CD 28158 10178 15 , , , 28158 10178 16 182 182 CD 28158 10178 17 , , , 28158 10178 18 186 186 CD 28158 10178 19 . . . 28158 10179 1 73rd 73rd JJ 28158 10179 2 battery battery NN 28158 10179 3 , , , 28158 10179 4 202 202 CD 28158 10179 5 , , , 28158 10179 6 210 210 CD 28158 10179 7 , , , 28158 10179 8 333 333 CD 28158 10179 9 , , , 28158 10179 10 357 357 CD 28158 10179 11 , , , 28158 10179 12 369 369 CD 28158 10179 13 , , , 28158 10179 14 371 371 CD 28158 10179 15 . . . 28158 10180 1 74th 74th JJ 28158 10180 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10180 3 , , , 28158 10180 4 204 204 CD 28158 10180 5 , , , 28158 10180 6 289 289 CD 28158 10180 7 , , , 28158 10180 8 290 290 CD 28158 10180 9 , , , 28158 10180 10 292 292 CD 28158 10180 11 , , , 28158 10180 12 293 293 CD 28158 10180 13 , , , 28158 10180 14 297 297 CD 28158 10180 15 , , , 28158 10180 16 300 300 CD 28158 10180 17 . . . 28158 10181 1 75th 75th JJ 28158 10181 2 battery battery NN 28158 10181 3 , , , 28158 10181 4 52 52 CD 28158 10181 5 , , , 28158 10181 6 203 203 CD 28158 10181 7 , , , 28158 10181 8 214 214 CD 28158 10181 9 , , , 28158 10181 10 217 217 CD 28158 10181 11 , , , 28158 10181 12 220 220 CD 28158 10181 13 , , , 28158 10181 14 224 224 CD 28158 10181 15 , , , 28158 10181 16 233 233 CD 28158 10181 17 , , , 28158 10181 18 235 235 CD 28158 10181 19 - - SYM 28158 10181 20 237 237 CD 28158 10181 21 , , , 28158 10181 22 251 251 CD 28158 10181 23 , , , 28158 10181 24 252 252 CD 28158 10181 25 , , , 28158 10181 26 259 259 CD 28158 10181 27 , , , 28158 10181 28 310 310 CD 28158 10181 29 , , , 28158 10181 30 321 321 CD 28158 10181 31 , , , 28158 10181 32 323 323 CD 28158 10181 33 , , , 28158 10181 34 327 327 CD 28158 10181 35 , , , 28158 10181 36 329 329 CD 28158 10181 37 , , , 28158 10181 38 437 437 CD 28158 10181 39 . . . 28158 10182 1 76th 76th JJ 28158 10182 2 battery battery NN 28158 10182 3 , , , 28158 10182 4 437 437 CD 28158 10182 5 . . . 28158 10183 1 77th 77th JJ 28158 10183 2 battery battery NN 28158 10183 3 , , , 28158 10183 4 204 204 CD 28158 10183 5 , , , 28158 10183 6 289 289 CD 28158 10183 7 , , , 28158 10183 8 290 290 CD 28158 10183 9 , , , 28158 10183 10 292 292 CD 28158 10183 11 , , , 28158 10183 12 293 293 CD 28158 10183 13 , , , 28158 10183 14 297 297 CD 28158 10183 15 , , , 28158 10183 16 299 299 CD 28158 10183 17 . . . 28158 10184 1 79th 79th NNP 28158 10184 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10184 3 , , , 28158 10184 4 204 204 CD 28158 10184 5 . . . 28158 10185 1 81st 81st NNP 28158 10185 2 battery battery NNP 28158 10185 3 , , , 28158 10185 4 437 437 CD 28158 10185 5 . . . 28158 10186 1 82nd 82nd JJ 28158 10186 2 battery battery NN 28158 10186 3 , , , 28158 10186 4 438 438 CD 28158 10186 5 . . . 28158 10187 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10187 2 Garrison Garrison NNP 28158 10187 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10187 4 , , , 28158 10187 5 42 42 CD 28158 10187 6 , , , 28158 10187 7 91 91 CD 28158 10187 8 , , , 28158 10187 9 276 276 CD 28158 10187 10 , , , 28158 10187 11 284 284 CD 28158 10187 12 , , , 28158 10187 13 286 286 CD 28158 10187 14 , , , 28158 10187 15 287 287 CD 28158 10187 16 , , , 28158 10187 17 423 423 CD 28158 10187 18 , , , 28158 10187 19 433 433 CD 28158 10187 20 , , , 28158 10187 21 438 438 CD 28158 10187 22 ; ; : 28158 10187 23 10th 10th JJ 28158 10187 24 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 10187 25 battery battery NN 28158 10187 26 , , , 28158 10187 27 153 153 CD 28158 10187 28 , , , 28158 10187 29 154 154 CD 28158 10187 30 , , , 28158 10187 31 174 174 CD 28158 10187 32 - - SYM 28158 10187 33 177 177 CD 28158 10187 34 , , , 28158 10187 35 183 183 CD 28158 10187 36 , , , 28158 10187 37 186 186 CD 28158 10187 38 , , , 28158 10187 39 188 188 CD 28158 10187 40 . . . 28158 10188 1 Ammunition ammunition NN 28158 10188 2 columns column NNS 28158 10188 3 , , , 28158 10188 4 315 315 CD 28158 10188 5 , , , 28158 10188 6 349 349 CD 28158 10188 7 , , , 28158 10188 8 361 361 CD 28158 10188 9 , , , 28158 10188 10 437 437 CD 28158 10188 11 , , , 28158 10188 12 438 438 CD 28158 10188 13 . . . 28158 10189 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10189 2 Marine Marine NNP 28158 10189 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10189 4 , , , 28158 10189 5 214 214 CD 28158 10189 6 , , , 28158 10189 7 232 232 CD 28158 10189 8 , , , 28158 10189 9 238 238 CD 28158 10189 10 . . . 28158 10190 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10190 2 Malta Malta NNP 28158 10190 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10190 4 , , , 28158 10190 5 91 91 CD 28158 10190 6 , , , 28158 10190 7 92 92 CD 28158 10190 8 . . . 28158 10191 1 Engineers:-- Engineers:-- NNP 28158 10191 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10191 3 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 10191 4 , , , 28158 10191 5 42 42 CD 28158 10191 6 , , , 28158 10191 7 91 91 CD 28158 10191 8 , , , 28158 10191 9 183 183 CD 28158 10191 10 , , , 28158 10191 11 202 202 CD 28158 10191 12 , , , 28158 10191 13 211 211 CD 28158 10191 14 , , , 28158 10191 15 214 214 CD 28158 10191 16 , , , 28158 10191 17 215 215 CD 28158 10191 18 , , , 28158 10191 19 217 217 CD 28158 10191 20 , , , 28158 10191 21 232 232 CD 28158 10191 22 , , , 28158 10191 23 236 236 CD 28158 10191 24 , , , 28158 10191 25 237 237 CD 28158 10191 26 , , , 28158 10191 27 255 255 CD 28158 10191 28 , , , 28158 10191 29 257 257 CD 28158 10191 30 , , , 28158 10191 31 259 259 CD 28158 10191 32 , , , 28158 10191 33 279 279 CD 28158 10191 34 , , , 28158 10191 35 280 280 CD 28158 10191 36 , , , 28158 10191 37 284 284 CD 28158 10191 38 , , , 28158 10191 39 286 286 CD 28158 10191 40 , , , 28158 10191 41 289 289 CD 28158 10191 42 , , , 28158 10191 43 290 290 CD 28158 10191 44 , , , 28158 10191 45 292 292 CD 28158 10191 46 , , , 28158 10191 47 293 293 CD 28158 10191 48 , , , 28158 10191 49 301 301 CD 28158 10191 50 , , , 28158 10191 51 305 305 CD 28158 10191 52 , , , 28158 10191 53 311 311 CD 28158 10191 54 , , , 28158 10191 55 313 313 CD 28158 10191 56 , , , 28158 10191 57 314 314 CD 28158 10191 58 , , , 28158 10191 59 316 316 CD 28158 10191 60 , , , 28158 10191 61 326 326 CD 28158 10191 62 , , , 28158 10191 63 333 333 CD 28158 10191 64 , , , 28158 10191 65 336 336 CD 28158 10191 66 , , , 28158 10191 67 347 347 CD 28158 10191 68 , , , 28158 10191 69 349 349 CD 28158 10191 70 , , , 28158 10191 71 350 350 CD 28158 10191 72 , , , 28158 10191 73 353 353 CD 28158 10191 74 , , , 28158 10191 75 364 364 CD 28158 10191 76 , , , 28158 10191 77 373 373 CD 28158 10191 78 , , , 28158 10191 79 385 385 CD 28158 10191 80 , , , 28158 10191 81 400 400 CD 28158 10191 82 , , , 28158 10191 83 401 401 CD 28158 10191 84 , , , 28158 10191 85 404 404 CD 28158 10191 86 , , , 28158 10191 87 424 424 CD 28158 10191 88 , , , 28158 10191 89 425 425 CD 28158 10191 90 , , , 28158 10191 91 437 437 CD 28158 10191 92 - - SYM 28158 10191 93 439 439 CD 28158 10191 94 , , , 28158 10191 95 440 440 CD 28158 10191 96 . . . 28158 10192 1 Foot foot NN 28158 10192 2 Guards:-- guards:-- NN 28158 10192 3 Grenadier Grenadier NNP 28158 10192 4 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 10192 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10192 6 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 10192 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10192 8 , , , 28158 10192 9 215 215 CD 28158 10192 10 , , , 28158 10192 11 221 221 CD 28158 10192 12 - - SYM 28158 10192 13 223 223 CD 28158 10192 14 , , , 28158 10192 15 225 225 CD 28158 10192 16 - - SYM 28158 10192 17 228 228 CD 28158 10192 18 , , , 28158 10192 19 236 236 CD 28158 10192 20 , , , 28158 10192 21 249 249 CD 28158 10192 22 , , , 28158 10192 23 251 251 CD 28158 10192 24 , , , 28158 10192 25 323 323 CD 28158 10192 26 - - SYM 28158 10192 27 325 325 CD 28158 10192 28 . . . 28158 10193 1 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 10193 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 10193 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10193 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10193 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10193 6 , , , 28158 10193 7 215 215 CD 28158 10193 8 , , , 28158 10193 9 221 221 CD 28158 10193 10 , , , 28158 10193 11 225 225 CD 28158 10193 12 , , , 28158 10193 13 226 226 CD 28158 10193 14 , , , 28158 10193 15 228 228 CD 28158 10193 16 , , , 28158 10193 17 236 236 CD 28158 10193 18 , , , 28158 10193 19 249 249 CD 28158 10193 20 - - SYM 28158 10193 21 251 251 CD 28158 10193 22 , , , 28158 10193 23 323 323 CD 28158 10193 24 - - SYM 28158 10193 25 325 325 CD 28158 10193 26 . . . 28158 10194 1 Coldstream Coldstream NNP 28158 10194 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 10194 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10194 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10194 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10194 6 , , , 28158 10194 7 215 215 CD 28158 10194 8 , , , 28158 10194 9 221 221 CD 28158 10194 10 , , , 28158 10194 11 225 225 CD 28158 10194 12 , , , 28158 10194 13 226 226 CD 28158 10194 14 , , , 28158 10194 15 228 228 CD 28158 10194 16 , , , 28158 10194 17 236 236 CD 28158 10194 18 , , , 28158 10194 19 249 249 CD 28158 10194 20 - - SYM 28158 10194 21 252 252 CD 28158 10194 22 , , , 28158 10194 23 257 257 CD 28158 10194 24 , , , 28158 10194 25 259 259 CD 28158 10194 26 , , , 28158 10194 27 260 260 CD 28158 10194 28 , , , 28158 10194 29 323 323 CD 28158 10194 30 - - SYM 28158 10194 31 325 325 CD 28158 10194 32 , , , 28158 10194 33 329 329 CD 28158 10194 34 . . . 28158 10195 1 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 10195 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 10195 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10195 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10195 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10195 6 , , , 28158 10195 7 215 215 CD 28158 10195 8 , , , 28158 10195 9 221 221 CD 28158 10195 10 - - SYM 28158 10195 11 223 223 CD 28158 10195 12 , , , 28158 10195 13 225 225 CD 28158 10195 14 - - SYM 28158 10195 15 227 227 CD 28158 10195 16 , , , 28158 10195 17 231 231 CD 28158 10195 18 , , , 28158 10195 19 232 232 CD 28158 10195 20 , , , 28158 10195 21 236 236 CD 28158 10195 22 , , , 28158 10195 23 249 249 CD 28158 10195 24 - - SYM 28158 10195 25 251 251 CD 28158 10195 26 , , , 28158 10195 27 323 323 CD 28158 10195 28 , , , 28158 10195 29 326 326 CD 28158 10195 30 , , , 28158 10195 31 328 328 CD 28158 10195 32 - - SYM 28158 10195 33 330 330 CD 28158 10195 34 . . . 28158 10196 1 Infantry:-- Infantry:-- NNP 28158 10196 2 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10196 3 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10196 4 , , , 28158 10196 5 Lothian Lothian NNP 28158 10196 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10196 7 1st 1st NN 28158 10196 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10196 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10196 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10196 11 1st 1st JJ 28158 10196 12 Foot Foot NNP 28158 10196 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10196 14 , , , 28158 10196 15 203 203 CD 28158 10196 16 , , , 28158 10196 17 289 289 CD 28158 10196 18 , , , 28158 10196 19 291 291 CD 28158 10196 20 . . . 28158 10197 1 The the DT 28158 10197 2 Queen Queen NNP 28158 10197 3 's 's POS 28158 10197 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10197 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10197 6 West West NNP 28158 10197 7 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 10197 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10197 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10197 10 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10197 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10197 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10197 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10197 14 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 10197 15 Foot Foot NNP 28158 10197 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10197 17 , , , 28158 10197 18 271 271 CD 28158 10197 19 , , , 28158 10197 20 333 333 CD 28158 10197 21 , , , 28158 10197 22 363 363 CD 28158 10197 23 , , , 28158 10197 24 364 364 CD 28158 10197 25 , , , 28158 10197 26 366 366 CD 28158 10197 27 , , , 28158 10197 28 371 371 CD 28158 10197 29 , , , 28158 10197 30 372 372 CD 28158 10197 31 . . . 28158 10198 1 The the DT 28158 10198 2 Buffs buff NNS 28158 10198 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10198 4 East East NNP 28158 10198 5 Kent Kent NNP 28158 10198 6 regiment regiment NN 28158 10198 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10198 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10198 9 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10198 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10198 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10198 12 formerly formerly RB 28158 10198 13 3rd 3rd JJ 28158 10198 14 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10198 15 , , , 28158 10198 16 437 437 CD 28158 10198 17 . . . 28158 10199 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 10199 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10199 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10199 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10199 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10199 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10199 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10199 8 5th 5th JJ 28158 10199 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10199 10 , , , 28158 10199 11 2 2 CD 28158 10199 12 , , , 28158 10199 13 43 43 CD 28158 10199 14 , , , 28158 10199 15 52 52 CD 28158 10199 16 , , , 28158 10199 17 203 203 CD 28158 10199 18 , , , 28158 10199 19 214 214 CD 28158 10199 20 , , , 28158 10199 21 215 215 CD 28158 10199 22 , , , 28158 10199 23 223 223 CD 28158 10199 24 , , , 28158 10199 25 224 224 CD 28158 10199 26 , , , 28158 10199 27 225 225 CD 28158 10199 28 , , , 28158 10199 29 232 232 CD 28158 10199 30 , , , 28158 10199 31 233 233 CD 28158 10199 32 , , , 28158 10199 33 235 235 CD 28158 10199 34 , , , 28158 10199 35 237 237 CD 28158 10199 36 , , , 28158 10199 37 240 240 CD 28158 10199 38 , , , 28158 10199 39 252 252 CD 28158 10199 40 , , , 28158 10199 41 253 253 CD 28158 10199 42 , , , 28158 10199 43 255 255 CD 28158 10199 44 , , , 28158 10199 45 259 259 CD 28158 10199 46 , , , 28158 10199 47 311 311 CD 28158 10199 48 , , , 28158 10199 49 326 326 CD 28158 10199 50 . . . 28158 10200 1 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 28158 10200 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10200 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10200 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10200 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10200 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10200 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10200 8 5th 5th JJ 28158 10200 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10200 10 , , , 28158 10200 11 203 203 CD 28158 10200 12 , , , 28158 10200 13 287 287 CD 28158 10200 14 , , , 28158 10200 15 290 290 CD 28158 10200 16 , , , 28158 10200 17 292 292 CD 28158 10200 18 , , , 28158 10200 19 296 296 CD 28158 10200 20 - - SYM 28158 10200 21 298 298 CD 28158 10200 22 , , , 28158 10200 23 300 300 CD 28158 10200 24 , , , 28158 10200 25 301 301 CD 28158 10200 26 . . . 28158 10201 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10201 2 Warwickshire Warwickshire NNP 28158 10201 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10201 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10201 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10201 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10201 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10201 8 6th 6th JJ 28158 10201 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10201 10 , , , 28158 10201 11 379 379 CD 28158 10201 12 . . . 28158 10202 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10202 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10202 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10202 4 City City NNP 28158 10202 5 of of IN 28158 10202 6 London London NNP 28158 10202 7 regiment regiment NN 28158 10202 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10202 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10202 10 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10202 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10202 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10202 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10202 14 7th 7th JJ 28158 10202 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10202 16 , , , 28158 10202 17 333 333 CD 28158 10202 18 , , , 28158 10202 19 358 358 CD 28158 10202 20 , , , 28158 10202 21 367 367 CD 28158 10202 22 - - SYM 28158 10202 23 369 369 CD 28158 10202 24 . . . 28158 10203 1 The the DT 28158 10203 2 King King NNP 28158 10203 3 's 's POS 28158 10203 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10203 5 Liverpool Liverpool NNP 28158 10203 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10203 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10203 8 1st 1st NN 28158 10203 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10203 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10203 11 formerly formerly RB 28158 10203 12 8th 8th JJ 28158 10203 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10203 14 , , , 28158 10203 15 124 124 CD 28158 10203 16 , , , 28158 10203 17 153 153 CD 28158 10203 18 , , , 28158 10203 19 154 154 CD 28158 10203 20 , , , 28158 10203 21 157 157 CD 28158 10203 22 , , , 28158 10203 23 158 158 CD 28158 10203 24 , , , 28158 10203 25 173 173 CD 28158 10203 26 - - SYM 28158 10203 27 175 175 CD 28158 10203 28 . . . 28158 10204 1 Norfolk Norfolk NNP 28158 10204 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10204 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10204 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10204 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10204 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10204 7 9th 9th JJ 28158 10204 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10204 9 , , , 28158 10204 10 437 437 CD 28158 10204 11 . . . 28158 10205 1 Lincolnshire Lincolnshire NNP 28158 10205 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10205 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10205 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10205 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10205 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10205 7 10th 10th JJ 28158 10205 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10205 9 , , , 28158 10205 10 437 437 CD 28158 10205 11 . . . 28158 10206 1 Devonshire devonshire NN 28158 10206 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10206 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10206 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10206 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10206 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10206 7 11th 11th JJ 28158 10206 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10206 9 , , , 28158 10206 10 124 124 CD 28158 10206 11 , , , 28158 10206 12 153 153 CD 28158 10206 13 , , , 28158 10206 14 154 154 CD 28158 10206 15 , , , 28158 10206 16 161 161 CD 28158 10206 17 , , , 28158 10206 18 163 163 CD 28158 10206 19 - - SYM 28158 10206 20 168 168 CD 28158 10206 21 , , , 28158 10206 22 172 172 CD 28158 10206 23 , , , 28158 10206 24 175 175 CD 28158 10206 25 , , , 28158 10206 26 186 186 CD 28158 10206 27 . . . 28158 10207 1 Devonshire devonshire NN 28158 10207 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10207 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10207 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10207 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10207 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10207 7 11th 11th JJ 28158 10207 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10207 9 , , , 28158 10207 10 333 333 CD 28158 10207 11 , , , 28158 10207 12 363 363 CD 28158 10207 13 , , , 28158 10207 14 364 364 CD 28158 10207 15 , , , 28158 10207 16 371 371 CD 28158 10207 17 , , , 28158 10207 18 372 372 CD 28158 10207 19 , , , 28158 10207 20 374 374 CD 28158 10207 21 . . . 28158 10208 1 Suffolk Suffolk NNP 28158 10208 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10208 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10208 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10208 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10208 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10208 7 12th 12th JJ 28158 10208 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10208 9 , , , 28158 10208 10 279 279 CD 28158 10208 11 , , , 28158 10208 12 281 281 CD 28158 10208 13 , , , 28158 10208 14 391 391 CD 28158 10208 15 , , , 28158 10208 16 394 394 CD 28158 10208 17 , , , 28158 10208 18 396 396 CD 28158 10208 19 - - SYM 28158 10208 20 399 399 CD 28158 10208 21 , , , 28158 10208 22 408 408 CD 28158 10208 23 . . . 28158 10209 1 The the DT 28158 10209 2 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10209 3 Albert Albert NNP 28158 10209 4 's 's POS 28158 10209 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10209 6 Somersetshire Somersetshire NNP 28158 10209 7 Light Light NNP 28158 10209 8 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10209 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10209 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10209 11 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10209 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10209 13 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10209 14 formerly formerly RB 28158 10209 15 13th 13th JJ 28158 10209 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10209 17 , , , 28158 10209 18 333 333 CD 28158 10209 19 . . . 28158 10210 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10210 2 of of IN 28158 10210 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10210 4 's 's POS 28158 10210 5 Own own JJ 28158 10210 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10210 7 West West NNP 28158 10210 8 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 10210 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10210 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10210 11 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10210 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10210 13 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10210 14 formerly formerly RB 28158 10210 15 14th 14th JJ 28158 10210 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10210 17 , , , 28158 10210 18 266 266 CD 28158 10210 19 , , , 28158 10210 20 270 270 CD 28158 10210 21 , , , 28158 10210 22 271 271 CD 28158 10210 23 , , , 28158 10210 24 333 333 CD 28158 10210 25 , , , 28158 10210 26 364 364 CD 28158 10210 27 . . . 28158 10211 1 Bedfordshire Bedfordshire NNP 28158 10211 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10211 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10211 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10211 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10211 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10211 7 16th 16th JJ 28158 10211 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10211 9 , , , 28158 10211 10 404 404 CD 28158 10211 11 , , , 28158 10211 12 407 407 CD 28158 10211 13 . . . 28158 10212 1 Leicestershire Leicestershire NNP 28158 10212 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10212 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10212 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10212 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10212 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10212 7 17th 17th JJ 28158 10212 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10212 9 , , , 28158 10212 10 46 46 CD 28158 10212 11 , , , 28158 10212 12 131 131 CD 28158 10212 13 , , , 28158 10212 14 143 143 CD 28158 10212 15 , , , 28158 10212 16 144 144 CD 28158 10212 17 , , , 28158 10212 18 146 146 CD 28158 10212 19 , , , 28158 10212 20 151 151 CD 28158 10212 21 , , , 28158 10212 22 174 174 CD 28158 10212 23 - - SYM 28158 10212 24 180 180 CD 28158 10212 25 , , , 28158 10212 26 185 185 CD 28158 10212 27 . . . 28158 10213 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10213 2 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10213 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10213 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10213 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10213 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10213 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10213 8 18th 18th JJ 28158 10213 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10213 10 , , , 28158 10213 11 404 404 CD 28158 10213 12 , , , 28158 10213 13 407 407 CD 28158 10213 14 . . . 28158 10214 1 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10214 2 of of IN 28158 10214 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10214 4 's 's POS 28158 10214 5 Own Own NNP 28158 10214 6 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 10214 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10214 8 1st 1st NN 28158 10214 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10214 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10214 11 formerly formerly RB 28158 10214 12 19th 19th JJ 28158 10214 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10214 14 , , , 28158 10214 15 379 379 CD 28158 10214 16 , , , 28158 10214 17 394 394 CD 28158 10214 18 , , , 28158 10214 19 400 400 CD 28158 10214 20 , , , 28158 10214 21 402 402 CD 28158 10214 22 - - SYM 28158 10214 23 405 405 CD 28158 10214 24 , , , 28158 10214 25 407 407 CD 28158 10214 26 , , , 28158 10214 27 437 437 CD 28158 10214 28 . . . 28158 10215 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10215 2 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10215 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10215 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10215 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10215 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10215 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10215 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10215 9 21st 21st JJ 28158 10215 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10215 11 , , , 28158 10215 12 333 333 CD 28158 10215 13 , , , 28158 10215 14 358 358 CD 28158 10215 15 , , , 28158 10215 16 360 360 CD 28158 10215 17 , , , 28158 10215 18 363 363 CD 28158 10215 19 , , , 28158 10215 20 364 364 CD 28158 10215 21 , , , 28158 10215 22 366 366 CD 28158 10215 23 , , , 28158 10215 24 372 372 CD 28158 10215 25 - - SYM 28158 10215 26 374 374 CD 28158 10215 27 . . . 28158 10216 1 Cheshire Cheshire NNP 28158 10216 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10216 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10216 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10216 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10216 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10216 7 22nd 22nd JJ 28158 10216 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10216 9 , , , 28158 10216 10 437 437 CD 28158 10216 11 . . . 28158 10217 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10217 2 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 10217 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10217 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10217 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10217 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10217 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10217 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10217 9 23rd 23rd JJ 28158 10217 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10217 11 , , , 28158 10217 12 333 333 CD 28158 10217 13 , , , 28158 10217 14 357 357 CD 28158 10217 15 , , , 28158 10217 16 363 363 CD 28158 10217 17 . . . 28158 10218 1 South South NNP 28158 10218 2 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10218 3 Borderers Borderers NNPS 28158 10218 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10218 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10218 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10218 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10218 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10218 9 24th 24th JJ 28158 10218 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10218 11 , , , 28158 10218 12 437 437 CD 28158 10218 13 . . . 28158 10219 1 King King NNP 28158 10219 2 's 's POS 28158 10219 3 Own own JJ 28158 10219 4 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 10219 5 Borderers Borderers NNP 28158 10219 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10219 7 1st 1st NNP 28158 10219 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10219 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10219 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10219 11 25th 25th JJ 28158 10219 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10219 13 , , , 28158 10219 14 437 437 CD 28158 10219 15 . . . 28158 10220 1 The the DT 28158 10220 2 Cameronians Cameronians NNPS 28158 10220 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10220 4 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 10220 5 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10220 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10220 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10220 8 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10220 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10220 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10220 11 formerly formerly RB 28158 10220 12 90th 90th JJ 28158 10220 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10220 14 , , , 28158 10220 15 333 333 CD 28158 10220 16 , , , 28158 10220 17 351 351 CD 28158 10220 18 , , , 28158 10220 19 363 363 CD 28158 10220 20 , , , 28158 10220 21 372 372 CD 28158 10220 22 , , , 28158 10220 23 373 373 CD 28158 10220 24 . . . 28158 10221 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10221 2 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 10221 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10221 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10221 5 1st 1st NN 28158 10221 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10221 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10221 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10221 9 27th 27th JJ 28158 10221 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10221 11 , , , 28158 10221 12 333 333 CD 28158 10221 13 , , , 28158 10221 14 353 353 CD 28158 10221 15 , , , 28158 10221 16 356 356 CD 28158 10221 17 . . . 28158 10222 1 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 10222 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10222 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10222 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10222 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10222 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10222 7 28th 28th JJ 28158 10222 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10222 9 , , , 28158 10222 10 153 153 CD 28158 10222 11 - - SYM 28158 10222 12 155 155 CD 28158 10222 13 , , , 28158 10222 14 174 174 CD 28158 10222 15 - - SYM 28158 10222 16 176 176 CD 28158 10222 17 , , , 28158 10222 18 186 186 CD 28158 10222 19 - - SYM 28158 10222 20 194 194 CD 28158 10222 21 . . . 28158 10223 1 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire NNP 28158 10223 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10223 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10223 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10223 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10223 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10223 7 61st 61st JJ 28158 10223 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10223 9 , , , 28158 10223 10 437 437 CD 28158 10223 11 . . . 28158 10224 1 Worcestershire Worcestershire NNP 28158 10224 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10224 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10224 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10224 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10224 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10224 7 36th 36th JJ 28158 10224 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10224 9 , , , 28158 10224 10 402 402 CD 28158 10224 11 , , , 28158 10224 12 404 404 CD 28158 10224 13 , , , 28158 10224 14 407 407 CD 28158 10224 15 . . . 28158 10225 1 East East NNP 28158 10225 2 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 10225 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10225 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10225 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10225 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10225 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10225 8 30th 30th JJ 28158 10225 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10225 10 , , , 28158 10225 11 437 437 CD 28158 10225 12 . . . 28158 10226 1 East East NNP 28158 10226 2 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 10226 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10226 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10226 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10226 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10226 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10226 8 70th 70th JJ 28158 10226 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10226 10 , , , 28158 10226 11 271 271 CD 28158 10226 12 , , , 28158 10226 13 333 333 CD 28158 10226 14 , , , 28158 10226 15 364 364 CD 28158 10226 16 , , , 28158 10226 17 372 372 CD 28158 10226 18 . . . 28158 10227 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 10227 2 of of IN 28158 10227 3 Cornwall Cornwall NNP 28158 10227 4 's 's POS 28158 10227 5 Light Light NNP 28158 10227 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10227 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10227 8 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10227 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10227 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10227 11 formerly formerly RB 28158 10227 12 46th 46th JJ 28158 10227 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10227 14 , , , 28158 10227 15 308 308 CD 28158 10227 16 , , , 28158 10227 17 386 386 CD 28158 10227 18 , , , 28158 10227 19 387 387 CD 28158 10227 20 , , , 28158 10227 21 438 438 CD 28158 10227 22 . . . 28158 10228 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 10228 2 of of IN 28158 10228 3 Wellington Wellington NNP 28158 10228 4 's 's POS 28158 10228 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10228 6 West West NNP 28158 10228 7 Riding Riding NNP 28158 10228 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10228 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10228 10 1st 1st NN 28158 10228 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10228 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10228 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10228 14 33rd 33rd JJ 28158 10228 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10228 16 , , , 28158 10228 17 437 437 CD 28158 10228 18 . . . 28158 10229 1 Border Border NNP 28158 10229 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10229 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10229 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10229 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10229 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10229 7 34th 34th JJ 28158 10229 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10229 9 , , , 28158 10229 10 2 2 CD 28158 10229 11 , , , 28158 10229 12 52 52 CD 28158 10229 13 , , , 28158 10229 14 204 204 CD 28158 10229 15 , , , 28158 10229 16 261 261 CD 28158 10229 17 , , , 28158 10229 18 264 264 CD 28158 10229 19 , , , 28158 10229 20 270 270 CD 28158 10229 21 , , , 28158 10229 22 271 271 CD 28158 10229 23 , , , 28158 10229 24 333 333 CD 28158 10229 25 , , , 28158 10229 26 353 353 CD 28158 10229 27 , , , 28158 10229 28 355 355 CD 28158 10229 29 , , , 28158 10229 30 356 356 CD 28158 10229 31 , , , 28158 10229 32 370 370 CD 28158 10229 33 . . . 28158 10230 1 Hampshire Hampshire NNP 28158 10230 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10230 3 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10230 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10230 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10230 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10230 7 67th 67th JJ 28158 10230 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10230 9 , , , 28158 10230 10 437 437 CD 28158 10230 11 . . . 28158 10231 1 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 10231 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10231 3 1st 1st NNP 28158 10231 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10231 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10231 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10231 7 41st 41st JJ 28158 10231 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10231 9 , , , 28158 10231 10 402 402 CD 28158 10231 11 , , , 28158 10231 12 407 407 CD 28158 10231 13 , , , 28158 10231 14 437 437 CD 28158 10231 15 . . . 28158 10232 1 Black Black NNP 28158 10232 2 Watch Watch NNP 28158 10232 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10232 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10232 5 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 10232 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10232 7 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10232 8 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10232 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10232 10 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10232 11 formerly formerly RB 28158 10232 12 73rd 73rd JJ 28158 10232 13 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10232 14 , , , 28158 10232 15 203 203 CD 28158 10232 16 , , , 28158 10232 17 276 276 CD 28158 10232 18 , , , 28158 10232 19 279 279 CD 28158 10232 20 , , , 28158 10232 21 308 308 CD 28158 10232 22 , , , 28158 10232 23 312 312 CD 28158 10232 24 , , , 28158 10232 25 317 317 CD 28158 10232 26 - - SYM 28158 10232 27 319 319 CD 28158 10232 28 , , , 28158 10232 29 329 329 CD 28158 10232 30 , , , 28158 10232 31 437 437 CD 28158 10232 32 , , , 28158 10232 33 440 440 CD 28158 10232 34 , , , 28158 10232 35 441 441 CD 28158 10232 36 . . . 28158 10233 1 Oxfordshire Oxfordshire NNP 28158 10233 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10233 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10233 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10233 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10233 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10233 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10233 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10233 9 43rd 43rd JJ 28158 10233 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10233 11 , , , 28158 10233 12 437 437 CD 28158 10233 13 . . . 28158 10234 1 Essex Essex NNP 28158 10234 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10234 3 1st 1st NNP 28158 10234 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10234 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10234 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10234 7 44th 44th JJ 28158 10234 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10234 9 , , , 28158 10234 10 391 391 CD 28158 10234 11 , , , 28158 10234 12 394 394 CD 28158 10234 13 , , , 28158 10234 14 399 399 CD 28158 10234 15 , , , 28158 10234 16 401 401 CD 28158 10234 17 , , , 28158 10234 18 404 404 CD 28158 10234 19 , , , 28158 10234 20 405 405 CD 28158 10234 21 , , , 28158 10234 22 407 407 CD 28158 10234 23 , , , 28158 10234 24 437 437 CD 28158 10234 25 . . . 28158 10235 1 Sherwood Sherwood NNP 28158 10235 2 Foresters Foresters NNPS 28158 10235 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10235 4 Derbyshire derbyshire NN 28158 10235 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10235 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10235 7 1st 1st NN 28158 10235 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10235 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10235 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10235 11 45th 45th JJ 28158 10235 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10235 13 , , , 28158 10235 14 376 376 CD 28158 10235 15 . . . 28158 10236 1 Loyal loyal JJ 28158 10236 2 North North NNP 28158 10236 3 Lancashire Lancashire NNP 28158 10236 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10236 5 1st 1st NN 28158 10236 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10236 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10236 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10236 9 47th 47th JJ 28158 10236 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10236 11 , , , 28158 10236 12 44 44 CD 28158 10236 13 , , , 28158 10236 14 203 203 CD 28158 10236 15 , , , 28158 10236 16 212 212 CD 28158 10236 17 , , , 28158 10236 18 214 214 CD 28158 10236 19 , , , 28158 10236 20 215 215 CD 28158 10236 21 , , , 28158 10236 22 223 223 CD 28158 10236 23 , , , 28158 10236 24 231 231 CD 28158 10236 25 - - SYM 28158 10236 26 233 233 CD 28158 10236 27 , , , 28158 10236 28 235 235 CD 28158 10236 29 , , , 28158 10236 30 237 237 CD 28158 10236 31 - - SYM 28158 10236 32 239 239 CD 28158 10236 33 , , , 28158 10236 34 242 242 CD 28158 10236 35 , , , 28158 10236 36 252 252 CD 28158 10236 37 - - SYM 28158 10236 38 256 256 CD 28158 10236 39 , , , 28158 10236 40 259 259 CD 28158 10236 41 , , , 28158 10236 42 311 311 CD 28158 10236 43 , , , 28158 10236 44 326 326 CD 28158 10236 45 . . . 28158 10237 1 Northamptonshire Northamptonshire NNP 28158 10237 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10237 3 2nd 2nd NN 28158 10237 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10237 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10237 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10237 7 58th 58th JJ 28158 10237 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10237 9 , , , 28158 10237 10 203 203 CD 28158 10237 11 , , , 28158 10237 12 215 215 CD 28158 10237 13 , , , 28158 10237 14 223 223 CD 28158 10237 15 , , , 28158 10237 16 224 224 CD 28158 10237 17 , , , 28158 10237 18 232 232 CD 28158 10237 19 , , , 28158 10237 20 233 233 CD 28158 10237 21 , , , 28158 10237 22 236 236 CD 28158 10237 23 - - SYM 28158 10237 24 239 239 CD 28158 10237 25 , , , 28158 10237 26 247 247 CD 28158 10237 27 , , , 28158 10237 28 255 255 CD 28158 10237 29 , , , 28158 10237 30 309 309 CD 28158 10237 31 , , , 28158 10237 32 311 311 CD 28158 10237 33 , , , 28158 10237 34 326 326 CD 28158 10237 35 . . . 28158 10238 1 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10238 2 Charlotte Charlotte NNP 28158 10238 3 of of IN 28158 10238 4 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10238 5 's 's POS 28158 10238 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10238 7 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10238 8 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 10238 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10238 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10238 11 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10238 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10238 13 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10238 14 formerly formerly RB 28158 10238 15 66th 66th JJ 28158 10238 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10238 17 , , , 28158 10238 18 276 276 CD 28158 10238 19 , , , 28158 10238 20 281 281 CD 28158 10238 21 , , , 28158 10238 22 282 282 CD 28158 10238 23 , , , 28158 10238 24 284 284 CD 28158 10238 25 , , , 28158 10238 26 286 286 CD 28158 10238 27 , , , 28158 10238 28 291 291 CD 28158 10238 29 , , , 28158 10238 30 292 292 CD 28158 10238 31 , , , 28158 10238 32 391 391 CD 28158 10238 33 - - SYM 28158 10238 34 393 393 CD 28158 10238 35 , , , 28158 10238 36 395 395 CD 28158 10238 37 , , , 28158 10238 38 396 396 CD 28158 10238 39 , , , 28158 10238 40 407 407 CD 28158 10238 41 . . . 28158 10239 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10239 2 Marine Marine NNP 28158 10239 3 Light Light NNP 28158 10239 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10239 5 , , , 28158 10239 6 52 52 CD 28158 10239 7 , , , 28158 10239 8 99 99 CD 28158 10239 9 , , , 28158 10239 10 205 205 CD 28158 10239 11 , , , 28158 10239 12 214 214 CD 28158 10239 13 , , , 28158 10239 14 232 232 CD 28158 10239 15 , , , 28158 10239 16 238 238 CD 28158 10239 17 , , , 28158 10239 18 239 239 CD 28158 10239 19 , , , 28158 10239 20 242 242 CD 28158 10239 21 , , , 28158 10239 22 422 422 CD 28158 10239 23 . . . 28158 10240 1 King King NNP 28158 10240 2 's 's POS 28158 10240 3 Own Own NNP 28158 10240 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10240 5 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 10240 6 Light Light NNP 28158 10240 7 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10240 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10240 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10240 10 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10240 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10240 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10240 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10240 14 105th 105th JJ 28158 10240 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10240 16 , , , 28158 10240 17 2 2 CD 28158 10240 18 , , , 28158 10240 19 52 52 CD 28158 10240 20 , , , 28158 10240 21 203 203 CD 28158 10240 22 , , , 28158 10240 23 214 214 CD 28158 10240 24 , , , 28158 10240 25 215 215 CD 28158 10240 26 , , , 28158 10240 27 223 223 CD 28158 10240 28 , , , 28158 10240 29 224 224 CD 28158 10240 30 , , , 28158 10240 31 226 226 CD 28158 10240 32 , , , 28158 10240 33 232 232 CD 28158 10240 34 , , , 28158 10240 35 233 233 CD 28158 10240 36 , , , 28158 10240 37 237 237 CD 28158 10240 38 - - SYM 28158 10240 39 239 239 CD 28158 10240 40 , , , 28158 10240 41 252 252 CD 28158 10240 42 - - SYM 28158 10240 43 256 256 CD 28158 10240 44 , , , 28158 10240 45 259 259 CD 28158 10240 46 , , , 28158 10240 47 310 310 CD 28158 10240 48 , , , 28158 10240 49 313 313 CD 28158 10240 50 , , , 28158 10240 51 321 321 CD 28158 10240 52 , , , 28158 10240 53 325 325 CD 28158 10240 54 , , , 28158 10240 55 328 328 CD 28158 10240 56 . . . 28158 10241 1 King King NNP 28158 10241 2 's 's POS 28158 10241 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10241 4 Shropshire Shropshire NNP 28158 10241 5 Light Light NNP 28158 10241 6 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10241 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10241 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10241 9 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10241 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10241 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10241 12 formerly formerly RB 28158 10241 13 85th 85th JJ 28158 10241 14 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10241 15 , , , 28158 10241 16 308 308 CD 28158 10241 17 , , , 28158 10241 18 438 438 CD 28158 10241 19 . . . 28158 10242 1 King King NNP 28158 10242 2 's 's POS 28158 10242 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10242 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10242 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10242 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10242 7 1st 1st NNP 28158 10242 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10242 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10242 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10242 11 60th 60th JJ 28158 10242 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10242 13 , , , 28158 10242 14 46 46 CD 28158 10242 15 , , , 28158 10242 16 127 127 CD 28158 10242 17 , , , 28158 10242 18 131 131 CD 28158 10242 19 - - SYM 28158 10242 20 136 136 CD 28158 10242 21 , , , 28158 10242 22 138 138 CD 28158 10242 23 , , , 28158 10242 24 140 140 CD 28158 10242 25 , , , 28158 10242 26 143 143 CD 28158 10242 27 , , , 28158 10242 28 144 144 CD 28158 10242 29 , , , 28158 10242 30 147 147 CD 28158 10242 31 , , , 28158 10242 32 151 151 CD 28158 10242 33 , , , 28158 10242 34 174 174 CD 28158 10242 35 - - SYM 28158 10242 36 176 176 CD 28158 10242 37 , , , 28158 10242 38 178 178 CD 28158 10242 39 , , , 28158 10242 40 179 179 CD 28158 10242 41 . . . 28158 10243 1 King King NNP 28158 10243 2 's 's POS 28158 10243 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10243 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10243 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10243 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10243 7 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10243 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10243 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10243 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10243 11 60th 60th JJ 28158 10243 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10243 13 , , , 28158 10243 14 153 153 CD 28158 10243 15 , , , 28158 10243 16 154 154 CD 28158 10243 17 , , , 28158 10243 18 158 158 CD 28158 10243 19 , , , 28158 10243 20 174 174 CD 28158 10243 21 - - SYM 28158 10243 22 176 176 CD 28158 10243 23 , , , 28158 10243 24 179 179 CD 28158 10243 25 , , , 28158 10243 26 185 185 CD 28158 10243 27 , , , 28158 10243 28 367 367 CD 28158 10243 29 . . . 28158 10244 1 King King NNP 28158 10244 2 's 's POS 28158 10244 3 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10244 4 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10244 5 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10244 6 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10244 7 3rd 3rd NNP 28158 10244 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10244 9 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10244 10 formerly formerly RB 28158 10244 11 60th 60th JJ 28158 10244 12 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10244 13 , , , 28158 10244 14 333 333 CD 28158 10244 15 , , , 28158 10244 16 363 363 CD 28158 10244 17 , , , 28158 10244 18 364 364 CD 28158 10244 19 , , , 28158 10244 20 372 372 CD 28158 10244 21 . . . 28158 10245 1 Duke Duke NNP 28158 10245 2 of of IN 28158 10245 3 Edinburgh Edinburgh NNP 28158 10245 4 's 's POS 28158 10245 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10245 6 Wiltshire Wiltshire NNP 28158 10245 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10245 8 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10245 9 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10245 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10245 11 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10245 12 formerly formerly RB 28158 10245 13 99th 99th JJ 28158 10245 14 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10245 15 , , , 28158 10245 16 404 404 CD 28158 10245 17 - - SYM 28158 10245 18 407 407 CD 28158 10245 19 . . . 28158 10246 1 Manchester Manchester NNP 28158 10246 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10246 3 1st 1st NN 28158 10246 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10246 5 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10246 6 formerly formerly RB 28158 10246 7 63rd 63rd JJ 28158 10246 8 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10246 9 , , , 28158 10246 10 46 46 CD 28158 10246 11 , , , 28158 10246 12 150 150 CD 28158 10246 13 , , , 28158 10246 14 160 160 CD 28158 10246 15 , , , 28158 10246 16 163 163 CD 28158 10246 17 - - SYM 28158 10246 18 167 167 CD 28158 10246 19 , , , 28158 10246 20 171 171 CD 28158 10246 21 , , , 28158 10246 22 173 173 CD 28158 10246 23 , , , 28158 10246 24 175 175 CD 28158 10246 25 , , , 28158 10246 26 183 183 CD 28158 10246 27 , , , 28158 10246 28 186 186 CD 28158 10246 29 . . . 28158 10247 1 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10247 2 of of IN 28158 10247 3 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10247 4 's 's POS 28158 10247 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10247 6 North North NNP 28158 10247 7 Staffordshire Staffordshire NNP 28158 10247 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10247 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10247 10 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10247 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10247 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10247 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10247 14 98th 98th JJ 28158 10247 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10247 16 , , , 28158 10247 17 437 437 CD 28158 10247 18 . . . 28158 10248 1 Durham Durham NNP 28158 10248 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10248 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10248 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10248 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10248 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10248 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10248 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10248 9 68th 68th JJ 28158 10248 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10248 11 , , , 28158 10248 12 333 333 CD 28158 10248 13 , , , 28158 10248 14 363 363 CD 28158 10248 15 , , , 28158 10248 16 370 370 CD 28158 10248 17 , , , 28158 10248 18 372 372 CD 28158 10248 19 . . . 28158 10249 1 Highland Highland NNP 28158 10249 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10249 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10249 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10249 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10249 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10249 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10249 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10249 9 71st 71st JJ 28158 10249 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10249 11 , , , 28158 10249 12 215 215 CD 28158 10249 13 , , , 28158 10249 14 308 308 CD 28158 10249 15 , , , 28158 10249 16 312 312 CD 28158 10249 17 , , , 28158 10249 18 318 318 CD 28158 10249 19 - - SYM 28158 10249 20 320 320 CD 28158 10249 21 , , , 28158 10249 22 327 327 CD 28158 10249 23 , , , 28158 10249 24 437 437 CD 28158 10249 25 , , , 28158 10249 26 440 440 CD 28158 10249 27 . . . 28158 10250 1 Seaforth Seaforth NNP 28158 10250 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 10250 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10250 4 Ross Ross NNP 28158 10250 5 - - HYPH 28158 10250 6 shire shire NNP 28158 10250 7 Buffs buff NNS 28158 10250 8 , , , 28158 10250 9 The the DT 28158 10250 10 Duke Duke NNP 28158 10250 11 of of IN 28158 10250 12 Albany Albany NNP 28158 10250 13 's 's POS 28158 10250 14 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10250 15 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10250 16 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10250 17 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10250 18 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10250 19 formerly formerly RB 28158 10250 20 78th 78th JJ 28158 10250 21 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10250 22 , , , 28158 10250 23 308 308 CD 28158 10250 24 , , , 28158 10250 25 312 312 CD 28158 10250 26 , , , 28158 10250 27 316 316 CD 28158 10250 28 , , , 28158 10250 29 318 318 CD 28158 10250 30 , , , 28158 10250 31 319 319 CD 28158 10250 32 , , , 28158 10250 33 327 327 CD 28158 10250 34 , , , 28158 10250 35 438 438 CD 28158 10250 36 , , , 28158 10250 37 440 440 CD 28158 10250 38 , , , 28158 10250 39 441 441 CD 28158 10250 40 . . . 28158 10251 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 10251 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 10251 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10251 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10251 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10251 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10251 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10251 8 75th 75th JJ 28158 10251 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10251 10 , , , 28158 10251 11 308 308 CD 28158 10251 12 , , , 28158 10251 13 311 311 CD 28158 10251 14 , , , 28158 10251 15 315 315 CD 28158 10251 16 , , , 28158 10251 17 326 326 CD 28158 10251 18 , , , 28158 10251 19 327 327 CD 28158 10251 20 , , , 28158 10251 21 438 438 CD 28158 10251 22 . . . 28158 10252 1 Gordon Gordon NNP 28158 10252 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 10252 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10252 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10252 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10252 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10252 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10252 8 92nd 92nd JJ 28158 10252 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10252 10 , , , 28158 10252 11 124 124 CD 28158 10252 12 , , , 28158 10252 13 150 150 CD 28158 10252 14 , , , 28158 10252 15 163 163 CD 28158 10252 16 - - SYM 28158 10252 17 167 167 CD 28158 10252 18 , , , 28158 10252 19 169 169 CD 28158 10252 20 , , , 28158 10252 21 170 170 CD 28158 10252 22 , , , 28158 10252 23 173 173 CD 28158 10252 24 , , , 28158 10252 25 175 175 CD 28158 10252 26 , , , 28158 10252 27 176 176 CD 28158 10252 28 . . . 28158 10253 1 Royal royal JJ 28158 10253 2 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10253 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10253 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10253 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10253 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10253 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10253 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10253 9 86th 86th JJ 28158 10253 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10253 11 , , , 28158 10253 12 10 10 CD 28158 10253 13 , , , 28158 10253 14 204 204 CD 28158 10253 15 , , , 28158 10253 16 286 286 CD 28158 10253 17 , , , 28158 10253 18 287 287 CD 28158 10253 19 , , , 28158 10253 20 290 290 CD 28158 10253 21 , , , 28158 10253 22 292 292 CD 28158 10253 23 , , , 28158 10253 24 296 296 CD 28158 10253 25 - - SYM 28158 10253 26 298 298 CD 28158 10253 27 , , , 28158 10253 28 301 301 CD 28158 10253 29 . . . 28158 10254 1 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10254 2 Victoria Victoria NNP 28158 10254 3 's 's POS 28158 10254 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10254 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10254 6 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10254 7 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10254 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10254 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10254 10 1st 1st NN 28158 10254 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10254 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10254 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10254 14 87th 87th JJ 28158 10254 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10254 16 , , , 28158 10254 17 2 2 CD 28158 10254 18 , , , 28158 10254 19 131 131 CD 28158 10254 20 - - SYM 28158 10254 21 136 136 CD 28158 10254 22 , , , 28158 10254 23 142 142 CD 28158 10254 24 - - SYM 28158 10254 25 144 144 CD 28158 10254 26 , , , 28158 10254 27 147 147 CD 28158 10254 28 , , , 28158 10254 29 149 149 CD 28158 10254 30 , , , 28158 10254 31 173 173 CD 28158 10254 32 , , , 28158 10254 33 174 174 CD 28158 10254 34 , , , 28158 10254 35 186 186 CD 28158 10254 36 - - SYM 28158 10254 37 192 192 CD 28158 10254 38 , , , 28158 10254 39 195 195 CD 28158 10254 40 . . . 28158 10255 1 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10255 2 Victoria Victoria NNP 28158 10255 3 's 's POS 28158 10255 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10255 5 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10255 6 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10255 7 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10255 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10255 9 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10255 10 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10255 11 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10255 12 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10255 13 formerly formerly RB 28158 10255 14 89th 89th JJ 28158 10255 15 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10255 16 , , , 28158 10255 17 333 333 CD 28158 10255 18 , , , 28158 10255 19 358 358 CD 28158 10255 20 , , , 28158 10255 21 360 360 CD 28158 10255 22 , , , 28158 10255 23 363 363 CD 28158 10255 24 , , , 28158 10255 25 364 364 CD 28158 10255 26 . . . 28158 10256 1 Connaught Connaught NNP 28158 10256 2 Rangers Rangers NNPS 28158 10256 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10256 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10256 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10256 6 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10256 7 formerly formerly RB 28158 10256 8 88th 88th JJ 28158 10256 9 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10256 10 , , , 28158 10256 11 333 333 CD 28158 10256 12 , , , 28158 10256 13 353 353 CD 28158 10256 14 - - SYM 28158 10256 15 356 356 CD 28158 10256 16 . . . 28158 10257 1 Princess Princess NNP 28158 10257 2 Louise Louise NNP 28158 10257 3 's 's POS 28158 10257 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10257 5 Argyll Argyll NNP 28158 10257 6 and and CC 28158 10257 7 Sutherland Sutherland NNP 28158 10257 8 Highlanders Highlanders NNPS 28158 10257 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10257 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10257 11 1st 1st NN 28158 10257 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10257 13 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10257 14 formerly formerly RB 28158 10257 15 91st 91st JJ 28158 10257 16 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10257 17 , , , 28158 10257 18 247 247 CD 28158 10257 19 , , , 28158 10257 20 252 252 CD 28158 10257 21 - - SYM 28158 10257 22 256 256 CD 28158 10257 23 , , , 28158 10257 24 259 259 CD 28158 10257 25 , , , 28158 10257 26 308 308 CD 28158 10257 27 , , , 28158 10257 28 318 318 CD 28158 10257 29 , , , 28158 10257 30 319 319 CD 28158 10257 31 , , , 28158 10257 32 330 330 CD 28158 10257 33 , , , 28158 10257 34 438 438 CD 28158 10257 35 , , , 28158 10257 36 441 441 CD 28158 10257 37 . . . 28158 10258 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10258 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 10258 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10258 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10258 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10258 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10258 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10258 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10258 9 101st 101st JJ 28158 10258 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10258 11 , , , 28158 10258 12 43 43 CD 28158 10258 13 , , , 28158 10258 14 212 212 CD 28158 10258 15 , , , 28158 10258 16 215 215 CD 28158 10258 17 , , , 28158 10258 18 223 223 CD 28158 10258 19 , , , 28158 10258 20 226 226 CD 28158 10258 21 , , , 28158 10258 22 231 231 CD 28158 10258 23 , , , 28158 10258 24 232 232 CD 28158 10258 25 , , , 28158 10258 26 258 258 CD 28158 10258 27 , , , 28158 10258 28 308 308 CD 28158 10258 29 , , , 28158 10258 30 326 326 CD 28158 10258 31 , , , 28158 10258 32 386 386 CD 28158 10258 33 . . . 28158 10259 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10259 2 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 10259 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10259 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10259 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10259 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10259 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10259 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10259 9 102nd 102nd JJ 28158 10259 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10259 11 , , , 28158 10259 12 333 333 CD 28158 10259 13 . . . 28158 10260 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10260 2 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 10260 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10260 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10260 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10260 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10260 7 [ [ -LRB- 28158 10260 8 formerly formerly RB 28158 10260 9 103rd 103rd JJ 28158 10260 10 ] ] -RRB- 28158 10260 11 , , , 28158 10260 12 46 46 CD 28158 10260 13 , , , 28158 10260 14 123 123 CD 28158 10260 15 , , , 28158 10260 16 124 124 CD 28158 10260 17 , , , 28158 10260 18 127 127 CD 28158 10260 19 - - SYM 28158 10260 20 129 129 CD 28158 10260 21 , , , 28158 10260 22 131 131 CD 28158 10260 23 , , , 28158 10260 24 132 132 CD 28158 10260 25 , , , 28158 10260 26 135 135 CD 28158 10260 27 , , , 28158 10260 28 139 139 CD 28158 10260 29 , , , 28158 10260 30 140 140 CD 28158 10260 31 , , , 28158 10260 32 143 143 CD 28158 10260 33 - - SYM 28158 10260 34 145 145 CD 28158 10260 35 , , , 28158 10260 36 148 148 CD 28158 10260 37 , , , 28158 10260 38 149 149 CD 28158 10260 39 , , , 28158 10260 40 174 174 CD 28158 10260 41 , , , 28158 10260 42 175 175 CD 28158 10260 43 , , , 28158 10260 44 180 180 CD 28158 10260 45 , , , 28158 10260 46 262 262 CD 28158 10260 47 , , , 28158 10260 48 267 267 CD 28158 10260 49 , , , 28158 10260 50 268 268 CD 28158 10260 51 , , , 28158 10260 52 333 333 CD 28158 10260 53 , , , 28158 10260 54 353 353 CD 28158 10260 55 - - SYM 28158 10260 56 356 356 CD 28158 10260 57 , , , 28158 10260 58 367 367 CD 28158 10260 59 . . . 28158 10261 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10261 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 10261 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10261 4 The the DT 28158 10261 5 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10261 6 Consort Consort NNP 28158 10261 7 's 's POS 28158 10261 8 Own own JJ 28158 10261 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10261 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10261 11 1st 1st NNP 28158 10261 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10261 13 , , , 28158 10261 14 333 333 CD 28158 10261 15 , , , 28158 10261 16 363 363 CD 28158 10261 17 , , , 28158 10261 18 370 370 CD 28158 10261 19 , , , 28158 10261 20 372 372 CD 28158 10261 21 . . . 28158 10262 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10262 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 10262 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10262 4 The the DT 28158 10262 5 Prince Prince NNP 28158 10262 6 Consort Consort NNP 28158 10262 7 's 's POS 28158 10262 8 Own own JJ 28158 10262 9 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10262 10 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10262 11 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10262 12 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10262 13 , , , 28158 10262 14 2 2 CD 28158 10262 15 , , , 28158 10262 16 175 175 CD 28158 10262 17 , , , 28158 10262 18 177 177 CD 28158 10262 19 . . . 28158 10263 1 Army Army NNP 28158 10263 2 Service Service NNP 28158 10263 3 Corps:--8 Corps:--8 : 28158 10263 4 , , , 28158 10263 5 23 23 CD 28158 10263 6 - - SYM 28158 10263 7 25 25 CD 28158 10263 8 , , , 28158 10263 9 91 91 CD 28158 10263 10 , , , 28158 10263 11 211 211 CD 28158 10263 12 , , , 28158 10263 13 289 289 CD 28158 10263 14 , , , 28158 10263 15 404 404 CD 28158 10263 16 , , , 28158 10263 17 417 417 CD 28158 10263 18 - - SYM 28158 10263 19 421 421 CD 28158 10263 20 , , , 28158 10263 21 437 437 CD 28158 10263 22 , , , 28158 10263 23 438 438 CD 28158 10263 24 . . . 28158 10264 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10264 2 Army Army NNP 28158 10264 3 Medical Medical NNP 28158 10264 4 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10264 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10264 6 includes include VBZ 28158 10264 7 Bearer bearer NN 28158 10264 8 companies company NNS 28158 10264 9 , , , 28158 10264 10 Field field NN 28158 10264 11 hospitals hospital NNS 28158 10264 12 , , , 28158 10264 13 etc etc FW 28158 10264 14 . . . 28158 10265 1 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10265 2 : : : 28158 10265 3 --25 --25 NNP 28158 10265 4 , , , 28158 10265 5 91 91 CD 28158 10265 6 , , , 28158 10265 7 134 134 CD 28158 10265 8 , , , 28158 10265 9 147 147 CD 28158 10265 10 , , , 28158 10265 11 148 148 CD 28158 10265 12 , , , 28158 10265 13 211 211 CD 28158 10265 14 , , , 28158 10265 15 215 215 CD 28158 10265 16 , , , 28158 10265 17 228 228 CD 28158 10265 18 , , , 28158 10265 19 242 242 CD 28158 10265 20 , , , 28158 10265 21 284 284 CD 28158 10265 22 , , , 28158 10265 23 289 289 CD 28158 10265 24 , , , 28158 10265 25 290 290 CD 28158 10265 26 , , , 28158 10265 27 292 292 CD 28158 10265 28 , , , 28158 10265 29 313 313 CD 28158 10265 30 - - SYM 28158 10265 31 315 315 CD 28158 10265 32 , , , 28158 10265 33 327 327 CD 28158 10265 34 , , , 28158 10265 35 330 330 CD 28158 10265 36 , , , 28158 10265 37 333 333 CD 28158 10265 38 , , , 28158 10265 39 347 347 CD 28158 10265 40 , , , 28158 10265 41 349 349 CD 28158 10265 42 , , , 28158 10265 43 364 364 CD 28158 10265 44 - - SYM 28158 10265 45 366 366 CD 28158 10265 46 , , , 28158 10265 47 374 374 CD 28158 10265 48 , , , 28158 10265 49 421 421 CD 28158 10265 50 , , , 28158 10265 51 437 437 CD 28158 10265 52 , , , 28158 10265 53 438 438 CD 28158 10265 54 . . . 28158 10266 1 Remount Remount NNP 28158 10266 2 department department NN 28158 10266 3 , , , 28158 10266 4 19 19 CD 28158 10266 5 - - SYM 28158 10266 6 23 23 CD 28158 10266 7 , , , 28158 10266 8 24 24 CD 28158 10266 9 , , , 28158 10266 10 27 27 CD 28158 10266 11 . . . 28158 10267 1 Rensburg Rensburg NNP 28158 10267 2 , , , 28158 10267 3 280 280 CD 28158 10267 4 , , , 28158 10267 5 390 390 CD 28158 10267 6 , , , 28158 10267 7 391 391 CD 28158 10267 8 , , , 28158 10267 9 395 395 CD 28158 10267 10 , , , 28158 10267 11 399 399 CD 28158 10267 12 , , , 28158 10267 13 400 400 CD 28158 10267 14 , , , 28158 10267 15 407 407 CD 28158 10267 16 , , , 28158 10267 17 443 443 CD 28158 10267 18 . . . 28158 10268 1 Reserves reserve NNS 28158 10268 2 : : : 28158 10268 3 necessity necessity NN 28158 10268 4 of of IN 28158 10268 5 announcement announcement NN 28158 10268 6 in in IN 28158 10268 7 Parliament Parliament NNP 28158 10268 8 before before IN 28158 10268 9 summoning summon VBG 28158 10268 10 , , , 28158 10268 11 6 6 CD 28158 10268 12 ; ; : 28158 10268 13 date date NN 28158 10268 14 of of IN 28158 10268 15 proclamation proclamation NN 28158 10268 16 calling call VBG 28158 10268 17 out out RP 28158 10268 18 , , , 28158 10268 19 6 6 CD 28158 10268 20 ; ; : 28158 10268 21 numbers number NNS 28158 10268 22 who who WP 28158 10268 23 obeyed obey VBD 28158 10268 24 the the DT 28158 10268 25 call call NN 28158 10268 26 and and CC 28158 10268 27 were be VBD 28158 10268 28 fit fit JJ 28158 10268 29 , , , 28158 10268 30 8 8 CD 28158 10268 31 ; ; : 28158 10268 32 value value NN 28158 10268 33 in in IN 28158 10268 34 the the DT 28158 10268 35 field field NN 28158 10268 36 of of IN 28158 10268 37 , , , 28158 10268 38 375 375 CD 28158 10268 39 ; ; : 28158 10268 40 supply supply NN 28158 10268 41 of of IN 28158 10268 42 , , , 28158 10268 43 furnished furnish VBN 28158 10268 44 during during IN 28158 10268 45 war war NN 28158 10268 46 , , , 28158 10268 47 10 10 CD 28158 10268 48 ; ; : 28158 10268 49 inconvenience inconvenience NN 28158 10268 50 of of IN 28158 10268 51 Act Act NNP 28158 10268 52 requiring require VBG 28158 10268 53 all all DT 28158 10268 54 classes class NNS 28158 10268 55 A. a. NN 28158 10269 1 B. B. NNP 28158 10269 2 C. C. NNP 28158 10269 3 to to TO 28158 10269 4 be be VB 28158 10269 5 exhausted exhaust VBN 28158 10269 6 before before IN 28158 10269 7 D. D. NNP 28158 10269 8 was be VBD 28158 10269 9 summoned summon VBN 28158 10269 10 , , , 28158 10269 11 12 12 CD 28158 10269 12 ; ; : 28158 10269 13 not not RB 28158 10269 14 numerous numerous JJ 28158 10269 15 enough enough RB 28158 10269 16 , , , 28158 10269 17 11 11 CD 28158 10269 18 ; ; : 28158 10269 19 number number NN 28158 10269 20 in in IN 28158 10269 21 1899 1899 CD 28158 10269 22 , , , 28158 10269 23 in in IN 28158 10269 24 British british JJ 28158 10269 25 Islands Islands NNPS 28158 10269 26 , , , 28158 10269 27 90 90 CD 28158 10269 28 ; ; : 28158 10269 29 great great JJ 28158 10269 30 assistance assistance NN 28158 10269 31 rendered render VBN 28158 10269 32 to to IN 28158 10269 33 army army NN 28158 10269 34 in in IN 28158 10269 35 field field NN 28158 10269 36 , , , 28158 10269 37 67 67 CD 28158 10269 38 , , , 28158 10269 39 11 11 CD 28158 10269 40 ; ; : 28158 10269 41 a a DT 28158 10269 42 real real JJ 28158 10269 43 reserve reserve NN 28158 10269 44 for for IN 28158 10269 45 war war NN 28158 10269 46 , , , 28158 10269 47 not not RB 28158 10269 48 a a DT 28158 10269 49 mere mere JJ 28158 10269 50 substitution substitution NN 28158 10269 51 , , , 28158 10269 52 90 90 CD 28158 10269 53 ; ; : 28158 10269 54 no no DT 28158 10269 55 delay delay NN 28158 10269 56 caused cause VBN 28158 10269 57 by by IN 28158 10269 58 necessity necessity NN 28158 10269 59 for for IN 28158 10269 60 filling fill VBG 28158 10269 61 up up RP 28158 10269 62 ranks rank NNS 28158 10269 63 by by IN 28158 10269 64 , , , 28158 10269 65 115 115 CD 28158 10269 66 . . . 28158 10270 1 Retreat retreat NN 28158 10270 2 from from IN 28158 10270 3 Dundee Dundee NNP 28158 10270 4 . . . 28158 10271 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10271 2 See See NNP 28158 10271 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10271 4 DUNDEE DUNDEE NNP 28158 10271 5 . . . 28158 10272 1 Rhenoster Rhenoster NNP 28158 10272 2 farm farm NN 28158 10272 3 , , , 28158 10272 4 404 404 CD 28158 10272 5 . . . 28158 10273 1 Rhodes Rhodes NNP 28158 10273 2 , , , 28158 10273 3 The the DT 28158 10273 4 Right Right NNP 28158 10273 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10273 6 . . . 28158 10274 1 Cecil Cecil NNP 28158 10274 2 J. J. NNP 28158 10274 3 , , , 28158 10274 4 17 17 CD 28158 10274 5 , , , 28158 10274 6 44 44 CD 28158 10274 7 . . . 28158 10275 1 Rhodesia Rhodesia NNP 28158 10275 2 , , , 28158 10275 3 16 16 CD 28158 10275 4 , , , 28158 10275 5 36 36 CD 28158 10275 6 , , , 28158 10275 7 39 39 CD 28158 10275 8 , , , 28158 10275 9 94 94 CD 28158 10275 10 , , , 28158 10275 11 409 409 CD 28158 10275 12 . . . 28158 10276 1 Rhodesian rhodesian JJ 28158 10276 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10276 3 . . . 28158 10277 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10277 2 See See NNP 28158 10277 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10277 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10277 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10277 6 . . . 28158 10278 1 Ricardo Ricardo NNP 28158 10278 2 , , , 28158 10278 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10278 4 . . . 28158 10278 5 P. P. NNP 28158 10278 6 R. R. NNP 28158 10278 7 , , , 28158 10278 8 386 386 CD 28158 10278 9 . . . 28158 10279 1 Richardson Richardson NNP 28158 10279 2 , , , 28158 10279 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10279 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10279 5 D. D. NNP 28158 10279 6 , , , 28158 10279 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10279 8 , , , 28158 10279 9 417 417 CD 28158 10279 10 , , , 28158 10279 11 420 420 CD 28158 10279 12 , , , 28158 10279 13 422 422 CD 28158 10279 14 . . . 28158 10280 1 Richmond Richmond NNP 28158 10280 2 farm farm NN 28158 10280 3 , , , 28158 10280 4 442 442 CD 28158 10280 5 . . . 28158 10281 1 Richmond Richmond NNP 28158 10281 2 road road NN 28158 10281 3 , , , 28158 10281 4 276 276 CD 28158 10281 5 . . . 28158 10282 1 Ridley Ridley NNP 28158 10282 2 , , , 28158 10282 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10282 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10282 5 P. P. NNP 28158 10282 6 , , , 28158 10282 7 433 433 CD 28158 10282 8 , , , 28158 10282 9 437 437 CD 28158 10282 10 . . . 28158 10283 1 Rietfontein Rietfontein NNP 28158 10283 2 , , , 28158 10283 3 142 142 CD 28158 10283 4 , , , 28158 10283 5 151 151 CD 28158 10283 6 - - SYM 28158 10283 7 156 156 CD 28158 10283 8 , , , 28158 10283 9 172 172 CD 28158 10283 10 . . . 28158 10284 1 Riet Riet NNP 28158 10284 2 River River NNP 28158 10284 3 , , , 28158 10284 4 63 63 CD 28158 10284 5 , , , 28158 10284 6 243 243 CD 28158 10284 7 , , , 28158 10284 8 244 244 CD 28158 10284 9 , , , 28158 10284 10 246 246 CD 28158 10284 11 - - SYM 28158 10284 12 248 248 CD 28158 10284 13 , , , 28158 10284 14 250 250 CD 28158 10284 15 , , , 28158 10284 16 251 251 CD 28158 10284 17 , , , 28158 10284 18 253 253 CD 28158 10284 19 , , , 28158 10284 20 256 256 CD 28158 10284 21 , , , 28158 10284 22 259 259 CD 28158 10284 23 , , , 28158 10284 24 260 260 CD 28158 10284 25 , , , 28158 10284 26 304 304 CD 28158 10284 27 , , , 28158 10284 28 378 378 CD 28158 10284 29 , , , 28158 10284 30 385 385 CD 28158 10284 31 , , , 28158 10284 32 387 387 CD 28158 10284 33 , , , 28158 10284 34 388 388 CD 28158 10284 35 , , , 28158 10284 36 430 430 CD 28158 10284 37 , , , 28158 10284 38 439 439 CD 28158 10284 39 , , , 28158 10284 40 441 441 CD 28158 10284 41 , , , 28158 10284 42 444 444 CD 28158 10284 43 . . . 28158 10285 1 Rifle Rifle NNP 28158 10285 2 Brigade Brigade NNP 28158 10285 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10285 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10285 5 and and CC 28158 10285 6 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 10285 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10285 8 . . . 28158 10286 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10286 2 See See NNP 28158 10286 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10286 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10286 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10286 6 . . . 28158 10287 1 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 10287 2 , , , 28158 10287 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10287 4 M. M. NNP 28158 10287 5 F. F. NNP 28158 10287 6 , , , 28158 10287 7 220 220 CD 28158 10287 8 , , , 28158 10287 9 227 227 CD 28158 10287 10 , , , 28158 10287 11 246 246 CD 28158 10287 12 . . . 28158 10288 1 Rimington Rimington NNP 28158 10288 2 's 's POS 28158 10288 3 Guides guide NNS 28158 10288 4 . . . 28158 10289 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10289 2 See See NNP 28158 10289 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10289 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10289 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10289 6 . . . 28158 10290 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10290 2 , , , 28158 10290 3 Field Field NNP 28158 10290 4 Marshal Marshal NNP 28158 10290 5 the the DT 28158 10290 6 Right right UH 28158 10290 7 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10290 8 . . . 28158 10291 1 F. F. NNP 28158 10291 2 S. S. NNP 28158 10291 3 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10291 4 , , , 28158 10291 5 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10291 6 , , , 28158 10291 7 K.P. K.P. NNP 28158 10291 8 , , , 28158 10291 9 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 10291 10 , , , 28158 10291 11 G.C.S.I. G.C.S.I. NNP 28158 10291 12 , , , 28158 10291 13 G.C.I.E. G.C.I.E. NNP 28158 10291 14 , , , 28158 10291 15 Army Army NNP 28158 10291 16 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10291 17 reconstituted reconstitute VBD 28158 10291 18 , , , 28158 10291 19 436 436 CD 28158 10291 20 - - SYM 28158 10291 21 438 438 CD 28158 10291 22 ; ; : 28158 10291 23 appointed appoint VBN 28158 10291 24 to to TO 28158 10291 25 command command VB 28158 10291 26 in in IN 28158 10291 27 South South NNP 28158 10291 28 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10291 29 , , , 28158 10291 30 376 376 CD 28158 10291 31 , , , 28158 10291 32 381 381 CD 28158 10291 33 , , , 28158 10291 34 386 386 CD 28158 10291 35 , , , 28158 10291 36 389 389 CD 28158 10291 37 ; ; : 28158 10291 38 appoints appoint VBZ 28158 10291 39 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 10291 40 staff staff NN 28158 10291 41 , , , 28158 10291 42 381 381 CD 28158 10291 43 ; ; : 28158 10291 44 arrives arrive VBZ 28158 10291 45 at at IN 28158 10291 46 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10291 47 Town Town NNP 28158 10291 48 , , , 28158 10291 49 408 408 CD 28158 10291 50 ; ; : 28158 10291 51 Buller Buller NNP 28158 10291 52 reports report VBZ 28158 10291 53 fresh fresh JJ 28158 10291 54 attempt attempt NN 28158 10291 55 to to TO 28158 10291 56 relieve relieve VB 28158 10291 57 Ladysmith Ladysmith NNP 28158 10291 58 , , , 28158 10291 59 411 411 CD 28158 10291 60 ; ; : 28158 10291 61 plan plan NN 28158 10291 62 of of IN 28158 10291 63 campaign campaign NN 28158 10291 64 , , , 28158 10291 65 411 411 CD 28158 10291 66 - - SYM 28158 10291 67 413 413 CD 28158 10291 68 , , , 28158 10291 69 428 428 CD 28158 10291 70 - - SYM 28158 10291 71 436 436 CD 28158 10291 72 , , , 28158 10291 73 439 439 CD 28158 10291 74 ; ; : 28158 10291 75 railways railway NNS 28158 10291 76 in in IN 28158 10291 77 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10291 78 Colony Colony NNP 28158 10291 79 , , , 28158 10291 80 425 425 CD 28158 10291 81 , , , 28158 10291 82 426 426 CD 28158 10291 83 ; ; : 28158 10291 84 railways railway NNS 28158 10291 85 in in IN 28158 10291 86 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10291 87 Colony Colony NNP 28158 10291 88 , , , 28158 10291 89 strategic strategic JJ 28158 10291 90 value value NN 28158 10291 91 of of IN 28158 10291 92 , , , 28158 10291 93 430 430 CD 28158 10291 94 , , , 28158 10291 95 431 431 CD 28158 10291 96 ; ; : 28158 10291 97 raises raise VBZ 28158 10291 98 more more JJR 28158 10291 99 local local JJ 28158 10291 100 corps corps NN 28158 10291 101 , , , 28158 10291 102 415 415 CD 28158 10291 103 , , , 28158 10291 104 416 416 CD 28158 10291 105 ; ; : 28158 10291 106 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 10291 107 promised promise VBD 28158 10291 108 of of IN 28158 10291 109 troops troop NNS 28158 10291 110 , , , 28158 10291 111 414 414 CD 28158 10291 112 , , , 28158 10291 113 415 415 CD 28158 10291 114 ; ; : 28158 10291 115 reinforcements reinforcement NNS 28158 10291 116 promised promise VBD 28158 10291 117 of of IN 28158 10291 118 guns gun NNS 28158 10291 119 , , , 28158 10291 120 422 422 CD 28158 10291 121 - - SYM 28158 10291 122 424 424 CD 28158 10291 123 ; ; : 28158 10291 124 situation situation NN 28158 10291 125 on on IN 28158 10291 126 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 10291 127 arrival arrival NN 28158 10291 128 , , , 28158 10291 129 408 408 CD 28158 10291 130 - - SYM 28158 10291 131 411 411 CD 28158 10291 132 ; ; : 28158 10291 133 transport transport NN 28158 10291 134 reorganised reorganise VBD 28158 10291 135 , , , 28158 10291 136 416 416 CD 28158 10291 137 - - SYM 28158 10291 138 421 421 CD 28158 10291 139 ; ; : 28158 10291 140 telegram telegram NN 28158 10291 141 from from IN 28158 10291 142 Gibraltar Gibraltar NNP 28158 10291 143 , , , 28158 10291 144 385 385 CD 28158 10291 145 . . . 28158 10292 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10292 2 , , , 28158 10292 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10292 4 . . . 28158 10293 1 the the DT 28158 10293 2 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10293 3 . . . 28158 10294 1 F. F. NNP 28158 10294 2 H. H. NNP 28158 10294 3 S. S. NNP 28158 10294 4 , , , 28158 10294 5 365 365 CD 28158 10294 6 ; ; : 28158 10294 7 awarded award VBD 28158 10294 8 the the DT 28158 10294 9 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10295 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10295 2 posthumous posthumous JJ 28158 10295 3 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10295 4 , , , 28158 10295 5 366 366 CD 28158 10295 6 . . . 28158 10296 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10296 2 ' ' POS 28158 10296 3 Horse Horse NNP 28158 10296 4 . . . 28158 10297 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10297 2 See See NNP 28158 10297 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10297 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10297 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10297 6 . . . 28158 10298 1 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10298 2 ' ' POS 28158 10298 3 , , , 28158 10298 4 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 10298 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10298 6 , , , 28158 10298 7 farm farm NN 28158 10298 8 , , , 28158 10298 9 293 293 CD 28158 10298 10 - - SYM 28158 10298 11 295 295 CD 28158 10298 12 . . . 28158 10299 1 Robertson Robertson NNP 28158 10299 2 , , , 28158 10299 3 Sergt.-Major Sergt.-Major NNP 28158 10299 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10299 5 , , , 28158 10299 6 awarded award VBD 28158 10299 7 the the DT 28158 10299 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10299 9 , , , 28158 10299 10 170 170 CD 28158 10299 11 . . . 28158 10300 1 Robinson Robinson NNP 28158 10300 2 's 's POS 28158 10300 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10300 4 , , , 28158 10300 5 336 336 CD 28158 10300 6 . . . 28158 10301 1 Robinson Robinson NNP 28158 10301 2 's 's POS 28158 10301 3 farm farm NN 28158 10301 4 , , , 28158 10301 5 340 340 CD 28158 10301 6 , , , 28158 10301 7 341 341 CD 28158 10301 8 , , , 28158 10301 9 352 352 CD 28158 10301 10 . . . 28158 10302 1 Rogers Rogers NNP 28158 10302 2 , , , 28158 10302 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10302 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10302 5 R. R. NNP 28158 10302 6 , , , 28158 10302 7 360 360 CD 28158 10302 8 . . . 28158 10303 1 Roggeveld roggeveld JJ 28158 10303 2 mountains mountain NNS 28158 10303 3 , , , 28158 10303 4 383 383 CD 28158 10303 5 . . . 28158 10304 1 Rooi Rooi NNP 28158 10304 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10304 3 , , , 28158 10304 4 289 289 CD 28158 10304 5 , , , 28158 10304 6 290 290 CD 28158 10304 7 , , , 28158 10304 8 291 291 CD 28158 10304 9 , , , 28158 10304 10 295 295 CD 28158 10304 11 . . . 28158 10305 1 Rooilaagte Rooilaagte NNP 28158 10305 2 , , , 28158 10305 3 216 216 CD 28158 10305 4 , , , 28158 10305 5 230 230 CD 28158 10305 6 . . . 28158 10306 1 Rorke Rorke NNP 28158 10306 2 's 's POS 28158 10306 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10306 4 , , , 28158 10306 5 274 274 CD 28158 10306 6 . . . 28158 10307 1 Rosmead rosmead NN 28158 10307 2 , , , 28158 10307 3 244 244 CD 28158 10307 4 , , , 28158 10307 5 247 247 CD 28158 10307 6 - - SYM 28158 10307 7 260 260 CD 28158 10307 8 . . . 28158 10308 1 Rosmead Rosmead NNP 28158 10308 2 Junction Junction NNP 28158 10308 3 , , , 28158 10308 4 278 278 CD 28158 10308 5 , , , 28158 10308 6 378 378 CD 28158 10308 7 , , , 28158 10308 8 435 435 CD 28158 10308 9 . . . 28158 10309 1 Rouxville Rouxville NNP 28158 10309 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10309 3 . . . 28158 10310 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10310 2 See See NNP 28158 10310 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10310 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10310 5 . . . 28158 10311 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10311 2 Army Army NNP 28158 10311 3 Medical Medical NNP 28158 10311 4 Corps Corps NNP 28158 10311 5 . . . 28158 10312 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10312 2 See See NNP 28158 10312 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10312 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10312 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10312 6 . . . 28158 10313 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10313 2 Berkshire Berkshire NNP 28158 10313 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10313 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10313 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10313 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10313 7 . . . 28158 10314 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10314 2 See See NNP 28158 10314 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10314 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10314 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10314 6 . . . 28158 10315 1 Royal royal JJ 28158 10315 2 Canadian canadian JJ 28158 10315 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10315 4 . . . 28158 10316 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10316 2 See See NNP 28158 10316 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10316 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10316 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10316 6 . . . 28158 10317 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10317 2 Commissions Commissions NNP 28158 10317 3 , , , 28158 10317 4 on on IN 28158 10317 5 South south JJ 28158 10317 6 African african JJ 28158 10317 7 hospitals hospital NNS 28158 10317 8 , , , 28158 10317 9 26 26 CD 28158 10317 10 ; ; : 28158 10317 11 on on IN 28158 10317 12 South south JJ 28158 10317 13 African african JJ 28158 10317 14 war war NN 28158 10317 15 , , , 28158 10317 16 13 13 CD 28158 10317 17 , , , 28158 10317 18 110 110 CD 28158 10317 19 , , , 28158 10317 20 411 411 CD 28158 10317 21 , , , 28158 10317 22 412 412 CD 28158 10317 23 . . . 28158 10318 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10318 2 Dragoons Dragoons NNP 28158 10318 3 . . . 28158 10319 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10319 2 See See NNP 28158 10319 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10319 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10319 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10319 6 . . . 28158 10320 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10320 2 Dublin Dublin NNP 28158 10320 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10320 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10320 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10320 6 and and CC 28158 10320 7 2nd 2nd JJ 28158 10320 8 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10320 9 . . . 28158 10321 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10321 2 See See NNP 28158 10321 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10321 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10321 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10321 6 . . . 28158 10322 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10322 2 Engineers Engineers NNP 28158 10322 3 . . . 28158 10323 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10323 2 See See NNP 28158 10323 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10323 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10323 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10323 6 . . . 28158 10324 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10324 2 Field Field NNP 28158 10324 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10324 4 . . . 28158 10325 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10325 2 See See NNP 28158 10325 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10325 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10325 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10325 6 . . . 28158 10326 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10326 2 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10326 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10326 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10326 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10326 6 . . . 28158 10327 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10327 2 See See NNP 28158 10327 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10327 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10327 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10327 6 . . . 28158 10328 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10328 2 Garrison Garrison NNP 28158 10328 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10328 4 . . . 28158 10329 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10329 2 See See NNP 28158 10329 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10329 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10329 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10329 6 . . . 28158 10330 1 Royal royal JJ 28158 10330 2 Horse Horse NNP 28158 10330 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10330 4 . . . 28158 10331 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10331 2 See See NNP 28158 10331 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10331 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10331 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10331 6 . . . 28158 10332 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10332 2 Inniskilling Inniskilling NNP 28158 10332 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNPS 28158 10332 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10332 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10332 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10332 7 . . . 28158 10333 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10333 2 See See NNP 28158 10333 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10333 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10333 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10333 6 . . . 28158 10334 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10334 2 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10334 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10334 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10334 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10334 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10334 7 . . . 28158 10335 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10335 2 See See NNP 28158 10335 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10335 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10335 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10335 6 . . . 28158 10336 1 Royal royal JJ 28158 10336 2 Irish irish JJ 28158 10336 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10336 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10336 5 1st 1st NN 28158 10336 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10336 7 . . . 28158 10337 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10337 2 See See NNP 28158 10337 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10337 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10337 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10337 6 . . . 28158 10338 1 Royal royal JJ 28158 10338 2 Irish Irish NNP 28158 10338 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10338 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10338 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10338 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10338 7 . . . 28158 10339 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10339 2 See See NNP 28158 10339 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10339 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10339 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10339 6 . . . 28158 10340 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10340 2 Malta Malta NNP 28158 10340 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10340 4 . . . 28158 10341 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10341 2 See See NNP 28158 10341 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10341 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10341 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10341 6 . . . 28158 10342 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10342 2 Marine Marine NNP 28158 10342 3 Artillery Artillery NNP 28158 10342 4 . . . 28158 10343 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10343 2 See See NNP 28158 10343 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10343 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10343 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10343 6 . . . 28158 10344 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10344 2 Marine Marine NNP 28158 10344 3 Light Light NNP 28158 10344 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10344 5 . . . 28158 10345 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10345 2 See See NNP 28158 10345 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10345 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10345 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10345 6 . . . 28158 10346 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10346 2 Munster Munster NNP 28158 10346 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10346 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10346 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10346 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10346 7 . . . 28158 10347 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10347 2 See See NNP 28158 10347 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10347 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10347 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10347 6 . . . 28158 10348 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10348 2 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10348 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10348 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10348 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10348 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10348 7 . . . 28158 10349 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10349 2 See See NNP 28158 10349 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10349 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10349 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10349 6 . . . 28158 10350 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10350 2 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10350 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10350 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10350 5 1st 1st NN 28158 10350 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10350 7 . . . 28158 10351 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10351 2 See See NNP 28158 10351 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10351 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10351 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10351 6 . . . 28158 10352 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10352 2 Warwickshire Warwickshire NNP 28158 10352 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10352 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10352 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10352 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10352 7 . . . 28158 10353 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10353 2 See See NNP 28158 10353 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10353 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10353 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10353 6 . . . 28158 10354 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10354 2 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 10354 3 Fusiliers Fusiliers NNP 28158 10354 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10354 5 1st 1st NNP 28158 10354 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10354 7 . . . 28158 10355 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10355 2 See See NNP 28158 10355 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10355 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10355 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10355 6 . . . 28158 10356 1 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10356 2 West West NNP 28158 10356 3 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 10356 4 regiment regiment NN 28158 10356 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10356 6 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10356 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10356 8 . . . 28158 10357 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10357 2 See See NNP 28158 10357 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10357 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10357 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10357 6 . . . 28158 10358 1 Royston Royston NNP 28158 10358 2 , , , 28158 10358 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10358 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10358 5 , , , 28158 10358 6 174 174 CD 28158 10358 7 . . . 28158 10359 1 Ruggles Ruggles NNP 28158 10359 2 - - HYPH 28158 10359 3 Brise Brise NNP 28158 10359 4 , , , 28158 10359 5 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10359 6 H. H. NNP 28158 10359 7 G. G. NNP 28158 10359 8 , , , 28158 10359 9 225 225 CD 28158 10359 10 . . . 28158 10360 1 Rustenburg Rustenburg NNP 28158 10360 2 , , , 28158 10360 3 59 59 CD 28158 10360 4 , , , 28158 10360 5 60 60 CD 28158 10360 6 . . . 28158 10361 1 Rustenburg Rustenburg NNP 28158 10361 2 commando commando NNP 28158 10361 3 . . . 28158 10362 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10362 2 See See NNP 28158 10362 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10362 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10362 5 . . . 28158 10363 1 St. St. NNP 28158 10363 2 Helena Helena NNP 28158 10363 3 , , , 28158 10363 4 92 92 CD 28158 10363 5 , , , 28158 10363 6 95 95 CD 28158 10363 7 . . . 28158 10364 1 St. St. NNP 28158 10364 2 Vincent Vincent NNP 28158 10364 3 , , , 28158 10364 4 105 105 CD 28158 10364 5 . . . 28158 10365 1 Salisbury Salisbury NNP 28158 10365 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10365 3 Rhodesia Rhodesia NNP 28158 10365 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10365 5 , , , 28158 10365 6 60 60 CD 28158 10365 7 . . . 28158 10366 1 Salisbury salisbury VB 28158 10366 2 plain plain JJ 28158 10366 3 , , , 28158 10366 4 2 2 CD 28158 10366 5 . . . 28158 10367 1 Sand Sand NNP 28158 10367 2 river river NNP 28158 10367 3 , , , 28158 10367 4 140 140 CD 28158 10367 5 . . . 28158 10368 1 Sand Sand NNP 28158 10368 2 Spruit Spruit NNP 28158 10368 3 , , , 28158 10368 4 128 128 CD 28158 10368 5 , , , 28158 10368 6 129 129 CD 28158 10368 7 , , , 28158 10368 8 131 131 CD 28158 10368 9 , , , 28158 10368 10 133 133 CD 28158 10368 11 , , , 28158 10368 12 135 135 CD 28158 10368 13 , , , 28158 10368 14 138 138 CD 28158 10368 15 , , , 28158 10368 16 140 140 CD 28158 10368 17 . . . 28158 10369 1 Sangars Sangars NNP 28158 10369 2 , , , 28158 10369 3 73 73 CD 28158 10369 4 . . . 28158 10370 1 Scandinavian scandinavian JJ 28158 10370 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10370 3 . . . 28158 10371 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10371 2 See See NNP 28158 10371 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10371 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10371 5 . . . 28158 10372 1 Schanzes schanze NNS 28158 10372 2 , , , 28158 10372 3 71 71 CD 28158 10372 4 . . . 28158 10373 1 Scheme Scheme NNP 28158 10373 2 , , , 28158 10373 3 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10373 4 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10373 5 ' ' POS 28158 10373 6 , , , 28158 10373 7 428 428 CD 28158 10373 8 . . . 28158 10374 1 Schietberg Schietberg NNP 28158 10374 2 , , , 28158 10374 3 393 393 CD 28158 10374 4 . . . 28158 10375 1 Schiel Schiel NNP 28158 10375 2 , , , 28158 10375 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10375 4 , , , 28158 10375 5 125 125 CD 28158 10375 6 , , , 28158 10375 7 167 167 CD 28158 10375 8 . . . 28158 10376 1 Schoeman Schoeman NNP 28158 10376 2 , , , 28158 10376 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10376 4 , , , 28158 10376 5 275 275 CD 28158 10376 6 , , , 28158 10376 7 276 276 CD 28158 10376 8 , , , 28158 10376 9 280 280 CD 28158 10376 10 , , , 28158 10376 11 281 281 CD 28158 10376 12 , , , 28158 10376 13 389 389 CD 28158 10376 14 , , , 28158 10376 15 390 390 CD 28158 10376 16 , , , 28158 10376 17 393 393 CD 28158 10376 18 - - SYM 28158 10376 19 395 395 CD 28158 10376 20 , , , 28158 10376 21 400 400 CD 28158 10376 22 , , , 28158 10376 23 409 409 CD 28158 10376 24 , , , 28158 10376 25 443 443 CD 28158 10376 26 . . . 28158 10377 1 Schofield Schofield NNP 28158 10377 2 , , , 28158 10377 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10377 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10377 5 N. N. NNP 28158 10377 6 , , , 28158 10377 7 365 365 CD 28158 10377 8 ; ; : 28158 10377 9 awarded award VBD 28158 10377 10 the the DT 28158 10377 11 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10377 12 , , , 28158 10377 13 366 366 CD 28158 10377 14 . . . 28158 10378 1 Scholtz Scholtz NNP 28158 10378 2 Nek Nek NNP 28158 10378 3 , , , 28158 10378 4 245 245 CD 28158 10378 5 , , , 28158 10378 6 409 409 CD 28158 10378 7 , , , 28158 10378 8 426 426 CD 28158 10378 9 , , , 28158 10378 10 440 440 CD 28158 10378 11 . . . 28158 10379 1 Schreiber Schreiber NNP 28158 10379 2 , , , 28158 10379 3 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10379 4 . . . 28158 10380 1 C. C. NNP 28158 10380 2 B. B. NNP 28158 10380 3 , , , 28158 10380 4 366 366 CD 28158 10380 5 . . . 28158 10381 1 Schreiner Schreiner NNP 28158 10381 2 , , , 28158 10381 3 The the DT 28158 10381 4 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10381 5 . . . 28158 10382 1 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 10382 2 W. W. NNP 28158 10382 3 P. P. NNP 28158 10382 4 , , , 28158 10382 5 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 10382 6 , , , 28158 10382 7 Q.C. Q.C. NNP 28158 10383 1 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10383 2 Premier Premier NNP 28158 10383 3 of of IN 28158 10383 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10383 5 Colony Colony NNP 28158 10383 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10383 7 , , , 28158 10383 8 206 206 CD 28158 10383 9 . . . 28158 10384 1 Schultz Schultz NNP 28158 10384 2 ' ' POS 28158 10384 3 farm farm NN 28158 10384 4 , , , 28158 10384 5 139 139 CD 28158 10384 6 , , , 28158 10384 7 140 140 CD 28158 10384 8 . . . 28158 10385 1 Scots Scots NNP 28158 10385 2 Greys Greys NNP 28158 10385 3 , , , 28158 10385 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10385 5 . . . 28158 10386 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10386 2 See See NNP 28158 10386 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10386 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10386 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10386 6 . . . 28158 10387 1 Scots Scots NNPS 28158 10387 2 Guards Guards NNP 28158 10387 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10387 4 1st 1st NNP 28158 10387 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10387 6 . . . 28158 10388 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10388 2 See See NNP 28158 10388 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10388 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10388 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10388 6 . . . 28158 10389 1 Scott Scott NNP 28158 10389 2 , , , 28158 10389 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10389 4 P. P. NNP 28158 10389 5 , , , 28158 10389 6 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 10389 7 , , , 28158 10389 8 117 117 CD 28158 10389 9 - - SYM 28158 10389 10 121 121 CD 28158 10389 11 , , , 28158 10389 12 205 205 CD 28158 10389 13 , , , 28158 10389 14 265 265 CD 28158 10389 15 . . . 28158 10390 1 Scottish Scottish NNP 28158 10390 2 Rifles Rifles NNP 28158 10390 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10390 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10390 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10390 6 . . . 28158 10391 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10391 2 See See NNP 28158 10391 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10391 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10391 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10391 6 . . . 28158 10392 1 Seacow Seacow NNP 28158 10392 2 river river NN 28158 10392 3 , , , 28158 10392 4 402 402 CD 28158 10392 5 . . . 28158 10393 1 Seaforth Seaforth NNP 28158 10393 2 Highlanders Highlanders NNP 28158 10393 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10393 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10393 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10393 6 . . . 28158 10394 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10394 2 See See NNP 28158 10394 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10394 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10394 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10394 6 . . . 28158 10395 1 Secrecy Secrecy NNP 28158 10395 2 , , , 28158 10395 3 414 414 CD 28158 10395 4 ; ; : 28158 10395 5 essential essential JJ 28158 10395 6 to to IN 28158 10395 7 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10395 8 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10395 9 ' ' POS 28158 10395 10 scheme scheme NN 28158 10395 11 , , , 28158 10395 12 431 431 CD 28158 10395 13 . . . 28158 10396 1 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 10396 2 of of IN 28158 10396 3 State State NNP 28158 10396 4 for for IN 28158 10396 5 War War NNP 28158 10396 6 . . . 28158 10397 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10397 2 See See NNP 28158 10397 3 respectively respectively RB 28158 10397 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10397 5 , , , 28158 10397 6 LANSDOWNE LANSDOWNE NNP 28158 10397 7 , , , 28158 10397 8 SMITH SMITH NNP 28158 10397 9 , , , 28158 10397 10 STANHOPE STANHOPE NNP 28158 10397 11 . . . 28158 10398 1 Senior senior JJ 28158 10398 2 , , , 28158 10398 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10398 4 G. G. NNP 28158 10398 5 , , , 28158 10398 6 R.M.A. R.M.A. NNP 28158 10398 7 , , , 28158 10398 8 238 238 CD 28158 10398 9 . . . 28158 10399 1 Seton Seton NNP 28158 10399 2 , , , 28158 10399 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10399 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10399 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10399 6 , , , 28158 10399 7 298 298 CD 28158 10399 8 . . . 28158 10400 1 Seymour Seymour NNP 28158 10400 2 , , , 28158 10400 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 28158 10400 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10400 5 later later RB 28158 10400 6 Major Major NNP 28158 10400 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10400 8 L.I. L.I. NNP 28158 10400 9 , , , 28158 10400 10 425 425 CD 28158 10400 11 . . . 28158 10401 1 Shannon Shannon NNP 28158 10401 2 , , , 28158 10401 3 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 28158 10401 4 - - HYPH 28158 10401 5 Major Major NNP 28158 10401 6 J. J. NNP 28158 10401 7 , , , 28158 10401 8 360 360 CD 28158 10401 9 . . . 28158 10402 1 Sharpe Sharpe NNS 28158 10402 2 , , , 28158 10402 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10402 4 . . . 28158 10402 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10403 1 B. B. NNP 28158 10403 2 , , , 28158 10403 3 215 215 CD 28158 10403 4 , , , 28158 10403 5 217 217 CD 28158 10403 6 . . . 28158 10404 1 Shaul Shaul NNP 28158 10404 2 , , , 28158 10404 3 Corporal Corporal NNP 28158 10404 4 J. J. NNP 28158 10404 5 , , , 28158 10404 6 awarded award VBD 28158 10404 7 the the DT 28158 10404 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10404 9 , , , 28158 10404 10 327 327 CD 28158 10404 11 . . . 28158 10405 1 Sheridan Sheridan NNP 28158 10405 2 , , , 28158 10405 3 General General NNP 28158 10405 4 , , , 28158 10405 5 75 75 CD 28158 10405 6 . . . 28158 10406 1 Shipping shipping NN 28158 10406 2 , , , 28158 10406 3 necessary necessary JJ 28158 10406 4 dependence dependence NN 28158 10406 5 of of IN 28158 10406 6 nature nature NN 28158 10406 7 of of IN 28158 10406 8 effective effective JJ 28158 10406 9 British british JJ 28158 10406 10 army army NNP 28158 10406 11 organisation organisation NN 28158 10406 12 on on IN 28158 10406 13 , , , 28158 10406 14 115 115 CD 28158 10406 15 ; ; : 28158 10406 16 patriotic patriotic JJ 28158 10406 17 conduct conduct NN 28158 10406 18 of of IN 28158 10406 19 owners owner NNS 28158 10406 20 of of IN 28158 10406 21 , , , 28158 10406 22 107 107 CD 28158 10406 23 ; ; : 28158 10406 24 success success NN 28158 10406 25 of of IN 28158 10406 26 Admiralty Admiralty NNP 28158 10406 27 administration administration NN 28158 10406 28 of of IN 28158 10406 29 , , , 28158 10406 30 110 110 CD 28158 10406 31 , , , 28158 10406 32 111 111 CD 28158 10406 33 ; ; : 28158 10406 34 small small JJ 28158 10406 35 quantity quantity NN 28158 10406 36 of of IN 28158 10406 37 , , , 28158 10406 38 available available JJ 28158 10406 39 at at IN 28158 10406 40 given give VBN 28158 10406 41 moment moment NN 28158 10406 42 , , , 28158 10406 43 103 103 CD 28158 10406 44 , , , 28158 10406 45 104 104 CD 28158 10406 46 , , , 28158 10406 47 105 105 CD 28158 10406 48 ; ; : 28158 10406 49 statistics statistic NNS 28158 10406 50 of of IN 28158 10406 51 , , , 28158 10406 52 108 108 CD 28158 10406 53 , , , 28158 10406 54 109 109 CD 28158 10406 55 ; ; : 28158 10406 56 time time NN 28158 10406 57 required require VBN 28158 10406 58 for for IN 28158 10406 59 getting get VBG 28158 10406 60 ready ready JJ 28158 10406 61 , , , 28158 10406 62 100 100 CD 28158 10406 63 , , , 28158 10406 64 101 101 CD 28158 10406 65 , , , 28158 10406 66 102 102 CD 28158 10406 67 , , , 28158 10406 68 104 104 CD 28158 10406 69 . . . 28158 10407 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10407 2 See See NNP 28158 10407 3 also also RB 28158 10407 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10407 5 ADMIRALTY ADMIRALTY NNP 28158 10407 6 _ _ NNP 28158 10407 7 and and CC 28158 10407 8 _ _ NNP 28158 10407 9 NAVY NAVY NNP 28158 10407 10 . . . 28158 10408 1 Shooter Shooter NNP 28158 10408 2 's 's POS 28158 10408 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10408 4 , , , 28158 10408 5 347 347 CD 28158 10408 6 , , , 28158 10408 7 373 373 CD 28158 10408 8 . . . 28158 10409 1 Short Short NNP 28158 10409 2 Service Service NNP 28158 10409 3 , , , 28158 10409 4 the the DT 28158 10409 5 system system NN 28158 10409 6 as as IN 28158 10409 7 worked work VBD 28158 10409 8 in in IN 28158 10409 9 the the DT 28158 10409 10 Boer Boer NNP 28158 10409 11 War War NNP 28158 10409 12 , , , 28158 10409 13 90 90 CD 28158 10409 14 ; ; : 28158 10409 15 how how WRB 28158 10409 16 it -PRON- PRP 28158 10409 17 supplied supply VBD 28158 10409 18 fresh fresh JJ 28158 10409 19 drafts draft NNS 28158 10409 20 during during IN 28158 10409 21 war war NN 28158 10409 22 , , , 28158 10409 23 90 90 CD 28158 10409 24 ; ; : 28158 10409 25 comparison comparison NN 28158 10409 26 with with IN 28158 10409 27 other other JJ 28158 10409 28 wars war NNS 28158 10409 29 , , , 28158 10409 30 91 91 CD 28158 10409 31 ; ; : 28158 10409 32 effect effect NN 28158 10409 33 of of IN 28158 10409 34 , , , 28158 10409 35 on on IN 28158 10409 36 strength strength NN 28158 10409 37 in in IN 28158 10409 38 the the DT 28158 10409 39 field field NN 28158 10409 40 , , , 28158 10409 41 11 11 CD 28158 10409 42 ; ; : 28158 10409 43 caused cause VBD 28158 10409 44 no no DT 28158 10409 45 delay delay NN 28158 10409 46 , , , 28158 10409 47 115 115 CD 28158 10409 48 ; ; : 28158 10409 49 _ _ NNP 28158 10409 50 See See NNP 28158 10409 51 also also RB 28158 10409 52 _ _ NNP 28158 10409 53 RESERVES RESERVES NNP 28158 10409 54 _ _ NNP 28158 10409 55 and and CC 28158 10409 56 _ _ NNP 28158 10409 57 MOBILISATION MOBILISATION NNP 28158 10409 58 . . . 28158 10410 1 Shropshire Shropshire NNP 28158 10410 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10410 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10410 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10410 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10410 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10410 7 . . . 28158 10411 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10411 2 See See NNP 28158 10411 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10411 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10411 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10411 6 . . . 28158 10412 1 Shute shute JJ 28158 10412 2 , , , 28158 10412 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10412 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10412 5 G. G. NNP 28158 10412 6 D. D. NNP 28158 10412 7 , , , 28158 10412 8 225 225 CD 28158 10412 9 , , , 28158 10412 10 324 324 CD 28158 10412 11 . . . 28158 10413 1 Sierra Sierra NNP 28158 10413 2 Leone Leone NNP 28158 10413 3 , , , 28158 10413 4 91 91 CD 28158 10413 5 . . . 28158 10414 1 Simon Simon NNP 28158 10414 2 's 's POS 28158 10414 3 Bay Bay NNP 28158 10414 4 , , , 28158 10414 5 117 117 CD 28158 10414 6 , , , 28158 10414 7 119 119 CD 28158 10414 8 , , , 28158 10414 9 120 120 CD 28158 10414 10 . . . 28158 10415 1 Simon Simon NNP 28158 10415 2 's 's POS 28158 10415 3 Town Town NNP 28158 10415 4 , , , 28158 10415 5 52 52 CD 28158 10415 6 , , , 28158 10415 7 118 118 CD 28158 10415 8 . . . 28158 10416 1 Slade Slade NNP 28158 10416 2 - - HYPH 28158 10416 3 Wallace Wallace NNP 28158 10416 4 tools tool NNS 28158 10416 5 , , , 28158 10416 6 250 250 CD 28158 10416 7 . . . 28158 10417 1 Slingersfontein Slingersfontein NNP 28158 10417 2 , , , 28158 10417 3 400 400 CD 28158 10417 4 , , , 28158 10417 5 402 402 CD 28158 10417 6 , , , 28158 10417 7 404 404 CD 28158 10417 8 , , , 28158 10417 9 405 405 CD 28158 10417 10 . . . 28158 10418 1 Sluits sluit NNS 28158 10418 2 , , , 28158 10418 3 61 61 CD 28158 10418 4 . . . 28158 10419 1 Skiet Skiet NNP 28158 10419 2 's 's POS 28158 10419 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10419 4 , , , 28158 10419 5 334 334 CD 28158 10419 6 , , , 28158 10419 7 336 336 CD 28158 10419 8 , , , 28158 10419 9 337 337 CD 28158 10419 10 . . . 28158 10420 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10420 2 , , , 28158 10420 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10420 4 Granville Granville NNP 28158 10420 5 , , , 28158 10420 6 R. R. NNP 28158 10420 7 F. F. NNP 28158 10420 8 , , , 28158 10420 9 250 250 CD 28158 10420 10 . . . 28158 10421 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10421 2 , , , 28158 10421 3 The the DT 28158 10421 4 Right Right NNP 28158 10421 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10421 6 . . . 28158 10422 1 W. W. NNP 28158 10422 2 H. H. NNP 28158 10422 3 , , , 28158 10422 4 7 7 CD 28158 10422 5 . . . 28158 10423 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10423 2 , , , 28158 10423 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10423 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10423 5 Apsley Apsley NNP 28158 10423 6 , , , 28158 10423 7 365 365 CD 28158 10423 8 . . . 28158 10424 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10424 2 - - HYPH 28158 10424 3 Dorrien Dorrien NNP 28158 10424 4 , , , 28158 10424 5 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10424 6 H. H. NNP 28158 10424 7 L. L. NNP 28158 10424 8 , , , 28158 10424 9 D.S.O. D.S.O. NNP 28158 10424 10 , , , 28158 10424 11 438 438 CD 28158 10424 12 . . . 28158 10425 1 444 444 CD 28158 10425 2 . . . 28158 10426 1 Smithfield smithfield NN 28158 10426 2 commando commando NN 28158 10426 3 . . . 28158 10427 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10427 2 See See NNP 28158 10427 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10427 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10427 5 . . . 28158 10428 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10428 2 's 's POS 28158 10428 3 farm farm NN 28158 10428 4 , , , 28158 10428 5 129 129 CD 28158 10428 6 , , , 28158 10428 7 132 132 CD 28158 10428 8 , , , 28158 10428 9 135 135 CD 28158 10428 10 . . . 28158 10429 1 Smith Smith NNP 28158 10429 2 's 's POS 28158 10429 3 Nek Nek NNP 28158 10429 4 , , , 28158 10429 5 129 129 CD 28158 10429 6 , , , 28158 10429 7 133 133 CD 28158 10429 8 , , , 28158 10429 9 137 137 CD 28158 10429 10 . . . 28158 10430 1 Sneeuw Sneeuw NNP 28158 10430 2 Bergen Bergen NNP 28158 10430 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10430 4 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10430 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10430 6 , , , 28158 10430 7 56 56 CD 28158 10430 8 . . . 28158 10431 1 Snyman Snyman NNP 28158 10431 2 , , , 28158 10431 3 General General NNP 28158 10431 4 , , , 28158 10431 5 50 50 CD 28158 10431 6 , , , 28158 10431 7 409 409 CD 28158 10431 8 . . . 28158 10432 1 Somaliland Somaliland NNP 28158 10432 2 , , , 28158 10432 3 95 95 CD 28158 10432 4 . . . 28158 10433 1 Somerset Somerset NNP 28158 10433 2 East East NNP 28158 10433 3 , , , 28158 10433 4 206 206 CD 28158 10433 5 . . . 28158 10434 1 Somersetshire Somersetshire NNP 28158 10434 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10434 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10434 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10434 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10434 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10434 7 . . . 28158 10435 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10435 2 See See NNP 28158 10435 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10435 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10435 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10435 6 . . . 28158 10436 1 South South NNP 28158 10436 2 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10436 3 : : : 28158 10436 4 absence absence NN 28158 10436 5 of of IN 28158 10436 6 roads road NNS 28158 10436 7 in in IN 28158 10436 8 , , , 28158 10436 9 18 18 CD 28158 10436 10 , , , 28158 10436 11 65 65 CD 28158 10436 12 ; ; : 28158 10436 13 agriculture agriculture NN 28158 10436 14 in in IN 28158 10436 15 , , , 28158 10436 16 62 62 CD 28158 10436 17 ; ; : 28158 10436 18 as as IN 28158 10436 19 a a DT 28158 10436 20 theatre theatre NN 28158 10436 21 of of IN 28158 10436 22 war war NN 28158 10436 23 , , , 28158 10436 24 64 64 CD 28158 10436 25 ; ; : 28158 10436 26 climatic climatic JJ 28158 10436 27 influences influence NNS 28158 10436 28 on on IN 28158 10436 29 , , , 28158 10436 30 61 61 CD 28158 10436 31 ; ; : 28158 10436 32 cool cool JJ 28158 10436 33 nights night NNS 28158 10436 34 in in IN 28158 10436 35 , , , 28158 10436 36 65 65 CD 28158 10436 37 ; ; : 28158 10436 38 dearth dearth NN 28158 10436 39 of of IN 28158 10436 40 bridges bridge NNS 28158 10436 41 in in IN 28158 10436 42 , , , 28158 10436 43 61 61 CD 28158 10436 44 , , , 28158 10436 45 65 65 CD 28158 10436 46 ; ; : 28158 10436 47 drifts drift NNS 28158 10436 48 of of IN 28158 10436 49 , , , 28158 10436 50 61 61 CD 28158 10436 51 ; ; : 28158 10436 52 eminently eminently RB 28158 10436 53 healthy healthy JJ 28158 10436 54 , , , 28158 10436 55 64 64 CD 28158 10436 56 ; ; : 28158 10436 57 harbours harbour NNS 28158 10436 58 of of IN 28158 10436 59 , , , 28158 10436 60 57 57 CD 28158 10436 61 , , , 28158 10436 62 65 65 CD 28158 10436 63 , , , 28158 10436 64 113 113 CD 28158 10436 65 ; ; : 28158 10436 66 hill hill NN 28158 10436 67 systems system NNS 28158 10436 68 of of IN 28158 10436 69 , , , 28158 10436 70 55 55 CD 28158 10436 71 ; ; : 28158 10436 72 nature nature NN 28158 10436 73 of of IN 28158 10436 74 the the DT 28158 10436 75 country country NN 28158 10436 76 in in IN 28158 10436 77 , , , 28158 10436 78 18 18 CD 28158 10436 79 ; ; : 28158 10436 80 physiological physiological JJ 28158 10436 81 features feature NNS 28158 10436 82 of of IN 28158 10436 83 , , , 28158 10436 84 61 61 CD 28158 10436 85 ; ; : 28158 10436 86 rainfall rainfall NN 28158 10436 87 in in RP 28158 10436 88 , , , 28158 10436 89 66 66 CD 28158 10436 90 ; ; : 28158 10436 91 rivers river NNS 28158 10436 92 of of IN 28158 10436 93 , , , 28158 10436 94 60 60 CD 28158 10436 95 , , , 28158 10436 96 61 61 CD 28158 10436 97 , , , 28158 10436 98 65 65 CD 28158 10436 99 ; ; : 28158 10436 100 scarcity scarcity NN 28158 10436 101 of of IN 28158 10436 102 well well RB 28158 10436 103 - - HYPH 28158 10436 104 built build VBN 28158 10436 105 towns town NNS 28158 10436 106 in in IN 28158 10436 107 , , , 28158 10436 108 65 65 CD 28158 10436 109 ; ; : 28158 10436 110 special special JJ 28158 10436 111 clothing clothing NN 28158 10436 112 prescribed prescribe VBN 28158 10436 113 for for IN 28158 10436 114 , , , 28158 10436 115 30 30 CD 28158 10436 116 ; ; : 28158 10436 117 tableland tableland NN 28158 10436 118 of of IN 28158 10436 119 , , , 28158 10436 120 54 54 CD 28158 10436 121 . . . 28158 10437 1 South south JJ 28158 10437 2 African African NNP 28158 10437 3 Light Light NNP 28158 10437 4 Horse Horse NNP 28158 10437 5 . . . 28158 10438 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10438 2 See See NNP 28158 10438 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10438 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10438 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10438 6 . . . 28158 10439 1 South South NNP 28158 10439 2 African African NNP 28158 10439 3 Republic Republic NNP 28158 10439 4 Police Police NNP 28158 10439 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10439 6 Zarps Zarps NNP 28158 10439 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10439 8 , , , 28158 10439 9 49 49 CD 28158 10439 10 , , , 28158 10439 11 81 81 CD 28158 10439 12 , , , 28158 10439 13 84 84 CD 28158 10439 14 . . . 28158 10440 1 South south JJ 28158 10440 2 African African NNP 28158 10440 3 War War NNP 28158 10440 4 . . . 28158 10441 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10441 2 See See NNP 28158 10441 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10441 4 WAR WAR NNP 28158 10441 5 IN in IN 28158 10441 6 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 10441 7 AFRICA AFRICA NNP 28158 10441 8 . . . 28158 10442 1 South South NNP 28158 10442 2 Australia Australia NNP 28158 10442 3 , , , 28158 10442 4 93 93 CD 28158 10442 5 ; ; : 28158 10442 6 offers offer VBZ 28158 10442 7 assistance assistance NN 28158 10442 8 , , , 28158 10442 9 34 34 CD 28158 10442 10 . . . 28158 10443 1 South South NNP 28158 10443 2 Australian Australian NNP 28158 10443 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10443 4 . . . 28158 10444 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10444 2 See See NNP 28158 10444 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10444 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10444 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10444 6 . . . 28158 10445 1 South south JJ 28158 10445 2 Natal natal JJ 28158 10445 3 raid raid NN 28158 10445 4 , , , 28158 10445 5 261 261 CD 28158 10445 6 - - SYM 28158 10445 7 274 274 CD 28158 10445 8 . . . 28158 10446 1 Southern Southern NNP 28158 10446 2 Rhodesia Rhodesia NNP 28158 10446 3 . . . 28158 10447 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10447 2 See See NNP 28158 10447 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10447 4 RHODESIA RHODESIA NNP 28158 10447 5 . . . 28158 10448 1 South South NNP 28158 10448 2 Wales Wales NNP 28158 10448 3 Borderers Borderers NNPS 28158 10448 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10448 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10448 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10448 7 . . . 28158 10449 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10449 2 See See NNP 28158 10449 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10449 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10449 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10449 6 . . . 28158 10450 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10450 2 Spartan Spartan NNP 28158 10450 3 . . . 28158 10450 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10450 5 _ _ NNP 28158 10450 6 See See NNP 28158 10450 7 _ _ NNP 28158 10450 8 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL NNP 28158 10450 9 SHIPS SHIPS NNP 28158 10450 10 . . . 28158 10451 1 Spion Spion NNP 28158 10451 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10451 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10451 4 mountain mountain NN 28158 10451 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10451 6 , , , 28158 10451 7 58 58 CD 28158 10451 8 , , , 28158 10451 9 438 438 CD 28158 10451 10 . . . 28158 10452 1 Spitz Spitz NNP 28158 10452 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10452 3 , , , 28158 10452 4 400 400 CD 28158 10452 5 . . . 28158 10453 1 Springfield Springfield NNP 28158 10453 2 , , , 28158 10453 3 338 338 CD 28158 10453 4 . . . 28158 10454 1 Springfontein Springfontein NNP 28158 10454 2 Junction Junction NNP 28158 10454 3 , , , 28158 10454 4 411 411 CD 28158 10454 5 . . . 28158 10455 1 Springs Springs NNP 28158 10455 2 , , , 28158 10455 3 60 60 CD 28158 10455 4 . . . 28158 10456 1 Spruits spruit NNS 28158 10456 2 , , , 28158 10456 3 60 60 CD 28158 10456 4 . . . 28158 10457 1 Spytfontein Spytfontein NNP 28158 10457 2 , , , 28158 10457 3 63 63 CD 28158 10457 4 , , , 28158 10457 5 245 245 CD 28158 10457 6 , , , 28158 10457 7 305 305 CD 28158 10457 8 , , , 28158 10457 9 310 310 CD 28158 10457 10 , , , 28158 10457 11 329 329 CD 28158 10457 12 . . . 28158 10458 1 Standerton Standerton NNP 28158 10458 2 commando commando NN 28158 10458 3 . . . 28158 10459 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10459 2 See See NNP 28158 10459 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10459 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10459 5 . . . 28158 10460 1 Stanhope Stanhope NNP 28158 10460 2 , , , 28158 10460 3 The the DT 28158 10460 4 Right Right NNP 28158 10460 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10460 6 . . . 28158 10461 1 E. E. NNP 28158 10461 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10461 3 Secretary Secretary NNP 28158 10461 4 of of IN 28158 10461 5 State State NNP 28158 10461 6 for for IN 28158 10461 7 War War NNP 28158 10461 8 in in IN 28158 10461 9 1888 1888 CD 28158 10461 10 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10461 11 , , , 28158 10461 12 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 10461 13 memorandum memorandum NN 28158 10461 14 of of IN 28158 10461 15 June June NNP 28158 10461 16 1st 1st NN 28158 10461 17 , , , 28158 10461 18 1888 1888 CD 28158 10461 19 , , , 28158 10461 20 5 5 CD 28158 10461 21 , , , 28158 10461 22 12 12 CD 28158 10461 23 , , , 28158 10461 24 13 13 CD 28158 10461 25 , , , 28158 10461 26 20 20 CD 28158 10461 27 , , , 28158 10461 28 89 89 CD 28158 10461 29 . . . 28158 10462 1 Steenkamp steenkamp NN 28158 10462 2 , , , 28158 10462 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10462 4 , , , 28158 10462 5 192 192 CD 28158 10462 6 , , , 28158 10462 7 195 195 CD 28158 10462 8 . . . 28158 10463 1 Steinkamp steinkamp NN 28158 10463 2 , , , 28158 10463 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10463 4 L. L. NNP 28158 10463 5 F. F. NNP 28158 10463 6 , , , 28158 10463 7 439 439 CD 28158 10463 8 . . . 28158 10464 1 Steinkamp Steinkamp NNP 28158 10464 2 , , , 28158 10464 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10464 4 , , , 28158 10464 5 295 295 CD 28158 10464 6 , , , 28158 10464 7 299 299 CD 28158 10464 8 . . . 28158 10465 1 Stellenbosch Stellenbosch NNP 28158 10465 2 , , , 28158 10465 3 22 22 CD 28158 10465 4 , , , 28158 10465 5 43 43 CD 28158 10465 6 , , , 28158 10465 7 383 383 CD 28158 10465 8 . . . 28158 10466 1 Stephenson Stephenson NNP 28158 10466 2 , , , 28158 10466 3 Brig.-General Brig.-General NNP 28158 10466 4 T. T. NNP 28158 10466 5 E. E. NNP 28158 10466 6 , , , 28158 10466 7 405 405 CD 28158 10466 8 , , , 28158 10466 9 406 406 CD 28158 10466 10 , , , 28158 10466 11 437 437 CD 28158 10466 12 , , , 28158 10466 13 444 444 CD 28158 10466 14 . . . 28158 10467 1 Sterkstroom Sterkstroom NNP 28158 10467 2 , , , 28158 10467 3 53 53 CD 28158 10467 4 , , , 28158 10467 5 301 301 CD 28158 10467 6 , , , 28158 10467 7 408 408 CD 28158 10467 8 . . . 28158 10468 1 Sterkstroom Sterkstroom NNP 28158 10468 2 Junction Junction NNP 28158 10468 3 , , , 28158 10468 4 287 287 CD 28158 10468 5 . . . 28158 10469 1 Sterling sterling NN 28158 10469 2 , , , 28158 10469 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10469 4 J. J. NNP 28158 10469 5 T. T. NNP 28158 10469 6 , , , 28158 10469 7 225 225 CD 28158 10469 8 . . . 28158 10470 1 Steyn steyn VB 28158 10470 2 , , , 28158 10470 3 President President NNP 28158 10470 4 M. M. NNP 28158 10470 5 T. T. NNP 28158 10470 6 , , , 28158 10470 7 48 48 CD 28158 10470 8 , , , 28158 10470 9 285 285 CD 28158 10470 10 , , , 28158 10470 11 295 295 CD 28158 10470 12 , , , 28158 10470 13 306 306 CD 28158 10470 14 , , , 28158 10470 15 382 382 CD 28158 10470 16 , , , 28158 10470 17 388 388 CD 28158 10470 18 ; ; : 28158 10470 19 outwitted outwit VBN 28158 10470 20 by by IN 28158 10470 21 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10470 22 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10470 23 , , , 28158 10470 24 435 435 CD 28158 10470 25 . . . 28158 10471 1 Steynsburg Steynsburg NNP 28158 10471 2 , , , 28158 10471 3 295 295 CD 28158 10471 4 . . . 28158 10472 1 Steynsburg Steynsburg NNP 28158 10472 2 road road NN 28158 10472 3 , , , 28158 10472 4 292 292 CD 28158 10472 5 , , , 28158 10472 6 293 293 CD 28158 10472 7 , , , 28158 10472 8 299 299 CD 28158 10472 9 , , , 28158 10472 10 302 302 CD 28158 10472 11 . . . 28158 10473 1 Stockenstroom Stockenstroom NNP 28158 10473 2 , , , 28158 10473 3 383 383 CD 28158 10473 4 . . . 28158 10474 1 Stopford Stopford NNP 28158 10474 2 , , , 28158 10474 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10474 4 the the DT 28158 10474 5 Hon Hon NNP 28158 10474 6 . . . 28158 10475 1 F. F. NNP 28158 10475 2 , , , 28158 10475 3 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10475 4 , , , 28158 10475 5 209 209 CD 28158 10475 6 , , , 28158 10475 7 357 357 CD 28158 10475 8 , , , 28158 10475 9 362 362 CD 28158 10475 10 . . . 28158 10476 1 Stopford Stopford NNP 28158 10476 2 , , , 28158 10476 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10476 4 . . . 28158 10476 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10476 6 R. R. NNP 28158 10476 7 , , , 28158 10476 8 225 225 CD 28158 10476 9 , , , 28158 10476 10 260 260 CD 28158 10476 11 . . . 28158 10477 1 Stores store NNS 28158 10477 2 , , , 28158 10477 3 deficiency deficiency NN 28158 10477 4 of of IN 28158 10477 5 , , , 28158 10477 6 31 31 CD 28158 10477 7 , , , 28158 10477 8 32 32 CD 28158 10477 9 ; ; : 28158 10477 10 in in IN 28158 10477 11 freight freight NN 28158 10477 12 ships ship NNS 28158 10477 13 , , , 28158 10477 14 104 104 CD 28158 10477 15 ; ; : 28158 10477 16 tonnage tonnage NN 28158 10477 17 of of IN 28158 10477 18 , , , 28158 10477 19 108 108 CD 28158 10477 20 , , , 28158 10477 21 109 109 CD 28158 10477 22 ; ; : 28158 10477 23 those those DT 28158 10477 24 wanted want VBN 28158 10477 25 first first RB 28158 10477 26 placed place VBN 28158 10477 27 at at IN 28158 10477 28 bottom bottom NN 28158 10477 29 of of IN 28158 10477 30 ships ship NNS 28158 10477 31 , , , 28158 10477 32 113 113 CD 28158 10477 33 . . . 28158 10478 1 Stormberg Stormberg NNP 28158 10478 2 , , , 28158 10478 3 39 39 CD 28158 10478 4 , , , 28158 10478 5 42 42 CD 28158 10478 6 , , , 28158 10478 7 43 43 CD 28158 10478 8 , , , 28158 10478 9 52 52 CD 28158 10478 10 , , , 28158 10478 11 57 57 CD 28158 10478 12 , , , 28158 10478 13 66 66 CD 28158 10478 14 , , , 28158 10478 15 120 120 CD 28158 10478 16 , , , 28158 10478 17 198 198 CD 28158 10478 18 , , , 28158 10478 19 199 199 CD 28158 10478 20 , , , 28158 10478 21 205 205 CD 28158 10478 22 , , , 28158 10478 23 210 210 CD 28158 10478 24 , , , 28158 10478 25 283 283 CD 28158 10478 26 , , , 28158 10478 27 285 285 CD 28158 10478 28 - - SYM 28158 10478 29 303 303 CD 28158 10478 30 , , , 28158 10478 31 339 339 CD 28158 10478 32 , , , 28158 10478 33 376 376 CD 28158 10478 34 , , , 28158 10478 35 389 389 CD 28158 10478 36 , , , 28158 10478 37 408 408 CD 28158 10478 38 , , , 28158 10478 39 409 409 CD 28158 10478 40 , , , 28158 10478 41 412 412 CD 28158 10478 42 , , , 28158 10478 43 435 435 CD 28158 10478 44 . . . 28158 10479 1 Stormbergen Stormbergen NNP 28158 10479 2 , , , 28158 10479 3 56 56 CD 28158 10479 4 , , , 28158 10479 5 57 57 CD 28158 10479 6 . . . 28158 10480 1 Straits Straits NNPS 28158 10480 2 Settlements Settlements NNP 28158 10480 3 , , , 28158 10480 4 89 89 CD 28158 10480 5 , , , 28158 10480 6 92 92 CD 28158 10480 7 . . . 28158 10481 1 Strength strength NN 28158 10481 2 of of IN 28158 10481 3 army army NN 28158 10481 4 in in IN 28158 10481 5 South South NNP 28158 10481 6 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10481 7 , , , 28158 10481 8 at at IN 28158 10481 9 various various JJ 28158 10481 10 dates date NNS 28158 10481 11 , , , 28158 10481 12 1 1 CD 28158 10481 13 , , , 28158 10481 14 2 2 CD 28158 10481 15 , , , 28158 10481 16 443 443 CD 28158 10481 17 , , , 28158 10481 18 and and CC 28158 10481 19 Appendices Appendices NNPS 28158 10481 20 . . . 28158 10482 1 Strength strength NN 28158 10482 2 of of IN 28158 10482 3 Boers Boers NNPS 28158 10482 4 , , , 28158 10482 5 estimated estimate VBN 28158 10482 6 , , , 28158 10482 7 1 1 CD 28158 10482 8 , , , 28158 10482 9 2 2 CD 28158 10482 10 , , , 28158 10482 11 38 38 CD 28158 10482 12 , , , 28158 10482 13 265 265 CD 28158 10482 14 , , , 28158 10482 15 377 377 CD 28158 10482 16 , , , 28158 10482 17 409 409 CD 28158 10482 18 , , , 28158 10482 19 410 410 CD 28158 10482 20 , , , 28158 10482 21 459 459 CD 28158 10482 22 . . . 28158 10483 1 Strength strength NN 28158 10483 2 of of IN 28158 10483 3 regular regular JJ 28158 10483 4 army army NN 28158 10483 5 and and CC 28158 10483 6 armed armed JJ 28158 10483 7 forces force NNS 28158 10483 8 of of IN 28158 10483 9 the the DT 28158 10483 10 British British NNP 28158 10483 11 Empire Empire NNP 28158 10483 12 , , , 28158 10483 13 89 89 CD 28158 10483 14 - - SYM 28158 10483 15 95 95 CD 28158 10483 16 . . . 28158 10484 1 Strength strength NN 28158 10484 2 of of IN 28158 10484 3 various various JJ 28158 10484 4 arms arm NNS 28158 10484 5 , , , 28158 10484 6 average average JJ 28158 10484 7 , , , 28158 10484 8 438 438 CD 28158 10484 9 . . . 28158 10485 1 Suffolk Suffolk NNP 28158 10485 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10485 3 . . . 28158 10486 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10486 2 See See NNP 28158 10486 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10486 4 GRASSY GRASSY NNP 28158 10486 5 HILL HILL NNP 28158 10486 6 . . . 28158 10487 1 Suffolk suffolk JJ 28158 10487 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10487 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10487 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10487 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10487 6 . . . 28158 10488 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10488 2 See See NNP 28158 10488 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10488 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10488 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10488 6 . . . 28158 10489 1 Sugar Sugar NNP 28158 10489 2 Loaf Loaf NNP 28158 10489 3 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10489 4 , , , 28158 10489 5 218 218 CD 28158 10489 6 , , , 28158 10489 7 225 225 CD 28158 10489 8 . . . 28158 10490 1 Sunday Sunday NNP 28158 10490 2 's 's POS 28158 10490 3 river river NN 28158 10490 4 , , , 28158 10490 5 59 59 CD 28158 10490 6 , , , 28158 10490 7 127 127 CD 28158 10490 8 , , , 28158 10490 9 149 149 CD 28158 10490 10 , , , 28158 10490 11 335 335 CD 28158 10490 12 . . . 28158 10491 1 Sunday Sunday NNP 28158 10491 2 's 's POS 28158 10491 3 River River NNP 28158 10491 4 Passes Passes NNPS 28158 10491 5 , , , 28158 10491 6 58 58 CD 28158 10491 7 . . . 28158 10492 1 Sunnyside sunnyside JJ 28158 10492 2 , , , 28158 10492 3 387 387 CD 28158 10492 4 , , , 28158 10492 5 442 442 CD 28158 10492 6 . . . 28158 10493 1 Supplies supply NNS 28158 10493 2 , , , 28158 10493 3 19 19 CD 28158 10493 4 , , , 28158 10493 5 43 43 CD 28158 10493 6 , , , 28158 10493 7 44 44 CD 28158 10493 8 , , , 28158 10493 9 67 67 CD 28158 10493 10 , , , 28158 10493 11 106 106 CD 28158 10493 12 , , , 28158 10493 13 108 108 CD 28158 10493 14 , , , 28158 10493 15 200 200 CD 28158 10493 16 , , , 28158 10493 17 206 206 CD 28158 10493 18 , , , 28158 10493 19 209 209 CD 28158 10493 20 , , , 28158 10493 21 210 210 CD 28158 10493 22 , , , 28158 10493 23 216 216 CD 28158 10493 24 , , , 28158 10493 25 310 310 CD 28158 10493 26 , , , 28158 10493 27 315 315 CD 28158 10493 28 , , , 28158 10493 29 418 418 CD 28158 10493 30 , , , 28158 10493 31 421 421 CD 28158 10493 32 , , , 28158 10493 33 443 443 CD 28158 10493 34 ; ; : 28158 10493 35 supply supply NN 28158 10493 36 department department NN 28158 10493 37 , , , 28158 10493 38 422 422 CD 28158 10493 39 . . . 28158 10494 1 Surprise Surprise NNP 28158 10494 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10494 3 , , , 28158 10494 4 188 188 CD 28158 10494 5 , , , 28158 10494 6 190 190 CD 28158 10494 7 , , , 28158 10494 8 334 334 CD 28158 10494 9 , , , 28158 10494 10 335 335 CD 28158 10494 11 . . . 28158 10495 1 Survey survey NN 28158 10495 2 department department NN 28158 10495 3 of of IN 28158 10495 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10495 5 Colony Colony NNP 28158 10495 6 , , , 28158 10495 7 14 14 CD 28158 10495 8 . . . 28158 10496 1 Swaatbouys Swaatbouys NNP 28158 10496 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10496 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10496 4 or or CC 28158 10496 5 Nodashwana Nodashwana NNP 28158 10496 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10496 7 , , , 28158 10496 8 152 152 CD 28158 10496 9 . . . 28158 10497 1 Swanepoel Swanepoel NNP 28158 10497 2 , , , 28158 10497 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10497 4 , , , 28158 10497 5 50 50 CD 28158 10497 6 , , , 28158 10497 7 295 295 CD 28158 10497 8 , , , 28158 10497 9 298 298 CD 28158 10497 10 , , , 28158 10497 11 301 301 CD 28158 10497 12 . . . 28158 10498 1 Swaziland Swaziland NNP 28158 10498 2 , , , 28158 10498 3 50 50 CD 28158 10498 4 , , , 28158 10498 5 65 65 CD 28158 10498 6 . . . 28158 10499 1 Swaziland swaziland NN 28158 10499 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10499 3 . . . 28158 10500 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10500 2 See See NNP 28158 10500 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10500 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10500 5 . . . 28158 10501 1 Swaziland Swaziland NNP 28158 10501 2 Police Police NNPS 28158 10501 3 , , , 28158 10501 4 49 49 CD 28158 10501 5 , , , 28158 10501 6 81 81 CD 28158 10501 7 , , , 28158 10501 8 84 84 CD 28158 10501 9 . . . 28158 10502 1 Swinkpan Swinkpan NNP 28158 10502 2 , , , 28158 10502 3 227 227 CD 28158 10502 4 , , , 28158 10502 5 231 231 CD 28158 10502 6 , , , 28158 10502 7 232 232 CD 28158 10502 8 . . . 28158 10503 1 Symons symon NNS 28158 10503 2 , , , 28158 10503 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10503 4 - - HYPH 28158 10503 5 General General NNP 28158 10503 6 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10503 7 W. W. NNP 28158 10503 8 Penn Penn NNP 28158 10503 9 . . . 28158 10504 1 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 10504 2 , , , 28158 10504 3 45 45 CD 28158 10504 4 - - SYM 28158 10504 5 47 47 CD 28158 10504 6 , , , 28158 10504 7 123 123 CD 28158 10504 8 - - SYM 28158 10504 9 137 137 CD 28158 10504 10 , , , 28158 10504 11 160 160 CD 28158 10504 12 . . . 28158 10505 1 Taaiboschlaagte Taaiboschlaagte NNP 28158 10505 2 , , , 28158 10505 3 280 280 CD 28158 10505 4 . . . 28158 10506 1 Taal taal JJ 28158 10506 2 language language NN 28158 10506 3 , , , 28158 10506 4 121 121 CD 28158 10506 5 . . . 28158 10507 1 Tabanyama Tabanyama NNP 28158 10507 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10507 3 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10507 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10507 5 , , , 28158 10507 6 58 58 CD 28158 10507 7 , , , 28158 10507 8 335 335 CD 28158 10507 9 , , , 28158 10507 10 338 338 CD 28158 10507 11 . . . 28158 10508 1 Tabanhlope Tabanhlope NNP 28158 10508 2 , , , 28158 10508 3 269 269 CD 28158 10508 4 . . . 28158 10509 1 Table Table NNP 28158 10509 2 Bay Bay NNP 28158 10509 3 , , , 28158 10509 4 119 119 CD 28158 10509 5 , , , 28158 10509 6 206 206 CD 28158 10509 7 . . . 28158 10510 1 Table Table NNP 28158 10510 2 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 10510 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10510 4 Cape Cape NNP 28158 10510 5 Town Town NNP 28158 10510 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10510 7 , , , 28158 10510 8 48 48 CD 28158 10510 9 . . . 28158 10511 1 Table Table NNP 28158 10511 2 Mountain Mountain NNP 28158 10511 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10511 4 Belmont Belmont NNP 28158 10511 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10511 6 , , , 28158 10511 7 218 218 CD 28158 10511 8 - - SYM 28158 10511 9 228 228 CD 28158 10511 10 . . . 28158 10512 1 Tactics tactic NNS 28158 10512 2 , , , 28158 10512 3 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10512 4 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10512 5 ' ' POS 28158 10512 6 instructions instruction NNS 28158 10512 7 for for IN 28158 10512 8 , , , 28158 10512 9 445 445 CD 28158 10512 10 - - SYM 28158 10512 11 450 450 CD 28158 10512 12 . . . 28158 10513 1 Talana Talana NNP 28158 10513 2 , , , 28158 10513 3 123 123 CD 28158 10513 4 - - SYM 28158 10513 5 142 142 CD 28158 10513 6 . . . 28158 10514 1 Tarkastad Tarkastad NNP 28158 10514 2 , , , 28158 10514 3 287 287 CD 28158 10514 4 . . . 28158 10515 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10515 2 Tartar Tartar NNP 28158 10515 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10515 4 , , , 28158 10515 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10515 6 , , , 28158 10515 7 120 120 CD 28158 10515 8 , , , 28158 10515 9 263 263 CD 28158 10515 10 , , , 28158 10515 11 265 265 CD 28158 10515 12 , , , 28158 10515 13 332 332 CD 28158 10515 14 . . . 28158 10516 1 Tasmania Tasmania NNP 28158 10516 2 , , , 28158 10516 3 309 309 CD 28158 10516 4 ; ; : 28158 10516 5 offers offer VBZ 28158 10516 6 assistance assistance NN 28158 10516 7 , , , 28158 10516 8 34 34 CD 28158 10516 9 . . . 28158 10517 1 Tasmanian Tasmanian NNP 28158 10517 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10517 3 . . . 28158 10518 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10518 2 See See NNP 28158 10518 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10518 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10518 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10518 6 . . . 28158 10519 1 Taungs Taungs NNP 28158 10519 2 , , , 28158 10519 3 382 382 CD 28158 10519 4 . . . 28158 10520 1 Telegraph Telegraph NNP 28158 10520 2 , , , 28158 10520 3 essential essential JJ 28158 10520 4 to to IN 28158 10520 5 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10520 6 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10520 7 ' ' POS 28158 10520 8 scheme scheme NN 28158 10520 9 , , , 28158 10520 10 431 431 CD 28158 10520 11 . . . 28158 10521 1 Tembu tembu JJ 28158 10521 2 tribe tribe NN 28158 10521 3 , , , 28158 10521 4 208 208 CD 28158 10521 5 . . . 28158 10522 1 Teneriffe Teneriffe NNP 28158 10522 2 , , , 28158 10522 3 105 105 CD 28158 10522 4 . . . 28158 10523 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10523 2 Terrible Terrible NNP 28158 10523 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10523 4 , , , 28158 10523 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10523 6 , , , 28158 10523 7 117 117 CD 28158 10523 8 , , , 28158 10523 9 120 120 CD 28158 10523 10 , , , 28158 10523 11 205 205 CD 28158 10523 12 , , , 28158 10523 13 263 263 CD 28158 10523 14 , , , 28158 10523 15 265 265 CD 28158 10523 16 , , , 28158 10523 17 332 332 CD 28158 10523 18 . . . 28158 10524 1 Thaba Thaba NNP 28158 10524 2 Bosigo Bosigo NNP 28158 10524 3 , , , 28158 10524 4 72 72 CD 28158 10524 5 . . . 28158 10525 1 Thackeray Thackeray NNP 28158 10525 2 , , , 28158 10525 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10525 4 . . . 28158 10525 5 T. T. NNP 28158 10525 6 M. M. NNP 28158 10525 7 G. G. NNP 28158 10525 8 , , , 28158 10525 9 353 353 CD 28158 10525 10 . . . 28158 10526 1 Theatre Theatre NNP 28158 10526 2 of of IN 28158 10526 3 war war NN 28158 10526 4 , , , 28158 10526 5 54 54 CD 28158 10526 6 - - SYM 28158 10526 7 67 67 CD 28158 10526 8 . . . 28158 10527 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10527 2 Thetis Thetis NNP 28158 10527 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10527 4 , , , 28158 10527 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10527 6 , , , 28158 10527 7 120 120 CD 28158 10527 8 , , , 28158 10527 9 265 265 CD 28158 10527 10 . . . 28158 10528 1 Thomas Thomas NNP 28158 10528 2 ' ' POS 28158 10528 3 farm farm NN 28158 10528 4 , , , 28158 10528 5 216 216 CD 28158 10528 6 , , , 28158 10528 7 217 217 CD 28158 10528 8 . . . 28158 10529 1 Thompson Thompson NNP 28158 10529 2 , , , 28158 10529 3 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10529 4 Ralph Ralph NNP 28158 10529 5 , , , 28158 10529 6 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 10529 7 , , , 28158 10529 8 7 7 CD 28158 10529 9 . . . 28158 10530 1 Thorneycroft Thorneycroft NNP 28158 10530 2 , , , 28158 10530 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10530 4 A. A. NNP 28158 10530 5 W. W. NNP 28158 10530 6 , , , 28158 10530 7 206 206 CD 28158 10530 8 , , , 28158 10530 9 261 261 CD 28158 10530 10 , , , 28158 10530 11 368 368 CD 28158 10530 12 , , , 28158 10530 13 369 369 CD 28158 10530 14 , , , 28158 10530 15 373 373 CD 28158 10530 16 . . . 28158 10531 1 Thorneycroft Thorneycroft NNP 28158 10531 2 's 's POS 28158 10531 3 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10531 4 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10531 5 . . . 28158 10532 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10532 2 See See NNP 28158 10532 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10532 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10532 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10532 6 . . . 28158 10533 1 Thornhill Thornhill NNP 28158 10533 2 farm farm NN 28158 10533 3 , , , 28158 10533 4 387 387 CD 28158 10533 5 . . . 28158 10534 1 Thwaites thwaite NNS 28158 10534 2 , , , 28158 10534 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10534 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10534 5 , , , 28158 10534 6 184 184 CD 28158 10534 7 . . . 28158 10535 1 Tintwa Tintwa NNP 28158 10535 2 Pass Pass NNP 28158 10535 3 , , , 28158 10535 4 49 49 CD 28158 10535 5 , , , 28158 10535 6 58 58 CD 28158 10535 7 , , , 28158 10535 8 123 123 CD 28158 10535 9 , , , 28158 10535 10 157 157 CD 28158 10535 11 . . . 28158 10536 1 Touw Touw NNS 28158 10536 2 's 's POS 28158 10536 3 river river NN 28158 10536 4 , , , 28158 10536 5 53 53 CD 28158 10536 6 . . . 28158 10537 1 Town Town NNP 28158 10537 2 Guards Guards NNPS 28158 10537 3 . . . 28158 10538 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10538 2 See See NNP 28158 10538 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10538 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10538 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10538 6 . . . 28158 10539 1 Townsend townsend VB 28158 10539 2 , , , 28158 10539 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10539 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10539 5 , , , 28158 10539 6 M.D. M.D. NNP 28158 10539 7 , , , 28158 10539 8 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10539 9 , , , 28158 10539 10 242 242 CD 28158 10539 11 . . . 28158 10540 1 Towse Towse NNP 28158 10540 2 , , , 28158 10540 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10540 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10540 5 B. B. NNP 28158 10540 6 , , , 28158 10540 7 awarded award VBD 28158 10540 8 the the DT 28158 10540 9 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10540 10 , , , 28158 10540 11 327 327 CD 28158 10540 12 . . . 28158 10541 1 Transport transport NN 28158 10541 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10541 3 land land NN 28158 10541 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10541 5 , , , 28158 10541 6 413 413 CD 28158 10541 7 , , , 28158 10541 8 416 416 CD 28158 10541 9 - - SYM 28158 10541 10 421 421 CD 28158 10541 11 ; ; : 28158 10541 12 delay delay NN 28158 10541 13 imposed impose VBN 28158 10541 14 by by IN 28158 10541 15 peace peace NN 28158 10541 16 wishes wish NNS 28158 10541 17 , , , 28158 10541 18 during during IN 28158 10541 19 time time NN 28158 10541 20 needed need VBN 28158 10541 21 for for IN 28158 10541 22 getting get VBG 28158 10541 23 , , , 28158 10541 24 19 19 CD 28158 10541 25 ; ; : 28158 10541 26 difficulty difficulty NN 28158 10541 27 because because IN 28158 10541 28 of of IN 28158 10541 29 , , , 28158 10541 30 in in IN 28158 10541 31 having have VBG 28158 10541 32 British british JJ 28158 10541 33 army army NN 28158 10541 34 ready ready JJ 28158 10541 35 for for IN 28158 10541 36 war war NN 28158 10541 37 , , , 28158 10541 38 18 18 CD 28158 10541 39 ; ; : 28158 10541 40 early early JJ 28158 10541 41 attempts attempt NNS 28158 10541 42 made make VBN 28158 10541 43 by by IN 28158 10541 44 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10541 45 Evelyn Evelyn NNP 28158 10541 46 Wood Wood NNP 28158 10541 47 , , , 28158 10541 48 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10541 49 Wolseley Wolseley NNP 28158 10541 50 , , , 28158 10541 51 and and CC 28158 10541 52 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10541 53 A. A. NNP 28158 10541 54 Milner Milner NNP 28158 10541 55 to to TO 28158 10541 56 provide provide VB 28158 10541 57 , , , 28158 10541 58 16 16 CD 28158 10541 59 , , , 28158 10541 60 17 17 CD 28158 10541 61 ; ; : 28158 10541 62 harness harness NN 28158 10541 63 for for IN 28158 10541 64 , , , 28158 10541 65 19 19 CD 28158 10541 66 ; ; : 28158 10541 67 impossibility impossibility NN 28158 10541 68 of of IN 28158 10541 69 keeping keep VBG 28158 10541 70 British british JJ 28158 10541 71 ready ready JJ 28158 10541 72 for for IN 28158 10541 73 war war NN 28158 10541 74 , , , 28158 10541 75 17 17 CD 28158 10541 76 ; ; : 28158 10541 77 in in IN 28158 10541 78 previous previous JJ 28158 10541 79 campaigns campaign NNS 28158 10541 80 , , , 28158 10541 81 17 17 CD 28158 10541 82 ; ; : 28158 10541 83 mules mule NNS 28158 10541 84 for for IN 28158 10541 85 , , , 28158 10541 86 purchased purchase VBN 28158 10541 87 abroad abroad RB 28158 10541 88 , , , 28158 10541 89 20 20 CD 28158 10541 90 ; ; : 28158 10541 91 mules mule NNS 28158 10541 92 in in IN 28158 10541 93 South South NNP 28158 10541 94 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10541 95 , , , 28158 10541 96 22 22 CD 28158 10541 97 ; ; : 28158 10541 98 native native JJ 28158 10541 99 drivers driver NNS 28158 10541 100 needed need VBN 28158 10541 101 for for IN 28158 10541 102 , , , 28158 10541 103 24 24 CD 28158 10541 104 ; ; , 28158 10541 105 necessary necessary JJ 28158 10541 106 change change NN 28158 10541 107 of of IN 28158 10541 108 vehicles vehicle NNS 28158 10541 109 for for IN 28158 10541 110 South South NNP 28158 10541 111 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10541 112 for for IN 28158 10541 113 , , , 28158 10541 114 18 18 CD 28158 10541 115 ; ; : 28158 10541 116 necessity necessity NN 28158 10541 117 for for IN 28158 10541 118 , , , 28158 10541 119 18 18 CD 28158 10541 120 ; ; : 28158 10541 121 peculiarities peculiarity NNS 28158 10541 122 of of IN 28158 10541 123 South South NNP 28158 10541 124 African African NNP 28158 10541 125 , , , 28158 10541 126 416 416 CD 28158 10541 127 , , , 28158 10541 128 417 417 CD 28158 10541 129 ; ; : 28158 10541 130 reorganised reorganise VBN 28158 10541 131 by by IN 28158 10541 132 Lord Lord NNP 28158 10541 133 Roberts Roberts NNP 28158 10541 134 , , , 28158 10541 135 416 416 CD 28158 10541 136 - - SYM 28158 10541 137 421 421 CD 28158 10541 138 ; ; : 28158 10541 139 respective respective JJ 28158 10541 140 advantages advantage NNS 28158 10541 141 of of IN 28158 10541 142 ox ox NN 28158 10541 143 and and CC 28158 10541 144 mule mule JJ 28158 10541 145 , , , 28158 10541 146 416 416 CD 28158 10541 147 , , , 28158 10541 148 417 417 CD 28158 10541 149 ; ; : 28158 10541 150 successive successive JJ 28158 10541 151 demands demand NNS 28158 10541 152 for for IN 28158 10541 153 , , , 28158 10541 154 18 18 CD 28158 10541 155 ; ; : 28158 10541 156 transport transport NN 28158 10541 157 by by IN 28158 10541 158 rail rail NN 28158 10541 159 , , , 28158 10541 160 424 424 CD 28158 10541 161 ; ; : 28158 10541 162 transport transport NN 28158 10541 163 companies company NNS 28158 10541 164 , , , 28158 10541 165 421 421 CD 28158 10541 166 , , , 28158 10541 167 437 437 CD 28158 10541 168 ; ; : 28158 10541 169 transport transport NN 28158 10541 170 department department NN 28158 10541 171 , , , 28158 10541 172 422 422 CD 28158 10541 173 ; ; : 28158 10541 174 transport transport NN 28158 10541 175 , , , 28158 10541 176 regimental regimental NN 28158 10541 177 , , , 28158 10541 178 418 418 CD 28158 10541 179 , , , 28158 10541 180 419 419 CD 28158 10541 181 ; ; : 28158 10541 182 transport transport NN 28158 10541 183 staff staff NN 28158 10541 184 , , , 28158 10541 185 417 417 CD 28158 10541 186 ; ; : 28158 10541 187 transport transport NN 28158 10541 188 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10541 189 sea sea NN 28158 10541 190 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10541 191 . . . 28158 10542 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10542 2 See See NNP 28158 10542 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10542 4 NAVY NAVY NNP 28158 10542 5 ; ; , 28158 10542 6 varied varied JJ 28158 10542 7 character character NN 28158 10542 8 of of IN 28158 10542 9 British British NNP 28158 10542 10 , , , 28158 10542 11 17 17 CD 28158 10542 12 ; ; : 28158 10542 13 vehicles vehicle NNS 28158 10542 14 for for IN 28158 10542 15 , , , 28158 10542 16 19 19 CD 28158 10542 17 . . . 28158 10543 1 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 10543 2 , , , 28158 10543 3 3 3 CD 28158 10543 4 - - SYM 28158 10543 5 85 85 CD 28158 10543 6 , , , 28158 10543 7 335 335 CD 28158 10543 8 . . . 28158 10544 1 Transvaalers transvaaler NNS 28158 10544 2 . . . 28158 10545 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10545 2 See See NNP 28158 10545 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10545 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10545 5 . . . 28158 10546 1 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 10546 2 Police Police NNP 28158 10546 3 . . . 28158 10547 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10547 2 See See NNP 28158 10547 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10547 4 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 10547 5 AFRICAN AFRICAN NNP 28158 10547 6 REPUBLIC REPUBLIC NNP 28158 10547 7 POLICE POLICE NNP 28158 10547 8 . . . 28158 10548 1 Transvaal Transvaal NNP 28158 10548 2 Staats Staats NNP 28158 10548 3 Artillerie Artillerie NNP 28158 10548 4 , , , 28158 10548 5 49 49 CD 28158 10548 6 , , , 28158 10548 7 81 81 CD 28158 10548 8 - - SYM 28158 10548 9 84 84 CD 28158 10548 10 . . . 28158 10549 1 Trichardt Trichardt NNP 28158 10549 2 , , , 28158 10549 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10549 4 , , , 28158 10549 5 128 128 CD 28158 10549 6 , , , 28158 10549 7 140 140 CD 28158 10549 8 . . . 28158 10550 1 Trichardt Trichardt NNP 28158 10550 2 's 's POS 28158 10550 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10550 4 , , , 28158 10550 5 411 411 CD 28158 10550 6 . . . 28158 10551 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10551 2 Trojan Trojan NNP 28158 10551 3 . . . 28158 10551 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10551 5 _ _ NNP 28158 10551 6 See See NNP 28158 10551 7 _ _ NNP 28158 10551 8 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL NNP 28158 10551 9 SHIPS SHIPS NNP 28158 10551 10 . . . 28158 10552 1 Trüter Trüter NNP 28158 10552 2 's 's POS 28158 10552 3 commando commando NN 28158 10552 4 . . . 28158 10553 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10553 2 See See NNP 28158 10553 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10553 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10553 5 . . . 28158 10554 1 Tucker Tucker NNP 28158 10554 2 , , , 28158 10554 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen CD 28158 10554 4 . . . 28158 10554 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10554 6 , , , 28158 10554 7 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10554 8 , , , 28158 10554 9 437 437 CD 28158 10554 10 . . . 28158 10555 1 Tudway Tudway NNP 28158 10555 2 , , , 28158 10555 3 Lieut.-Col lieut.-col CD 28158 10555 4 . . . 28158 10555 5 R. R. NNP 28158 10555 6 J. J. NNP 28158 10555 7 , , , 28158 10555 8 278 278 CD 28158 10555 9 . . . 28158 10556 1 Tugela Tugela NNPS 28158 10556 2 Ferry Ferry NNP 28158 10556 3 , , , 28158 10556 4 274 274 CD 28158 10556 5 , , , 28158 10556 6 334 334 CD 28158 10556 7 . . . 28158 10557 1 Tugela Tugela NNS 28158 10557 2 river river NNP 28158 10557 3 , , , 28158 10557 4 14 14 CD 28158 10557 5 , , , 28158 10557 6 58 58 CD 28158 10557 7 , , , 28158 10557 8 208 208 CD 28158 10557 9 , , , 28158 10557 10 261 261 CD 28158 10557 11 , , , 28158 10557 12 263 263 CD 28158 10557 13 - - SYM 28158 10557 14 265 265 CD 28158 10557 15 , , , 28158 10557 16 267 267 CD 28158 10557 17 , , , 28158 10557 18 273 273 CD 28158 10557 19 , , , 28158 10557 20 332 332 CD 28158 10557 21 - - SYM 28158 10557 22 376 376 CD 28158 10557 23 , , , 28158 10557 24 410 410 CD 28158 10557 25 . . . 28158 10558 1 Tulbagh Tulbagh NNP 28158 10558 2 district district NN 28158 10558 3 , , , 28158 10558 4 383 383 CD 28158 10558 5 . . . 28158 10559 1 Tuli Tuli NNP 28158 10559 2 , , , 28158 10559 3 42 42 CD 28158 10559 4 . . . 28158 10560 1 Tunnel Tunnel NNP 28158 10560 2 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10560 3 , , , 28158 10560 4 176 176 CD 28158 10560 5 . . . 28158 10561 1 Tweedale tweedale NN 28158 10561 2 siding siding NN 28158 10561 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10561 4 or or CC 28158 10561 5 station station NN 28158 10561 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10561 7 , , , 28158 10561 8 277 277 CD 28158 10561 9 , , , 28158 10561 10 281 281 CD 28158 10561 11 . . . 28158 10562 1 Uganda Uganda NNP 28158 10562 2 , , , 28158 10562 3 95 95 CD 28158 10562 4 . . . 28158 10563 1 Uitenhage uitenhage NN 28158 10563 2 Rifles rifle NNS 28158 10563 3 . . . 28158 10564 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10564 2 See See NNP 28158 10564 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10564 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10564 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10564 6 . . . 28158 10565 1 Uitlanders Uitlanders NNP 28158 10565 2 , , , 28158 10565 3 38 38 CD 28158 10565 4 , , , 28158 10565 5 385 385 CD 28158 10565 6 . . . 28158 10566 1 Ultimatum Ultimatum NNP 28158 10566 2 of of IN 28158 10566 3 October October NNP 28158 10566 4 9th 9th NN 28158 10566 5 , , , 28158 10566 6 1899 1899 CD 28158 10566 7 , , , 28158 10566 8 1 1 CD 28158 10566 9 , , , 28158 10566 10 86 86 CD 28158 10566 11 . . . 28158 10567 1 Umbulwana Umbulwana NNP 28158 10567 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10567 3 or or CC 28158 10567 4 Bulwana Bulwana NNP 28158 10567 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10567 6 , , , 28158 10567 7 150 150 CD 28158 10567 8 , , , 28158 10567 9 172 172 CD 28158 10567 10 , , , 28158 10567 11 176 176 CD 28158 10567 12 , , , 28158 10567 13 181 181 CD 28158 10567 14 , , , 28158 10567 15 182 182 CD 28158 10567 16 . . . 28158 10568 1 Umvoti Umvoti NNP 28158 10568 2 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10568 3 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10568 4 . . . 28158 10569 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10569 2 See See NNP 28158 10569 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10569 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10569 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10569 6 . . . 28158 10570 1 Union Union NNP 28158 10570 2 Castle Castle NNP 28158 10570 3 , , , 28158 10570 4 S.S. S.S. NNP 28158 10570 5 Co. Co. NNP 28158 10570 6 , , , 28158 10570 7 100 100 CD 28158 10570 8 , , , 28158 10570 9 107 107 CD 28158 10570 10 . . . 28158 10571 1 Urmston Urmston NNP 28158 10571 2 , , , 28158 10571 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10571 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10571 5 B. B. NNP 28158 10571 6 , , , 28158 10571 7 441 441 CD 28158 10571 8 . . . 28158 10572 1 Utrecht Utrecht NNP 28158 10572 2 , , , 28158 10572 3 124 124 CD 28158 10572 4 . . . 28158 10573 1 Utrecht Utrecht NNP 28158 10573 2 commando commando NNP 28158 10573 3 . . . 28158 10574 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10574 2 See See NNP 28158 10574 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10574 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10574 5 . . . 28158 10575 1 Vaal Vaal NNP 28158 10575 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10575 3 , , , 28158 10575 4 281 281 CD 28158 10575 5 , , , 28158 10575 6 282 282 CD 28158 10575 7 . . . 28158 10576 1 Vaal Vaal NNP 28158 10576 2 river river NNP 28158 10576 3 , , , 28158 10576 4 36 36 CD 28158 10576 5 , , , 28158 10576 6 37 37 CD 28158 10576 7 , , , 28158 10576 8 61 61 CD 28158 10576 9 , , , 28158 10576 10 387 387 CD 28158 10576 11 . . . 28158 10577 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10577 2 Dam Dam NNP 28158 10577 3 , , , 28158 10577 4 191 191 CD 28158 10577 5 , , , 28158 10577 6 192 192 CD 28158 10577 7 , , , 28158 10577 8 394 394 CD 28158 10577 9 . . . 28158 10578 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10578 2 der der NN 28158 10578 3 Merwe Merwe NNP 28158 10578 4 's 's POS 28158 10578 5 commando commando NN 28158 10578 6 . . . 28158 10579 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10579 2 See See NNP 28158 10579 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10579 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10579 5 . . . 28158 10580 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10580 2 der der NN 28158 10580 3 Merwe Merwe NNP 28158 10580 4 , , , 28158 10580 5 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10580 6 . . . 28158 10581 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10581 2 See See NNP 28158 10581 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10581 4 MERWE MERWE NNP 28158 10581 5 . . . 28158 10582 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10582 2 Reenen Reenen NNP 28158 10582 3 's 's POS 28158 10582 4 Pass Pass NNP 28158 10582 5 , , , 28158 10582 6 37 37 CD 28158 10582 7 , , , 28158 10582 8 38 38 CD 28158 10582 9 , , , 28158 10582 10 44 44 CD 28158 10582 11 , , , 28158 10582 12 45 45 CD 28158 10582 13 , , , 28158 10582 14 49 49 CD 28158 10582 15 , , , 28158 10582 16 58 58 CD 28158 10582 17 , , , 28158 10582 18 125 125 CD 28158 10582 19 , , , 28158 10582 20 157 157 CD 28158 10582 21 , , , 28158 10582 22 158 158 CD 28158 10582 23 , , , 28158 10582 24 171 171 CD 28158 10582 25 , , , 28158 10582 26 173 173 CD 28158 10582 27 . . . 28158 10583 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10583 2 Staaden Staaden NNP 28158 10583 3 , , , 28158 10583 4 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10583 5 , , , 28158 10583 6 128 128 CD 28158 10583 7 . . . 28158 10584 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10584 2 Tenders Tenders NNP 28158 10584 3 Pass Pass NNP 28158 10584 4 , , , 28158 10584 5 147 147 CD 28158 10584 6 , , , 28158 10584 7 148 148 CD 28158 10584 8 . . . 28158 10585 1 Vant Vant NNP 28158 10585 2 's 's POS 28158 10585 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10585 4 , , , 28158 10585 5 128 128 CD 28158 10585 6 . . . 28158 10586 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10586 2 Zyl Zyl NNP 28158 10586 3 , , , 28158 10586 4 Lieut Lieut NNP 28158 10586 5 . . . 28158 10587 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10587 2 See See NNP 28158 10587 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10587 4 ZYL ZYL NNP 28158 10587 5 . . . 28158 10588 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10588 2 Zyl Zyl NNP 28158 10588 3 's 's POS 28158 10588 4 farm farm NN 28158 10588 5 , , , 28158 10588 6 292 292 CD 28158 10588 7 - - SYM 28158 10588 8 295 295 CD 28158 10588 9 , , , 28158 10588 10 300 300 CD 28158 10588 11 . . . 28158 10589 1 Van Van NNP 28158 10589 2 Zyl Zyl NNP 28158 10589 3 Siding Siding NNP 28158 10589 4 , , , 28158 10589 5 405 405 CD 28158 10589 6 . . . 28158 10590 1 Venter Venter NNP 28158 10590 2 , , , 28158 10590 3 Comdt Comdt NNP 28158 10590 4 . . . 28158 10591 1 H. H. NNP 28158 10591 2 van van NNP 28158 10591 3 der der NNP 28158 10591 4 , , , 28158 10591 5 234 234 CD 28158 10591 6 . . . 28158 10592 1 Verner Verner NNP 28158 10592 2 , , , 28158 10592 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 10592 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10592 5 W. W. NNP 28158 10592 6 C. C. NNP 28158 10592 7 , , , 28158 10592 8 216 216 CD 28158 10592 9 , , , 28158 10592 10 245 245 CD 28158 10592 11 . . . 28158 10593 1 Versamelberg Versamelberg NNP 28158 10593 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10593 3 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10593 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10593 5 , , , 28158 10593 6 59 59 CD 28158 10593 7 . . . 28158 10594 1 Vertnek Vertnek NNP 28158 10594 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10594 3 Red Red NNP 28158 10594 4 Hill Hill NNP 28158 10594 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10594 6 , , , 28158 10594 7 342 342 CD 28158 10594 8 . . . 28158 10595 1 Veterinary Veterinary NNP 28158 10595 2 Department Department NNP 28158 10595 3 . . . 28158 10596 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10596 2 See See NNP 28158 10596 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10596 4 ARMY ARMY NNP 28158 10596 5 VETERINARY VETERINARY NNP 28158 10596 6 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 28158 10596 7 . . . 28158 10597 1 Viceroy Viceroy NNP 28158 10597 2 of of IN 28158 10597 3 India India NNP 28158 10597 4 , , , 28158 10597 5 1 1 CD 28158 10597 6 . . . 28158 10598 1 Vickers Vickers NNP 28158 10598 2 - - HYPH 28158 10598 3 Maxim Maxim NNP 28158 10598 4 , , , 28158 10598 5 37 37 CD 28158 10598 6 m m NN 28158 10598 7 / / SYM 28158 10598 8 m m NNP 28158 10598 9 Q.F. Q.F. NNP 28158 10599 1 guns gun NNS 28158 10599 2 . . . 28158 10600 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10600 2 See See NNP 28158 10600 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10600 4 POM POM NNP 28158 10600 5 - - HYPH 28158 10600 6 POMS POMS NNP 28158 10600 7 . . . 28158 10601 1 Victoria Victoria NNP 28158 10601 2 , , , 28158 10601 3 94 94 CD 28158 10601 4 ; ; : 28158 10601 5 offers offer VBZ 28158 10601 6 assistance assistance NN 28158 10601 7 , , , 28158 10601 8 33 33 CD 28158 10601 9 , , , 28158 10601 10 34 34 CD 28158 10601 11 . . . 28158 10602 1 Victorian Victorian NNP 28158 10602 2 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10602 3 , , , 28158 10602 4 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10602 5 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10602 6 , , , 28158 10602 7 and and CC 28158 10602 8 Mounted Mounted NNP 28158 10602 9 Rifles Rifles NNPS 28158 10602 10 . . . 28158 10603 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10603 2 See See NNP 28158 10603 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10603 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10603 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10603 6 . . . 28158 10604 1 Victualling victual VBG 28158 10604 2 of of IN 28158 10604 3 troops troop NNS 28158 10604 4 at at IN 28158 10604 5 sea sea NN 28158 10604 6 , , , 28158 10604 7 99 99 CD 28158 10604 8 , , , 28158 10604 9 105 105 CD 28158 10604 10 . . . 28158 10605 1 Vierkleur Vierkleur NNP 28158 10605 2 , , , 28158 10605 3 48 48 CD 28158 10605 4 . . . 28158 10606 1 Viljoen Viljoen NNP 28158 10606 2 , , , 28158 10606 3 General General NNP 28158 10606 4 Ben Ben NNP 28158 10606 5 , , , 28158 10606 6 125 125 CD 28158 10606 7 , , , 28158 10606 8 127 127 CD 28158 10606 9 , , , 28158 10606 10 159 159 CD 28158 10606 11 , , , 28158 10606 12 342 342 CD 28158 10606 13 . . . 28158 10607 1 Visser Visser NNP 28158 10607 2 's 's POS 28158 10607 3 homestead homestead NN 28158 10607 4 , , , 28158 10607 5 440 440 CD 28158 10607 6 . . . 28158 10608 1 Voetpads Voetpads NNP 28158 10608 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10608 3 , , , 28158 10608 4 310 310 CD 28158 10608 5 , , , 28158 10608 6 314 314 CD 28158 10608 7 , , , 28158 10608 8 325 325 CD 28158 10608 9 . . . 28158 10609 1 Volksrust Volksrust NNP 28158 10609 2 , , , 28158 10609 3 124 124 CD 28158 10609 4 . . . 28158 10610 1 Volunteers volunteer NNS 28158 10610 2 : : : 28158 10610 3 Home home NN 28158 10610 4 , , , 28158 10610 5 10 10 CD 28158 10610 6 , , , 28158 10610 7 12 12 CD 28158 10610 8 , , , 28158 10610 9 93 93 CD 28158 10610 10 - - SYM 28158 10610 11 95 95 CD 28158 10610 12 , , , 28158 10610 13 380 380 CD 28158 10610 14 , , , 28158 10610 15 414 414 CD 28158 10610 16 . . . 28158 10611 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10611 2 See See NNP 28158 10611 3 also also RB 28158 10611 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10611 5 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10611 6 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10611 7 . . . 28158 10612 1 Vrede Vrede NNP 28158 10612 2 commando commando NN 28158 10612 3 . . . 28158 10613 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10613 2 See See NNP 28158 10613 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10613 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10613 5 . . . 28158 10614 1 Vryburg Vryburg NNP 28158 10614 2 , , , 28158 10614 3 382 382 CD 28158 10614 4 . . . 28158 10615 1 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 10615 2 , , , 28158 10615 3 124 124 CD 28158 10615 4 . . . 28158 10616 1 Vryheid Vryheid NNP 28158 10616 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10616 3 . . . 28158 10617 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10617 2 See See NNP 28158 10617 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10617 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10617 5 . . . 28158 10618 1 Wakkerstroom Wakkerstroom NNP 28158 10618 2 Commando Commando NNP 28158 10618 3 . . . 28158 10619 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10619 2 See See NNP 28158 10619 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10619 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10619 5 . . . 28158 10620 1 Wakkerstroom Wakkerstroom NNP 28158 10620 2 Nek Nek NNP 28158 10620 3 , , , 28158 10620 4 49 49 CD 28158 10620 5 . . . 28158 10621 1 Walker Walker NNP 28158 10621 2 , , , 28158 10621 3 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen ADD 28158 10621 4 . . . 28158 10621 5 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10621 6 F. F. NNP 28158 10621 7 Forestier- Forestier- NNP 28158 10621 8 . . . 28158 10622 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10622 2 See See NNP 28158 10622 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10622 4 FORESTIER FORESTIER NNP 28158 10622 5 - - HYPH 28158 10622 6 WALKER WALKER NNP 28158 10622 7 . . . 28158 10623 1 Walter Walter NNP 28158 10623 2 , , , 28158 10623 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10623 4 R. R. NNP 28158 10623 5 L. L. NNP 28158 10623 6 , , , 28158 10623 7 367 367 CD 28158 10623 8 . . . 28158 10624 1 Wapenschouws Wapenschouws NNP 28158 10624 2 , , , 28158 10624 3 80 80 CD 28158 10624 4 . . . 28158 10625 1 War War NNP 28158 10625 2 Department Department NNP 28158 10625 3 of of IN 28158 10625 4 Pretoria Pretoria NNP 28158 10625 5 , , , 28158 10625 6 38 38 CD 28158 10625 7 . . . 28158 10626 1 " " `` 28158 10626 2 War war JJ 28158 10626 3 Establishments Establishments NNPS 28158 10626 4 , , , 28158 10626 5 " " '' 28158 10626 6 418 418 CD 28158 10626 7 . . . 28158 10627 1 War War NNP 28158 10627 2 in in IN 28158 10627 3 South South NNP 28158 10627 4 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10627 5 : : : 28158 10627 6 British british JJ 28158 10627 7 preparations preparation NNS 28158 10627 8 for for IN 28158 10627 9 , , , 28158 10627 10 1 1 CD 28158 10627 11 - - SYM 28158 10627 12 34 34 CD 28158 10627 13 ; ; : 28158 10627 14 outbreak outbreak NN 28158 10627 15 of of IN 28158 10627 16 , , , 28158 10627 17 35 35 CD 28158 10627 18 - - SYM 28158 10627 19 53 53 CD 28158 10627 20 ; ; : 28158 10627 21 theatre theatre NN 28158 10627 22 of of IN 28158 10627 23 , , , 28158 10627 24 54 54 CD 28158 10627 25 - - SYM 28158 10627 26 67 67 CD 28158 10627 27 . . . 28158 10628 1 War War NNP 28158 10628 2 Office Office NNP 28158 10628 3 , , , 28158 10628 4 6 6 CD 28158 10628 5 , , , 28158 10628 6 15 15 CD 28158 10628 7 , , , 28158 10628 8 22 22 CD 28158 10628 9 , , , 28158 10628 10 28 28 CD 28158 10628 11 , , , 28158 10628 12 35 35 CD 28158 10628 13 , , , 28158 10628 14 38 38 CD 28158 10628 15 , , , 28158 10628 16 44 44 CD 28158 10628 17 , , , 28158 10628 18 89 89 CD 28158 10628 19 , , , 28158 10628 20 100 100 CD 28158 10628 21 , , , 28158 10628 22 110 110 CD 28158 10628 23 , , , 28158 10628 24 111 111 CD 28158 10628 25 , , , 28158 10628 26 117 117 CD 28158 10628 27 , , , 28158 10628 28 199 199 CD 28158 10628 29 - - SYM 28158 10628 30 201 201 CD 28158 10628 31 , , , 28158 10628 32 353 353 CD 28158 10628 33 , , , 28158 10628 34 379 379 CD 28158 10628 35 - - SYM 28158 10628 36 381 381 CD 28158 10628 37 , , , 28158 10628 38 384 384 CD 28158 10628 39 , , , 28158 10628 40 410 410 CD 28158 10628 41 , , , 28158 10628 42 412 412 CD 28158 10628 43 - - SYM 28158 10628 44 415 415 CD 28158 10628 45 , , , 28158 10628 46 418 418 CD 28158 10628 47 , , , 28158 10628 48 421 421 CD 28158 10628 49 , , , 28158 10628 50 422 422 CD 28158 10628 51 , , , 28158 10628 52 438 438 CD 28158 10628 53 , , , 28158 10628 54 443 443 CD 28158 10628 55 . . . 28158 10629 1 Wardle Wardle NNP 28158 10629 2 , , , 28158 10629 3 Midshipman Midshipman NNP 28158 10629 4 T. T. NNP 28158 10629 5 F. F. NNP 28158 10629 6 J. J. NNP 28158 10629 7 L. L. NNP 28158 10629 8 , , , 28158 10629 9 R.N. R.N. NNP 28158 10629 10 , , , 28158 10629 11 238 238 CD 28158 10629 12 . . . 28158 10630 1 Warley Warley NNP 28158 10630 2 Common Common NNP 28158 10630 3 , , , 28158 10630 4 269 269 CD 28158 10630 5 . . . 28158 10631 1 Warren Warren NNP 28158 10631 2 Lieut.-Gen lieut.-gen CD 28158 10631 3 . . . 28158 10631 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10631 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10631 6 , , , 28158 10631 7 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 10631 8 , , , 28158 10631 9 K.C.B. K.C.B. NNP 28158 10631 10 , , , 28158 10631 11 201 201 CD 28158 10631 12 , , , 28158 10631 13 377 377 CD 28158 10631 14 , , , 28158 10631 15 379 379 CD 28158 10631 16 . . . 28158 10632 1 Warrenton Warrenton NNP 28158 10632 2 , , , 28158 10632 3 39 39 CD 28158 10632 4 . . . 28158 10633 1 Warwickshire warwickshire NN 28158 10633 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10633 3 , , , 28158 10633 4 Royal Royal NNP 28158 10633 5 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10633 6 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10633 7 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10633 8 . . . 28158 10634 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10634 2 See See NNP 28158 10634 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10634 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10634 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10634 6 . . . 28158 10635 1 Waschbank Waschbank NNP 28158 10635 2 , , , 28158 10635 3 58 58 CD 28158 10635 4 , , , 28158 10635 5 127 127 CD 28158 10635 6 . . . 28158 10636 1 Waschbank Waschbank NNP 28158 10636 2 bridge bridge NNP 28158 10636 3 , , , 28158 10636 4 334 334 CD 28158 10636 5 . . . 28158 10637 1 Waschbank Waschbank NNP 28158 10637 2 river river NNP 28158 10637 3 , , , 28158 10637 4 147 147 CD 28158 10637 5 - - SYM 28158 10637 6 151 151 CD 28158 10637 7 . . . 28158 10638 1 Water water NN 28158 10638 2 , , , 28158 10638 3 story story NN 28158 10638 4 of of IN 28158 10638 5 , , , 28158 10638 6 at at IN 28158 10638 7 Graspan Graspan NNP 28158 10638 8 , , , 28158 10638 9 432 432 CD 28158 10638 10 ; ; : 28158 10638 11 carts cart NNS 28158 10638 12 , , , 28158 10638 13 421 421 CD 28158 10638 14 . . . 28158 10639 1 Waterberg Waterberg NNP 28158 10639 2 commando commando NNP 28158 10639 3 . . . 28158 10640 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10640 2 See See NNP 28158 10640 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10640 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10640 5 . . . 28158 10641 1 Watson Watson NNP 28158 10641 2 , , , 28158 10641 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 10641 4 A. a. NN 28158 10641 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10641 6 , , , 28158 10641 7 281 281 CD 28158 10641 8 , , , 28158 10641 9 396 396 CD 28158 10641 10 - - SYM 28158 10641 11 399 399 CD 28158 10641 12 . . . 28158 10642 1 Wauchope Wauchope NNP 28158 10642 2 , , , 28158 10642 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10642 4 - - HYPH 28158 10642 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 10642 6 . . . 28158 10642 7 A. A. NNP 28158 10642 8 G. G. NNP 28158 10642 9 , , , 28158 10642 10 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10642 11 , , , 28158 10642 12 C.M.G. C.M.G. NNP 28158 10642 13 , , , 28158 10642 14 203 203 CD 28158 10642 15 , , , 28158 10642 16 207 207 CD 28158 10642 17 , , , 28158 10642 18 211 211 CD 28158 10642 19 , , , 28158 10642 20 212 212 CD 28158 10642 21 , , , 28158 10642 22 215 215 CD 28158 10642 23 , , , 28158 10642 24 276 276 CD 28158 10642 25 - - SYM 28158 10642 26 279 279 CD 28158 10642 27 , , , 28158 10642 28 308 308 CD 28158 10642 29 , , , 28158 10642 30 311 311 CD 28158 10642 31 , , , 28158 10642 32 312 312 CD 28158 10642 33 , , , 28158 10642 34 316 316 CD 28158 10642 35 - - SYM 28158 10642 36 319 319 CD 28158 10642 37 , , , 28158 10642 38 323 323 CD 28158 10642 39 , , , 28158 10642 40 324 324 CD 28158 10642 41 . . . 28158 10643 1 Wavell Wavell NNP 28158 10643 2 , , , 28158 10643 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10643 4 - - HYPH 28158 10643 5 General General NNP 28158 10643 6 A. A. NNP 28158 10643 7 G. G. NNP 28158 10643 8 , , , 28158 10643 9 437 437 CD 28158 10643 10 . . . 28158 10644 1 Weenen Weenen NNP 28158 10644 2 , , , 28158 10644 3 269 269 CD 28158 10644 4 , , , 28158 10644 5 273 273 CD 28158 10644 6 . . . 28158 10645 1 Weenen Weenen NNP 28158 10645 2 road road NN 28158 10645 3 , , , 28158 10645 4 336 336 CD 28158 10645 5 . . . 28158 10646 1 Weil Weil NNP 28158 10646 2 , , , 28158 10646 3 Messrs. Messrs. NNP 28158 10646 4 , , , 28158 10646 5 16 16 CD 28158 10646 6 . . . 28158 10647 1 Welman Welman NNP 28158 10647 2 , , , 28158 10647 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10647 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10647 5 L. L. NNP 28158 10647 6 , , , 28158 10647 7 298 298 CD 28158 10647 8 . . . 28158 10648 1 Welsh Welsh NNP 28158 10648 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10648 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10648 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10648 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10648 6 . . . 28158 10649 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10649 2 See See NNP 28158 10649 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10649 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10649 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10649 6 . . . 28158 10650 1 Wessels wessel NNS 28158 10650 2 , , , 28158 10650 3 Commandant Commandant NNP 28158 10650 4 , , , 28158 10650 5 409 409 CD 28158 10650 6 . . . 28158 10651 1 West West NNP 28158 10651 2 Africa Africa NNP 28158 10651 3 and and CC 28158 10651 4 various various JJ 28158 10651 5 African african JJ 28158 10651 6 protectorates protectorate NNS 28158 10651 7 , , , 28158 10651 8 91 91 CD 28158 10651 9 , , , 28158 10651 10 95 95 CD 28158 10651 11 . . . 28158 10652 1 West West NNP 28158 10652 2 Australia Australia NNP 28158 10652 3 , , , 28158 10652 4 94 94 CD 28158 10652 5 ; ; : 28158 10652 6 offers offer VBZ 28158 10652 7 assistance assistance NN 28158 10652 8 , , , 28158 10652 9 34 34 CD 28158 10652 10 . . . 28158 10653 1 West West NNP 28158 10653 2 Australian Australian NNP 28158 10653 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10653 4 . . . 28158 10654 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10654 2 See See NNP 28158 10654 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10654 4 COLONIAL COLONIAL NNP 28158 10654 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10654 6 . . . 28158 10655 1 West West NNP 28158 10655 2 Indies Indies NNP 28158 10655 3 , , , 28158 10655 4 95 95 CD 28158 10655 5 . . . 28158 10656 1 West West NNP 28158 10656 2 Riding Riding NNP 28158 10656 3 regiment regiment NN 28158 10656 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10656 5 1st 1st NN 28158 10656 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10656 7 . . . 28158 10657 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10657 2 See See NNP 28158 10657 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10657 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10657 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10657 6 . . . 28158 10658 1 West West NNP 28158 10658 2 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 10658 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10658 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10658 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10658 6 . . . 28158 10659 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10659 2 See See NNP 28158 10659 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10659 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10659 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10659 6 . . . 28158 10660 1 White white JJ 28158 10660 2 , , , 28158 10660 3 Lieut.-General Lieut.-General NNP 28158 10660 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10660 5 George George NNP 28158 10660 6 S. S. NNP 28158 10660 7 , , , 28158 10660 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10660 9 , , , 28158 10660 10 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 10660 11 , , , 28158 10660 12 G.C.S.I. G.C.S.I. NNP 28158 10660 13 , , , 28158 10660 14 G.C.I.E. G.C.I.E. NNP 28158 10660 15 , , , 28158 10660 16 9 9 CD 28158 10660 17 , , , 28158 10660 18 46 46 CD 28158 10660 19 - - SYM 28158 10660 20 48 48 CD 28158 10660 21 , , , 28158 10660 22 51 51 CD 28158 10660 23 , , , 28158 10660 24 52 52 CD 28158 10660 25 , , , 28158 10660 26 123 123 CD 28158 10660 27 , , , 28158 10660 28 126 126 CD 28158 10660 29 , , , 28158 10660 30 127 127 CD 28158 10660 31 , , , 28158 10660 32 143 143 CD 28158 10660 33 , , , 28158 10660 34 144 144 CD 28158 10660 35 , , , 28158 10660 36 148 148 CD 28158 10660 37 , , , 28158 10660 38 149 149 CD 28158 10660 39 , , , 28158 10660 40 205 205 CD 28158 10660 41 , , , 28158 10660 42 208 208 CD 28158 10660 43 , , , 28158 10660 44 210 210 CD 28158 10660 45 , , , 28158 10660 46 261 261 CD 28158 10660 47 - - SYM 28158 10660 48 264 264 CD 28158 10660 49 , , , 28158 10660 50 335 335 CD 28158 10660 51 , , , 28158 10660 52 377 377 CD 28158 10660 53 , , , 28158 10660 54 378 378 CD 28158 10660 55 , , , 28158 10660 56 410 410 CD 28158 10660 57 , , , 28158 10660 58 415 415 CD 28158 10660 59 , , , 28158 10660 60 422 422 CD 28158 10660 61 ; ; : 28158 10660 62 arrived arrive VBD 28158 10660 63 in in IN 28158 10660 64 Natal Natal NNP 28158 10660 65 , , , 28158 10660 66 46 46 CD 28158 10660 67 ; ; : 28158 10660 68 at at IN 28158 10660 69 Elandslaagte Elandslaagte NNP 28158 10660 70 , , , 28158 10660 71 157 157 CD 28158 10660 72 - - SYM 28158 10660 73 171 171 CD 28158 10660 74 ; ; : 28158 10660 75 at at IN 28158 10660 76 Lombards Lombards NNP 28158 10660 77 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10660 78 , , , 28158 10660 79 172 172 CD 28158 10660 80 - - SYM 28158 10660 81 184 184 CD 28158 10660 82 ; ; : 28158 10660 83 at at IN 28158 10660 84 Rietfontein Rietfontein NNP 28158 10660 85 , , , 28158 10660 86 151 151 CD 28158 10660 87 - - SYM 28158 10660 88 156 156 CD 28158 10660 89 ; ; : 28158 10660 90 his -PRON- PRP$ 28158 10660 91 knowledge knowledge NN 28158 10660 92 of of IN 28158 10660 93 Buller Buller NNP 28158 10660 94 's 's POS 28158 10660 95 plans plan NNS 28158 10660 96 , , , 28158 10660 97 338 338 CD 28158 10660 98 , , , 28158 10660 99 339 339 CD 28158 10660 100 ; ; : 28158 10660 101 isolated isolated JJ 28158 10660 102 , , , 28158 10660 103 200 200 CD 28158 10660 104 ; ; : 28158 10660 105 suggests suggest VBZ 28158 10660 106 that that IN 28158 10660 107 Navy Navy NNP 28158 10660 108 should should MD 28158 10660 109 be be VB 28158 10660 110 consulted consult VBN 28158 10660 111 , , , 28158 10660 112 117 117 CD 28158 10660 113 , , , 28158 10660 114 118 118 CD 28158 10660 115 , , , 28158 10660 116 120 120 CD 28158 10660 117 ; ; : 28158 10660 118 unable unable JJ 28158 10660 119 to to TO 28158 10660 120 protect protect VB 28158 10660 121 southern southern JJ 28158 10660 122 Natal Natal NNP 28158 10660 123 , , , 28158 10660 124 196 196 CD 28158 10660 125 - - SYM 28158 10660 126 198 198 CD 28158 10660 127 . . . 28158 10661 1 White White NNP 28158 10661 2 , , , 28158 10661 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10661 4 H. H. NNP 28158 10661 5 S. S. NNP 28158 10661 6 , , , 28158 10661 7 371 371 CD 28158 10661 8 . . . 28158 10662 1 Wickham Wickham NNP 28158 10662 2 , , , 28158 10662 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10662 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10662 5 J. J. NNP 28158 10662 6 R. R. NNP 28158 10662 7 , , , 28158 10662 8 146 146 CD 28158 10662 9 . . . 28158 10663 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10663 2 Widgeon Widgeon NNP 28158 10663 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10663 4 , , , 28158 10663 5 H.M.S. H.M.S. NNP 28158 10663 6 , , , 28158 10663 7 116 116 CD 28158 10663 8 . . . 28158 10664 1 Wilford Wilford NNP 28158 10664 2 , , , 28158 10664 3 Colonel Colonel NNP 28158 10664 4 E. E. NNP 28158 10664 5 P. P. NNP 28158 10664 6 , , , 28158 10664 7 154 154 CD 28158 10664 8 , , , 28158 10664 9 155 155 CD 28158 10664 10 . . . 28158 10665 1 Willcock Willcock NNP 28158 10665 2 , , , 28158 10665 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10665 4 S. S. NNP 28158 10665 5 , , , 28158 10665 6 193 193 CD 28158 10665 7 . . . 28158 10666 1 Willow Willow NNP 28158 10666 2 Grange Grange NNP 28158 10666 3 , , , 28158 10666 4 269 269 CD 28158 10666 5 , , , 28158 10666 6 270 270 CD 28158 10666 7 , , , 28158 10666 8 272 272 CD 28158 10666 9 . . . 28158 10667 1 Willmott Willmott NNP 28158 10667 2 , , , 28158 10667 3 Captain Captain NNP 28158 10667 4 W. W. NNP 28158 10667 5 A. A. NNP 28158 10667 6 , , , 28158 10667 7 298 298 CD 28158 10667 8 . . . 28158 10668 1 Wilson Wilson NNP 28158 10668 2 , , , 28158 10668 3 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 10668 4 R. R. NNP 28158 10668 5 S. S. NNP 28158 10668 6 , , , 28158 10668 7 319 319 CD 28158 10668 8 , , , 28158 10668 9 320 320 CD 28158 10668 10 . . . 28158 10669 1 Wilson Wilson NNP 28158 10669 2 , , , 28158 10669 3 Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-Colonel NNP 28158 10669 4 A. a. NN 28158 10669 5 , , , 28158 10669 6 441 441 CD 28158 10669 7 . . . 28158 10670 1 Wiltshire wiltshire JJ 28158 10670 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10670 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10670 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10670 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10670 6 . . . 28158 10671 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10671 2 See See NNP 28158 10671 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10671 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10671 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10671 6 . . . 28158 10672 1 Winburg winburg JJ 28158 10672 2 commando commando NN 28158 10672 3 . . . 28158 10673 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10673 2 See See NNP 28158 10673 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10673 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10673 5 . . . 28158 10674 1 Windmill windmill JJ 28158 10674 2 camp camp NN 28158 10674 3 , , , 28158 10674 4 395 395 CD 28158 10674 5 . . . 28158 10675 1 Wing wing NN 28158 10675 2 , , , 28158 10675 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10675 4 F. F. NNP 28158 10675 5 D. D. NNP 28158 10675 6 V. V. NNP 28158 10675 7 , , , 28158 10675 8 181 181 CD 28158 10675 9 . . . 28158 10676 1 Winterberg Winterberg NNP 28158 10676 2 mountains mountain NNS 28158 10676 3 , , , 28158 10676 4 383 383 CD 28158 10676 5 . . . 28158 10677 1 Wire wire NN 28158 10677 2 fences fence NNS 28158 10677 3 , , , 28158 10677 4 71 71 CD 28158 10677 5 , , , 28158 10677 6 155 155 CD 28158 10677 7 , , , 28158 10677 8 166 166 CD 28158 10677 9 , , , 28158 10677 10 167 167 CD 28158 10677 11 , , , 28158 10677 12 221 221 CD 28158 10677 13 , , , 28158 10677 14 256 256 CD 28158 10677 15 , , , 28158 10677 16 320 320 CD 28158 10677 17 , , , 28158 10677 18 442 442 CD 28158 10677 19 . . . 28158 10678 1 Witfontein Witfontein NNP 28158 10678 2 Berg Berg NNP 28158 10678 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10678 4 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10678 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10678 6 , , , 28158 10678 7 59 59 CD 28158 10678 8 . . . 28158 10679 1 Witmoss Witmoss NNP 28158 10679 2 , , , 28158 10679 3 53 53 CD 28158 10679 4 . . . 28158 10680 1 Witteberg Witteberg NNP 28158 10680 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10680 3 mountain mountain NN 28158 10680 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10680 5 , , , 28158 10680 6 59 59 CD 28158 10680 7 . . . 28158 10681 1 Wittekop Wittekop NNP 28158 10681 2 , , , 28158 10681 3 245 245 CD 28158 10681 4 . . . 28158 10682 1 Witteputs Witteputs NNP 28158 10682 2 , , , 28158 10682 3 213 213 CD 28158 10682 4 , , , 28158 10682 5 216 216 CD 28158 10682 6 , , , 28158 10682 7 223 223 CD 28158 10682 8 , , , 28158 10682 9 386 386 CD 28158 10682 10 . . . 28158 10683 1 Witwaters Witwaters NNP 28158 10683 2 Rand Rand NNP 28158 10683 3 , , , 28158 10683 4 60 60 CD 28158 10683 5 . . . 28158 10684 1 Wodehouse Wodehouse NNP 28158 10684 2 district district NN 28158 10684 3 , , , 28158 10684 4 382 382 CD 28158 10684 5 . . . 28158 10685 1 Wolmaranstad wolmaranstad JJ 28158 10685 2 commando commando NNS 28158 10685 3 . . . 28158 10686 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10686 2 See See NNP 28158 10686 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10686 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10686 5 . . . 28158 10687 1 Wolseley Wolseley NNP 28158 10687 2 , , , 28158 10687 3 Field Field NNP 28158 10687 4 Marshal Marshal NNP 28158 10687 5 the the DT 28158 10687 6 Right right UH 28158 10687 7 Honourable Honourable NNP 28158 10687 8 G. G. NNP 28158 10687 9 J. J. NNP 28158 10687 10 Viscount Viscount NNP 28158 10687 11 , , , 28158 10687 12 K.P. K.P. NNP 28158 10687 13 , , , 28158 10687 14 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 10687 15 , , , 28158 10687 16 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 10687 17 , , , 28158 10687 18 7 7 CD 28158 10687 19 , , , 28158 10687 20 17 17 CD 28158 10687 21 , , , 28158 10687 22 39 39 CD 28158 10687 23 , , , 28158 10687 24 101 101 CD 28158 10687 25 , , , 28158 10687 26 197 197 CD 28158 10687 27 , , , 28158 10687 28 207 207 CD 28158 10687 29 . . . 28158 10688 1 Wolseley Wolseley NNP 28158 10688 2 - - HYPH 28158 10688 3 Jenkins Jenkins NNP 28158 10688 4 , , , 28158 10688 5 Brig.-Gen brig.-gen ADD 28158 10688 6 . . . 28158 10688 7 C. C. NNP 28158 10688 8 B. B. NNP 28158 10688 9 H. H. NNP 28158 10688 10 , , , 28158 10688 11 158 158 CD 28158 10688 12 , , , 28158 10688 13 159 159 CD 28158 10688 14 . . . 28158 10689 1 Wolve Wolve NNP 28158 10689 2 Kop Kop NNP 28158 10689 3 , , , 28158 10689 4 400 400 CD 28158 10689 5 . . . 28158 10690 1 Wolvekraal Wolvekraal NNP 28158 10690 2 farm farm NN 28158 10690 3 , , , 28158 10690 4 388 388 CD 28158 10690 5 . . . 28158 10691 1 Wood wood NN 28158 10691 2 , , , 28158 10691 3 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 10691 4 C. C. NNP 28158 10691 5 C. C. NNP 28158 10691 6 , , , 28158 10691 7 213 213 CD 28158 10691 8 . . . 28158 10692 1 Wood wood NN 28158 10692 2 , , , 28158 10692 3 General General NNP 28158 10692 4 Sir Sir NNP 28158 10692 5 H. H. NNP 28158 10692 6 Evelyn Evelyn NNP 28158 10692 7 , , , 28158 10692 8 V.C. V.C. NNP 28158 10692 9 , , , 28158 10692 10 G.C.B. G.C.B. NNP 28158 10692 11 , , , 28158 10692 12 G.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. NNP 28158 10692 13 , , , 28158 10692 14 16 16 CD 28158 10692 15 , , , 28158 10692 16 17 17 CD 28158 10692 17 . . . 28158 10693 1 Wood wood NN 28158 10693 2 , , , 28158 10693 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10693 4 - - HYPH 28158 10693 5 General General NNP 28158 10693 6 E. E. NNP 28158 10693 7 , , , 28158 10693 8 C.B. C.B. NNP 28158 10693 9 , , , 28158 10693 10 386 386 CD 28158 10693 11 - - SYM 28158 10693 12 388 388 CD 28158 10693 13 . . . 28158 10694 1 Woodcote woodcote JJ 28158 10694 2 farm farm NN 28158 10694 3 , , , 28158 10694 4 160 160 CD 28158 10694 5 , , , 28158 10694 6 161 161 CD 28158 10694 7 , , , 28158 10694 8 167 167 CD 28158 10694 9 . . . 28158 10695 1 Wools Wools NNP 28158 10695 2 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10695 3 , , , 28158 10695 4 124 124 CD 28158 10695 5 . . . 28158 10696 1 Worcester Worcester NNP 28158 10696 2 district district NN 28158 10696 3 , , , 28158 10696 4 383 383 CD 28158 10696 5 . . . 28158 10697 1 Worcestershire Worcestershire NNP 28158 10697 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10697 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10697 4 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10697 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10697 6 . . . 28158 10698 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10698 2 See See NNP 28158 10698 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10698 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10698 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10698 6 . . . 28158 10699 1 Wyk Wyk NNP 28158 10699 2 , , , 28158 10699 3 75 75 CD 28158 10699 4 . . . 28158 10700 1 Yeomanry Yeomanry NNP 28158 10700 2 , , , 28158 10700 3 12 12 CD 28158 10700 4 , , , 28158 10700 5 93 93 CD 28158 10700 6 , , , 28158 10700 7 379 379 CD 28158 10700 8 , , , 28158 10700 9 380 380 CD 28158 10700 10 . . . 28158 10701 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10701 2 See See NNP 28158 10701 3 also also RB 28158 10701 4 _ _ NNP 28158 10701 5 IMPERIAL IMPERIAL NNP 28158 10701 6 YEOMANRY YEOMANRY NNP 28158 10701 7 . . . 28158 10702 1 Yorkshire Yorkshire NNP 28158 10702 2 Light Light NNP 28158 10702 3 Infantry Infantry NNP 28158 10702 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10702 5 2nd 2nd NNP 28158 10702 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10702 7 . . . 28158 10703 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10703 2 See See NNP 28158 10703 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10703 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10703 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10703 6 . . . 28158 10704 1 Yorkshire yorkshire JJ 28158 10704 2 regiment regiment NN 28158 10704 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10704 4 1st 1st NN 28158 10704 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10704 6 . . . 28158 10705 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10705 2 See See NNP 28158 10705 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10705 4 REGULAR REGULAR NNP 28158 10705 5 UNITS UNITS NNP 28158 10705 6 . . . 28158 10706 1 Yule Yule NNP 28158 10706 2 , , , 28158 10706 3 Major Major NNP 28158 10706 4 - - HYPH 28158 10706 5 Gen Gen NNP 28158 10706 6 . . . 28158 10706 7 J. J. NNP 28158 10706 8 H. H. NNP 28158 10706 9 , , , 28158 10706 10 123 123 CD 28158 10706 11 , , , 28158 10706 12 131 131 CD 28158 10706 13 , , , 28158 10706 14 133 133 CD 28158 10706 15 , , , 28158 10706 16 137 137 CD 28158 10706 17 , , , 28158 10706 18 138 138 CD 28158 10706 19 , , , 28158 10706 20 142 142 CD 28158 10706 21 - - SYM 28158 10706 22 156 156 CD 28158 10706 23 , , , 28158 10706 24 161 161 CD 28158 10706 25 , , , 28158 10706 26 172 172 CD 28158 10706 27 . . . 28158 10707 1 Zambesi Zambesi NNP 28158 10707 2 , , , 28158 10707 3 48 48 CD 28158 10707 4 , , , 28158 10707 5 60 60 CD 28158 10707 6 . . . 28158 10708 1 Zandspruit zandspruit NN 28158 10708 2 , , , 28158 10708 3 49 49 CD 28158 10708 4 , , , 28158 10708 5 124 124 CD 28158 10708 6 . . . 28158 10709 1 Zarps Zarps NNP 28158 10709 2 . . . 28158 10710 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10710 2 See See NNP 28158 10710 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10710 4 SOUTH SOUTH NNP 28158 10710 5 AFRICAN AFRICAN NNP 28158 10710 6 REPUBLIC REPUBLIC NNP 28158 10710 7 POLICE POLICE NNP 28158 10710 8 . . . 28158 10711 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10711 2 Zibenghla Zibenghla NNP 28158 10711 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10711 4 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10711 5 transport transport NN 28158 10711 6 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10711 7 , , , 28158 10711 8 203 203 CD 28158 10711 9 . . . 28158 10712 1 Zoutpansberg Zoutpansberg NNP 28158 10712 2 commando commando NNP 28158 10712 3 . . . 28158 10713 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10713 2 See See NNP 28158 10713 3 _ _ NNP 28158 10713 4 COMMANDOS COMMANDOS NNP 28158 10713 5 . . . 28158 10714 1 Zoutpansberg Zoutpansberg NNP 28158 10714 2 Range Range NNP 28158 10714 3 , , , 28158 10714 4 59 59 CD 28158 10714 5 . . . 28158 10715 1 Zoutpan Zoutpan NNP 28158 10715 2 's 's POS 28158 10715 3 Drift Drift NNP 28158 10715 4 , , , 28158 10715 5 387 387 CD 28158 10715 6 , , , 28158 10715 7 388 388 CD 28158 10715 8 . . . 28158 10716 1 Zululand Zululand NNP 28158 10716 2 , , , 28158 10716 3 36 36 CD 28158 10716 4 , , , 28158 10716 5 65 65 CD 28158 10716 6 , , , 28158 10716 7 94 94 CD 28158 10716 8 , , , 28158 10716 9 158 158 CD 28158 10716 10 , , , 28158 10716 11 274 274 CD 28158 10716 12 . . . 28158 10717 1 Zulus Zulus NNP 28158 10717 2 , , , 28158 10717 3 70 70 CD 28158 10717 4 . . . 28158 10718 1 Zuurbergen Zuurbergen NNP 28158 10718 2 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10718 3 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10718 4 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10718 5 , , , 28158 10718 6 56 56 CD 28158 10718 7 . . . 28158 10719 1 Zwarte Zwarte NNP 28158 10719 2 Bergen Bergen NNP 28158 10719 3 ( ( -LRB- 28158 10719 4 mountain mountain NNP 28158 10719 5 ) ) -RRB- 28158 10719 6 , , , 28158 10719 7 55 55 CD 28158 10719 8 . . . 28158 10720 1 Zyl Zyl NNP 28158 10720 2 , , , 28158 10720 3 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 28158 10720 4 Van Van NNP 28158 10720 5 , , , 28158 10720 6 272 272 CD 28158 10720 7 . . . 28158 10721 1 _ _ NNP 28158 10721 2 Printed Printed NNP 28158 10721 3 by by IN 28158 10721 4 The the DT 28158 10721 5 Chapel Chapel NNP 28158 10721 6 River River NNP 28158 10721 7 Press Press NNP 28158 10721 8 , , , 28158 10721 9 Kingston Kingston NNP 28158 10721 10 , , , 28158 10721 11 Surrey Surrey NNP 28158 10721 12 . . . 28158 10721 13 _ _ XX