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Citation: Boer War - South Australia, Contingents sent, 1899 - 1902, Roll of Honour

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Wednesday, 25 June 2003

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Contents
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1st SAMR

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

Contents

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Outline
1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Outline
Nominal Roll
1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Nominal Roll

Roll of Honour

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour
Lest we forget

Further Reading:

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour

Citation: 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Contents

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Tuesday, 24 June 2003

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Outline
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1st SAMR

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

Outline

Map illustrating the activities of the 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles in South Africa, 1902.

[From: Chamberlain, M., The Australians in the South African War 1899-1902, Canberra, 1999.]

In 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Murray, produced a marvellous Boer War reference detailing all the contingents sent from Australia to South Africa, giving a brief history of the formation and finally, listing all the soldiers who saw service in South Africa with that unit. The book was called, Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. It is now the standard reference and starting place for any person interested in pursuing information about Australian involvement in the Boer War.

Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, p. 307.

First (Mounted Rifles) Contingent

Enrolled in the first instance, as a company of infantry; but mounted in South Africa. Preference s given to men who were or had been serving in the local other military forces. They were also required to be good shots, and to pass a medical examination as regards physical fitness.

Establishment.- 1 captain, 3 subalterns, 1 medical officer, I colour-sergeant, 7 sergeants, 7 corporals, 6 lance-corporals, 1 bugler, 99 privates; total, 5 officers, 121 of other ranks. Captain G. B. Lascelles, Royal Fusiliers, accompanied the Contingent for special service, and acted as adjutant of the combined battalion.

For pay, uniform, etc., vide p. 342.

Promotions.

Captain F. H Howland, to be Major. 5th September, 1900.

Lieutenant J. H. Stapleton, to be Captain, 5th September, 1900.

Lieutenant B. M. Blair, recommended and approved for Captain, 10th December, 1900.

Sergeant A. W. Johnstone, to be Lieutenant, 21st March 1900.

Corporals G. E. B Noblett, W. C. N. Waite, and Trooper J. H. Shearer, were promoted Lieutenants in Fifth and Sixth Contingents

Sergeant F. Laycock, promoted Lieutenant. 8th, Australian Commonwealth

For promotions of N.C.O.'s and men, vide nominal roll.

Service.

The company embarked at Port Adelaide on the transport Medic, 2nd November, 1899, and disembarked at Cape Town on 25th November. They were encamped at Maitland until 1st December, on which day they entrained and proceeded to De Aar; from there marched to Belmont, where the Contingent formed part of the Australian Regiment under Colonel J. C. Hoad; vide 1st Victorian Contingent. On 10th December, marched to Enslin, under orders from Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, to relieve the Gordon Highlanders. At Enslin the Regiment was hold in reserve for Magersfontein, but was not required.

Returned to Naauwpoort about the end of January, then went to Rensburg, and from there to Maeder's Farm, where they were supplied with horses, and converted into Mounted Infantry. In the fighting which took place at Hopkirk's Farm (when the Boers with a very strong force attacked the whole of Clements' extended line), Lieutenant J. W. Powell was killed. Owing to the superior strength of the Boers, the force to which the regiment was attached had to fall back on Rensburg, and, eventually, to Arundel, where some casualties were sustained. From there the Contingent was sent to join the Berkshire Regiment, under Major M'Cracken. On the retirement of the Boers the Column, under General Clements, advanced to Norval's Pont, where the Regiment crossed the Orange River and took part in the march to Bloemfontein, under Major Dauncey of the Inniskillings. At Bloemfontein the First and Second Contingents formed the South Australian Mounted Rifles.

In the retirement on Arundel, which commenced at midnight, 13th-14th February, 1900, the South Australians formed the rear-guard; a position of honour and responsibility, as General Clements' men had been without rest or sleep for nearly 48 hours. Notwithstanding these great exertions, Captain Lascelles, Royal Fusiliers, who was acting as adjutant, on arriving in the neighbourhood of Arundel, went back with a mixed body of volunteers, mostly South Australians to endeavour to bring in or assist some infantry who had been left behind. On the 20th, the Boers again attacked Clements, but were driven back. During the next eight days there was constant fighting, in which the Contingent took their share. In the advance from Arundel on the 28th, they formed the rear-guard. When General Clements was preparing to cross the Orange River (8th March), the South Australians were sent forward to the front at Norval's Pont, where they were in contact with the enemy until the 15th, when the force crossed. During the march through the Orange State, the squadron was on the right of the Column.

For further particulars of service, vide Second Contingent.

The Contingent embarked at Cape Town an 3rd November, 1900, in the transport Harlech Castle, and disembarked at Adelaide on 30th November. Granted a bonus of 30 days' pay by the South Australian Government Disbanded, 30th November, 1900.

Captain Humphris and 25 men of the Second Contingent, having urgent private business, returned to Australia with the First Contingent.

Further Reading:

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour

Citation: 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Outline

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Monday, 23 June 2003

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Nominal Roll
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1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

Nominal Roll

Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp. 61 - 69.

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

18 Private George AISTON

77 Private Wilfred E ALDERSEY

29 Private JJ ALEXANDER

66 Private A ANGROVE

78 Lance Corporal RT BARRON

88 Private Arthur Samuel BATES

32 Private AN BEECKEN

48 Private J BENNETT

Lieutenant Francis Malcolm BLAIR

112 Private A BOTHE

59 Private CH BRADSHAW

84 Private A BRISBANE

64 Private E BRISTOW

47 Private JR BROWN

93 Private TP BURTON

81 Private W BUTEFISCH

100 Private ADK CAMERON

21 Private AE CARSON

43 Private FW COLLINS

13 Lance Corporal Arthur William Richard COOPER

17 Private Francis Clement CORNISH

92 Private GC DAVIS

35 Private T DAWSON

87 Private MJ DEW

2 Sergeant HP DOHERTY

19 Private Edward Thomas DUNCAN

103 Private J EARLE

80 Private Arthur EDGE

98 Private HE EVERSLEY

101 Private AE EWENS

115 Private J FORBES

26 Private WJ FOREMAN

89 Private L GILBERT

15 Corporal Trumpeter TW GLIEMAN

68 Sergeant Tom HANLEY

31 Private EH HANSON

105 Private JL HARE

33 Private HE HAWKE

60 Private JG HAY

5 Corporal JH HEINJUS

61 Private R HILL

53 Private T HOLLAND

53 Private W HOLLAND

37 Private T HOOD

25 Private S HOWE

Captain Frederick Henry HOWLAND

44 Private TR JENKINSON

119 Sergeant AW JOHNSTONE

71 Private SR JONES

116 Private W JUSTICE

34 Private CJ KEITH

24 Private WJ KELLY

91 Private Albert John KILSBY

10 Corporal TJ KLAFFER

1 Colour Sergeant JC KUBALE

106 Private JBT LARSON

Captain George Reginald LASCELLES

4 Sergeant Frank LAYCOCK

75 Private FT LEANE

94 Private D MACARTHUR

50 Private R MACDONALD

104 Private WH MACKENZIE

27 Private J MALEY

20 Private M MALONE

102 Private RA MALONE

110 Private JG MANDER

55 Private T MARSHALL

45 Private CF MASON

96 Private FG MATTHEWS

22 Private JCJ MCBETH

58 Private A MCGARISH

9 Corporal James MCGILLVRAY

86 Corporal NA MCINTOSH

108 Private D MCLEOD

42 Private GL MERROTSY

107 Private C MOLONEY

109 Private HLA MORPHETT

73 Lance Corporal F MUIR

113 Private AE MURCH

97 Private TA NAUGHTON

41 Private O NELSON

56 Private AR NIXON

14 Corporal GEH NOBLETT

74 Private JE NOBLETT

12 Lance Corporal Dudley C OLDHAM

54 Private RW OWEN

28 Private GR PALTRIDGE

120 Trooper JW PARSONS

121 Private James Ellis PETRIE

76 Private SC PINSTNEY

65 Private J POPE

Lieutenant James William POWELL

30 Private FH PROVIS

79 Private LS RAYMOND

38 Private J REID

70 Lance Corporal AC RISPIN

52 Private JW RUDDOCK

23 Private William RUST

62 Private SJ SCHMIDT

6 Sergeant W SCHWAN

114 Private AE SCOTT

82 Private John H SHEARER

51 Private R SHORT

63 Private A SIMPSON

46 Private G SMITH

118 Private WE SMITH

95 Private NAJ STACEY

Lieutenant John Henry STAPLETON

40 Private TH STEPHENS

39 Private WC SUFFOLK

36 Private JH SWANSON

57 Private JG TAVERNER

7 Sergeant W THOMAS

69 Private D THOMPSON

Captain John Tressilian TOLL

83 Private J TOOLE

11 Corporal William Charles Nightingale WAITE

16 Lance Corporal JC WALTER

117 Private W WALTERS

67 Private WT WARE

72 Private EC WARNES

3 Sergeant AW WATSON

90 Private FH WAUCHOPE

85 Private W WHITEHEAD

111 Private F WHITLEY

99 Private WH WILKIE

Further Reading:

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour

Citation: 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Nominal Roll

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Sunday, 22 June 2003

Boer War, 1899 - 1902, Australian Forces, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour
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Boer War, 1899 - 1902

Australian Forces

Roll of Honour

1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have served at one time with the 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles or another unit during the Boer War.

Roll of Honour

J H HEINJUS

T J KLAFFER

F G MATTHEWS

J W POWELL
J W POWELL

William Edwin SMITH

Lest we forget

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Citation: 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, Roll of Honour

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