Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
During their tour of South Africa, "A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles participated in many different actions as part of the British force. One of the actions occurred at Brandfort, 3 May 1900. The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Marched to the Glen and engaged the enemy on 29th March, remained here until 1st May on outpost duty, and joined General Hutton, being part of the 2nd Corps (Colonel De Lisle). Occupied Brandfort, and present at the engagements at Vet River, and an important reconnaissance of Botha's army at Zand River, followed by a fight at Ventersburg-road on the 10th May. On arrival at Kroonstadt on the 12th May, were taken from General Hutton and attached to General Ian Hamilton; marching on the 15th May through Lindley and Heilbron to the Vaal River, which was crossed on 25th May.
Brandfort, 3 May 1900
107 Private Herbert AGLAND
Major John Macquarie ANTILL
9 Corporal James APPS
106 Private Reginald Thomas ARNOLD
85 Private Francis William AXAM
70 Private Thomas BALL
5 Sergeant William Henry BARHAM
18 Private Arthur Thomas BENNETT
86 Private James BLACKWOOD
87 Lance Corporal Albert John BOLLARD
21 Private Ed. Counde BULL
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
90 Private Ed. Thomas CLEARY
25 Private Austin Clarendon COX
24 Private William Sydney CRIPPS
37 Bugler Verdi Robert DALY
7 Farrier Sergeant J DENNY
28 Corporal Dugald DRUMMOND
30 Farrier Sergeant Hubert GARLICK
8 Lance Sergeant John Robert GILFILLAN
32 Private Ernest James HACKETT
33 Private Edwin George HAWES
81 Sergeant John Martin HAWKEY
Warrant Officer Richard Charles HOLMAN
43 Private James HOPKINS
34 Private Arthur Herbert JAMES
36 Private John KELLY
38 Private Gifford Caleb LEETE
39 Private Edward James LINDSAY
104 Private William George LLOYD
128 Private George MASON
2 Squadron Sergeant Major Adam MCALLISTER
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
41 Private John MCDONALD
42 Private Norman MCGREGOR
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
Captain Archibald Alexander MCLEAN
46 Corporal Charles Robert MILLAR
14 Trumpeter Charles George MILLS
93 Private Patrick Thomas MOORE
49 Private Michael George MOSS
50 Private James MULLAMPY
51 Private George MURRAY
94 Sergeant Robert John NETHERY
Lieutenant Joseph NEWMAN
Lieutenant Arthur John Macarthur ONSLOW
83 Corporal Edmund OSBORNE
76 Private Walter Frank PITT
48 Private Alfred John REEVES
79 Private Wilfred SAVAGE
97 Private Robert SHARPE
58 Private Albert Edward SMITH
60 Corporal Rex SMITH
75 Private Graham STEWART
56 Private James Henry SWAN
57 Lance Corporal Richard SWAN
Lieutenant Douglas Keith Lucas TOOTH
64 Private John WALKER
84 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John WARDROBE
80 Sergeant Major John WASSON
11 Lance Sergeant Sydney WEEKES
66 Private Leslie WEST
68 Private Horace YOUNG
Sources: All information on this page is sourced from Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp. 28 - 40A; and, an undated compilation of the activities of “A” Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles produced by Major JM Antill and subsequently published by the Government Printer.
Further Reading:
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, "A" Squadron
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, "A" Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: "A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles, Brandfort, 3 May 1900
