Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
Diamond Hills, 11 - 12 June 1900
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 Diamond Hill, 11 - 12 June 1900 . The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Murray, P. L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa:
Marching through Irene, moved on and fought a severe battle at Diamond Hill on 11th and 12th June; casualties heavy, and the regiment specially mentioned in Divisional Orders by General Ian Hamilton. Followed Botha's army to Bronkhurst Spruit, returning to Pretoria 16th June, from thence south to Heidelberg, which was taken on 23rd June; and thence through Villieradorp, Frankfort, and Beitz to Bethlehem on 9th June. Here De Wet was hiding in the rough country to the south, from whence he broke out on 17th June. Followed him generally north-west, with numerous rear-guard engagements, when be eventually got away to the railway at Roodeval, where he had passed the day previously, burned a train, and moved on to the Vaal.
See: The Battle of Diamond Hill, 11 - 12 June 1900
Diamond Hills, 11 - 12 June 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
78 Private Arthur BODE
87 Lance Corporal Albert John BOLLARD
21 Private Ed. Counde BULL
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
108 Private Patrick James BYRNE
113 Lance Corporal Hugh James CAMERON
25 Private Austin Clarendon COX
24 Private William Sydney CRIPPS
28 Corporal Dugald DRUMMOND
30 Farrier Sergeant Hubert GARLICK
32 Private Ernest James HACKETT
81 Sergeant John Martin HAWKEY
Warrant Officer Richard Charles HOLMAN
43 Private James HOPKINS
34 Private Arthur Herbert JAMES
115 Private Herbert William JENKYNS
36 Private John KELLY
38 Private Gifford Caleb LEETE
39 Private Edward James LINDSAY
114 Private Charles MARKS
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
41 Private John MCDONALD
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
Captain Archibald Alexander MCLEAN
93 Private Patrick Thomas MOORE
49 Private Michael George MOSS
50 Private James MULLAMPY
51 Private George MURRAY, Wounded Diamond Hills, 12 June 1900.
94 Sergeant Robert John NETHERY
Lieutenant Joseph NEWMAN
125 Private Samuel Geekie ROBINSON
130 Private James ROSS
60 Corporal Rex SMITH
110 Private Robert William STAINES
56 Private James Henry SWAN
57 Lance Corporal Richard SWAN
Lieutenant Douglas Keith Lucas TOOTH
84 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John WARDROBE
80 Sergeant Major John WASSON
104 Sergeant James WEBSTER
11 Lance Sergeant Sydney WEEKES
66 Private Leslie WEST
458 Private John WILSON
121 Private Ernest WINDEYER
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:
The Battle of Diamond Hill, 11 - 12 June 1900
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, Diamond Hills, 11 - 12 June 1900
