Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
Rensberg Drift, 27 October 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 Rensberg Drift, 27 October 1900. The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Rensberg Drift, 27 October 1900
107 Private Herbert AGLAND
9 Corporal James APPS
85 Private Francis William AXAM
70 Private Thomas BALL
5 Sergeant William Henry BARHAM
86 Private James BLACKWOOD
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
113 Lance Corporal Hugh James CAMERON
28 Corporal Dugald DRUMMOND
32 Private Ernest James HACKETT
81 Sergeant John Martin HAWKEY
43 Private James HOPKINS
115 Private Herbert William JENKYNS
126 Private Charles Richard KELAHER
36 Private John KELLY
114 Private Charles MARKS
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
41 Private John MCDONALD
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
42 Private Norman MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
Captain Archibald Alexander MCLEAN
50 Private James MULLAMPY
Lieutenant Joseph NEWMAN
110 Private Robert William STAINES
84 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John WARDROBE
80 Sergeant Major John WASSON
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, Rensberg Drift, 27 October 1900
