Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
Lindeque Drift, 9 August 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 Lindeque Drift, 9 August 1900. The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Lindeque Drift, 9 August 1900
107 Private Herbert AGLAND
Major John Macquarie ANTILL
9 Corporal James APPS
85 Private Francis William AXAM
70 Private Thomas BALL
5 Sergeant William Henry BARHAM
86 Private James BLACKWOOD
87 Lance Corporal Albert John BOLLARD
21 Private Ed. Counde BULL
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
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
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
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
41 Private John MCDONALD
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
Captain Archibald Alexander MCLEAN
93 Private Patrick Thomas MOORE
50 Private James MULLAMPY
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
109 Private Watson Augustus STEEL
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
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, Lindeque Drift, 9 August 1900
