Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
Elands Kop, 16 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 Elands Kop, 16 August 1900. The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Elands Kop, 16 August 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
21 Private Ed. Counde BULL
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
113 Lance Corporal Hugh James CAMERON
28 Corporal Dugald DRUMMOND
30 Farrier Sergeant Hubert GARLICK
81 Sergeant John Martin HAWKEY
Warrant Officer Richard Charles HOLMAN
43 Private James HOPKINS
115 Private Herbert William JENKYNS
126 Private Charles Richard KELAHER
36 Private John KELLY
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
41 Private John MCDONALD
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
42 Private Norman MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
93 Private Patrick Thomas MOORE
50 Private James MULLAMPY
Lieutenant Joseph NEWMAN
57 Lance Corporal Richard SWAN
84 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John WARDROBE
80 Sergeant Major John WASSON
104 Sergeant James WEBSTER
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, Elands Kop, 16 August 1900