Topic: BW - NSW - NSWMR_A
A Sqn NSWMR
"A" Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles
Jacobsdal, 14 February 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 Jacobsdal, 14 February 1900. The following is a list of all members of the squadron who took part in this action.
Jacobsdal, 14 February 1900
15 Private William John ABRAHAMS
10 Corporal Alfred Edward Elkington ALLEN
Major John Macquarie ANTILL
9 Corporal James APPS
106 Private Reginald Thomas ARNOLD
85 Private Francis William AXAM
70 Private Thomas BALL
69 Private Samuel BALL
5 Sergeant William Henry BARHAM
16 Private Reginald Richard BATTYE
17 Private William BENDER
18 Private Arthur Thomas BENNETT
19 Private Thomas George BIRD
86 Private James BLACKWOOD
87 Lance Corporal Albert John BOLLARD
20 Private William BOND
21 Private Ed. Counde BULL
88 Private Michael Joseph BURKE
89 Private Arthur Albert BUTLER
23 Private George CHESHER
90 Private Ed. Thomas CLEARY
77 Private Herbert CORBETT
24 Private William Sydney CRIPPS
37 Bugler Verdi Robert DALY
27 Private Walter Henry DAWSON
7 Farrier Sergeant J DENNY
28 Corporal Dugald DRUMMOND
102 Private John FIELD
29 Private Clive FLINT
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
36 Private John KELLY
35 Private Wilfred John KIRKLAND
37 Corporal Charles Arthur LEE
38 Private Gifford Caleb LEETE
39 Private Edward James LINDSAY
104 Private William George LLOYD
74 Private George MAXTED
44 Corporal David MCALLISTER
2 Squadron Sergeant Major Adam MCALLISTER
41 Private John MCDONALD
40 Private Alexander MCDONALD
42 Private Norman MCGREGOR
43 Private Peter MCGREGOR
Lieutenant Harold MCINTOSH
Captain Archibald Alexander MCLEAN
105 Private William MCLEOD
46 Corporal Charles Robert MILLAR
47 Private Christian MILLER
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
12 Corporal Frank Patrick OWENS
76 Private Walter Frank PITT
53 Private Pembroke POTTS
54 Private William Cuff QUINN
48 Private Alfred John REEVES
79 Private Wilfred SAVAGE
97 Private Robert SHARPE
96 Private Henry SHARPE
60 Corporal Rex SMITH
58 Private Albert Edward SMITH
28 Private Benjamin Charles SPEARING
75 Private Graham STEWART
61 Private Harold Bruce SUTTOR
56 Private James Henry SWAN
57 Lance Corporal Richard SWAN
Lieutenant Douglas Keith Lucas TOOTH
63 Private George Spurway TREVITT
99 Private William George TWEEDIE
64 Private John WALKER
84 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant John WARDROBE
80 Sergeant Major John WASSON
66 Private Leslie WEST
67 Private Richard Stephen WILSON
100 Private William Edward WINTLE
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, Jacobsdal, 14 February 1900
