Chapter II: Introduction: 1

I. HOW THE CORPS WAS RAISED AND EQUIPPED 7

II. PREPARING FOR THE FRONT—DEPARTURE FROM CALCUTTA 40

III. OUTWARD BOUND 68

IV. NEARING THE GOAL—DISEMBARKATION AT CAPE TOWN AND
EAST LONDON 85

V. AN INTERLUDE—THE RESULTS OF SANNA’S POST 96

VI. BY RAIL AND ROUTE MARCH TO BLOEMFONTEIN 109

VII. IMPRESSIONS OF BLOEMFONTEIN—JOIN THE 8TH MOUNTED
INFANTRY REGIMENT ON OUTPOST 127

VIII. THE BAPTISM OF FIRE—LUMSDEN’S HORSE AT OSPRUIT
(HOUTNEK) 144

IX. AFTER OSPRUIT—SOME TRIBUTES TO MAJOR SHOWERS AND
OTHER HEROES 175

X. PRISONERS OF WAR 191

XI. TOWARDS PRETORIA—LUMSDEN’S HORSE SCOUTING AHEAD OF
THE ARMY FROM BLOEMFONTEIN TO THE VAAL RIVER 208

XII. JOHANNESBURG AND PRETORIA IN OUR HANDS 230

XIII. ON LINES OF COMMUNICATION AT IRENE, KALFONTEIN,
ZURFONTEIN, AND SPRINGS—THE PRETORIA PAPER-CHASE 248

XIV. ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS—BOER SCOUTING—A
RECONNAISSANCE TO CROCODILE RIVER—FAREWELL TO
COLONEL ROSS 270

XV. A MARCH UNDER MAHON OF MAFEKING TO RUSTENBURG AND
WARMBATHS—IN PURSUIT OF DE WET 286

XVI. EASTWARD TO BELFAST AND BARBERTON UNDER GENERALS
FRENCH AND MAHON 313

XVII. MARCHING AND FIGHTING—FROM MACHADODORP TO
HEIDELBERG AND PRETORIA UNDER GENERALS FRENCH
AND DICKSON 340

XVIII. HOMEWARD BOUND—APPROBATION FROM LORD ROBERTS—CAPE
TOWN’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS—FAREWELL TO SOUTH AFRICA 359

XIX. THE RETURN TO INDIA—WELCOME HOME—HONOURS AND
ORATIONS—DISBANDMENT 377

XX. A STIRRING SEQUEL—THE STORY OF THOSE WHO
STAYED—MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE 409

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_APPENDICES_

I. ROLL OF LUMSDEN’S HORSE, INCLUDING TRANSPORT 427

II. MOBILISATION SCHEME FOR LUMSDEN’S HORSE 437

III. THE ADJUTANT’S NOTE-BOOK 446

IV. LIST OF OFFICERS, N.C.O.S, AND MEN WHO HAVE BEEN
AWARDED DECORATIONS, COMMISSIONS, OR CIVIL
APPOINTMENTS 454

V. HONOURS AND PROMOTIONS 456

VI. HONORARY RANK IN THE ARMY 461

VII. LUMSDEN’S HORSE EQUIPMENT FUND 462

VIII. FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE CORPS 476

IX. LUMSDEN’S HORSE RECEPTION COMMITTEE 480

X. THE FINAL ACCOUNTS 483

XI. REPORT OF TRANSPORT SERGEANT 485

XII. TOPICAL SONG BY A TROOPER 490

INDEX 491

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

_PLATES_

_From Drawings, and from Photographs by Messrs._ JOHNSTON & HOFFMANN,
KAPP & CO., BOURNE & SHEPHERD, _and_ HARRINGTON & CO., _Calcutta_;
_Messrs._ ELLIOTT & FRY, _London_, _and others_.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL D.M. LUMSDEN, C.B. _Frontispiece_
(_Photogravure_)

SIR PATRICK PLAYFAIR, C.I.E. _facing 1
page_

HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON, VICEROY OF INDIA ” 8

BEHAR CONTINGENT OF LUMSDEN’S HORSE ” 14

MYSORE AND COORG CONTINGENT ” 18

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ” 26

COLONEL LUMSDEN, C.B., SIR PATRICK PLAYFAIR,
C.I.E., COLONEL MONEY, MAJOR EDDIS, MR. HARRY
STUART

OFFICERS OF THE CORPS ” 30

COLONEL LUMSDEN, MAJOR SHOWERS, CAPTAINS TAYLOR,
BERESFORD, NOBLETT, RUTHERFOORD, CHAMNEY,
CLIFFORD, AND STEVENSON, LIEUTENANTS CRANE,
NEVILLE, SIDEY, AND PUGH

MESSING AT CALCUTTA ” 34

HORSES IN CAMP AT CALCUTTA ” 40

ON PARADE, CALCUTTA ” 44

TAKING HORSES ON BOARD TRANSPORT 28 ” 52

EMBARKATION AT CALCUTTA ” 56

H.E. THE VICEROY ADDRESSING THE CORPS ” 60

B COMPANY LUMSDEN’S HORSE LEAVING CALCUTTA ” 64

THE REGIMENT IN CALCUTTA ” 72

MAXIM-GUN CONTINGENT ” 76

CAPTAIN HOLMES, SERGEANT DALE, C.V.S. DICKENS,
N.J. BOLST, P.T. CORBETT

SURMA VALLEY LIGHT HORSE. CONTINGENT OF ” 80
LUMSDEN’S B COMPANY

MAJOR (LOCAL COLONEL) W.C. ROSS, C.B. ” 117

TRANSPORT AND WATER CARTS ” 132

OUTLYING PICKET TAKING UP POSITION ” 136

HOUTNEK, SHOWING POSITIONS OF BRITISH AND BOER ” 144
TROOPS

N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 156

SERGEANT F.S. McNAMARA, LANCE-SERGEANT J.S.
ELLIOTT, CORPORAL A. MACGILLIVRAY, R.U. CASE,
C.A. WALTON, A.F. FRANKS, J.S. SAUNDERS, R.N.
MACDONALD, L. GWATKIN WILLIAMS

BRINGING HALF-RATIONS UP TO NORMAL ” 213

N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 214

H.J. MOORHOUSE, A.K. MEARES, W.K. MEARES, H.W.
PUCKRIDGE, R.G. DAGGE, R.P. WILLIAMS, R.C.
NOLAN, T.G. PETERSEN, S. DUCAT

N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 230

CORPORAL L.E. KIRWAN, J.S. CAMPBELL, C.E. TURNER,
E.S. CHAPMAN, G. INNES WATSON, C.E. STUART, C.
CARY-BARNARD, E.S. CLIFFORD, H. GOUGH

INVALIDED HOME AFTER THE SURRENDER OF PRETORIA ” 248

J. SKELTON, R.P. HAINES, H.W. THELWALL, C.K.
MARTIN, H.S. CHESHIRE, H.B. OLDHAM, M.H. LOGAN,
J.V. JAMESON, H. HOWES

NIGHT IN CAMP ” 296

PHILIP STANLEY ” 306

TRANSPORT DRIVERS ” 320

T. HARE SCOTT, H.G. PHILLIPS, R.P. ESTABROOKE, J.
BRAINE, R. PRINGLE, W. BURNAND

TRANSPORT DRIVERS ” 324

L. DAVIS, LEO H. BRADFORD, C.W. LOVEGROVE, S.W.
CULLEN, F.C. MANVILLE, F.C. THOMPSON

THE LAUNDRY ” 328

H.P. BROWN, A TYPICAL TROOPER ” 340

N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 346

SERGEANT A.H. LUARD, CORPORAL G. LAWRIE, F.G.
BATEMAN, L. KINGCHURCH, IAN SINCLAIR, PERCY
COBB, HARVEY DAVIES, C.E. CONSTERDINE, D.
ROBERTSON

N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 360

SERGEANT G.E. THESIGER, CORPORAL W.T. SMITH, E.B.
MOIR-BYRES, J.A. BROWN, H. EVETTS, J.L. STEWART,
H.N. SHAW, E.S. CLARKE, B.E. JONES

GAZETTED TO THE REGULAR ARMY ” 366

CORPORAL F.S. MONTAGU BATES, H.S.N. WRIGHT, J.D.L.
ARATHOON, S.L. INNES, F.W. WRIGHT, R.G. COLLINS,
A.E. NORTON, W. DOUGLAS-JONES, T.B. NICHOLSON

RECEIVING THE MAYOR OF CAPE TOWN’S FAREWELL ” 372
ADDRESS ON THE SOUTH ARM

CHEERING IN RESPONSE ” 372

HOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA—N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 378

SERGEANTS STOWELL, DONALD, RUTHERFOORD, FOX,
FARRIER-SERGEANT EDWARDS, LANCE-CORPORAL GODDEN,
S.C. GORDON, E.A. THELWALL, A.P. COURTENAY

HOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA—N.C.O.S AND TROOPERS ” 384

SERGEANT J. BRENNAN, H. NICOLAY, A. ATKINSON, C.H.
JOHNSTONE, G. SMITH, N.V. REID, W.R. WINDER,
R.M. CRUX, L.K. ZORAB

MEMBERS OF LUMSDEN’S HORSE WHO JOINED THE ” 410
JOHANNESBURG POLICE, DECEMBER 1900

SILVER STATUETTE, PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ” 418
LUMSDEN

TABLET IN ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, CALCUTTA ” 424

_OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS_

PAGE

CAPTAIN NOBLETT (MAJOR ROYAL IRISH RIFLES), COMMANDING 142
B COMPANY LUMSDEN’S HORSE

CAPTAIN H. CHAMNEY 152

CAPTAIN NEVILLE C. TAYLOR 156

H.C. LUMSDEN (KILLED IN ACTION, HOUTNEK, APRIL 30, 159
1900)

LIEUTENANT C.E. CRANE 162

J.H. BURN-MURDOCH 163

HERBERT N. BETTS, D.C.M. 167

MAJOR EDEN C. SHOWERS (KILLED AT HOUTNEK) 175

BUGLER R.H. MACKENZIE 187

E.B. PARKES 187

DAVID STEWART FRASER 193

WATERVAL PRISON, PRETORIA 206

PERCY JONES, D.C.M. 228

LIEUTENANT G.A. NEVILLE 234

LIEUTENANT H.O. PUGH, D.S.O. 242

WALTER DEXTER, D.C.M., CUTTING THE TELEGRAPH WIRES AT 243
ELANDSFONTEIN

P.C. PRESTON, D.C.M. 244

CAPTAIN RUTHERFOORD, D.S.O. 263

CAPTAIN W. STEVENSON, VETERINARY SURGEON 268

SERGEANT ERNEST DAWSON 269

A TYPICAL BOER 275

CAPTAIN CLIFFORD 277

J.A. GRAHAM, D.C.M. 278

BERNARD CAYLEY 279

L.C. BEARNE 280

A HALT ON THE MARCH TO BARBERTON: GENERAL MAHON AND 339
COLONEL WOOLLS-SAMPSON

SERGEANT STEPHENS 346

CAPTAIN C. LYON SIDEY 352

D. MORISON 354

CORPORAL J. GRAVES 355

LANCE-CORPORAL JOHN CHARLES 376

J.S. COWEN 382

SWORD OF HONOUR PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL 407
LUMSDEN

A. NICHOLSON 414

G.D. NICOLAY 416

H. KELLY 417

K. BOILEAU 418

_MAP_

PART OF SOUTH AFRICA, SHOWING THE ROUTES TAKEN _facing page_ 490
BY LUMSDEN’S HORSE

_Photo: Elliott & Fry_
SIR PATRICK PLAYFAIR, C.I.E.
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