 |
Company |
Battalion |
County/Name |
Arrived
in South Africa
(1st contingent only, 1900) |
1st |
1st |
Wiltshire |
20th
March |
2nd |
1st |
Wiltshire |
20th
March |
3rd |
1st |
Gloucestershire |
20th
March |
4th |
1st |
Glamorgan |
20th
March |
5th |
2nd |
Warwickshire |
25th
February |
6th |
4th |
Staffordshire |
21st
February |
7th |
4th |
Leicestershire |
5th
March |
|
8th |
4th |
Derbyshire |
21st
February |
|
9th |
3rd |
Yorkshire
Hussars |
20th
February |
|
10th |
3rd |
Sherwood
Rangers |
20th
February |
|
11th |
3rd |
Yorkshire
Dragoons |
20th
February |
|
12th |
3rd |
South
Notts Hussars |
20th
February |
|
13th |
5th |
Shropshire |
27th
February |
|
14th |
5th |
Northumberland |
27th
February |
|
15th |
5th |
Northumberland |
27th
February |
|
16th |
5th |
Worcestershire |
2nd
March |
|
17th |
6th |
Ayrshire |
19th
March |
|
18th |
6th |
Queen's
Own Royal Glasgow |
19th
March |
|
19th |
6th |
Lothian
and Berwick |
19th
March |
|
20th |
6th |
Fife
and Fofar Light Horse |
20th
March |
|
21st |
2nd |
Cheshire |
25th
February |
|
22nd |
2nd |
Cheshire |
25th
February |
|
23rd |
8th |
Lancashire |
5th
March |
|
24th |
8th |
Westmorland
and Cumberland |
5th
March |
|
25th |
7th |
West
Somerset |
29th
March |
|
26th |
7th |
Dorset |
23rd
March |
|
27th |
7th |
Devon |
23rd
March |
|
28th |
4th |
Bedfordshire |
5th
March |
|
29th |
9th |
Denbighshire |
5th
March |
|
30th |
9th |
Pembrokeshire |
6th
April |
|
31st |
9th |
Montgomeryshire |
6th
April |
|
32nd |
2nd |
Lancashire
Hussars |
25th
February |
|
33rd |
11th |
East
Kent |
20th
March |
|
34th |
11th |
Middlesex |
20th
March |
|
35th |
11th |
Middlesex |
20th
March |
|
36th |
11th |
West
Kent |
20th
March |
|
37th |
10th |
Buckinghamshire |
28th
February |
|
38th |
10th |
Buckinghamshire |
28th
February |
|
39th |
10th |
Berkshire |
28th
February |
|
40th |
10th |
Oxfordshire |
27th
February |
|
41st |
12th/4th |
Hampshire |
23rd
February |
|
42nd |
12th |
Hertfordshire |
28th
March |
|
43rd |
12th |
Suffolk |
23rd
February |
|
44th |
12th |
Suffolk |
28th
March |
|
45th |
13th |
Dublin
Hunt |
6th
April |
|
46th |
13th/12th |
Belfast |
28th
March |
|
47th |
13th |
Duke
of Cambridge's Own |
8th
March |
|
48th |
7th |
North
Somerset |
23rd
March |
|
49th |
9th |
Montgomeryshire |
6th
April |
|
50th |
17th |
Hampshire |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
51st |
19th/12th |
Paget's
Horse |
4th
April |
|
52nd |
19th |
Paget's
Horse |
4th
April |
|
53rd |
14th |
East
Kent |
29th
March |
|
54th |
13th |
Belfast |
28th
March |
|
55th |
14th/5th |
Northumberland |
|
|
56th |
15th |
Buckinghamshire |
10th
April |
|
57th |
15th |
Buckinghamshire |
4th
April |
|
58th |
15th |
Berkshire |
4th
April |
|
59th |
15th |
Oxfordshire |
29th
March |
|
60th |
17th |
North
Irish Horse (Belfast) |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
61st |
17th |
South
Irish Horse (Dublin) |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
62nd |
14th/11th |
Middlesex |
3rd
May |
|
63rd |
16th/1st |
Wiltshire |
29th
March |
|
64th |
|
Not
raised |
|
|
65th |
17th |
Leicestershire |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
66th |
16th/3rd |
Yorkshire |
10th
April |
|
67th |
18th |
Sharpshooters |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
68th |
19th |
Paget's
Horse |
4th
April |
|
69th |
7th |
Sussex |
24th
April |
|
70th |
18th |
Sharpshooters |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
71st |
18th |
Sharpshooters |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
72nd |
20th |
Rough
Riders |
3rd
May |
|
73rd |
19th |
Paget's
Horse |
24th
April |
|
74th |
16th/8th |
Dublin |
3rd
May |
|
75th |
18th |
Sharpshooters |
(Beira)
4th May |
|
76th |
20th |
Rough
Riders |
3rd
May |
|
77th |
8th |
Manchester |
3rd
May |
|
78th |
20th |
Rough
Riders |
3rd
May |
|
79th |
20th |
Rough
Riders |
3rd
May |
|
80th |
21st |
2nd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
81st |
21st |
2nd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
82nd |
21st |
2nd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
83rd |
21st |
2nd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
84th |
22nd |
2nd
Rough Riders |
|
|
85th |
22nd |
2nd
Rough Riders |
|
|
86th |
22nd |
2nd
Rough Riders |
|
|
87th |
22nd |
2nd
Rough Riders |
|
|
88th |
9th |
Welsh
Yeomanry |
|
|
89th |
9th |
Montgomeryshire |
|
|
90th |
23rd |
3rd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
91st |
23rd |
3rd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
92nd |
23rd |
3rd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
93rd |
23rd |
3rd
Sharpshooters |
|
|
94th |
24th |
Metropolitan
Mounted Rifles |
|
|
95th |
24th |
Metropolitan
Mounted Rifles |
|
|
96th |
24th |
Metropolitan
Mounted Rifles |
|
|
97th |
24th |
Metropolitan
Mounted Rifles |
|
|
98th |
3rd |
North
Riding of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery |
|
|
99th |
8th |
Irish |
|
|
100th |
5th |
Northumberland |
|
|
101st |
5th |
Northumberland |
|
|
102nd |
5th |
Worcestershire |
|
|
103rd |
2nd |
Warwickshire |
|
|
104th |
4th |
Derbyshire |
|
|
105th |
8th |
Manchester |
|
|
106th |
4th |
Staffordshire |
|
|
107th |
6th |
Lanarkshire |
|
|
108th |
6th |
Royal
Glasgow |
|
|
109th |
3rd |
Yorkshire
Hussars |
|
|
110th |
2nd |
Northumberland |
|
|
111th |
3rd |
Yorkshire
Dragoons |
|
|
112th |
11th |
Middlesex |
|
|
113th |
None |
Lovat's
Scouts |
|
|
114th |
None |
Lovat's
Scouts |
|
|
115th |
25th |
Sharpshooters |
|
|
116th |
25th |
Sharpshooters |
|
|
117th |
25th |
Sharpshooters |
|
|
118th |
25th |
Sharpshooters |
|
|
119th |
26th |
Younghusband's
Horse |
|
|
120th |
26th |
Younghusband's
Horse |
|
|
121st |
26th |
Younghusband's
Horse |
|
|
122nd |
26th |
Younghusband's
Horse |
|
|
123rd |
27th |
Unknown |
|
|
124th |
27th |
Unknown |
|
|
125th |
27th |
Unknown |
|
|
126th |
27th |
Unknown |
|
|
127th |
28th |
Westminster
Dragoons |
|
|
128th |
28th |
Westminster
Dragoons |
|
|
129th |
28th |
Westminster
Dragoons |
|
|
130th |
28th |
Westminster
Dragoons |
|
|
131st |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
132nd |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
133rd |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
134th |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
135th |
30th |
Unknown |
|
|
136th |
30th |
if raised, not listed |
|
|
137th |
30th |
Unknown |
|
|
138th |
30th |
Unknown |
|
|
139th |
31st |
Fincastle's
Horse |
|
|
140th |
31st |
Fincastle's
Horse |
|
|
141st |
31st |
Fincastle's
Horse |
|
|
142nd |
31st |
Fincastle's
Horse |
|
|
143rd |
32nd |
Unknown |
|
|
144th |
32nd |
if
raised, not listed |
|
|
145th |
32nd |
Unknown |
|
|
146th |
32nd |
Unknown |
|
|
147th |
33rd |
Unknown |
|
|
148th |
33rd |
Unknown |
|
|
149th |
33rd |
Unknown |
|
|
150th |
33rd |
Unknown |
|
|
151st |
34th |
Unknown |
|
|
152nd |
34th |
Unknown |
|
|
153rd |
34th |
Unknown |
|
|
154th |
34th |
Unknown |
|
|
155th
to 174th |
|
These
are not listed but battalions numbered 35th to 39th were raised
for the third contingent. At four companies per battalion this
corresponds exactly with these company numbers. |
|
|
175th |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
176th |
29th |
Irish
Horse |
|
|
177th |
31st |
Fincastle's
Horse |
|
|
178th |
None |
Lovat's
Scouts |
|