 |
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 |
|