February

Left Bury St Edmunds 11-2-1900, arriving in Southampton at 2pm. Arrived Madiera 16-2-1900.

March

Arrived Table Bay 5-3-1900. Disembarked 7-3-1900 and sent to Green Point Camp. 9-2-1900, climbed Signal Hill. 12-2-1900, left Cape Town & reached Beaufort West on 15-3-1900.

May

1-5-1900 left for Bloemfontein, arrived 3-5-1900. Ten days of fatigues. 12-5-1900 joined battalion at railway station. 13-5-1900, travelled to Vet River. Employed in making a deviation owing to bridge being blown by Boers. 17-5-1900, began march to Kroonstad, arrived 20-5-1900. Then marched for Vereeninging and entrained for Johannesburg, arriving 1-6-1900.

June

Left Johannesburg on 3-6-1900 (Whit Sunday) and in action six hours on 4-6-1900 (Whit Monday) at Six Mile Spruit. 5-6-1900, marched for two days to Pretoria. 8-6-1900, split up for duty on lines of communication. Half company to Zuurfontein and half to Meyerbon. 23-6-1900, first half to Vaal River.

July

6-7-1900, to Irene, arriving 7-7-1900, next day to Tyerpoort. 11-7-1900 in action from 4am to 6pm at Whitpoort. 18-7-1900, march to Ditpoort and joined General Hutton's Brigade (Mounted Infantry). Ordered to Middleburg, which was reached on 27-7-1900. After one week, relieved by Scots Guards. At Pan for 10 days.

August

14-8-1900, started march to Wonderfontein, but ordered back to Middleburg for three weeks.

September

3-9-1900, started for Pan and Wonderfontein, en-route for Carolina, arriving 6-9-1900. 9-9-1900, left for Braberton, engaged with Boers from 11am to 6pm. The volunteers captured various Kopje, including Silver Tip, the highest point on the Transvaal. 12-9-1900, attacking again 16-9-1900, rejoined battalion and marched to Braberton, arriving 17-9-1900. 19-9-1900, by rail to Avoca, employed in making deviation after a bridge had been blown up. Then marched to Machadorp to repair roads for General French's convoy.

October

Arrived at Machadorp in October. After three or four days they were ordered to Pretoria in advance of being sent back to England.

Left Regulars at Machadorp on 11-10-1900, marched to Pretoria with 28 PoWs, arrived 13-10-1900. The different companies of volunteers were made into battalions, the Suffolks were in 2nd Battalion. Left Pretoria for Oliphantfontein in expectation of an attack which did not happen.

November & December

Remained at Oliphantfontein until 17-12-1900. 23-12-1900, ordered to Vereeninging to relieve Northumberland Fusiliers.

January & February

Made various moves and on 23-2-1901 moved to Elandsfontein.

March & April

Good Friday, moved back to Vereeninging station. Next day to Kroonstad, then Elnsgavonden. Then from Springfontein to De Aar, and a day later ordered to proceed to Cape Town in coal trucks. This was a journey of 950 miles, which took eight days. They arrived on 13-4-01 and boarded the Templemore, arriving at Southampton on 3-5-01.

The men went by train to Gunnersbury then via Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds. The Cambridge & district contingent, numbering 47, remained at the depot at Bury St Edmunds for several days.

Cambridgeshire Times 19-1-1900, 10-5-1901, 17-5-1901 & 28-10-1901.