| 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 |
|
Sources:
British Battles and Medals published by SPink & Son; Roberts
Papers WO105/40; Imperial Yeomanry Companies of the Boer War by
Paul Till, Orders and Medals Research Society Journal Autumn
1992; Imperial Yeomanry Missing Designations by Dave Buxton,
Coin and Medal News August 1987; South African War Casualty
Roll.
