Battle Honours of the British Army / From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII

by Charles Boswell Norman

Decorations for the War in South Africa, 1899-1902.

Regiments.	V.C.	C.B.	C.M.G.	D.S.O.	D.C.M.[35]
1st Life Guards	-	1	-	3	3
2nd Life Guards	-	1	-	4	2
Roy. H. Guards	-	1	-	4	2
K. Drag. Guards	-	1	-	2	1
Queen's Bays	-	-	-	-	1
3rd Drag. Gds.	-	-	-	3	1
5th Drag. Gds.	1	2	-	2	6
Carabiniers	-	2	-	5	6
7th Drag. Gds.	-	-	-	3	5
Royal Dragoons	-	2	-	2	6
Scots Greys	-	-	-	4	5
3rd Hussars	-	-	-	1	1
5th Lancers	1	-	-	3	5
Inniskill. Drag.	-	1	-	2	7
7th Hussars	-	3	-	6	1
8th Hussars	-	3	-	1	4
9th Lancers	-	1	-	6	10
10th Hussars	2	1	-	2	5
11th Hussars	-	-	-	-	-
12th Lancers	-	2	-	6	6
13th Hussars	-	1	-	4	5
14th Hussars	1	-	-	2	5
16th Lancers	-	-	-	4	6
17th Lancers	-	-	-	3	3
18th Hussars	1	1	-	6	10
19th Hussars	-	1	-	3	8
Royal Artillery	9	27	11	95	261
Roy. Engineers	1	8	5	35	76
Grenadier Gds.	-	4	-	9	16
Coldstream Gds.	-	4	-	13	19
Scots Guards	-	2	-	7	19
Royal Scots	-	-	-	10	16
Queen's	-	1	1	10	17
Buffs	-	2	-	10	16
King's Own	-	1	-	10	11
N'umberland F.	-	2	-	8	31
Royal Warwicks	-	-	-	6	13
Royal Fusiliers	1	1	-	6	13
K. Liverpool	2	1	1	5	11
Norfolks	-	1	-	10	16
Lincolns	-	1	-	2	15
Devons	1	2	-	11	32
Suffolks	-	1	-	5	12
Somerset L.I.	-	1	-	3	11
West Yorks	2	1	-	8	15
East Yorks	-	1	-	5	10
Bedfords	-	-	-	6	9
Leicesters	-	-	1	3	8
Royal Irish	-	1	-	6	12
Yorkshire	1	1	-	5	17
Lancs Fusiliers	-	-	-	8	21
Roy. Scots Fus.	1	2	1	3	10
Cheshires	-	2	-	2	11
Roy. Welsh Fus.	-	1	-	8	17
S. Wales Bord.	1	1	-	4	11
K.O. Scot. Bord.	1	1	-	7	13
Scottish Rifles	-	-	-	3	15
Inniskilling Fus.	-	-	-	5	13
Gloucesters	-	1	-	5	12
Worcester	-	2	-	10	21
E. Lancashire	-	1	-	8	10
East Surrey	1	1	-	9	12
Cornwall L.I.	1	-	-	3	11
West Ridings	1	1	-	5	13
Border	-	1	-	6	10
Royal Sussex	-	1	-	6	15
Hampshire	-	1	-	3	11
South Staffords	-	1	1	4	8
Dorsets	-	1	-	5	14
S. Lancashire	-	1	-	5	6
Welsh	-	2	-	6	12
Roy. Highl.	-	2	-	8	13
Oxford L.I.	-	1	-	7	13
Essex	1	3	-	8	13
Derbyshire	2	2	-	6	20
Loy. N. Lancs	-	2	1	8	15
Northamptons	-	1	-	5	8
Royal Berkshire	1	1	-	7	14
Royal W. Kent	-	3	-	2	9
K.O. Yorks L.I.	1	1	-	5	15
Shropshire L.I.	-	1	-	7	8
Middlesex	-	2	-	6	10
K. Royal Rifles	2	2	1	21	38
Wiltshire	-	1	-	3	9
Manchesters	2	1	-	14	23
N. Staffords	-	-	-	5	8
York and Lanc.	-	2	-	3	8
Durham L.I.	-	3	-	9	16
Highland L.I.	1	1	-	5	9
Seaforth Highl.	-	2	-	3	14
Gordon Highl.	6	3	1	10	32
Cameron Highl.	1	2	-	5	13
Roy. Irish Rifles	-	1	-	4	15
Roy. Irish Fus.	-	1	-	4	9
Argyll Highl.	-	2	1	5	10
Connaught R.	-	2	-	4	12
Leinster	-	1	-	3	6
R. Munster Fus.	-	2	-	5	14
Roy. Dublin F.	-	2	-	10	18
Rifle Brigade	2	2	1	14	35
Army Med. C.	5	12	27	27	38
Army Service C.	-	7	-	9	3
Militia Battalions.
Royal Scots	-	1	-	2	3
Queen's W. Sur.	-	-	1	2	3
East Kent	-	1	-	1	3
K.O. R. Lancs	-	-	1	4	7
Roy. Warwicks	-	1	-	1	3
Norfolk	-	1	1	1	3
Devon	-	-	1	-	-
Somerset L.I.	-	-	1	-	3
West York	-	-	-	2	3
Bedford	-	1	-	3	3
Leicesters	-	-	-	1	-
Yorkshire	-	-	1	1	3
Lancashire F.	-	1	1	2	2
Cheshire	-	-	-	3	3
S. Wales Bord.	-	-	1	1	3
Scottish Bord.	-	-	1	2	3
Scottish Rifles	-	1	-	2	3
Worcesters	-	-	-	-	1
East Lancs	-	-	1	1	3
East Surrey	-	-	1	-	-
West Riding	-	1	-	1	3
Royal Sussex	-	1	-	-	1
South Staffords	-	-	-	1	4
South Lancs	-	-	-	2	2
Welsh	-	1	-	2	3
Oxford L.I.	-	-	-	1	-
Derbyshire	-	-	-	2	2
Loy. N. Lancs	-	-	-	1	1
Middlesex	-	-	1	2	3
K. Roy. Rifles	-	-	1	1	2
Manchester	-	-	-	-	1
North Stafford	-	-	1	1	2
Durham L.I.	-	-	1	1	2
Roy. Irish R.	-	1	-	1	1
Argyll and Sutherland H.	-	1	-	1	2
Leinster	-	-	2	3	3
R. Munster Fus.	-	-	1	-	2
Roy. Dublin F.	-	-	-	2	3
Antrim Artill.	-	-	1	-	1
Donegal Artill.	-	-	-	-	1
Londonderry A.	-	-	-	-	1
City Imp. Vol.	-	2	1	5	17
Engineer Vol.	-	1	-	-	4
Lovat's Scouts	-	1	-	2	4
Imperial Yeom.	1	10	1	96	113
Elswick Art. V.	-	-	-	2	1
Scottish Horse	1	1	-	3	6
Contingents from our Dominions beyond the Seas.
Canadian troops	4	5	6	19	18
New South Wales	-	7	1	23	15
New Zealand	1	5	2	10	11
Queensland	-	6	1	8	11
South Australia	-	3	1	9	10
Tasmania	2	3	-	4	4
Victoria	1	2	2	7	6
West Australia	1	2	-	6	8
South Africa	10	12	34	125	191
Lumsden's Horse (India)	-	1	1	2	6

Total Casualties during the War in South Africa, 1899-1902.

Regiments.	Officers.		Men.
	K.	W.	K.	W.
1st Life Guards	-	-	2	9
2nd Life Guards	1	1	3	14
Roy. H. Guards	2	1	19	15
1st K.D. Gds.	4	8	9	30
Queen's Bays	3	5	23	51
3rd Drag. Gds.	1	2	5	15
5th Drag. Gds.	-	5	9	27
Carabiniers	5	4	25	57
7th Drag. Gds.	3	8	21	57
1st Roy. Drag.	2	2	10	27
Scots Greys	6	6	34	103
3rd Hussars	1	-	4	10
5th Lancers	1	9	19	74
Inniskillings	5	12	37	79
7th Hussars	-	3	2	3
8th Hussars	3	8	13	42
9th Lancers	5	15	40	130
10th Hussars	4	8	61	57
12th Lancers	3	8	25	79
13th Hussars	-	4	17	45
14th Hussars	1	1	23	30
16th Lancers	7	12	29	95
17th Lancers	7	9	58	100
18th Hussars	3	10	37	85
19th Hussars	1	2	25	70
20th Hussars	1	1	1	2
Royal Artillery	30	96	178	807
Roy. Engineers	4	16	27	65
2nd Gren. Gds.	2	7	40	132
3rd Gren. Gds.	5	11	53	183
1st Coldst. Gds.	-	8	27	99
2nd Coldst. Gds.	5	5	29	108
1st Scots Gds.	-	6	33	75
2nd Scots Gds.	1	5	15	55
1st Royal Scots	2	4	17	32
2nd Queen's	4	12	38	294
2nd Buffs	4	11	61	184
2nd King's Own	13	12	128	249
1st N'umberland Fusiliers	9	15	85	189
2nd N'umberland Fusiliers	3	6	37	103
2nd Roy. Warw.	1	5	11	44
3rd Roy. Warw.	-	2	10	25
2nd Roy. Fus.	4	4	17	92
1st K. L'pools	1	2	50	190
2nd Norfolks	4	5	11	39
2nd Lincolns	1	8	34	68
1st Devons	5	10	36	92
2nd Devons	-	9	36	203
1st Suffolks	6	7	36	103
2nd Somer. L.I.	8	4	21	78
2nd W. Yorks	5	15	74	251
2nd E. Yorks	2	3	9	55
2nd Bedfords	5	4	20	65
1st Leicesters	2	4	15	71
1st Royal Irish	5	8	39	87
1st Yorkshire	1	10	73	132
2nd Lancs Fus.	6	17	110	266
2nd R. Scots F.	5	12	54	145
2nd Cheshires	1	1	5	53
1st R. Welsh F.	5	17	67	187
2nd S. Wales B.	2	4	32	94
1st K.O.S.B	7	5	45	90
27th Innis. Fus.	10	17	119	261
28th Gloucesters	1	9	65	107
29th Worcesters	-	4	12	33
30th E. Lancs	1	1	19	39
33rd W. Ridings	3	13	55	188
34th Border	2	9	27	199
35th R. Sussex	2	7	31	94
36th Worcesters	4	4	38	88
38th S. Staffords	4	4	16	56
40th S. Lancs.	4	4	45	130
41st Welsh	5	12	67	187
42nd B. Watch	-	-	5	2
43rd Oxf. L.I.	3	8	29	96
44th Essex	2	7	51	170
45th Derbys	2	13	57	137
46th Corn. L.I.	4	6	32	49
47th Loyal N. Lancashire	4	8	27	107
51st K.O.Y.L.I.	1	5	-	4
54th Dorsets	-	3	24	92
56th Essex	-	4	3	15
58th N'amptons	-	6	8	32
1st K.R.R.	11	11	72	234
2nd K.R.R.	4	4	29	78
3rd K.R.R.	6	14	61	216
4th K.R.R.	3	8	9	39
61st Glouc.	1	4	27	91
63rd Manch.	5	16	75	145
65th York & Lancaster	1	5	30	162
66th R. Brk.	1	5	23	93
67th Hamp.	3	4	50	60
68th Durh. L.I.	4	8	38	147
70th E. Sur.	1	10	50	206
71st H.L.I.	4	9	30	161
73rd Royal Highl.	12	17	119	347
75th Gordon Highl.	8	16	50	181
77th Middl.	5	6	47	76
78th Ross. B.	10	23	122	276
79th Camer. Highl.	4	8	22	65
85th Shrop. L.I.	-	12	44	105
86th Royal Irish R.	3	11	31	106
87th Royal Irish Fus.	2	11	40	96
88th Con. R.	-	16	58	242
89th Royal Irish Fus.	4	9	36	148
90th Scottish Rifles	10	10	56	134
91st Argyll Highl.	4	14	85	208
92nd Gords.	9	14	65	173
94th Con. R.	-	16	58	252
95th Derby	1	3	12	33
96th Manch.	2	4	7	19
97th Royal W. Kent	2	1	18	46
98th N. Staf.	1	1	9	1
99th Wiltsh.	2	6	33	79
100th Roy. Canadns.	1	2	9	39
101st Royal Munsters	5	3	19	74
102nd Royal Dublins	2	5	78	124
103rd Royal Dublins	5	19	63	281
104th Roy. Munsters	-	-	2	2
105th K.O. York. L.I.	6	11	56	151
108th Inniskilling F.	1	-	3	5
109th Leins.	-	1	-	9
Rifle Brig. (1st Batt.)	6	16	48	291
Rifle Brig. (2nd Batt.)	8	14	75	165
Rifle Brig. (4th Batt.)	-	2	5	30
R.A.M.C.	7	23	-	-
C.I.V.'s	1	1	10	51
Imp. Yeom.	67	131	470	1,236
Militia	15	34	160	368
Volunteers	2	12	29	117
Gen. Staff	11	30	-	-
Australian contingts.	29	77	222	658
Canadian contingts.	7	23	87	255
New Zealand cont.	7	26	78	176
S. African contingt.	119	328	1,354	3,005

Total casualties, including all departmental corps, killed, died of wounds, or wounded in action, irrespective of those who died from disease: Officers, 701 killed, 1,668 wounded; men, 7,091 killed, 19,143 wounded.

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[CHAPTER XXVII]

MISSING BATTLE HONOURS