On 1st January, Lieutenant Macnamara succeeded to the adjutancy vice Baker, whose tenure expired.
On 1st February, Captain Noblett and 1 sergeant were attached to Lumsden’s Horse, a volunteer Mounted Infantry Corps, and proceeded to South Africa.
On 28th October, Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Swaine succeeded to the command vice Haggard.
On 18th December, Lieutenant G. Forbes died from enteric fever.
1901.
Captain Noblett and 1 sergeant returned to duty from South Africa. This officer was mentioned in despatches.
The battalion remained at Calcutta.
1902.
On 3rd February, the battalion moved to Fyzabad.
On 14th February, 4 sergeants, 6 corporals, and 139 privates left from Bombay to join the 2nd Battalion on service in South Africa.