Sandbach.—Lieut.-Col. A. E. Sandbach, R.E. Entered 1879; Brev. Lieut.-Col., 1898. Staff Service—A.D.C. to Maj.-Gen., Bengal, 1890-92; employed with Egyptian Army, 1897-98; Mil. Sec. to Viceroy, India, 1899; Spec. Serv., S. Africa, 1899; A.A.G., S. Africa, Dec. 1899. War Service—Egyptian Ex., 1882 (medal with clasp; bronze star); Soudan Ex., 1885 (clasp); Burmese Ex., 1886-87 (medal with clasp); Sikkim Ex., 1888 (clasp); Hazara Ex., 1891 (Despatches; clasp); Nile Ex., 1898 (Despatches; Brev. of Lieut.-Col.; Egyptian medal with clasp; medal); S. African War, 1899-1900; Spec. Serv.; on Staff.
Sandwith.—Lieut.-Col. R. L. Sandwith, Leicestershire Regt. Entered 1880; Lieut.-Col., S. Africa, March 1900. War Service—S. African War, 1899-1900; on Staff.
Sauer.—Hon. J. W. Sauer. Son of a Free State Landdrost; was five times Member for Aliwal North, Cape House of Assembly; was Secretary for Native Affairs in Scanlen Ministry, 1881-84; Colonial Secretary in the Rhodes Ministry, 1890. He was one of “the three” who broke it up in 1893. He calls himself a philosophic radical, and is sufficiently consistent to have declined a knighthood.
Schermbrucker.—Hon. Frederick Schermbrucker, Senior Member King William’s Town, Cape House of Assembly. Son of the Hon. Christopher Schermbrucker; was born at Frankfurt-on-the-Maine; entered ranks of Bavarian Army as a private, with the privileges of a gentleman cadet, and fought among the Royalists during the disturbances in 1850-52, and gained his commission. Since this time, he settled at King William’s Town as German interpreter to the Resident Magistrate; subsequently, after many adventures, became editor of Bloemfontein Express, and, according to the Cape “Parliamentary Companion,” he left Bloemfontein in a hurry, and was burned in effigy; he returned to King William’s Town; volunteered for service in the Frontier War; appointed Commandant of the Amatola division; volunteered for service against the Zulus; commanded at Luneberg; was present at the battles of Zlobane and Kambula; distinguished himself on the Pemvani River; in 1880 accompanied Mr. Sprigg to Basutoland to raise a police force; retired with that Sprigg Government; elected Member Legislative Council for the Eastern Province, 1882; re-elected 1884; became Commissioner Crown Lands and Public Works, Upington Ministry, 1884; successfully contested King William’s Town general election, 1888. He succeeded in raising several companies of German Colonists to go to the front in 1901.
Schleswig-Holstein.—Maj. H. H. Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein. See vol. vi. p. 123.
Schofield.—Maj. H. N. Schofield, R.A. Entered 1884; Maj., Feb. 1900. Staff Service—A.D.C. to G.O.C., Aldershot, 1898-99; A.D.C. to Gen. Com.-in-Chief, S. Africa, 1899-1900; A.D.C. to G.O.C., Natal, Jan. 1900. War Service—S. Africa, 1899-1900; Colenso. This distinguished officer, who saved two guns at Colenso and by his gallantry should have earned a V.C., was only debarred from receiving the coveted honour owing to the fact that being a gunner officer his actions were done in pursuance of his duty. It is a distinction without a difference which many have failed to see, in view of the decoration having been given to other artillery officers while also in pursuance of their duty.
Schreiner.—Hon. W. P. Schreiner, Q.C., C.M.G., Premier of Cape Parliament, 1898. Mr. Schreiner, son of a Lutheran missionary and an English lady, was born in 1859. He is the brother of Miss Olive Schreiner (Mrs. Cronwright) the authoress whose anti-British proclivities are well known. Mr. Schreiner was educated in England, was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1882, and on his return to the Cape engaged in politics and became Mr. Rhodes’ Attorney-General. In 1898 he became Premier, but his sympathies were not with the British, and his attitude caused him to be described as “the pro-Boer Premier of an Africander Government.” He was married to the sister of Mr. Reitz, formerly President of the Orange Free State.
Scott.—Capt. P. M. Scott, C.B., Royal Navy, H.M.S. Terrible. This notable officer and clever inventor of the now celebrated gun-carriages (see vol. ii. p. 53) has seen a considerable amount of service. He took part in the Ashanti War, the Congo Expedition, and the Egyptian War. He has been twice mentioned in despatches, and, in addition to his British medals, has the Khedive’s star. He was promoted from the 4th to the 3rd class Medjidie in 1890.
Scott.—Maj. R. G. Scott. This officer rendered valuable service with the Kimberley Light Horse.
Scott (6th Bart.).—Sir Samuel E. Scott, M.P. Imperial Yeomanry.