"Lieut.-Col. Donne feels proud to publish these remarks from such a distinguished General as Sir A. Hunter, with whom he has often had the honour of serving before.
"Although the attack could not be pressed home, owing to darkness and the cross-fire of the enemy, yet the losses of the battalion were not in vain, and the boldness of the attack on the right justly contributed to the success next morning of the turning movement on the left, which resulted in the rout of the Boers.
"The names of those who have fallen in this, as well as in all other actions, will be recorded at no distant date on a monument to be probably erected in the County Cathedral at home, or in such conspicuous place as may be deemed worthy to commemorate their deeds of valour on these South African battlefields."[10]
Sir Walter Barttelot was buried the next day under a huge eucalyptus growing by itself in a field to the east of Boshop Farm: two of the men who had been killed were buried there, too; their names were Bennett and Buck.
A slab of timber was erected over Sir Walter's grave, upon which an inscription had been cut by one of the Volunteer company.
FOOTNOTES:
[9] Our casualties during the day were as follows:
| KILLED. | ||
| Capt. | Sir W. G. Barttelot, | Volunteer Company |
| Private | E. Bennett, | G Company |
| Private | C. Buck, | B Company |
| Private | J. Mills, | B Company |
| WOUNDED. | ||
| Capt. | E. L. Mackenzie | |
| 2nd Lieut. | J. C. W. Anderson | |
| 2nd Lieut. | H. G. Montgomerie | |
| 2nd Lieut. | G. E. Leachman | |
| Clr.-Sergt. | A. Nye, | F Company |
| Lce.-Corp. | J. Butt, | H Company |
| Lce.-Corp. | A. King, | F Company d |
| Lce.-Corp. | F. Manser, | C Company |
| Private | A. Clarke, | B Company |
| Private | A. Perry, | B Company |
| Private | E. Brown, | B Company |
| Private | J. Leadbetter, | B Company |
| Private | L. Paddon, | B Company |
| Private | J. Hall, | B Company |
| Private | J. Nicholls, | B Company |
| Private | J. Hyde, | B Company |
| Private | A. Baker, | F Company |
| Private | G. Parsons, | F Company |
| Private | E. Coldwell, | F Company |
| Private | W. Croft, | F Company |
| Private | H. Smith, | F Company |
| Private | A. Holder, | F Company d |
| Private | H. Weeks, | F Company |
| Private | A. Thomas, | C Company |
| Private | F. Baker, | C Company |
| Private | M. Jeal, | C Company |
| Private | W. Brown, | C Company |
| Private | A. Winchester, | C Company |
| Private | G. Duke, | C Company |
| Private | P. Griffiths, | H Company |
| Private | W. Boniface, | G Company |
| Private | J. Hiscock, | Vol. Company d |
| Private | M. Weller, | Vol. Company |
| Private | P. Pilcher, | Vol. Company |
| Private | E. Gouldsmith, | Vol. Company |
| Private | R. Burtenshaw, | E Company |
| d Died of wounds. | ||
[10] They are inscribed upon the Memorial at Brighton.—Ed.