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South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 5 (of 8)

Volume 5 — APPENDIX REARRANGEMENT OF STAFF

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The following rearrangement of divisional and brigade commands in South Africa took place during the month of April:—

Cavalry Division.

Lieutenant-General J. D. P. French commanding.

1st Brigade (Cape)—Colonel (Brigadier-General) T. C. Porter, 6th Dragoon Guards.

1st Brigade (Natal)—Lieutenant-Colonel (Brigadier-General) J. F. Burn-Murdoch, 1st Dragoons.

2nd Brigade (Cape)—Colonel (Brigadier-General) R. G. Broadwood, 12th Lancers.

2nd Brigade (Natal)—Colonel (Major-General) J. F. Brocklehurst.

3rd Brigade (Cape)—Colonel (Brigadier-General) J. R. P. Gordon, 17th Lancers.

3rd Brigade (Natal)—Colonel (Major-General) Lord Dundonald.

4th Brigade (Cape)—Colonel (Major-General) J. B. B. Dickson, C.B.

Mounted Infantry.

Colonel (Major-General) I. S. M. Hamilton, C.B., commanding.

1st Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) E. T. H. Hutton, C.B.

2nd Brigade—Colonel (Brigadier-General) C. P. Ridley.

1st Infantry Division (Cape).

Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen commanding.

1st Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) C. W. H. Douglas.

20th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) A. H. Paget, Scots Guards.

2nd Division (Natal).

Lieutenant-General Sir F. Clery commanding.

2nd Brigade—Major-General H. J. T. Hildyard, C.B.

4th Brigade—Colonel (Brigadier-General) C. D. Cooper, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

3rd Division (Cape).

Major-General Sir Herbert Chermside, commanding.

22nd Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) R. E. Allen.

23rd Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) W. G. Knox, C.B.

4th Division (Natal).

Lieutenant-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B., commanding.

7th Brigade—Colonel (Brigadier-General) W. F. Kitchener, West Yorkshire Regiment.

8th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) F. Howard, C.B., C.M.G.

5th Division (Natal).

Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren commanding.

10th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) J. T. Coke.

11th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) A. S. Wynne, C.B.

6th Division.

Lieutenant-General T. Kelly-Kenny, C.B., commanding.

12th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) R. A. P. Clements.

13th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) A. G. Wavell.

7th Division (Cape).

Lieutenant-General C. Tucker, C.B., commanding.

14th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) J. G. Maxwell.

15th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) C. E. Knox.

8th Division.

Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Rundle commanding.

16th Brigade—Major-General B. B. D. Campbell.

17th Brigade—Major-General J. E. Boyes.

9th Division (Cape).

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Colvile commanding.

3rd (Highland) Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) H. A. MacDonald, C.B.

19th Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) H. L. Smith-Dorrien, Sherwood Foresters.

10th Division (Natal).

Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter commanding.

5th Brigade—Major-General A. F. Hart, C.B.

6th Brigade—Major-General G. Barton, C.B.

11th Division (Cape).

Lieutenant-General R. Pole-Carew, C.B., commanding.

Guards Brigade—Colonel (Major-General) I. R. Jones, Scots Guards.

18th Brigade—Colonel (Brigadier-General) T. E. Stephenson, Essex Regiment.

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