Volume 6 — OFFICIAL TABLE OF CASUALTIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Reading edition
The following is a table of casualties in the Field Force, South Africa, reported during the month of December 1900, and total casualties reported since the beginning of the war, up to and including the month:—
Casualties in Action. Killed. Wounded. Died of Wounds in South Africa (included in wounded). Missing and Prisoners. Total Killed, Wounded, Missing and Prisoners.
Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men. Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men. Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men. Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men. Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men.
Other casualties 4 141 41 382 4 71 2 101 47 624
Total casualties reported during the month 13 198 52 565 4 83 2 119 67 882
Total casualties reported up to and including the month—
Belmont, November 23, 1899 3 50 25 220 1 21 ... ... 28 270
Colenso, December 15, 1899 7 134 43 719 2 20 21 206 71 1039
Driefontein, March 10, 1900 5 58 29 342 1 18 ... 2 24 402
Dundee, October 20, 1899 8 43 21 84 3 ... 25 305 44 432
Elandslaagte, October 21, 1899 5 50 30 169 .. 6 ... 4 35 223
Enslin (Graspan), November 25, 1899 3 14 6 162 1 4 ... 9 9 185
Farquhar’s Farm and Nicholson’s Nek, October 30, 1899 6 56 9 244 .. 10 43 927 58 1227
Johannesburg and Pretoria, capture of 3 20 34 132 1 8 5 38 42 190
Karee, near Brandfort, March 29, 1900 1 20 9 152 1 11 ... ... 10 172
Ladysmith, Relief of, February 19 to 27, 1900 22 241 91 1530 3 80 1 11 114 1782
Magersfontein, December 11, 1899 23 167 45 645 3 35 ... 91 68 903
Monte Christo (Colenso), &c., February 15 to 18, 1900 1 13 8 180 .. 3 ... 4 9 197
Modder River, November 28, 1899 4 66 20 393 .. 32 ... 2 24 461
Paardeberg, February 16 to 27, 1900 18 245 74 1137 6 69 6 58 98 1440
Potgeiter’s Drift, February 5 to 7, 190 2 23 18 326 .. 8 ... 5 20 354
Pretoria, east of, June 11 and 12, 1900 8 6 16 128 1 4 1 3 25 137
Reddersburg, April 3 and 4, 1900 2 10 2 33 1 1 8 397 12 440
Rietfontein, October 24, 1899 1 11 6 98 .. 4 ... 2 7 111
Sanna’s Post, March 31, 1900 3 15 16 122 2 7 18 408 37 545
Senekal, May 29, 1900 ... 38 7 127 1 5 ... 12 7 177
Spion Kop, &c., January 17 to 24, 1900 30 276 53 1061 6 52 4 314 87 1651
Stormberg, December 10, 1899 ... 31 7 51 .. 1 13 620 20 702
Uitval’s Nek, July 11, 1900 3 16 3 53 .. 3 4 186 10 255
Willow Grange, November 23, 1899 ... 11 1 66 .. 2 1 8 2 85
At Ladysmith, during Investment—
Battle of January 6, 1900 14 164 33 287 4 25 ... 2 47 453
Other casualties 6 60 36 280 3 29 ... 12 42 352
At Kimberley during Investment 2 36 15 124 .. 4 1 3 18 163
At Mafeking during Investment 5 64 10 152 .. 9 1 41 16 257
Other casualties 139 1278 562 5434 57 564 152 4372 853 11,084
Total casualties in action reported up to December 31 324 3216 1209 14,451 97 1035 304[B] 8042[B] 1837 25,709
FOOTNOTES:
Other Casualties. Officers. N.C.O.’s and Men
Reported during the month—
Died of disease in South Africa 11 445
Accidental deaths in South Africa 1 24
Invalids sent home 87 1437
Total up to and including the month—
Died of disease in South Africa 174 7011
Accidental deaths in South Africa 5 200
Invalids sent home—
Wounded } { 5662
Sick 1638 30243
Not specified which 1081
Total reduction of the Field Force, South Africa, due to casualties.
Reported during the month—
Killed in action 13 198
Died of wounds in South Africa 4 83
Died of disease in South Africa 11 445
Accidental deaths in South Africa 1 24
Missing and prisoners 2 119
Sent home as invalids 87 1437
Total 118 2306
Totals reported up to and including the month—
Killed in action 324 3216
Died of wounds 97 1035
Prisoners who have died in captivity 4 92
Died of disease 174 7011
Accidental deaths 5 200
Total deaths in South Africa 604 11,554
Missing and prisoners (excluding those who have been recovered or have died in captivity) 7 898[D]
Sent home as invalids 1638 36,986[C]
Total, South African Field Force 2249 49,438
51,687[E]
Total reduction of the Military Forces through war in South Africa—
Deaths in South Africa 604 11,554
Missing and prisoners 7 898[D]
Invalids sent home who have died 4 243
Invalids sent home who have left the Service as unfit ... 1570
615 14,265
14,380[E]
FOOTNOTES:
T. C. & E. C. Jack. Edinburgh. MAP ILLUSTRATING GENERAL BULLER’S CAMPAIGN IN NATAL—MAY-JUNE 1900.
SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR