Well they did go to South Africa !! ...... thought I'd leave some of the surrounding snippets in there ..... interesting huh ?? ( OK ! to me they are !!
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London Times 29/09/99,
p3b. Dateline Bombay, 28 Sept. The Nevasa has left for SA with an ammunition column. Two squadrons of the 5th DG delayed departure for the Cape and returned to Deolali due to outbreak of anthrax,
Dateline New Orleans, 28 Sept. The British Government has chartered two of Messrs. Elder, Dempster, and Co’s steamers to embark 1900 mules and some teamsters.
p8b. Miss A. Garrick, superintendant of the Army nursing staff at Woolwich, received word
along with several other nursing sisters to be ready to embark for SA on Oct. 7and 16.
The hired transports Zibenghla and Zayathla with the 18th, 67th, and 75th Batteries, RA left Mersey yesterday for SA. The hired transport Nubia, at Gibralter with 2/Grenadier Guards aboard has been ordered to delay departure from Gibralter for home.
The hired Transport Jelunga has arrived at Malta with 2/North Lancashire Regt. She will embark the 1/Lancashire Fusiliers to Crete. She will there embark the Rifle Brigade for the Cape.
Annie
