The following is a list of names of British Soldiers known to defend Mafikeng as on May 17, 1900. The list was taken out of a Mafikeng. Mail
Bechuanaland Rifles
Nominal Roll as at May 17, 1900
| Capt. B W COWAN Lieut. Gemmell Lieut. Minchin 2nd Lieut. McKenna Chapl Capt. Weekes Surg Lieut. Hayes QMS Hall Sergt-Maj. Gwynne Sergt Reid Sergt O Hulde Sergt Bell Sergt Cooke Sergt Rosenfield L-Sergt Smith L-Sergt Newson Corpl Andrews Corpl Andrews Corpl Pearce-Smith Corpl Rowland Corpl D R Galbraith Corpl Woolnough L-Corpl Elston L Corpl P T Galbraith L-Corpl Davies L-Corpl Paterson Bugler Saunders Privates Ashworth |
Privates Carroll Cannolly Crament Churchill Dobie Divers Dudley Doyle Dunphy Dalziel Everett Elmes Fitxgerald Forbes Forsynth Funnell Forsynth, Wm Gibbons Gordon GArdner Goold Harrell Harton Hall Hasla, Hunkin Hughes Harrison Horwood Hyslop Ingham Jones JAckson Jardine Knowles King Kershaw Kerr Littlewood |
 Privates Leach |
Return of Town Guard
(Excluding Railway Division) made up to October 12th, 1900
Attached to Different Forts Subsequent to start of siege.
| Ingham W H Morrison Jno O'Connor P Wemyss, E S Crosbie, W froude, W Bollen RJ McMullin S Bezuidenhoud F Forbes A Goodersen J C Green G McCallum H Hulley, S R Soomar Cassim Middleditch, C B Gardner, T Mcleod N Smith, S Hommel W Kent h Moss H T Anthony M I Booth E W Van Niekerk F Adams P F B Littgvist a McArthur J H Chenhalls J A Werner C Amod M Crament J A Hubbard J McCorkindale J Slate, F B Heskins, J Kelleu M Baker, B C Mansfeldt J Elmes J H Webster W Godson F H Gates P M Smith F Walker P McKenzie A Mckenzie J N Abdulah Shech Mattison J Morris W Westland JS Braidwood A Krause A Brown W J Westdyk J Smith W Harris S S Sparks F Northiver H J Mitchell H W Swarts N Fisher J Dalziel R Cordon P F Section A Moore W Grant J Tighe GP Orson W R Ritchie A Lohman F Barmes H B Beaslet P C Mansfield F Borthwick J J Garrans J Turnbull J Aldred T Byrne D J Tiffin W Laursen J Mcloughlin F Van Eyssen Hickson G J McLoughlin J Bradfield H C Solomon E |
Ross E J B Beckett H B Hillam A Dressen W Riesle G Whales G N H BEavis L Friend A H Gates E M Whiteley F Lindo E Schrieben L Luyt G C Wraight F G Sector B |
Section D Stenson T G Jenkinson J H Neerguard P Cohen I Smith J M Hunkin E R S Salitochen R Green P Leach W Watson F Ellis T Roux G J Spiers R Kidwell C H Classen R Stenson I H Haddow W C Talbot J Trollope P F Goldfinch A H Hoffman J Goddard F Jagger W Loubscher A Herd J B Lee J Trollope W A Dawson A Talbot A J Brymer J Thomas L Leser F Trolope O W Hulley W T Webster D McMaster E Jones F W C Dal J Brazer R Sen. Murgatroys W T Cummings P Talbot P J Lugham J (unclear) Vos J H Trollope G V Kiddwell C A Classen S Denton O Bradley H H Braze D Firth F (unclear) Esterhuizan A Talbot A B Long E Botthomleu, Alf. Oosthuizan R F Sworn in after the 12th. Oct |
Town Guard, Railway division.
| Comdt Capt J R More Lieut and Adjt W H Walmisley Lieut J Buchan 2nd Lieut E J Layton QMS G Simmons Sergt-Maj P Mofat (Bgde Instr of Signalling) Serg-Maj J Morrilleau Staff Clerk N B Hewitt Ord Room Sergt W Storey. Sergeants. G A Greenacre W Anderson J W S Lowe (Nordenfelt Gunner) W Blair S Crossman J H Nicholas A Vickery, sr Corporals Privates |
Privates J
W Benecke |