Boer War 3rd Contingent

(Enlistment was for six months with liability of extension to one year.)

Strathcona's Horse (at personal expense, until disembarkation in South Africa, 
of The Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal). 
Strength: 28 officers, 518 N.C. officers and men, 599 horses. 
Sailed from Halifax, on SS. Monterey, 17th March, 1900; arrived at Cape Town 
on 11th April following. 

The officers were:-

Officer Commanding: Lt.-Col. Steele (N.W.M.P.)

Second in Command: Maj. R. Belcher (N.W.M.P.)

Majors:
A.E. Snyder (N.W.M. Police) A.M. Jarvis (N.W.M. Police)  R.C. Laurie (Lt., R.O.)

Captains: 
D.M. Howard (N.W.M. Police) G.W. Cameron (5th Regt. Inft'y.) F.L. Cartwright (N.W.M.P.)

Lieutenants: 
J.A. Benyon (Capt. R.C.A.)                 J.E. Leckie
A.E. Christie                              J.F. Macdonald (Capt., 37th Regt.)
R.M. Courtney (Capt., 1st Regt. Inft'y)    E.F. Mackie (Capt. 90th Regt.)
P. Fall (9nd Lieut., Manitoba Dragoons)    R.H.B. Magee (Lieut., R.O.)
F. Harper (N.W.M. Police)                  T.E. Pooley (Capt. 5th Regt. C.A.)
H.D.B. Ketchen (N.W.M. Police)             A.W. Strange
G.H. Kirkpatrick (R.O.)                    H. Tobin (R.O.)
G.E. Laidlaw (Lt., R.O.)                   M.H. White-Fraser (Ex-Inspector, N.W.M. Police)

Quartermaster: Lieut. W. Parker

Transport Officer: Lt. I.R. Snider (2nd Lieut. Manitoba Dragoons)

Medical Officer: Lieut. C.B. Keenan

Veterinary Officer-Lieut.: G.T. Stevenson

REINFORCEMENTS

To 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, B.C.R.L: Three officers and 101 N.C. 
officers and men. 
The officers were Lt. and Bt. Capt. A.E. Carpenter, R.C.R.I.
                 *Capt. C.F. Winter, Gov.-Gen'ls Foot Guards
                 *Capt. A.J. Boyd, 10th Regt. (afterwards appointed, in Africa,
                  Capt. in South African Constabulary, and died 20th April, 1902)

To Strathcona's Horse, (at personal expense until disembarkation in South Africa, 
of The Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal).
One officer and 50 N.C. officers and men. 
The officer was Lt. A.S.A.M. Adamson, Gov.-Gen'ls Foot Guards

These reinforcements sailed from Halifax, on S.S. Monterey, 17th March, 1900, 
arrived at Cape Town, 10th April following.