Formu members
I don't recall seeing any recent entries on the forum for Lumsden's H - hence this post might be forgiven: QSA bars CC/OFS/JHB to "100 TPR:A.E.Consterdine, Lumsden's Horse". Obtained on ebay a little while ago and at a reasonable price. Sterling tells us that LH comprised two sqns and a MG det - quite a small unit. The published "History of Lumsdan's Horse" shows that the unit had an all-ranks strength of 261 and the book lists the civilian callings of it's members as well as many individual portraits. Tpr. Consterdine's ocupation is shown as "Inspector of Police" and his portrait illustrates a sharp-looking chap wearing an unusual and very practical form of slouch hat - apparently peculiar to LH. Tpr. Consterdine served in No.4 section of A Coy.
The unit history records all the trekking of LH and mentions that - during the rounding-up of some cattle towards the end of LH's tour of duty - a small patrol of LH ran into a Boer sniping party "and Tpr. Consterdine fetched one of them out of the saddle at 1,800 yards". It seems that the would-be snipers were used to taking liberties with rooineks using carbines and a good shot with a Lee-Metford rifle indicated future caution.
LH served in SA from 4/00-11/00, did some hard trekking, gave rather better than they got and caused Lord Roberts to record "It has been a pride and a pleasure to me to have under my command a volunter contingent which has so well upheld the honour of the Indian Empire".
I don't recall seeing any recent entries on the forum for Lumsden's H - hence this post might be forgiven: QSA bars CC/OFS/JHB to "100 TPR:A.E.Consterdine, Lumsden's Horse". Obtained on ebay a little while ago and at a reasonable price. Sterling tells us that LH comprised two sqns and a MG det - quite a small unit. The published "History of Lumsdan's Horse" shows that the unit had an all-ranks strength of 261 and the book lists the civilian callings of it's members as well as many individual portraits. Tpr. Consterdine's ocupation is shown as "Inspector of Police" and his portrait illustrates a sharp-looking chap wearing an unusual and very practical form of slouch hat - apparently peculiar to LH. Tpr. Consterdine served in No.4 section of A Coy.
The unit history records all the trekking of LH and mentions that - during the rounding-up of some cattle towards the end of LH's tour of duty - a small patrol of LH ran into a Boer sniping party "and Tpr. Consterdine fetched one of them out of the saddle at 1,800 yards". It seems that the would-be snipers were used to taking liberties with rooineks using carbines and a good shot with a Lee-Metford rifle indicated future caution.
LH served in SA from 4/00-11/00, did some hard trekking, gave rather better than they got and caused Lord Roberts to record "It has been a pride and a pleasure to me to have under my command a volunter contingent which has so well upheld the honour of the Indian Empire".