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the khaki drill service dress introduced in India was adopted for all British troops serving
outside Europe. The men arriving in South Africa, however, still wore buff-coloured belts and
equipment which they soon learned to stain with tea or tobacco juice for concealment. The Scottish
regiments were issued with khaki aprons to cover their kilts, but these only concealed the front. The
helmet was later replaced by the slouch hat favoured by the Colonial troops and visible distinctions
of rank between officers and men in uniform and equipment virtually disappeared.
Lieutenant C. W. Barton of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment noted the arrangements for the
carriage of kit, and thus gives in his journal a good idea of what was considered necessary on the
march: “The kit of the men was carried as follows: 2 Blankets, carried in Wagons; 1 Waterproof
sheet, carried on the man; 1 Great Coat, carried in Wagons with the shirt & socks in pockets; 1 pair
canvas shoes, carried in Waterproof sheet on man; 1 pair socks, carried in Great Coat pocket on
wagon; 1 Jersey, carried in waterproof sheet on man; 1 Flannel shirt, carried in Great Coat pocket on
wagon”. His own kit, he says, was down to 35lbs (16kg), thus: Waterproof Valise, 10lbs; Bag
blanket, 6lbs; Clothing: 1 shirt, 2pr socks, 1 sweater, 1 pr. pants, 2 cholera belts, 1 Balaclava cap, 2
coloured & 2 silk handkerchiefs, in canvas bag to keep off damp, 4lbs; Toilet bag: 1 Sponge, 1 towel,
1 Razor, 1 shaving brush, 1 Hair brush, 1 Tooth brush, 1 Box tooth powder, 2 cakes soap, 1 looking
glass, Nail nippers, Lantern folding, 3lbs; Clothes: 1 Khaki Coat, 1 trousers, 1 felt hat, 4lbs; 1 pr
Boots, 1 pr canvas shoes, 3lbs; Writing case, Prayer book, House wife, 3lbs; Canvas water bucket &
water bag, 2lbs = 35lbs. In addition he carried on the march his waterproof sheet with a knitted
cardigan vest rolled inside weighing 5½ lbs.
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Reference:
Barthorp, Michael, The British Army on Campaign 4: 1882–1902 (London, Osprey, 1988); Knight,
Ian, Boer Wars (2): 1898–1902 (London, Osprey, 1996); Marix Evans, Martin, The Boer War:
South Africa 1899–1902 (Oxford, Osprey Publishing, 1999).
Broadwood, Brigadier-General R. G.,
1862–1917
Robert George Broadwood was born in 1862 and joined the 12th Lancers in 1881. He served under
Kitchener, who became Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, in the Dongola Expeditionary Force
and then in Egypt and the Sudan. He assumed command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in February 1900
with the temporary rank of Brigadier-general. He was involved both in the relief of Kimberley and
the Boer defeat at Paardeberg and was captured by Chief-commandant Christiaan De Wet at
Sannaspos, from where he managed to extract a large proportion of his men, though he lost over 400
men as prisoners and seven guns. On 10 July 1901 he captured most of the government of the Orange
Free State, except for President Steyn himself, at Reitz.
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