Conclusion
of the Fourth Campaign
The Fourth Campaign had cost sterling
pounds 2,500,000. The British had lost 3
officers and 31 other ranks killed, and 10 officers and 54 other ranks
wounded. Egerton claimed to have killed
over 2,000 dervishes and seized nearly 500 rifles, 24,000 camels and 36,000
head of other stock. Perhaps closer
cooperation from the Italians and the Mijertain chiefs could have resulted in
the Mullah’s death or capture but once the rains fell the dervishes and their
herds enjoyed freedom of movement in most directions, and they were unstoppable.
Egerton’s final despatch drew to a
close by saying:
“But
though he (the
Mullah) personally has not been captured,
the effectual blow dealt him at Jidballi, the capture of the greater part of
his stock, the wholesale desertions of his adherents, the destruction of Illig,
and the relentless following up so long as he remained in the British
Protectorate have broken his power for a long time to come, and it will depend
on the future policy of the Protectorate Administration whether it has not been
broken finally and for all time. This, I
take it, was the true object of the campaign.”
The British government concurred,
ended the ‘expeditionary period’ of military campaigns in Somaliland
andhanded the initiative back to the
civil administration. The British and
Indian soldiers went home with the exception of the 101st
Grenadiers, the 107th Pioneers and the two Indian MI companies;
these four units stayed to garrison Somaliland until reliefs arrived from India in the
Autumn. The Italians now negotiated with
the Mullah who agreed to accept Italian protection in return for locating
peacefully to a coastal area near Illig; the British government later
recognized this situation. But the
Mullah was only resting and re-grouping – there were 16 more years of fight
left in him and his followers!
Above: The medals of Askari Katapoli, 2KAR, who served on the 4th Campaign.
Campaign
Medal and Clasps
A medal was now sanctioned to
recognize service whether in the Second, Third or Fourth Campaign, or in any
two of these campaigns or in all of them.
It was the Africa General Service Medal with clasp SOMALILAND 1902-04. Those present at
the Battle of Jidballi, including the baggage guard left behind under the
command of Major W.B. Mullins, 27th Punjabis, were awarded a second clasp
titled JIDBALLI.
Honours Bestowed GCB (Knights Grand Cross of
the Most Honourable Order of the Bath)
to:
-Lieutenant General Sir Charles Comyn
Egerton KCB DSO, Indian Army.
CB (Companion, of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath)
to:
-Colonel John Francis Williamson CMG,
Royal Army Medical Corps. -Lieutenant Colonel Charles Grant
Mansell Fasken, formerly 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army. -Lieutenant Colonel John Christopher
Swann, formerly 101st Grenadiers, Indian Army. -Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
(Brigadier General) Eric John Eagles Swayne, 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment), Indian Army.
KCMG (Knight Commander of the
Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George) to:
-Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (local
Brigadier General) William Henry Manning CB, -Inspector General of the King’s
African Rifles, formerly 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army.
CMG (Companion of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George) to:
-Captain the Honourable Alexander
Edward Bethell, Royal Navy, Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance.
-Brevet Colonel Alexander Nelson
Rochfort CB, Royal Artillery.
Honorary
CMG to
Count Guido Mori Ubaldini Alberti, Captain in the Italian Cavalry and Italian
Representative on the Fourth Campaign.
Above: The medals of Subadar Ishar Singh, 45th Rattray's Sikhs, who served on the 4th Campaign.
Military Awards
(not already
mentioned in the text)
Companionship of the Distinguish Service Order was awarded
to:
-Commander Charles James Cope
Kendall, Royal Indian Marine.
-Major Robert Franklin Allen, Royal
Engineers.
-Major (temporary Lieutenant Colonel)
Philip John Hantham Aplin, 107th Pioneers, Indian Army.
-Captain and Brevet Major George Tom
Molesworth Bridges, Royal Artillery.
-Major Alexander Henry Eustace, 52nd
Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army.
-Major Honourable John Graham Hope
Horsley Beresford, 7th Hussars.
-Captain Geoffrey Charles Shakerley,
King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
-Captain Charles Beresford Maule
Harris, Army Veterinary Department.
-Captain Corrie Hudson, Indian
Medical Service.
-Captain Albert Ernest Hamerton,
Royal Army Medical Corps.
-Captain George Remington Breading,
Worcestershire Regiment and 3rd King’s African Rifles.
-Lieutenant James Henry Morton,
Indian Medical Service.
Brevet
Promotions were awarded to:
To be Colonel:
-Lieutenant Colonel Alexander
Wallace, 27th Punjabis, Indian Army.
-Lieutenant Colonel W.R. Yeilding CIE
DSO, Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army.
To be Lieutenant Colonel:
-Captain W.B. Lesslie, Royal
Engineers.
-Captain H. de B. Codrington, Supply
and Transport Corps, Indian Army.
-Captain (local Major) M.L. Hornby
DSO, 56th Infantry (Frontier Force), Indian Army and 5th King’s
African Rifles.
-Captain (local Major) P.B. Osborn
DSO, Oxfordshire Light Infantry and 6th King’s African Rifles
(Commanded No 5 MI Company).
-Captain A. Skeen, 24th
Punjabis, Indian Army.
-Captain L.M.R. Deas, Supply and
Transport Corps, Indian Army.
Deferred
Brevet Awards
For the Brevet rank of Lieutenant
Colonel on attaining the rank of Major:
-Captain (Local Lieutenant Colonel)
A.S. Cobbe VC DSO, 32nd Sikh Pioneers, Indian Army and 1st
King’s African Rifles.
For the Brevet rank of Major on
attaining the rank of Captain:
-Lieutenant (Local Captain) A.C.H.
Dixon, the West India Regiment and 6th King’s African Rifles.
-Lieutenant R.D. Marjoribanks, 107th
Pioneers, Indian Army, (employed as an Intelligence Officer).
Indian Officers brought to the
notice of the Government of India:
-Assistant Commandant Gurbaksh Singh,
Bikaner Camel
Corps.
-Subadar Isar Singh, 52nd
Sikhs (Frontier Force).
-Subadar Bhairo Gujar, 119th
Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), Mounted Infantry.
-Ressaldar Bhai Khan, 55th
Silladar Camel Corps.
-3rd Class Hospital
Assistant Mumtaz Ali Khan, No 69 Native Field Hospital.
Battlefield Promotion
-Ressaldar Musa Farah, 6th
(Somali) King’s African Rifles, was promoted to the rank of Ressaldar Major.
Names Mentioned in General Egerton’s Despatch
Published in the London
Gazette dated September 2 1904
-
The General’s
two lists have been combined and brief descriptions of duties recorded.
Head-quarter
Personal Staff
-Captain R.G. Munn, 36th
Sikhs, Indian Army. Aide-de-Camp.
-Lieutenant
J. B. Egerton, 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force), Indian Army. Aide-de-Camp.
-Honorary
Lieutenant Malik Umar Hyat Khan, 18th Tiwana Lancers, Indian Army. Orderly
Officer.
Head-Quarter
Staff
-Major H.E. Stanton DSO, Royal
Artillery. Chief Staff Officer.
-Major C.O. Swanston DSO, 18th
Tiwana Lancers, Indian Army. Staff
Officer.
-Major (Local Lieutenant Colonel) G.T.
Forestier-Walker, Royal Artillery, Senior Intelligence Officer.
-Major R. F.
Allen, Royal Engineers. Senior Royal Engineer.
-Colonel J.F. Williamson, CMG, Royal
Army Medical Corps. Principal Medical
Officer.
-Lieut.-Colonel
W.R. Yeilding, CIE DSO, Indian Army.
Director of Supply and Transport.
-Commander
E.S. Carey, Royal Navy. Provost Marshal.
-Captain W.B.
Lesslie, Royal Engineers. Adjutant to Commander Royal Engineers.
-Captain C.B.M. Harris, Army
Veterinary Department. Inspecting
Veterinary Officer.
-Captain H.E.S.
Cordeaux, CMG, 109th Infantry, Indian Army. Political Officer.
-Captain
L.W.D. Everett, Welsh Regiment and 6th King's African Rifles.
Intelligence Officer.
-Lieutenant
W.H. Evans, Royal Engineers. Intelligence Officer.
-Captain H.B.
Protheroe-Smith, 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers. Superintendent of Army
Signalling.
-Captain E.P.
Carter, Royal Artillery. Principal Ordnance Officer.
-Major T.H.
Henderson, Military Accounts Department, Indian Army.
-Captain G.
A. Beazeley, Royal Engineers. Survey Officer.
-Reverend
Father E.M. Morgan, Chaplain 1st Class (Roman Catholic), Army
Chaplains’ Department. Senior Chaplain.
1st Brigade
Staff.
-Brigadier-General W.H. Manning, CB. Formerly 51st Sikhs (Frontier
Force), Indian Army.
-Captain J.
H. Lloyd, 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Goorkha Rifles, Indian
Army. Staff Officer.
-Lieutenant
H.W. Peebles, Reserve of Officers, Aide-de-Camp to General Manning.
2nd Brigade Staff
-Brigadier-General C.G.M. Fasken. Formerly 52nd Sikhs (Frontier
Force), Indian Army.
-Captain P.C. Eliot-Lockhart, DSO,
Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Indian Army.
Brigade Staff Officer.
-Lieutenant
B.R. Moberly, 66th Punjabis (attached 52nd Sikhs), Indian Army. Orderly
Officer.
Mounted
Troops Staff.
-Major (local
Lieutenant Colonel) P.A. Kenna VC DSO, 21st Lancers.
-Captain A.
Skeen, 24th Punjabis, Indian Army. Staff
Officer.
Line of
Communications Staff.
-Lieutenant
Colonel (local Colonel) J.C. Swann, 101st Grenadiers, Indian Army.
-Captain G.B.
Roberts, Royal Engineers. Director of Army Telegraphs.
-Major E.M.
Woodward, Leicestershire Regiment. Base Commandant.
-Lieutenant
W.B. Roberts, 101st Grenadiers, Indian Army.
-Captain
J.H.W. Pollard, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Staff Officer.
-Captain
H.H.F. Turner, 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s
Horse), Indian Army. Staff Officer.
-Captain P.G.
Grant, Royal Engineers. Duties on lines of communication.
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS,
Mounted
Troops.
-Brevet Major J.R.M. Marsh, Lincolnshire Regiment,
Commanding
1st Mounted Corps.
-Major R.G. Brooke, 7th Hussars, DSO,
Commanding 2nd Mounted
Corps.
-Major W.G. Walker VC, 1st Battalion
4th Goorkha Rifles, Indian Army. Commanding Bikanir Camel Corps.
-Captain G. C. Shakerley, King's
Royal Rifle Corps.
-Brevet
Major G.T.M. Bridges, Royal Artillery.
-Major Honourable J.G.H.H. Beresford,
7th Hussars.
-Captain
M.G.E. Bell, Rifle Brigade, Commanding No. 2 Mounted Infantry Company.
-Captain W.J.
Mitchell, 124th Duchess of Connaught’s Own Baluchistan Infantry, Indian
Army. Commanding No 6 Mounted Infantry
Company.
-Captain A.K.
Rawlins, DSO, 24th Punjabis, Indian Army. Attached Bikanir Camel Corps.
-Captain J.H.
Deane, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment.
-Lieutenant
H.E. Henderson, Royal Artillery. Commanding 28th (Lahore)
Mountain Battery.
-Major W.B.
Mullins, 27th Punjabis, Indian Army. Commanded independent columns.
-Captain C.P.
Wynter, 52nd Sikhs, Indian Army.
-Lieutenant
(local Captain) A.C.H. Dixon, West India Regiment and 6th King's African
Rifles.
Regimental
Officers
-Major S.C.F.
Jackson, DSO, Hampshire Regiment.
-Lieutenant
W. Bovet, Royal
Engineers, No.17
Company, Sappers and Miners.
-Lieutenant
Colonel A. Wallace, 27th Punjabis, Indian Army.
-Major A.H.
Eustace, 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force), Indian Army. Commanded 52nd
Sikhs.
-Captain C.C.
Fenner, 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force), Indian Army, attached to the 52nd
Sikhs. Commanded 52nd Sikhs
at Jidballi.
-Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel C.J. Melliss, VC, the 101st Grenadiers, Indian Army. Commanded 101st Grenadiers and
Tribal Levies.
-Colonel
P.T.H. Aplin, 107th Pioneers, Indian Army.
-Captain
(local Lieutenant Colonel) A.S. Cobbe, VC DSO, 32nd Sikh Pioneers,
Indian Army, and 1st King's African Rifles. Commanded his battalion.
-Lieutenant
(local Captain) G.R. Breading, Worcestershire Regiment and 3rd King's African
Rifles. Commanded his company.
-Captain
(local Major) P.B. Osborn, DSO, Oxfordshire Light Infantry and 6th King's African Rifles. Commanded No 5 (Somali) MI Company.
-Lieutenant
R.D. Marjoribanks, 107th Pioneers, Indian Army, Intelligence Officer.
Supply and Transport Corps.
-Captain H.
de B. Codrington, Indian Army, Assistant Director Supply and Transport.
-Captain H.A. Lane, 30th
Lancers (Gordon’s Horse), Indian Army. Worked with Silladar Transport Corps.
-Captain F.C.
Poole DSO, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Worked with Somali Camel Corps.
-Captain E.B.
Macnaghten, Royal Artillery. Worked with Somali Camel Corps.
-Captain A.R.
Burlton, Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army. Worked at the Advanced Base.
-Lieutenant
H.W. Niven, 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force), Indian Army. Worked with 56th
Silladar Camel Corps.
-Captain F.W.
Hallowes, Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army.
-Captain
C.B.L. Clery, 125th Napier’s Rifles, Indian Army. Worked with 3rd Somali Camel
Corps.
-Captain L.N.
Beatty, 31st Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers, Indian Army. 11th Somali Camel
Corps.
-Captain J.A.
Longridge, Supply and Transport Corps, Indian Army. Worked with 1st Brigade.
-Lieutenant
C.L. Norman, Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Indian Army. Worked with 1st Ekka
(Pony Cart) Train.
-Captain
E.W.W. Scott, Army Service Corps.
Medical
Department.
-Captain A.E. Hamerton, Royal Army
Medical Corps.
-Captain C. Hudson, Indian Medical
Service.
-Captain B. de C. O'Grady, Royal Army
Medical Corps.
-Captain F.L. Blenkinsop, Indian
Medical Service.
-Major P.W. Gee, Indian Medical
Service.
Miscellaneous.
-Colonel A.N.
Rochfort, CB, Royal Artillery. British Representative with the Abyssinian
Forces.
-Commander
C.J.C. Kendall, Royal Indian Marine. Marine Transport Officer.
-Count
Alberti, the Italian Representative with the expedition.
-Commander
E.W. Huddleston, Royal Indian Marine. Marine Transport Officer.
-Captain
(local Major) H.W. Rattigan, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Staff Officer 1st
Brigade.
-Reverend
J.M. Simms, Chaplain 1st Class, Army Chaplains’ Department (Church
of Scotland).
-Reverend J.
Blackbourne, Chaplain 3rd Class, Army Chaplains’ Department (Church
of England). Chaplain to 2nd Brigade.
-Mr. C.W.
Wynch, Superintendent of Post Offices.
-Mr. H.M.
O'Byrne, Chief of Customs at Berbera.
Naval and
Marine.
-Captain E.R.
Pears, Royal Navy, late of His Majesty's ship Perseus. -Captain F.S.
Pelham, Royal Navy, His Majesty's ship Fox. -Commander
A.J. Hotham, Royal Navy, His Majesty's ship Porpoise.
-Commander
M.R. Hill, Royal Navy, His Majesty's ship Perseus.
-Commander
A.J.G. Piffard, Royal Indian Marine, hospital ship Hardinge.
-Commander
T.A.L. de Berry, Royal Indian Marine, hospital ship Hardinge.
Native Officers,
Indian Army.
-Assistant
Commandant Gurbaksh Singh, Bikanir Camel Corps.
-Subadar Isar
Singh, 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force).
-Subadar
Bhairo Gujar, 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment). (Mounted Infantry).
-Resaldar
Bhai Khan, 55th Silladar Camel Corps.
-Subadar
Bhagwant Singh, Bikanir Camel Corps.
-Jemadar
Ishar Singh, 45th Rattray’s Sikhs. (Mounted Infantry).
-Subadar
Krishna Appaji, No.19 Company, Bombay
Sappers and Miners.
-Subadar Siwa
Moduck, 101st Grenadiers.
-Subadar
Major Rahim Khan, 107th Pioneers.
-Resaldar
Mahomed Ishmail Khan, 56th Silladar Camel Corps.
-Resaldar
Mahomed Sharif Khan, 57th Silladar Camel Corps.
-Third Class Hospital
Assistant, Mumtaz Ali Khan, No. 69 Native Field Hospital.
Warrant
Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men.
-Conductor H. Pepper, Indian Army Unattached
List. Supply and Transport.
-Sub-Conductor R.L. Bristow, Supply
and Transport Corps, Indian Army.
-Conductor F.J. Skinner, Supply and
Transport Corps, Indian Army.
-No. 844, Colour-Serjeant (Acting
Detachment Serjeant-Major) Thomas
Urry, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment.
-No. 8592, Colour-Serjeant William
George Crisp, King's Royal Rifle
Corps (Mounted Infantry).
-No. 26941, Serjeant J.E. Symonds,
Royal Engineers, (Telegraph Section).
-Conductor
A.J. Burgess, Indian Ordnance Department, Indian Army.
-Conductor
H.T. Gasson, Royal
Engineers. Worked in Field
Park.
-Staff
Quarter-Master-Serjeant W. Dornan, Army
Service Corps.
-Staff-Serjeant
J.C. Rosser, Indian Army Unattached List.
-Staff
Serjeant-Farrier P.A. Pope, Army Veterinary Department.
-Armourer-Serjeant
(2nd class) Allan Gibb, Army Ordnance Department, attached to the King's
African Rifles.
-No. 296,
Colour-Serjeant A.E. Ayres, Rifle Brigade (Mounted Infantry).
-Serjeant
G.F. Vahey, Supply and Transport Corps Indian Army.
-Serjeant G.
Griffen, 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment, attached to the Supply and
Transport Corps.
-Serjeant W.Cain, Cameronians, attached
to the Supply and Transport Corps.
-No. 14008,
Corporal D. Watt, Royal Army Medical Corps. Worked
with Ambulance Corps.
-Lance-Corporal
(local Serjeant) G.W. Morris, 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.
-Lance-Corporal
H. Dobson, King's Royal Rifle Corps (Provost Establishment).
Miscellaneous.
-Mr. C. St.C.
Cameron, Military Accounts Department.
-Mr. Gariba,
Indian Postal Department.
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