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* Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. [[George Henry Morris]], (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) the first [[commanding officer]] to lead an [[Irish Guards]] [[battalion]] into battle. He was killed in action during the [[Retreat from Mons]] when the [[4th (Guards) Brigade]] formed a rear-guard for the [[British 2nd Division (World War I)|2nd Division]] in [[La forêt de Retz]] near [[Villers-Cotterêts]], France. |
* Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. [[George Henry Morris]], (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) the first [[commanding officer]] to lead an [[Irish Guards]] [[battalion]] into battle. He was killed in action during the [[Retreat from Mons]] when the [[4th (Guards) Brigade]] formed a rear-guard for the [[British 2nd Division (World War I)|2nd Division]] in [[La forêt de Retz]] near [[Villers-Cotterêts]], France. |
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| − | * Sergeant [[Norman Frederick Hastings]], later Major Hastings [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Mention in Despatches|mid]], [[Légion d'honneur]], New Zealand Officer Commanding the 6th (Manawatu) Squadron, [[Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment]] who died of wounds after the attack on [[Chunuk Bair]], |
+ | * Sergeant [[Norman Frederick Hastings]], later Major Hastings [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Mention in Despatches|mid]], [[Légion d'honneur]], New Zealand Officer Commanding the 6th (Manawatu) Squadron, [[Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment]] who died of wounds after the attack on [[Chunuk Bair]], Gallipoli in August 1915. |
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Revision as of 08:30, 30 April 2014
Rimington's Guides (also known as Rimington's Tigers or Rimington's Corps of Guides and then later as Damant's Horse) were a unit of light horse in the British Army active in the Second Boer War. They were led by Major M. F. (Mike) Rimington, later Colonel Rimington. He also led a column in the later stages of the war. The Rimington's Guides also had the name Rimington's Tigers due to the leopard skin hatbands worn on their slouch hats.[1] Rimington gave his Corps of Guides the nickname "catch-'em-alive-o's while other forces gave him the nickname "The Night Cats" because of their night marches and stealth like movement.[2] Rimington left the Guides in January 1901. The force was reorganised as Damant's Horse under Major Frederic Damant, Rimington's second-in-command, though they were often known by his name through the remainder of the war.
Composition
The unit was recruited from English speaking South Africans. Every man in Rimington's Corps of Guides was obliged to speak Boer and at least one of the local African dialects, with many speaking both. They were armed with carbines and pistols, riding light ahead of the main army.[2]
Notable Unit Members
- Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. George Henry Morris, (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) the first commanding officer to lead an Irish Guards battalion into battle. He was killed in action during the Retreat from Mons when the 4th (Guards) Brigade formed a rear-guard for the 2nd Division in La forêt de Retz near Villers-Cotterêts, France.
- Sergeant Norman Frederick Hastings, later Major Hastings DSO, mid, Légion d'honneur, New Zealand Officer Commanding the 6th (Manawatu) Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment who died of wounds after the attack on Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli in August 1915.
References
- ↑ Duxbury, G. A.. "Queen's South Africa Medal with 10 clasps". http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol023gd.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The English "Night Cats."" (PDF). The New York Times. 1900-03-25. p. 27. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C01EEDE1E3CE433A25756C2A9659C946197D6CF. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
The original article can be found at Rimington's Guides and the edit history here.