Ndhlovu, Gilbert (G)

Thomas William Jenkins was my Great Grandfather. He was killed in action on the 4/3/1900 in the Eastern Cape aged 28 and is buried in the Dortrecht cemetery. His son,my Grandfather, was six months old at the time of his death having been born in Alice,E Cape. He is survived by three Grand Daughters. One (My Mother) in the Eastern Cape. Two (My Aunt) in Kenya.Three (My Aunt) in Natal. Still fondly remembered by all the surviving Family. X (Grand,Great and Great Great grand daughters and grand sons) Alistair Wren

Above story added to and corrected. T W JENKINS ??(1872 - 1900) My Great Grandfather,Thomas William Jenkins,Trooper 422 with the Frontier Mounted Rifles (strength 229) was killed in action on the 4/3/1900 aged 28.?? He and seven others, all buried together in Dordrecht, were shot by an elderly sniper at Labuschagnes Nek in the Eastern Cape. Born in Wiltshire UK in 1872 he shipped out to South Africa as a young settler. His youngest Son, my dearest Grandfather, Bryan Jenkins (dec) was six months old at the time of his death having been born in Alice in 1899. TW Jenkins is survived by three Grand Daughters. Two reside in South Africa and the other in Kenya. His Grandson Peter Jenkins the eldest, sadly passed away in 2001. All four however were born in Kenya to Bryan Jenkins who sailed to Kenya as a boy with the Family in 1908,eventually farming in the Rift Valley not far from Gilgil. My Grandfather Bryan,along with my Grandmother, latterly returned to South Africa from Kenya and resided with the Family in the Cape and Natal before passing away in 1987. Thomas, Bryan and Peter still fondly remembered by all the extended Family in South Africa, Kenya and the UK.

South African units Frontier Mounted Rifles The reports by General Forestier Walker showed that in October 1899 this corps, strength 229, was embodied and was stationed at Barkly East, Cathcart, Molteno, and Indwe. ??When General Gatacre arrived they gave him great assistance, their local knowledge being invaluable. ??For some months their work was much akin to that of the Cape Mounted Rifles, the Kaffrarian Rifles, and Brabants Horse. ??In several of the actions in the Dordrecht district the Frontier Mounted Rifles took a prominent share, and always did well. ??At Dordrecht, on 5th March, there was a severe engagement in which this regiment had 3 killed and 7 wounded. When the Colony was invaded for a second time in November and December 1900, the Frontier Mounted Rifles again got opportunities of being of great use, and for the remainder of the campaign did much hard and valuable service. The Mentions gained by the corps were as follows:??? LORD ROBERTS DESPATCH: 2nd April 1901.???Lieutenants De Cergat, Gordon-Turner, A Milford, H Whittaker.