COLONIAL CASUALTIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 170, 29 July 1901, Page 2

COLONIAL CASUALTIES.

LONDON, July 27. Of the Sorenth New ZealaDders, Lieut. Trotter was slightly wounded, and SergtMajor Calatvay and Frigate Andrew ■ Peieraon were severely wounded at Vereeniging. . Of the V,ctorians, Sergt. Buckingham wao killed at Rhenosterkop, when a Bnpenor force, probably the Amsterdam and Pietretief Commandoes, on Wednesday forced a detachment of Colonel hteinacker's Horse to evacuate Bremersdorp, Swaziland. The Br tish fought their way to Limpopo, 16 mileß, losing ten killed aud wounded, and a, few missin«. i WELLINGTON, July 25. The following message was received by the Premier from ihe Cv ualty Department, Capetown, dated 25th:- SergeantMajor Juhn Walter Callaway, Seventh New Zealand Contingent, was severely wounded near Vereenigiug, on the \ aal riv, r, on the 24th. Sergeant Andrew I'eiersoD was flightly wounded, and Lieutenant Trotter was wounded in the shoulder, in the same engagement. NAPIER, This Day. Kergt. Petersen, who was serioufcly wounded at Vereeniging, was attached to the Third Contingent, and saw^eome hard fighting during ihe first of the campaign. He was captured and imprisoned butsubstquently escaped from Noagedach aid safely eluded hJB Boer pursuerß, but on reaching the British lint-a was shot by a BiUish sei, try.