37. Lieutenant Hugh Dawnay and Major Francis Wing

On the night of 9th December, Metcalfe himself reconnoitred the ground in company with Lieutenant Hugh Dawnay, the Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, and Major Francis Wing of the Royal Artillery. Wing knew the area as
he had been in Ladysmith with the pre-war garrison. Boer picquets did not discover this little foray.