0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁and ▁preferred ▁un mar ried ▁men . ▁ ▁The ▁Corps ▁left ▁Cal cut ta ▁ 2 5 0 ▁strong ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Lord ▁Roberts . ▁The ▁Corps ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁march ▁to ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Johannes burg ▁and ▁P ret oria , ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁de ▁W et , ▁and ▁the ▁Bar ber ton ▁and ▁De ▁Ka ap ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁Bo ers . ▁ ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁L ums den ▁was ▁formally ▁appointed ▁Command ant ▁of ▁L ums den ' s ▁Hor se ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁with ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁E den ▁Show ers ▁from ▁the ▁Sur ma ▁Valley ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁as ▁second ▁in ▁command . ▁Show ers ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Major ▁Henry ▁Cham ney ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁L ums den ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁( CB ) ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁D ug ald ▁Mc T av ish ▁L ums den ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Brook wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁He ▁never ▁married ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁will ▁he ▁left ▁£ 2 2 , 4 9 2 ▁ 1 7 s ▁ 5 d ▁to