Private B. Gammon was Mentioned in Despatches by General Buller (London Gazette 8.2.1901 refers). For the entire Natal Campaign, General Buller awarded 13 Mentions to Officers and 18 to Non-Commissioned Officers and Riflemen of the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade.

The 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade arrived in South Africa in 1899 and fought in the Battles of Colenso, Vaal Krantz, Monte Cristo, Pieter's Hill and the engagement at South Rand Mine.