Private M. Bridcutt was wounded during the Royal Berkshires' night attack on Colesberg on 1.1.1900 and died of disease at Dewetsdorp on 26.5.1900. General French wrote of the assault, the Berkshires' major action during the War: 'The four Companies of the Berkshire Regiment rushed the hill most gallantly, driving off a strong picquet of the enemy. I cannot speak too highly of the gallantry and discipline displayed by his [Major McKracken] Officers and men in making the night assault which he led so well. What in my opinion is worthy of even greater praise is the conduct this gallant Regiment displayed in the tenacity with which they have held the position ever since, and the skill with which they have entrenched themselves against a constant fire from artillery and musketry'.