Ainsworth - Shortly after the departure of the expedition Capt. Haslam, who was somewhere in Kikuyu, heard of it and endeavoured to join up with it. He entered Muluka with a few of his men but he appears to have been attacked and to have attempted to withdraw. Haslam was killed but his men escaped. They informed me (Ainsworth) that Haslam had a .303 rifle but no ammunition as he had fired all he had at a rhinoceros before entering Muluka. When he was killed Haslam was not carrying his rifle. He had handed it to one of his men who escaped and brought it to Machakos where on examination it was found to be quite clean. On receipt of the news of Haslam's death I sent a wire to the officer in command of the Uganda Rifles, then at Fort Smith, to despatch a strong detachment to get in touch with Cooper and try to locate Haslam's body. The body, frightfully mutilated, was later found by Capt. Cooper, who interred it with military honours. The expedition was successful, taking over 200 head of cattle, a large number of goats and 161 prisoners.

Ainsworth - sent in command of a punitive expedition against the Kikuyu in 1898 with Mr Lane as Political Officer

North - Leading a punitive expedition against the Kikuyu in Kabete area during which Capt. A.J. Haslam was killed, July 1898.