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2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays).
The Royal Cypher within the Garter. " Lucknow."
Colonel.— William Henry Seymonr, 1 CB. Ensign, T j May 47 ; Lt. 10 June 52
May 58 ; Lt.Colenel, 7 July 58 ; Colonel, 7 July 63; Major General, 24 Dec.
[" Leeds.
Cap/. 29 Dec. 54 ; Major, 13
j Lieut. General, 30 Sept. 82 ;
Coio'neZ 13th Hussars, 5 Jan. 91; Colonel 2nd
General, 1 Jan. 85 ; Colonel 3rd Dragoon Guards, 2 Nov. I
Dragoon Guards, 20 Jan. 94.
Lieutenant Colonel. — Joseph Alexander Lambert, Lieut. 2 Dec. 74; Captain, 1 Dec. 80; Major, 21 July 88;
Lt. Colonel, 20 Nov. 95.
Majoes.
George Prescott Douglas 4
James Edward Dewar 9 .
John Chas Arthington Walker, 10 Recruit-")
ing Staff Officer, West London, 12 May 96 j
Captains.
William Kirk
Valentine Geo. Whitla, 13 Adjutant 1 Nov. 93
William Horsley Persse, 11 serving with the")
Egyptian Army J
Charles Kendal Bushe 12
James O'Hara, Army Ray Department
Herbert William Wilberforce, 14 Aide de \
Camp to the Gov. Gen. of Canada iq Oct. 95 j
Edward William Llewhellic Urquharl)
Adjutant 1 Nov. 9 7 5
Harold Piatt Sykes
William Alexander Crawford Cockburn, \
serving in the Niger Coast Protectorate ... )
Robert Douglas Herron
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Lieutenants.
Molesworth Sykes,
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Kerman, Rersia, with rank of Captain ...}
Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, 15 serving with")
the Ryyptian Army $
ThomaB Ward
William Robert Bindloss
Richard Lucas Mullens
George Frederick Thompson
Edward Spencer Dickin
Marcus Stamer Beresford Gubbins
Charles Albert Leslie French
Second Lieutenants.
Cecil Pellew Bradshaw
Cecil Aubrey Escombe
John Henry Pige-Leschallas
2ND LIEUT.
19 Feb. 81
14 Sept. 87
16 Nov. 87
8 June 87
14 Mar. 88
29 Feb. 88
22 Aug.
23 July
12 Mar.
8 Oct.
7 Dec.
7 Dec.
6 June
6 June
3 Feb. 97
7 July 97
1 Dec. 97
1 July 81
29 July 82
29 July 82
2 Aug.
6 May
6 May
23 Aug.
30 Jan.
10 Mar.
24 Feb.
9 Dec.
1 Apr.
6 Mar.
26 Apr
26 Apr. 95
28 Aug. 95
i3 Sept. 95
27 Jan. 92
10 Mar. 97
10 Mar. 97
9 July 97
9 July 97
CAPTAIN.
20 July 87
20 July 87
20 Jan. 86
25 July 88
9 Dec. 92
6 Mar. 95
28 Aug. 95
16 Dec. 96
16 Dec. 96
16 Dec. 96
10 Mar. 97
9 July 97
9 July 97
Riding Master. — Henry Andrew Hughes, 23 July 79; Son. Captain, 23 July I
Quarter Master. — Joseph Hopkins, 3 Nov. 91 ; Hon. Lieut.
Scarlet — Facings Buff. — Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
Returned from Egypt, 3 Noc. 1896.
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3 Apr. 97
12 May 9;
' General Seymour served during the Crimean campaign of 1S54-55 with the 68th Light Infantry, including;
the battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with four Clasps, and Turkish
Medal). Served in the Indian Mutiny campaigns of 1858-59 with the 2nd Dragoon Guards, including the action
of Nusserutpore, siege and capture of Lucknow (charger wounded), and subsequent operations, action of Nawab-
gunge (in command of three squadrons of the Regiment), and re-occupation of Fyzabad. Commanded the Bays
throughout the Oude campaign, including the action of Jamo (wounded), assault and capture of Birwah, and Trans-
Gogra affairs at Bungaon (Gazetted Brevet Major on 20th July 1858, frequently mentioned in despatches, Medal with
Clasp, and CB.).
4 Major Douglas served in the Egyptian war of 1882 with the 7th Dragoon Guards as a volunteer, and was present
in the engagements at El Magfar and Mahsama, at the two actions at Kassasin, and at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and
capture of Cairo (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
9 Major Dewar served In the Soudan campaign in 1885 as Orderly Officer to Brigadier General Ewart, Com-
manding the Cavalry Brigade (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
10 Major Walker served in the Soudan Expedition in 1884 with the :9th Hussars, and was present in the en-
gagements at El Teb and Temai (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served in the Nile Expedition in
1884-85 with the 19th Hussars (Clasp).
11 Captain Persse served with the Dongola Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1896, including*
the engagement at Firket and the operations at Hafir (mentioned in despatches, 4th Class of the Medjidie,
Khedive's Medal with two Clasps).
12 Captain Bushe served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 with the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders and
with the River Column under Major General Earle (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
1 3 Captain Whitla served in the Egyptian war of 1S82 as Midshipman on board H.M.S. Sultan, and was present
at the bombardment of the Alexandrian Forts ; afterwards landed with the Naval Brigade (Medal with Clasp, and
Khedive's Starl. Served with the Dongola Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1896, includ-
ing the engagement at Firket and the operations at Hafir (mentioned in despatches, Khedive's Medal with two
Clasps).
14 Captain Wilberforce served in the Hazara Expedition in 1891 as Orderly Officer to Major General Elles,
Commanding the Force (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
15 Captain Smyth served with the Zhob Valley Expedition in 1890-91. Served with the Dongola Expeditionary
Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1896, including the engagement at Firket and the operations at Hafir
(mentioned in despatches, 4th ClasB of the Medjidie, Khedive's Medal with two Clasps).