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The Leicestershire Regiment.
Formerly the 17th {Leicestershire) Regiment.
(The 3rd Battalion is formed of the Leicestershire Militia. )
fist]
1.2nd
Batt., S.Africa.
Batt., Egypt.
252
17™
Itegimeutal District,
LEICESTER.
"Louisbubg" "Hindoostan" (with the Royal Tiger). "Afghanistan" "Ghuznbb'
topol" "Ali Masjid " "Afghanistan, 1878-79."
14 Apr. 46; Lieut. ''29 Dec. 48 ; Capt. 29 Dec. 54 ; Bt. Major,
'Khelat" "Sevas-
Years'Sei
Full
?7
Hull
Pay.
Colonel.— Sir John Ross,i GCB., 2nd Lieut.
6 June 56 ; Bt.Lt. Colonel. 20 July 58 ; Major, p i5 Nov. 61 ; Colonel, 3 Apr. 65 ; Major General, 1 Man 70 ;
Lt. General, 12 Jan. S6 ; General, 1 Apr. 91 ; Colonel Leicestershire Regiment, 6 Feb. 95.
Lieutenant Colonels. — 2 Arthur William M'Kinstry, 7 .^. 5 June 75; Capt. 7 Mar. 83 ; Major, 23 Sept. 00;
Lt. Colonel, 11 Nov. 98.
1 p.s.c. George Dudley Carleton, Li. 11 Sept. 76; Capt. 26 Mar. 84; Major, 15 Nov. 91 ; Lt. Colonel, 3 Dec. 98.
Majobs.
1 Edmund Richard Scott, 9 2ml inCom-~i
mand it Nov. 98 J
2 James Gordon Lennox Burnett, 2nd*)
in Command 28 Mar. 99 $
1 p.s.c. Edward Hugh Griffith 12
George Henry Poyntz Burne, Adj. )
3 Battalion 1 ; Jan. 08 }
iohn^osse," Becntit'iny Staff Officcr,\
Leeds, 9 Apr. 00 )
p.s.c. Victor Semini (Lieut. Jt. Malta)
Fencihle Art. 28 Oct. 76), D.A.A. >■
General, Canada, 22 Oct. 95 )
Vesey Thomas Bunbury," DSO
Maxwell Robertson Hyslop, 15 7?c»cr« )
(Depot) /
1 Lionel Copley Sherer 16
Captains.
1 Harry Marrion Welstead
p. s.c. Edward Mabbott Woodward, 19 ^
Staff Captain War Office 29 Oct. 00.1
William Stafford Copland
John Hippisley Heycock, Adjutant
1 Volunteer Battalion 17 Jan.
1 p.s.c. Walter Sydney Melvill
1 Francis Edward Glossop 2 "
1 Henry Leycester Croker, Adjutant/
25 Nov. 99 )
2 Walter Patrick Hussey-Walsb
1 Charles Guinand Blackader, DSO
George Inverarity Walsh 22 (Depot)
2 Hon. Harold Brooke Hawke
Tom Maxwell Drew
2 Herbert Gordon, Egyptian Army
2ND LIEUT. I LIEUT. I CAPTAIN. 1 BBSV.MAJ
j 5 June 75I 26 Mar. 84
30 Jan. 78 21 Nov. 79, 24 Dec. 84
23 Dec. 79! 1 Sept. 85
5 Oct. 80, 19 Jan. 86
3 - v w~. , w
30 Jan. 78
22 Jan. 79
13 Aug. 79
18 Dec. 80, 14 Sept.
86
6 Mar. 80, 1 July 81
22 Jan. 79; 20 Oct. 80
11 Sept. 76
11 Aug. 8o' ; 1 July 81
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22 Oct. 81
9 Sept.
-.0 Mar.
12 May
9 May
1 July 87
1 July 87
15 July 84
5 Sept. 88
17 Dec. 97
Allen Hen. Wilkinson, C0mdg.3rdB.ly. \
Pioneers, S.Africa, with rank of Ma}. 5
Henry Spencer Logan. Prof. B. Mil. )
Coll. Kingston, Canada, vith rank of •
Major, iS Aug. 98 )
William Bryce
Herbert Stoney Smith
Cecil Henry Hunt, Beserce (Depot)
Reginald Norton Knatchbull, DSO.'\
Adjutant 4 Apr. 01 /
2 Cecil Myles Serjeantson
2 Bertie Coore Dent 23
2 Bertram de Weltden Weldon
1 Bertie Cunynghame Dwyer, Brigade ~i
Signalling Officer, South Africa J
p.s.c. William Tilston Holland, 24 Be- \
serve (Depot) )
Henry Cecil '.Choroid, Adj. 3 Bn. By. )
Pioneers, S. Africa, u-ith rank of Capt. i
1 Edward Lacy Challenor
Lieutenants.
1 James Robert Alexander Hunter Paul
Claude Henry Haig, Captain 2 Bn.i.y. 1
South Africa f
1 Douglas Charles Faichnie
2 Frederick Deneys Harrison
Godtrey Cecil Rodney Mundy, sero- ~)
ing Kith Uganda Bijles j
1 Frederick Lewis
i Hugh Mortimer Travers
1 Harold Delacour Beamish
1 Thomas Norman Pnckle
Francis Le Maistre Gruchy
2 Herbert Carter Chapman
1 Stuart Oswald Everitt
1 Hubert Anthony Grant
Charles Tristram Melville Hare, Mtd. )
Infantry, South Africa. i
2 Charles Alexander Cunningham
Thomas Frewen, Mtd. Infantry, S. \
Africa J
2 Rei'nfred Tatton Aruudell
2 Geoffrey Ralph Benson
2 Frederick Ingram Ford
2 Everard Francis Scott Henderson
2 Frederick William Hunt
Arthur Irwin Dawes
2 Alec Walter Saumarez Brock
1 Frederics Colquhoun
1 John Rowan Robinson
5 Feb. 87;
22 Aug. 38
8 Dec. 881
8 Dec. 88!
3 Dec. 88
21 Sept. 89]
29 Mar. 90]
30 Jan
28 Apr,
1 5 Mar. 89
21 Mar. 90
20 Aug. 90
23 Sept. 90
11 Nov. go
1 Apr. 91
10 Feb
5 Feb.
18 May
1 Nov.
1 Dec.
8 Jan.
8 Jan.
5 Feb.
29 Nov.
6 Dec.
17 July v
27 Nov. 97
15 Dec. 97
1 Jan. 98
92 9 Mar. 98
90 29 Nov.
92 25 Jan.
92
29 Mar. 90 18 May 92 19 Jan. 00
29 Mar. poi 20 June 92
17 Jan. 91, 1 Jan. 93
13 Aug. 79j 5 Mar. 81
4 Mar. 91 1 1 Mar. 93
2 May 91I 23 Aug. 93
18 June 92' 1 Jan. 94
13 Aug. 92; 5 Feb. 94
19 Nov. 92, 2 Dec. 95
19 Jan. 00
6 Feb. 00
19 Nov. 86
9 Apr. 00
6 June 00
24 June 00
12 Nov. 00
4 Apr. 01
9 Sept. 82, 16 June 91
21 Jan. 93 6 Dec. 55 26 Oct. 01
19 July 93 1 July 96 26 Oct. 01
9 Sept. 93
7 Mar. 94
7 Mar. 94
10 Oct. 94
25 Mar. 96
19 Feb. 06
Dec.
15 May
1 Dec.
1 Dec.
1 Dec.
16 Feb.
7 May
3 Aug.
11 Feb.
24 June 99
12 Aug.
17 Feb.
18 Apr.
18 Apr.
18 Apr.
21 Apr.
21 Apr.
5 May
5 May
99
18 May 92
10 Feb. 97
17 July 97
9 Mar. 98
11 Nov. 9S
15 Apr. 99
24 Feb. 00
5 Feb. 94
14 Aug. 01
16 Major Sherer served with the
Dongola Expeditionary Force under
Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1896 on
Transport duty, including the en-
gagement at Firket and the opera-
tions at Hafir (mentioned in de-
spatches, Khedive's Medal with two
Clasps) .

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