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2nd Dragoon Guards {Queen's Bays). [ Leeds.
The Royal Cypher within the Garter. "Lucoow."
Colonel.— William Henry Seymour,' CS. Ensign, p 7 May 47 ; Lt. 10 June 52 ; Capt. 29 Dec. 54 ; Major, 13
May 58 ; Lt. Colonel, 7 July 58 ; Colonel, 7 July'63; Major General, 24 Dec. 68 ; Lieut. General, 30 Sept. 82 ;
General, 1 Jan. 85 ; Colonel 3rd Dragoon Guards, 2 Nov. 83 ; Colonel 13th Hussars, 5 Jan. 91 ; Colonel 2nd
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.
MaJOBS.
George Prescott Douglas, 4 znd in Com- )
mand 21 Apr. 98 I
James Edward Dewar 9
John Chas Arthington Walker,™ Recruit-'
ing Staff Officer, West London, 12 May 96 J
William Kirk..
2XD LIEUT.
19 Feb. 81
William Horsley Persse, 11 serving with the~)
Egyptian Army )
Captains.
James O'Hara, Army Pag Department
Herbert William Wilberforce 14
Edward William Llewhellic Urquhart, )
Adjutant 1 Nov. 97 J
Harold Piatt Svkes
William AlexanderCrawford Cockburn, 16 #
serving in the Niger Coast Protectorate ... )
Robert Douglas Herron ...
Percy Molesworth Sykes, Consul at~>
Kermaii. Persia. J
FC Nevill Maskelyne Smvth, 16 serving^ ,
with th° Egyptian Army ...'. j| 22 Au S' w
Thomas Ward ..
William Robert Bindloss
14 Sept. 87
[6 Nov. 87
8 June 87
14 Mar.
29 Feb.
23 July 90
12 Mar. 92
Lieutenants.
Richard Lucas Mullens
George Frederick Thompson .
Edward Spencer Dickin
Charles Albert Leslie French..
Cecil Pellew Bradshaw
Cecil Aubrey Escombe
Second Libutbnants.
John Henry Pisre-Le^challas
James Alexander Browning
8 Oct. 90
7 Dec. 95
7 Dec. 95
6 June 96
3 Feb. 97
7 July 97
1 Dec. 97
11 May 98
LIEUT
i July
81
29 July
82
29 July
82
2 Aug.
82
6 May
85
30 Jan.
10 Mar.
86
86
24 Feb.
92
9 Dec.
92
1 Apr.
90
6 Mar.
95
26 Apr.
95
26 Apr.
95
28 Aug.
i3 Sept.
95
95
27 Jan.
10 Mar.
10 Mar.
9 July
1 Apr.
24 Aug.
92
97
97
97
98
98
CAPTAIN.
20 July
87
20 July
87
20 Jan.
86
25 July
88
6 Mar.
95
16 Dec.
16 Dec.
96
96
16 Dec.
96
10 Mar.
97
9 July
97
9 July
97
8 Dec.
97
8 Dec.
97
8 Dec.
15 Oct.
97
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Hiding 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 Nov. 1896.
BEEV.MAJ.
10 July 97
10 Mar. 97
3 Apr. 97
12 May 97
8 Dec. 97
16 Nov. 98
I General Seymour served during the Crimean campaign of 1S54-55 with the 68th Light Infantry, including
the battles of Alma, Balaklava, aDd 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 ot 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 18S2 with the 7th Dragoon Guards as a volunteer, and was present
an 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 Clas-p. and Khedive's Star).
10 Major Walker served in the Soudan Expedition in 1884 with the 19th 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
3884-85 with the 19th Hussars (Clasp).
II Major 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).
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 Major Cockburn served with the Benin Expedition under Rear Admiral Rawson in 1897 with the Niger Coast
Protectorate Forces (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp).
16 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 Class of the Medjidie, Khedive's Medal with two Clasps). Also served in the
campaign in 1898, and was present in the Cavalry reconnaissance of 4th April and at the battle of Khartoum
•(slightly wounded) ; was awarded the Victoria Cross for the following act : — " At the battle of Khartoum, on the
2nd September 189S, Captain Smyth galloped forward and attacked an Arab who had run amok among some
•camp followers. Captain Smyth received the Arab's charge and killed him, being wounded with a spear in the
arm in so doing. He thus saved the life of one at least of the camp followers."