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Full Half
Pay. Pay.
The Royal Irish Rifles.
345
Second Lieutenants.
i Alexander Graham Forbes
i Bertram Allgood
i Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood ..
2 Ernest George Dnnn
2 Ernest Howie Saunders
2 Adrian Francis Theodore Hughes
2 Robert Geoffrey Baker
Charles Stewart Dixon
2 Lennox George Brydgts Rodney
2NI> LIEUT.
15 May
Q7
15 May
97
15 May
97
8 Sept.
97
8 Sept.
97
8 Sept.
Q7
16 Feb.
qfc
4 May
98
4 May
SB
Quarter Masters.-
-2 John Dwyer. 23 Jan. 92; Hon. Lieut.
1 George Thomas Drage, [3 Apr. 98 ; Hon. Lieut.
Facing) Dark Green. — Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
1st Battalion embarked for South Africa, 23 Apr. 97. 2nd Battalion embarked for Bermuda, i£8o.
1 General Bradford served m the Eastern campaign of 1854, and up to 9th Feb. 1S55 with the 2nd Battalion "Rifle
Brigade, including the battle of Alma and siege 01' Sebastopol (Medal with two Clasps, Turkish Medal, and 5th
Class of the Medjidie).
12 Major Tobin served in the Afghan war in 1879-80 with the 23rd Bombay Native Infantry, and was present in
a skirmish at Sii.ari, near Spitungi, South Afghanistan (severely wounded), and in an affair with the Marris in the
Koochali Pass (mentioned in despatches, and received the commendations of the Government and the Commander
in Chief in India, Medal).
13 Major Adye served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, took part in the defence of Candahar, and was present in
the sortie of Deh Khojah and at the battle of Candahar (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Boer war in 1881.
14 Major J. S. Brown served in the Alghan war in 1880, and took part in the march from Quetta to the relief off
Candahar (Medal). Served in. the Boer war of 1881 with the Natal Field Force.
lb Major Welman served in the Zulu war in 1879 (Medal with Clasp).
16 Captain O'Leary served with the Dongola Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 189?,
including the engagement at Firket and the operations at Ha&r (4th Cla-;s of the Osmanieh, Khedive's Medal
with two Clasps).
17 Captain M'Whinnie served in the operations near Suakin in December 188S, including the engagement afe
Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp, 4th Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
18 Captain Fox-Strangways served in the operations in the Soudan in i3S8, including the engagement at
Gemaizah (Medal with Cla^p, and Khedive's Star).
19 Major Festing served in the Niger Soudan campaign under Major Arnold in 1897 as Adjutant to the force,
including the expeditions to Egbon, Bida, and Ilorin (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with
Clasp).
2 " Lieutenant Flint served with the Dongola Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1896, includ-
ing the engagement at Firket and the operations at Hafir (promoted to be Second Lieutenant, Khedive's Medal
with two Clasps).
Record of the Sercices of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles — formerly the 83rd (County Dublin) Regt.
Raised in 1793. To England, 1794. To the West Indies, 1795. To England, 1S02. To the Cape of Good Hope,
1805 (capture of the Cape). To the Peninsula, 1809 (battles of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rod-
rigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittona, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse). To Ireland, 1S14. To Ceylon, 1817. To
Scotland, 1829. To Ireland, 1830. To America, 1834. To England, 1843. To Ireland, 1845. To India, 1849
(" Central India"). To England, 1862. To Ireland, 1866. To Gibraltar, 1867. To India, 1S70. To South Africa,
881. To England, 1882.
Record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles— formerly the 86th (Royal County Down))
Regiment.
Raised as Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers in 1793. To Ireland and England, 1794. Entitled " 86th, or Shrop-
shire Volunteers," 1794. Served as Marines, 1795. To Cape of Good Hope, 1796. To India. 1799. Six companies
to Egypt, 1801 ; returned to India, 1802. Entitled " 86th, or Leinster Regiment," 1806. To Isle of Bourbon, 1810
(capture of Bourbon). To Isle of France, 1811. To India, 1812. Entitled " 86th, or Royal County Down," 1814^
f2Ud Battalion raised and disbanded in 1814. J To England, 1819. To Ireland, 1821. To West Indies, 1827. To
England, 1S37. To Ireland, 1840. To India, 1842. To England, 1859. To Gibraltar, 1864. To Port Elizabeth
and Mauritius, 1867. To Cape of Good Hope, 1870. To England, 1875. To Bermuda, 1S80. Entitled "2nd
Battalion Royal Irish Rifles," 18S1. To Nova Scotia, 1883. To Gibraltar, 1886. To Egypt, 1SS7. To Malta, 1S91,
Record of the Services of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders — formerly the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regt^
Raised in Scotland in 1787, and proceeded to India, j 788 (storming cf Seringapatam). To Scotland, 1807. To-
Ireland, 1810. To England, 1810. To Jersey, 1811. To Sicily, 1811. To Ionian Islands, 1814. To Gibraltar, 1821^
To England, 1823. To Ireland, 1824. To England, 1S30. To the Cape of Good Hope, 1830. To England, 1843.
To Wales, 1844. To Ireland, 1845. To India, 1849 (capture of Delhi and relief of Lucknow under Sir Coins.
Campbell). To England, 1862. To Ireland. 1866. To Gibraltar, 1S67. To Hong Kong, 186S. Half the Regiment,
to Singapore, 1S69. To the Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 1870. To Ireland, 1S75. To the Channel Islands,
1877. To England, 1878. To Malta. 1881. To Egypt, 1882 (war of 18S2, including the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and
campaign of 1884-85). To Malta, 1885. To Ceylon, 1888.
Record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders (formerly the 92nd Regiment).
Raised in 1794, and proceeded to the Mediterranean. Gibraltar, to 1795. Corsica, 101796. Gibraltar, 101798.
England and Ireland, to 1799 Holland, to 1799 (battle of Egmont-op-Zee). England, to 1S00 Minorca, Gibraltar
and Malta, to 1801 (battle of Mandora). Egypt, to 1802 (received the badge of "Egypt," with the Sphinx),
Ireland, Scotland, and England, to 1807. [2nd Battalion raised in 1803.] Denmark, to 1S07. England, to 1S08!.
Spaim, England, and the Netherlands, to 1809. England, to 1810. Spain and Portugal, to 1814 (battles of
Corunna, Fuentes d'Onor, Almaraz, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, and Orthes). [2nd Battalion disbanded, 1814.I,
Ireland, to 1815. Belgium and France, to 1815 (battle of Waterloo). Scotland and Ireland, to 1819. Jamaica, to
1327. Scotland and Ireland, to 1834. Gibraltar and Malta, to 1841. Barbadoes, to 1844. Scotland, to 1846.
Ireland, to 1851. Corfu, to 1853. Gibraltar, to 1855. The Crimea, to 1856. Gibraltar, to 185S. India, to 1863."
England, Scotland, and Ireland, to 186S. India, to 188 1 (battles of Charasiah, Cabul, and Candahar). South Africa!
to 18S1 (Boer war). England and Scotland, to 1885. Channel Islands, to 1887. Ireland, to 1887,