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The Princess Victorias (Eoyal Irish Fusiliers). 347
Srconb Lieutenants.
Eustace Malim Hairis
1 Alex. Laurence Joseph Miller Kelly ...
2 William Haire-Forster
Reginald John Kentish
1 Miles Bertie Cunninghame Carbery ...
2 Charles Monk Gibbon
Victor Hubert Kavanagh
2ND LIEPTS.
24 .Mar. 97
15 May 97
11 Aug. 97
8 Sept. 97!
1 Dec. 97 1
16 Feb. 98
4 May 9S 1
8 I ... Qaxrter Masters.— i "Robert Johnston, 26 21 Oct. 91 ; Hon. Lieut.
! 4 j ... 2 George Henry Osborne, 27 2 Nov. 95 ; Son. Lieut.
Facings Blue. — Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.
1st Battalion embarked for Bengal, 1883. 2nd Battalion returned from Egypt, 21 Apr. 1884.
1 Lit. General Cobbe served as a Volunteer with the Field Force throughou t the siege and capture of Delhi in
1857 (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Afghan war in 1878-79 in command of the ist Infantry Brigade Kooruin
Field Force, and was present at the capture of the Peiwar Kotal— severely wounded (mentioned in despatches,
VS., Medal with Clasp).
* Lt.Colonel Reeves, Majors Munn and Hill, Captains Davison, Hext, Brinckman, and Plomer served with the
2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Soudan Expedition in 1S84, and were present in the engagements at El
Teb and Temai (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
5 Major Rogers served as Adjutant with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Soudan Expedition in
1S84, and was present in the engagements at Teb El and Temai (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp, 4th
Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star}.
6 Major Moore served in the Soudan Expedition in 1SS4 with the 2nd Battalion Rcyal Irish Fusiliers, and
was present in the engagements at El Teb and Tamai, the relief of Tokar, and the affair at Tamanieb (Medal
with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served with the expedition to the West Coast of Africa in 1892, and was in
command at the attack on Tambi on the 14th March (wounded) ; was also present at the capture of Tambi on the
7th April (Medal with Clasp).
7 Major Angell served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, and was
present in the engagement at El Teb (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served with the Bechuanaland
Expedition under Sir Charles Warren in 1884-85.
8 Major Kincaid served with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was present
at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
9 Captain de Berrv served in the Soudan campaign under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1898 with the Remount Depot
(Medal).
10 Major Blood served with the 1st Battalion Irish Fusiliers in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was present at
the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served with the Hazara Expedition in 188S
as Assistant Superintendent of Signalling, 2nd Brigade (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
11 Captain Benson served with the Burmese Expedition in 1886-88 with the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster
Fusiliers (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
12 CaptainRice served, with the Munipore Expedition in 1891 as Transport Officer (Medal with Clasu).
13 Captain Thomas served in the operations near Suakin in December 1888 including the engagement at
Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
20 Majir O'Leary served with the second Miranzai Expedition in 1891 as Transport Officer (Midal with Clasp) ;
and with the Isazai Expedition in 1892 as Transport Officer. Served with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir
Robert Low in 1895 as Assistant Superintendent of Army Signalling, including the engagement at Sado, on
the Panjkora River— slightly wounded (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp).
21 Captain Connor served with the Waziristan Field Force uuder Sir William Lockhart in 1894-95 as Assistant
Chief Commissariat Officer (Medal with Clasp).
23 Major Churcher served with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low in 1895 as Transport Officer
and Brigade (Medal with Clasp).
24 Captain Burrowes served with the Hazara Expedition in 1S91 as Assistant Superintendentof Army Signalling
(Medal with Clasp).
25 Lieut. Heard served in (he Soudan campaign under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1893 with the Remount Depot
< Medal}.
25 Lieut. Southey served in the operations in South Africa in 189': with the Mounted Infantry (Medal).
2S Lieut. R. Johnston served in the Egyptian war of iS82, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal
with Claarj,and Khedive's Star).
27 Lieut. Osborne served in the Soudan campaign in 1884, and was present in the engagements at El Teb and
Temai (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
Record of the Services of the 1st Battalion of the Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers
(formerly the 87th Regiment).
Raised in 1793. Proceeded to Flanders, 1794. To Bergen-op-Zooai, 1795. Home, 1796. To 'West
Indies, 1796. Home, 1804. (2nd Battalion raised in 1804. Proceeded to Guernsey, 1807. Home, 1 80S,
To Peninsula, 1809. Home, 1814. To Guernsey, 1814. Home, 1816. Disbanded, 1817.) To Guernsey
1804. Home, 1805. To South America, 1806. To the Cape of Good Hope, 1807. To Mauritius, 1810
To India, 1815. To Burmah, 1825. To India, 1826. Home, 1827. To Mauritius, 1831. Home, 1843
To India, 1849. To China, i860. Home, 1861. To Gibraltar, 1866. To Malta, 1868. To Nova Scotia
1872. To Bermuda, 1876. Home, 1877. To Guernsey, 18S0. Home, 1881. To Egypt, 1882. Home
1882. To India, 1883.