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General OJicers Retired on Full or Retired Pay or on a Pension. — War Services. 652
including the siege and fall of Sebastopol and assault of the i3th June (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
Served in the field during the Maori war of 1861-66 (Medal).
689 Major General B. F. Schreiber served in the Crimean campaign from June 1855, including the siege and fall
of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Egyptian war of 1882 in couimind of the
Artillery of the first Division, and was present in the action at Kassasin (oth Sept.), and in the battle of Tel-el-
Kehir (twice mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp, 3rd Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
691 Major General E. L. Scott served in Sind in 1843, and was present at the battle of Hyderabad (Medal) ; also
in the campaign in the Southern Mahratta Country in 1844-45.
692 Major General J. W. Scott served on the China Expedition of 1857-59, including the blockade of the Canton
river, the landing before and capture of the city, also at the attack and capture of the bridge and village of
Shetksing (Medal with Clasp). Served with the Battalion of Royal Marines in the Egyptian war nf 1882, and
was present at the occupation of Port Said on the 21st August in command of the detachmentof Royal Marines,
also in the engagement at Tel-el-Mahuta, the two actions at Kassasin, and the battle of Tel-ol-Kebir (men-
tioned in despatches, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with Clasp, 4th Class of the Osmanieh, and Khedive's Star.)
691 Major General T. J*. Scott served in the Burmese war in 1852-53, and was present at the investment of
Pegu in January 1853 (Medal with Clasp for Pegu). Was engagedin suppressing the mutiny in Bengal with Major
General Whitlock's Force in 1 858-59, and present at the surrender of tne rebel Narrain Rao of Kirwee ; commanded
a company of his regiment at the affair of Jignee (Medal with Clasp).
695 Major General C. M. Shakespear served during the second Burmese war in 1852-53, and was present during
the operations before and attack on Rangoon on the ith 12th 13th and 14th April 1852, assault and capture of
Bassein 19th May 1852 (Medal with Clasp for Pegu).
696 Major General Hugh Shaw served with the 18th Royal Irish in the Crimea subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol
from December 1855 until the end of the Russian war in 1856. Served also in the New Zealand war in 1864-66, and
was present in the engagements at Nukumaru (mentioned in despatches, Victoria Cross, and Medal) : was awarded
the UlE "for his gallant conduct at the skirmish near Nukumaru, in New Zealand, on the 24th January, 1865, in pro-
ceeding under a heavy fire with four Privates of the Regiment, who volunteered to accompany him, to within thirty
yards of the bush occupied by the rebels, in order to carry off a comrade who was badly wounded. On the afternoon
of that day, Captain Shaw was ordered to occupy a position about half a mile from the camp. He advanced in
skirmishing order, and when about thirty yards from the bush, he deemed it prudent to retire to a palisade about
sixty yards from the bush, as two of his party had been wounded. Finding that one of them was unable to move, he
called for volunteers to advance to the front to carry the man to the rear, and the four Privates referred to accom-
panied him, under a heavy fire, to the place where the wounded man was lying, and they succeeded in bringing him
to the rear." Served with the 18th Royal Irish in the Afghan war in 1880 with the Khyber Line Field Force (Medal).
Served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 in command of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment (mentioned in
despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
697 Major General J. F. Sherer served throughout the Punjaub campaign of 1848-49, and was present throughout
the siege operations before Mooltan, including the action of Soorjkoond, attack on the Suburbs, storm and capture
of the City, and surrender of the fortress (Medal with Clasp) . Led the Head Quarters of the Sylhet Light Infantry
into action againstthe mutineers of the 34th Bengal N.I. at Latoo, Sylhet district, on 17th Dec. 1857, succeeded to the
command of the Corps on Major Eyng being killed at the commencement of the fight and brought it out of action
after defeating and routing the mutineers (Medal).
693 Major General H. Shewell served in the campaign in the Southern Mahratta Country in 1844-45, and at the
capture of Samunghur.
699 Major General T. H. Sibley served at the siege and capture of Delhi in 1857 (mentioned in despatches,
thanked by Government, Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp).
700 Major General H. T. Siborne served in the Kaffir war of 1S51-53 (Medal). Also in the expedition against the
Basutos in Dec. 1852, having charge of the Pontoons by which the troops crossed the Orange and Caledon Rivers.
Present at the action of the Berea, and mentioned in General Orders.
701 Major General L. H. Sibthorpe served in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1857, and was present in the action
.at Amba pawnee (Medal). Served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, and took part in the march to Candahar with the
force under Major General Phayre (Medal).
"°* Major General R. S. Simonds served in the Punjaub campaign in 1848 (Medal). Served in the campaign on
the North- West Frontier of India in 1854-55 (Medal with Clasp).
703 Major General W. H. R. Simpson served in the Crimean campaign of 1854 and up to June 1855, including the
battle of Inkerman, siege of Sebastopol, in the Trenches with the siege train, and bombardments of the 17th Oct.
and 9th April (Brevet of Major, Medal with two Clasps, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Turkish Medal).
706 Major General H. D. Slade served with the 1st Dragoon Guardn in tueCrirnean campaign from 10th Aug. 1855,
including the battle of the Tchernaya, siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
Served also in the campaign of i860 in China ; present at the fall of the Taku Forts, and engaged in the actions of
i3th and 21st Sept. and in the advance on Pekin (Medal with two Clasps).
707 Major General J. R. Sladen served the Gwalior campaign of 1 843-44 and was present at the battle of Maharajpore
(BronzeStar). Campaign in Scinde under Sir Charles Napieragainst the hill tribes in Jan. 1845. Punjaub campaign
in 1848-49, including the battle of Goojeratand pursuit of the Sikhs and Affghans to Peshawur (Medal with Clasp).
Commanded a Field Battery with mountain guns attached on the disturbed frontier of the Punjaub from 1851 to i86r,
and took part in most of the expeditions against and encounters with hostile tribes in which the Punjaub Irregular
Farce was engaged during that time, and was especially thanke d by Government for the part he took in the
•encounter with the Rhabeakhel tribe of Ourukzie Affreedees in 1855 and was also especially mentioned for the expe-
dition against the Bozdar tribe of Beloochees, and for the part he took with his Battery in the action forcing the
strong Khan Bund Pass in 1857 (Medal with Clasp).
708 Major General E. Smalley served in the Sutlej campaign in 1846, including the action of Aliwal (Medal). Served
also throughout the Punjaub campaign of 1S48-49, including the action of Ramnnggur, and battles of Sadoolapore,
Chillianwallah, and Goojerat (Medal with two Clasps).
709 Major General C. B. L. Smith was actively employed during the late rebellion in India. In Dec. 1857 with a
party of 50 troopers he entered Sanakhan hills, and surprised the maiu body of the insurgents — 500 matchlock
men— and captured their leader, the rebel chief of Sanakhan, on whose head a price had been fixed. On the
night of the 18th Jan. 1858 a portion of tbe troops stationed at Raepore mutinied, murdered the Sergeant Major,
and seized the post guns. The only English Officers present were Captains Smith and Rybat, and the nearest
trustworth> force was 180 miles distant, yet before the morning dawned these two Officers had suppressed the
mutiny, and seized all the known mutineers, who in due time were hanged in the presence of their comrades.
From March to the end of June he commanded a Detachment of troops against the rebels in the Sumbulpore
district, with whom he had various affairs. For his services rendered in 1857-58 he received the thanks of the
Governor General in Council, and the expression of Her Majesty's gracious approval (Medal). In October and
November i860 he was employed against the rebels in the Manicghur Hills, and drove them from all their
defences, completely dispersing the band,
7 'i Major General E. D. Smith served with the 95th Regiment the Eastern campaign of 1854, including the battles
of Alma and Inkerman, siege of Sebastopol, and sortie on 26th Oct. — wounded in the head in the Trenches 17th Oct.
(Medal with three Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Served in 1858 at the siege and capture of Awah and Kotah, battle
of Kota ka Serai, general action resulting in the capture of Gwalior, and recapture of the fortress of Chandaree in
May (Medal with Clasp).
712 Major General F. H. Smith served in the Punjaub campaign of 1848-49 with the force under Brigadier Wheeler,
and was present at the storm and capture of the Fort of Shahpore, assault of the Heights of Noorpore, engagements
of Dunanuggur and Heights ofUmb, and storming of the Heights of Dullah (Medal). Served with theforce under
Colonel Craigie against the Affreedies in March 1855 (Medal with Clasp). Commanded the 2nd Mahratta Horse
with the force under Sir Robert Napier in the defeat and pursuit of the rebels under Feroze Shah at Ranode on 17th
Dec. 1858 (Medal).
" 3 Major General James A. Smith was present at the attack on the town and fort of Beyt in October 1859, and at
the siege and capture of Dwarka in November of the same year. Served in the Abyssinian war in 1868 (Medal).