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General Officers Retired on Fall or Retired Pay or on a Pension. — War Services. 658
Tsinpoo, and Tsolin, the fortified town of Najow, the affair at Nanhsiang and relief of Kadin and Tsinpoo (mentioned
in despatches). Went to Sonth Africa on special service in May 1870 (Medal).
30 Colonel A. R. Bayly served with the Sth Regt. at the siege and assault of Delhi, including repulse of sorties on
the 14th and 18th July.' and the six days' fighting in the city; afterwards present in the action of Bolundshur.
affair of Allyghur, battle of Agra, action of Dilkoosha, and relief of Lucknow under Lord Clyde, affair of the and
■and action of the 6th Dec. at Cawnpore, and action of Khudagunj (Medal with two Clasps).
30 t Colonel R. K. Bayly served in the Crimea from the 13th October 1855 till the 23rd July 1836. Served with the
42nd Highlanders in the campaign of 1857-58 against the mutineers in India including the actions at Cawnpore (6th
Dec. 1857), Seraighat, Kudygunge, and Shumsabad, siege and fall of Lucknow and assault of the Martiniere and
Banks' Bungalow, attack on the Port of Rooyah, action of Allygunge, attack and capture of Bareilly and action at
Sisseaghat — wounded (Medal with Clasp). Embarked for title Gold Coast with the 42nd Highlanders. Served in the
second phase of the Ashanti war in 1874, and was present at the battle of Ordahsu and capture of Coomassie (Brevet
of Major, Medal with Clasp). Served with the 1st Battalion Black Watch in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was
present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, 4th Class of the Osmanieh, and Khedive's Star). Served in
■the Soudan Expedition in 1884 with the 1st Battalion Black Watch, and was present in the engagement at El Teb
(3rd Class of the Medjidie, two Clasps). Served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 with the 1st Battalion of the Black
Watch, took part with the River Column under Major General Earle, and was present in the engagement at Kirbekan
(mentioned in despatches, CB., and two Clasps).
31 Colonel H. Beal served with the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment in the Egyptian war of 1882,
and was present in the reconnaissance in force from Alexandria on the 5th August (Jledal, and Khedive's Star).
Served with the Nile Expedition in 1884-85, took part in the operations of the River Column uader vlajor General
Earle, and was present at the aetion at Kirbekan, where he commanded the Batt ilion after Colonel Eyre had
been shot (twiee mentioned in despatches, CB., and two Clasps); also served with the Soudan Frontier Field
Force in 1885-86 during the operations on the Upper Nile.
33 Colonel G. P. Beamish served with the 63rd Regiment in the Crimea from 12th November 1854, including the
siege and fall of Sebastopol, repulse of various sorties, attacks of the 18th June and 8th September, expedition to
Kertch, bombardment and capture of Kinbourn (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
33 Colonel R. Beavan served in the Afghan war in 1878-79 (mentioned in despatches, Medal).
34 Colonel P. K. L. Beaver served in the Afghan war of 1878-80 (mentioned ia despatches, Medal).
35 Colonel S- Beckett served with the 1st Sikh Infantry in the Oude campaign of 1858-59, and was present at the
passage of the Gogra, skirmish near Bunkussia Fort, and action near the Jerwah Pass— dangerously wounded ia
Che abdomen, and severely in the left arm (mentioned in despatches, Medal). Served in the camuaign on the
N. W. Frontier of India in 1863 with the Eusot'zie Field Force (twice mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
Served in the Soudan campaign in 1885 as Director of Transport from India (mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal
with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
35 t Lord Belharen and Stenton served in the Zulu war in 1879 (Medal with Clasp).
36 Colonel A. Bennett served the Eastern campaign 011854-55 in the 7th Fusiliers, including the battles of Alma and
Inkerman, siege of Sebastopol, and sortie on 26th October (Medal with three Clasps, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and
Turkish Medal). Served also in the Indian N.W. frontier war of 1863 with the Eusofzye Field Force, preseut at the
defence ef the Sungahs at the Umbeyla Pass and at the attack on and storming of the Conical Hill and destruc-
tion of Lalloo on the 15th December, also in the action at Umbeyla and destruction of the village at the foot of the
Bonait Pass on 16th December which ended in the complete rout of the enemy and the submission of the hill tribes
on the 17th December (Medal with Clasp).
37 Colonel W. Bennett served in the Hazara campaign in 1868, including the expedition against the tribes on the
iilack Mountain (Medal with Clasp). Served with the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's
Star). Served with the Soudan Frontier Field Force in 1885-86 during the operations ou the Upper Nile in com-
mand of the 1 st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, and was present in the engagement at Giniss (mentioned in
despatches, DSO.).
38 Colonel W. VV. Bennitt served with the Inniskilling Dragoons in the Boer war of 1881, and commanded an
escort with Sir Eveivn Wood to Zululand. Served in the Bechuanaland Expedition under Sir Charles Warren ia
1334-85 with the Inniskilling Dragoons.
3a Colonel M. W. D. Beresford served with the 49th Regiment in the Crimean campaign from 25th December 1854
to 26th July 1855, including the siege of Sebastopol and assault of the Redan on the 18th June (Medal with Clasp,
md Turkish Medal).
^ Colonel H. L. C. Bernard served with the force under Colonel Mackeson in Hazara and the fiussunzaie cam-
paign of 1852-53, and present at the affairs of the Black Mountain and taking of the fort. Served as Adjutant of the
Hazara Goorkha Battalion throughout the Mahsood Wuzeeree campaign of i860 with the force uuder Brigadier
General Chamberlain, and was present at the repulse of the attack on the British Camp at Paloseen, storming the
Heights of Burrurah, and in the subsequent operations leading to the occupation of Raneegorum and burning of
Mookeen (Medal with Clasp).
41 Colonel J. F. Betty served in the New Zealand war in 1864-66, including the Waikato campaign and action at
Orakau (mentioned in despatches) in command of a Battery; alsoduringthe Wanganui campaign, ana commanded
the Field Guns in action on the Patea river in March 1865, aad in other skirmishes on the Wanganui coast, and
present at the attack and defeat of the natives at Kaitaki (Medal).
43 Colonel T. Biggs served in the SouthernMahratta campaign of 1844-45, including the sieges of the forts of Mono-
Jaur and Munsuntosh.
43 Colonel E. H. Bingbam served in the Afghan war of 1878-80 with the Quetta Field Force, and took part in the
Zaimuiht Expedition (Medal . Served with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low in 1895 in command of
the 13th Bengal Infantry (Medal with Clasp). Served in the campaign on the North We4 Frontier of India under
Sir William Lockhart in 1898 with the Buner Field Force as Base Commandant (mentioned in despatches, Clasp).
44 Colonel W. a. Birch served with the expeditionary force in China in 1860-61 — wounded iinentioned in de-
spatches, Medal). Also in various operations against the Taeping rebels in the vicinity of Shanghae in 1862.
Served in the Looshai Expedition of 1871-72 (Medal with Clasp).
43 Colonel W. J. A. Birch served in the Afghan war of 1878-79, and was present at the attack and capture
of Ali Musjid <Medal with Clasp).
4i l Sir William Bisset served in the Afghan war of 1879-80 with the Quetta Field Force (mentioned in de-
spatches, Brevet of Major, Medal).
46 Colonel C. E. Blackett served the Eastern campaign of 1854 with the 93rd Highlanders and that of 1855 with
the Coldstream Guards, including the battles of Alma and Balaklava, siege and fall of Sebastopol (mentioned in
despatches, Medal with three Clasps, 5th Classof the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
»' Colonel W. Blackett served with the 98th Regiment in the Peshawur Expeditionary Force on the Euzofzie
Frontier under Sir Sydney Cotton in April and May 1858, and at the affair with the Hindustanee fanatics on the
Heights of Sittana on the 4 th May (Medal).
*» Colonel G. F. Blair served in the second Burmese war in 1852-53 including the attack on and capture of
Rangoon, and capture of Prome (Medal with Clasp for Pegu).
*» Colonel H. F. Blair terved in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1858 (Medal). Served with the Eusofzai Field
Force in 1S63, and was present in the action at the Umbeyla Pass. Served also with the Column against the Gad-
doon tribe in 1864, including the burning of Sittana (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp*, served in the
Afghan war of 1878-80, and was present at the eapture of Ali Musjid and at the affair at Futtehabad (men-
tioned in despatches, Brevet of Lt. Colonel, Medal with Clasp).
50 Colonel R. Blenzby served with the Burmese Expedition, in 1885-87 (Medal with Clasp).
sl Colonel EL G. Blenkinsop served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, and commanded at Fort Battye during the
night attack by Shinwarris and Khugianis (Medal).
63 Colonel A_ F. F. Bluomfield served during the second Burmese war ; accompanied the Martaban Column to
Tonghoo; present at the attack »nd capture of G'ingah and other minor affairs (Medal with clasp for Pegu). Sent
on special service in command of a. detachment of Golcondah Sebundies to suppress the disturbances in the hill
tracts of the Godav£r_y district in 1857-58 (received the thanks of the Madras Government). Commanded a detach-