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The King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Raised in 1755 as a Regiment of four Battalions, and entitled " The 62nd Royal American Regiment." Re-numbered
" The 60th," 1756. 4th Battalion disbanded 1763, and 3rd Battalion 1764. Both again raised, 1775 and disbanded 1783.
Raised a third time, 1787 (the 3rd Battalion being the present 2nd). 5th (Rifle) Battalion, raised 1797 and Rifle Companies,
added to other Battalions. 6th Battalion raised 1799, and 7th and 8th Battalions (Green), 1813. At the end of 1815 the
remaining Red Battalions clothed in Green and the Regiment called Light Infantry. 8th Battalion disbanded 1816 ;
7th, 1817 ; 6th, 1818 ; the 5th (Rifle) Battalion the same year, the men being drafted into the 2nd Battalion, which became
" The Rifle Battalion," the 3rd Battalion being styled " Light Infantry." 1st, 4th, and 8th Battalions disbanded 1816,
the 2nd becoming the 1st (Rifle) Battalion and the 3rd the 2nd (Light Infantry). Title changed to " The Duke of York's
Own Rifle Corps and Light Infantry," 1824, and later in the same year " The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps." Title
again changed to " The King's Royal Rifle Corps," 1830. 3rd and 4th Battalions raised the fourth time in 1855 and 1857
respectively. The number (60th) omitted from the title, 1881.
Record of the Services of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Capture of Louisburg and Port du Quesne, 1758. Capture of Fort Niagara and siege and capture of Quebec, 1759
(granted the motto " Celer et Audax "). Capture of Montreal, 1760, and of Martinique and Savannah, 1762. American
War of Independence, capture of Tobago, 1793, and of Martinique, St. Lucia and Guadaloupe, 1794. Surinam and battle
■of Bergen, 1799. Capture of the Danish Webt India Islands, 1807 ; of Martinique and Islands of Les Saintes, 1809, and of
Guadaloupe, 1S10. Peninsula War of 1808-14, including the battles of Roleia, Vimiera and Corunna, passage of the Douro,
battles of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Albuhera, Arroyo dos Molinos, siege and assault of Ciudad Rodrigo, capture
of Badajoz, battle of Salamanca, siege and assault of Castle of Burgos, battles of Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse
and Bayonne. Punjab campaign in 1848-49, including the siege of Mooltan and battle of Goojerat. Kaffir War in 1851-53.
Indian Mutiny campaign in 1857-58, including the siege, assault and capture of Delhi. China War in i860 (Taku Forts and
Pekin). Red River Expedition, 1870. Afghan War of 1878-80 (battle of Ahmed Khel, march to Candahar under Sir
Frederick Roberts and battle of Candahar). Zulu War in 1879 (battle of Gingindhlovu). Boer War in 1881. Egyptian
War of 1882, including the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Soudan campaign in 1884 (El Teb and Temai). Hazara, Miranzai and
Burmese Expeditions, 1890-91. Chitral Relief Force, 1895. South African War, 1899-1902 ; Talana, Reitfontein,Lom-
bard's Kop, Defence and Relief of Ladysmith, Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Krantz, Pieter's Hill, Laing's Nek, Belfast and
Lydenburg.
5th Battalion.
Head Quarters, Woolwich.
Honorary Colonel.
Sandwich, E. G. H., Earl of,
K.C.V.O., Col. late Gren.
Gds. (hon. Col. late Mila ) 22 Feb.
Lieut. -Colonel.
•Bryon, R., D.S.O., Maj. ret.
pay 22 Feb.
•Fuge, T. W. M., p.s., hon.
Maj. (hon. Capt. in Army
1 Aug. 01) 6 Jan. 00
*Makins, G., M.V.O., Capt.
ird Bn 22 Jan. 04
*Lynes, W. P., Capt. ret. pay
(H) 25 Aug. 06
Seymour, B., Cap'. 4th Bn.. . 22 Jan. 08
Willis, A. L. Y. lion. Maj. . . 10 Aug. 14
Lainson, A. J n Aug. 14
Lieutenants.
Wakefield-Saunders, A. M.,
Lieut. 1st Bn 21 Oct. 08
de Sales La Terriere, H. M. B.,
W Lt. 3rd Bn 25 Nov. 11
Maynard, H. C. (on prob.) . . 3 Dec. 13
Sweeting, H. C 10 Aug. 14
Second Lieutenants.
Chapel, H 25 May
Chichester, B. A. (on prob.) . . 4 Mar. 14
Altham, H. S 15 Aug. 14
Wyndham, A. K. H. (on
F prob.) 15 Aug. 14
Fardell, G. (on prob.) 15 Aug. 14
Dankes, A. H. (on prob.) . . 15 Aug. 14
Stewart, J. C. G. (on prob.) . 15 Aug. 14
Routh, E. ]. D. (on prob.) . . 15 Aug. 14
Smith, H. F. E. (on prob.) . . 15 Aug. 14
Slater, G. H. (on prob.) 4 Sept. 14
Adjutant and Captain.
'Lee, G. T., Capt. King's R.
Rifle Corps (Capt. in A rmy,
24 Apr. 08) 1 Jan.
Quarter Master.
'Scutt, E.. hon. Lieut. ....
Second Lieutenants.
6th Battalion.
Head Quarters. Woolwich.
Honorary Colonel.
'p.s.c. Hutton, Lieut. -Gen.
Sir E. T. H., K.C.M.G.,
K.C.B., ret. pay (Lt.-Col.
Res. of Off.), Col. Comdt.
K. R. Rif. Corps [R] 16 Nov. 01
Lieut.-Colonel.
♦Brownlow, Hon. J. R. (Maj.
Res. of Off.), ret. pay 1 Oct. 12
Majors.
Gosling, F. R., p.s. (H), hon.
Antrobus, M. E
Symons, A. D
! Hill, V. B
ICrowhale, F. P
! Dunne, L. R
j Hcrron, A. R
jlush, A. I
Sumner, B. H
j Skinner, J. E. M
Blake, J. W
Symington, A. W. (on prob.).
ISkakerley, E. P. (on prob.) . .
I Fisher, G. A. (on prob.)
Henderson, D. (on prob.)
Heyland, H. M. (on prob.) . .
Lonsdalp, A. C G. (on prob.)
Bodley, J. R. C. (on prob.) . .
Butcher, T. A. (on prob.)
Lawrence, C. H. (on prob.) . .
Wilson, J. S. (on brob.)
Liddell, J. H. (on prob.)
Davies, P. I., ion prob.)
Davies, G. L. (on prob') . . . .
Sutton, L. T. (on prob.)
St. Aubyn, L. M. (on prob.). .
St. Aubyn, P. S. (on prob.) . .
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Maj.
12 June 13 I
Captains.
*Seymour, C. H. N., Capt. 3rd
Bn 7 Jan. 02
Davies, A. R., p.s. (H), hon.
Maj 2 1 Apr. 03
•Feilden, P. H. G., p.s. (H) 12 Mar. 04
*Leith, A. R., Capt. 2nd Bn. 25 Apr. 05
Colvile, C. R., p.s. (H) 2 Nov. 06
*Seymour, R. H., Capt. 4th
Bn 28 Feb. 08
Howard-Bury, C. K., ret. pay 21 June 13
Grasebrook, C. A 15 Aug. 14
Spottiswoode, J 7 Aug. 14
Adjutant and Captain.
♦Watson, H. W. M., Capt.
King's Royal Rifle Corps
(Capt. in Army, 23 Jan. 11) 1 July 14
Quarter Master.
•Judge, W., hon. Capt
SPECIAL RESERVE.
Captain.
*St. Aubyn, E. G., Lt. ret.
pay
Lieutenant.
2 Sept. 11
Lieutenants.
Forsyth-Forrest, T. R. (H). . 11 July 03
Davis, W. J., Lieut. 2nd Bn. 28 Apr. 11
Pleydell-Bouverie, J. E., Lt.
jlh Bn 23 Jan. 11
Second Lieutenants.
Butler, H. W 22 Jan. 13
Wilkie, A. H 19 Feb. 13
Tatham, E. T. (on ptob.) . . 10 Sept. 13
Goad, J. F. E. (on prob.) . . 2 May 14
Wigan, D. G. (on prob.) .... 4 July 14
Lagden, R. 19 A.ug. 14
de Paravicini, J. M. (on
prob.) 15 Aug. 14
Birch, J. G. (on prob.) 9 Sept. 14
Clowes, J. L. (on prob.) .... 15 Aug. 11