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228J War Services of Roijal Engineers (late Bengal Engineers').
*2 Colonel Thomason served in the Indian mutiny campaign, including the battle of Budleekeserai, and through¬
out the siege and capture of Delhi (Medal with Clasp).
*■• Lt. Colonel George Newmarch served as Assistant Field Engineer in constructing the defences of Meerut from
May to Sept. 1857 ; afterwards in command of a Detachment of Sappers and four field guns in the Seharunpore
and Mozuifernuggur districts under Colonel J. Brind, assisted in the operations against the Rohilcund rebels, and ia
the disarming of the town of Meeranpore (Medal).
** Lt. Colonel Champain served in the Indian mutiny campaign as Adjutant of the Bengal Sappers at the actions on
the Hind m, battle of Budleekeserai, and throughout the siege and capture of Delhi (wounded); commanded Head
Quarters' Detachment of Sappers at the taking of Futtehpore Sikree, and in the Agra district under Colonel Cotton ;
served as Adjutant at the siege and capture of Lucknow; was specially employed under Brigadier Douglas in the
Gazeepore and Shalia'jad districts, present at the final capture of Jugdespore, and at the pursuit of the rebels to the
Kymore Hills (Medal with two Clasps).
*' Lt.Colonel Pemberton served in the Indian mutiny campaign, including the battle of Budleekeserai, throughout
the siege of Delhi, and accompanied the storming party at the assault of the Water Bastion—slightly wounded; had
charge of the Engineer Park at the siege and capture of Lucknow (Medal with two Clasps).
*^ Lt.Colonel Jeffreys served with General Jones's Force in the Rohilcund campaign in 1S58 (Medal).
^^ Lt.Colonel Ward served in the Indian mutiny campaign, including the action on the Hindun, battle of Bud¬
leekeserai, and throughout the siege of Delhi, actions of Gungeree, Puttialee, and Mynpoory, siege and capture of
Lucknow ; throughout the Rohilcund campaign, including the attack on Fort Rooyah, action of Alygunge, and
capture of Bareilly; served also in the Oude campaign of 1858-59 (Medal with two Clasps).
51 Lt.Colonel Thackeray served in the Indian mutiny campaign, including the actions on the Hindun, battle of
Budleekeserai, throughout the siege of Delhi, and obtained the Victoria Cross for distinguished conduct at the defence
of the Magazine during the fighting in the town ; afterwards present at the actions of Gungeree, Puttialee, and
Mynpoory, siege and capture of Lucknow, throughoiit the Rohilcund campaign, including the attack on Port
Rooyah, action of Alj-gunge, and capture of Bareilly; served also the Oude campaign of 1858-59 (Medal with two
Clasps).
5^ Lt.Colonel Forbes served in the Indian mutiny, including the action on the Hindun, battle of Budleekeserai,
throughout the siege of Delhi, actions of Bolundshuhur, Alyghur, and Agra, relief of Lucknow by Lord Clyde, battle
of Gawnpore, relief of Futtehghur, siege and capture of Luckuow (wounded), attack on Fort Rooj'ah, action of
AUygunge, and capture of Bareilly (Medal with three Clasps).
5* Major R. G. Smyth served in "the Indian mutiny campaign, and was present at the final siege and capture of
Lucknow in 1858 (Medal with Clasp).
'= Major Moncrieff served in the Oude campaign of 185S-59 (Medal),
s6 Lt.Colonel Holmes served in the Oude campa,ign of 1858-59 (Medal). Served as Field Engineer with the Hazara
Field Force in 1868 (mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp).
5' Lt.Colonel Blair served in the Indian mutiny campaign in 1858. Served with the Eusofzai Field Force in
1863, and was present in the action at the Umbeyla Pass. Served also with the Column against the Gaddoon 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 capture of Ali Musjid (Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with Clasp).
=8 Lt.Colonel St. John served in the Abyssinian campaign as Director of Telegraphs. " The telegraph worked well
and rendered important service " (mentioned in despatches. Medal).
53 Major Carter served in the Sikkim expedition, India, under ColonelGawlor in 1861 (mentioned m despatches,.
and thanked by the Government of India). Served throughout the campaign of 1863 against the Boneyrs and other
Affghan tribes, including the storm and recapture of the "Craig Piquet and Umbeyla, and destruction of Mulkah
(mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp). Served in the Abyssinian campaign as Director of the Trigono¬
metrical Survey, and was mentioned in despatches as having " by the most strenuous exertions (together with his
Assistants Liouts. Diimmuler and Holdich), and at a cost of great fatigue and privations, succeeded in surveying
nearly 6,000 square miles, and carried their work from the coast to Magdala " (Medal).
<>* Major Heaviside served as Ast-istant Field Engineer in the Bhootau campaign of 1864-5 (Medal with Clasp).
6s Major Clarke served in the Abyssinian campaign in the Water Supply Department from Senafe to Addigcrut
and iierformed excellent service (mentioned in despatches, Medal).
6^ Major Cunningham served as Assistant Field Engineer in the Bhootan Field Force in 1875-76 (Medal with
Clasp I.
69 Major J. A. Armstrong served with the Hazara Field Force as Assistant Field Engineer throughout the opera¬
tions of'i868; had charge of the Field Telegraph and was mentioned in General Wilde's despatch for having rajiidly
constructed and worked the Telcgi'aph Line (Medal with Clasp).
War Services of Boyal Engineers (late Madras Engineers).
I Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton sen-ed throughout the Burmese war of 1S24-26 under Sir Archibald Campbell, aiul
was present at the capture of Rangoon, reccmnoitring in gunboats and jungle fighting near Kemundine, attack of
stockades and Pagoda of Syriam, capture of Mergui and Tavoy, defence of the Lines at Rangoon and attack of the
left Hank of the Burmese Entrenchments, attack of the Stockade of Kokein, siege and capture of Donabew, attack of
Shan Stockades and of stockades on the left bank of the Irrawaddy near Prome, capture of Melloon and jungle
fight at Paghanimew which terminated the war (Medal with Clasp).
8 Colonel Sankey served in the Indian mutiny campaigns of 1857-58, and was present at the operations at
Cawnpore under General Windham, siege and capture of Lucknow (Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp). Served
in the Afghan war of 1878-79 as Commanding Royal Engineer in the Southern Afghanistan FieldForce {CB. Medal).
9 Colonel MulUns in the second Burmese w.-ir as Senior Engineer Officer, and commanding the Detachment of
Sappers arid.Mincrs with the force under Brigadier General Cheape, employed agaiiist the Chief Myah Toon in the
vicinity of Donabew, in February and March 1853.
1° Colonel Rogers served i:; the second Burmese war.
II Colonel Stewart comnrimlod the Madras Snppers throughout the Chinese campaign of i860, and was i")rescnt
at the action of Sinho, capture of Tangchow and of the Taku Forts, action of Palichau, and subsequent operations
ending in the surrender of Pekin (Medal with two Clasps, and Brevet of Major).
12 Colonel Chry.stie served with the Abyssinian Expeditionary Force in 1868, as Field Engineer at Zoulla during
January, at Senafo in Fel)raary, and subsequently as Field Engineer at Addigoratin constructing the entrenchments
at that post (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Major, and Medal).
13 Colonel H. N. D. Prcndergast served with the Madras Sappers and Miners in Persia in 1857, and was present
at the bcnubardment of Mohumrah (Medal with Clasp). Served as Assistant Field Engineer with the Malwa Field
Force in 1857, and with the Central India Field Force under Sir Hugh Rose in 1858. took part in the sieges of Dhar,
Ratghur, Goratote, and Jhansi. was present at nearly all the battles and minor affairs of the above forces till the
capture of Calpeo (Medal with Clasp, and Brevet of Major). Received the Victoria (.'ross for distinguished bravery,
first at the battle of Mundesore (severely wounded), second at the battle of the Becna near Ratghur (horse shot),
third at the battle ofBetwa (severely woiiudod). Commanded the Detachment of throe Companies of Madras Sappers
and Miners in Abyssinia, was Field Engineer during the advance, and was present at the action before Magdala
(mentioned in despatches as having "rendered singularly valuable and important services," Brevet of Lt.Colonel,
„nd Medal).