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^nd'^Batt.'^^rnsey. ] The Gordon Highlanders. [^'j^'T^l'^b^de^!
Formerlij the J^th {Stirlingshire) and the g2nd (Gordon Highlanders) liegiments.
^ (The 3vd Battalion is formed of'the Aberdeenshire Militia ; the 4th Battalion is not yet formed.)
Sehisgapatam" "India" (with the Royal Tiger). "Egmo»t-op-Zeb" "Mandoka" "Egypt" (with tho
bphinx). "Corunxa" " Fuextes d'Oxoe" "Almabaz" "Vittohia" "Pi-eenees" "Nivb" "Obihes"
,. :^K''insula" "Waterloo" "South Afeica, 1835'' " Delhi" "Lccknow " " Chaeasiah " " Kabul, 1879 "
JiANDAHAE, 1S80" "AfgHAXISTAX, 187S-80" "EGYPT, 1882, 1884" " TeL-EL-KeBIE " " NiLE, 1834-85."
Colonels.—I John Thomas Hill, .E;isijB, P13 March 27; iicu^ ^le Apr. 29; Ca^<., Pis Feb. 35 ; MaJor,^i2
March 41; Lt.Colonel, 3 Apr. 46; Colonel, 20 June 54; Major Oeneral, 30 July 60; Lieut.General,
14 June 69 ; General, 24 June 76 ; Colonel 75th Foot, 24 Oct. 72.'
2 John Alexander Ewart,' CB. Ensign, 27 July 38; Lt. 15 April 42; Capt. ''12 May 48; Bf.Major,
12 Dec. 54 ; Major, 29 Dec. 54; Bl.LI. Colonel, 2 Nov. 55 ; Lt. Colonel, 16 Apr. 58 ; Colonel, 26 Apr. 59 ;
Major tCHert,/, 6 MiU-ch 68; Lieut. General, i Oct. 77; General, 13 Jan. 84; Colonel 2nd Battalion
Gordon Higlihinders, 12 Mtrch 84.
Lieutenant Colonels.—i Frederick Francis Daniell,^ CommamUnq the Battalion, 13 Feb. 85 ; Ensign, 13 Aug.
58; Lt. i'i6Dcc. 59; Cujit. 8 May 67; Major, 18 Dec. 75; Lt.Colonel, i July 81 ; Colonel, i July 8j.
2 John Crosland Hay,* Commanding the Battalion, 10 Oct. 85 ; Ensign, 15 May 55 ; Lt. 'n Dec. 55 ; Capt.
''19 July 64 ; Major, 28 Oct. 76 j Lt.Colonel, 1 July 81; Colonel, 1 July 85.
1 John Edward Boyes,^ Ensign, ''29 Oct. 61 ; Lt. P18 Jan. 67 ; Cajit. ''14 Oct. 68; Mijor, 18 Dec. 8oj Bt.Lt.
Colonel, 18 Nov. 82; Lt.Colonel, 13 Feb. 85 ; Colonel, 18 Nov. 86.
2 p.s.c. Edward Essex,'^ Ensign, 19 Feb. 67 ; Lt. "'27 Nov. 67; Capt. f^i May 71; Bt.Major, 29 Nov. 79 ;
Major, 24 Aug. 81; Lt.Colonel, ig May 86.
Years' Ser.
Fun Unit
Pay. Pay.
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26
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MA.T0BS.
Patrick Francis Robertson,'.li;/.3(r/(«")
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''14 Mar. 65
9 Oct. 63
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19
13
Buchan) Vol.Bn. Gordon Jlighlanders
1 William Archibald Smail»' {Bt. Lt.
Colonel, 15 June S5I ,
2 Alexander Donald M'Gregor' | 4 April 65
Orfeur James Cavenagh.iu PayM(M(«/-) „ „
1 Dragoons j ''27 Nov. 67
1 Henry Harding Mathias" .!.!!!!!.... ''17 April 69
2 Robert Henry Oxley 12 p 9 Mar. 67
2 Duncan Forbes Gordon'3 ' 3 May 67
j ifoH. John Scott Napier" ''14 Aug.
I Chas.WhittinghamHorsleyDouglas's) „ ^ t> "'
Adj. 7 Miidle^ex liijle Volunteers ... j '° °'==-
2 Henry Bayly2'
'' Basil Hall Woodward''-' ...'. p
67
67
P29 May
P18 Dec.
P31 July 67
P24 April 69
P31 May 71
••15 Dec.
P15 Dec.
P17 May
70
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I Arthur Henry Pain22 1 3 Sept.
Captains.
1 James John Burke Menzies" P17 April 69
1 Somerset E. O'BrienKevill-Davies" ...
V€ William Hy. Dick Cunyngham," ) i
Adj.^Vol.Ball. Gordon Ilightandersj {
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton,=«)
AidedeCamp to Sir Frederick lioberfrS '
Charles William Carfrae, Jd/. 6 FwZ.^ !. .„ •■
Bait. Gordon Highlanders ) ,'^3 Des. 63;
George Thomas FrederickDownmau^ ) |
Adjutant siDeeside Highland) Volun- V
teer Battalion Gordon Uighlanden )
2 William Augustus Scott
2 Edward Cecil Bethuue,=^' at Staff Coll
2 Walter Colquhoun Boyd™
2 Forbes Macljean,34..l,(y«toH(l i Jan. 85...
2 Francis Farquharson Uarasay,^' Adj. \
3 Bn. (Aberdeen Highlanders Militia) j
1 Charles Herbert Payne*'
2 Donald William Stewart™
2 Harry Wright"
I Herbert Henry Burney,='«<;jfCoZ%i 30 Jan.
1 Richard Dyneley Jennings-Bramly ... 22 Jan.
Lieutenants.
2 Alexander David Kraser^'
Henry William Deuae Denn-,'"^i(;« V
de Camp to Major General H. Wilkie] 3' Jan- So;
Hector Archibald MacDonald,"'j«'/-o-) : [
ing Kith Egyptian Gendirmerie ), 7 Jan. 80
George Stauuton'1 14 Jan.
69 P27 0ct.
I 30 Dec.
69 P31 May
28 Oct.
29 Jan.
66 22 Oct.
II Dec.
14 Dec.
8 Mar.
28 Oct.
22 Feb.
17 April
29 July
73
28 Oct.
12 Nov.
17 Feb.
24 April 73
28 Oct. 71
9 ?e;)t.
21 July
9 Mar.
30 Mar.
18 June
10 Oct.
25 Feb.
16 Jan.
MUOI.
2 Mar. 81
29 Nov. 761 28 Nov. 83
21 Sept. 74
10 Sept. 75
20 Nov. 75
11 Nov. 76
3 Aug. 79
Robert Dunbar Sinclair-Wemyss 17 April
Harry King Stewart,*' seroing with)
Egg III ian Army j : 23 Apr.
I Claude Charles Miller-Wallnutt*^ ! 23 Apr
I John Seton Hender.son'* ' 23 Apr'
I Frederick Gordon,*3J(/7u^iH<31 Jan.83 22 Jan' 81
Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready,*^^
Stajf Captain in Eggpt |
Herbert William Jackson,*? serving I
Kith the Egyptian Gendarmerie j
I Reginald Stanley Hunter-Blair*"*
I Edward Hyde Hamilton Gordon 'J
1 Slade Thomson™
2 .lames Aylmer Lowthrop Haldaue '.
2 Tyrell Gordon Pirie
I Francis Hugh Neish" !..'.'....!"
1 Alexander Penrose Murray'^'
2 Henry Percy Uniacke ....'. .!'"!!.
1 Hector Macneal '.,
2 John Christie Aitken
Arthur Lockhart Gallic^* i]].!!
1 StewJirt Lygon Murray
2 Hon. Walter Robert Drummond Forbes
2 James Douglas SomerviUe Lockhart...
2 Augustas Brabazou Urmston
1 Artli'ir Orniond Norman
: Ernest Bjokwith Tovvse !!!...]
29 Jan.
II Nov.
I July
29 Nov.
21 July
I Dec.
26 Aug.
30 Mar.
I July
I July
I JulV
I July
I July
I July
1 July
22 Oct.
22 Oct.
22 Oct.
10 May
9 Sept,
81
I Dec.
1 Feb.
12 Mar.
2 July
13 Feb.
10 Oct.
9 Mar.
27 Mar.
24 July
I Sept.
2 Mar. 81
2 Mar. 81
2 Mar. 31
29 Oct.
T July
30 May
28 Nov.
28 Nov.
13 Feb.
13 May
13 May
13 May
19 Sept.
10 Oct.
I Sept.
8S
85
86
21 May
7 Nov. 85
II Oct. 85I
" Lt.Colonel Esscr served throughout
the Zulu war of 1879, first as Senior
Transport Officer to Colonel Glyn's
Column, and afterwards as Director
of Transport to the 2nd Division.
Was present at the engagements of
IsanhKvana and Ulundi (Brevet of
Major, Medal with Clasp). Served
throughout tho Boer war of 1881 as
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quar-
9 Sept. 82''*^''^I'i'*'''^''Gf^"'^''^'> ^ii<l "'as present
'1 Jiin ' Rj|iQ the attack on Lang's,Nek (men-
27 .Tan.
10 Mar. _
19 Sept. 83 engagement at Ingogo
83,
3,ltioned in despatches).
14 May
14 May
14 May
14 May
12 Nov.
7 Feb.
29 Aug.
25 Nov.
25 Nov.
16 Dca.
851
85
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tioiied in despatches).
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and in the
River (men-