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9 ••• I quarter Maiteri.—t Patrick Joseph Thorpe, 5 Nov. 84 ; Son. Lieut
a John Dwyer, 23 Jan. 92 ; Hon. Lieut.
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i«^ Battalion returned from Gibraltar. 1882. 271 d Battalion emharkcd for BermuJa, 1880.
' General Bradford served in the Eastern campaign of 1854, and up to 9th Feb. 1S55 with the 2nd Battalion Rifle
Brigade, including the battle of Alma and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with two Clasps, Turkish Medal, and 5th
Class of the Medjidie).
2 Lt.Colonel Cutbill served throughout the New Zealand war of 1863-66, took part in the expedition to the
Thames and the Waikato, and was present at the taking of Orakau and at the engagement of Omaranui (Medal).
' Lt.Colonel Wyndham served in the Boer war of 18E1 with the Natal Field Force.
"> Major Stokes served in the Boer war of 1S81 with the Nata! Field Force. Served in the Soudan campaifrn
in 1885 (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
^' Captain Tobin served in the Afghan war in 1879-80 with the 23rd Bombay Native Infantry, and was present in
a skirmish at Sinari, near Spitungi, South Afghanistan (severely wounded), and in an affair with the Miirris in tie
Koochali Pass (mentioned in despatches, and received the commendations of the Government and the Commander
in Chief in India, Medal).
" Captain Adye served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, took part in the defence of Candahar, and was present in
the sortie of Deh Khojah and at the battle of Candahar (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Boer war in 1881.
^'' Captain J. S. Brown served in the Boer war of 1881 with the Natal Field Force.
" Captain Welman served in the Zulu war in 1879 (Medal with Clasp).
1* Captain M'Whinnie served in the operations near Suakin in December 18S8 including the engagement at
Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp, 4.th Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
Record of the Services of the ist Battalion Roijal Irish Rifles—formerly the S2,rd {County Duhlin) Regi.
Raised in 1793. To England, 1794. To the West Indies, 1795. To England, 1S02. To the Cape of Good Hope,
J805 (capture of the Cape). To the Peninsula, 1S09 (battles of Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rod-
rigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse). To Ireland, 1814. To Ceylon, 1817. To
Scotland, 1829. To Ireland, 1830. To America, 1834. To England, 1843. To Ireland, 1845. To India, i84i,>
("Central India"). To England, 1862. To Ireland, 1866. To Gibraltar, 1867. To India, 1S70. To South Africa,
1881. To England, 18S2.
Record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles—formerly the S6th {Roycd County Down)
Regiment.
Raised as Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers in 1793. To Ireland and England, 1794. Entitled " S6th, or Shrop¬
shire Volunteers," 1794. Served as Marines, 1795. To Cape of Good Hope, 1796. To India, 1799. Six companies
to Egypt, 1801; returned to India. 1802. Entitled " 86th, or Leinster Regiment," 1806. To Isle of Bourbon, 1810
(capture of Bourbon). To Isle of France, 1811. To India, 1612. Entitled "'86ih, or Royal County Down," 1814.
r2iid Battalion raised and disbanded in 1814.J To England, 1819. To Ireland, 1S21. To West Indies, 1827. To
England, 1837. To Ireland, 1840. To India, 1842. To England, 1859. To Gibraltar, 1864. To Port Elizabeth
and Mauritius, 1867. To Cape of Good Hope, 1870. To England, 1875. To Bermuda, 1880. Entitled " 2n(l
Battalion Royal Irish Rifles," 1831. To Nova Scotia, 18S3. To Gibraltar, i8£6. To Egypt, 1887. To Malta, 1891.
Continuation of Notes to the Princess Victorias (Eoi/al Irish Fusiliers).
' General A. H.Ferr3'man commanded the 89th Regimen tin the Crimean campaign from 15th Dec. 1854, including
the siege and fall of Sebastopol and attacks on the i8th June and 8th Sept. (Medal with Clasp, CB., Knight of
the Legion of Honour, 4th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
' Major Smith served ill the Soudan Expedition in 1B84 with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, and was
present in the engagements at El Teb ana Temai (Medal with Clasp, 4th Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
'" Major Wilbraham and Captains Kincaid and Harnard served with the ist Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the
Egyptian war of 18S2, and were present at the battle ot Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
" Captain Blood served with the 1st Battalion Irish Fusiliers in the Egj-ptian war of 18S2, and was present at
the battle of Tel-el-Kehir (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served with the Hazara E;:pedition in :8,85
as Assistant Superintendent of Signalling, :nd Brigade (mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp).
" Captain Benson served with the Barmese Expedition in 1886-88 witti the 2nd Battalion Royal Miinster
Fusiliers (Medal with Clasp).
'* Majors Reeves, Munn,and Moore, CaptainsHill, D.avison, Hext, Brinckraan, and Plomer served with the 2nd
Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Soudan Expedition in 1884, and were present in the engagements at El Teb
and Temai (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star).
" Major Rogers served as Adjutant with the 2nd Battalion Roj-al Iri.'ih Fusiliers in the Soudan Expedition in
1884, and was present in the engagements at Teb El and Temai (mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp, 4th
Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
Record of the Services of the jst Battalion of the Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers
(formerly the Syth Regiment).
PEaiscd in 1793. Proceeded to Flanders, 1794. To Bergen-op-Zoom, 1795. Home, 1796. To West
Indies, 1796. Home, 1804. (2nd Battalion raised in 1S04. Proceeded to Guernsey, 1S07. Home, 1808.
To Peninsula, 1809. Home, 1814. To Guernsey, 1814. Home, 1816. Disbanded, 1817.) To Guernsey,
1804. Home, 1805. To South America, 1806. To the Cape of Good Hope, 1807. To Mauritius, 1810.
To India, 1815. To Burmah, 1825. To India, 1826. Home, 1827. To Mauritius, 1831. Home, :843.
To India, 1849. To China, i860. Home, 1861. To Gibraltar, 1866. To Malta, 1868. To Nova Scotia,
1872. To Bermuda, 1876. Home, 1S77. To Guernsey, 1880. Home, 1881. To Egypt, 1882. Home,
1882. To India, 1883.

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