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War Services of the Colonel/^. 36
home the despatches (mentioned m despatches, Brevet of Lieut.Colonel, Medal with Clasp, 4tl» Class of the
Osmanieh, and Khedive's Star).
""<> Colonel A. Peel served in the loist Fusiliers thronghout the Indian N.W. Frontier campaign of 186,^ an't
was present at the storming of the Conical Hill, also at the attaci and capture of the Crag Piquet and Umbe.yla
(Medal with Claspl.
268 Colonel R w'. VV. Follet served with the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards in the Egyptian war of 1882, Hiid.
was present in the engagement at Tel-el-Mahuta., and at the battle of TcI-el-ICebir (Medal with Clasp, and Khe¬
dive's Star). Served'urthe c.-cpedition to the Soudan iu 18S5 with the ist Battalion of the Cold-itream GuiiiJs,,
and was present in the engagement at Hasheen, at that near Tofrek on the 24th March, and at.the destruction ul'
Teraai (Clasp).
2"5 Colonel H. Gough servedin the Afghan war in 1878-79 on special duty, and was presecS Bi. the attack and
capture of Ali Masjid rMedal with Clasp). Served in the Sjudii.n E.vpeditiou iu 1S84 with the loth Hussars, and
'was present in the engagements at El Teb and Temai (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with
<'/lasp, attd Khedive's Star). Served with the Bec'manaland Expedition in 1884-S5 under Sir Charles Warreu,
when he raised and commanded a Rugiraent of Mounted Rifles (CMO.).
-'^ Colonel A. F.Kidston served with the 42nd Highlanders throughout the secondphase of the Ashanti war in 1874,
and was present at the battle of Amoaful, capture and destruction of the town of Becquah, battle of Ordahsii and
<;apture of Coomassie (mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp). Served with the ist Battalion Black Watch,
in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was present at the liattle of Tel-el-Kebir (Medal with Clasp, 4th Cla».-> of tlie
Osmanieh, and Khedive's Star). Served in the Soudun Expedition iu 1884 with the ist Battalion Black Watch,
and was present in the engagement at El 'I'eb (Brevet of Lt.Colonel, two Clasps). Served in the Nile Expedition
in 1884-85 with the ist Battalion of the Black Watch, and took part with the River Column under Major iicueral
Earle, and was present in the engagement at Kirbekan (two Clasps).
2'6 Colonel W. F. Kelly served in the Egyptian w-ar of 1882 (Medal and Khedive's Star). Served in the SoudMr,
Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884 as Bi-igade Major 1st Brigade, and was jjresent in the engagements
atEl-Teb (wounded) and Temai imentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lt.Colonel, 4th Class of the Mwljidie, tM '>
Clasps). Served in the Soudan campaign in 1883 as Brigade Major, and was present in the engagement at the
Tofrek zereba (mentioned in despatches, two Clasps).
='"' Colonel William Livesay served in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny from Dec. 1857 to Jan. iE6o„
including actions at Sahao and Puttrai (Medal). Also served in the New Zealand war in 1864-63, including
expeditions in the province of Taranaki and in command of outposts, destroying many I'ahs and fortified yillages
(Medal).
2"' Colonel J. L. Tweedie served in the Boer war of 18S1 with the Natal Field Force. Served in the Nile Expe¬
dition m 1884-83 with the 1st Battalion of the West Kent Regiment (Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star); also
served with the Soudan Frontier Field Force in 1885-86, and was present in the engagement at Giniss in co:n-
:.nand of the Battalion {DSO.}.
^''* Colonel R. A. Crawford served with the 2nd Queen's Royals throughout the campaign of i860 in North China
including the actions of Sinho, taking of Tangku, actions of the i8th and 21st September, and s-iu'render of Pekin
(Medal with two Clasps).
2*1 Colonel W. Tolson served inthe Egyptian warof 1882 (Medal, and Khedive's Star). Served iu the Nile Ex¬
pedition in 1884-S5 with the ist Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, and took part in the operations oi the
Desert Column nnder Sir Herbert Stewart (Clasp).
2*2 Colonel C. M. Stockiey served iu the Indian N.W. Frontier war of 1863, .and was present at the attaok on the
Crag Piquet, and severely wounded on the Umbeyla Heights on the 19th November (Medal with Clasp). Served
in the Jowaki campaign of 1877-78 as Brigade Majo;' to the ist Brigade (Clasp). Served throughout the Afghan
war of 1S78-S0, first as Brigade Major ist Infantry Brigade ist Division Southern Afghanistan Field I'orce. aud
afterwards with the 2nd Battalion 9th Foot in Northern Afghanistan, including thu afl'air at Shekabad under
Major General Ross (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Major, Medal).
''"'^ Colonel G. A. Lee served with the Soudan Frontier Field Force in 1885-S6 in command of a Reserve Batta¬
lion, and was present in the engagement at Giniss (Medal, and Khedive's Star).
2** Colonel I). North served in the Asbanti war in 1S74 in the Tran.sport Service, and was dangerously wounded
att he defence of Fommanah (mentioned in despatch. Brevet of Major, Medal with Clas])). Served with the Zhob
Valley Expedition in 1884 in command of the Half Battalion of the North Lancashire Regiment.
'*' Colonel C. R. Rowley served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 with the Guards Camel Regiment, aud was
present at the actions at Abu Klea and El Gubat (Medal with two Clasps, aud Khedive's Star).
^^ Colonel H. F. Grant while serving with the Egyjitian army in 1884 suppressed a mutiny of the Turkish
Battalion (Brevet of Lt. Colonel, 3rd Class of the Medjidie). Served with the Nile Expedition in 1884-85, and in the
subsequent operations in the Soudan in 1885 in command of a Battalion of Mounted Infantry (mentioned in des¬
patches, CB., Medal with two Clasps, and Khedive's Star).
'"' Colonel the Hon. H. Legge served with the 9th Lancers in the Afghan war in 1879-80, and was present iu
the engagement at Shekabad; accompanied Sir Frederick Roberts in the march to Candahar, and was present-
at the battle of Candahar (.Medal with Clasp, and Bronze Decoration).
^** Colonel T. G. Crawley served in the Burmese Expedition in 1885-87 with the 2nd Battalion of the Liverpool.
Regiment (Medal with Clasp).
^^s Colonel C. fj. Harvey was attached by the Government to the service of the British National Society for Ai 1
to the Sick and Wounded iu the Franco-German war of 1870-71, and was awarded tho Bavarian Cirder of Merit-
Served in the operations against Sekukuni in 187S as St.att' Otlicer for the Transvaal. Served in the Zulu war o,''
1S79 as Statr Officer of No. 5 Columu, and afterwards as Brigade Major ist Brigade, and Deputy Assistant Qiiar;i-1-
Master General iu the 1st Division (Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp). [See also Civil Decorations leu-
Gallantry, " Hart's Annual Army List," p. 786.]
^'o Sir C. HoUed Smith served with the 3rd Battalion 60th Rifles in tho Zulu war from .ipril to September 187^
(Medal with Clasp). Also served in the Boer war of 1881, and was presBiit in the engagements at Lang's Nek and
the Ingogo River (mentioned in despatches). Served with the 3rd Battalion King's Royal Ritle Coriis in the Egyp¬
tian war of 1882, and was present in the reconnaissance in force from Alexandria on 5th August, iu the engage¬
ment at Tel-el-Mahuta, the action at Kassasin (gth September), and at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (mentioned ir.
despatches. Brevet of Major, .Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star). Served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-8,
with the Egyptian Army, and was employed on the Lines of Communication; was afterwards Commandani.
at Semneh (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lt.Coloncl, Clasp). Served iu the operations of the Soudarj.
Frontier Field Force in 1885-86. Commanded a Brigade during the operations near Suakin in December 1888
including the engagement at Gemaizah (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Colonel, Clasp). Commanded the
force during the eperalions iu February 1891 including the capture ol 'Tokar,
"''^ ColonelJ. Dawson served with the 2nd Battalion 8th Footthroughoiit the Afghan war of 1878-80,and was pre¬
sent in the action of the 28th Nov. 1878 in the Kooruin Valley, aud at the attack and capture of the i'eiwar Kotal
(mentioned in desijatches. Medal with Clasp).
"'''^ Colonel C. J.Bromhead accompanied Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Gold Coast in Sept. 1873 on special service,
and served throughoutthe Ashanti war of 1873-74. Wassent as Special Commissioner first to tho King of Eastern
Assin and then to the King of Abra. Was Staff Officer to Colonel Fcsting at the action of the 27th Uctober near
Dunquah. Commanded the Abras at tho repulse of the Ashanti Array at Abrakrampa during the 5th and 6th
November 1873. Commanded the reconnaissance in force of the 8th November. Afterwards served with Rus.sell'B
Regiment at th« capture and destruction of Adubiassie, battle of Amoaful, capture aud destruction of Becipiah.
advanced guard engagement at Jarbinbah, skirmishes and ambuscade affairs between Adwabin aud the river
Ordah, battle of Ordahsu and capture of Coomassie(mentionedin despatches.Brevetof Major, Medal with Clasp).
Served in the Zulu war of 1879 (Medal with Clasp;. Served with the Burmese E.xpedition in 1887-89 (Medal with
Clasp).
''^ ColonelJ. D.. P, French served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 with the 19th Hussars, and was present in
the ongagemeiits At Abu Klea and Metamnaeh (meutionod in despatches. Medal with two Clasps, and IChedive's
Star).

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