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Sierra Leone. |
Ycars'Scrr.
1*^ West India Regiment.
399
61
Full [ Half
Pay.
Pay.
"DOMINICA" "MARTINIQUE" "GUADALOUPE."
Colonel.—}^ aa S/)-George Bowles,' KCB. Ens. id Dec. 04; Lt. and Capt. 1 Feb. 10;
MaJ. 18 Juue 15 ; Lt.Col. U June 21; Col. 10 Jan. 37 ; MaJ. Gen. 9 Nov. 46; Lt.Gen.
20 June 54; General, 9 Nov. 62 ; Col. 1st W. I. Regt. 9 Sept. 55.
Lt.Colonels.—Gustavus Nigel Kingscotc Auker Yonge,' Ens. p 22 Aug. 34; Lt. 29 June
37 ; Capt. 1 Jan. 47 ; Major, p 15 Jan. 56 ; Lt.Col. 15 June 62.
Henry Anton, Em. 14 Jan. 42; Lt. 3 Mar. 43; Capt. 21 May 54; Maj. 29 July 62 ; Lt.Col.
8 June 67.
Majors.—John M'Auley, Ens. 1 Oct. 55; Lt. 9 April 67; Capt. 27 Dec. 66; Major
P8 June 67.
William Walker W. Johnston, Ens. 4 Aug. 54; Lt. 30 Mar. 55; Capt. 29 July 62 ; Major,
P20July67.
Captains.
Alexandre Bravo
Henry Francis Luke ....
William James Ross ....
W.H.P.Fitz M.Strachan*
William Ormsby^
Alex. M. W. Samson
Reginald Kennett Glbb..
Armar Graham Lowry* .
Herbert Wm. Thompson
William Thompson' ....
P 6 July 49
P13 May 53
12 Mav 48
14 Feb. 52
17 July 67
25 Sept. 55
12 Nov. 58
P 23 Apr. 61
P15 Oct. 61
21 Jan. 56
PI5 Feb. 60
V 17 Feb. 54
31 May 50
P 25 Feb. 53
30 July 59
31 Oct. 56
6 Aug. 61
29 July 6-2
P16 Aug. 64
17 Mar. 58
7 Dec.
30 Jan.
26 Jan.
4 Dec.
Lieutenants.
Joseph Alexander Smith
Cornelius O'Callaghan .
William Gavin
David Gardiner^
Christ. Branford Steward p 29 July 62
Ralph Henry Potts P 23 Sept. 62
AnthonyCoulton Allinsoni 24 April62
Chas. Jones Lucius Hill..; 16 May 62
Knox Rowan Niven .... P 19 Nov. 62
John Cliarles Jackson
Edward Fiddes j 2 Apr,
Henry George Wilson .
Herbert Henry Gilbert .
Robert Fred. Ballantine
Francis Ai'cliibald Stewart
28 Apr. 63
58
? 26 Nov. 01
! p ) 8 Apr. 65
I 21 Nov. 62
p 24 June 62
LIEUT.
CAPTAIN.
P 29 Sept. 54
P 6 Nov. 57
30 July 59
4 Mar. 62
P 2 Sept. 62
20 May 66
P 20 Apr. 67
P 8 June 67
P 20 July 67
24 Jan. 65
BREV.MAJ. ;BT. LT.COL.
20 Aug. 57
7 Dec. 58
26 Nov. 61
30 Mar. 58
15 Jan. 64
Hen.Fra.Somerset Boltoni 23 Jan. 6'5
John Edward Bale j i' 16 Oct. 63
John Graham Drury 1 p23 May 06
Jn.W. Arrowsraith,"flc(;'.i 9 Nov. 58
Henry Maturin j 16 Apr. 58
Eric Willoughby Osborne' p 10 Apr. 66
Donald J.Gordon Stewart 16 Oct. 60
Fred. Friend Ridley Terry
Ensigns.
William Cole
William Richard Backas.
Francis James Cullen....
Denis Lynch'"
Edw. Graham M;icdonald
Cha.John SidneyHawkins P 16 Oct. 06
Cornelius Alfred Moloneyj 1 Feb. 67
William Henry Gordon.. I May 67
Thomas Bell 1 8 May 67
1 Sir George Bowles served in the north
of Germany in 1805 and 6 under Lord Catlicart.
Present at the siege and capture of Copen¬
hagen in 1807. In the Peninsula from 1809
to 1814 (excepting the winters of 1810 and
11), and was present at the passage of the
P22 Mar. 64 | Douro; battles of Talavera, Salamanca, and
26 July 64! Vittoria; sieges of Ciudad Rodrigu, liartiijo/,
12 Au" 64 1 "'"■go*, and San Sebastian; capture of Ma-
/•^ 1 drid; passages of the Bidassoa, Nivelle, Nive,
P .) bept. (i4 jind Adoui-; and the investment of Ilayonne.
9 Oct. 64 Present at the battles of Quatre Bras and
4 Sent. 60 ' ^^'aterloo, and at the capture of Paris. He
o AT ' fc; ! ''^^ received the War Medal with six Clasps.
J, May t)0 2 Lt.Colonel Yonge served with the
Queen's Royals throughout Lord Keane's
campaign in Affghanistan and Beloochistan,
and was severely wounded at the storm¬
ing of Ghuznee (Medal). He served also
the campaign in the .Southern Mahratta
country in 1844 lincluding the storm of the
fortress of Punella) and that of the Concan in
1845.
5 CaptAin Strachan cotnmandett a detachment of
tlie 1st W, I. Regt. at Danish Accra, Gold Coast,
duvinp the Rebellion of 1854. He also commanded
a division at the destruction of the large Mandingo
town of Maleaghea, near Sierra Leone, 22nd May
1S55, where, out of a force of 150 men, upwards of
70 men and 4 officers were killed or wounded,
9 Cai)tain W.'l'hompson served in the Eastern campaign from
May 1855, including the expedition toKertch (Medal and Clasp
and Tuikish Medul). Served as Adjutant of the Military Tiain,
acting as Cavalry, in the Indian campaign of 1857-58, including
the relief of Lnckiiow by Lord Clyde, occupation of the Alum-
29 Sept. 65 ''"B'' under Outram with several engagements there, fall of
P 1 Mav (Jfl' L'lcknow, relief of Azimghur, capture ot Jugdispore ; served
^- ^ with the cavalry pursuing force in Oct. 185S, engaged several
times, and horse severely wounded by sabre cuts in the action
of Xoaiulee (mentioned in despatches. Medal and two Clasps).
11 Lieut. Arrowsmith served with the 31st Regt. at the siege
of Sebastopol from 2i2d May to IBtli Aug. 1855 (Medal and Clasp,
and Turkish Medal).
P 12 April 64
9 Aug. 64
P23 Dec. 64
21 Feb. 65
p 3 Apr. 66
20 May 60
P 16 Oct. 63
27 Dec. 06
8 Mur. 67
P 26 Feb. 67
11 Nov. 64
p 12 Mar. 61
P 8 June 67
21 Nov. 65
P 25 Sept. 67
John Williams iP 25 Sept. 67
Paymaster.—WiWiam Thomson, 28 Oct. 59 ; Q.M. 17 June 53 ; Son. Capt. 28 Oct. 64.
Adjutant.—Lieut. John William Arrowsmith," 1 May 67.
Instructor of MusTietry.—Lieut. David Gardiner, 28 Jan. 65.
Quarter Master.—Patrick Malonoy, 18 Nov. 59.
-Facing* Wliite.—Agents. Messrs. Cox & Co.
6 Captain Ormsby was present with the expedition whieli stormed the war fences of Kambia and bombarded the town of
Gballah, Western Africa, on the 2.'!rd and 24tli March IS.'ill.
8 Capiain Lowry (late a Captain in the 41st Kegt.) served with the 41st Ilegt. throughout the Crimean Campaign,
including the battles of Alma and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, repulse of the sortie on 2fith October, anil
assault of the Redan on 8th September (Medal with three Clasps, Turkish Medal, and 5th Class of the Medjidie).
9 Lieut. Gardiner served the campaign of 1344-45 in the Southern Mahratta country, :ncludin;; tlie capture of the forts of Panulia,
Povvuiiluir, Monahur.and Munsunl8ooh.
in Ensign Lynch served in the 41st Regt. throughout the Eastern Campaign of 1854-.55 including the battles of Alma and
Inkerman {severely wounded in several places), sortie of Sfith October, attacks of the Redan on 18th .Tune and 8th Sept.,
siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Accompanied the Expedition up the Gambia
against the King of Baddiboo in 1861; was on board H.M.S. " Torch" at the bombardment of the Enemy's works on the
banks of the Swarracunda Creek on 16th Feb.; present at the landing storming and capture of the Enemy's entrenched
works, storming capture and destruction of the foitified towns of Carawan, Kinty Cunda, and Saba, battle of Saba, storm
captureand total destruction of the Enemy's stockades on 21st Feb. 18()1. Also served against the King of Quiah and was
present at the capture and destruction of Massongha, of the stockades and war fences at Madoukia, and of the Fetish town
of Robeah, also of the towns of Maftmba and Majohn on 28ili Dec. 1861.
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