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War Services of the Captains. 576-7
225 Captain Whitehead served with the Soth Regiment in the Burmese war of 1S52-53, and was present at the ran
ture of Martaban, operations before Rangoon on the 12th 13th'and 74th April, and capture of the Great Dan-nn
Pagoda (with the storaiing party), capture of Prome, defence of Toomboo, and several operations in its vicinity
(Medal with Clasp for Pegu). Served m the suppression of the Indian mutiny in i8s8-sq and was uresent wifV, /h„
Camel Corps at the battle of Golowlie and taking of Calpee (Medal with Clasp) ^ present with the
226 Captain Wbitten served with the 46th Regiment in the Crimean campaign from January to ^fh Pehruarv iSc-
andwaspresent at the siege of Sebastopol (Medal vrith Clasp, and Turkish Medal). ' "oij, 105^,
227 Captain W. H. Warner served m suppression of the Indian mutiny including the battle of BudleekesBrai
action of >ujjufghur, assault and capture of Delhi with previous operations under its walls, actions of Narnoul
Gungeree, Puttialee, and Mynpoorie, storm and capture of Lucknow, subsequent operations in Oude, and caDture
of five guns from the Nusseerabad Brigade on 30th March, 1858 (Medal with two Clasnt). ^.apiuri,
237 Captain A. H. R. Ferguson served as Brigade Adjutant in command of Detaohmout additional Royal Artillerv
and Guns in the expedition of Dec 1866 in British Honduras under Major Mackay (mentioned in desDatohZs
Served as Brigade Adjutant m command of a Detachment Royal Artillery knd Guns with the expeditionary force
under Brigadier General Harby m British Honduras in Feb. and March 1867 '
228 Captain Wilkinson served with the first expedition against the Ashantees on the Gold Coast in 186:! as actino-
Adjutant and m charge of Commissariat to the Western Division. aLiiug
229 Lt.Colonel Wolrige served in the year 1809 with Lord Cochrane in the Basque Roads, and in the same year was
engaged in action with gunboats m the Baltic. From 1810 to 1812 defence of Cadiz and Tarifa Severelv woundpri
at South Beveland m ,814 and received a reward from the Patriotic Fund. Present at the battle of Algiers in 18,6
Has received the War Medal with four Clasps. ^'gicio m loio.
230 Captain James Wood served from 1812 to 1815 at the Texel, Flushing, Cherbourg, Basque Roads, North Coast of
Spam and San Sebastian. During the war he served also in the West Indies, St. Helena and Madeira
T,?^.;i'*"i ^n ^- Worthmgton served throughout the Puniaub campaign of 1848-49, including the siege of Mooltaii
and battle of Goojerat—horse shot (Medal with two Clasps) ■> tv h ■-"<= •'icge ui jiooiiaii
232 Captain Wright served throughout the Indian mutiny campaigns, including the siege and capture of Rat<rhur
action of Barodea relief of Saugor, action at and capture of Garrakota, forcing of the Muddenpore Pa.ss action at
and capture of Talbehut siege and storm of Jhansi, battle of theBetwa, of the Fort of Lohari, actions of Koonchand
Muttra, battle of Gallowlie capture of Ca pee battle before and capture of Gwalior, actions of Jacklone a^d PaUee
rn'^86'-66 ""°°'' "^ ^^^*' '^'^'^ ""''' ""^ expedition from Aden to the interior of Arabfa
233 Captain Whybrow served with the 20th Regiment throughout the Eastern campwgn of 1854-55, including the
battles of Alma Balaklava.and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and expediSon to Kinboum(MedSVith
four Clasps, Sardiman and Turkish Medals). Served also in the Indian mutiny campaigns in iS.Tl.Qinc^^^^
the actions at Chanda, Umeerpore. and Sultannore. sifiD-e nnrl na-ntn-ro nf t,„oVt,^w i-w„h.,i „ ;,i, ,.i.-_/ ^^' '"^"^i^iuj.
'"¥■ *',^V^='' ''^i'^ capture of Lucknow battle of Nawabgunge; and capture of"FortBi^ah:'''wr8 Staff Oflfcer"fo'
a Field Force under Brigadier General Wheeler in the final campaign in Bundlecund ini85 (Medal^th cSsnT
Promoted to an unattached Company for service in the Field. i^^euai wim i^iasp).

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