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"Nivelle" "Okihes" "Peninsula" "Wateeloo" "Pegu."
X^I?;_^iColonel.—Arnold Charles Errington.i Ensign, P4 Feb. 26 ; Lieut. 13 Sept. 31; Captain, P14 July 37 ; Major,
FulliHiilf P2:; July 45; Breoet Lieut. Colonel, g Dec. 53; CoZoiie?, 28 Nov. 54; Lt.Colonel, i-is Feb. 55; Major General,
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Lieutenant Colonel.—p.s.e. Charles Acton,^ Ensign, ^la Dec. 51; Lt. 6 June 54; Capt.'^& Jan.'s6; Major,
P30 June 65 ; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 5 Dec. 74; Colonel, 5 Dec. 79; Lreutemmt Colonel, 20 March 80.
Majors.—Malcolm Charles Farrington. Assistant Adjutant OencraL, Oude Dioision; Ensign, 10 June 53;
^ Lt. 3 Nov. 54; Capt. 23 June 58 ; Major, 23 Dec. 71; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 2 Dec. 77.
Eustace Beaumont Buruaby,* Ensign, 14 July 54; Lt. 's Sept. 56; Capt. ''4 Aug. 63 ; Bt.Major, i Oct. 77 ;
Major, 13 Oct. 78. "
Charles Kyrle Chatfield, Ens. 2 Nov. 55 ; Lt. 15 June 58 ; Capt. 13 Oct. 64; Bt.Major, 1 Oct. 77; Major,
Major. 20 March 80.
C.IPTAINS. 1
JohnVesey Nugent*
Robert Charles Grieme*
Ai-thnr Singleton Wynne^ i
Arthur Shaen Carter
George Frederick White^
George Henry Denshire
Brackley Herbert Barrington Kennett,= ^
Adjutant I Durham Jiijle Volunteers )
Thomas Johnson Seppings
Caleb Collins, Station Staff Officer, Synee Tal
Charles Coghlan Smyth," Interpreter
Lieutenants.
Edward Lockhart Burnett
John Guyse Sparke^
Basil Edward Upr&f^ge,^ Adjutant 22 June 79
Henry Allen William Johnson*
Jenico Edward Preston*
Alfred Ambrose Lane'
Francis Corbett, Inst. of Musketry 2 May 79
Frederick George Pollock*
Henry Earle*
George Evan Lloyd*
Frederick August Christian Kre.yer
Percy William Albert Alfred Milton
Colquhoun Grant Roche Thackwell
Waiter Blake Butler
Second Lieutenants.
James Saurin Cave-Brovvuc-Cave
Herbert Astell Stewart Reid
Henry Arthur Merewether
John Strache.y
Alfred Richiird Power
Charles Herbert Lethbridge Baskerville.,
Charles Higford Chapman
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30 June 65
10 Nov. 65
■"21 Aug. 67
''22 July 68
''29 Jan. 61
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'■22 Mar.
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I July28 Mar.
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29 Nov.
76
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BEEV.MAJ.
22 Nov. 79
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Paymaster.—John S.ymcon Walker, 30 Doc. 79 ; Ensign, ''30 Dec. 39 ; Lt. g Sept. 64 ; Capt. 15 May 7?.
14 ... '[(Quarter Master.—Edward Theophilus Murray,'■* 23 Ma.y 74 ; Ensign, 18 Dec. 67 ; LI. 28 Oct. 7:. '
Facings Blue.—Agent, A. Lawrie, E.^'q.—Irish Agents, Messrs. Cane and Sons.
Embarked for India, 15 October 1872.
- General Errington served with the sist Light Infantry during the war in Burmah from April to Dec. 1852 ;
was on board the E,I.e. steam-sloop Sesostris during the naval action and destruction of the enemy's stockades
on the Rangoon River; served during the succeeding three days'operations in the vicinity, and commanded the
Regiment at the storm and capture of Rangoon; he also cominandeu the troops engaged n:t the assault and ca.pture
of Bassein, 19th May (wounded), and received the especial approbation of the Governor General in Council for his
services upon this occasion (Medal with Clasp for Pegu, and Brevet of Lt.Colonel).
^ Colonel Acton served with the sist Light Infantry in Burmah from Fob. 1853 to the end of the war, and was
present with Captain Irby's Detachment of four Companies with Brigadier General Cheape's Force during the
whole of the successful operations in the Monabew district, ending in the assault and capture, ou the 19th March
1853, of the stronghold of tlie Burmese chief Dyattoon (Medal with Clasp for Pegu).
■* Major Burnaby, and Captains Nugent and Grgeme, served witlitho 51st Light Infantry in the Umbeyla expedi¬
tion in 1863. Also served in the Jowaki campaign in 1877 (Medal with Clasp).
* Captains Wynne, White, and Kennett, and Lieutenants Sparke, Johnson, Preston, Lane, Pollock, Earle, and
Lloyd, served with the 51st Light Infantry in the Jowaki canipaign in 1877 (Medal with Clasp).
1 Captain Smyth served in the Transport Department on the Red River E.-cpedition from Canada of 1870. Served
with the 51st Light Infantry in the Jowaki campaign in 1S77 (Medal with Clasp).
I* Lieut. Spragge served with the sist Light Infantry in the Jowaki campaign in 1877 (Medal with Clasp.)
^Quarter Master Murray served with the sist Light Infantry throughout the Burmese war of 1852-53; was
on board the steam-frigate Ferooz during the naval action with and destruction of the enemy's stockades ou
the Rangoon river, and served during the succeeding three days' operations in the vicinity, and at the storm^and
capture of Rangoon, also at the repulse of the night attack on Prome (Medal with Clasp for Pegu). Also served
in the Umbeyla expedition in 1863, and afterwards in the Jowaki campaign in 1877 (Medal with Clasp).