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General Officers Eetired by Sale, ^'c.—War Services. 75t-2
1 Major General J. H. Brown served in the Crimean campaign from Dec. 1834, including the siege and fall of
Bebastopol, in the Trenches with the siege train, and at the bombardments of gth April, 6th and 17th June (Medal
with Clasp, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and Turkish Medal). , .^ „ „ <, .u tt tt •, .
' Major General F. R. Chesney served in the campaign that led to the capture of the Valley of the Upper Waikato
in New Zealand in 1864, and was present at the assault and capture of Pukehinahina in the Bay of Plenty (Medal).
' Major General Donnelly served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, including the battles m the
Crimea, siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasps, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and Turkish Medal).
* Major General Dwyer served on the Staff of the late Marquis of Hastings, Commander in Chief in India, and
was present during the Nepaul war, at the reduction of the Province of Kimaoon, and the storming of Almorah.
He served also throughout the Pindarree war on the Staff, when he had charge of the communications of the com-
5 Major General H. C. Faulknfr was present with the Left Wing of the Queen's Royals during the latter part ot
the campaign of 1844-45 in the Southern Concan and Sawant Warree country.
' I- Major General P. E. V. Gilbert served in the Crimea from 30th June 1853, including the battle of the Tchemaya,
sie^e and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign of 1857-58,
and was present at the relief of Azimghur and the subsequent operations in that district; also in the actions at
Amorah, Jugdespore, Doomureahgunge, Toolsepore (mentioned in despatches), and the operations under Colonel
Kelly in'Tirhoot and the Terai, including the action at Bootwab (Medal). Served in command of the ist Battalion
of the 13th Light Infantry during the operations against Sekukuni in the Transvaal in 1878, including the storming
of Tolyana's Stadt. Commanded the ijattalion in the operations of Wood's Flying Column in the first part of the
Zulu war of 1S79, taking part in the engagements at Zungin Nek and Kambula Hill (mentioned in despatches,
C£., Medal with Clasp).
li Major General R. Gore served in the Crimean campaign from June 1855, including the siege and fall of Sebas¬
topol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
'Major General H. Heyman served in the Crimean campaign from March 1855, including the siege and fall
of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
8 Major General H. C. Magenis served in New Zealand in 1861-62. Served in the Afghan war of 1878-80, and
was present in the affairs at Banda, Kuddi, and Roghani (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lt.Golonel, Medal).
'■> Major General F.G. Pym served the Eastern campaignwith the Ro.yal Marines attached to the Light Division,
includmg the battles of Balaklava (commanded a position Batter3') and Inkerman (mentioned in despatches for
gallantry), and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, Knight of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the
Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Commanded a Detachment throughout the Indian camp.aign of 1857-58, including
the actions of Sohunporo (mentioned in despatches, and thanked by the Governor General in Council) and
Phoolpore, where he skirmished to the front under a heavy fire, captured two guns, and turned the last on the
retreating enemy (mentioned); led the advance at the attack on the Fort of Betwa and covered the retreat; led the
skirmishers opposed to an overwhelmrag force at the battle of Ahmora (mentioned) ; present at the actions at
Jhamuowlee and Puchawas (mentioned for both) ; led the assault at the capture of the Fort and village of Nuggur
(mentioned) ; drove in the enemy's skirmishers at the capture of the Ranee's Cote near Ahmora on gth June 1858,
having left a sick bed and marched about 26 miles during the night to be present with his men (mentioned); attack
on the^Fort and village of Jugdespore, actions at and near Doomeoreahgunge, and battle of Toolsepore. Com¬
manded a Mortar Battery attached to the siege train during the latterpart of the campaign (Medal, and Brevet of
Major). [See also Civil Decorations for Gallantry, p. 786.]
"• Major General G. H. Vesey served in the Crimean campaign from March 185s, including the siege and fall of
Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
War Services of Colonels Betired htj Sale, ^c.
' Colonel Agg served with the 51st Light Infantry throughout the Burmese warof 1852-53; was onboard the E.I.C.
ateam-frigate Fenoz 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 (including the storming of the White House
Redoubt), and at the storm and capture of Rangoon; also at the assault and capture of Basseiu, 19th May, and
repulse of the night attack on Prome 8th Dec. 1852 (Medal with Clasp for Pegu).
2 Colonel A. Aglionby served with the 27th Regiment on the North-West Frontier during the Indian mutiny in
1857-58 (Medal). Commanded thcstation of Kussowlie in 1858, when the Barracks were fired by incendiaries, and
was mentioned on that occasion as having been " mainly instrumental both by hisexertions and example in savin"-
a, very large amount of stores and Government buildings." Commanded the 33rd in the Abyssinian campaign in
1867-68, and led the Regiment (which formed the storming party) at the assault on Magdala (mentioned in des¬
patches of Lord Napier and Sir Charles Staveley, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal, and CB.).
* Colonel Aitchison served with the ist Batt. 91st Regt. at the Cape of Good Hope from Dec. 1845 to March 1847
and was engaged in a severe affair with the Kaffirs on the 22nd May 1846, when his horse was shot under him (Medal).
5 Colonel Aldworth.—For War Services, see Militia (King's Royal Rifles).
' Colonel Allan served with a Detachment 57th Regt. against the rebels in Canada in 1837. Commanded the 2nd
Infantry Brigade in the Eusoofzie campaign of 1858 (Medal with Clasp). Commanded the Troops onboard the ship
Eastern Monarch when she blew up and caught fire at Spithead on the 3rd June 1859, on which occasion a General
order was issued expressing the Commander in Chief's gratification at the conduct of Lt.Colonel Allan, and officers
and men, and another conveying the Queen's approbation of the discipline and good order displayed under such
trying circumstances.
7 Colonel D. A. Baby served with the 98th Regt. in the Punjaub campaign of 1848-49 (Medal).
3 Colonel E. R. Berry served with the 6i8t Regiment in the'Punjaub campaign of 1848-49, including the passage
of the Chenab, battles of Sadoolapore, Chillianwallah, and Goojerat, and pursuit of the enemy to the Khyber Pass
(Medal with two Clasps). Served in the Indian campaign ii'i 1857, and was present at the siege, assault, and
capture of Delhi, and action of Nujjufghur (Medal with Clasp).
'O Lord Berwick served in the Burmese war in 1825 and 26, and was present in the actions of Prome and Tand-
wayn (Medal).
'^ Colonel J. 0. Bovill served with a detachment of 30 of the Ceylon Rifles, which defeated the insurgents in
the first and second attack on Kornegalle on the 30th and 31st July, during the suppression of the rebellion in the
Kandian Provinces in 1848.
iJ Colonel T. S. Brown served the Eastern campaign of 1854, nnd up to the 26th Feb. 1855, with the 55th Regi¬
ment, including the battles of Alma and Inkerman, and siege of Sobastopol (Medal with three Clasps, 5th Class^of
the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served also on the Bhootan Expedition in 1866 (Medal with Clasp)'.
>4 Colonel H. G. Browne served in the 32nd Regt. during the Indian mutiny in 1857-58, and was present at
the action of Chinhut and defence of Lucknow Residency from June to Nov. 1857. Also with Maxwell's Force in
the Suregon campaign of 1858. Was twice wounded—once severely. Thanked in General Orders by Sir J Outram
Sir J. Inglis, and by the Governor General (Victoria Cross, Medal with Clasp, with a year's service): was awarded
the KCC " for conspicuous bravery in having, on the 21st August 1857, during the siege of the Lucknow Residency
gallantly led a sortie, at great personal risk, for the purpose of spiking two heavy guns, which were doing con¬
siderable damage to the defences. It appears from the statements of the non-commissioned officers and men who
accompanied Captain Browne on the occasion, that he was the first person who entered the battery, which con¬
sisted of the two guns in question, protected by high palisades, the embrasures being closed with sliding shutters
On reaching the battery. Lieutenant Browne removed the shutters and jumped into the battery. The result was
that the guns were spiked and it is supposed that about one hundred of the enemy were killed."
'5 Colonel R. Bruce served with the 23rd Fusiliers in the Crimean campaign from the loth Aug. 1855, including the
siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Also in the Indian campaio-n in 1857-58 in
eluding the relief of Lucknow by Lord Clyde, defeat of the Gwalior Contmgeut at Cawnpore on 6th Dec. capture of