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2Qth (or the Worcestershire) Regiment oj Foot.
“ ROLEIA”—“ VIMIERA”—“ TALA VERA”—“ ALBUIIERA”—“ PENINSULA.”
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Full
Pay.
Half
Pay.
Colonel.
?12:l John Lord Strafford,
1
G.C.B. & G.C.H. Cns. 30 Sept. 1793; Lieut. 1 Dec.
93; Capt. 24 May, 94; Limt.-Col. 14 March, 1800 ; Col. 25 July, 10;
Major-Gen. 4 June, 13; Lieut.-Gen. 27 May, 25 ; Col. 29th Regt. 23 Jan. 28.
Lieut.-Colonel.
Hon. C. A. Wrottesley,
2
Cornet, 21 Dec. 15; Lieut. P5 July, 21; Ca.pt. r 16
June, 25 ; Major, p 5 April, 31; Lieut.-Col. 3 July, 39.
Majors.
jjj Thomas Bennett Hickin,
3
_Z?«s. 2 May, 05; Lieut, p 31 Oct. 05; Capt. 9 May,
16; Brev.-Major, 10 Jan. 37 ; Begtl.-Major, P31 May, 39.
Alex. Sharrock, Ens. 7 Aug. 06; Lieut. 30 June 08; Capt. 27 Apr. 27; Major,
p 27 Sept. 39.
Captains.
Rob. Percy Douglas
George Congreve ..
Christ. Edw. Eaton
Henry Phillpotts ..
W. Wickham Drake
W. Gemmell Alves
John George Weir ..
Andrew T. Hemphill
Hon. W. F. Byng ..
Septimus Hen. Palairet
Lieutenants.
John Owen Lucas ....
Gregory Lewis Way ..
Edmund Geo. Nicolay
George Brown
Arth. St. Geo. H. Stepney
H. Mont. Cuninghame ..
Thomas A. Gerard
Edmund Durbin
George Molle
John M'Neale Walter.. ..
John Power
Lewis Coker
Cadwallader Edwards ..
ENSIGN.
16 Mar. 20
8 Apr. 25
p 28 Apr. 25
p 23 June 25
p 25 Feb. 26
p 20 May 26
p 16 Aug. 27
7 Apr. 25
never
p 28 Oct. 29
p 15 June 30
p 17 Feb. 32
p 3 May 31
p 31 Dec. 33
p 16 May 34
p 5 Apr. 33
p 15 May 35
p 9 Oct. 35
22 Nov. 36
p 31 July 35
p 5 May 37
11 Aug. 37
P21 Sept. 32
p 28 Dec. 38
1 Feb. 39
p 8 Mar. 39
p 31 May 39
p 7 June 39
13 July 39
p 27 Sept. 39
p 15 Nov. 39
p19 Feb. 24
p 12 Jan. 26
p 20 May 26
Pll July 26
p 20 Aug. 29
p 10 Sept. 30
p 30 Dec. 31
16 Apr. 29
p 31 Dec. 30
p 16 May 34
p 27 June 34
30 July 36
p 5 May 37
p 14 July 37
p 10 Nov. 37
p 21 Apr. 37
Pll Aug. 37
8 Mar. 39
p 31 May 39
3 July 39
p 12 July 39
p 27 Sept, 39
15 Dec. 37
CAPTAIN.
p 11 June 28
p 12 June 28
p 30 Dec. 31
p 27 June 34
p 14 July 37
p 10 Nov. 37
P31 May 39
3 July 39
p 12 July 39
P27 Sept. 391
BREVET-
MAJOR.
2 Col. Wrottesley was at
the siege of Bhurtpore.
3 Major Bennett Hiekin served in the Pen¬
insula, from April, 1809, to the end of the war,
including the capture of Oporto, battles of Ta-
lavera, Busaco, Albuhera, (wounded), Vittoria,
Roncesvalles, Pyrenees (severely wounded at
Pampeluna), Nivelle, Nive, Bayonne, Aire,
Heights of Garris, Orthes, and Toulouse.
4 Hr. Ingham served in the American war,
including the battles at Fort-George, Chippewa,
and at the Falls of Niagara.
Ensigns.
H. P. L’Estrange
Kenneth Murchison ....
Thos. Edw. Wilbraham..
Frederick Coventry ....
James Halkett
George H. M. Jones ....
Richard Francis Henry..
James Wm. Richardson
Paymaster.—James Espinasse, 8 Feb. 39; Ens. 8 Feb. 21; Lieut. 7 April, 25;
Capt. 11 July, 37.
10 0 Adjutant.—John Owen Lucas, {Lieut.) 3 July, 39.
16 0 Quarter-Master.—Thomas Kneebone, 15 July, 24.
27 2-1?’ Surgeon.—Charles Thomas Ingham,
4
M.D. 25 June 26; Assist.-Surg. 16 Aug. 10;
Hosp.-Assist. 24 May, 10.
Assist.-Surgeon.—Geo. Alex. Cowper, M.D., 30 March, 38.
Facings Yellow.—Agent, Messrs. Cox & Co.
[Returned from the Mauritius, March, 1838.]
1 Lord Strafford served in Flanders, Holland, and in the expeditions to Hanover, Copenhagen, and Wal-
cheren, and lias received a cross and one clasp for Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Orthes.
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