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Ceylon Rifle Regiment.
257
Lieut.-Colonels.
Samuel Braybrooke,' 2?iri Lieut. 17 Dec. 12; Lieut. 29 April, 18; Capt. P6
March, 23 ; Major, P27 Feb. 35 ; Lieut.-Col. 26 Jan. 44.
$ Henry Simmonds,
2
Jins. 21 Mar. 05; Lieut. 28 Nov. 05; Capt. P 31 Mar.
13 ; Brevet-Major, 10 Jan. 37 ; Major, p 2 Dec. 37 ; Lieut.-Col. 7 Jan. 42.
George Cochrane,
4
Ens. 22 Jan. 07 ; Lt. 7 Feb. 08 ; Capt. 13 Feb. 27; J3rev.~
Major, 23 Nov. 41 ; Major, 8 Jan. 47 ; Lt.-Col. P28 Sept. 47.
Majors.—Peter Bennet Reyne, 2nr/ Lieut. 28 Sept. 18; Lieut. 15 Dec. 22;
Capt. P21 Dec. 26 ; Brev.-Maj. 23 Nov. 41 ; Major, 20 June, 45.
William Twistleton Layard, 2nd Lieut. P22 Feb.33; Lieut, p22 Nov.36; Capt.
P 16 Aug. 39 ; Major, P28 Sept. 47.
George Bulkeley Tattersall, Ens. p 16 May 34 ; Lt. P28 Apr. 37 ; Capt. 8 June
45 ; Major, P 18 May 49.
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Captains.
6 Charles Kelson
5

13 iliiB Thomas Lillie
6
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William Dnberg
7

0 Rodney Mylius, *
0 Francis Brownrigg Bayly
0 JamesMitchell Macdonald
0 William Price
Henry Charles Bird ....
Edward John Holworthy
Nicholas Fenwick
George Richard Canipsie
Benj. Bloomfield Keane
Wm. Henry Underwood
Henry Lucas
Robert Watson
8

Albert Watson
9

William Chas. Vanderspar
William Bagenall ....
Henry Skinner
Edward John Dickson
Vincent Wing
Chas.Theophilus Clement
2ND LIEUT. LIEUT.
26 Sept. 11
1 Oct. 121
2 June 15
16 May 22
2 Jan. 28
4 Mar. 13
17 July 15
8 Aug. 22
30 May 24
8 May 35
26 Oct. 30 p 29 July 36
p 13 June 34 8 May 38
p 13 June 34 22 May 38
p 12 Feb. 36 p 25 Jan. 39
p 14 Nov. 34 P17 Sept. 38
5 Nov. 12j 14 July 14
8 May 35 pH Jan. 39
P28 April37 Pl4Mar. 40
5 July 39 p 27 Sept. 42
CAPTAIN. BREV.-MAJ.
7 Julv 37
17 July 23
p 16 Aug. 39
2 Nov. 38
p 15 Dec. 40
29 Jan. 42
14 Jan. 30
9 Oct. 42
P 29 April 42
29 Mar. 43
P27 Sept. 39 p 14 Oct. 42
P 12 July 44 P 2 Sept. 45
p 24 Sept. 41
First Lieutenants.
John Anthony Layard .
John Dwyer
Geo. Thomson Dawson.
Henry John Bews
Henry Bird
Cornelius Chas. Durnford
9
Edw. Frederick Tranchell
James Alexander Fraser
Donald Duncan Graham
Henry Ashmore Evatt ..
Frederick Arthur Walter
David Stewart
19

Horace George Hayes ..
George Sidney Dwyer ..
John Henderson
9

Alexander Paterson Smith
Cha. Gasper D. Annesley"
Samuel Sharpe
William Robert Gray....
James Armar Butler ....
Thomas Cochrane
20 May 42
30 May 43
p 23 Aug. 44
22 May 42 p 7 Dec. 44
17 June 42 P31 Dec. 44
22 July 42 16 April 45
p 27 Sept. 42 p 18 April 45
10 Feb. 43 j 8 June 45
30 May 43 ! 20 June 45
27 Oct. 43'p 8 Aug. 45
p 23 Aug. 44
p
16 Sept. 45
P 22 June 38 | 22 Aug. 41
26 Jan. 44
7 Nov. 42
p24 June 42
24 Aug.44
p 18 April 45
16 April 42
1 Nov. 42
8 Nov. 42
7 April43
p 13 Oct. 43
25 April 45
23 Jan. 46
p 11 Nov. 45
p 25 Nov. 45
25 Oct. 46
2 Dec. 46
27 Dec. 43
11 Oct. 45
8 Jan. 47
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9 Jan. 47
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9 Nov. 46
10 June 32
7 Dec. 38
17 June 42
9 Oct. 42
2 May 45
p 9 May 45
20 June 45
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2 Sept. 45
p 17 Oct. 45
23 Jan. 46
8 Jan. 47
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p12 Feb. 47
2 Mar. 47
11 Apr. 45
P28 Sept. 47
1 Dec. 48
2 Jan. 49
p 13 Apr. 49
P 18 May 49
25 Oct. 49
^ Lt.-Col. Cochrane served at
the capture of Martinique, and
Les Saintes in 1809, and Guada-
loupe in 1810, and also in 1815.
5 Major Kelson served with
the late 103rd in the American
war, and was present in the
action of Lundy's Lane, at the
storming of Fort Erie on the
morning of the 15th Aug. 1814,
and at the repulse of the sortie
on tlie 9th Sept, following.
6 Capt. Lillie served in the
Peninsulafrom Dec. 1812 to the
end of the war, including the
crossing of the Zadino; battle of
Vittoria ; blockade of Pampe-
luna from 5th to 18th July ;
pass ofRoncesvalles, 28th July,
battle of Pampeluna, 28th July,
Nivelle, Nive (9th to 13th Dec.)
Orthes(severely wounded), and
Toulouse. Present at Water¬
loo on the 18th June, and at the
storming of Cambray. He has
received the War Medal and
six clarps. He commanded a
detachment, consisting of 200
of the 15th Regiment and Cey¬
lon Rifles, in defeating the
insurgents at Matole on the
29ih July, during the suppres¬
sion of the rebellion in the
Kandian Provinces in 1848.
1 Lt.-Col. Brayhrooke served at the capture of the Kandian territories in 1815, and in the Kandian rebellion in 1817 and 18.
2 Lieut .Col. Simmonds served in the Peninsula from Feb. 18(18 to Feb. 1818, including the affairs of Talavera and Alberche,
battles of Talavera, Bnsaco, and Albuhera; covering the siege of Badajoz in 1812, engaged every day during the retreat from
Madrid and Salamanca; the retreat to Portugal, and subsequent pursuit of Massenafrom the lines, besides several minor affairs.
He has received the War Medal and three clasps.
8 Captain Watson served the campaigns of 1814 and 15 in Holland and the Netherlands, including the actions at
Merxem, and bombardment of Antwerp.
10 Lieut. Stewart was present with the
M
Buffs ” in the battle of Punniar, and has received the Bronxe Star.