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2 9tkAThe Worcestershire) Regt. of Foot.
u ROLEIA’* ‘‘VIMIERA’
‘TALAYERA”
‘PUNJAUB,,
Years* Ser^
Full
Pay.
34
32
31
21
18
1C
19
17
16
15
14
17
13
13
7
13
10
10
9
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4
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
17
4
2
2
Hall-
Pay.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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ALBUHERA” "PENINSULA” “FEROZESHAH” “SOBRAON”
“ CHILLIANWALLAH” " GOOJERAT.”
Col.—}j<b Ulysses, Lord Downes,1 KCB. Em. 31 Mar. 04; Lt. 12 Nov. 04; Cant. 4
Sept. 06; Maj. 31 Mar. 11 ; Lt.-Col. 5 Sept. 12; Col. 27 May 25; Maj.-Gen. 10
Jan. 37 ; Lt.-Gen. 9 Nov. 46; Gen. 20 June 54; Col. 29th Regt. 15 Aug. 50.
Lieut.-Colonels.—George Congreve,2 CB. Ens. 8 Apr. 25; Lieut, p 12 Jan. 26 •
Capt. v 12 June 28 ; Brev.-Major, 23 Nov. 41; Major, 8 April 42 ; Lieut.-
Col. 11 Feb. 46 ; Col. 20 June 54.
John Hamilton Stewart, Ens. 23 July 27; Lt. 2 Aug. 34; Cant. 2 July 41 •
Major, 27 May 53; Lt.-Col. 25 Jan. 54 ; Col. 8 March 57.
Majors.—John Ross Wheeler, Ens. 30 July 28; Lieut. P25 Dec. 29; Capt.
p 15 Dec. 40 ; Major, 11 Nov. 51.
Edward Henry Westropp,5 Ens. P 2 Nov. 38; it. 8 Apr. 42; Capt. 5 Aug. 47 ;
Maj. 26 Oct. 58.
Captains.
William Francis Stehelin5
Lindsay Farrington5 ....
Hugh George Colvill7
Henry George Walker8..
John Mackenzie Lyle5
Augustus Alexander Dick9
Frederick Kneebone12.
Fred. Dobson Middleton13
Charles Hugh Levinge12..
Richard John Evans12 ..
Paul A. Lewis Phipps14..
George Aug. Ferris12 ....
Lieutenants.
John James Hood Gordon
H. W. Somerville Carew
Edmund Watkin Kent ..
Geo. Wm. Fred. D. Smith
Nathaniel Polhill Ledgard
Thomas Pattison Wood ..
Edward Gorton .
Fred. Stirling Eckersall..
John James Bailey,15Arf;,
George F. Hart
William Winn
John North Bomford .
Alfred Godfrey Black ..
Kenrick Verulam Bacon.
George Edward Fursdou
Ensigns.
LancelotAmeliusShadwell
Wm. Montague Cochrane
William Boycott
Howell Davis
Francis William Prittie..
Alfred Fawcett
Elsden P. Henry Everard
Robert Berkeley
Henry Wasey Kindersley
Jas. Henry Herbert Croft
ENSIGN.
30 April 41
23 June 43
10 Jan. 40
p 29 Apr. 42
P19 May 43
p 31 Dec. 44
19 Dec. 45
30 Dec. 42
2 Apr. 46
4 Apr. 46
14 May 52
8 Dec. 46
p 21 Aug. 49
21 Aug. 49
p 17 May 50
13 May 53
1 May 55
p 23 Nov. 52
P 26 J uly 55
27 July 55
3 Aug. 55
15 June 55
30 Nov. 55
29 Feb. 56
8 July 56 !
p 12 Dec. 56
3 Mar. 57
p 12 May 57 !
26 Feb. 56
18 Dec. 57 j
19 Dec. 57 !
26 Mar. 58
30 Mar. 58
p 24 Aug. 58
24 Sept. 58
29 Oct. 58
LIEUT.
20 Dec. 42
27 Sept. 44
3 Aug. 41
31 Dec. 43
p 2 Sept. 45
20 Mar. 46
20 Mar. 46
18 Aug. 48
p 19 Feb. 47
P28 Sept. 47
11 Aug. 54
30 Apr. 49
CAPTAIN.
9 Jan. 54
20 June 54
p 1 May 55
13 June 55
27 J uly 55
p 10 Nov. 54
p 9 Nov. 55
4 Dec. 55
10 June 57
10 June 57
13 Aug. 57
23 J uly 58
7 Sept. 58
17 Sept. 58
26 Oct. 58
3 Mar. 50
p 9 July 50
10 Dec. 52
15 Mar. 53
6 Aug. 53
9 Jan. 54
13 June 55
p 6 July 52
10 June 57
13 Aug. 57
13 Sept. 55
7 Sept. 58
BREV.-MAJ.
20 July 58
1 Lord Downes was appointed
Aide.de-Camp to Sir John Cradock,
whom he accompanied to Portugal
in Nov. 1808, where Sir John held
the chief command until May 1809,
when he was succeeded by the Duke
of Wellington, with whom Lord
Downes continued as Aide-de-Camp
and Assistant Military Secretary
during the whole war, and was pre¬
sent at the battles of Talavera
(slightly wounded), Busaco, Puentes
d’Onor, and El Bodon; sieges of
Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, battles
of Salamanca, Vittoria, and the
Pyrenees ; siege of San Sebastian,
battles of the Nivelle (horse shot),
Nive, and Toulouse (slightly
wounded). His Lordship has re¬
ceived the Gold Cross & one Clasp
for Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle,
Nive, & Toulouse; and the Silver
War Medal and six Clasps for
Talavera. Busaco, Puentes d’Onor,
Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, and Sa¬
lamanca.
18 Assist.-Surgeon Mackinnon served the
Eastern campaign of 1854-55, with the 42nd
Highlanders, including the battles of Alma and
Balaklava, expedition to Kertch, siege and fall
of Sebastopol, and assault of the outworks on
the 18th June (Medal and Clasp).
12 Nov. 58
Paymaster. —John Edward Longden, 26 Dec. 56.
Adjutant.—Lieut. John James Bailey,15 29 Feb. 56.
Quarter-Master.—William Smith,16 18 Jan. 56.
Surgeon.—Edward Moorhead,17 M.D., 25 May 55; Assist.-Surg. 2 Aug. 42.
Assist.-Surgeons.—William Langford Farmer, 24 April 55.
William Alexander Mackinnon,18 23 Oct. 57.
Walter John, 9 Nov. 57.
Facings Yellow—Agents, Messrs. Cox & Co.
2 Colonel Congreve commanded the 29th Regt. in the Sutlej campaign in 1845, and was severely wounded at the
battle of Ferozeshah (Medal and CR). Also throughout the Punjaub campaign in 1848-49, including the passage of the
Chenab, battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat, and pursuit of the Seik army across the Jelnm (Medal and two Clasps),
Officiated as Adjutant General H. M.’s Forces in India in 1857, and was present with the force which proceeded under
the Commander in Chief against the Mutineers at Delhi; at the battle of Budlee-ke-Serai and the heights at Delhi on
the 8ih June, and subsequent Siege operations until the end of July 1857.
[For remainder of Notes, see preceding page.