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369 86th ( The Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot. [Depot, Tempiemore,
The Harp and Crotvn. " Quit separabit?" “ INDIA”—The Sphinx.EGYPT” “BOURBOX” “ CENTBAL
Years’ Serv. INDIA.”
41 Colonel.—Sir John Michel,1 KCB., Ens.vli Apr. 23; Lieut.? Apr. 25; Ciq>t. p 12
Full j Half Dec. 26; Major, i1 6 Mar. 40; Lieut.Col. p 15 Apr. 42; Col. 20 June 54 ; Major Gen.
Pay.1 Pay. 26 Oct. 58; Col. 86th Foot, 19 Aug. 62.
0 Lieut.Colonel.—Richard Mordesley Best,2 Ens. P20 April 32; Lt. P16 Jan.35; Capt.vj
June 39; Brev.Maj. 11 Nov. 51; Maj. 8 Jan. 58; Bt.Lt.Col. 26 Oct. 58; Col. 5 Feb.
63 ; Lt. Col. 29 Feb. 63.
Majors.—Frederick Stuckeley Savage,3 Ens. p30 Jan. 46; Lt. p31 Dec. 47; Copt. 10
March 54 ; Bt.Major, 6 June 56 ; Major, p 18 Feb. 59.
s. Charles Osborne Creagh,4 Ens. 18 June 41; Lt. p5 Aug. 42; Capt. 1 Mar. 54; Brev.Maj.
11 May 60; Maj. 29 Feb. 63.
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Captains.
John Jerome
Charles Darby5
George Hewish Adams
Robert Edward Henry6
9 Apr. 42
6 Sept. 39
14 April 46
p 14 June 50
Ralph FitzGibbon Lewis7; 27 Oct. 46
William Knipe ;P19 0ct. 49
*. Benjamin Ay lettBraufili j 5 Apr. 46
J. K. Douglas Mackenzie8 24 Jan. 51
Edward Dyne Fenton 9 .. , p 13 Aug. 47
j Robert Edward Roe10 .. i'13 May 53
|John William Fry11 .... J 25 May 55
Robt.L.GrantM‘Grigor,2i p 27 Oct. 54
Lieutenants.
!Julius Drake Brockman13! 10 Aug. 55
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0 j Gilbert Sidney Jackson
0 | Charles Keane15
Thomas Yardley,16 Adj...
Joshua James Bowness ..
Matthew Edw. Leadbitter
William Ker Gray
p 19 Sept. 56
1 Apr. 56
P 7 Mar. 56
2 Alar. 55
i 30 Alar. 58
1 Alay 55
John Wells17 ! 23 Mar. 58
John Spencer Churchill181 15 Dec. 54
Richard Jcbb Posnctt .. ;p 13 July 58
FrancisGlasse Marshall.. ; p 7 Sept. 58
Thomas Cambell p 27 Alar. 57
John William Boulcott .. P14 June 59
Charles Henry Jackson.. | 2 July 58
John Joseph Blake .... p 29 July 59
Ensigns.
Edw. Berkeley Philipps.. rl7 June 59
Edward James Harris .. 30 Dec. 59
Donald Shaw p 1 J une 60
Henry Rowl. S. Chatfield j p 12 Mar. 61
LIEUT.
14 Nov. 43
p 30 July 42
p 25 July 51
p 10 Feb. 54
30 July 49
5 June 53
p 10 Dec. 47
1 Alar. 54
9 13 July 49
CAPTAIN.
p 28 Alar. 54
19 Dec. 54
p 25 Jan. 56
p 25 June 58
2 July 58
26 Aug. 59
9 Oct. 57
24 Jan. 60
p 16 Oct. 57
p 15 Sept. 54 j 9 5 Alar. 61
28 Dec. 55 29 Feb. 63
p 27 Alay 56 p 4 Feb. 59
BREV.MAJ.
20 July 58
23 Mar. 60
BT.LT.COL.
5 Major Darby served with 200 volunteers
from the 13lh Regt., attached to the Scinde
Camel Corps, during Sir Chas. Napier’s cam¬
paign of lS4o against the Mountain and
Desert Tribes on the right bank of the Indus.
Served with the 86th Regt. in India through¬
out the Rebellion of 1857-58, in the cam¬
paign in Central India under Sir Hugh Rose,
was present at the siege and storm of Chun-
daree (led the storming column), battle of
the Betwa, siege and storm of Jhansi—led the
breach storming party and was severely
Medal
14 Sept. 57
P25 June 58
8 Oct. 58
p 7 Sept. 58
23 Oct. 55
p 14 June 59
p 17 July 57
18 Oct. 59
9 Alar. 55
P 1 June 60 I wounded (mentioned in despatches,
PIC A mr HI P'"1 Clasp, and Brevet of Major).
lO Ul 6 Captain Henry served with the Malwa.Nerbudda,
r 00 April 61 and Central India Field Force in 1857-58, and was
P 30 Jan. 63 present at thc siege and capture of Dhar, actions
a-0 1 cb. 63 | ture chundaree, and also of the fort and town of
P 25 Sept. 60 I Jhansi, battles of Baitwa and Koonch, actions at and
in front of Calpee, battle of Gowlowla, capture of Calpee, battle of
Morar, actions of the 16th and 19th June, and capture of the town
and fortress of Gwalior, acted as Aide de Camp to Brigadier Stuart
in most of the latter engagements (Medal and Clasp, four times men¬
tioned in despatches).
7 Major Lewis served with the Central India Field Force
in 1858 and commanded three companies 86th Regt. during the
siege of Chandaiee and was slightly wounded at the storming
of the fort; was present at the battle of the Betwa and siege
and capture of the town and fortress of Jhansi —twice wound¬
ed, last time dangerously (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of
Major, Medal and Clasp).
ol Mundesoor and Goodarea, siege storm and cap-
P 16 Aug. 61
p 21 Dec. 60
8 July 62
p 30 Jan. 63
17 Mar. 63
p 25 Feb. 62 ,
Paymaster.—Noel Hovenden Bryan Vardon, 12 June 63.
Adjutant.—Lieut. Thomas Yardley,1616 Aug. 61.
Instructor of Musketry.—Lh ut. C. H. Jackson, 12 Sept. 59.
Quarter Master.—William Lane, 31 Aug. 55.
Surgeon.—Henry Higgins Jones, AID. 2 Oct. 57 ; Assist.Surg
Henry W. Ridley Blackett
Henry Francis Sneyd ..
Manfred Leslie P. Jardine
Guy Fra. Clarke Travers
Charles O’S. Brooke ....
JohnG. Wynn Griffith
10 Nov. 47.
Assistant Surgeon.—Robert William Jackson, 26 Alay 54.
Blue.—Agents, Alessrs. Cox & Co. Irish Agents, Sir F,. R. Borough,
Bt., Armit & Co.
[Returned from India, 15 Aug. 1859.]
1 Sir John Michel was nominated a CB. after the termination of the Kaffir war in 1853, in consideration of his
distinguished services in the Kaffir Wars of 1846-47 and of 1851-53 (Medal). Was nominated to the 2nd Class ol the
Mediidie for service with the late Turkish Contingent. Served in the Indian campaign in 1858-eJ m command ot the
Mhow field force, and defeated the rebels under Tantia Topee at Beorora, taking 27 guns ; subsequently actively engaged
in pursuing the fugitive bands (KCB and Medal). Commanded a division of the Army in the Campaign ot I860 in
China, including the action at Sinho (Medal with Clasp for the Taku Forts). „ . ,
2 Colonel Best served with the 10th Regt. in the Punjaub campaign of 1848-9, including the whole of the siege
operations before Mooltan and surrender of the fortress ; was afterwards present and slightly wounded m the leg at the
battle of Goojeerat (Medal and Clasps). , ,nrj i
3 Major Savage served with the 68th Light Infantry throughout the Eastern campaign of 18o4-5o, including the battles
of Alma, Balakluva, and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal and Clasps, Brevet of Major, Turkish Medal, and
4 Major Creagh served with a party of Volunteers attached to the Seinde Camel Corps during Sir Charles Napiers Campaign of 1815
against the mountain and desert tribes on the right bank of the Indus. Also on the Head Quarter Staff of the Azimghur field force during
the Campaign of 1858 in the N. W. Provinces of India, and was present at the action of Gth April before Azimghur and in the intrenchment
of that place from Gth to 14th April when besieged by Koer Sing’s force. Also at the assault of Jugdespore, actions at Jelowia 11th and 29th
May, Mctahi 24th May, and skirmishes in the Jugdespore Jungles (mentioned in Despatches, Medal, and Brevet o aj ... r
wa)' [For remaiuder of Notes see second page of 841 h loot.