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325 tidor]79th (Q ueens Own Cameron Highlanders).—Linked to 42nd. f Sul Dist No- 57-
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Pay
Years'Ser. | “Niye” “Toulouse” “Peninsula” “Waterloo” “Alma” “Sevastopol” “Lucknow.”
Pay11Colonel'“Henry Co°Per»1 En*Wn> P26 Feb- 29 5 Lt- p5 April 31; Captain, P13 Nov. 35; Major, to Sept. 45 ;
—il Lt. Colonel, 19 July 48; Colonel, 28 Nov. 54; Major General, 9 Nov. 62; Lieut. General, 25 Oct. 71; Colonel
I 79th Foot, 21 Aug. 70.
Lieutenant Colonel.—George Murray Miller,2 Ensign, p3o Jan. 46; Lt. p2 April 47; Capt. p4 Aug. 54;
Bt.Major, 26 April 59 ; Major, p2 May 65; Bt.Lt.Colonel, 4 June 70; Lt.Colonel, 19 Oct. 72.
Majors.—Edward William Cuming,4 Ensign, p24 July 46; Lt. p3i Mar. 48: Capt. 8 Oct. 54: Bt.Major,
14 Dec. 68 ; Major, 2 Mar. 72.
Philip Percival,5 Ensign, pi6 Aug. 50; Lt. 6 June 54 ; Capt. ^27 Mar. 55 ; Bt.Major, 1 April 70 ; Major, 19 Oct.72.
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Captains.
John Macdonald Leith6
John Edward Allen7
Edward Everett8
Albert Newby Clay8
Neil Campbell9
William Henry M‘Causland8
Henry Currie, Adj. 1st Adm.
Bait. Dumbarton Rifle Vol.
Capel Henry Miers
Henry Hugh Oldham10
Robert MacGowan Borthwick
Alexander Bruce Murray
Lieutenants.
John Busfield
Walter Douglas S. Campbell,)
Extra Aide de Camp to Lord f
Lieutenant of Ireland )
Cha. Robt. Kennett Fergusson
Samuel Cha. Lindsay Bucknall
Arthur Newton Forbes-Gordon
Reginald Carey Annesley11
James D. Kellie M'Callum,11 i
Adj. 11 Aug. 74 j
Orr Boswell Gordon, Aide de'i
Camp to Sir John Douglas... $
ENSIGN.
pi7 Mar. 54
pi3 May 53
1 Mar. 55
7 Sept. 55
22 Feb. 55
p24 Feb. 57
pi6 Sept. 51
p 4 Aug. 60
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p 6 Oct. 54
19 Jan. 55
pi4 Sept. 55
r 1 July 59
21 Sept.
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7 June
p2o Oct.
11 Sept.
9 April
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30 Mar. 60 pi2 May 63
pi5 June 6oi 7 Nov. 63
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30 Nov.
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Lieut. General Cooper commanded the Reser\^e
Battalion 45th Regt. in the Kaffir war of 1846-47,
and a wing of the Regt. throughout the Kaffir war
of 1850-53 (Medal), and was appointed Comman-
62 p22 Aug. 65 dant of the Natal Colony at the close of the war.
p 4 July
Rob. Harris Carnwath Dalzell p 8 May
James Moray Brown, Inst. \ p « .
of Musketry, 11 Aug. 74 ...j j 1 ^ ‘
Norman Guthrie Chalmers pn Dec.
Gordon Lorn Campbell Money |p 8 Feb.
Colin Charles Mackenzie p 2 Sept.
William Haskett Smith p 9 Feb.
Patrick James Fred. Groeme... pio Feb.
Eus. Robertson Burnet Stuart p9 June
David Murray Smythe '
Sub Lieutenants.
James Maitland Hunt '
29 Jan.
7 May
pi7 Feb.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
28 Oct.
p27 Apr.
8 May
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62iPi5 June 66 4 Major Cuming served with the 79th High-
63 pn Jan. 07 landers throughout the Eastern campaign of
63 29 Jan. 67 1854-55, including the battles of Alma and Balak-
lava, siege and fall of Sebastopol, assaults of the
18th June and 8th September, expedition to Kertch
and Yenikale (Medal with three Clasps, 5th Class
of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
5 Major Percival served the Eastern campaign
of 1854-55 with the 79th Highlanders, including
the battles of Alma and Balaklava, siege of Sebas¬
topol, assault of the 18th June, expedition to
Kertch and Yenikale (Medal with three Clasps,
and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian cam¬
paign of 1858-59, including the siege and capture
of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooj^ah, ac¬
tions of Allygunge, Bareilly, and Shahjehanpore,
capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage
of the Gogra at Fyzabad, capture of Rampore
1 but. |Kussia. and subsequent operations in Oude across
12 Feb. 73 the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp).
I 14 Surgeon Major Lithgow.—For War Services
'see “ Medical Department.”
Paymaster.—David Cant,12 24 June 56; Ensign, 10 Aug. 54; Lt. 8 Dec. 54; Kon.Mujor, 10 Aug. 69.
Quarter .Master.-“-William Simpson,13 16 March 67.
Medical Officer.—Surgeon Major Stewart Aaron Lithgow,14 Surgeon, 7 Dec. 67.
Facings Blue. Agents, Messrs. Cox and Co.—Returned from India, 7 Nov. 1871.
2 Lt.Colonel Miller served the Eastern campaign of 1854 and early part of 1855 with the 79th Highlanders, including
the battles of Alma and Balaklava, and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Served
in the Indian campaign of 1858-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow—severely wounded through the
body; present also at the capture of Rampore Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and
Raptee rivers (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp).
6 Major Leith served the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 with the 79th Highlanders, including the battle of
Balaklava, siege and fall of Sebastopol, assaults of 18th June and 8th September, and expedition to Kertch and
Yenikale (Medal with two Clasps, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign
of 1858-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooyah, actions of Allygunge,
Bareilly, and Shahjehanpore, capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage of the Gogra at Fyzabad, capture
of Rampore Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp).
7 Major Allen served with the 79th Highlanders in the Crimea from the 16th August 1855, including the
siege and fall of Sebastopol and assault of the 8th September (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Served in
the Indian campaign of 1858-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooyah,
actions of Allygunge, Bareilly, and Shahjehanpore, capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage of the
Gogra at Fyzabad, capture of Rampore Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee
rivers (Medal with Clasp).
8 Captains Everett, Clay, and M‘Causland served with the 79th Highlanders in the Indian campaign of 1858-59,
including the siege and capture of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooyah, actions of Allygunge, Bareilly, and
Shahjehanpore, capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage of the Gogra at Fyzabad, capture ot R«mpor®
Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp).
9 Captain Neil Campbell served with the 79th Highlanders in the Crimea from the 16th August 1855, including
the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign of 1858-59,
including the siege and capture of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooyah, actions of Allygunge, Bareilly, and
Shabjehanpore, capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage of the Gogra at Fyzabad, capture of Rampore
Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp).
10 Captain Oldham served in the China Expeditionary Force of i860, and was present in the actions of Sinho and
Tangku, assault and capture of the North Taku Fort, and surrender of Pekin (Medal with two Clasps). Served in
the Cossyah and Jynteah Hill campaign in 1863.
11 Lieuts. Annesley and M‘Callum served throughout the second phase of the Ashanti war in 1874 attached to
the 42nd Highlanders, and were present at the battle of Amoaful (Lt. Annesley was slightly wounded), capture of
Becquah, battle of Ordahsu and capture of Coomassie (Medal with Clasp)
12 Major Cant served the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 with the 79th Highlanders, including the battles of Alma
(carried the regimental Colour) and Balaklava, siege of Sebastopol, and assault of 18th June (Medal with three
Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign of 1858-59, including the siege and capture of Luck¬
now, attack on the fort of Rooyah, action of Allygunge, passage of the Gogra at Fyzabad, capture of Rampore
Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp).
13 Quarter Master Simpson served with the 79th Highlanders throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, in"
eluding the battles of Alma and Balaklava, expedition to Kertch and Yenikale, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and
assaults of the 18th June and 8th September (Medal with three Clasps, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian
campaign of 1858-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow, attack on the Fort of Rooyah, actions of Ally¬
gunge, Bareilly, and Shahjehanpore, capture of Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie, passage of the Gogra at Fyzabad, cap¬
ture of Rampore Kussia, and subsequent operations in Oude across the Gogra and Raptee rivers (Medal with Clasp)
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