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Emb. for Foreign-
Service, 1885. _
43/y7 (or Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
Infantry i)
^Serving in
_ Canada.
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Colonel.
J. Francis, Lord Howden,1 G.C.B. & K.C. Cornet, 15 Dec. 1777; Capt. 12
Dec. 81; Major, 25 June, 85; Lieut.-Col. 16 June, 89; Col. 26 Feb. 95;
■Mayor-Gen. 1 Jan. 98; Lieut.-Gen. I Jan. 1805; Gen.4 June, 14; Col. 43rd
Light Infantry 7 Jan. 09. Lieut.-Colonel.
^ H. Booth,2 K.H. Ens. p 6 Mar. 06; Lieut. 11 June, 07 ; Capt. p 25 June, 12;
Major P29 Aug. 22; Lieut.-Col. 29 June, 30.
Majors.
M. Jas. Forlong,3 K.H. Ens. Pll Mar. 13; Lieut, p22 Dec. 14; Capt. p20
Sept. 21; Major, p 1 July, 28.
Jas. Bucknall B. Estcourt, Ens. p 13 July, 20; Lieut. P9 Dec. 24; Capt. p5
Nov. 25; Major, P21 Oct. 36; Erevet-Lieut.-Col. 29 March, 39.
Captains.
William Fraser4
Chas. Ravenhill Wright5
Samuel Tryon
Wilbraham Eger ton ....
Hon. A. Almoric Spencer
Godfrey Chas. Mundy
William Bell
Henry Bruere
George Talbot
Johnson Ford
Lieutenants.
James Thomas
Dan. Gardner Freer ..
Fred. Paris Sanders ..
Thos. Aylmer Pearson
Rich. Geo. Aug. Levinge
John Meade
John Thos. Wm. Jones
Henry W. Paget ....
John Chidley Coote ..
Arth. Lowry Cole ....
Henry Skipwith
Wm. Rob. Herries....
ENSIGNS.
Hon. T. G. Cholmondeley
Robert Lambert
Hon. C. H. Lindsay ..
Albert S. Bruere ....
Jas. M. Primrose ....
Lord F. G. C. G. Lennox
O. A. O. Gore .
Hon. John Kennedy .. .
C. W. A. H. Wood ...
ENSIGN.
8 Apr. 13
25 Dec. 13
P 23 Jan. 23
P 4 Nov. 24
8 Apr. 25
25 Nov. 21
p 5 Nov. 25
p 1 Sept. 25
2 Feb. 26
p 7 Sept. 26
p 5 Dec. 16
20 Nov. 23
p 19 Feb. 28
28 Feb. 28
P25 Nov. 28
p 15 May 29
16 July 30
14 Dec. 32
P 4 July 34
P 22 Aug. 34
p 24 Oct. 34
p 6 Mar. 35
p 3 Apr. 35
p 1 May 35
p 5 June 35
P21 Oct. 36
6 Jan. 37
p 15 Sept. 37
P20 Nov. 38
p 25 Jan. 39
p 12 Apr. 39
19 Jan. 14
p 26 July 21
p 10 Sept. 25
Pll July 26
P 5 July 27
P28 Aug. 23
P 1 July 28
p 19 Feb. 28
p 9 Sept. 28
P25 June 29
9 Apr. 25
p 8 Apr. 26
16 July 30
P23 Dec. 31
p 8 Apr. 34
P22 Aug. 34
p 6 Mar. 35
p 1 May 35
p 15 Sept. 37
p 20 Nov. 38
p 25 Jan. 39
p 12 April 39
CAPTAIN.
9 Dec. 24
Pll July 26
p 19 Feb. 28
p 1 July 28
p 6 Apr. 31
p 13 May 26
P 23 Dec. 31
p 8 Apr. 34
p 3 Apr. 35
P 21 Oct. 36
BREV.-MAJ.
28 June 38
3 Major Forlong”served the
campaigns of 1813 and 14, in
Germany and Holland, includ¬
ing the actions at Merxem,
bombardment of Antwerp, and
storming of Bergen-op-Zoom.
Severely wounded at Quatre-
Bras, 16th June, 1815, right
collar bone fractured and ball
lodged in the right breast.
4 Major Fraser was severely wounded at the
battle of the Nive.
5 Captain Wright served in the American
war.
6 Paymaster Hood served the campaign of
1814, in the Peninsula. Present in the attack
on New Orleans, 8th January, 1815.
7 Dr. Millar served the campaigns of 1813
and 14, in the Peninsula, and the expedition
to New Orleans.
Paymaster.—George Hood,6 25 Oct. 28; Ens. 21 Feb. 11; Lieut. 28 May, 12.
Adjutant.—D. G. Freer (Lieut.), 8 March, 39.
Quarter-Master.—Samuel Rand, 8 Oct. 30.
Surgeon.—^j) John Millar,7 5 Nov. 29; A .-Surg. 8 Feb. 21; H.-Assist. 24 May, 13.
Assistant-Surgeons.—T. D. Hume, 11 Oct. 27; Hosp.-Assist. 26 Oct. 26.
George N. Foaker, 1 May, 35.
Facings White.—Agent, Messrs. Cox & Co.—Irish Agent, Borough & Co.
1 Lord Howden was at the reduction of Martinique (where he was wounded), at St. Lucia, Guadaloupe,
and at the siege of Fort Bourbon. He was severely wounded at Ballynahinch, in the action with the French
and rebel force. Served the campaign in Egypt in 1801.
2 Colonel Booth served at the battle of Vimiera and Corunna; passage of the River Coa near Almeida;
battles of Busaco, Salamanca, and Vittoria; attack on the heights of Vera.
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