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HOUSE OF GORDON.
this, Lt. Col. Sir CoUingwood Dickson, Capt. Gordon and Lt. Waisham dis-
mounted from their horses and served one of the guns, during which operation
Lt. Waisham was killed. Capt. Gordon accompanied his General on the flank
march and was present at the action at M'Kenzie's farm. Served at Bala-
clava and Inkerman, siege and capture of Sebastopol (Medal, four clasps,
Sardinian and Turkish Medals, Brevets of Maj., 1854, Dec. 23, and Lt. Col.,
1855, Nov. 2, and sth Class of the Medjidie). 1857-8, served in Indian
Mutiny, having the command of a column which did good service in Oudh,
present at actions of Pandora and Doundeakeira (Despatches, Medal and
C.B.). 1859, Jul. — 1864, Apr. I, Brig. Maj., Sch. of Gunnery. 1S63, Nov.
2, Bt. Col. ; afterwards Supt., Roy. Military Repository and the Chief Instruc-
tor, Sch. of Gunnery. 1866, May 12, Lt. Col. 1871, May i— 1877, Oct. 3,
Director Artillery Studies. 1875, Dec. 23, Col. 1877, May 17, Maj. Gen.,
President of Heavy Gun Committee. 1879, Oct. i, Lt. Gen. 1882, Nov.,
ret. (A.L., 1845-Apr. 83; Times, 1883, Feb.).
Son of Henry William, 652; l>- 1824, Nov. 14, and bap. at Greenwich
Parish Church, Dec. 16; »'. 1865, Jul. 22, at Ross, Herefordsh., Margaret
Flora Mary (1834-igoi), dau. of Maj. Peter M'Dougall, of Achadunan,
King's Own Borderers, and had Henry William, 655i Henry Donald, Govt.
Auditor, b. 1858, Mar. 19, bap. Apr. 29, at St. Peter's Chapel, Calcutta;
William Neville, 1528 {IV.O. Offs. Mrges., P.R.O.); Charles Hanbury, b.
1865 ; and Margaret Julia, b. i860. Gordon d. 1883, Feb. 5, at Brooks Lodge,
The Park, Cheltenham, being bur., Feb. 9, at Leckhampton, Glos. (F.A.
Crisp's Visitation of England and Wales, xii. 181). His Decorations and
Medals were stolen from his son's house in Kensington, 1906, Nov. {Daily
Chronicle).
1294- Samuel Rawley. 1812, Nov. 24, Ens., 6th W.I. Reg. (L.G.,
2348). 1814, Sep. 21, Lt. {ibid., 1815, p. 173). 1817, May 22, Lt., W. I.
Rangers {ibid., 1278). 1818, Jul. 2, h.p., 15th Light Dgns. {A.L., 1813-29).
Son of Mrs. Sarah Gordon, Downpatrick, Co. Down; d. 1828 {W.O.
Letters, Compass. Fund, P.R.O.).
1295- Samuel Thomas. Surg., Turkish Army, during Servian war
(Medal). Employed as a civil Surg., during South African war, 1899
(Medal).
Son of Dr. Samuel (1815-98), and great-grandson of Thomas, of Spring
Garden, Co. Waterford, 1323; A.B., T.C.D., 1874, F.R.C.P.I. 1892, M. 1890,
L. and L.M. 1874, L.R.C.S.I., 1874 {Richmond Hasp., Carm. Sch. and T.C.
Dub.). Fell. Acad. Med. Irel. ; Surg., R.I. Constab.; late House Surg.,
Richm. Hosp., Dub.

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