The Rifle Brigade Century: An Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (regular Battalions) from 1800 to 1905William Clowes and Sons, 1905 - 205 من الصفحات |
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10th Hussars 12th April 14th July 15th October 17th March 18th June 1st April 1st Batt 1st December 1st January 1st July 1st March 1st October 1st September 20th February 20th Regt 22nd February 22nd July 22nd October 23rd March 23rd November 25th December 25th July 25th June 25th March 25th September 28th April 28th October 2nd Batt 2ND LIEUTENANT 30th April 31st August 3rd August 3rd Batt 43rd Lt 4th Batt 4th June 69th Regt 7th April 7th August 8th January 9th March 9th November appt aptd Bt.-Lt.-Colonel Bt.-Major Charles Coldst Colonel Died in London exchd full pay Gren Henry HIGHER RANKS honorary rank Hussars Infy John Lt.-General Major-General Militia Paymaster placed on h. p. rank of Lt.-Colonel reaptd Regt resigned Retired 12th Retired 7th retired on h. p. Rifle Corps Rifle Volunteers Royal Sebastopol Served in Walcheren Silver Medal Staff Sudan Unatt Walcheren Expedition William
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الصفحة ix - The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross...
الصفحة x - Drs. had charged through the town, and were reforming in the Serai ; the enemy attempted to close the entrance by drawing their carts across it, so as to shut in the cavalry, and form a cover from which to fire upon them. Captain Anson, taking a lance, dashed out of the gateway, and knocked the drivers off their carts. Owing to a wound in his left hand, received at Delhi, he could not stop his horse, and rode into the middle of the enemy, who fired a volley at him, one ball passing through his coat....
الصفحة ix - Brigade, he volunteered for the ladder party in the - attack on the Redan, on the 18th of June, and (in the words of Captain Blackett, under whose command he was), behaved admirably, remaining on the field until twice wounded.
الصفحة ix - Officers, and Men of Her Majesty's Army, who have been recommended to Her Majesty for that Decoration — in accordance with the rules laid down in Her Majesty's Warrant of the 29th of January, 1856, — on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the Enemy during the late War, as recorded against their several names, viz.
الصفحة x - March, 1858. Captain Wilmot's Company was engaged with a large body of the enemy, near the Iron Bridge. That officer found himself at the end of a street with only four of his men, opposed to a considerable body. One of the four was shot through both legs, and became utterly helpless : the two men lifted him up, and although Private Hawkes was severely wounded, he carried him for a considerable distance, exposed to the fire of the enemy, Captain Wilmot firing with the men's rifles, and covering the...
الصفحة x - Decoration, in accordance with the rules laid down in Her Majesty's Warrant instituting the same, on account of Acts of Bravery performed by them in India, as recorded against their several names ; viz.
الصفحة 138 - Tarbes ; and received a gunshot wound in the right side at Waterloo, the ball in its course broke two ribs, passed through the liver, and was afterwards cut out of his breast.
الصفحة x - June, 1858. The Queen has been graciously pleased to confirm the grant of the Decoration of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and...
الصفحة xi - The intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire. Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the donga, assisted to hook a team into a limber, went out, and assisted to limber up a gun. Being wounded, he took shelter ; but, seeing Lieutenant Roberts fall, badly wounded, he went out again and brought him in. Captain Congreve was shot through the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and the shoulder, and his horse shot in three places.
الصفحة x - Nov., 1857, he entered with the storming party on the gates being burst open. He had his horse killed, and was himself slightly wounded. He has shown the greatest gallantry on every occasion, and has slain many enemies in fight.