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THE LONDON GAZETTE, Febbuary 24, 1874. 829 THE LONDON GAZETTE, fEBBUARY 24, 1874. 829 Major-General James M'Queen, Major half-pay, Charles S. Graham, Hants, Islo of Wight, Artil- Unattached, tp have the ran^ pf Lieutenant- • lery Militia. General. Dated 7th February:, 1374. Chester Bought}?, Hereford Militia. MajorrGeneral the Eight Honourable Francis Henry Grimstpn Hale, Hertford Militia. Plunkett Dunne, Major half-pay Unattached, Henry Godolphin Rpoper, Huntingdon iMilitia, to have the rank of lieutenant-Genera). Dated Philip Henry Knight, East Kent Hijitia. 7th February, 7.874.' " ' " John McGallum, Kent Artillery Militia. MajpivGeneral Rawdon J. P. Vassal!, Major Bryan Thornhill, 1st Royal Lancashire Militia. halfTpay, Unattached, to have the rank of Henry .Stewart Beresfprd Bruce, 2nd Royal L|euten9nt-.G:eneral. Pated 7fh February, Lancashire Militia. '1874. Percy Godfrey Botfield Lake, 3rd Royal Lanca- MajorrGeneral James Pattoun .Sparks, C.B., shire Militia. Colonel of the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant Arthur Henley, 5th Royal Lancashire Militia. General.- • Dated 7th February, 1874. • Gershom Herrick, 7th Royal Lancashire Militia. BreyetrColonel the Honourable Leicester Smyth, William Campbell, Royal Lancashire Artillery C.B., from Major half-pays late Rifle Brigade, Militia. and.Deputy Quartermaster .General in Ireland, Rolland Vincent Sylvester Grimston, Leicester to be Major-General, dated 6th March, 1868, Militia. •such antedate not to, carry back pay prior to Edward Snow Mason, Royal North Lincoln 7th February, 1874. Militia. Major John Inman, half-pay^ late 18th Foot, to Christopher Wade Farwell, Royal South Lincoln be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date,d 7th February, Militia. 1874. Henry Browric Savory, Royal London Militia. Major Arthur Saltmarshe, 7pth Foot, to be Liejj- Robert M. Taylor, Royal Merioneth Militia. tenantrC.plonel. Dated 7th February, 1874. " Allan Shafto Adair, 2nd Middlesex, ur E.dmpntpn Captain and Brevet Major William Alders.ey Royal Rifle Regiment pf Militia. James Shorty ,57th Foot, to be Lieutepant- Thomas Armstrong Gough, 3rd Middlesex, or Cplonel. Dated 7th February, 1874. \' Royal Westminster Militia. Captain and Brevet Major Hickman Rose Russell, Charles William Parker, 4th, or Royal South .half-pay, late 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant- Middlesex Militia. Coionel. Dated 7th February, J 874. William Henry Bennett, Royal Elthprne, pr 5th Major Edward Thomas Brppke, Royal Engineers, • Middlesex Militia. to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 7th February, Robert John Hickman, Royal Monmouth Militia. 1874. Henry L'Estrange, 1st, or Wept Norfolk Militia. Major Joseph Bonus, Royal Engineers, to be William Dods, 2nd, or East Norfolk Militia.'"' . Lieutenant - jColpnel. Dated 7th February, John Qilb.ertson., Norfolk Artillery Militia. 1,874, . Thomas Rose, Nprthampton and Rutland Militia. Captain "William Henry Parker, 17th Foot, to be Alfred Grey, Northumberland Militia. .Major. Dated 7th February, 1874. John Francis Girardot, Nottingham, or Royal Sherwood Foresters. The undermentioned Officers to have the tem- John Francis Sparke, Oxford Militia. porary rank of Captain in the Army whilst serving Major William Mpffat Douglas Willan, Royal as Adjutants of the Auxiliary Forces. Commis- Pembroke Ar.tille.ry Militia. sions to be dated 25th February, 1.87.4 :r~ Edward Rawlings Hannan, Royal Radnor Militia. Robert Montague Hornby, Shropshire Militia. Charles Key worth,. Royal Anglesey Militia. Henry Atkinson Adair, 1st Somerset Militia. George Toseland, Bedfprd Militia. Frederick Henry Lang, Royal Berks Militia. Henry Clark Worthingtop, 2nd Somerset Militia. Robert Brereton, Royal Brecon Militia. Daniel Hillman, (King's .Own) ls,t Stafford Frederick Powell, Royal Bucks Militia. Militia. Michael Dickment, Cambridge Militia. Eyre Trench John Richard Nugent, (King's Charles Bassett Lewis, Royal Cardigan Militia. ,0wn) 2nd Stafford Militia. Edward Denne Nares, Royal Carnarvon Militia.. George Thomas Miller, 3rd (King's Own) Stafford" Charles Henry White, 1st Royal Cheshire Militia. Militia. Thomas Frederick Hill Alms, Cornwall Rangers •Charles Joshua Tufnell Oakes^ West Suffolk Militia. Militia. Morris James Fawcett, Royal Cumberland Militia. Frederick William Ben well, 1st Royal Surrey John Barnett Barker, Royal Denbigh Militia. Militia. • John Augustus Conplly, V.C., 1st Derby Militia. Charles Lennox Tred.croft,. 2nd Royal Surrey Frederick Albert Champion, 2nd Derby Militia. Militia. John Walter Savile, 1st Devon Militia. Evelyn Latimer Parratt, 3rd Royal Surrey Alfred Benwell Letts, 2nd or South Devon Militia. Militia. Charles Clapcott, Dorset Militia. John William Madden, Royal Sussex Militia. Edward Frederick Agnew, 1st Durham Militia. John Henry Nott, 1st Royal Tower Hamlets Henry S.t.euart Tompson, 2nd or North Durham Militia. Militia. George Shirley Maxwell, 2nd Royal Tower Richard Edwyn Barry, Essex Rifles Militia. Hamlets Militia. Robert Dymock Vaughton, 1st Warwick Militia. Robert Otho Travers, West Essex Militia. Rice Davies Knight, 2nd Warwick Militia. Arthur Lake, Royal Flint Militia. Robert Bridges Bellers, Royal Wiltshire Militia. Herrick Augustus Palmer, Royal ^Glamorgan William Charles Hill, Worcester Militia. • Militia. John Edward Brodhurst, East York Militia. William Harry Stone, Royal South Gloucester Dugald Stewart Miller, North York Militia. • Militia.. • William Carr, Yorkshire Artillery Militia. Henry Lumsden Battiscomb.e, Royal North Glou- Philip George Hewett, 1st West York Militia. • cester Militia. John Hopkins, 2nd West York Militia. James Nicol, Hampshire Militia. The Honourable Frederick Howard, 3rd West James Frost, Hampshire Artillery Militia. York Militia..
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