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The London Gazette, January 5, 1877 64 THE LONDON GAZETTE, JANUARY 5, 1877. IST RE-PUBLICATION, under the Regimental Debts Act, 1863, of List LXXXIEE of the Names! of Soldiers whose Personal Estate is held by the Secretary of State for War for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled. Name. Rank. Regiment. Amount. • . £ s. d. Allen, James Private ... 65th Regiment 2 0 10 Ashbury, Joseph... Private 91st Regiment ... 895 Baker, Henry Gunner ... ... 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 665 Baxter, WilHam Private ... .. 68th Regiment ... ... ... 2 19 7 Baxter, George Private 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment 8 11 9 Beck, William H. Gunner ... ... 15th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 387 Best, Archibald ... ... Gunner ... E Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery 3 17 6 Browne, William... ... Bombardier .. 12th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 7 14 1 Cahill, Thomas Private ... ... 85th Regiment ... ... .. 12 14 9 Carr, James ... ... ... Gunner 10th Brigade, Royal Artillery .. 1 12 10 Clapham, Thomas Corporal ... 2nd Baitallion, 13th Regiment .. 252 Coates, R. ... Gunner ... 15th Brigade, Royal Artillery .. 0 19 0 Connors, M Gunner ... 2nd Brigade, Royal Artillery .. 103 Dalton, John Gunner ... 25th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 0 2 11 Dodds, Matthew ... ... ... Private 26th Regiment ... ... 34 14 5 Donohoe, Patrick Gunner ... 15th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 4 16 1 Doran, Martin Serjeant 108th Regiment... 11 2 3 Douglas, Marcus... ... ... Private 65th Regiment 5 16 4 Douglas, W. ... Gunner ... 18th Brigade, "Royal Artillery ... 065 Downing, David ... Private 97th Regiment ... ... 508 Driver, William ... ... ... Private 73rd Regiment ... ... ... 5 1 10 Duckworth, Wright ... ... Gunner ... Dep6t Brigade, Royal Artillery 408 Eccles, William ... ... ... Private 51st Regiment 222 Faloon, Henry Driver ... 18th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 0 19 3 Fleming, John Gunner 22nd Brigade, Royal Artillery .... 7 5 1 Flynn, Patrick ... ... ... Private .., 51st Regiment ... ... 8 12 7 Harwood, Henry Private 51st Regiment ... 5 10 3 Hillier, John Private 68th Regiment 2 19 2 Jackson, Robert Private 1st Battalion, 14th Regiment ... 20 13 10 Kellett, John Private 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment 0 17 3 Kempt, William ... ... ... Private 29th Regiment 2 18 5 Lennon, Thomas... Private 68th Regiment ... 33 0 8 Leslie, Robert Corporal ... 33rd Regiment ... 078 Lewis, Randle Corporal ... 21st Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 593 Lewis, George ... Private 87th Regiment 275 Macmahon, Boswell ... Corporal ... 68th Regiment ... 205 Marcroft, Joseph ... Private 91st Regiment 1 10 0 Martins, Janquard ... Private 109th Regiment 4 14 4 Mellor, Henry Gunner ... - 12th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 7 16 4 Merchant, Martin . ... Private 1st Battalion, 18th Regiment .... 16 5 6 Meyers, A. R. ... ... , . Sapper ... • Royal Engineers 2 2 11 Mole, William Driver D Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery 034 Montin, Charles ... ... Private ... 96th Regiment . ...J 0 13 11 Morgan, John Private ... 82nd Regiment . 064 Morgan, Thomas Private ... 6oth Regiment . ' ... 3 18 5 Murphy, Edward • • Private 55th Regiment . ' ... '" ... 970 Murphy, John Private 81st Regiment . ... ... 2 8 1 McDonnell, Henry Gunner ... • 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 4 2 10 McHugh, Patrick Gunner ... - ... Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery 3 16 9 McKenzie, Peter... ... .. Gunner ... • ... Dep6t Brigade, Royal Artillery 22 14 8 Nash, Henry Bombardier ... 17th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 12 19 0 Nutley, A. Driver 24th Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 0 8 11 Paddy, I. H. Gunner ... ... 2nd Brigade, Royal Artillery ... 6 4 1 Parker, Thomas ... ... Private 63rd Regiment ... ... 17 19 2.
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