Historical Record of the Fifteenth, or, the Yorkshire East Riding, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Fifteenth, or, the Yorkshire East Riding, Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. East Yorkshire Regiment
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| COLONEL SIR WILLIAM CLIFTON'S REGIMENT. | Pay per day. |
+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| STAFF. | £. _s._ _d._ |
| | |
| The Colonel, _as Colonel_ | 0 12 0 |
| Lieut.-Colonel, _as Lieut.-Colonel_ | 0 7 0 |
| Major, _as Major_ | 0 5 0 |
| Chaplain | 0 6 8 |
| Chirurgeon 4_s._, his Mate 2_s._ 6_d._ | 0 6 6 |
| Adjutant | 0 4 0 |
| Quarter-Master and Marshal | 0 4 0 |
| +---------------+
| Total for Staff | 2 5 2 |
| +---------------+
| THE COLONEL'S COMPANY. | |
| | |
| The Colonel, _as Captain_ | 0 8 0 |
| Lieutenant | 0 4 0 |
| Ensign | 0 3 0 |
| 2 Serjeants, 1_s._ 6_d._ each | 0 3 0 |
| 3 Corporals, 1_s._ each | 0 3 0 |
| 1 Drummer | 0 1 0 |
| 50 Soldiers, 8_d._ each | 1 13 4 |
| +---------------+
| Total for one Company | 2 15 4 |
| +---------------+
| Nine Companies more at the same rate | 24 18 0 |
| +---------------+
| Total per day | 29 18 6 |
| Per Annum £10,922 12_s._ 6_d._ | |
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On the 12th of April, Colonel Herbert was succeeded in the command
of the regiment by Colonel Sackville Tufton, brother to the Earl of
Thanet.
At this period, the following officers were holding commissions in
the regiment:--
_Captains._
Sackville Tufton (col).
Rupert Billingsby (lt.-col).
Edward Nott (major).
John South.
William Stow.
William Barns.
John Stanhope.
Thomas Fowkes.
William Dobyns.
Roger Kirkby.
_Lieutenants._
William Sandys.
Pierce Row.
Ralph Philips.
William Hussey.
Matthew Rugby.
John Thornill.
John Dakeyns.
James Prince.
Michael Baker.
Peter Ashton.
_Ensigns._
Joshua Dereham.
John Davies.
Charles Reke.
Thomas Whetham.[6]
William Lascels.
Robert Adams.
John Graydon.
John Larson.
John Price.
William Kirkby.
Sackville Tufton, }
John Baron. } Grenadier Company.
Andrew Armstrong. }
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