Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-third Regiment, County of Dublin, from 1793 to 1907: Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, the Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, and IndiaBray, Edward William
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Memoirs and Services of the Eighty-third Regiment, County of Dublin, from 1793 to 1907: Including the Campaigns of the Regiment in the West Indies, Africa, the Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, and India
Bray, Edward William
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 83rd (County of Dublin) -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Irish Rifles. Battalion, 1st -- History
On 10th March, Lieutenant Low was killed in action in South Africa.
On 14th March, Major F. J. Tobin, who had joined as second-in-command,
was decorated on parade with the Distinguished Service Order for
service in South Africa.
On 18th November, the battalion went to Delhi and took part in the
great Durbar held for the proclamation of H.M. King Edward VII as
Emperor of India, and the following officers, warrant officers,
N.C.O.’s, and riflemen received the coronation medal given for this
occasion:--
Lieut.-Col. Swaine.
Major Tobin, D.S.O.
Lieut. Dunn.
Sgt.-Major Foster.
Bd.-Major Williams.
Colour Sergt. Cowden.
Colour Sergt. Elphick.
Corporal Verdon.
Rifleman Heron.
Subsequently it took part in manœuvres near Delhi, and returned to
Fyzabad on 21st January, 1903.
[Sidenote: 1903.]
On 20th August, Sergeant Bingham went on service to Somaliland.
Sergeant-Major Foster was promoted Quartermaster on 9th November.
[Sidenote: 1904.]
On 1st January, Captain H. R. Charley succeeded Captain Macnamara as
adjutant.
On 20th May, a machine-gun detachment of 1 sergeant and 6 men under
Lieutenant Bowen-Colthurst proceeded to Thibet with the mission under
Brigadier-General (afterwards Sir) R. Macdonald, C.B., and
subsequently received a medal for this service.
On 28th October, Colonel Swaine completed his tenure of command and was
succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Brown.
[Sidenote: 1905.]
On 15th December the battalion left Fyzabad and marched to Meerut, 351
miles, arriving on 1st January. _En route_ two companies were
detached for duty at Delhi.
On 30th November the battalion left by train for Rawal Pindi and took
part in manœuvres and review on the occasion of the visit of T.R.H.’s
the Prince and Princess of Wales.
During 1905–7 the battalion remained at Meerut, having a detachment at
Delhi, and (during the hot seasons) at Chakrata and Landour.
[Sidenote: 1906.]
Lieutenant Robinson died at Meerut.
[Sidenote: 1907.]
In January the battalion went to Agra and took part in a review held in
honour of a visit to India of H.M. the Ameer of Afghanistan.
On 6th March, Captain Charley’s tenure of the adjutancy expired and
Lieutenant H. R. Goodman was appointed.
_The following is a_ LIST _of all_ OFFICERS KILLED _and_ WOUNDED
_in the Regiment since it was raised in 1793_.
KILLED.
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