Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

Name: Short History of the London Rifle Brigade
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Great Britain. Army. London Rifle Brigade; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain

Lieut.-Colonel W. D. Earl Cairns.

  The Bishop of London.

  Lieut.-Colonel A. S. Bates (3).

  Major A. D. Ducat, M.B., T.D., R.A.M.C. (T.F.).

  Captain A. C. Oppenheim, King's Royal Rifle Corps (2).

  Captain R. H. Husey.

  Captain J. R. Somers-Smith.

  Captain C. W. Trevelyan.

  Lieutenant R. Russell.

  Sec.-Lieutenant W. L. Willett.

  Sec.-Lieutenant A. K. Dodds.

  709 Company Sergeant-Major A. J. R. Macveagh.

  8488 Company Sergeant-Major (now Sec.-Lieutenant, Royal Field
      Artillery) B. K. Manbey.

  8929 Corporal (now Sec.-Lieutenant, King's Royal Rifle Corps) T. H.
      Jenkin.

  9391 Rifleman R. E. Peck.

The following officer who served in the ranks of the 1st Battalion,
London Rifle Brigade, has also been mentioned in despatches since being
commissioned to another regiment[B]:--

  Temporary Sec.-Lieutenant L. E. Schultz, Wiltshire Regiment (killed).

FOOTNOTE:

[B] This list does not claim to be complete. Any additions should be
sent to the Officer in Charge Depôt, where a record will be kept.

APPENDIX C.

Alphabetical list, by ranks--the latter as on 15/8/16--of London Rifle
Brigade officers with service in France up to that date, ~excluding
those now serving whose names have not been passed by the Censor for
publication~:--

  _Lieutenant-Colonels._

                        Joined B.E.F as
  NAME.                   an Officer.        Left B.E.F.

  Bates, A. S.               5/11/14            15/8/16

  Cairns, W. D., Earl        5/11/14             9/4/15

  King, N. C.                5/11/14             6/1/15

  Matthey, C. G. R.          5/11/14            12/1/15

  _Majors._

  Burnell, C. D.             5/11/14             7/5/15  Wounded

  MacGeagh, H. D. F.         5/11/14            13/1/15
                             31/8/15            3/12/15

  Soames, M. H.              5/11/14            17/7/15

  _Captains._

  Alcock, J. E.             20/12/14            21/2/15  Wounded

  Bland, B. E.              23/12/14             9/3/15

  Charles, F. D.              8/5/15            16/9/16  Wounded

  Charles, R. D. S.          19/2/15             7/5/15  Wounded

  Cholmeley, G. H.           5/11/14            21/2/15
                             18/7/15             -/7/16  Wounded

  de Cologan, A. T. B.       18/7/15             1/7/16  Prisoner

  Harvey, B. S.             20/12/14             3/5/15  Wounded
                              5/8/15             1/7/16  Killed

  Johnston, H. L.            5/11/14            23/6/16  Wounded

  Kirby, A. G.               5/11/14           20/12/14  Wounded

  Kitching, G. C.            5/11/14            17/2/15

  Large, E. L.               5/11/14            21/5/15  Died of wounds

  Lintott, A. L.             5/11/14            20/1/15
                             21/5/15           19/11/15

  Morrison, G. H.            5/11/14            31/3/15  Killed

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Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

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