The history of the 1st Batt. Wilts Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885 — John Shaqi
The history of the 1st Batt. Wilts Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885Gibney, R. D. (Robert Dwarris)
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The history of the 1st Batt. Wilts Volunteers, from 1861 to 1885
Gibney, R. D. (Robert Dwarris)
Great Britain. Army. Wiltshire Regiment. Battalion, 1st -- History
The Hampshire Mounted Rifles under Colonel Bower exhibited some pretty
skirmishing at this review. Men and horses were all well trained and
thoroughly understood their work. Colonel Bower here showed how useful
an adjunct mounted infantry would be in the event of invasion.
The annual inspection of the regiment took place at Warminster Down in
the month of August., Colonel Bruce being the inspecting officer.
* * * * *
On the 1st January 1868,--the officers of the regiment appeared thus in
the _Army List_:--
The Marquis of Bath, _Honorary Colonel_.
J.F. Everett, _Lieut.-Colonel_.
T. Clark and C. Penruddocke, _Majors_.
R.D. Gibney, _Adjutant_.
Charles Bleeck, _Surgeon_.
John M. Cardell, _Assist. Surgeon_.
J. Fawcett, _Quartermaster_.
1st Corps, Salisbury.
Wm. Pinckney, _Captain_ (_Comdt._).
G. Smith, _Captain_.
W. Pain, _Lieut._
W.J. Wilton, _Lieut._
E.F. Kelsey, _Ensign_.
F. Hodding, _Ensign_.
J.M. Cardell, _Assist. Surgeon_.
Revd. R.G. Swayne, _Chaplain_.
2nd Corps, Trowbridge.
W.P. Clark, _Captain_ (_Comdt._).
E.P. Stancomb, _Lieut._
,_Lieut._
W.P. Clark, _Ensign_.
R.S. Seale, _Assist. Surgeon_.
Revd. J.D. Hastings, _Hon. Chap._
6th Corps, Maiden Bradley.
H.B. Festing, _Captain_.
Thos. K. Harding, _Lieut._
E.S. Jefferys, _Ensign_.
W.N. Marshall, _Assist. Surgeon_.
Revd. R. Rowley, _Hon. Chaplain_.
8th Corps, Mere.
, _Captain_.
E.A. Card, _Lieut._
J. White, _Ensign_.
Chas. Rumsey, _Assist. Surgeon_.
Revd. C.H. Townsend, _Hon. Chaplain_.
9th Corps. Bradford-on-Avon.
, _Captain_.
William Adye, _Lieut._
E.M. Davis, _Ensign_.
W.H. Jones, _Hon. Chaplain_.
10th Corps, Warminster.
John Scott, _Captain_.
H. Ingram, _Lieut._
P. Grubb, _Lieut._
J. Smith, _Ensign_.
H.J. Wakeman, _Ensign_.
J. Flower, _Assist. Surgeon_.
Revd. Sir J.E. Philipps, Bart., _Chaplain_.
13th Corps, Westbury.
W. Knapp, _Captain_.
H.W. Pinniger, _Lieut._
W.H. Laverton, _Ensign_.
14th Corps, Wilton.
Charles Penruddocke, _Captain_. Fred King, _Lieut._ , _Ensign_. P.J.
Bennett, _Assist. Surgeon_. Revd. D. Olivier, _Chaplain_.
The year commenced with a meeting of the officers at Warminster,
followed by a mess dinner, at which it was settled that a regimental
camp should be held at Warminster the first week in August, and that
the commanding officer of the battalion should apply to the southern
division of the county of Wilts for subscriptions so as to defray the
expenses. Accordingly a circular letter was sent out by Lieut.-Colonel
Everett, a copy of which is given:--
"Proposed Camp for the 1st Battalion of Wilts Rifle Volunteers.
Greenhill, Warminster,
_February, 1868_.
"----. The Lord-Lieutenant of the county has given his sanction
to the forming of a camp for the 1st Battalion of the Wiltshire
Rifle Volunteers, which it is proposed should take place in the
neighbourhood of Warminster in the month of next July.
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