The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"Almack, Edward
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The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"
Almack, Edward
Great Britain. Army. Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys)
Cornet, 8 July, 1795. Lieutenant, 3 May, 1796. Captain, 7
September, 1797. Major, 16 June, 1807. 4 June given the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Greys, 20 July, 1815, in succession to L. J. Hamilton, killed at
Waterloo. In 1816 list, C.B. Retired, 11 October, 1821.
JOHN FRED. SALES CLARKE.
Cornet, 3 December, 1818, exchanged from half-pay 4th Dragoon
Guards. Cornet by purchase, 11 October, 1821. Lieutenant by
purchase, 4 October, 1822. Promoted to an unattached company,
21 July, 1825. Exchanged, 26 July, 1827, to a Captaincy in the
Greys. Major by purchase, 30 December, 1837. Lieutenant-Colonel
by purchase, 2 April, 1841. Exchanged to half-pay, unattached, 6
November, 1846.
GEORGE CLEGHORNE.
Lieutenant from 17th Dragoons, by exchange, 17 November, 1857.
Captain by purchase, 14 June, 1864. Retired, 30 March, 1866.
SAMUEL FREDERICK STEWART CLELAND.
Cornet by purchase, 19 July, 1864. Retired, 8 September, 1865.
WILLIAM CLELAND.
Captain-Lieutenant, 1681. 30 March, 1685, appointed Captain.
DEVEREUX P. COCKBURN.
Cornet by purchase, 25 June, 1847. Retired, 18 September, 1849.
JAMES COCKBURN.
Captain, 30 December, 1795. Aide-de-camp to Sir W. Howe. Promoted
Major in 81st Foot, 6 September, 1797.
THOMAS COCKRAN.
Cornet, 31 May, 1715.
MARTIN THOMAS COCKSEDGE.
Appointed Captain of the Troop lately commanded by J. P. Hamilton,
8 April, 1802. In Muster ending 24 June, 1802, Captain in Military
Train.
JAMES COLHOUN.
Surgeon, 1 June, 1750. Made a Cornet, 26 October, 1756. Lieutenant,
24 April, 1762. Transferred in Muster ending 24 June, 1767,
from Major Douglas's Troop to Captain Home's Troop. 16 March,
1770, transferred to Captain Law's troop. Captain-Lieutenant, 14
November, 1770. Resigned, 5 May, 1775.
WILLIAM FELLOWES COLLINS.
Born 17 September, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 6 February, 1889.
Lieutenant, 15 October, 1890. Captain, 5 July, 1896.
CHARLES R. COLT.
Captain in the Army, 3 February, 1854. Paymaster, 1 September, 1854
to 10 August, 1855.
JAMES COMMON.
Quartermaster in Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas's Troop, in Muster
ending 24 June, 1772. Died, 30 April, 1774.
H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT, K.G., etc.
Personal A.D.C. to His Majesty. Went on Special Mission to Tokio in
1906 to invest the Mikado of Japan with the Order of the Garter.
Captain, 1907.
THOMAS CONOLLY.
Born, 1 September, 1870. Second Lieutenant, 28 June, 1893.
Lieutenant, 5 December, 1894.
Rejoined from Egyptian army, February, 1900; killed in action at
Commando Nek, South Africa, 11th July, 1900 (see p. 98).
ALEXANDER CONYNGHAM.
Lieutenant, 26 February, 1755. Also, 24 June, 1760. Resigned, 11
January, 1770.
JOSEPH COPE.
Appointed Surgeon, 9 April, 1794. Retired, 11 November, 1794.
JOHN CORRIE.
In Muster ending 24 June, 1798. Cornet, 30 May, 1800. Retired, 2
April, 1801.
JOHN COWAN.
Quartermaster, 11 January, 1804.
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