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)
[Illustration: +Lt.-Colonel Sir Thomas Hankin, present with the Greys
at Waterloo.+
Reproduced and enlarged from a cabinet photograph given to Dr.
Campbell, Edinburgh, by Colonel Hankin, West India Regiment, grandson
of Sir Thomas. The original portrait in oils is in the hands of a lady
in the female line of the Hankin Family, address unknown.]
SIR GEORGE FRANCIS HAMPSON, +Bart.+
Cornet by purchase, 5 August, 1842. Lieutenant by purchase, 18
April, 1845. Captain by purchase, 24 September, 1847. Retired, 12
July, 1857.
9th Baronet, being the son of Sir George Francis, 8th Baronet and
his wife, Mary Forman, daughter of Admiral William Brown.
HENRY EDWARDES HANDLEY.
Cornet by purchase, 30 September, 1853. Lieutenant (on
augmentation), without purchase, 29 December, 1854. Retired, 30
July, 1858.
SIR THOMAS PATE HANKIN.
Cornet, 22 July, 1795. Lieutenant, 3 August, 1796. En second in
Muster ending 24 October, 1798. Major, 4 April, 1808. Rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, 4 June, 1814. Lieutenant-Colonel by
purchase, in succession to I. G. Clarke retired, 11 October, 1821.
Knighted, 31 August, 1822. Retired, 25 October, 1825.
THOMAS C. HARDY.
Cornet, 6 July, 1792. "Appointed Captain to an Independent Company."
CLAUDIUS S. HARRIS.
Second-Lieutenant, 8 December, 1880. Lieutenant, 1 July, 1881.
Captain, 18 July, 1888.
JOHN COLLINSON HARRISON.
Born 9 August, 1869.
Second-Lieutenant, 5 June, 1889. Lieutenant, 23 May, 1891.
South Africa, 1899-1901; died 3rd September, at Pretoria, of wound
received in the action near Belfast on 26th August, 1901 (see pp.
100-1).
CHALONER HAWKE, +The Honourable+.
Cornet, 14 August, 1775, in Captain George Ramsay's Troop. Died, 17
September, 1777.
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL DOUGLAS HAWKESLEY.
Lieutenant, 26 July, 1853, by exchange from 2nd Life Guards.
Retired, 13 September, 1853.
FRANCIS HAWKSWORTH.
Lieutenant, 5 February, 1794.
FRANCIS HENRY TOOVEY HAWLEY.
Born 10 August, 1860. Second-Lieutenant, 11 August, 1880.
Lieutenant, 29 June, 1881. Captain, 1 October, 1887. Adjutant, 18
January, 1892. Major, 3 April, 1897.
South Africa, 1899-1900; died at Bloemfontein, 27th April, 1900.
SIR ALEXANDER HAY.
Cornet, 25 December, 1778. Promoted, "Lieutenant to Colonel
Stewart's Regiment of Foot, 27 November, 1780."
ANDREW HAY.
Cornet, 15 February, 1695-6, to 12 March, 1697-8.
GEORGE HAY.
Cornet, 24 December, 1726.
LOUIS HAY.
19 June, 1688, commission to be Cornet in the Earl of Dunmore's
Troop.
LORD JOHN HAY.
Son of the second Marquis of Tweeddale.
Captain, 1 April, 1692, to 7 September, 1692. Major, 8 September,
1692, to 31 March, 1694. Lieutenant-Colonel and Captain, 1 April,
1694 to 12 March, 1697-8. "1702--The Lord Viscount Tiviot's
Regiment of Dragoons--Colonel Lord John Hay."
"+Camp at Helchin, 26 August, 1706.+
"To Mr. Secretary Harley.
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