_Augmentation, dated May 16, 1854._ (Part one) +---------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-------+-----+ | | Field | | | | | | |Officers|Captains|Lieutenants|Ensigns|Staff| +---------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-------+-----+ | 8 Service companies | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | 4 Depôt companies | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | +--------+--------+-----------+-------+-----+ | | | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | +---------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-------+-----+ (Part two) +---------------------+---------+---------+-------+---------+--------+ | | Staff | | | | | | |Sergeants|Sergeants|Buglers|Corporals|Privates| +---------------------+---------+---------+-------+---------+--------+ | 8 Service companies | 7 | 50 | 21 | 50 | 950 | | 4 Depôt companies | | 20 | 8 | 20 | 380 | | +---------+---------+-------+---------+--------+ | | | | | 70 | 1330 | | | 7 | 70 | 29 | \_____________/ | | | | | | 1400 | +---------------------+---------+---------+-------+------------------+ On June 6, 1854, an order was issued that the junior subalterns of the regiment should in future be ranked as ‘Ensigns’ and not ‘Second Lieutenants,’ as they had been ever since the formation of the Regiment--a singularly inappropriate designation: for Dr. Johnson defines as ‘Ensign’ ‘the officer of Foot who carries the flag;’ whereas this regiment had never had any flag or colour to carry. This, absurd anomaly continued until 1872. The Battalion having received orders to hold itself in readiness to join the army under Lord Raglan in the East, was inspected on June 9 by Major-General Simpson, who expressed his entire satisfaction with its appearance and discipline. At this time the Battalion, which hitherto had been armed with the Brunswick rifle, received the Minié. In order to supply a sufficient number, in this emergency, those which had been issued on approval to various regiments at home were handed over to the Riflemen. The Service companies of the Battalion under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Beckwith, embarked from the Dock-yard at Portsmouth on July 13 on board the steamship ‘Orinoco,’ and steamed out of harbour on the 14th. The strength of the Battalion on embarkation was 20 officers, 4 staff, 54 sergeants, 21 buglers, 50 corporals, 850 privates. Total non-commissioned officers and men 975.