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Brigadier Wentworth's Regiment of Foot Dates of their (continued). present commissions.

Dates of their first commissions.

Thomas Pollexfen. . . . 20 Mar. 1693-4

Lieutenant, 12 Mar. 1688.

Christopher Garcv (3 ) .. 18 June 1723

Ensign, 1 Mar. 1704.

H.',n\ Herkeley " .. ..20 May 1732

Ensign, 17 Dec. 1692.

Captains. . . . ; Robert Maynard. . . . 3 Nov. 1735

Lieutenant, 23 Jan. 1715

1 Anthony Harman (4). . 20 Jan. 1735-6

Ensign, 29 Sept. 171!).

William Rufane (5) .. .. 27 Sept. 1737

Ensign, 8 Feb. 1722.

i, Lord Ossulstone (6). . . . 1 Sept, 1739

Ensign, 30 Oct. 1734.

Captain Lieutenant

John Gore (7). .

. . 26 Aug. IT.'iT

Ensign, 14 June 1716.

' Thomas Boswell

.. 23 Oct. 1724

Ensign, 3 April 1716.

Samuel Lane. .

. . 30 Mar. 1729

Lieutenant, 23 Aug. 1712.

Anthony Pinsun

.. 10 Mav 1729

Ensign, 11 April 1722.

William Godfrey (8).

7 April 1731

Ensign, 15 Mav 1723.

lieutenants. . ->

Holt Stanley .'. Ralph Lumley (7)

.. 27 Jan. 1731-2 .. 20 Mav 1732

Ensign, 18 June 172:;. Ensign, 16 April 1724.

Thomas Jones

.. 20 Nov. 1736

Ensign, 10 May 1729.

Edward Whitwell

.. 2 Aug. 1737

Ensign. 13 April 1730.

Boucher Cole. .

.. 27 ditto

Ensign, 27 Jan. 1731.

Henry Rufane. .

. . 27 Sept. 1737

Ensign, 17 Nov. 1732.

1 Robert Pemberton

3 Nov. 1735.

Samuel Parr

.. 23 Jan. 1735-6.

Samuel Speed. .

. . 12 Nov. 1736.

John Keefe

.. 20 ditto.

Ensigns,. . . ( James Holt

.. 27 Aug. 1737.

John Wright. .

27 Sept. 1737.

George \Vingfield

. . ditto.

George Monk. .

2 June 173P.

John Riggs

4 Feb. 1739-40.

(3) Died before Carthagena, 1741. His name was possibly " Geary."

(4) Fifth son of Wentworth Harman of Castle Roe, Co. Carlow. Died 1749.

(5) Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, Feb. 27, 1751. Colonel of tho 76th Regiment 1761-3 -when it was disbanded. Colonel of the 6th Regiment, 1765-73. Died 1773, then being Lieutenant-' General.

(6) Charles, elder son of Charles, 2nd Earl of Tankerville. He succeeded his father as 3rd Ear in 1753.

(7) Died before Carthagena, 1741.

(8) Major in the regiment, March 4, 1751. Died 1763, then being Major in the 28th Foot.l

The regiment which next follows (p. 37) was formed in Scotland in 1689, as " The Cameronian Regiment of Foot." Later it was designated " The 26th Regiment of Foot," " Cameronian " having dropped out, although it was again introduced in 1786, and still remains, the present title of the regiment (since 1881) being "The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) " :

Major General Anstruther's Dates of their Dates of their first

Regiment of Foot. present commissions. commissions.

Major General Lieutenant Colonel Major. . ..

Captains

Captain Lieutenant

Philip Anstruther, Colonel (1) William Hooke Robert Anstruther (2)

/ Adam Fergusson

Francis Graham 1 John Blair I Charles Colvill (3) i William Henderson

Richard Foley

George Moncrieff (4)

Richard Harris

31 Mar. 1720. 15 Dec. 1738 ditto

21 Mar. 1718-19 25 Dec. 1730 17 June 1731 20 June 1735

11 Aug. 1737 27 Dec. 1738

12 July 1739

ditto

Ensign, 1 June 1702. Ensign, 13 Dec. 1715.

Ensign, 20 May 1717. Ensign, 23 April 1705. Ensign, 24 June 1708. Ensign, 19 June 1710. Ensign, 29 May 1718. Lieutenant. 26 Dec. 1726. Lieutenant, 18 June 1723.

Ensign, 28 Aug. 1711.

(1 ) Only son of Sir James Anstruther of Airdrie. General.

Died in November, 176Q, then being Lieutenant-

(2) Colonel of the 58th Foot, 1755. Died in 1767, then being Lieutenant-General.

(3) Younger brother of 6th Baron Colville of Culross. Colonel of the 69th Foot, 1758. Edinburgh, Aug. 29, 1775, aged 85, then being Lieutenant-General.

(4) Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, December, 1755.

Died in