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 12 s. ii. DEC. 16, 1916.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Lieutenants

Colonel Blakeney's Regiment of Foot (continued). f Richard Knight

William Hall ..

John Corneille

William Grinfield (4). .

William Hendrick

Thomas Griffith

Edward Johnson I Robert Dalrymple I Frederick Hamilton. . { John Boucher I Whitwronge Whitlewrong (5)

William Bainbridge. .

Claudius Alexand. Carnac. ^ William Edmondstoun I Edward Creed

John Dalrymple V Edmund Fielding

(4) More probably " Greenfield."

(5) The name was usually spelt " Wittewrong," to be incorrect. He was out of the regiment in which became extinct in 1771.

Ensigns

Dates of their present commissions. . 30 Mar. 1709 1 Feb. 1721 . 12 Feb. 1733 5 July 1735 1 Oct. 1736 . 27 Aug. 1737 . 14 Aug. 1738 . 26 Dec. 1739. . 12 Jan. 1739-40 8 Mar. 1739-40 1 Oct. 1736. . 28 Oct. 1737. . 14 Jan. 1737-8. . 14 Aug. 1738. . 20 June 1739. . 12 Jan. 1739-40. 22 Mar. 1739-40

Dates of their first commissions.

May 1700. Lieutenant, \ May 1703. Ensign, 6 May 1708. 13 Mar. 1718. 17 Nov. 1721. 27 April 1722. 20 Mav 1732.

Ensign, Ensign, Ensign, Ensign,

Ensign, 30 April 1733. Ensign, 27 Aug. 1737.

Ensign, 27 Nov. 1733.

but in any case the Christian name (appears 1742. There was a " Wittewrong " baronetcy

The next regiment (p. 39) was raised in 1694 and disbanded in 1698, the officers being placed upon half-pay. When, in 1702, it was reformed the officers were brought back to full pay. Later it was known as " The 29th Regiment of Foot," and in 1782 received the territorial title " Worcestershire," a title which it retains at the present time " The Worcestershire Regiment " :

Ensigns

Colonel Fullar's Regiment of Foot.

Francis Fullar(l) William Kennedy Charles Crosbie

f Lord George Forbes (2)

I James Kerr Daniel Calland Hugh Scott Henry Symes Nicholas Budiani

V Edward Bradshaw

James Dezieres. ..

I William Kerr. .

XVilliam Clenaham I Archibald Cunningham j George Chalmers \ James Douglass John Lewis Duponcet Maurice Weyms Andrew Nesbitt James Hill { Bartholomew Blake. .

( William Skinner John Svmes James Lockart Boyle Tisdale .. Edmund Bond Robert Stenart

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel Major

Captains

Captain Lieutenant

Lieutenants

Dates of their present commissions. .. 14 Nov. 1739 9 Dec. 1717 .. 14 July 1737 . . 25 April 1729 .. 10 Jan. 1729-30

8 May 1730 . . 16 Sept. 1731

5 July 1735 .. 21 Jan. 1737-8

9 July 1739

ditto

.. 27 Dec. 1727

.. 25 Dec. 1728

8 May 1730 . . 25 June 1731 . . 10 May 1732 . . 14 June 1734 .. 25 ditto

.. 21 Jan. 1737-8

7 Feb. 1737-8

9 July 1739

8 May 1730. . . 22 May 1733. . . 14 June 1734.

5 July 1735. . . 20 Sept. 1735. .. 17 July 1739.

ditto.

ditto.

ditto.

Dates of their first

commissions. Captain, 19 July 1719. Captain, 6 Mar. 1707. Ensign, 1703.

Ensign, 6 Oct. 1726. Capt. Lieut. 30 Nov. 1715. Lieutenant, 18 Sept. 1721. Ensign, 24 Dec. 1720. Lieutenant, 21 Dec. 1708. Lieutenant, 1 Jan. 1705-6.- Ensign, 10 Sept. 1719.

Lieutenant, 9 June 1710.

Ensign, 12 Aug. 1722. Ensign, 5 June 1711. Ensign, 6 May 1728. Lieutenant, 5 Dec. 1709. Lieutenant, 15 Jan. 1711-2. Ensign, 9 May 1723. Ensign, 1 Feb. 1711. Ensign, 9 April 1724. Ensign, 1716.

Ensign, 27 Dec. 1727.

I John Corrance

j Francis Throgmorton. .

( Thomas Ma Hone

(1) Died 10 June, 1748, at Cape Breton, whilst on active service.

(2) Elder son of George, 3rd Earl of Granard, whom he succeeded as 4th Earl on Oct. 29, 1765.. He was Colonel of the 29th Foot from 1761 to 1769, in which year he died, then being Lieutenant* General.

J. H. LESLIE, Major, R.A. (Retired List).

(To be continued.)