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Ensigns

Colonel Handasyd's Regiment of Foot (continued).

/Alexander Dallway (7) ! George Dalrymple (8) James Hamilton Robert Wynne ^ Samuel Davenport Pat. Clarke John Ta tern Peyton Mears Egerton Stafford

Dates of their present commissions.

5 Dec. 1729 . 23 Feb. 1732-3.

, . 21 Feb. 1735-6.

.. 26 Aug. 1737. . 14 June 1737-8.

2 June 1739. . 17 July 1739.

3 Fel

4 ditto.

Dates of their first commissions.

Ensign, 20 Jan. 1724-5.

Lieut. -Col. Edward Montague was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment>_ Aug. 12, 1741.

The following were appointed Ensigns on the dates shown against their names t Frederick Porter, Nov. 15, 1740 ; Roger Handasyd, Jan. 26, 1741 ; William Cholmondeley, Jan. 27, 1741 ; Robert Pigot, July 11, 1741 ; Gardener Bulstrode, April 25, 1742.

(7) Lieutenant, Nov. 15, 1740.

(8) Lieutenant, April 25, 1741.

The next regiment (p. 41) is another of the six regiments of Marines which were raised in 1702. It was raised in Sussex and the adjacent counties, its first Colonel being Edward Fox.

These six regiments were included in the reductions of 1713, but three of them were reinstated in March, 1715, incorporated with the regiments of the line, and authorized to rank in the line from the dates of their original formation, this regiment becoming the 32nd Foot.

In 1782 the territorial title " Cornwall " was given to it,, and since 1881 it has been designated " The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry " :

Colonel Descury's Regiment of Foot.

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel Major. . .'.

Captains. .

Simon Descury (1) Bernard Dennet Samuel Stone. .

f Mel. Guy Dickens (2) William Ridsdale Christopher Adams John Graydon. . Hugh Jones George Gordon

{ John Butler

Captain Lieutenant Peter Margarett (3).

I Dawney Sutton William Bryan Knowles Kensey Robert Graydon First Lieutenants ., Peter Parr

I Hugh Farquhar

I John Monro Charles Douglass John Roper

{ Thomas Barlow

(1) Was formerly Lieutenant-Colonel of was appointed Colonel on Dec. 25, 1740.

(2) First Christian name is Melchior.

(3) Captain, April 25, 1741.

Dates of their present commissions.

. 15 Dec. 1738 . 15 Sept. 1731 . ditto

9 Aug. 1717

1 Oct. 1717

2 July 1719

7 June 1720 . 26 Dec. 1726

,. 15 Sept. 1731 . 14 Aug. 1738

. ditto

8 Mar. 1724 1 Dec. 1726 8 Dec. 1731

, . 31 Mar. 1733

8 Aug. 1734

. 27 Sept. 1735

. 19 Dec. 1735

. 14 Aug. 1738

ditto

June 1739

Dates of their first commissions.

Lieutenant, Feb. 1702. Captain, 30 May 1707. Ensign, 22 Jan. 1712.

Ensign, 9 Feb. 1709. ditto, 20 Dec. 1710. 1st Lieutenant, 10 Mayl7H Captain, 24 Dec. 1710. 2d Lieut. 24 Oct. 1704. 1st Lieut. 25 Mar. 1716.

2d Lieut. 15 Feb. 1701.

ditto, 6 Jan. 1717. ditto, 22 June 1719. ditto, 2 June 1720. ditto, 29 Aug. 1721. ditto, 1 Dec. 1726. Ensign, 26 June 1706. ditto, 10 ditto 1725. 2d Lieut. 1 Oct. 1729. ditto, 4 Nov. 1730. ditto, 20 May 1732.

the 13th Foot. Died Oct. 4, 1740. Col. John Hus-k.