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The next regiment (p. 45) was formed at Annapolis Royal in 1717, from some inde- pendent companies of Foot which had done duty in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for some years previously. Its first Colonel was Richard Phillips. In due course it became the 40th Foot, and in 1782 received the additional territorial title " The 2nd Somerset- shire," which it retained until 1881, when it became " The Prince of Wales's Volunteers- (South Lancashire Regiment)," 1st Battalion:

Major General Phillips 's Regiment of Foot.

Major General Lieutenant Colonel Major

Captains

Captain Lieutenant

Lieutenants

Ensigns

Richard Phillips, Colonel (I) Laurence Armstrong (2) Charles Cosbey

I Paul Mascareen (3)

j Christopher Aldridge (4)

James Mitford..

Patrick Heron

Henry Daniel

Joseph Gledhill { Otho. Hamilton (5)

John Hanfteld (6)

' Thomas Prendergast. . William Strahorne Donald M'Queen Edward Amhurst (7). . Archibald Rennie Christopher Aldridge (8)

j Henry Trepsack

i Thomas Armstrong

I James Gibson. .

i Rowland Phillips

I Charles Vane (9) j Samuel Cottnam(lO) .. [ John Hamilton (11). . ' John Bradstreet

1 John Budd

i Walter Ross (12) I Hugh Williams { John Adlam (13)

Dates of their present commissions.

5 Aug. 1717 1 Dec. 1720

10 May 1717.

25 Aug. 1717

24 Aug. 1711 30 Aug. 1731

11 June 1730

22 May 1730 5 July 1735. 3 Sept. 1739

ditto.

21 Sept. 1730. 20 Mar. 1730-1

25 June 1731 3 April 1733

12 Nov. 1733. 8 July 1734.

26 July 1735.

7 July 1737 3 Sept. 1739

19 Jan. 1739-40

3 April 1733. 12 Nov. 1733.

8 July 1734.

23 Aug. 1735. 7 July 1737.

17 July 1739.

3 Sept, 1739.

4 Feb. 1739-40.

Dates of their first commissions.

Captain, 25 June 1702.- Ensign, Sept. 1699.

Lieutenant, 6 April 1706. . Lieutenant, ditto. Lieutenant, 8 Dec. 1704. Captain, 20 April 1711. Lieutenant, 16 Aug. 171 1_

Ensign, 16 June 1710. Ensign, 26 Feb. 1719-20

Lieutenant, 1 Jan. 1710-11- Lieutenant, 4 Dec. 1710. Ensign, 13 Mar. 1721-2.?

Ensign, 12 April 1731. Ensign, 21 Oct. 1731. Ensign, 13 Oct. 1732..

MS. note on the interleaf :

Lieutenant Roger O'Farrell ..18 Sept. 1741.

(1) Lieutenant-General, May 28, 1743 ; Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, 1717-49 ; Colonel? of the 38th Foot, 1750-51 ; died Oct. 24, 1754. See ' D.N.B.'

(2) Was Captain of one of the independent companies of Foot at Annapolis Royal in 1715, from, which this regiment was formed. Died Dec. 7, 1739, and was succeeded by Lieut.-Col. Alexander Crosby, March 22, 1740.

(3) Major, March 22, 1740. Still serving in 1744. See'' D.N.B.'

(4) Was Captain of one of the independent companies of Foot at Annapolis Royal in 1715, from,, which this regiment was formed.

(5) Lieutenant, Aug. 9, 1718 ; Major, Jan. 30, 1746 ; Lieutenant-Governor of Placentia, 1755-70- Died 1770.

(6) Captain, March 22, 1740 ; Major, Oct. 15, 1754 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, March 18, 1758- Retired in July, 1760.

(7) Captain-Lieutenant, Jan. 25, 1749 ; Captain, July 29, 1751.

(8) Captain, Jan. 30, 1746 ; Major, March 18, 1758. StilL serving in 1760.

(9) Lieutenant, March 22, 1740.

(10) Captain, Oct. 15, 1754. Still serving in 1760.

(11) Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1741 ; Captain, March 27, 1753. Still serving in 1760.

(12) Lieutenant, Jan. 30, 1746 ; Captain, March 19, 1758. Still serving in 1760.

(13) Lieutenant, May 12, 1746 ; Captain-Lieutenant, March 19, 1758.

J. H. LESLIE, Major, R.A. (Retired List)- ' (To be continued.)