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NOTES AND QUERIES. i2s.vn.Nov .27,1920.

It should be noted, that in the 1740 list it is the only infantry regiment, except the Toot Guards, which is designated by a title, and not by the name of its Colonel.

His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot, commanded by Brigadier St. Clair.

'Colonel

James St. Clair (1) /|>

Captains

' Captain L leidcnant

Colonels',

Rycaut (5)

George Innes. . James Forrester (6) Walter Innes. . Patrick Stuart. . Richard Talbott Keneth McKenzie John Shaw Andrew Skene James Abercombie(7) James Roddam Robert Gawne William Cockburn Patrick Wood Alexander Grant (8)

John Gordon (9)

'Claud. Frazer (10) ..

Wheeler Barrington (11)

George Davidson

John Hamilton

William Brown (12)

Archibald Cockburn. .

William Crawfurd

John Mayo

William Hodder

Arch. Hepburn -<; William Forster (13)

John Cunningham

Donald Clark

Patrick Hamilton I James Fayier (14) I Alexander Reid I Henry St. Clair

Sir John Abercrombie

George Weir

Robert Scott. . VRobert Moland

(1) Second son of Henry, 8th Baron Sinclair. Major- General, Aug. 15, 1741; Lieut.-General, June 4, 1745 ; General, Mar. 10, 1761. Died at Dysart, Nov. 30, 1762. See * D.N.B.,' under " Sinclair."

(2) Died in 1742 after 53 years' service in the regiment.

(3) Died at Kingston, Jamaica, Mar. 11, 1742.

(4) Lieut.-Colonel, Mar. 12, 1742.

(5) Died in the West Indies, 1742.

(6) Major, April 20, 1742. To the 3rd Foot Guards, Dec. 23, 1752.

(7) Lieut.-Colonel, July 1, 1742. Major-General, Jan. 31, 1756 ; Lieut.-General, Mar. 31, 176*1 ; General, May 25, 1772. Died in 1781.

(8) Adjutant, 1742.

(9) Captain, Nov. 4, 1741.

(10) Captain, Sept. 7, 1741.

(11) Captain-Lieutenant, Sept. 7, 1741. Died in 1754.

(12) Captain, Mar. 23, 1742.

(13) Captain, July 19, 1740 ; Major, Mar. 4, 1752 ; Lieut.-Colonel, Dec. 24, 1765.

(14) Captain, April 5, 1742 ; Major, Sept. 4, 1754.

-lieutenants

Dates of their

Dates of their first

present commissions.

commissions.

. . 27 June 1737

1 July 1737

Ensign, 1 Oct. 1689

. . 22 Nov. 1723

ditto 6 Mar. 1707

. . 10 July 1737

. . 14 Aug. 1738

Ensign 14 Feb. 1710-11

2 Mar. 1718-19

Lieutenant, 1 Oct. 1715

. . 20 Nov. 1720

Ensign, 1 June 1696.

. . 22 Nov. 1723

. . 30 Jan. 1725

Ensign, 2 Aug. 1695.

. . 25 Oct. 1727

ditto 2 April 1704.

. . 15 Nov. 1729

ditto 1705.

4 April 1734

Lieutenant, 1 Sept. 1706.

. . 11 July 1734

Ensign, 23 June 1704.

8 Feb. 1735-6

Lieutenant, 5 Mar. 1709.

, . 18 June 1736

, . 14 Aug. 1738

Ensign, 5 June 1706.

. . 14 Aug. 1738

ditto 4 April 1707.

,. 14 Aug. 1738

ditto 6 Dec. 1722.

3 May 1739

. . 20 June 1739

ditto 29 Aug. 1735.

3 May 1739

ditto 2 May 1712.

. 11 July 1722

ditto 11 Nov. 1717.

, . 26 Nov. 1722

ditto 2 Mar. 1718.

. 23 Oct. 1724

ditto 21 Mar. 1705.

1 Aug. 1727

Lieutenant, 1 May, 1714.

. 25 Oct. 1727

Ensign, 2 Mar. 1709

. 23 Mav 1732

ditto 1 Oct. 1711.

4 April 1734

ditto 22 Oct. 1714.

. 22 April 1734

ditto 28 Nov. 1715.

. 11 Jiilv 1734

ditto 9 July 1719

. 15 Feb. 1734-5

Ensign, 11 July 1722.

. 29 Aug. 1735

ditto 11 July 1722.

3 Aug. 1736

ditto 30 Jan. 1725

8 Sept. 1736

ditto 42 Oct. 1712

. 10 July 1737

ditto 1 Nov. 1726.

. 14 Aug. 1738

ditto 24 Dec. 1726.

. 14 Aug. 1738

ditto 17 June 1731.

. 14 Aug. 1738

ditto 23 May 1732.

. 15 Dec. 1738

ditto 2 Feb. 1732-3.

3 Mav 1739

ditto 28 May 1733.

. 30 April 1739

ditto 20 Mav 1732

1 May 1739

ditto 1 July 1734.