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Major George Hogarth CB; Born Parish of St Nicholas Aberdeen; DOB 13 July 1798; Ranks; Ensign; 99 Foot ; Full Pay; 22 May 1817 - 24 Oct 1818; By Purchase; Ensign; 99 Foot; Half Pay; 25 Oct 1818 - 3 November 1819; Reduction; Ensign; 42 Foot; Full Pay; 4 November 1819 - 12 September 1821; Paid Difference; Lieutenant; 42 Foot; Half Pay; 13 September 1821 - 28 November 1821; Reduction; Lieutenant; 42 Foot; Full Pay; 29 November 1821 - 11 November 1825; Paid Difference; Captain; Unattached; Half Pay; 12 November 1825 - 17 May 1826; By Purchase; Captain; 26 Foot; Full Pay; 18 May 1826; Paid Difference; Brevet Major; 26 Foot; Full Pay; 28 June 1838; Major; 26 Foot; Full Pay; 28 August 1841; Without Purchase Died of Cholera at Quebec on the 25th July 1854. Marriage; 23 September 1832; Bengeworth Worecestershire; Mary Ann Beal Cooper; Died 21 Septemeber 1833 (Cawnpore?) East Indies; Rector of Bengeworth; Marriage; 23 July 1835; (Kermaul?) East Indies; Miss Mary Anne Spence; Died February 1838 Calcutta East Indies; Reverend Williams Parish Chaplain (Kermaul?); Child; George 12 February 1836; Baptized; (Ghungiepone?) East Indies; Campaigns and Battles; China Expedition 6th November 1841; Attack on city of Ningpoo 10 March1842; Attack on Chapoo and capture of city 18 May 1842; Capture of Woosung 16 June 1842; Capture of Shanghai 19 June 1842; Capture of Ching - Kiang - Foo 25 July 1842.
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Depot 26th Regiment of Infantry; Age at entry into the Army 18; For the foregoing services he was Specially recommended by the Lieutenant General Commanding in Chief and had the Companionship of the Bath Conferred upon him. Titles/Honorary Distinctions/Medals; For Services in China received the Companionship of the Bath and a Medal; Service Abroad; 24 July 1730 - 30 September 1818; N America; 20 October 1825 - 11 November 1825 Gibraltar; 22 May 1828 - 11 September 1829; East Indies; 25 February 1833 - 30 December 1839; East Indies; 26 June 1843 - 7 October 1843; East Indies and China; ? in command of the 26 Regiment as (on the 11 August 1842) when he reconnoitred this Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Gough in Chief.
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Captain JN Johnstone; Born; Leeds; DOB; ? January 1816; Ensign; 26 Foot; Full Pay; Not Stated; 31 May 1833; By Purchase; Not Stated; Ensign; 26 Foot; Full Pay; Not Stated; 25 February 1837; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Adjuntant; 26 Foot; Full Pay; Not Stated; 4 June 1841; Not Stated; Lieutenant 26 Foot; Full Pay; Not Stated; 12 December 1848; Not Stated; Not Stated; Captain; 26 Foot; Full Pay; Not Stated; 20 December 1844; By Purchase; Not Stated; Died of Cholera at Montreal CE on the 7 July 1854; Served with 26th Regiment throughout China Campaign present as Lieutenant at the first capture of China 5 July 1840 and Adjutant from 24 May 1842 until 29 August 1842. Marriage; Not Stated; Children; Not Stated
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Depot 26th Regiment of Infantry; Age at entry to the Army; 17 years 5 months Instances in which the officer has distinguised himself; Not Stated; Wounds in action and rate of pension; Wounded in the left (wrist?) at Canton on the 30 May 1842; Titles, Honarary Distinctions, and Medals, Obtained; and if conferred for any specific Service, when, and on what occasions.; Received Medal for Service in China; Service Abroad; 10 December 1834 - 3 July 1843; Stationed; East Indies and China Service on; Not stated Full Pay; Not stated ; Half Pay ; Not Stated; Total up to 31st December, 1829 ; Not stated Full Pay ; Not stated ; Half Pay ; Not stated Years Abroad and at Home ; Not stated I do hereby certify, upon my honour, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief; this statement is in all respects correct and true. ??? 26th ??? Signature of the Officer We do hereby certify, that We are satisfied of the general correctness of this statement. Signature of the Commanding Officer; Not stated Paymaster; Not stated Adjutant; Not stated
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Statement of the services of Captain William Hopson Hopson Where born London Date of Birth 29th December 1820 2nd Lieutenant Ceylon Rifles 4th July 1839 With Purchase Lieutenant 17th Foot 28th December 1841 with purchase Captain 17th Foot 24th Dcember 1847 with purchase Captain 26th foot 1st December 1848 By Exchange Major 26th foot 5th September 1856 By Purchase Retired from the Service