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Lieutenant William Y Betts; Born; Middlesex; DOB; 19 April 1817; Ensign; Full Pay; 26 Regiment; Not Stated; 24 November 1838; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Lieutenant; Full Pay; 94th Regiment; Not Stated; 15 November 1839; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Lieutenant; Full Pay; 26th Regiment; Not Stated; 16 November 1839; Full Pay; By Appointment; Not Stated; Captain; Full Pay; 26th Regiment; Not Stated; 6 June 1854; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Battles Sieges and Campaigns; Employed in China from beginning to end; Attack and capture of Chusan on 5 July 1840; Attack of Canton 24 May 1841; Night attack Ningpo 10 March 1842; Attack and capture of Chapoo 18 May 1842; Woosong 16 June 1842; Shanghai 19 June 1842; Chinkiang Foo 21 July 1842; Nanking 29 August 1842; From the attack on Canton to the last General Sir Hugh Gough Bt. GCB Commanding. Marriage; 30 April 1838; Calcutta; Anna Margaret Thompson; Died at Cork; Reverend H Fisher Protestant; Children; William Morton Betts; Fort William Calcutta 12 February 1837; Baptized; st Peters Church Fort William Calcutta; Anna Catherine Mary Betts; Ballygunge Calcutta 24 April (1840?); Baptized; St Peters Church Fort William Calcutta; Walter Charles Betts; Edinburgh Castle 19 December 1842; Batized; St Georges Chaple Edinburgh.

Depot 26th Regiment of Infantry; Ages on Entry into the Army; 18 years 7 months; Instances of distinguised or gallant conduct; Not Stated; Wounds and pensions; Not Stated; Titles and Honours; Medal for China; Service Abroad; 23 July 1836 - 24 November 1840; India; 24 March (1841?) - 8 February 1843; China; 8 February 1843 - 28 August 1843; India With Service Cos.

Lieutenant Thomas Andrews; Born Dublin; DOB; 4 July 1822; Ensign; Full Pay; 22 Regiment; Not Stated; 27 December 1842; Full Pay; By Purchase; Not Stated; Lieutenant; Full Pay; 22 Regiment; Not Stated; 25 June 1844; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Lieutenant; Full Pay; 26 Regiment; Not Stated; 23 August 1844; Full Pay; By Exchange; Not Stated; Captain; Full Pay; 26 Regiment; Not Stated; 21 January 1853; Full Pay; By Purchase; Not Stated; Sold out of the service 30 March 1855; Battles Seiges and Capaigns; Not Stated; Marriage; Not Stated; Children; Not Stated.

Depot 26th Regiment of Infantry; Age on Entrance into Army; 20 years 5 months; Instances of distingused or gallant conduct; Not Stated; Wounds and pensions; Not Stated; Titles honours and medals; Not Stated; Service Abroad; 4 April 1843 - 15 May 1844; Bombay East Indies.

Lieutenant Robert Mordaunt Dickens; Born St Marys Colchester; DOB 23 January 1824; Ensign; Full Pay; 26 Foot; Not Stated; 18 June 1841; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Lieutenant; Full Pay; 36 Foot; Not Stated; 26 June 1846; Full Pay; Without Purchase; Not Stated; Retired Half Pay; Battle Sieges and Campaigns; China from 20 June 1842 - December 1842; Marriage; Not Stated; Children; Not Stated.