Killed and Wounded in the action at Badli-ki-Serai and the Taking of the Ridge, 8 June 1857

Some sad particulars:
“Wasn’t it sad news I wrote you yesterday about poor Chester? I have since heard more accurate particulars about his death. It seems he lived for a minute or two after he was struck down, and young Barnard, Aide-de-Camp, jumped off his horse and went to his assistance, holding his head until he died. He was quite sensible at first, and spoke to Barnard, asking him to raise his head that he might look at his wound; and seeing – as well he might, poor fellow – that he couldn’t live, he want Barnard to leave him, which he would not do, but gave him some water to drink, on which he said, “What’s the use of giving me water?” But it seemed to revive him a little, and he died without apparent pain. His remains were interred in the burial ground yesterday evening, Mactier and I having had the body bound up in blankets, and got Mr. Rotton to perform the service. That poor fellow, Russell, also whose wound proved mortal, was laid by Chester’s side in another grave.
I am sorry to say that two more officers were killed that I had not of when I wrote to you yesterday: Harrison, Her Majesty’s 75th, and Delamain 56th Native Infantry, and poor Howell, I regret to add, died of cholera the night before we left Alleepore. Light, of the Artillery, slightly wounded in the forehead; Greville, 1st Fusiliers slightly in the hand, and young Davidson, of the Artillery, was severely burnt by the blowing up of a tumbrell. I don’t think there can be any more casualties among the officers, or I should have heard of them.” – Colonel Keith Young to his wife, Camp, Delhi Cantonments, Tuesday, 9th of June (10 1/2 A.M.)

Colonel Chester was mortally wounded by roundshot which tore through his side. It also killed his white horse, “Sir Walter” who he was riding at the time, instantaneously.

Staff Officers
Colonel Charles Chester, killed.
Born in 1803, the son of Sir Robert Chester and his wife Eliza, in Hintlesham, near Ipswich, Co. Suffolk. He entered the services of the EICo’s Bengal Army in 1820 and arrived in India the following year to take up duties with the Bengal European Regiment, then stationed at Ghazipur. The following year, he was in Sultanpur with the 2nd Battalion, 4th BNI, but in September 1823, now Lieutenant Chester was reposted to the 2nd Battalion of the same regiment before being appointed to the 1st Battalion, 20th BNI, then at Singapore. The army reorganisation saw him removed from the rolls of the 1st Batt. 4th BNI and placed on the newly formed 23rd BNI (lately 2nd Batt. 4th BNI), but he continued serve with the 25th BNI (lately 1st Batt. 20th BNI) in Singapore. In 1825, he returned to Calcutta, where he was appointed to the commissariat and, on their strength, would be sent to Arakan to serve out the rest of the First Burma War. However, he was not about to leave Burma. Appointed as Assistant to Mr. Craufurd, Envoy to the Court of Ava, he would not return to Calcutta until the end of February 1827. Furlough was the order of the day, and Chester went home, only returning to India in the autumn of 1830. His regiment, the 23rd BNI was in Ludhiana so it was off to the Punjab, where he would remain in various positions until 1833, when he resigned his adjutancy to attend and conduct to Calcutta a deputation from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh to the Right Honourable, the Governor-General,” that kept him busy until 1835. Ten months on sick leave in Simla were followed by furlough in 1837, and he did not return to India until 1839. What followed was a variety of postings, including Brigade Major of the Eastern Frontier District, officiating Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Presidency District, and not only officiating Deputy Assistant Adjutant General of the Saugor Division, but in 1846, of the Cawnpore Division. As Assistant Adjutant General of the Second (Gilbert’s ) Division of the Army of the Punjab for the Punjab Campaign of 1848-49, Chester was present at the crossing of the Chenab and at Chillianwallah, where he nearly lost his life trying, gallantly but fruitlessly, to save the life of a fellow officer. Immediately after the battle, he was appointed officiating Assistant Adjutant General of the Army, with the position of Second Assistant Adjutant General at Army Headquarters following barely two weeks later and dated with effect from the battle. In this capacity, he served for the remainder of the Punjab campaign, including the Battle of Gujerat.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by brevet and with the Punjab campaign medal with two clasps firmly pinned to his chest, Chester was nominated Dirst Assitant Adjutant General of the Army, which quickly turned into the charge of the Adjutant General’s office at the Presidency.
In 1850, he was granted two years’ leave to visit the Cape Colony, New South Wales and Egypt but returned to India before his leave was over in November the same year in time to accompany the new Commander-in-Chief, Sir William Gomm to the Upper Provinces. In 1855, Chester went home on sick leave and arrived back in India in March 1856 as Adjutant General of the Army.
In 1857, he was in Simla with the Army Headquarters when the mutiny broke out and accompanied the Anson until his death at Karnal, after which Chester continued on with the Delhi Field Force under Sir Henry Barnard. Colonel Chester was killed a Badli-ki-Serai when he was struck by a cannon-shot during the first few minutes of the battle. He was 53.

“To the memory of Colonel Chester Adjutant General of the army, who fell mortally wounded at the battle of Badlee Suraie. This monument is erected by his brother officers of the General Staff in token of their affectionate regard and esteem. his remains were here interred on the 8th June 1857.’ (Rajpura Cemetery at Delhi).

Bengal Horse Artillery
Bombardier William Hill (1/2)- severely wounded in the shoulder (roundshot to the right shoulder). A grocer by profession, from Warrington, in Cheshire, Hill enlisted on 7 November 1851 and arrived in India the following year. In 1861, now a corporal, he volunteered to join the Royal Artillery.

1st Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Brummage, William – killed. A carpet weaver from Kidderminster, Worcs, Brummage, enlisted at Cardiff on 20 February 1854, for a term of 10 years.
Liddle, William – killed. Liddle, a labourer from Falkirk, Stirling, enlisted on 31 May 1843 at Glasgow for unlimited service. At one point, he was discharged at his own behest, but cancelled it.
Manning, James – mortally wounded. Died of wounds on 9 June. A baker by trade from Loughrea, Galway, he had enlisted on 26 May 1852 at Athlone for 10 years.
McVey, Thomas – severely wounded. McVey’s injury required the amputation of his leg at the hip joint. He died on 9 June. A labourer from Drummore, Tyrone, McVey had enlisted on 13 October 1848 at Glasgow, for 10 years’ service. Had he lived, he would have been discharged in 1858.
Philipps, George – killed in action. A cabinet maker from Upton on Severn, Worcester, Philipps had enlisted on 5 June 1849 at Gloucester, for 10 years’ service.
Roberts, John – dangerously wounded, died of wounds, 16 August 1857. Hailing from Bilston, Stafford and a blacksmith by trade, Roberts enlisted on 11 May 1855 at Southampton for 10 years.
Siddle, William – killed

2nd Bengal European Fusiliers (raised 1839 as the 2nd Bengal European Regiment)
Sergeants
Kenney, Dennis – right arm shot off
Cain, William – wounded in the right shoulder. A labourer by trade from Portarlington, Queens, he enlisted on 23 April 1849 at Limerick for ten years. Cain was discharged with government sanction and struck off by Regimental Order on 14 July 1859.
Corporals
Barry, Edward – severely wounded in the foot, amputated. Originally from Fermoy, Cork, he had enlisted on 15 May 1839 at Cork, stating his trade as a labourer. He was invalided in March 1858.
Drummer John Stunt – dangerously wounded. Died of wounds 12 August

Privates
Angus, John, – wounded in the leg. A miner from Ardrie, Lanark, Angus had enlisted on 25 April, 1855 for a term of 10 years, at Glasgow. In 1858, he was appointed to the depot at Subathoo, but by November, he was invalided home.
Boyd, Robert – mortally wounded. Died of wounds 9 June
Brown, John – wounded in the shoulder. He would be invalided home in March 1858. A labourer hailing from Glasgow, he had enlisted for 10 years on 11 January 1855.
Coroner, Henry -mortally wounded. Died of wounds 9 June
Frost, Edward – dangerously wounded. Died of wounds 13 June. A tin smith from Dereham, Norfolk, Frost enlisted at London on 20 June 1854 for 10 years’ service.
Kain, James – wounded in the back, Kain died on 30 June 1859, “found drowned in the tank in the rear of the South Barracks.” Before enlisting at Dundee, his home town, on 12 February 1852, Kain had been a mill worker.
Maguire, Robert – burnt on hand
Meake, William, wounded slightly

54th Bengal Native Infantry
Captain Claude W. Russell – killed

56th Bengal Native Infantry
Captain John Weston Delamain – killed, aged 30.
Born in 1827, the son of Captain John Delamain would do his best to have a colourful career. He entered EICo’s Bengal Army in 1845, and upon his arrival in India the following year, joined his regiment, the 56th BNI, in Agra. With the 56th, Delamain would join the Army of the Punjab in 1848, where they were present at the passage of the Chenab, the action at Sadulapur and the following battle of Chillianwallah, where he lost his arm to grapeshot.
His career, up to Chillianwala, was being watched closely by his brother-in-law, Captain Henry Aimé Ouvry (3rd (The King’s Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons) who sent periodic progress reports to his wife, lamenting in, September 1848, that he was sorry to say that(Johnny), would not do much good, “without passing language examinations; he will never be able to get any appointment, and he not pass an examination, as he will not even try.” Furthermore, “He is among a terrible set, and it comes off safe, it will be next to a miracle., I have been told that he is not in debt, but who can tell what may happen when he sees around him bankrupt?” Besides this, Johnny was refusing to write back to Henry, who, persistent to the last, asked an old officer about him, “…he told me he that he did nothing but smoke and drink beer, and was obstinate when spoken to…” Henry presumed Johnny was worried that his overly concerned brother-in-law would write to his mother!
In November 1848, both their regiments were serving the Army of the Punjab. It was Ouvry’s squadron that was ordered out after the battle of Chillianwala to try and save some of the wounded, and the first man Ouvry came across was none other than John Delamain, together with a sepoy of his regiment that had steadfastly remained with the young man. What Ouvry saw filled him with horror. Delamain’s left arm had been shattered by a Zumbooruk ball, and as he could see, there would be no way to save it. Delamain had been wounded in the afternoon, around 2 pm, but with no provisions for the wounded, he spent the next four hours wandering about the battlefield, under fire, until Ouvry found him. As if to prove a point, as Ouvry was bundling Delamain into a doolie, the Sikhs opened fire on him.
Delamain was deemed by the surgeon to be too weak to withstand chloroform, so his arm was amputated close to the shoulder while he was conscious. The next day, when Ouvry saw him again, he was still lying in his bloodied dhoolie but with companions – two wounded men had crawled into it during the night to stave off the cold. Ouvry quickly disentangled Delamain from the other two men, one of whom was lying on top of him and sent him to his tent. This would come back to Ouvry years later in Cawnpore, when he took charge of another man, Lieutenant Colonel Ewart of HM’s 93rd, who was wounded in almost the same way as his poor brother-in-law. Delamain was eventually sent to the hills to recover; he received one year’s pay, a pension of £ 75 for the loss of his arm and a staff appointment. Ouvry, in the meantime, had changed his mind about his wayward brother-in-law, “Since I have been on the campaign, I have learnt to like him better than I thought I should have done at first, and he is too good to throw away in the Indian Service.”
Delamain remained in Simla on sick leave until October 1850; when he was fit enough to resume service, he was given a staff appointment with an irregular regiment in Fatehgarh, but at his own request, the appointment was cancelled, and he rejoined the 56th BNI as their adjutant, a post he held for the next five years. The regiment was called for duty against the Santhals, and Delamain was present throughout the entire operation. On gaining his captaincy, he continued acting as adjutant until his replacement arrived and then remained in the Santhal District with the 56th until the end of 1856, when the regiment was ordered up to Cawnpore. Fortune perhaps smiles on the brave, for Delamain, who was nominated Brigadier Major of the 56th in April 1857, happened to be away in Simla on private business and did not take up his appointment; he was still up in Simla when his regiment mutinied in June. On hearing of the outbreak in May, Delamain cancelled his leave and hurried down to Ambala, where he was attached to HM’s 75th. Acting as Orderly Officer to Brigadier Wilson, Delamain, ever in front, was shot in the mouth; the bullet passed through his spine, killing him instantly. As soon as Ouvry arrived on Delhi Ridge, he fulfilled a promise he had made to his wife – he would bury Johnny Delamain.

Bengal Field Artillery
Second Lieutenant A.G. Davidson – severely wounded
Second Lieutenant Charles Hunter – slightly wounded
Sergeant John Orrall (1/2)- Severely wounded in the forehead. Orral was a labourer from Derry, who enlisted at Glasgow on 17 May 1844 for unlimited service. He was invalided to Chunar on 9 February 1858.

Gunners
Benyon, Henry – slightly wounded in the forehead
Howfield, Benjamin – unposted recruit, killed. A silk dyer from London, Howfield, enlisted on 16 February 1856 for 12 years’ service. He was killed in action at Badli-ki-Serai.
Kirkpatrick, James (Bombardier, 4/6) – killed in action. A labourer from Donegal, he enlisted at Liverpool on 19 September 1848 for 12 years.
Moffatt, Thomas – unposted recruit, contused wound from shell splinter. He would be invalided back to Europe on 10 October 1858. A labourer from London, Moffatt appears to have enlisted twice, the first time on 18 December 1855, and the second on 5 March 1856, for a term of 12 years.

6th Dragoon Guards
Sergeant Edward Langford – wounded
Troop Sergeant Major Joseph Mantan – wounded
Corporal John Mayling – wounded
Privates
Hill, Samuel – killed
Taylor, Stephen – wounded. Died of wounds, 9 June
Smith, Alfred – severely wounded. Right leg amputated

9th Lancers
Troop Sergeant Major Patrick Nugent – killed in action
Sergeants
Lindsay, Horatio – killed
Helstone, Henry – slightly wounded
Ronayne, John – slightly wounded

Corporals
Bishop, John – killed
Kelly, J. – killed
Roberts, John – wounded. Died of wounds.
Saunders, William – wounded. Died of wounds

Privates
Allison, Samuel – killed
Arnold, Daniel – killed
Burns, John – killed
Clarke, WIlliam – killed
Daily, Hugh – killed
Donovan, Henry – severely wounded
Everett, Thomas H. – slightly wounded
Fairweather, James – killed
Gardiner, John – killed
Gray Andrew – killed
Hartley, John – killed
Martin, Thomas – dangerously wounded. Died of wounds
Parker, George – dangerously wounded. Died of wounds
Rimel, William – killed
Rudland, Francis – dangerously wounded. Died of wounds
Shepherd, Joseph – killed
Taylor, Richard W. – severely wounded
White, James – killed

75th Foot (1st Btn, Gordon Highlanders)
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Herbert – severely wounded
Captain Alfred Harrison – killed in action
Born in 1830, Harrison entered HM’s Service on 25 August 1848 as an ensign in the 75th Foot and sailed with the regiment to India in May 1849. Promoted to lieutenant in 1850, he took leave towards the end of that year to Calcutta, but he was far from well and went home on sick certificate in early 1851. When his leave expired, Harrison remained in England, doing duty with the regimental depot at Chatham for a year before returning to India in 1855. The 75th was in Kasauli when the mutiny broke out, and Harrison marched with them to Ambala to join the Delhi Field Force. Badli-ki-Serai was his first and last engagement in the field. He was killed while “gallantly leading his men in a charge on the enemy’s guns. “

Lieutenants
Barter, R. – severely wounded
Rivers, C.R. – slightly wounded

Ensign C.M.Pymm – wounded
Assistant Surgeon S.A. Lithgow – wounded
Sergeant John Pearce – slightly wounded
Drummer William Magennis, killed

Corporals
Collins, Edwin – severely wounded “…by a musket ball, which entered the upper and outer side of the right thigh, and lodged, fracturing the femur; ball extracted; a piece of bone came away. July 20th. – Wound healed; right leg about two and a half inches shorter than left; femur bent; fractured ends of bone overlap, and there is abundant deposition of new bone; the long splint was used. Has a good, useful limb and can walk a long distance. September 6th, 1858.—Sent to modified duty. October 6th.- Invalided by an order from the Horse Guards.”
Ford, Aaron – killed
Harris, Samuel – slightly wounded
Herringshaw – Thomas, slightly wounded

Privates
Adams, William – killed
Alderidge, George – severely wounded
Armstrong, Edward – slightly wounded in the right knee
Armstrong, James – slightly wounded in the right foot
Austin, Nathan- wounded in the right side
Baker, George Baker – severely wounded
Baker, Frederick – wounded
Barry, John – slightly wounded
Bourke, Michael – slightly wounded
Burke, Michael – wounded in the left thigh
Calvin, John – severely wounded
Clyde, Samuel – slightly wounded
Condrin, John – slightly wounded in the left foot
Corbett, Michael – killed
Coughlan, Patrick – killed
Croad, John – killed
Daine, John – killed
Dalton, John – killed
Daniels, Christopher – severely wounded
Deveney, Brian – killed
Dobney, Thomas, severely wounded in the right ankle “…by a grape shot, which struck him on
the inner and posterior aspect of the tibia, one inch above the right ankle, and passed out through the external malleolus. Several pieces of bone have come away. July 20th.- Wound healed. Skin adherent to bone and parts much thickened. Ankle-joint anchylosed. Considerable loss of bone of both tibia
and fibula. November 11th, 1858.- Invalided.” At the time of his injury, he was 38 years old.
Douglas, John – killed
Dowton, Humphrey – killed
Gallagher, Patrick – severely wounded in the right foot
Galvin, John – severely wounded in the right thigh
Gillespie, John – killed
Grant, Thomas – killed
Greenfield, Charles – severely wounded in the chest by grapeshot
Hanlon – Michael, killed
Hawkins, Thomas – severely wounded in the left leg
Holmes, Henry – severely wounded in the right leg
Horan, Thomas – wounded in the neck
Houston, James – killed
Hugo, Hugh – killed
Johnston, John – dangerously wounded, arm amputated
Johnston, Thomas – severely wounded in the shoulder and chest
Jones, William – killed
Keane, Patrick – killed
Lally, Martin – killed
Leigh, Edward – wounded
Leckie, David – severely wounded in the arm
McClure, Robert – slightly wounded
MacLoughlin, Peter – slightly wounded in the left ankle
Metters, Thomas – killed
Montgomery Colin – slightly wounded
Morrison George – slightly wounded
Norton, William – killed
Paine, William – slightly wounded in the right hip
Parker, Thomas – bayonet wound in the right thigh
Reid, George – slightly wounded
Reynolds, John – slightly wounded
Rice, William – killed
Robson, Robert – slightly wounded in the left side
Ryan, Edward – severely wounded in the left arm
Silk, John – wounded in the right arm
Stafford, Jame – killed
Steggles, Charles, killed
Thompson, Francis – dangerously wounded, died of wounds
Varley, George – wounded in the left thigh
Walsh, Peter – killed
White, Edwin – slightly wounded
Wilson, James – killed

The British force lost 51 killed, including 3 officers, 131 wounded and 11 missing out of a force of 600 cavalry and 2400 infantry. They were supported by 22 guns of questionable quality.

8th of June- the Ridge

1/60^th   Foot
Privates
Carthy, Michael, – severely wounded
Jennings, George – killed in action

75^th Foot
Captain R. Dawson – severely wounded in the leg by round shot
Sergeant John Pearce – slightly wounded
Privates
Parker, James – slightly wounded
Peel, John – slightly wounded
Young, James Young – wounded in the right side

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Corporal John Merrifield was slightly wounded in the right knee. A mason by trade from the province of Andalusia, he enlisted at Devenport on 9 February 1848 for ten years. Merrifield died at Roorkee on 16 June 1861. He died intestate, leaving behind his entire savings of £28 to be disposed of by the government.
Privates
Nelly, Thomas – wounded in the neck. From Ennis, Clare, Nelly enlisted at Clonmel on 30 March 1854, for 10 years’ service, a labourer by trade. In 1858, he was at the Subathu Depot. In 1861, he volunteered to join the 104th Foot.
Porteous, William – left hand amputated. A blacksmith from North Berwick, William had enlisted on 30 January 1855 at Glasgow. He was invalided back to Europe in 1858.
Reily, Edmond – died at Delhi

9th of June

6th Dragoon Guards
Private John Hayden – Slightly wounded

1/60th Foot
Privates
Connoboy, Patrick – slightly wounded
Cranmer, Job – slightly wounded
Higgins, John – severely wounded
Geering, Henry – wounded
Hakeman, William – killed in action
Higgins, John – severely wounded (there are 2 men of the same name, this one bears No.3338)
Kearney, Thomas – slightly wounded
Pugh, Richard – severely wounded
Smith, Richard – dangerously wounded
Wakeman, William – killed in action

75^th Foot
Privates
Crosbie, Robert – severely wounded in the arm and hand
Graham, Lysander – wounded in right thigh

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Corporal John McGee – Killed in action

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Kelly, Thomas – killed in action. A labourer from Borrisokane, Tipperary, Kelly enlisted on 22 October 188 at Kilkenny for 10 years’ service.


Corps of Guides
Lieutenant Quentin Battye (56^th BNI)– dangerously wounded, died of wounds 11^th of June. Attached to the Guides Cavalry – Aged 25. Born at Kishnagarh, Bengal. Son of George Battye. Served in the Burma Campaign (1853). Grave at Rajpura Cemetery, Delhi – “Sacred to the memory of Quintin Battye, Lieutenant in the late 55th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry and 2nd in command of the Corps of Guides who fell whilst nobly performing his duty against the mutineers before Delhi on the 9th June 1857. this tomb is erected by his brother officers in the Guides as a slight token of their respect and esteem for his many soldierlike and amiable qualities.”

Lieutenant C.W. Hawes (43^rd BNI) – slightly wounded.

Bengal Field Artillery
Gunner Michael Glenaun (3/3) – slightly wounded in the head

10^th of June

1/60^th Foot
Private  Henry Geering – wounded

75^th Foot
Private Robert Crosbie – severely wounded

Bengal Horse Artillery
Gunners
Baker, Henry (1/2). Killed in action. Baker, a labourer from Cork, enlisted on 5 February 1852 at Southampton, for 12 years.
Denehy, Daniel (1/2). Killed in action. Denehy, a labourer from Dungarvon, Waterford, had enlisted for unlimited service at Cork on 20 January 1840.

Sirmoor Battalion
From Major C. Ried, Commanding the Sirmoor Battalion and Main Piquet, to Captain H.W. Norman, Officiating Adjutant-General of the Army – No. 71, dated Hindu Rao’s House, 11th June

For the information of the Major-General Commanding the Forces, I have the honour to report that about five o’clock yesterday evening, the mutineers, about five hundred strong, with two light guns and a party of cavalry, came out of Ajmere Gate, with the intention apparently of turning our right flank and threatening our rear. I immediately proceeded out with two guns of Major Scott’s battery, seven companies of the Sirmoor Battalion , two companies of the 60th Rifles, and a hundred and fifty of the Guides. The latter I threw out in skirmishing order, with directions to encourage the enemy to approach. The Rifles I extended on my left flank,, wih Gurkhas in line on my right. About six o’clock the mutineers approached in force. The guns they had with them opened with grape on the right line of skirmishers. I then threw out another company of my own regiment in skirmishing order in continuation of the first line. They advanced steadily with orders to spare ammunition as much as possible. Whilst the Gurkhas were advancing the mutineers called out to them,saying they would not fire as they (the mutineers) wished to speak to them. Others called out, “We expect the Gurkhas to join us; we won’t fire.” The Gurkhas replied, “Oh yes, we are now coming to join you.”
They closed upon their centre and went up withing twenty paces of the mutineers when they gave a well directed volley, killing between twenty and thirty, and followed them up until fired upon by the batteries at Ajmere Gate.
Major Scott’s guns opened with grape, ad apparently with good effect on the infantry and cavalry, which were seen retreating towards the Ajmere Gate. About 7.30 pm the mutineers retreated, on which I withdrew.
Our loss was three killed and two wounded in my regiment. The Guides three killed, but as yet no report of wounded (since reported, three wounded). Major Scott’s battery (two guns) three horses wounded, one killed.

The total loss in my regiment up to the present time is as follows –

3 Sepoys killed
Wounded: 1 Jemadar, 1 Havildar, 1 Naick, 12 Sepoys
Total Killed and wounded: 18

“The jemadar is severely wounded, and is just now a great loss to me, as I consider him one of the smartests officers in the regiment. He is certainly worthy of promotion; and although I have no vacancies, I trust the Major-General Commanding will be pleased to authorise me to promote him at once to the grade of subadar, retaining him on the rolls of my regiment as a supernumerary subadar until a vacancy occurs.”

11^th June

1/60^th  Foot
Private James Power– died of wounds

12^th of June

1/60th Foot
Lieutenant P.J. Curtis – severely wounded –“a shot between the arm and side which took a bit out of each” (H. Greathed, letter to his wife, June 13th)
Lieutenant H.G. Deedes – slightly wounded
Sergeant William Courtenay- slightly wounded
Ensign Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillips (11th BNI) attached to the 1/60th, slightly wounded

Privates
Bastable, Edward – slightly wounded
Eastment, George – severely wounded
Johnson, Thomas – slightly wounded
Lewis, William – slightly wounded
Rae, George – severely wounded

75th Foot
Captain Edward William John Knox – killed in action – Aged 37. Son of John and Maria, of Co. Mayo. Joined the Army in 1839. Husband of Charlotte Gardiner. Ref. The Times 28-8-57: ‘before Delhi, while gallantly leading his picket to repel the assault of the rebel army on The Tower Battery, he was shot through the head.’ He had only a moment before shot a mutineer when “his eye caught sight of a sepoy levelling a musket at him. “See,” said he, to one of his men, “that man pointing at me, take him down.” The words had hardly escaped his lips when the fatal shot took place upon his person. He was on one knee when singled out as a mark by the mutineer…as soon as he received the shot, he rose regularly “to attention” and then fell and expired without a word or groan.” (Rotton)
There are two stories about Knox’s death. The one comes from the pen of Reverend Rotton, as stated above, though colourful, it contradicts that of an eyewitness. Knox was neither shot in the head nor kneeling. He “was on his feet at the time and that as he was shouting orders to his men, a ball entered his mouth. It crashed through his cervical vertebrae and hurled him backwards to the ground, stone dead.” (de Rhe- Philipe)

Privates
Banks, Abel – killed in action
Bates, Thomas – severely wounded in the hand
Child, Thomas – wounded in the left leg
Cullen, Brian – killed in action; shot in the abdomen
Dinsdale, John – slightly wounded
Farrell, John – wounded in right hand
Freeman, Patrick – wounded in left leg
Kelly, Daniel – wounded in left leg
Knights, Samuel – slightly wounded
Rourke, Richard – slightly wounded
Sibley, Thomas – slightly wounded in right hand

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Private James Pople – dangerously wounded through the chest on 12 June. Died of wounds 13 June. A labourer from Axbridge, Somerset, Pople enlisted for unlimited service at London on 8 December 1842.

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Corporals
Greenback, Richard – wounded in the spine
McKinnon, John – dangerously wounded in the right leg. He died on 30 September 1857.
Maguire, Robert – musket ball through the wrist

Drummer John Neil – died of dysentery. Neil enlisted in India, having arrived from Edinburgh in 1853, by his own means. He was a farrier by trade and joined the 2nd Bengal Europeans as a drummer.

Privates
Blair, John – wounded in the shoulder. A weaver from Glasgow, Blair enlisted on 1 May 1854 for 10 years’ service. He would be killed in action on 14 September during the assault on Delhi. Dying intestate, he left behind £101/5/10.
Cox, Henry – killed in action. Cox did not list an occupation when he enlisted at Agra on 12 March 1850, but stated his place of birth as Newington, Surry.
Lynan, Christopher – wounded in the hand
Prentice, Richard – dangerously wounded in the right arm, died of wounds
Rowland, Charles – wounded in the shoulder. He died on 12 September 1857.
Ryan, Patrick – wounded in the right foot.
Smith, John – killed in action
Swindell, David – wounded in the shoulder, the right leg and testicles, Swindell had enlisted at Manchester on 3 January 1855, aged 24. He was born in Youlgreave, Derbyshire, on 28 January 1831. He was discharged on account of his wounds at Calcutta on 3 September 1860. In 1896, Swindell was a pensioner, living in Manchester, listing his address as 2, Stanley St., Hall St., Moston (Late of Manor House, Leverhulme, Manchester). FIBIS, Soldiers & Widows Pension Details, 1896.

Corps of Guides
Lieutenant Thomas Gilbert Kennedy (62^nd BNI) – severely wounded

Bengal Horse Artillery (3/3)
Corporal Edward Reddin – wounded. A labourer from Borrisokane, Tipperary, Reddin enlisted on 4 February 1851 at Liverpool for 12 years. He was discharged, time expired, on 9 March 1861.
Bombardier James McAllister – severely wounded. Listing his profession as a clerk, McAllister came from St. Mark’s and enlisted on 23 October 1849 at Dublin. With the rank of sergeant, he was invalided home in December 1857.
Gunner Matthew Bissett – severely wounded

13^th of June

1/60th Foot
Privates
Bergin, Dennis – severely wounded
Burne, Patrick – slightly wounded
Caroll, Michael – slightly wounded
Kerr, John – dangerously wounded by a musketball “causing a compound comminuted fracture of the right radius about its middle, doing also much injury to the flexor tendons; several pieces of bone were taken away at the time.” He lost the use of his hand and was invalided out of the service at the age of 20 on July 21st, 1858.

75^th Foot
Private Charles West – killed in action

14^th of June

2nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Private Benjamin Teale – died of cholera. A clerk from Leeds, Teale enlisted at London on 7 May 1849 for 10 years service.

15^th of June

9th Lancers
Private Thomas Whitehead – severely wounded

1/60th Foot
Corporals
Forbes, Peter – severely wounded
Hickey, Michael – severely wounded
Privates
Green, Thomas – wounded
Healey, Daniel – died of wounds

75th Foot
Corporal Joseph Gibson – shot in right forearm
Corporal John McDonald – severely wounded in the elbow. He was able to return on modifed duty in September 1858, but had lost most of the use of his arm.

Privates
Atterbury, Wiliam – slightly wounded
Brondell, Henry – wounded in right thigh
Cook, William – wounded in the right shoulder
Greenfield, Charles – dangerously wounded in chest by bullet. According to “Gunshot Wounds of the Indian Mutiny,” Greenfield, aged 25, was wounded by grape-shot, weighing 4 ounces, on the left side of his chest. The ball “entered through the anterior fold of the axilla, and passed- downwards, backwards, and inwards, in a slanting direction, through the left lung, and made its exit apparently between the ninth and tenth ribs, close to the spinous process of the tenth vertebra. The entrance aperture soon healed ; that of exit did not heal for seven months, and for six or seven days portions of his food passed through it, and air from the lung.” He would not be fit for modified duty until August 1858.
Leary, Patrick – dangerously wounded in chest by bullet
Loraine, George – killed in action
McCue, James – shot in left shoulder
McDonald, John – shot in arm. He received a musket-ball in the lower part of the elbow. Although is wounded healed, he could barely bend his arm and he could no longer open his “little and ring-fingers” while the remaining were “powerless.” Following the injury, his arm was three inches shorter than the other but he returned to modifed duty on September 8th, 1858. He was 26 years old. (From “Gunshot Injuries from the Indian Mutiny”)
McDonagh, William – killed in action
Rolph, Thomas – killed in action
Starkey, William – slightly wounded
Widenham, Edward – killed in action

Bengal Field Artillery
Gunners
Mardney, Ralph – dangerously wounded, died of wounds 20^th of June

16^th June

1/60^th Foot
Privates
Healy, Daniel – died of wounds
Riordan, Daniel – wounded

17^th of June

6th Dragoon Guards
Privates
Hartnett, Thomas, – killed in action, Hindu Rao’s House
Jarvis Robert – killed in action, Hindu Rao’s House
McNamara, James – severely wounded
Sheeley, William – slightly wounded

1/60th Foot
Ensigns A.S. Heathcote – slightly wounded in Delhi Camp
Privates
Alexander, James, severely wounded
Conray, John – killed in action
Douglas, George – severely wounded
Myers, George – slightly wounded
Richards, James – severely wounded

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Captain E. Brown – severely wounded
Private John McDonald – killed in action
Private John Neglan – killed in action

2nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Sergeant John Roberston – wounded. Died 22 June. From Lanark, Robertson enlisted on 21 September 1842 at Edinburgh, listing his profession as an engineer.
Private Patrick Carberry -died of cholera

Bengal Horse Artillery
Colonel Henry Tombs – wounded

Bengal Engineers
Lieutenant A.E. Perkins  – slightly wounded

Engineers
Second-Lieutenant J.N. Champlain slightly wounded June 17

Sirmoor Battalion
List of killed, wounded and missing in the 2nd Column, commanded by Major C. Ried in the attack on the enemy’s position at Kissengunge on the 17th of June
Corporals and Naicks killed – 1
Sepoys wounded – 2

Ensign E.C. Wheatley (54th BNI) attached to the Sirmoor Battalion. Killed in action by cannon ball.
The shot which killed Wheatley killed a further seven men in Hindu Rao’s House, wounding another 2 who ultimately died of their wounds. Wheatley was said to be sleeping in a corner of the house when the fatal shot fell. He had been “well thought of for his gallantry and untiring energy of character.“

18th of June

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Private Joseph Abecco – died of wounds received in action. A musician by trade from Manchester, Abecco enlisted at Liverpool on 12 November 1849 for ten years.

60th Regiment of Foot
Private Peter Forbes, aged 32, severely wounded “…by a musket ball, which struck the left testicle, passed through the pubis and bladder, and made its exit posteriorly in the centre of the right hip. The left testicle was so much injured that it was removed the same day.”

Artillery
Captain J. Young, slightly wounded (Cave-Brown does not give a regiment)

Engineers
Second Lieutenant E.R. Jones, wounded, died of wounds July 24th

19^th June

Staff
Colonel Arthur Mitford Becher (Quartermaster General) wounded, slightly musket ball in the arm “through the fleshy part of it below the elbow…” (Colonel Keith Young, letter to his wife, Camp Delhi, 20th June)

9th Lancers
Captain & Lieutenant Colonel Robert Abercrombie Yule – killed in action. Served Ghuzni 1839 (16th Light Dragoons – medal), Sutlej 1845 (medal and bar), 9th Lancers in 1847, Punjab 1848 (medal and 2 bars). Married Margaret Rodgers at Edinburgh, 9th November 1841. Author of a treatise “on cavalry tactics “Notes on the Employment of the Cavalry.” .He was 40 years old when he died leading his men on the 19th of June.

In the perfect chaos of the day, Yule lost his life.

“Turner exhorted poor Yule to advance to save the guns, so we advanced and formed up across the road between the Guns and the enemy taking the fire on ourselves. Major Turner now begged Yule to charge saying (I believe) that unless the Cavalry advanced the guns would be lost….” The words however were heard by Lieutenant Alfred Stowell Jones and he stated Turner had, in fact, said: “Get along to the front, you cavalry, I can’t stand this!” This so excited Yule, he brought his men to the front and cried “Charge!” before Jones had the time to organise the squadron. This led to Lieutenant Blair rushing impetuously forward with his men without waiting for Jones who “had looked at the road and seen it was not fit to charge. He watched Yule for a moment, saw his face change so Jones tried to stop them. But they were too late so Jones went with the rest.”

Writes J.Campbell Brown who rode in the charge:

“Away we went under a most tremendous fire of musketry from the Enemy’s infantry with whom each side of the road was lined and who fired into us at a yard or two distance, we of course cleared the road and on our advance the enemy’s guns were withdrawn off the road where of course with the Cavalry we could not follow so after going 1/2 mile at a gallop and running the gauntlet not only of the enemy’s fire but that of our own artillery who mistook us in the dusk for the enemy’s Cavalry and killing a few of the enemy who did not get off the road on time we halted and formed up at the first place where there was enough open ground to deploy the Squadron on, for we had been forced to charge by the narrowness of the road, in a sort of column of threes, or rather in a mass as best we might.
“There we first knew the extent of our losses, one man after another failing to answer his name, and one man said he had seen poor Yule’s horse pass riderless and another that he had seen poor Yule himself lying face downwards, dead on the road. Some of us wanted to charge back to try and recover the wounded, whom we saw in the distance being sabered by the enemy’s Sowars, however, we were not allowed…So we moved off and after being repeatedly fired on by our Guns succeeded in getting back…” (Letter of J. Campbell Brown)

On the same day, another man was wounded – Henry Daly of the Corps of Guides. As he lay on the ground with a bad wound in his shoulder, he saw Yule, “Poor Yule! I knew him well; he came up after I was down; he trotted by me as I lay on the ground. It was quite dusk. He ought not to have been killed. The darkness did it. I fear he was left but wounded. The enemy prowled about the field during the night and found him there.” (Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly (ed) Major Hugh Daly (London, 1905) pp.148)
Daly was found by his men, but no one came back for Robert Yule until the next day. Reverend Rotten, who saw Yule’s body before he buried it, stated it was much mutilated, though this detail was left out in letters to Yule’s widow and his brothers. Yule had two brothers, the eldest “Sir George Udney Yule (1813-1886), who was a distinguished Indian civilian and a famous shikari. During the mutiny, with a corps of mounted European volunteers, he maintained order throughout the division of Rhagalpur, driving out large bodies of the mutineers and keeping open the navigation of the Ganges while preventing communication between the rebels in East and West Bahar. He subsequently served as chief commissioner of Oudh, as resident at Hyderabad, and finally on the governor-general’s council, from which he retired in 1869″. The other was Colonel Sir Henry Yule (1830-1889), a renowned geographer and orientalist. (Dictionary of National Biography)

Corporals
 Lee, James –   severely wounded
Hancock, Thomas – severely wounded
Farrier George Crittenden – killed in action
Privates
Bowling, William – killed in action, 19th June
Butler, Michael – severely wounded, 19th June
Cullum, William – slightly wounded, 19th June
Durtnall, Edward – killed in action, 19th June
Leech, Alfred – killed in action, 19th June
Peckham, James -dangerously wounded, 19th June, died 24th June

1/60th Foot
Captain H.F. Williams  –  dangerously wounded, left femur fractured
Lieutenants
Dundas, J.D. – slightly wounded
Humphreys, Mervyn Archdall (20th BNI) – mortally wounded, died of wounds. Attached to the 1/60th Foot. Aged 26. Son of William and Anna, of Co. Cavan. Joined the Bengal Army in 1850. Grave in Rajpura Cemetery, Delhi – “Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant M. A. Humphrys of the 20th N.I. who was killed in action on the 19th June 1857.”
According to Reverend Rotton, who attended Humphreys, he had been struck by a musket ball in the neck “…and the wound impeded very considerably the organs of speech; the ball seemed to have travelled, and in its course, wounded the lung. The wound ultimately proved fatal: the poor young fellow linger through the night, and his sufferings were very great. I was a witness to them, and to the exemplary patience with which he bore them. I knew little of this officer in cantonments but saw him much in camp…My recollections of him, especially those which have reference to his last moments, are very pleasant. His conduct always inspired me with respect, but now I felt a deeper sympathy.”

McGill, J.S.D. – slightly wounded in Delhi Camp
Sergeant George Waller – severely wounded by gunshot in left thigh
Ensign E.A. Lisle Phillipps – slightly wounded 30th of May, again 19th of June, aged 22.

Private John Chilcott – killed in action
Private John Flynn – wounded by a musketball in the left leg, aged 21. The musket ball “entered the
inner side of the left tibia, two inches above the ankle-joint, and probably passed out at the external malleolus. Several pieces of bone came away from the entrance wound.” Flynn survived but his ankle joint was partially disabled.

75^th Foot
Privates
Bennett, Henry – severely wounded in the back
Ford, Martin – dangerously wounded, right leg amputated. Died of wounds

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Sergeant William Hawkins – killed in action
Privates
Armstrong, Henry – killed in action. A labourer from Waterford, Armstrong enlisted on 9 March 1854 at Cork for a term of 10 years.
Edwards, Michael W. – killed in action. From Callan, Kilkenny, Edwards, a labourer, enlisted on 18 April 1855, at Wexford.

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Bateman, William – severely wounded. Bateman died on 22 June. He had enlisted in London on 2 May 1854, a labourer by trade.
Coyne, Michael – died of cholera. A collier by trade, Coyne had enlisted at Sollihull on 20 February 1855 for ten years. He was from Castlenagh, Roscommon.
Daly, Patrick – wounded in action, died of cholera on 19 June. Daly, a labourer, had enlisted for 10 years’ service at Cork on 27 April 1849.
Dines, Thomas – slightly wounded in the left leg. A labourer from Farnham, Hampshire, he enlisted for unlimited service on 9 January 1843 at London. Dines volunteered in 1861 to the 104th Regiment.
Heffernan, William – killed in action
O’Brien, Patrick – wounded in the stomach. A labourer from Youghal, Cork, O’Brien enlisted on 23 June 1854 at Cork. He survived his injury and would later volunteer in 1861 to join the 104th Regiment of Foot.
Sterling, William – wounded in the left knee. Sterling, a bookbinder by trade from Portsmouth, enlisted at Southampton for 10 years on 4 March 1852. In 1861, he volunteered to join the 104th Foot.
Walton, John – died of cholera

3^rd Bengal Native Infantry
Lieutenants
Alexander, Robert Waller – Killed in action – Son of Rev. Robert Alexander. Grave at Rajpura Cemetery, Delhi – “Sacred to the memory of Robert Waller Alexander 3rd NI. Son of Revd. R. Alexander of Blackheath Ireland who was killed before Delhi on the night of the 19th June 1857 whilst gallantly engaged in repelling an attack made by the mutineers on the British outposts.
Yorke, James – Dangerously wounded. Attached to the 4^th Sikh Infantry. Died of wounds, 1^st July

Corps of Guides
Captain Henry Daly – severely wounded

Bengal Horse Artillery
Sergeant Matthew Gelverton (3/3) – wounded
Corporal James Milligan (1/2) – severely wounded

Gunners
Davis, Andrew(3/3) – severely wounded in the right wrist. A labourer by trade from Dublin, born around 1831, he enlisted at Liverpool in October 1853. Davis was discharged in London on 11 August 1858, having served 2 years and 7 months. He received a pension of 1s. 3d. In 1896, he was living at Flemingtown, Naas, Co. Wicklow. FIBIS Soldiers & Widows Pension Details – 1896
Gaynor, Bernard (1/2) – severe gunshot wound to the left arm. Gaynor was a gardener from Ballyboy before he enlisted at Dublin on 26 April 1840 for unlimited service. Raised in rank to sergeant, Gaynor was discharged in 1860.
Hogan, John (1/4)– severely wounded in the left thigh. A clerk from Cork, he enlisted on 4 August 1850 for 12 years service. As a sergeant, he reached the end of his service (time expired) and was struck off on 1 October 1860.
Pitt, Robert(3/3) – severely wounded. A shoemaker from Shoreditch, Middlesex, Pitt joined up at London on 30 December 1844. He was invalided back to Europe in December 1857.
Quinlan, James (3/3)– slightly wounded
Russell, Lawrence (3/3)– severely wounded. Enlisting at Dublin on 15 April 1851, Russell, a labourer from Rathdrum, Wicklow, had signed on for 12 years’ service. He was invalided home on 7 December, 1857.
Saxton, John (3/1)  – dangerously wounded, died of wounds 21^st of June. A watchmaker from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Saxton enlisted at London on 1 September 1842 for unlimited service.
Scott, Henry (3/3)– wounded. Scott had enlisted at Glasgow on 4 June 1847, stating his profession as a labourer, from Rathfriland, Down. He died in the hospital at Bareilly on 14 May 1858. 
Turley, Hugh (1/2)– killed in action. A currier from Glasgow, Turley enlisted on 27 June 1853 for 12 years.
Woods, James – Sword cut right shoulder 9 Jan 1857, slight. However, it would not be his only injury. On 11 September, he received a musket ball in the left hip joint, a wound severe enough that he was invalided to Europe on 27 November 1858. A draper from Gateshead, Durham, Woods had enlisted at Birmingham on 27 April 1854, for 12 years.

Bengal Field Artillery
Corporal Charles Corcoran (4/6) – severely wounded in the thumb of the right hand and left groin.
Born in the parish of Abbeystrowry, Co. Cork, a labourer by trade, Corcoran enlisted in Skibbereen on 25 April 1847 for unlimited service. He was noted as 5ft 7 1/2 inches in height, with brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. Attested on 26 April, he joined the depot on 10 May and on 21 June set sail for India. He died on 1 June 1864.

Gunners
Reilly, Timothy – (3/3) severely wounded in the breast. A labourer from Kenmare, Kerry, he enlisted at Cork on 6 April 1850 for 12 years.
Walsh, Robert (3/3) – slightly wounded in the thigh and again in the right side on 9 July. Walsh was invalided to Europe in 1866. He had enlisted at the age of 23 on 9 January 1848 in Wexford. Stating his trade as labourer and his birthplace the parish of Suttons, near New Ross, Wexford, Walsh signed on for 12 years’ service. He was 5’7″, with brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. The recruiters did not wait long to send Walsh to London: he was attested on 11 January and sent off four days later. By June 1848, he was on his way to India. FIBIS  Register – EIC Recruits Dublin District Recruiting 1843-1850
Williams, John (3/3) – slightly wounded in the right side. A tailor from Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, Williams enlisted in 1856 at Warley Barracks, Manchester, for 12 years.

20th of June

Regiment 1/60^th Foot
Corporal Thomas Jennings – severely wounded
Privates
Boulter John – severely wounded
Coulter, William – severely wounded
Dixon, Thomas – severely wounded
Flynn, John – severely wounded
Hannick, Thomas – wounded
Hart, Christopher – severely wounded
Heaver, Edward – slightly wounded
Jones, George – dangerously wounded, died of wounds 28^th of July
McDonald, John – dangerously wounded,  died of wounds
Sheeley, Michael – severely wounded
Sullivan, Daniel – severely wounded
Turner, Samuel – slightly wounded
Wallace, Edward – slightly wounded

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Connelly, William – died of cholera. A labourer from Bandon, Cork, Connelly enlisted at Cardiff on 29 December 1854 for 10 years.
Marshall, James- died of cholera

Bengal Horse Artillery, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Troop
Captain H.P. Bishop – slightly wounded

Bengal Horse Artillery, 3^rd Brigade, 2^nd Troop
Gunner James Lennox – dangerously wounded, died of wounds. A linen weaver, born in the parish of Artrea, Magherafelt, Derry, he enlisted for 12 years’ service on 8 April 1854 at Ballymena, aged 25. He was noted as 5’8″, with brown hair and green eyes and a fresh complexion. FIBIS: Depot Registers of Irish Recruits (1811-1855)

21st of June

1/60^th Foot
Private Edwin Carthy – killed in action

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Kelly, Patrick – died of cholera
McDonald, Patrick- died of cholera

Bengal Horse Artillery, 3^rd Brigade, 2nd Troop
Gunner John Thomas – dangerously wounded, died of wounds. A hatter from Roscrea, Queens, Thomas enlisted on 29 December 1854 at Nenagh, for 12 years.

Bengal Field Artillery
Gunner Ralph Moroney  (3/3)– dangerously wounded, died of wounds

22nd of June

1/60^th Foot
Privates
Brown, Charles – slightly wounded
Corcoran, Philip – died of wounds
McPherson, John -killed in action

Regiment – Bengal Field Artillery
Gunner James Smith (3/3) – dangerously wounded, died of wounds

23rd of June

1/60^th Foot
Captain C. Jones – severely wounded
Colour Sergeant James Baker – slightly wounded
Sergeant John Fairweather – severely wounded at Hindu Rao’s House
Corporal Samuel Ormsby – severely wounded
Privates
Butler, William – severely wounded, Hindu Rao’s House
Chisnell, Robert – severely wounded
Dickerson, John – dangerously wounded, Hindu Rao’s House, died of wounds
Eaid, Thomas – killed in action
Gordon, James – slightly wounded
Higgs, William – killed in action
Hogan, Thomas – killed in action
Irish, Samuel – killed in action
Lidgebird, John -slightly wounded, Hindu Rao’s House
Moncur, Alexander – slightly wounded
Palmer, Hugh -slightly wounded
Spick, George – severely wounded
Walker, Daniel – slightly wounded
Walker, James – severely wounded
Whitlow, Thomas -killed in action

75^th Foot
Corporal D. Butler – slightly wounded
Private John Pellister  – severely wounded in right arm

1st Bengal European Fusiliers
Colonel J. Welchman – severely wounded
Sergeant Richard Harcourt – killed in action
First Lieutenant Stuart Hare Jackson – killed in action – Aged 19. Joined the Bengal Army in 1855. Third son of the late A.R. Jackson, MD of Warley Barracks. Buried at Rajpura Cemetery, Delhi – “Beneath this lies the mortal remains of Lieut. S.H. Jackson 2nd EB Fusiliers killed in action against the rebels on 23rd June 1857 during the siege of Delhi. erected by his brother officers as a mark of deep esteem.”
Corporal Matthew Bryan – died of wounds

Privates
Austen, Edward – killed in action. A labourer from Dublin, Austen enlisted on 9 May 1853 for 10 years’ service.
Austin, John – killed in action
Comyns, Martin – killed in action. A mason from Kilrush, Co. Clare, he enlisted for 10 years’ service on 2 February 1854.
Daly, Michael – killed in action. A labourer from Eyrecourt, Galway, Daly enlisted at Athlone on 7 April 1852, for 10 years’ service.
Hemsley, John – killed in action. Enlisting for unlimited service at London on 30 March 1846, Hemsley was a tailor by profession from London.
Hogan, Edward – killed in action. Hogan, a labourer from Nenagh, Tipperary, enlisted on 25 January 1854 at Nenagh for 10 years’ service.
Kerr, George – killed in action. A labourer from Paisley, Renfrew, he enlisted at Glasgow on 28 February 1854.
McArthur, John – killed in action. From Port Glasgow, Renfrew, McArthur, a labourer, enlisted at Glasgow on 8 October 1850, for 12 years.
Smith, William – killed in action
Willcock, Esau – killed in action. Willcock, a labourer from Stony Stratford, Bucks, enlisted at London on 14 December 1842 for unlimited service.

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Staff Sergeant John Kean- killed in action
Sergeant Michael McNamara – wounded in the thigh. A labourer from Kilkeady, Co. Galway, he enlisted at Cork on 16 November 1847 for 12 years. McNamara died at Delhi on 28 December 1857, leaving his estate, amounting to £111/11/3, to his wife, Bridget.

Corporals
Fread, Thomas – wounded in the shoulder. The wound was determined to be “disabling.”
McLaughlin, John – severely wounded, leg amputated. A blacksmith from Castlebar, Co. Mayo, he enlisted at Liverpool on 6 March 1848 for 10 years’ service. He was invalided home in March 1858.
Thomas, William – killed in action. Thomas had nearly seen the end of his service when he was killed. A carpenter from Dublin, he enlisted at Liverpool on 7 May 1848 for 10 years.

Privates
Brown, James – mortally wounded. A labourer from Dromore, Co. Down, Brown enlisted at Banbridge for 10 years on 31 January 1848. He died on 26 June 1857.
Cantle, Charles – killed in action. A clerk from Bath, Somerset, Cantle enlisted for 10 years’ service on 5 May 1855, at Dublin.
Connors, Patrick – killed in action
Cragan (alt. Creegan), Francis – died in camp. Enlisting for 10 years’ service on 30 June 1849 at London, Cragan was a labourer from Longford.
Fryers, Thomas – killed in action
Gallen (alt. Gallon) Terence – severely wounded in the right shoulder and breast. He was invalided to Europe on 14 March 1858. Gallen, a labourer from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, enlisted for unlimited service on 12 June 1847.
Hales, William – wounded in the thigh. A brush maker from Southwark, Surrey, Hales enlisted for 10 years on 10 March 1854 in London. He was discharged in 1859.
Kelly, Michael – wounded in the leg. He was invalided to Chunar on 4 March 1858. Kelly enlisted at Althone on 1 March 1852 for 10 years. He hailed from Cork, Co. Cork and listed his profession as a labourer.
McCartney, Samuel – killed in action. Enlisting at Belfast on 9 May 1855, McCartney was a labourer by trade from Belfast.
Maguire, John – wounded in thigh
Mehan, Patrick – wounded in the knee
Morgan, Benjamin -killed in action. From Pontsteiverr, Cardigan, Morgan enlisted at London on 27 April 1849 for 10 years, a labourer by trade.
Morton, Thomas – wounded in the chest. A labourer by trade from Manchester, he enlisted at Dublin on 5 June 1830 for unlimited service. He was pensioned in 1860.
O’Dwyer, Michael – killed in action. From Limerick, O’Dwyer enlisted on 15 August 1939, for unlimited service.
Ormsby, James – killed in action. Born in Ghazpore to European parents, Ormsby enlisted at Subathu on 21 October 1846, although it is likely he had enlisted earlier on 1 December 1842, when it is noted as “Entertained as a musician by Regimental Order.”
Parry, William – killed in action. A puddler from Bangor, Flint, Parry enlisted for 10 years on 15 May 1855 at Liverpool.
Power, James – wounded in the knee. He was invalided on 26 December 1859 and pensioned in Europe at 9d a day from 3 June 1869. A labourer from Portlaw, Waterford, Power enlisted on 2 April 1849 at Plymouth.
Wilson, James – killed in action

Corps of Guides
Lieutenant A.W. Murray (42^nd BNI) – slightly wounded

Bengal Field Artillery
Bugle Major John O. Byrne (H.Q. /6) – wounded
Unposted Recruit, Patrick Tynan – thigh fractured by a musket ball. The wound was severe, and he was invalided to Europe and struck off on 27 November 1858. Tynan was a clerk from Waterford and had enlisted at London on 16 July 1855, intending to serve for 12 years.

24th of June

75^th Foot
Private James Guinane – killed in action

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Ambrose, William – wounded in the leg and on 14 September 1857, he was killed in action. A clerk from Kilworth, Co. Cork, Ambrose enlisted on 1 January 1848, for 10 years.
Donovan, Dennis – wounded in the neck. A labourer from Tipperary, he enlisted on 2 April 1849 for 10 years. He was discharged with the sanction of the government and struck off by Regimental Order on 10 May 1859.
Hutchinson, William -died of wounds

25th of June

1/60^th Foot
Colour Sergeant William Court – slightly wounded

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
McGrath , John – died at Delhi Camp. A labourer from Frenchpark, Roscommon, McGrath enlisted at Manchester on 4 July 1849 for 10 years.

Bengal Field Artillery
Gunner James McDonald – (3/3) – dangerously wounded, died of wounds

26th of June

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Private Michael Hanna – died at Delhi Camp. A weaver from Lurgan, Armagh, he enlisted at Newry on 25 February 1852 for a term of 10 years.

27th of June

1/60^th Foot
Privates
Bathurst, James – severely wounded
Callaghan, John – severely wounded
Carter, Thomas – severely wounded
Dooley, Robert – died of wounds,
Hand, Henry – severely wounded

1^st Bengal European Fusiliers
Private Michael Murphy – killed in action

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers

Lieutenant J.T. Harris – severely ., For this,we have Harris’ own account:
Ordered to Hindu Rao House on the morning of the 27th, he advanced with his men to the Sabzi Mandi.
“While wondering what to do in the vast assamblage of huts, I received an order from the Commanding Officer of the picket telling me to the place with my men.
In answer I wrote back at once that if he would send me a thousand men I should be happy to obey him but with my force all I could hope to do was to try to defend the line of road.” Harris took possession of a few stout buildings on his side of the road to try keep the road between himself and the approached mutineers who were streaming in numbers out of the Lahore Gate.
As the buildings were detached but only thirty yards apart, Harris found he could talk from one to the next one, thus ensuring his orders could still be heard and followed – the men barricaded the doors and Harris posted most of the men on the roof afforded shelter by the three foot parapets on each. The house Harris found himself in had only one very small door facing the road..”As we had no entrenching tools whatever, I went to this doorway to examine the thickness of the wall and to see if the men could loophole it with their bayonets While I was standing the doorway about twenty sepoys fired a volley at me fron the other side of the road. The bullets hit the both the woodwork on which I was standing and that which my head was touching. They smashed against the brick wall by the side of my ear, and one bullet took me in the thigh diagonally and came out near my hi, and aonther hit a man by the name of James Hartley in the iliac artery.”
Harris was unfortunately holding his naked sword in his left hand as the scabbard had been shot away – the volley “made me start so violently that I drove my sword right through my left foot and through the sole of my boot…”
Possibly the adrenalin pumping through his veins and the mad rush of battle did not allow Harris to realise how badly hurt he really was. There was fight in him yet.
“I limped back from the doorway to find my young subaltern and my colour-sergeant Noon were both crying. Language cannot express my feelings of rage at these men for shedding tears because I had been hit. I grabbed a pugaree, put a bullet into it, and made a rough tourniquet of it, twisting it very tightly with a man’s bayonet.”
Aware that James Hartley was bleeding to death, Harris quickly put his thumb over the artery and with the help of another man, fashioned another tourniquet for Hartley.
“During this time I was both in frightful pain and as angry as a man can be. But in the way of misfortune tings had reached a climax, for shortly afterwards we cleared the enemy off the opposite side of the road and eventually they retired. When all was quiet again I posted by men carefully, and improved as far as possible the facilities for firing to the front.” He then saw to the other buildings after which he allowed himself to taken back to the camp. Harris would not be fit to rejoin his regiment for the rest of the siege of Delhi only returning to the Fusiliers in February 1858. (China Jim – Being Incidents and Adventures in the Life of an Indian Mutiny Veteren – Major-General J.T. Harris, 1912)

Colour Sergeant James Dickson – killed in action

Privates
Agnew, James – wounded in the right foot
Bosher, James – severely wounded in the right arm; amputated
Briggs, Arthur J. – killed in action
Cook, John – killed in action
Doyle, John – slightly wounded in the left thumb
Dunkerton, Herbert – wounded in the right arm
Hartley, James – severely, died of wounds
Hanlon, Michael – wounded in the fingers. He was invalided to Europe on 4 March 1858. Hanlon was a labourer from Mitchelstown, Co. Limerick who enlisted on 1 November 1849 for 10 years’ service at Clonmel.
Harwood, Charles – wounded in the right thigh. A baker from Tiverton, Devon, Harwood enlisted at London on 27 March 1854, for 10 years. He transferred to the 5th European Regiment in 1858 as a sergeant.
Hones, George – wounded in the left leg. A shoemaker from Oxford, Hones enlisted at London on 27 April 1854. As a corporal, he transferred to the 5th European Regiment in 1858.
Keen, Lawrence- wounded through the groin. He died at Delhi on 2 July 1857. Keen was a labourer from Uxbridge, who enlisted at London on 16 June 1854 for 10 years.
Moore, George – wounded through the body
Sharkey, John – wounded in the breast and arm. He died at Delhi on 11 July 1859. His estate amounted to £18/2/0 at the time of his death and he died intestate. A labourer from Roundwood, Wicklow, Sharkey enlisted at Dublin on 13 June 1849 for 10 years.
Walsh, John – dangerously wounded in the abdomen

Bengal Field Artillery
Gunners
Harding, William (3/3) – killed in action
McGillicuddy, Thomas (3/3) . slight graze on face
Unposted Recruit, John Woolridge – severe contusion of groin

28^th June

1/60th Foot
Private Charles Mowatt – slightly wounded

29^th June

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Privates
Ahern, Dennis – died of cholera
Cleary, Timothy- died of cholera. Contracted for a service of 10 years, Cleary was a labourer from Ennis, Co. Clare, who enlisted on 2 April 1849 at Limerick.

30th of June

1/60^th Foot
Privates
Duggan, Patrick – severely wounded, 30th June
Enfield, Charles – severely wounded
Osborne, George -slightly wounded (regimental number:3167)
Peters, William  – severely wounded
Tomlinson, George – wounded

2^nd Bengal European Fusiliers
Lieutenant Charles Renny Blair – dangerously wounded (according the Tavender, Blair was wounded on the 31st of July, however Colonel Young write of the incident in a letter to his wife on the 1st of July). Blair was shot through the liver and it seemed, by the nature of the wound, he had been shot by his own men from behind; there was suspicion this may have been a case of taking care of old grudges rather than wounds of war. Nothing was ever proved. Lieutenant Blair survived his wound and ended his career as a general.
Private James Smith – wounded in the spine

3^rd Bengal Native Infantry
Captain Caulfield – slightly wounded at Delhi. Attached to the 1^st Bengal Fusiliers

4^th Bengal Native Infantry
Lieutenant C.F. Packe – severely wounded. Attached to the 4^th Sikh Infantry

Artillery
Lieutenant E.H. Hildebrande – wounded

God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine -
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, 
Lest we forget - lest we forget!

"Recessional" (Rudyard Kipling, lines 1-6)