HM’s 35th Regiment of Foot and the Naval Brigade

When it came to counting up the dead, there was no differentiation made in the final returns between the men of HM’s 35th and those of the Naval Brigade. This is not unusual, considering that for this action, the Naval Brigade fell under the command of Captain Le Grand and thus was considered as doing duty with the regiment. They are listed under the 93 privates of the 35th Regiment. As the Naval Brigade did install their own memorial at Gaya Cemetery, it has been possible to identify the sailors.

A memorial plaque was installed in St Peter’s Church, Calcutta in their collective memory.

KILLED IN ACTION

Officers

Captain Arthur John Le Grand – aged 39. He had exchanged from the 63rd Foot and had obtained his captaincy on 7 July 1854 in the 35th. Second son of Major William Le Grand of Canterbury/Portarlington and his wife, Bridget, née Davy. Arthur was born on 16th December 1819 at Monastereven, Co Kildare.
Le Grand had already been in India, having arrived in Madras as an ensign in the 63rd Foot in 1844 & returned with the regiment to England in 1847. On 21 September 1852, he married Mary Amanda Waller (daughter of John Waller, Esq., late of Dublin) in Ardrahan, Galway, Ireland.
The Le Grand’s infant son lies buried in the cemetery at Dum Dum, close to Calcutta, having died aged just 5 months in 1855. He was stated to be their youngest son, so it is likely that there were other children. In 1857, Mrs Le Grand bore another son at Barrackpore in August.

Lieutenant William Glynne Massey, aged 27. Son of Reverend William Massey and Elizabeth, née Elcocke. He was christened on 3 Aug 1831 in Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire. Massey was an ensign in the 35th Regiment in 1848.

Assistant Surgeon William George Clarke – killed in action, aged 30. Born 4 February 1828 at Ballymena, Co. Antrim. According to the London Gazette, he joined the 35th Regiment as Assistant Surgeon of the 35th Foot on 16 April 1852.

Colour Sergeants
Bush, Richard
Russell, William

Sergeants
Britton, William
Johnson, William

Corporals
Barnes, George
Barrett, William
Herd, David

Privates
Ancell, Charles
Atkin, Henry – severely wounded, died in Arrah

Banks, Joseph
Bew, Henry
Baxall, William
Bowker, James
Breakle, William
Burbridge, William

Carey, James
Carter, Frederick
Cassidy, Peter
Cassidy, Robert
Clegg, Abraham
Cook, William
Connor, Daniel
Cronan, Patrick
Cross, James

Digham, William (Naval Brigade)
Dooloy, James – severely wounded, died in Arrah

Eligo, Patrick (Naval Brigade)
Ekid, William (Naval Brigade)

Fields, Richard (Naval Brigade)
Francis, John (Naval Brigade)
Frost, Samuel – severely wounded, died in Arrah

Gallagher, Peter (Naval Brigade)
George, Joseph (Naval Brigade
Gibbons, James (Naval Brigade)
Gilmore, Andrew (Naval Brigade)
Godfrey, Henry (Naval Brigade)
Goldthorpe, John
Goodall, John (Naval Brigade)
Griffiths, Thomas (Naval Brigade)
Gumbrill, James – severely wounded, died in Arrah

Halus, D. (Naval Brigade)
Hannach, William (Naval Brigade)
Hannah, Samuel
Hardman, William
Hargreaves, James (Naval Brigade)
Hayes, John (Naval Brigade)
Hills, William (Naval Brigade)
Hills, John – severely wounded, died in Arrah
Horsely, Arthur (Naval Brigade)
Howe, Thomas (Naval Brigade)
Hughes, Robert (Naval Brigade)
Humphrey, William (Naval Brigade)
Hutchins, William (Naval Brigade)

Idden, William (Naval Brigade)
Irvine, William (Naval Brigade)

Johnston, George (Naval Brigade)
Johnston, James (Naval Brigade)
Johnston, John (Naval Brigade)
Jones, John (Naval Brigade)
Jubb, Benjamin

Kelly, Peter
Kinchela, John

Lake, James
Luimox, William

McLean, Archibald
McNeil, John (Naval Brigade)
McNolty, John
McQuade, James
McTaggert, James (Naval Brigade)
Malady, John
Miller, Andrew
Mooney, John (Naval Brigade)
Monaghar, Patrick
Moynihan, William
Mudge, Thomas (Naval Brigade)
Murphy, Patrick (Naval Brigade)
Murphy, William (Naval Brigade)
Murphy, Thomas (Naval Brigade)

Nolan, James (Naval Brigade)

James Paltinson (Naval Brigade)
Penny, William (Naval Brigade)
Poole, George (Naval Brigade)
Potier, Samuel (Naval Brigade)
Pratt, Henry (Naval Brigade)

Reilly, Patrick (Naval Brigade)
Ripping, George (Naval Brigade)
Roberts, Thomas (Naval Brigade)

Serjeant, Ambrose (Naval Brigade)
Sernby, G. (Naval Brigade)
Skinner, Robert (Naval Brigade)
Spence, George (Naval Brigade)
Spicer, Edward (Naval Brigade)

Taylor John (Naval Brigade)
Taylor, William (Naval Brigade)

Underwood, John (Naval Brigade)

Vaughan, John – severely wounded, died in Arrah

Watson, Thomas (Naval Brigade)
Wilson, William (Naval Brigade)
Wooding, John (Naval Brigade)

The tomb of the 35th Regiment in Arrah, which, if it is still there, stood “east of the Treasury and the Ramna Road” and was inscribed as follows:

Sacred to the memory of the undermentioned officers, non-commissioned officers and men of H.M. 35th Regiment, who fell in action in the Shahabad district on the 23rd April 1858. Here lie the remains of
Sergt. William Britton; Corpl. Hy. Atkin, Privates: S. Frost, L. Dooloy; Js. Vaughan; Ido. Hills and Js. Gumbrill, who died after coming into Arrah.
The undermentioned fell in Action : –
Captain A. G. LeGrand.
Lieut. W. G. Massey.
Dr. F. Clarke.
Cr.-Sergts: Wm. Russel; R. Bush.
Sergts: Wm. Johnston; Thos. Mortan.
Corpls: Wm. Barrett; Geo. Barnes; David Herd.
Privates: C. Ancell; Jas. Banks; Wm. Baxall, Hy. Bew; Js.Bouker; Wm.Breakle; Wm. Burbridge; P. Cassidy; Rbt, Cassidy; Pk. Cronan; Wm. Cook; Fdk. Carter; Abra Clegg; Danl. Connor; Js. Cross; Js. Gary; Benj. Jubb; Pk Kelley; Jno. Kinchela; Js. Lake; Wm. Luimox; Jno. Malady; Archb. McLean; Js. McNolty; Js. McQuad; Pk. Monaghar; Wm. Moynihan; Andrew Miller.

Bengal Field Artillery

KILLED IN ACTION

Corporal J. Hoolahan (4/5)

Gunners (1/6)
George Bygrave
S. Watson

They had stood by their guns until the last and had managed to spike one in the face of the enemy. All three were killed. If a memorial existed to them at Arrah, it has not come to light. For the men of Rattray’s Sikhs, there does not appear to have been any elaborate memorial erected, and their names are with their God.

” The Dinapore folks have it that the 35th ran away from their officers and left them to be cut up. This is a disgraceful calumny, and I am happy to have it in my power to contradict it. Had the men been handled at the outset as Neille handled his fistful of men, they would have gone through fire and beaten the rebels though they were twenty times their number. Our loss is immense.”—Letter from Fort Arrah, dated April 26th.

‘Their warfare is accomplished,’ Isaiah xl, 2.”

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