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This memorandum was originally written on February 1992

The following copies of lists of New Zealand Medal Rolls, 96th and 99th Regiments, were presented to The National Archives by Captain W A Morgan, late of the Kensingtons, in December 1963.

Contents 1 The Manchester Regiment 1.1 96th Regiment 2 The Wiltshire Regiment 2.1 99th Regiment 2.2 NEW ZEALAND 2.2.1 The 17 Officers 2.2.2 The 101 other ranks 3 New Zealand Roll for 99th Foot-2/Wiltshire 3.1 17 officers 3.2 And to 101 Other ranks

[edit] The Manchester Regiment

[edit] 96^th Regiment

A copy of the roll for this Regiment is in America and known as the COUTTS roll - the following Note regarding the 96th Regiment is on the roll.

It is stated that the Headquarters of the Regiment was stationed at Launceston, Tasmania in 1843 and that in March of that year a detachment under Lieut.Col.Hulme proceeded to Auckland, New Zealand. In 1845 this detachment was subsequently engaged with the natives at Koroanika in the Bay of Islands on March 11th where forty men under Lieut. Barclay were engaged with the whole of the native forces and compelled to re-embark and sail to Auckland, having had five killed and three wounded. On the 27th April the Company again proceeded to the Bay of Islands under Lieut. Col. Hulme together with reinforcements from Sydney which had arrived to support the small force of a single Company of the 96th Regiment, who had been exposed for the last 12 months to the attacks of the whole body of natives. On 8th May they were engaged at Keke's Pa and had 6 killed and 9 wounded, and soon after at the second assault of the same place when the detachment lost 5 killed and 3 wounded. August 1846 Headquarters proceeded to Hobart's Town, Tasmania, to re-organise the Corps which had been so much detached since arrival in Australia.

Roll of claimants for the New Zealand medal - kindly furnished by Lieut. G L Usher, the Manchester Regiment.

Captain William Archibald Eyton.
Ensign Charles Octavious Eardley Wilmot.

1791	Pte.	Henry Barnes
544	Pte.	William Blyth
671	Pte.	Robert Baalam
1545	Pte.	Henry Brighton - Beighton at Royal Hospital Chelsea
1089	Pte.	John Blake
1740	Pte.	George Dobie
541	Pte.	John Foster
426	Pte.	James Grace
1741	Pte.	James Gill
1621	Pte.	George Hudson
1744	Pte.	Edward Kellington
805	Pte.	Joseph Myers
1254	Pte.	John Moy
1520	Pte.	John Nuttall - Coutts list No. 1502
805	Pte.	W Parkes - Coutts list Parker, William
1479	Pte.	William Quantrill - Coutts list No. 1474
1629	Pte.	William Short
1028	Pte.	W Scarrow - Scarron in Coutts list
137	Pte.	Richard Sunter - Smith in Coutts list
1445	Pte.	John Stewart
751	Pte.	William Skipper
783	Pte.	Francis Squire
170	Pte.	Thomas Walton - without date sold Sotheby's 20/2/79

[edit] The Wiltshire Regiment

[edit] 99^th Regiment

[edit] NEW ZEALAND

Details of 17 Officers and 101 Other Ranks entitled to the medal. (' #* ' denotes those who are either not on the Morgan list, or where spelling or number differs)

This is a copy of the roll supplied by Miss Jane Kenworthy of Newton, Bucks County, Pa. USA. The rolls were originally written by Coutts who added the following note:-

In May 1845 two companies embarked at Sydney, NSW, where the Regiment was then stationed, for New Zealand. In January, 1846 a re-inforcement of 105 men was sent from HQ. The detachment returned to Sydney August 1847.
Captain Collinson, RE., wrote of this campaign and stated that the 99th detachment never exceeded a total of 360.

[edit] The 17 Officers

Captain	John Armstrong
#*Ensign	Edward Batty
#*Ensign	Henry John Blackburn
Lieut.	Rubert Barber Deering
Lieut.Col.	Henry Despard
Lieut.	Robert Henry De Winton
Lieut.	Lempster R Elliott
Asst.Surgeon	George Thomas Galbraith
#*Lieut.	Patrick Johnston - Adjutant
Lieut.	Robert Johnston
#*Major	E. Lash - (Lt. Col. Edward Last in 1848-49 Army List)
Lieut.	Charles Edward Leigh
#*Lieut. Col.	Edward Lord
Capt.	Ewan McPherson
Ensin	Bernard O'Reilly - no date on medal - Needes Collection
#*Capt.	Archibald William Reed
#*Ensign	John Jermyn Symonds

[edit] The 101 other ranks

#*960	Pte.	Thomas Adamson
#*1832	Pte.	William Aspinall
#*1112	Pte.	James Austin
#*1970	Pte.	Gustavus Bailey
#*1187	Pte.	Warner Barnes
#*1890	Pte.	John Barnes
#*2035	Pte.	John Barry
#*2066	Pte.	John Berry
#*2002	Pte.	Nathanial Berry (Matthew Berry on Morgan list)
#*1655	Pte.	James Bowman
1389	Sgt.	Martin Brady
#*2136	Pte.	James Brenner - no date on medal - McKenzie Collection
1222	Pte.	John Bridges
#*1559	Pte.	Patrick Brogan
#*751	Sgt.	W. O. Brown
#*1039	Sgt.	Robert Burns
#*1652	Sgt.	David Burt
#*1403	Pte.	Michael Cahill
#*1933	Pte.	James Callaghan
#*1506	Pte.	James Callaghan
#*1254	Pte.	John Carberry
#*1394	Cpl.	John Carpenter
#*1304	Pte.	Michael Carroll
#*1763	Pte.	Richard Chalinor
1306	Pte.	James Cleghorn
#*1586	Pte.	Francis Coldough
#*1166	Pte.	Michael Connoly
#*1361	Pte.	Thomas Connors
1850	Pte.	Thomas Crook
1432	Pte.	Patrick D'Arcy
#*502	Pte.	Thomas Donnoley
2030	Pte.	Hugh Downey
1786	Pte.	James Duff
#*1230	Pte.	Arthur Duncan
#*1841	Pte.	Jacob Edmonds
#*1165	Pte.	Edward Fallick
#*1080	Pte.	Michael Faren
#*1193	Pte.	Abraham Fernsley
#*1064	Pte.	George Fiddes
1380	Sgt.	John Fitzpatrick
#*749	Pte.	Alexander Cowans
#*	Pte.	Jess Haigh. No. 1555
#*807	Pte.	Richard Hamilton
#*1968	Pte.	John Harcourt
#*1442	Sgt.	Richard Harris
1489	Pte.	James Haynes
#*1339	Pte.	John Heaton - (Hunter on Margan list)
1531	Pte.	Patrick Higgins
1267	Pte.	Patrick Hogan
#*1354	Pte.	Hugh James
#*2076	Pte.	Frederick Keir
#*1630	Pte.	Michael Kelly
#*1464	Pte.	Peter Kelly
#*809	Pte.	James Kenny
#*557	Pte.	George Lamont
#*1392	Pte.	Michael Lemmon
#*1486	Pte.	Hector McCormack
#*1923	Pte.	Michael McCourt
1205	Pte.	John McGrath
#*2088	Pte.	Donald McLaren
#*1517	Pte.	Denis McNamara
#*1943	Pte.	John McNeil
#*2077	Pte.	John McQuillin
#*1513	Pte.	John Madder
1927	Pte.	George Maher
1399	Pte.	James Mallon
#*895	Pte.	John Mark
#*816	Pte.	George Matters
#*1159	Cpl.	William Minnion - no date on medal - poor condition
#*1104	Sgt.	John Moll (Molloy on Morgan List)
2090	Pte.	James Moore (2070)James Moon on Morgan list? same man)
1145	Pte.	Martin Moran
1370	Pte.	Henry Moseley
#*1325	Cpl.	James Murphy
#*939	Pte.	Patrick Murphey
#*1909	Pte.	Alexander Neilson
1027	Pte.	John Noble
#*383	Pte.	David Og (name is written as if last part may not have been legible)
#*1983	Pte.	John O'Sullivan
#*369	Pte.	Thomas Pepper
1227	Pte.	Francis Reilly
#*1540	Cpl.	Thomas Reilly
#*2020	Pte.	George Rogers
1553	Pte.	James Shaw
#*1425	Pte.	Christopher Shercock
#*845	Pte.	William Smith
#*2109	Pte.	Thomas Sparshott
1340	Pte.	Henry Spencer
2011	Pte.	Richard Stocks
#*1585	Pte.	Thomas Stocks
#*1547	Pte.	John Strachan
#*1208	Pte.	William Swan (listed as Wiliam John on Morgan List)
#*655	C/Sgt.	Austin Thynne
#*1518	Pte.	Thomas Tuite (Tinte on Morgan List)
#*295	Pte.	George Wade
#*1150	Pte.	Richard Walsh
#*1906	Pte.	Henry Warner - no date on medal also LS&GC - CHINA 1860 PEKIN 1860 - TAKU FORTS
1789	Pte.	William Watson
#*1929	Pte.	John Witherington

[edit] New Zealand Roll for 99^th Foot-2/Wiltshire

Regiment entitled to 1845-47 Medal
Medal issued to:

[edit] 17 officers

Captain	Armstrong, John
#*Ensign	Batty, Edward
#*Ensign	Blackburn, Henry Jne.
Lieut.	Derring, Rupert Barber
Lt.Col.	Despard, Henry
Lt.	De Winton, Robt. Hy.
Lieut.	Elliot, Lempster R.
Ass't Surg.	Galbraith, George Thomas
#*Liuet.	Johnston, Patrick (Adj't)
"	Johnston, Robert
#*Major	Lash, E. (Lt.Col.Edward Last on 1848/49 Army List)
Lieut.	Leigh, Chas. Edw'd
#*Lt.Col	Lord, Edward
Captain	McPherson, Ewan
Ensign	O'Reilly, Bernard Hy. no date on medal- Needes Col.
#*Captain	Reed, Archibald WM..
#*Ensign	Symonds, Jno. Jermyn

[edit] And to 101 Other ranks

#*960	Pte.	Adamson, Thomas
#*1832		Aspinall, William
#*1112		Austin, James
#*1970		Bailey, Gustavus
#*1187		Barnes, Warner
#*1890		Barns, John
#*2035		Barry, John
#*2066		Berry, John
#*2002		Berry, Nathaniel (Matthew Berry on Morgan List)
#*1655		Bowman, James
1389	Sgt.	Brady, Martin
#*2136	Pte.	Brenner, James - no date on medal, McKenzie col.
1222		Bridges, John
#*1559		Brogan, Patrick
#*751	Sgt.	Browne, W.O.
#*1039	Sgt.	Burnes, Robert
#*1652	Sgt.	Burt, David
#*1403	Pte.	Cahill, Michael
#*1933		Callaghan, James
#*1506		Callaghan, James
#*1254		Carberry, John
#*1394	Cpl.	Carpenter, John
#*1304	Pte.	Carroll, Michael
#*1763		Chalinor, Richard
#*1306		Cleghorn, James
#*1586		Coldough, Francis
#*1166		Connoly, Michael
#*1361		Connors, Thomas
1850		Crook, Thomas
1432		D'Arcy, Patrick
1786		Duff, James
#*1230		Duncan, Arthur
#*1841		Edmonds, Jacob
#*1165		Fallick, Edward
#*1080		Faren, Michael
#*1193		Fernsley, Abraham
#*1064		Fiddes, George
1380	Sgt.	Fitzpatrick, John
#*749	Pte.	Gowans, Alexander
#*1555		Haigh, Jesse
#*807		Hamilton, Richard
#*1968		Harcourt, John
#*1442	Sgt.	Harris, Richard
1489	Pte.	Haynes, James
#*1339	Pte.	Heaton, John (last name Hunter on Morgan list)
1531		Higgins, Patrick
1367		Hogan, Patrick
#*1354		James, Hugh
#*2076		Keir, Frederick
#*1630		Kelly, Michael
#*1464		Kelly, Peter
#*809		Kenny, James
#*557		Larmont, George
#*1392		Lemmon, Michael
#*1486		McCormack, Hector
#*1923		McCourt, Michael
1205		McGrath, John
#*2088		McLaren, Donald
#*1517		McNamara, Denis
#*1943		McNeil, John
#*2077		McQuillin, John
#*1513		Madder, John
1927		Maher, George
1399		Mallon, James
#*895		Mark, John
#*816		Matters, George
#*1159	Cpl.	Minnion, William, no date on medal, poor condition
#*1104	Sgt.	Moll, John (Molloy on Morgan List)
2090	Pte.	Moor, James (2070 James Moon on Morgan List - same man???)
1145		Moran, Martin
1370		Moseley, Henry
#*1325	Cpl.	Murphey, James
#*939	Pte.	Murphey, Patrick
#*1909		Neilson, Alexander
1027		Noble, John
383		Og. David (last name is written as if the last part may not have been legible)
1983		O'Sullivan, John
369		Pepper, Thomas
1227		Reilly, Francis
1540	Cpl.	Reilly, Thomas
2020	Pte.	Rogers, George
1553		Shaw, James
1425		Shercock, Christopher
845		Smith, William
3109		Sparshott, Thomas
1340		Spencer, Henry
2011		Stocks, Richard
1585		Stocks, Thomas
1547		Strachan, John
1208		Swan, William. 1208 listed as Pte. William Johnson on Morgan list.
655	ColSgt.	Thynne, Austin
1518	Pte.	Tuite, Thomas (Tinte on Morgan roll)
295		Wade, George
1150		Walsh, Richard
1906		Warner, Henry, no date on medal had also LS & GC China 1860 clsp Pekin, Taku
1789		Watson, William
1929		Witherington, John