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| | Both wounded Prisoners of War | 1 | 2/Lieut. A. H. Quine.
Wounded in Action | 42 | Includes officers wounded more | | than once, each occasion being | | counted separately. Does not | | include cases where officers have | | subsequently died from wounds.
Invalided to India | 50 | As above, includes instances of | | invaliding more than one as | | separate items. Also includes all | | cases of officers wounded who | | were in consequence thereof invalided.
DETAILS OF OFFICER CASUALTIES in important battles.
Killed Died in from action. wounds. Wounded. Missing P. of W.
7th January, 1916 3 .. 16 .. ..
21st January, 1916 2 .. 3 1 ..
22nd April, 1916 5 .. 2 1 ..
14th March, 1917 1 4 5 .. ..
21st April, 1917 2 3 4 .. 1 ---------------------------------------------- TOTAL 13 7 30 2 1
LIST OF OFFICERS who served with the 2nd Battalion in Mesopotamia, 1916-17.
BRIG.-GENERAL A. G. WAUCHOPE, C.M.G., D.S.O.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.
Wounded in Action, 7th January, 1916.
Invalided to India, 16th January, 1916.
Re-embarked, Bombay, 9th May, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 18th May, 1916.
To be Bt.-Lt.-Colonel, 2nd June, 1916.
Promotion to rank of Major ante-dated to 15th September 1914.
(_London Gaz._, dated 14th September, 1916).
To be Bt.-Colonel, 23rd December, 1916.
a.s.sumed Command, Brigade. 20th April, 1917.
To be Bde. Commander, 11th May, 1917.
COLONEL J. STEWART.
Embarked, Devonport, 26th December, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 21st March, 1917.
To be A.-Lt.-Col. whilst Commanding a Battn. 5th May, 1917.
MAJOR T. G. F. COCHRANE.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.
Wounded in Action, 7th January, 1916.
Invalided to India, 16th January, 1916.
Re-embarked, Bombay, 27th August, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 2nd September, 1916.
To be A/Major whilst 2nd in Command, 14th September, 1916.
Relinquishes above, 15th April, 1917.
To be A/Major on H. Q. of a Battn., 15th May, 1917.
MAJOR D. C. HAMILTON-JOHNSTONE.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.
To be Tempy. Major, 7th January, 1916.
Wounded and Missing, 21st-22nd January, 1916.
MAJOR C. R. B. HENDERSON.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 26th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 26th January, 1916.
Promoted Major, 8th January, 1916.
Invalided to India, 14th April, 1916.
Tenure of Adjt. expired, 4th January, 1917.
MAJOR THE REV. ANDREW MACFARLANE.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.
MAJOR THE HON. R. T. C. MURRAY.
Embarked, Devonport, 10th February, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 14th March, 1916.
To India for duty with A. H. Q., 3rd April, 1916.
CAPTAIN J. ANDERSON.
Embarked, Ma.r.s.eilles, 5th December, 1915.
Disembarked, Basrah, 31st December, 1915.
To be Hony. Captain, 3rd June, 1916.
CAPTAIN J. A. BARSTOW, M.C.
Embarked, Devonport, 11th July, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 10th August, 1916.
Wounded in Action, 21st April, 1917.
CAPTAIN A. E. BLAIR.
Embarked, Devonport, 10th February, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 14th March, 1916.
CAPTAIN H. JOHN BLAMPIED.
Embarked, Devonport, 7th June, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 4th July, 1916.
To be a.s.st. Censor, 28th January, 1917.
To be Censor, I.E.F. "D", 1st April, 1917.
CAPTAIN R. H. CRAKE (ATTACHED).
Held command of Btn. during latter portion of January, 1916.
CAPTAIN P. G. EGERTON.
Posted to the Battalion, 30th June, 1917.
CAPTAIN C. D. GILMOUR, M.C.
Embarked, Devonport, 20th January, 1916.
Disembarked, Basrah, 21st February, 1916.
Wounded in Action, 22nd April, 1916.
Invalided to India, 2nd May, 1916.
