THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL Galway, September 6, 1824 MILITARY PROMOTIONS War-Office, August 27, 1824 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons- Paymaster William Waldey, from the half-pay of the 40th foot, to be paymaster, vice Robert Kerr, who exchanges. 12th Do.- Lieutenant Richard Bury Pallisar, to be captain by purchase, vice Grauford, promoted in the Cape corps cavalry; ensign James England, from the 77th foot, to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pallisar. 5th Regiment of Foot - Ensign Edward Eustice Hill to be lieutenant without purchase, vice McKenzie, deceased - John Wingfield King, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Hill. 18th Do. - Thomas Cockburn Graves, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Hill. 20th Do. - Ensign John George Young, from the 18th foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Church, deceased. 26th Do. - Ensign Humphry Babington, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Roberts, deceased; Robert James Evelyn Rich, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Babington. 39th Do. - Brevet lieutenant-colonel Patrick Lindsay to be lieutenant-colonel by purchase, vice Slurt, who retires; brevet major Donald Macpheram to be major by purchase, vice Lindesay; lieutenant Henry Caldicott to be captain, by purchase, vice Macpherson; ensign James Henry Lerkie to be lieutenant by purchase, vice Caldicott; Gerard Charles Borough, gentleman, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Lerkie. 60th Do. - Serjeant-major John Liddel, from the 7th foot, to be second lieutenant without purchase, and to act as adjutant. 71st Do. - Ensign Nenon Alexander Connor, to be lieutenant without purchase, vice Coates; ____ Seymour, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Connor. 72d Do. - Lieutenant George Murray, from the half pay of the 24th foot, to be lieutenant, vice Hugh Rose, who exchanges. 73d Do. - Major Thomas Bradgate Bradford, from the 97th foot, to be major, vice Hugh Cameron, who retires upon half pay of the York Chasseurs. 77th Do. - Joseph Lumas, gentleman, to be ensign by purchase, vice England, promoted in the 12th light dragoons. 79th Do. - Lieutenant James Dudgeon Brown to be captain by purchase, vice Marshall promoted; ensign Fox Maule to be lieutenant by purchase, vice Brown; Thomas Croutie, gentleman, to be ensign by purchase, vice Maule. 82d Do. - Lieutenant Charles Mortimer to be captain, without purchase, vice Field, deceased; ensign Nathaniel Green to be lieutenant, vice Mortimer; John Trollope, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Green. 84th Do. - Captain George Thomas Colomb, from the half pay of the 37th foot, to be captain, vice Jacob Tonson, who exchanges. 86th Do. - Lieutenant Mathew Robert Grey to be captain by purchase, vice Hogg, who retires; ensign Frederick Close, to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grey; Power Le Poer French, gentleman, vice Close. 92d Do. - Captain John Cameron, from half pay of the 79th foot, to be captain, vice Phelan, who exchanges. 97th Do. - Major Thomas Paterson from the half pay of the York Chasseurs, to be major, vice Bamford, appointed to the 73d foot. 98th Do. - Lieutenant James Maynard Goodiff, from the half pay of the 31st foot, to be lieutenant, vice Robert Logan, who exchanges. 2d West India Regiment - Ensign and Adjutant Daniel Curry to have the rank of lieutenant; ensign Robert Maricod Sutherland to be lieutenant without purchase, vice Dunn, deceased; Edward Elmore Nicolis, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Sutherland. Royal African Colonial Corps - Captain Pierce Toussaint de Barrallier, from the half pay of the 3d foot, to be captain, vice Thomas Barnes, who exchanges. Veteran Companies of Newfoundland- Capt. Alexander Mackenzie from half pay York light infantry volunteers to be captain. Garrisons - Lieutenant-colonel William Bedford of the late 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, to be staff captain at Chatham, vice Alexander Dalgely [or Dalgety] , placed on the retired list. Hospital staff - Hospital Assistant, James Young, to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forres, vice Law, deceased - Edward J. Bulteel, gentleman, to be Hospital Assistant to the Forces, vice Young. Office of Ordnance, Aug. 25, 1824. Corps of Royal Engineers - First Lieutenant Rawden F. Clavering, from the half pay, to be first lieutenant, vice Hayler, deceased. Cathy Joynt Labath Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/