Category: Rifle Brigade

Categories: British Army | British Army in World War I | 95th Rifles

At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the size of the British Army was reduced; in line with precedent the more recently formed regiments were disbanded first. The unique skills of the 95th were considered too valuable to lose so the 95th, having seen distinguished service in the Napoleonic Wars, was taken out of line of the British Army and became the "Rifle Brigade" on 23 February 1816 (the number was reassigned eight years later to the newly formed county regiment of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot). The Duke of Wellington became Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment in 1820 and served until his death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_Brigade_(The_Prince_Consort%27s_Own)

John Bingham 27 Aug 1852 Seamount, Ireland - 04 Nov 1916

Charles Butterfield abt 1897 Vauxhall, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 03 Dec 1917

C. Carpenter abt 1898 England - 03 Dec 1917

Benjamin Coakley 22 Sep 1889 Shadwell, London, England, United Kingdom - 02 Dec 1917

Henry Dighton abt 1817 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 06 Mar 1874

Harry Gascoyne 14 Jun 1864 Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 15 Apr 1917

Robert Gascoyne abt 1898 West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 28 Apr 1917

Robert Leishman 02 Jul 1886 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 16 Sep 1974

William Locke 1890 Marylebone, Middlesex, England - 25 Sep 1915

Charles Mather 1878 St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 25 Nov 1917

Edmund Monckton 21 Dec 1809 England - 07 Oct 1872

Alfred Phillips Apr 1843 Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland

Lionel Tennyson 07 Nov 1889 London, Middlesex, England - 06 Jun 1951

Lyall (Vaz) Nunes Vaz abt 1895 Poplar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 26 Nov 1917

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