“War Office, Pall Mall, March 25.
Second Lieutenant Hugh O’Donnell, from the 8th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Teignmouth Melvill, killed in action;
Second Lieutenant Arnold Wilson Birch, from the 11th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Francis Pender Porteous, killed in action;
Second Lieutenant Alfred Cranworth Worlledge, from the 69th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Charles D’Aguilar Pope, killed in action;
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Montagu Williams, from the 8th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Charles Walter Cavaye, killed in action;
Second Lieutenant William Cecil Godfrey, from the 104th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Nevill Josiah Aylmer Coghill, killed in action;
Second Lieutenant Percy Tatham Armitage, from the 76th Foot, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant Edgar Oliphant Antsey, killed in action;
Lieutenant Thomas Leigh Hare, from the Prince of Wales’ Own Norfolk Artillery Militia, to be second lieutenant, in succession to Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Llewelyn George Griffith, killed in action;
Lieutenant Morden Ewart Carthew-Yorstoun, from the Scottish Borderers Militia, to be second lieutenant, vice Edward Hopton Dyson, killed in action.
Lieutenant Robert Scott-Kerr, from the Scottish Borderers Militia, to be second lieutenant, vice Reginald William Franklin, promoted.
Lieutenant Lionel George Henry D’Aguilar, from the 1st West York Militia, to be second lieutenant, vice William Weallens, promoted.
Lieutenant Reginald Campbell, from the King’s Own 1st Stafford Militia, to be second lieutenant, vice William Whitelocke Lloyd, promoted.
Lieutenant Percy Knight Hale Coke, from the 2nd or North Durham Militia, to be second lieutenant, vice Lionel Gore Lennox Dobree, promoted.
Gentleman Cadet Anderson Lindsay Kelly, from the Royal Military College, to be second lieutenant, vice Arthur Barre Phipps, promoted.”
(Source: The Morning Post, Wednesday, March 26, 1879)
Petty Officer Tom