THE INDIAN CONTINGENT

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 182, 2 August 1900, Page 9

THE INDIAN CONTINGENT

The contingent from India, which, is to march on Pekin at once, consists of two brigades, made up as follows: FIRST BRIGADE. Sir Henry Norman, in command. The brigade consists of the 7th Bombay Infantry, 24th Punjab Infanr try, Ist Sikhs, 26th Bombay Infantry, and 43rd and 39th Field Hospitals^ SECOND BRIGADE. General Cre'agh, in command. The brigade consists of the 2nd Bombay Infantry, 14th Sikhs, 30th Bombay Infantry, 14th Goorkhas, 42nd and 47th Native Field Hospitals. LINES OF COMMUNICATION. Twenty-second Bombay Infantry, 3rd Madras. Infantry, No. 25 British, and Nos. 54, 63, and 66 Native Hosr pitals. The rest of the troops are divisional. *m THE STAFF. - The staff of the force is as follows: Commander-in-Chief,Brigadier-General Sir A, Gaselee; Chief of the Staff., Brigadier-General E. G. Barr,ow; A.A.G., Lieutenant-Colonel O'Sullivan, Royal Engineers; D.A.A.G., Captain Phillips, sth Goorkhas; Brigade-Major, Captain Jermyn, 2nd Sikhs; Intelli^ gence Officer, Captain jNTorie, Middlesex Regiment; Field Intelligence, Captain Ray, 7th Bengal Infantry; Special Service Officers, Captain Mockler (30th Madras Infantry), Captain Barrow (4th Bengal Lancers)", Captain the Hon. 11. D. Napier (Central India Horse); signalling officers, Captain Rigby (Wiltshire Regiment), Lieutenant Scott-Elliott (4th Madras Pioneers); Provost-Marshal, Captain Low (9th Bengal Lancers); principal medical!" officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Bookey; commissariat, Major Hutchins, Captain Vaughan; Deputy Assistant-Adjutant at base, Lieuten-ant-Colonel Swarm (Ist Bombay Grenadiers); commandant .at base, Major Delamain (23rd Bombay Infantry); Adjutant at base, Lieutenant Creagh (4th Punjabis).