| BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN STATIONS 1854 |
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| These lists have been compiled from the Army List for December, 1854 and the Navy List corrected to the 20th of December, 1854. Shown are the Army and Navy (and some civilian) officials in place at the time, administering these vital LoC bases for the Black Sea theatre of the war. |
| GIBRALTAR |
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Governor & Commander in Chief ............................... |
Lieutenant General Sir Robert William Gardiner K.C.B. K.C.H. |
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Assistant Military Secretary ..................................... |
Captain Henry Lyndedoch Gardiner, Royal Artillery. |
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Aides de Camp ......................................................... |
Captain Robert Bethune, 92nd Foot Captain Barclay Lawson, Royal Artillery (extra) |
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Colonel on the Staff ......................................................... |
Colonel Henry William Gordon, Commandant Royal Artillery |
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Town Major ....................................................................... |
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lacy (half pay) |
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Town Adjutant ................................................................. |
Lieutenant William Hume (half pay) |
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Garrison Quarter Master ............................................... |
Captain John William Cox, 13th Foot |
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| COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT | ||
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Deputy Commissary General ....................................... |
Gilbert Hamilton Dinwiddie |
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Assistant Commissary General ................................... |
William Henry Dalrymple |
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Deputy Assistant Commissary General .................... |
George Augustus Dougan |
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| MEDICAL DEPARTMENT | ||
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Inspector General (local rank) ..................................... |
Daniel Scott, m.d. |
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Surgeon, 2nd Class ......................................................... |
Thomas Guy, m.d. |
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Assistant Surgeon ........................................................... |
Dudley Hanley, m.d. |
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| ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT | ||
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Commanding Officer, Artillery .................................... |
Colonel Henry William Gordon |
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Commanding Officer, Engineers ................................. |
Lieutenant-Colonel Cowper Rose |
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Senior Surgeon .................................................................. |
Charles Dempsy |
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Surgeons ...................................................................... |
Henry Fisher George Pain |
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Storekeeper ......................................................................... |
Richard Forman |
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Deputy Storekeeper .......................................................... |
G. Stokes |
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Barrack Master, South District ...................................... |
Sir Frederick William Frankland, Bt. |
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Barrack Master, North District ...................................... |
T. Townsend |
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| DOCKYARD | ||
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Naval Officer in charge of Stores ................................. |
Captain Hon. George Grey |
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| VICE-ADMIRALTY & PRIZE JURISDICTION | ||
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Vice Admiral ...................................................................... |
General Sir Robert William Gardiner, or the officer administering the Government of Gibraltar for the time being. |
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Judge ..................................................................................... |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Justice for the time being. |
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Registrar .............................................................................. |
Archibald Campbell, Esq. (Provisional) |
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Advocate & Procurator ................................................... |
Marcus Costello, Esq. |
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Marshal ............................................................................... |
Edward Legh Master, Esq. (Provisional) |
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MALTA |
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Governor & Commander in Chief ............................... |
Colonel Sir William Reid, Royal Engineers, K.C.B. |
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Private Secretary ........................................................... |
(vacancy) |
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Aide de Camp ................................................................ |
Captain William Howley Goodenough, Royal Artillery |
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Commanding the Forces ................................................. |
Lieutenant General James Ferguson C.B. |
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Assistant Military Secretary ...................................... |
Brevet Major Pocklington, unattached |
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Aide de Camp ................................................................ |
Captain Frederick Francis Maude, 3rd Foot |
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Town Major ........................................................................ |
Brevet Major Bertram Charles Mitford, unattached |
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Commanding the Forces, Gozo ..................................... |
(vacancy) |
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| CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT | ||
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Chaplain to the Forces ..................................................... |
Reverend William Hare, MA |
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| COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT | ||
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Commissary General ........................................................ |
Henry James Wild |
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Assistant Commissaries General ......................... |
George Shepheard Charles Thomas Malassez George Horne |
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Deputy Assistant Commissary General ..................... |
Hector John Macaulay |
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| MEDICAL DEPARTMENT | ||
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Surgeon, 1st Class .............................................................. |
Daniel Armstrong |
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Surgeon, 2nd Class ............................................................ |
John Trench, m.d. |
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Apothecary ........................................................................... |
James Woolley Simpson |
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Acting Assistant Surgeons ..................................... |
Jeffrey Allen Marston, m.d. Henry Maund |
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ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT |
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Commanding Officer, Artillery ...................................... |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gostling |
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Commanding Officer, Engineers ................................... |
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Ringler Thomson |
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Surgeon ................................................................................. |
Robert Templeton, m.d. |
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Storekeeper ........................................................................... |
Jeremy Jones |
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Deputy Storekeeper ............................................................ |
F. A. Piesse |
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Barrack Master, Valetta District ..................................... |
Deputy Storekeeper F. A. Piesse |
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Barrack Master, Floriana .................................................. |
R. D. Macdonald, late Captain 42nd Foot |
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| DOCKYARD | ||
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Rear Admiral Superintendent ........................................ |
Rear Admiral Houston Stewart |
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Master Attendant & Queen's Harbour Master .......... |
James Saunders, Esq. |
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Master Shipwright ............................................................. |
William Ladd, Esq. |
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Naval Storekeeper .............................................................. |
B. W. Pidcock, Esq. |
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Agent Victualler .................................................................. |
Francis Clifton, Esq. |
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| NAVAL MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT | ||
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Deputy Medical Inspector ............................................... |
John G. Stewart, m.d. |
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Surgeon & Storekeeper ..................................................... |
Hamilton Dickson Robert Henning |
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Assistant-Surgeon ............................................................. |
Joseph A. R. Harvey, m.d. |
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| VICE-ADMIRALTY & PRIZE JURISDICTION | ||
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Vice Admiral ....................................................................... |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Reid, K.C.B., or the officer administering the Government of Malta for the time being. |
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Judge ...................................................................................... |
Dr. Dingli |
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Registrar ............................................................................... |
(vacancy) |
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Advocate .............................................................................. |
(vacancy) |
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Marshal ................................................................................ |
William Lindquist, Esq. |
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Admiralty Proctor ............................................................. |
(vacancy) |
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IONIAN ISLANDS |
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(comprising Corfu, Vido, Paxo, Santa Maura, Cephalonia, Zante, Ithaca & Calamos, and Cerigo) |
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Lord High Commissioner ............................................ |
Sir Henry George Ward, G.C.M.G. |
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Aides de Camp .................................................... |
Captain Edward Charles Butler, 36th Foot Geo. Wm. Hamilton FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall, 71F (extra) |
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Major General on the Staff ........................................... |
Major General Alexander Fisher Macintosh, K.H. |
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Assistant Military Secretary .................................... |
Captain William F. Dickson, 62nd Foot |
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Aide de Camp .............................................................. |
Captain William Boyle, 89th Foot |
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Deputy Quarter Master General ................................. |
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel R. Walpole (half pay) |
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Major of Brigade .............................................................. |
Bt. Lieutenant Colonel George Thurles Finucane, unattached |
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Resident, Zante ................................................................ |
Colonel Berkeley Wodehouse |
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Resident, Santa Maura .................................................. |
Baron d'Everton |
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Resident, Paxo .................................................................. |
Captain Murray |
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| COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT | ||
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Deputy Commissary General ...................................... |
Oliver Goldsmith |
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Deputy Assistant Commissaries General ...... |
George Atkinson Edward Ibbotson Frederick George Woolrabe |
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT |
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Deputy Inspector General (Corfu) ............................. |
James Barry, m.d. |
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Surgeon, 1st Class (Corfu) ........................................... |
George Gordon Robertson, m.d. |
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Surgeon, 2nd Class (Corfu) ......................................... |
James Richard Ffennell |
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Apothecary (Corfu) ....................................................... |
Joseph Schembri |
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Assistant Surgeons (Corfu) ................................. |
Charles William Woodroffe Samuel Gibson, m.b. |
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ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT |
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Commanding Officer, Artillery .................................. |
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pester |
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Commanding Officer, Engineers ............................... |
Captain Edmund Ogle |
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Senior Surgeon (Corfu) ................................................. |
John Atkins Davis |
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Storekeeper (Corfu) ........................................................ |
G. Wyatt |
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Storekeeper (Cephalonia - Clerk in Charge) ........... |
C. Davis |
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Deputy Storekeeper (Santa Maura) ........................... |
P. F. Daston |
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Deputy Storekeeper (Zante) ......................................... |
T. S. Ford |
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Barrack Master (Zante) ................................................. |
John Daniell, late Major 66th Foot |
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Barrack Master (Cephalonia) ...................................... |
C. Davis, Ordnance Clerk (acting) |
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Barrack Master (Santa Maura & Ithaca) ................... |
P. Daston, Deputy Storekeeper |
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Barrack Master (Zante & Cerigo) ................................ |
T. S. Ford, Deputy Storekeeper |
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