The History of the First West India Regiment

by A. B. Ellis

Succession of Honorary Colonels.

Major-General John Whyte	24th April, 1795.
Lord Charles Henry Somerset	5th January, 1804.
Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B	22nd February, 1830.
Major-General the Hon. Sir Henry King, K.C.B.	19th July, 1834.
Lieutenant-General Sir William Nicolay, K.C.H.	30th November, 1839.
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry F. Bouverie, K.C.B., G.C.M.G	13th May, 1842.
Lieutenant-General Sir G.H. Bromley Way	21st November, 1843.
General Sir George Thomas Napier, K.C.B.	29th February, 1844.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Bowles, K.C.B.	9th September, 1855.
General Sir Arthur Borton, K.C.B	2nd May, 1876.

Succession of Lieutenant-Colonels.

1. Leeds Booth	23rd May, 1795	From Brevet-Major, 32nd Foot.
2. George Rutherford	30th Dec., 1797	From Major, 27th Foot, vice Booth to 87th Regiment.
3. James Maitland	22nd April, 1803	From 60th by purchase, vice Rutherford, who retires.
4. Alexander Cumine	20th March, 1804	From 75th Foot, vice Maitland, who exchanges.
5. C.D. Broughton	21st April, 1804	By purchase, vice Cumine, who retires.
6. Samuel Huskisson	2nd June, 1807	From Major, 8th Foot, without purchase, on establishment of a second Lieutenant-Colonelcy.
7. Benjamin D'Urban	29th Sept., 1807	From 9th Garrison Battalion, vice Huskisson, who exchanges.
8. John Irving	9th Jan., 1808	From 2nd West India Regiment, vice D'Urban, who exchanges.
9. George H. Duckworth	16th Jan., 1808	From Major, 67th Foot, by purchase, vice Irving, who retires.
10. Henry Tolley	27th Feb., 1808	From Major, 71st Foot, without purchase, vice Broughton, cashiered.
11. W.S. Wemyss	18th June, 1808	From 48th Foot, vice Duckworth, who exchanges.
12. Joseph Morrison	2nd Dec., 1809	From Major, 89th Foot, with purchase vice Tolley, appointed to 16th Foot.
13. Jonathan Yates	21st July, 1810	From Major, 47th Foot, by purchase, vice Wemyss, who retires.
14. Clement Whitby	16 July, 1811	From Major, 17th Foot, with purchase, vice Morrison, appointed to 89th Foot.
15. J.M. Clifton	10th Sept., 1814	Without purchase, vice Yates, appointed to 49th Foot.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton retired, Jan. 23rd 1819, and the second Lieutenant-Colonelcy was abolished.)
16. James Cassidy	12th Dec., 1822	By purchase, vice Whitby, who retires.
17. Francis Frye Brown	12th Jan., 1824	From half-pay, 6th West India Regiment,vice Cassidy, who exchanges.
18. Richard Doherty	6th Dec., 1827	From half-pay, vice Brown, who retires.
19. William Bush	4th Sept., 1835	From half-pay, vice Doherty, appointed to 89th Foot.
20. Henry Capadose	22nd April, 1836	Without purchase, on re-establishment of a second Lieutenant-Colonelcy.
21. Edward Rowley Hill	1st Jan., 1847	Without purchase, vice Bush, appointed Inspecting Field Officer of a recruiting district.
22. Robert Hughes	14th April, 1848	Vice Capadose, deceased.
23. Fred. Aug. Wetherall	1st May, 1855	From Major, 3rd West India Regiment, by purchase, who retires.
24. Luke Smyth O'Connor	21st Sept., 1855	Without purchase, vice Hill, appointed to a Provisional Depôt Battalion.
25. Edward Last	24th Nov., 1857	From Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 99th Foot, vice Wetherall, deceased.
26. Henry Dunn O'Halloran	23rd March, 1858	From Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Depôt Battalion, vice Last, appointed to 21st Foot.
27. Augustus William Murray	16th March, 1860	Without purchase, vice O'Halloran, retired upon full pay.
28. Bowland Moffatt	4th March, 1862	From half-pay, vice O'Connor, who retires upon half-pay.
29. James Travers	4th March, 1862	Without purchase, vice Murray, who retires upon half-pay on being appointed Deputy-Adjutant-General, Windward and Leeward Islands.
30. James Shortall Macauley	29th July, 1862	Without purchase, vice Travers, retired on full pay.
31. William M'Bean	18th Dec., 1866	By purchase, Moffatt, who retires.
32. G. Nigel K.A. Yonge	3rd April, 1867	From half-pay, late 67th Foot, vice Macauley, who retires on half-pay.
33. Henry Anton	8th June, 1867	Without purchase, vice M'Bean, who retires.
34. James Maxwell	17th Aug., 1870	From half-pay, late 34th Foot, vice Yonge, who retires on half-pay.
35. J.M. M'Auley	4th Oct., 1871	Vice Anton, deceased.
36. W.W.W. Johnston	24th Dec., 1873	Vice M'Auley, who retires.
37. W.H.P.F. Strachan	15th April, 1874	Vice Maxwell, deceased.
38. Knox Rowan Niven	24th March, 1877	Vice Strachan, deceased.
39. Joseph Alexander Smith	29th Jan., 1879	Vice Johnston, retired.
40. F.B.P. White	4th March, 1882	Vice Niven, retired.

Stations of the 1st West India Regiment from June, 1795, to June, 1883.

1795 (June).
Head-quarters and 8 companies at Martinique.
1798 (December).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Morne Fortune, St. Lucia.
2 companies at Maboya, St. Lucia.
1801 (July).
Head-quarters and 8 companies at Martinique.
1802 (January).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Martinique.
2 companies at St. Vincent.
1802 (July).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at St. Vincent.
1 company at Martinique.
1 company at Antigua.
1802 (October).
Head-quarters and 8 companies at St. Vincent.
1803 (April).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at St. Vincent.
2 companies at Grenada.
1804 (May).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Dominica.
1 company at St. Vincent.
1 company at Grenada.
1807 (January).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Barbados.
3 companies at Grenada.
1 company at Tobago.
1807 (November).
Head-quarters and 10 companies at Barbados.

1808 (January).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Barbados.
3 companies at Antigua.
1 company at Tobago.
1808 (October).
Head-quarters and 9 companies at Barbados.
1 company at Tobago.
1809 (February).
Head-quarters and 8 companies at Martinique.
2 companies at Barbados.
1809 (June).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Trinidad.
2 companies at Martinique.
2 companies at Barbados.
1809 (August).
Head-quarters and 10 companies at Trinidad.
1814 (March).
Head-quarters and 4 companies at Martinique.
4 companies at St. Lucia.
2 companies at Dominica.
1814 (July).
Head-quarters and 8 companies at Guadaloupe.
1 company at Marie-Galante.
1 company at St. Martin's.
1814 (December).
Head-quarters and 10 companies at New Orleans.
1815 (February).
Head-quarters and 10 companies at Barbados.
1815 (August).
Head-quarters and 6 companies at Barbados.
4 companies at Guadaloupe.

1815 (December).
Bermuda.
1816 (March).
Head-quarters and 10 companies at Barbados.
1816 (November).
Head-quarters and 3 companies at Antigua.
1 company at Montserrat.
2 companies at St. Christopher's.
2 companies at St. Lucia.
2 companies at Dominica.
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1819 (January).
Head-quarters and 3 companies at Barbados.
2 companies at Antigua.
2 companies at St. Lucia.
2 companies at Dominica.
1 company at Tobago.
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1821 (October).
Head-quarters and 3 companies at Barbados.
1 company at Demerara.
1 company at Tobago.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
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1823 (May).
Head-quarters and 4 companies at Barbados.
1 company at Demerara.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
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1823 (September).
Head-quarters and 2 companies at Barbados.
3 companies at Demerara.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
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1824 (October).
Head-quarters and 5 companies at Barbados.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
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1825 (February).
Head-quarters and 4 companies at Trinidad.
1 company at Barbados.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
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1826 (February).
Same as in 1825, with the addition of a recruiting company at Sierra
Leone.
1827 (January).
Head-quarters and 3 companies at Trinidad.
1 company at Barbados.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
1 company at Grenada.
1 company at Sierra Leone.
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1834 (May).
Head-quarters and 2 companies at Trinidad.
1 company at Barbados.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
1 company at Grenada.
1 company at Tortola.
1 company at Sierra Leone.
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1837 (December).
Head-quarters and 5 companies at St. Lucia.
1 company at Trinidad.
1 company at Tobago.
1 company at Demerara.
1 company at St. Vincent.
1 company at Sierra Leone.
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1839 (December).
Head-quarters and 2 companies at Demerara.
3 companies at Barbados.
1 company at Trinidad.
1 company at Tobago.
1 company at St. Lucia.
1 company at St. Vincent.
1 company at Grenada.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Antigua.
1 company at Sierra Leone.
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1840 (September).
Head-quarters and 2 companies at Demerara.
2 companies at Barbados.
1 company at Trinidad.
1 company at Tobago.
1 company at St. Vincent.
1 company at Grenada.
1 company at Dominica.
1 company at Sierra Leone.
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1843 (November).
Head-quarters and 5 companies at Demerara.
2 companies at Sierra Leone.
1 company at Grenada.
1 company at Tobago.
1 company at St. Vincent.
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1844 (June).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, No. 8 and No. 5 at Demerara = 3 companies.
Light and No. 1 at Jamaica = 2
No. 2 at Trinidad = 1
No. 3 at Dominica = 1
No. 4 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 6 at Grenada = 1
No. 7 at Cape Coast = 1
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1845 (March).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, No. 1 and No. 8 at Jamaica = 4 companies.
No. 5 at Demerara = 1
No. 2 at Trinidad = 1
No. 3 at Dominica = 1
No. 4 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 6 at Grenada = 1
No. 7 at Cape Coast = 1
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1846 (June).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, Nos. 1, 3, 6, and 8 at Jamaica = 6 companies.
No. 2 at Trinidad = 1
No. 4 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 5 at Tobago = 1
No. 7 at Cape Coast = 1
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1847 (December).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 at Jamaica = 8 companies.
No. 4 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 7 at Cape Coast = 1
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1848 (August).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Nos. 3, 4, 6, and 7 at Jamaica = 5 companies.
Light and No. 8 at Nassau = 2
No. 1 at Honduras = 1
No. 5 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 2 at Cape Coast = 1
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1849 (March).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, No. 3 and No. 6 at Jamaica = 3 companies.
Light, No. 7, and No. 8 at Nassau = 3
No. 1 and No. 4 at Honduras = 2
No. 5 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 2 at Cape Coast = 1
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1852 (September).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, No. 3, and No. 6 at Jamaica = 3 companies.
Light, No. 7, and No. 8 at Nassau = 3
No. 1 at St. Christopher's = 1
No. 4 at Barbados = 1
No. 5 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 2 at Cape Coast = 1
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1853 (December).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, No. 2, and No. 5 at Jamaica = 4 companies.
No. 4 and No. 7 at Barbados = 2
No. 1 at St. Christopher's = 1
No. 8 at Dominica = 1
No. 3 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 6 at the Gambia = 1
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1855 (December).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, Nos. 2, 5, and 8 at Jamaica = 5 companies.
No. 4 and No. 7 at Barbados = 2
No. 1 at Demerara = 1
No. 3 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 6 at the Gambia = 1
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1856 (December).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, and No. 8 at Jamaica = 3 companies.
Nos. 4, 5, and 7 at Barbados = 3
No. 1 at Demerara = 1
No. 3 at Sierra Leone = 1
No. 2 and No. 6 at the Gambia = 2
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1857 (June).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, No. 5 and No. 8 at Nassau = 4 companies.
Nos. 1, 3, and 7 at Sierra Leone = 3
Nos. 2, 4, and 6 at the Gambia = 3
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1861 (April).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, Nos. 5, 7, and 8 at Barbados = 5 companies.
No. 4 and No. 6 at Demerara = 2
No. 1 and No. 2 at St. Lucia = 2
No. 3 at Trinidad = 1
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1862 (December).
(Head-quarters) Grenadier, Light, and No. 1 at Barbados = 3 companies.
Nos. 5, 7, and 8 at Honduras = 3
No. 4 and No. 6 at Demerara = 2
No. 2 at St. Lucia = 1
No. 3 at Trinidad = 1
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1863 (July).
(Head-quarters) A at Barbados = 1 company.
B at St. Lucia = 1
C at Trinidad = 1
D and F at Demerara = 2 companies.
E, G, and H at Honduras = 3
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1863 (November).
(Head-quarters) A, B, D, and F at Nassau = 4 companies.
E, G, and H at Honduras = 3
C at Trinidad = 1
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1864 (April).
(Head-quarters) A, D, and F at Nassau = 3 companies.
B, E, and G on the Gold Coast = 3
C at Trinidad = 1
H in Honduras = 1
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1864 (October).
(Head-quarters) A, D, and F at Nassau = 3 companies.
B, C, E, G, and H in Jamaica = 5
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1865 (November).
(Head-quarters) A at Nassau = 1 company.
B, C, D, E, F, G, and H in Jamaica = 7 companies.
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1866 (August).
(Head-quarters) A, D, and F at Nassau = 3 companies.
B, C, E, G, and H in Jamaica = 5
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1867 (January).
(Head-quarters) A, B, E, F, D, and G at Sierra Leone = 6 companies.
H and C at the Gambia = 2
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1868 (August).
(Head-quarters) A, B, D, F, and G at Sierra Leone = 5 companies.
C and H at the Gambia = 2
E at Cape Coast = 1
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1870 (November).
(Head-quarters) A, B, D, E, and G in Jamaica = 5 companies.
C and H at Nassau = 2
F and I in Honduras = 2
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1874 (January).
(Head-quarters) A, B, C, E, G, and H on the Gold Coast = 6 companies.
F and I in Honduras = 2
D in Jamaica = 1
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1874 (July).
(Head-quarters) A, B, C, and H at Sierra Leone = 4 companies.
E and G at Cape Coast = 2
D, F, and I at Demerara = 3
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1877 (April).
(Head-quarters) A, D, E, and I at Jamaica = 4 companies.
C and F in Honduras = 2
G and H in Barbados = 2
B at Nassau = 1
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1880 (February).
(Head-quarters) A, B, H, and F at Sierra Leone = 4 companies.
C and G at Cape Coast = 2
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
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1881 (March).
(Head-quarters) A, C, G, and H at Cape Coast = 4 companies.
B at Anamaboe = 1
F at Sierra Leone = 1
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
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1881 (June).
(Head-quarters) A, F, and G at Sierra Leone = 3 companies.
B, C, and H at Cape Coast = 3
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
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1882 (March).
(Head-quarters) A, C, F, and G at Sierra Leone = 4 companies.
B and H at Cape Coast = 2
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
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1883 (March).
(Head-quarters) A and C at Sierra Leone = 2 companies.
B at Cape Coast = 1 company.
F, G, and H in Jamaica = 3 companies.
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
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1883 (June).
(Head-quarters) A, C, and H in Jamaica = 3 companies.
B and G in Honduras = 2
D, E, and I in Demerara = 3
F at Nassau = 1
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