[25]. H. p. 25th Apr., 1816. D. Dec., 1853.
[26]. Qr.-Mr. 92nd Highrs. 3rd Sept., 1830.
51st (or the 2nd YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING)
REGIMENT OF FOOT (LIGHT INFANTRY).[[L]]
Rank in the | |||||
| LIEUT.-COLONEL. | Regiment. | Army. | |||
| [1] | Hugh Henry Mitchell | 13 | June, | 1811 | 4 June, 1813 |
| MAJOR. | |||||
| [2] | Samuel Rice | 13 | July, | 1809 | Lt.-Col., 22 Nov. 1813 |
| CAPTAINS. | |||||
| [3] | John Thos. Keyt | 24 | June, | 1804 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 |
| [4] | James Campbell | 1 | Aug. | 1805 | |
| [5] | William Thwaites | 2 | Jan. | 1807 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 |
| [6] | Richard Storer | 13 | July, | 1809 | |
| [7] | Jas Henry Phelps | 21 | Sept. | 1809 | |
| [8] | James Ross | 12 | Dec. | 1811 | |
| [9] | John Ross | 15 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| [10] | Sam. Beardsley, W. | 16 | Sept. | 1813 | |
| [11] | Edward Frederick | 28 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| LIEUTENANTS. | |||||
| [12] | Benjamin B. Hawley | 10 | May, | 1809 | |
| [13] | Thos. Brook | 18 | May, | 1809 | |
| [14] | Francis Minchin | 12 | July, | 1809 | |
| [15] | Walter George Mahon | 13 | July, | 1809 | |
| [16] | Wm. Henry Hare | 20 | July, | 1809 | |
| [17] | Oliver Ainsworth | 26 | July, | 1810 | |
| [18] | Henry Read | 20 | Feb. | 1811 | |
| [19] | Francis Kennedy | 21 | Feb. | 1811 | |
| [20] | Joseph Dyas | 11 | July, | 1811 | |
| [21] | John Flamanck | 12 | Dec. | 1811 | |
| [22] | Wm. Henry Elliott | 13 | Aug. | 1812 | |
| [23] | Wm. Davidson Simpson | 3 | Dec. | 1812 | |
| [24] | Frederick Mainwaring | 15 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| [25] | Wm. Jones, Adjt. | 16 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| [26] | Chas. Wm. Tyndale, W. | 3 | June, | 1813 | |
| [27] | Henry Martin | 21 | Oct. | 1813 | |
| [28] | Harry Hervis Roberts | 7 | Jan. | 1814 | |
| [29] | Egerton C.H. Isaacson | 14 | July, | 1814 | |
| [30] | Thos. Troward | 29 | Sept. | 1814 | |
| [31] | John Lintott | 25 | Dec. | 1814 | 22 Apr. 1813 |
| ENSIGNS. | |||||
| [32] | G.F. Berkeley St. John | 3 | June, | 1813 | |
| [33] | Henry Krause | 21 | Oct. | 1813 | |
| [34] | W. Johnstone | 6 | Jan. | 1814 | 25 Oct. 1813 |
| [35] | Alexander Fraser | 21 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| [36] | John Blair | 14 | July, | 1814 | 18 May, 1814 |
| [37] | Henry Lock | 13 | Oct. | 1814 | |
| PAYMASTER. | |||||
| [38] | John Gibbs | 15 | Feb. | 1810 | |
| QUARTERMASTER. | |||||
| [39] | Thos. Askey | 18 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| SURGEON. | |||||
| [40] | Richard Webster | 14 | July, | 1808 | 26 Oct. 1804 |
| ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. | |||||
| [41] | John F. Clarke | 25 | June, | 1812 | |
| [42] | Percy FitzPatrick | 11 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| Facings grass green. Lace gold. | |||||
[L]. On the morning of 18th June, 1815, the 51st was composed of 2 field officers, 9 captains, 26 subalterns, 6 staff officers, 39 sergts., 18 drummers, and 521 privates.
[1]. Served under Sir Eyre Coote in Egypt, and was present at the taking of Alexandria. Commanded the 4th British Brigade at Waterloo. C.B. and K. St. Vladimir. M. in 1804, Lady Harriet Somerset, youngest dau. of the 5th Duke of Beaufort, and had issue. D. in London, 20th April, 1817, aged 45.
[2]. Served in the Pa., and had the gold medal for Nivelle. Commanded the 51st at Waterloo. C.B. Lt.-col. of this regt. 1817. D. 7th March, 1840. He belonged to an old family in Carmarthenshire, and was brother to Ralph Rice, Judge at Bombay, who d. 1850.
[3]. At Waterloo, Maj. Keyt was appointed by Col. Mitchell to command the light companies of the 51st, 14th, and 23rd regts. (which three regts. were under Col. Mitchell’s command), and for this command he was made bt. lt.-col. and C.B., after Waterloo. Was appointed Lt.-col. of the 84th Regt. in 1828, and d. in Jamaica in 1835.
[4]. Promoted maj. in this regt., 17th May, 1821; lt.-col. in 1881; and retired on h. p. 1838. K.H. M.-Gen. 1854. Served in the Pa., and in 1848 received the silver war medal with five clasps. D. at Breslington, 8th May, 1856.
[5]. Major 22nd June, 1815. Quitted the service before 1824.