The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-08 00:00:00

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Conslasrable commotion was caused in the t 3wn on
Saturday last, by the arrival of the new battery of
Boys! Horse Artillery. Large numbers of persons
assembled at the station, and as a kind of military
welcome the brass band of the Dorset Militia, was in
attendance under Drum-Major Lucas. The battery
arrived by special train from Portsmouth, and on the
arrival of the train the men were greeted with lusty
eboura by crowds of youngsters who swarmed the
railings of the station. On alighting from the train,
and friendly and affectionate greetings having been
exchanged between the men and their Dorchester
friends, they were put through a number of evolutions,
sfter which they marched, heading by the band of the
baser" and the Militia band, playing alternately
through the town to the Barracks. The streets were
ceosded, but unfortunately a heavy storm of rain fell
es the men were on their way to the Barracks. and
this to a considerable extent sobered the excitement
which had been manifested on their arrival. At the
Barrack' the men were again drilled in the presence
of Colontl Wilkinson and the offic3rl of the battery.
They were then dismissed to their quarters.
The men as a rule are a fine vet of fellows, but are
much bronzed by exposure, and, although the general
health of the battery is good, some of the men look
thin sad ill. Major Magenta is in command of the
betray, and the other officers are —Brevet. Major
Lieut. Hall, Lieut. Gunner, and Lient
Ms non-commissioned officers are as follows :-
- Major Klllott Quartermaster - Sergeant
Sergeants Bradley, Shields, Carnaghan,
• -.A. Wlsean, and Bally.
Ad& is an srr.ceadingly good one, is
4by Oorporal Jones. 1%11 strength of the
' `try has done some good *Krim during its
, and each man is in pawswdon of—or will
reosive—two medals, viz., the Jowiri medal
Afghan campaign. The battery was ti
ads of the lint Afghan campaign, underr efot
binadarson, who was succeeded at Jellalahhad
-al the Hosourable Alexander Stewart, who
down the return march, after the treaty of
weri
signed. When the second Afghan War
oat the
was again ordered to the front,
• served throoglit the whole of the campaign,
Armed Stewart and on their return the cow-
was Woos by Mega& We might
&halo Maio, Magsuispcszytapirt in °almond
Vey dodos this cam Mill he served
sonsemad al the 0 Artillery.
41-1.-Agge"Wilteawr7esttolgughtlishrosi"d4in the A:rim;
gulf wen Peessol at betel* IS

All Musiid, Putts about, and Camp Dakka. They
were find ordered to Af rhaniatan on November 20th.
1878. and returned on J'nne lat. 1879; were ordered to
the front again on Deeembor A NM, and returned
on rebruiry 12th, IhBl. In the first campaign the
' b"t'rr, lost a nand er of men by cholora on the
return march, but during the war very few were
kilo After the war thy were ordered t 3 Umbel's,
where they remained ab .ut..ix month-, when they left
for Itngllnd. &hry came Iv me in the Berapie troop•
ship, and had a fair 27 day's pumice, with the
exception of the Bay of 13dvey and the Chimed where
wine rather rough weather wee experienced.

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