Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-26
From the London Globe.
sketch OF the British Onic ers Killed on
the 18Th of June.

Major General Sir John Campbell was son OF
the late Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Camp:
bell, Commander-in-chief in the Burmese war.
Born in 1906, he entered the army in 1891 and
as aid-de-camp of his father, he served through
out the first Burmese war. lie became Lieuten-
ant Colonel of the 3Sth foot in 1910, went out
with the regiment last year, and was appointed
to the command Of brigade for distinguished
service, in which position, during the campaign,
he was made Major-gencral. He had just
given up the command of the 4th division, on
the arrival of General Bentinck. Sir John Camp
BELL who is one of the Brcsdalbane family, is sue
ceeded in his title by his son Archibald Ava, now
in his eleventh year.
Colonel Yea, Of the It'll Regiment entered the
army in 1925, and purchased all his commissions.
As lieutenant colonel he commanded tho Royal
Fuseers throughout the Eastern campaign Of
1854. II will not be forgotten how terribly his
corps suffered at the Alma. He was made Colo
mel in December last Colonel Yea had lately
been commanding the first brigade Of the Light
Division.
Lieutenant Colonel Shadforth, 57th regiment,
obtained his ensigncy April, 1925, and became
lieutenant colonel in November, 1854, in success
sion to Colonel Goldie. Lord Raglan thought
very highly Of him, and more than once compl-
mented him MS well on the efficiency OF his reg-
ment as upon the great anxiety nc constantly
manifested in providing for the comfort of his
men, of whom he was the pride. Mrs. Shadforth
resides at Rochester, and only on Friday morn
ing her four daughters received letter stating
how well their father was. During the day Mrs
Shadforth went to town for the purpose Of stay
ing with her brother previous TO her second daugh-
ter going TO France TO be educated, when a tee-
graphic message reached the house where she
was, announcing that her husband was no more
The 18th flsiloers lost their adjutant, Leuten-
ant Hobson, who had joined the regiment (from
the Both FOOT little more than year ago, and
was wounded at the Alma. The Gath lost four
oificers-Captain Shiffner, who had been fourteen
years in the service; Captain Robinson, eleven
years; Lieutenant Hart, four years; and Lieu
tenant Alt, Just one year. Three captains Of the
44th fell--Captain Fenwich had been in the corps
thirteen years; Captain Agar was third son Of the
Earl of Normanton, was in his thirty-irst year,
and entered the army in 1874; Captain Garfield
was a member Of the Charlemont family, entered
the army in I543, and obtained his company last
December. Captain Forman, of the rifle brigade,
was in tho SSth for some years, and served on the
staff in the West Indies. Captain Jesse, Of the
royal engineers, was in the Caffre war Of 1872,
part Of the time as deputy assistant adutant gen
eral; Lieutenant Murray, of the same corps, re-
ceived his first commission in l847; and Lieuten-
ant Graves entered the royal engineers in the fol-
lowing year Lieutenant Meurant of the 18th,
and Lieutenant Davis, of the 4Sth had been in
the army about four years each; and Lieutenant
Ashwn, Of the 57th, since March, 1853.