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'''Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Drummond Battye (1847-1895)''' served in the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Corps of Guides Infantry]] in the [[Jowaki Expedition]] 1877, [[2nd Afghan War]], [[Black Mountain Expedition 1891|Hazara]] 1891 and the [[Chitral Campaign]] 1895 when he was killed leading a battalion on a punitive expedition. His grave is in [Mardan]] where there is a tablet in St Alban's Church. | '''Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Drummond Battye (1847-1895)''' served in the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Corps of Guides Infantry]] in the [[Jowaki Expedition]] 1877, [[2nd Afghan War]], [[Black Mountain Expedition 1891|Hazara]] 1891 and the [[Chitral Campaign]] 1895 when he was killed leading a battalion on a punitive expedition. His grave is in [Mardan]] where there is a tablet in St Alban's Church. | ||
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Revision as of 09:31, 3 December 2012
George Wynyard Battye (1806-1888), Bengal Civil Service, was the father of ten remarkable brothers all of whom served in the army in British India.
Major-General George Money Battye (1829-1912)
Lieutenant Quentin Henry Battye (1832-1857) was second in command of the Corps of Guides in their march from Mardan to Delhi. He was killed on the day of their arrival.
Major-General Henry Doveton Battye (1833-1915)
Major Wynyard Battye (1835-1882) commissioned in the 65th Bengal Native Infantry served at the Second Lucknow Relief and in the 2nd China War.
Lieutenant-Colonel Montagu Mcpherson Battye (1836-?)
Captain Charles Forbes Batty (1838-1918)
Major-General Arthur Battye (1839-1909) was an ensign in the 19th Bengal Native Infantry and later in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles. He took part the Lushai Expedition and the 2nd Afghan War.
Major Wigram Battye (1842-1879)
Major Legh Richmond Battye (1845-1888) was killed in the 3rd Black Mountain Expedition.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Drummond Battye (1847-1895) served in the Corps of Guides Infantry in the Jowaki Expedition 1877, 2nd Afghan War, Hazara 1891 and the Chitral Campaign 1895 when he was killed leading a battalion on a punitive expedition. His grave is in [Mardan]] where there is a tablet in St Alban's Church.
Legh Battye had a son Lieutenant Richmond Moffat Battye (1869-1897) of 6th Bengal Cavalry
