CO129-110 - Others - 1865 — Page 528

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He was a member of the Royal Artillery, serving in India from 1848 to 1850, and later entered the Shanghai Municipal Police Force. He stated that he entered the Police Force on the advice of his friends, who are highly respectable. His Commanding Officer had not heard any tidings of him for nearly two years.

He was at the taking of Pekin in 1860, for which he expected his share of Prize money. He served in the China campaign and was awarded a Medal and two Bars.

They are unable to point out the means by which they may be able to ascertain his fate, and should he have left the Royal Artillery, they are in much distress regarding the uncertainty of his fate, and are unable to receive any Prize money.

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He was a member of the Royal Artillery, serving in India from 1848 to 1850, and later entered the Shanghai Municipal Police Force. He stated that he entered the Police Force on the advice of his friends, who are highly respectable. His Commanding Officer had not heard any tidings of him for nearly two years. He was at the taking of Pekin in 1860, for which he expected his share of Prize money. He served in the China campaign and was awarded a Medal and two Bars. They are unable to point out the means by which they may be able to ascertain his fate, and should he have left the Royal Artillery, they are in much distress regarding the uncertainty of his fate, and are unable to receive any Prize money.
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