Roll of Honour - SUTLEJ CAMPAIGN 1845 - 1846

The 1845-46 Sikh War (The First Sikh War) was a difficult one, as the Sikh army was well-trained and well armed. As a result, British Casualties were heavy. The campaign was short and concentrated, lasting only three months. However, the Sikhs were to return for a further conflict with the British two years later (The Second Sikh War).

Before the action at Ferozeshah on the 21st December 1885, the effective strength of the 29th Foot (Worcestershire Regiment) was 28 Officers and 765 other ranks. After the first battle at Ferozeshah the battalion suffered 2 officers and 52 other ranks killed in action and a further 38 men died of their wounds. This battle was fought on the shortest day of the year and commenced for it was light.

In February 1846 at the Battle of Sobraon the 29th Foot lost a further 1 officer and 35 other ranks killed in action, and a further 3 officers and 23 other ranks died of their wounds.

One officer of the 29th Foot was attached to the 50th Foot for the first battle at Mudki (Moodkee). He was wounded and then killed by a group of Sikhs.

Below is a detailed list of all the Worcestershire Regiment men who lost their lives.

 

Surname

Forename

Number

Rank

DOD

Cause

Battle

Age

Ambler

Pierce

2178

Pte.

11/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Barr

Marcus

-

Major

26/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

44

Beaumont

James

1772

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Bentley

Richard

1867

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Bentley

Ricky

2212

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Beresford

Charles

2008

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Blackburn

Michael

1645

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Blasen

William

1628

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Boardman

William

1220

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Bobbin

Isaac

1627

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Box

William

1460

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Boyce

George

2205

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Broomhead

Benjamin

1521

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Brown

Joseph

2045

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Bryan

John

764

Pte.

14/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Burrill

John

2234

Pte.

28/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Callan

Peter

2058

Pte.

15/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Carey

Octavius

att. 50th Foot

Lieut.

18/12/1845

KIA

Mudki

25

Challoner

Charles

1810

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Chapman

John

1265

Pte.

02/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Clee

Charles

1110

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Colquhoun

Andrew

618

Cpl.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Conway

Patrick

795

Pte.

15/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Cooper

John

1943

Pte.

29/03/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Copeman

Charles

1629

Pte.

08/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Corbett

James

1903

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Courtnay

Edward

2028

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Cronin

Daniel

495

Pte.

07/03/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Dailey

Bernard

1835

Pte.

12/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Davis

Marmaduke

1679

Pte.

10/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Deeran

John

687

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Denny

Daniel

2106

Pte.

25/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Donoughey

John

1775

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Drew

James

2202

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Duckhouse

William

2095

Pte.

11/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Duncan

William

1881

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Dunphy

Patrick

2167

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Durston

Jeffrey

2237

Pte.

03/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Eaton

Richard

1443

Pte.

28/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Ellerden

Abraham

1096

Pte.

21/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Elvin

Charles

2156

Pte.

02/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Evans

Thomas

1358

Cpl.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Fitton

Edmund

571

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Flood

William

1249

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Frayne

Patrick

1899

Pte.

08/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Fuller

Edward

1932

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Giles

John

1659

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Goodier

Thomas

1269

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Green

Frederick

1483

Pte.

08/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Green

George

2130

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Green

Richard

749

Pte.

21/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Greenway

Francis

1247

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Guise

William

1103

Pte.

01/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Hamill

Cornelius

1730

Pte.

19/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Harrison

James

1855

Pte.

01/06/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Harrison

William

1479

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Harter

John L.

1319

Pte.

27/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Hastewell

John

1557

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Hatter

William

1997

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Hawkins

Thomas

1292

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Hearne

William H.

1067

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Heburn

William

1304

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Henry

Alexander

1777

Pte.

14/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Hodder

Robert

2231

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Hodkinson

David

824

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Holmes

James

611

Sgt.

11/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Hoolahan

John

816

Pte.

17/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Hunt

William

2006

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Illingworth

Thomas

2216

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Jackson

John

1228

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Johnson

Edward

2117

Pte.

12/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Jones

George H. M.

-

Lieut.

23/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

24

Jones

Robert

1209

Pte.

05/03/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Jubb

George

1132

Pte.

02/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Keelar

Patrick

-

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Kelly

Matthew

1965

Pte.

04/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Keloe

James

607

Pte.

13/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Kerle

Charles

2109

Pte.

29/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Lane

Henry

2172

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Langham

Thomas

1934

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Larner

William

2233

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Laughlin

Mathias

2247

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Lewis

James

1912

Pte.

18/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Locock

James

1475

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Lord

William

2200

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Lucas

John Owen

-

Capt.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

31

Marshall

John

896

C/Sgt.

11/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Maubrinny

James

808

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

McAuley

Patrick

2173

Pte.

11/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

McCrackin

John

1721

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

McHew

John

1851

Pte.

06/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

McManus

Thomas

842

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Miller

Thomas

1568

Pte.

21/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Mitchell

George

-

Ensign

18/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

36

Mulholand

William

1756

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Murphy

Jeremiah

2054

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Neal

John

2329

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Nolan

Patrick

1841

Pte.

24/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

O'Connor

Michael

1257

Pte.

22/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

O'Donnell

James

621

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Parks

John

1412

Drummer

08/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Pitcher

Robert

2122

Pte.

12/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Pountain

William

1410

Pte.

25/03/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Probert

John

731

Pte.

09/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Reading

William

2333

Pte.

16/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Reed

George

2325

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Reid

Joseph

733

Pte.

14/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Rice

Daniel

1371

Pte.

14/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Rice

James

1977

Pte.

10/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Roebuck

John

797

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Sands

George

1309

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Sands

Thomas H.

1763

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Saunders

John

1944

Pte.

30/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Saunders

William

1312

Pte.

28/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Scott

Robert

2153

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Sheldon

William

1324

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Sheldon

William

2110

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Simmons

Alfred Angelo

-

Lieut.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

25

Smith

Charles

1458

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Smith

John

866

Sgt.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Smith

John

1655

Pte.

10/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Smith

Michael

875

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Stanton

William

1579

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Steward

Hugh

965

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Stewart

Thomas

2150

Pte.

02/03/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Sullivan

Daniel

599

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Sutton

George

2084

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Swaby

John

1285

C/Sgt.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Taggert

Hugh

914

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Taylor

Charles Cyril

-

Lieut.-Col.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

40

Taylor

John

1162

Pte.

10/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Teasdale

James

1148

Cpl.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Toms

William

1389

Pte.

29/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Toole

Joseph

2299

Pte.

23/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Travis

Ralph

2204

Pte.

05/07/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Warren

James

1172

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Wason

James

1675

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Watts

Henry

2014

Pte.

22/01/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Watts

John

2082

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Weathers

James

2290

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Webb

Henry

1494

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Webb

John

1883

Pte.

17/02/1846

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Weir

James

1971

Pte.

31/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Whinyates

Richard

2000

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

White

Charles

1109

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

White

Thomas

879

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Wilkins

George

849

C/Sgt.

22/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Willis

William

1947

Pte.

22/02/1846

DoW

Sobraon

-

Wilson

Henry

2056

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Wilson

John

1860

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Winn

Winford

2283

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Withey

Charles

886

Cpl.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Woodart

James

2081

Pte.

21/12/1845

KIA

Ferozeshah

-

Wooton

George

1898

Pte.

10/02/1846

KIA

Sobraon

-

Yates

William

722

Pte.

27/12/1845

DoW

Ferozeshah

-

Key

KIA = Killed in Action.
Dow = Died of Wounds.

Additional Information

Lieutenant Octavius Carey (age 25), included in the above list, was attached to the 50th Foot Regiment. He was killed at the battle of Mudki on the 18th December 1845. While lying wounded he was 'hacked to pieces' by a group of Sikhs. His remains were burried by his fellow officers in the field where he fell.

Captain Frederick Coventry (age 25) served at Sobraon in February 1846. However, he died of disease only a few months later on the 29th July 1846. His grave is in Kasauli Cemetery.

Captain Walter Kirby (age 27) served in the Sutlej campaign where he was severely wound. Although he survived after the battles he finally died a year later on the 4th August 1847. His grave is in Kasauli Cemetery.

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