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Holmlea, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

5th October 1925

Dear Col. Buchan

I am much delighted with your able History of the R.S.F.

But I regret to see that my very dear old old Friend General Dalyell name has been spelt with a z. I send you a page 3 extracted from a monthly army list during the period Lt Genl. Dalyell (John Thomas) was full Colonel of the R.S.F which shows this. also 3a from the RSF assocn. list of

Then there is a trifling error, I was

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not a Lieut: Colonel when I sent you sundry papers, I am a Colonel in the Army of 25th August 88 and further comm[an]ded The 21st Regimental District (RSF) from the 21st January 1891 till I reached the age limit when Col C.E. Browne succeeded me in the 21st R Dist.

The Reg[imen]tal Districts were started when the Regts were localised

The 1st C.O. was Col W. Forbes McBean from the St Helena Regt.

2nd - Col Allan fr the Welch Regt.

3rd - Col Bainbridge R S.F

4th - Col F.G. Jackson R S.F

5th - Col E.C. Brown R S.F

6th - Col W.A. Yule (PSC.) R S F

7th - Col E.E. Carr C.B. R S F.

Then the Regt. Districts were discontinued & I think Col. Carr was made officer in charge of Records in [H?]

I also send you an extract of my record, copied from 1895 Annual Army List.

also a copy, on the same paper, of annual Army list 1819 giving the Colonel's list of succession as Regards the 21st Regt of Foos [Fusilier.

and the Colonels of the same Regt from the time I joined in March 1858 until now.

Col: Hamilton I have not the dates of he came after Sir De Lacy Evans death, & before F. Marshal Haines' appointment

(Of course I know all about the old Scots "z" having the value of "y" English.) Kirkgunzeon & so on.

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I was present when Major Dalyell married, one of the Daughters of the Bishop of Barbados when we were quartered there Dalyell was then senior Major. Collingwood was senior Captain for 10 years John Ramsay & Col. Dalyell commanded between them 25 years and we did not want them to go it was a happy Regt.

Your very truly

F.G. Jackson

Baird Smith's sketches were always lovely, I have some of Burmese

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Please note that I was a full Colonel (dated 25 Aug 88) when I lent you some letters etc through D.M. Stuart & Padre Scott. The present Lieut. Colonel 1st Battn RSF. Claud Hugh Irving Jackson is my son, he served in the 3rd Bn The Militia Battn for 2 trainings before he went into the (RSFus:) Regular Battalions he was born in the Rys at Ayre.

Colonels 21 (RNB Fusiliers) now R. Sc: Fus since I joined in March 1858.

W. Sir De Lacy Evans GCB l.G. 29 Aug 53

^ one in between Guardsman, I think name of Hamilton

Staines Field. Marshal Sir T.J. GCB (16 May 74) GCSI CIC. 5 Oct 90

Dalyell. Hon. [Lt] Gen. (1 Feb 1903) J.T - 12 June 1909

Colonel-in-Chief - Col. HRH. The Prince of Wales etc etc etc

Trenchard, Hon. Major Gen in Army (1/8/19) Sir Hugh M Bart. G.C.B - D.S.O (Air Marshal) 13.7.16

I have a copy of the Annual Army list 1819

It give the succession of Colonels of all Regts.

21st Regt of Foot
Charles, Earl of Mar 23 Septr 1678
Thomas Buchan 29 July 86
Francis Fergus O'Farrel 1 March 89
Robert McKay 13 Nov 95
Archibald Row 1 Jan 97
John, Viscount Mordaunt 25 Aug 1704
Sampson de Lalo 26 June 06
John, Viscount Mordaunt 4 Sept 09
Thomas Meredith 1 May 10
Charles, Earl of Orrery 13 Dec
George Macartney 12 July 1716
Sir James Wood 9 Mar 27
James Campbell 1 Nov 38
William, Earl of Parmiere 29 Apr 52
Hon. Alexander MacKay 10 May 70
Hon. James Murray 5 June 89
James Hamilton 28 June 94
Hon. William Gordon 6 Aug. 1803
James, Lord Forbes 1 Jun 16
(Army List of 1819 ceases here as Regards 21st Foot)
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Cav and Inf - I [infantry]

R.A.R.E. - [blank]

Name - Jackson, Frederick George

Date of birth - 5 Nov 38

1st Appt and Lieutenant - Ens 21 Ft [Foot] 30 Mar 58 Lt 21 Ft 6 May 59 Adjt 21 Ft 30 Jun 63 to 9 Jun 65

Captain - 21 Ft 22 Sept 65

Major - Brev 11 Oct 77 R Sc Fus 4 Feb 81

Lieut Colonel - R Sc Fus 25 Aug 84 H Pay 25 Aug 90

Continued

Colonel - Army 25 Aug 88 Regtl Dist 21 Jan 91

Staff Services - Adjt Aux Forces 11 May 74 to 19 Nov 79

Note 1 - I was appointed to the 2nd Bn Ayrshire Rifle Vols (Head Qrs Kilmarnock) but pointed out to my Vol. Col that the Kilmarnock Vol Coy being senior to all others in Ayrshire his Battn was (by Vol. Regs.) entitled to be the 1st Battn. Hence the alteration of the numbering of the Vol. Battns that you allude to in your book

Note 2 - My Regimental District was that at Ayr. (Th Rl Sc Fusrs) numbered 21st

PTO

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