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5th Dragoon Guards Digest of Service 1872 Volume Two, Page 11

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Transcription 1874 .
1875
On the 13th November Her Majesty pleased to promote lieutenant and Adjutant I. It . Hartnell to the rank of Captain Captain Burkinyoung such promotion to date from 31st October 1874 ; Captain Hartnell , however , continued to perform the duties of Adjutant until the 5th January 1875 , and on the 16th
10 .
in
succession
30
January following Regimental Order was issued by dient Col : Godman : " Captain J. H. Hartnell having promotion resigned the Adjutancy Lien : Col. Godman takes this opportunity of thanking him for the able assistance he has at all times afforded him and of expressing his " entire satisfaction of zealous efficient in which he has discharged the
the
and
" responsible duties of Adjutant . "
WIT
in that
year
un
onerous ..
was
to
the
manner .
On the 24th and 25th June
Regiment marched from Dublin to the Curragh , 4 Troops being under canvas Donnelly's Hollow , and 4 Troops
Huts in K .. Lines .
Depot went to Cahir
and .
the
The
On the 21st July the Officers and
30
30 men each of the 3rd
Dragoon Guards
were ordered to parade for the purpose of jumping leppe
Hollow
11 .
Brigadier General Seymour C.B. , the artificial banks and fences which had been constructed Donnelly's
and
The two Regiments had
but the second time the horse ridden .
Corpo in Camp also attended Dublin the remains
an
5th
over the jumps ,
his
by Captain J. M. Clarke having kneed the large bank , turned completely over , and falling rider , so crushed him that he died his body the residence of General Seymour , where it remained until the 23rd July , when it conveyed to Newbridge Station ; the funeral procession was attended by General Seymour , and the whole of the Cavalry Dragoon at the Curragh consisting of the 3rd under the command of Colonel J. R. S. Sayer , C. 13 . and the 5th Dragoon Guards , Officers from every
Escort
were met
was carried direct to " Crotonstown House '
i
gone
on
was
on
at
once round
arriving King's Bridge of the 4th Dragoon Guards and several Officers of that Corps
Station by
who escorted them ,
in funeral procession to the North Wall , where
they
on
the spot ;
Guards
at
1875 .