✨ Military Casualty Report




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

of the Commander of the Forces, for the
officers of my Staff, viz.,-
Captain Baker, 18th Royal Irish, D.A.A.G.,
and Captain the Hon. F. le P. Trench, 40th
Regiment, A.D.C., all afforded me the greatest
help both day and night by their untiring zeal
and energy in carrying out my orders.

I beg to enclose a sketch of the enemy's work,
and our approaches to it, made by Lieutenant
Hurst, 12th Regt, also a rough sketch of the
country between this and the enemy's position,
showing the combined movement of the Force
on the night of the 30th ultimo. I have, &c.,
GEORGE J. CAREY,
Brig. General.
The Assistant Military Secretary,
Head Quarters.

NOMINAL RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
OF THE TROOPS AT ORAKAU, FROM MARCH
31ST TO APRIL 2ND, 1864.

Driver William Buckingham, Royal Artillery,
wound in the neck, slightly.
Private Joseph Clarkson, 1st battalion 12th
Regiment, left elbow, severely.
Private James Bevill, 1st battalion 12th
Regiment, right shoulder, slightly.
Captain James T. Ring, 2nd battalion 18th,
penetrating gun-shot wound of abdomen,
mortally, since dead.
Sergeant William Lawson, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, shot through the liver, dead.
Private John Carroll, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, upper part of chest, dead.
Private Michael Bellaine, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, shot through the head, dead.
Private Thomas Traynor, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, shot through the back, dead.
Private Hugh Cassidy, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, shot through the head, dead.
Corporal Johnson, 2nd battalion 18th Regi-
ment, through the arm and chest, very severely.
Drummer James Lyon, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, left side of chest, severely.
Lance-Corporal George Carroll, 2nd battalion
18th Regiment, right arm, severely.
Private John Close, 2nd battalion 18th Regi-
ment, right arm, slightly.
Private George Thomas, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, right thigh and face. severely.
Private Patrick Fay, 2nd battalion, 18th Re-
giment, face (ball lodged), dangerously.
Private John O'Donnell, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, in the neck, dangerously.
Private John Carlyle, 2nd battalion 18th Re-
giment, left side of chest, severely.
Private James Stanton, 2nd battlion 18th Re-
giment, in the back (ball lodged), dangerously.
Private George Gallagher, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, right side of the back (ball lodged),
dangerously.
Private Thomas Hannon, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, in the chest, severely.
Private Thomas Jenkins, 2nd battalion 18th
Regiment, through the mouth, very severely.
Captain L. W. Fisher, 40th Regiment, in the
back, severely.
Sergeant Hugh Duncan, 40th Regiment,
through the head, dead.
Private William Love, 40th Regiment,
through the chest, dead.
Sergeant William Gould, 40th Regiment,
right shoulder, slightly.
Corporal William Wilson, 40th Regiment left
thigh, severely.
Private Charles Gibby, 40th Regiment,
through left fore arm, severely.
Private Alfred Whitty, 40th Regiment, left
arm, slightly.
Private Thomas Brennan, 40th Regiment;
right thigh, severely.
Private Samuel Johnson, 40th Regiment,
left thigh, ball lodged, severely.
Private Martin O'Farrell, 40th Regiment,
right shoulder, severely.
Private George Williams, 40th Regiment,
right shoulder, severely.
Private George Palmer, 40th Regiment, left
arm fractured, severely.
Private John Ollington, 40th Regiment, right
thigh, severely.
Private George Hoare, 40th Regiment, right
shoulder, slightly.
Private James Sturgeon, 40th Regiment,
through the pariates of chest and abdomen,
severely.
Private John Sidley, 40th Regiment, head,
slightly.
Private James Shattock, 40th Regiment, lung,
severely.
Private Richard Graham, 40th Regiment, left
thigh fractured, severely.
Private Jamas Cox, 40th Regiment, left
shoulder, severely.
Private Herbert Blake, 40th Regiment, right
hand, severely.
Private Patrick Connell, 40th Regiment, right
hand severely.
Ensign Alfred Chayter, 65th Regiment, right
side, severely.
Lance Corporal John Barnett, 65th Regiment,
through the chest, dead.
Drummer Robert Gilligan, 65th Regiment,
through the chest, dead.
Private James Ford, 65th Regiment, back
(ball lodged), dangerously.
Private William Mechan, 65th Regiment,
back, severely.
Private George Whitfield, 65th Regiment,
back (two bullets), severely.
Private Edward Mally, 65th Regiment, groin,
slightly.
Private William Dwyer, 65th Regiment, right
arm, slightly.
Private Denis M'Grath, 65th Regiment, left
shoulder, slightly.
Private Thomas Kennedy, 65th Regiment,
forehead, slightly.
Private Thomas Maskell, 70th Regiment, left
side of chest, dead.
Private George Courtney, 70th Regiment,
left shoulder, slightly.
Private Peter Pettit, 70th Regiment, right
leg, slightly.
Sergeant Richard Kendwick, Colonial De-
fence Corps, left knee, severely.
Private William Coady, Colonial Defence
Corps, left temple, slightly.
Private James Tully, Colonial Defence Corps,
right thigh, slightly.
Sergeant William Taylor, Forest Rangers,
upper part of chest, dead.
Private Charles Coghlan, Forest Rangers,
penetrating wound of abdomen, mortally, since
dead.
Corporal Armstrong, Waikato Militia, chest,
dead.
Private William Molloy, Waikato Millitia,
left side of neck, dangerously.
Private Joseph Worley, Waikato Militia,
both thighs, severely.
Private John Leeky, Waikato Militia, head,
dead.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Report Closing Remarks and Nominal List of Killed and Wounded at Orakau (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
8 April 1864
Orakau Pa, Casualties, Killed, Wounded, Royal Artillery, 18th Regiment, 40th Regiment, Staff
67 names identified
  • Baker (Captain), Staff officer assisting commander
  • F. le P. Trench (Captain, Honourable), Staff officer assisting commander
  • Hurst (Lieutenant), Provided sketch of country
  • William Buckingham (Driver), Reported wounded slightly in neck
  • Joseph Clarkson (Private), Reported wounded severely in elbow
  • James Bevill (Private), Reported wounded slightly in shoulder
  • James T. Ring (Captain), Reported killed mortally
  • William Lawson (Sergeant), Reported killed
  • John Carroll (Private), Reported killed
  • Michael Bellaine (Private), Reported killed
  • Thomas Traynor (Private), Reported killed
  • Hugh Cassidy (Private), Reported killed
  • Johnson (Corporal), Reported wounded very severely
  • James Lyon (Drummer), Reported wounded severely in chest
  • George Carroll (Lance-Corporal), Reported wounded severely in arm
  • John Close (Private), Reported wounded slightly in arm
  • George Thomas (Private), Reported wounded severely in thigh/face
  • Patrick Fay (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in face
  • John O'Donnell (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in neck
  • John Carlyle (Private), Reported wounded severely in chest
  • James Stanton (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in back
  • George Gallagher (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in back
  • Thomas Hannon (Private), Reported wounded severely in chest
  • Thomas Jenkins (Private), Reported wounded very severely in mouth
  • L. W. Fisher (Captain), Reported wounded severely in back
  • Hugh Duncan (Sergeant), Reported killed
  • William Love (Private), Reported killed
  • William Gould (Sergeant), Reported wounded slightly in shoulder
  • William Wilson (Corporal), Reported wounded severely in thigh
  • Charles Gibby (Private), Reported wounded severely in arm
  • Alfred Whitty (Private), Reported wounded slightly in arm
  • Thomas Brennan (Private), Reported wounded severely in thigh
  • Samuel Johnson (Private), Reported wounded severely in thigh
  • Martin O'Farrell (Private), Reported wounded severely in shoulder
  • George Williams (Private), Reported wounded severely in shoulder
  • George Palmer (Private), Reported wounded severely in arm
  • John Ollington (Private), Reported wounded severely in thigh
  • George Hoare (Private), Reported wounded slightly in shoulder
  • James Sturgeon (Private), Reported wounded severely in chest
  • John Sidley (Private), Reported wounded slightly in head
  • James Shattock (Private), Reported wounded severely in lung
  • Richard Graham (Private), Reported wounded severely in thigh
  • Jamas Cox (Private), Reported wounded severely in shoulder
  • Herbert Blake (Private), Reported wounded severely in hand
  • Patrick Connell (Private), Reported wounded severely in hand
  • Alfred Chayter (Ensign), Reported wounded severely in side
  • John Barnett (Lance Corporal), Reported killed
  • Robert Gilligan (Drummer), Reported killed
  • James Ford (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in back
  • William Mechan (Private), Reported wounded severely in back
  • George Whitfield (Private), Reported wounded severely (two bullets)
  • Edward Mally (Private), Reported wounded slightly in groin
  • William Dwyer (Private), Reported wounded slightly in arm
  • Denis M'Grath (Private), Reported wounded slightly in shoulder
  • Thomas Kennedy (Private), Reported wounded slightly in forehead
  • Thomas Maskell (Private), Reported killed
  • George Courtney (Private), Reported wounded slightly in shoulder
  • Peter Pettit (Private), Reported wounded slightly in leg
  • Richard Kendwick (Sergeant), Reported wounded severely in knee
  • William Coady (Private), Reported wounded slightly in temple
  • James Tully (Private), Reported wounded slightly in thigh
  • William Taylor (Sergeant), Reported killed
  • Charles Coghlan (Private), Reported killed mortally
  • Armstrong (Corporal), Reported killed
  • William Molloy (Private), Reported wounded dangerously in neck
  • Joseph Worley (Private), Reported wounded severely in thighs
  • John Leeky (Private), Reported killed

  • GEORGE J. CAREY, Brig. General
  • The Assistant Military Secretary