✨ Military Despatch Conclusion and Casualties




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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, ve 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 Continuation of Despatch regarding Siege Operations at Orakau (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
8 April 1864
Military staff, Orakau, Sketch, Orders, Brig-General
  • Captain Baker, Assisted commander with orders
  • Captain the Hon. F. le P. Trench (Captain), Assisted commander with orders
  • Lieutenant Hurst, Made sketch of enemy's work

  • GEORGE J. CAREY, Brig.-General

πŸ›‘οΈ Nominal Return of Killed and Wounded at Orakau (March 31 - April 2, 1864)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
8 April 1864
Casualties, Killed, Wounded, Orakau, Artillery, Regiment, Militia
64 names identified
  • William Buckingham (Driver), Wounded slightly in the neck
  • Joseph Clarkson (Private), Wounded severely in left elbow
  • James Bevill (Private), Wounded slightly in right shoulder
  • James T. Ring (Captain), Killed mortally in abdomen
  • William Lawson (Sergeant), Killed shot through the liver
  • John Carroll (Private), Killed in upper part of chest
  • Michael Bellaine (Private), Killed shot through the head
  • Thomas Traynor (Private), Killed shot through the back
  • Hugh Cassidy (Private), Killed shot through the head
  • Johnson (Corporal), Wounded very severely in arm/chest
  • James Lyon (Drummer), Wounded severely in left side
  • George Carroll (Lance-Corporal), Wounded severely in right arm
  • John Close (Private), Wounded slightly in right arm
  • George Thomas (Private), Wounded severely in thigh and face
  • Patrick Fay (Private), Wounded dangerously in face
  • John O'Donnell (Private), Wounded dangerously in the neck
  • John Carlyle (Private), Wounded severely in left side
  • James Stanton (Private), Wounded dangerously in the back
  • George Gallagher (Private), Wounded dangerously in right side
  • Thomas Hannon (Private), Wounded severely in the chest
  • Thomas Jenkins (Private), Wounded very severely through mouth
  • L. W. Fisher (Captain), Wounded severely in the back
  • Hugh Duncan (Sergeant), Killed through the head
  • William Love (Private), Killed through the chest
  • William Gould (Sergeant), Wounded slightly in right shoulder
  • William Wilson (Corporal), Wounded severely in left thigh
  • Charles Gibby (Private), Wounded severely through left forearm
  • Alfred Whitty (Private), Wounded slightly in left arm
  • Thomas Brennan (Private), Wounded severely in right thigh
  • Samuel Johnson (Private), Wounded severely in left thigh
  • Martin O'Farrell (Private), Wounded severely in right shoulder
  • George Williams (Private), Wounded severely in right shoulder
  • George Palmer (Private), Wounded severely in left arm
  • John Ollington (Private), Wounded severely in right thigh
  • George Hoare (Private), Wounded slightly in right shoulder
  • James Sturgeon (Private), Wounded severely in chest/abdomen
  • John Sidley (Private), Wounded slightly in head
  • James Shattock (Private), Wounded severely in lung
  • Richard Graham (Private), Wounded severely in left thigh
  • Jamas Cox (Private), Wounded severely in left shoulder
  • Herbert Blake (Private), Wounded severely in right hand
  • Patrick Connell (Private), Wounded severely in right hand
  • Alfred Chayter (Ensign), Wounded severely in right side
  • John Barnett (Lance Corporal), Killed through the chest
  • Robert Gilligan (Drummer), Killed through the chest
  • James Ford (Private), Wounded dangerously in back
  • William Mechan (Private), Wounded severely in back
  • George Whitfield (Private), Wounded severely in back
  • Edward Mally (Private), Wounded slightly in groin
  • William Dwyer (Private), Wounded slightly in right arm
  • Denis M'Grath (Private), Wounded slightly in left shoulder
  • Thomas Kennedy (Private), Wounded slightly in forehead
  • Thomas Maskell (Private), Killed in left side of chest
  • George Courtney (Private), Wounded slightly in left shoulder
  • Peter Pettit (Private), Wounded slightly in right leg
  • Richard Kendwick (Sergeant), Wounded severely in left knee
  • William Coady (Private), Wounded slightly in left temple
  • James Tully (Private), Wounded slightly in right thigh
  • William Taylor (Sergeant), Killed in upper part of chest
  • Charles Coghlan (Private), Killed mortally in abdomen
  • Armstrong (Corporal), Killed in chest (Waikato Militia)
  • William Molloy (Private), Wounded dangerously in left neck
  • Joseph Worley (Private), Wounded severely in both thighs
  • John Leeky (Private), Killed in head (Waikato Militia)