New Zealand Gazette – 1864 – No. 8

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✨ Nominal Returns of Casualties

NOMINAL RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE TROOPS AT RANGIAOHIA, 21ST FEBRUARY, 1864.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Corps.	Regtl. Nos.	Rank and Name.	Age.	Service	Date of Death.	Place of Death	Nature of Injury.	Result.
65th Regiment	3658	Private Charles Askew	32	13 yrs.	...	...	Bullet wound entering right eye, passing out behind left ear	Mortally
"	2446	Private William Smith	38	18 ,,	...	...	Wounded by slugs in the face	Severe
Col. Defence Force		Lieut.-Colonel Nixon	50	7 mths.	...	...	Penetrating wound of chest, lungs injured	Dangerous
"	...	Corporal Alexander	24	7 ,,	21 Feb., 1864	Rangiaohia	Gunshot wound of head	Killed
"	...	Private Alexander McHale	20	2 ,,	...	...	Gunshot wound of head	Killed
"	...	Private Brady	...	...	...	...	Gunshot wound of hand	Slight
"	...	Corporal Dunn	...	...	...	...	Gunshot wound of body	Severe
Forest Rangers	...	Private John Bellender	...	...	...	...	Gunshot wound of abdomen	Dangerous

CAPT. BAKER, Assistant Military Secretary.

J. MOUAT, Dep. Inspector-General, P. M. O.

NOMINAL RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE TROOPS AT RANGIAOHIA, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1864.

No.	Corps.	Regtl. No.	Rank and Name.	Age.	Service	Date of Death.	Place of Death.	Nature of Injury.	Result.
1	Mtd. Artillery	...	Driver Chas. Tuck	22 years.	4 years.	22 Feb. 1864	Rangiaohia	Gunshot wound of head	Killed
2	"	279	Sergt. James Baxendale	26	9	...	...	Gunshot wound of face	Slight
3	"	...	Driver Charles Steer...	27	9	...	...	Gunshot wound of hand	,,
4	50th Regt.	...	Ensign C. A. Doveton	21	3	...	...	Penetrating wound of chest	Dangerous
5	"	170	Sergt. William Hawkins	26	6	22 Feb. 1864	Rangiaohia	Gunshot wound of scalp	Killed
6	"	224	Sergt. Joseph Payne	24	6	...	...	Gunshot wound of head	Slight
7	"	88	Private Thomas Burke	28	9	...	...	Gunshot wound of thigh	Severe

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1864, No 8

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Nominal Return of Killed and Wounded Troops at Rangiaohia, 21st February 1864

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated21 February 1864
KeywordsCasualties, Killed, Wounded, Rangiaohia, 65th Regiment, Colonial Defence Force, Military report
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Charles Askew (Private), Reported as mortally wounded
William Smith (Private), Reported as severely wounded
Nixon (Lieut.-Colonel), Reported with dangerous chest wound
Alexander (Corporal), Killed by gunshot wound of head
Alexander McHale (Private), Killed by gunshot wound of head
Brady (Private), Reported with slight hand wound
Dunn (Corporal), Reported with severe body wound
John Bellender (Private), Reported with dangerous abdominal wound

👩‍💼 Officials

CAPT. BAKER, Assistant Military Secretary
J. MOUAT, Dep. Inspector-General, P. M. O.

🛡️ Nominal Return of Killed and Wounded Troops at Rangiaohia, 22nd February 1864

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated22 February 1864
KeywordsCasualties, Killed, Wounded, Rangiaohia, Mounted Artillery, 50th Regiment
👱🏽 Names

7 names identified

Chas. Tuck (Driver), Killed by gunshot wound of head
James Baxendale (Sergt.), Reported with slight face wound
Charles Steer (Driver), Reported with slight hand wound
C. A. Doveton (Ensign), Reported with dangerous chest wound
William Hawkins (Sergt.), Killed by gunshot wound of scalp
Joseph Payne (Sergt.), Reported with slight head wound
Thomas Burke (Private), Reported with severe thigh wound

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