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66th Regiment - A sepia photograph of the officers and Colours of the 66th taken in 1879. This is the only known photograph of the Regiment's Colours that were lost the following year in the battle of Maiwand. Officers identified are rear row (Left to Right) Captain Cullen, -?-, Captain McMath, Lieutenant Pigott, -?-, (Colours), Lieutenant Beresford-Pierce, Lieutenant Stevenson, Lieutenant Roberts, Captain Oliver, 2nd Row, Paymaster Bryon, Lieutenant Colonel Galbraith, Captain Stewart, Captain Saunders, Lieutenant Price. 3rd row sat Captain Wood, Captain Garratt, Captain Murphy, Captain Soady, Lieutenant Jones (QM), Major Hogge, Captain Ready, Callaghan, -?-. Front row sat (between 1st & 2nd row) Lieutenant Smallpiece Lieutenant Hassard, Lieutenant Barclay, -?-, -?-, -?-, -? - , Captain Harris, -?-, -?-, -?-.

Persons(s): Ready, J T, Major; Cullen, Captain; McMath, Captain; Pigott, Lieutenant; Beresford-Pierce, Lieutenant; Stevenson, Lieutenant; Roberts, Lieutenant; Oliver, Captain; Bryon, Paymaster; Galbraith, Lieutenant Colonel; Stewart, Captain; Saunders, Captain; Price, Lieutenant; Wood, Captain; Garratt, Captain; Murphy, Captain; Soady, Captain; Jones, Lieutenant; Hogge, Major; Ready, Major; Callaghan; Smallpiece, Lieutenant; Hassard, Lieutenant; Barclay, Lieutenant; Harris, Captain

66th Regiment