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2nd Volunteer Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment

List of Officers and NCOs of the Barnsley Detachment
Extracted from Lodge's Almanack 1896

Geoff Whitehead

Rank Name Service (years/months) Remarks
Lieut.Col. Bamforth W T 24 years 8 months Commanding
Major Senior A 18 years 6 months

Com. F Company

Captain Senior F G 6 years 6 months Com. H Company
Lieutenant Fox, Charles 4 years 7 months F Company
Lieutenant Muschamp 2 years 5 months H Company
Surgeon Lieut. Blackburn, Jno (Col) 35 years Staff
Surgeon Lieut. Halton M C 18 years 6 months Staff
Chaplain Kirby W W 16 years 8 months Staff
QMS ord. Rm clerk Sykes J W 27 years 7 months Staff
Colour Sgt. Mack H 23 years 9 months Staff
Colour Sgt. Brown A 20 years 7 months Staff
Sgt. Bainbridge F 14 years 11 months  
Sgt. Lockwood F 15 years 6 months  
Sgt. Bridge D C 13 years 6 months  
Sgt. Goodyear, Frank 13 years 9 months  
Sgt. Knapton F 11 years 9 months  
Sgt. Morrison, James 9 years 7 months  
Sgt. Mirfin, Herbert 11 years 7 months  
Sgt. Tingle R 8 years 6 months  
Lnc. Sgt. Coats A J 15 years 5 months  
Lnc. Sgt. Barber G W 14 years 8 months  
Lnc. Sgt. Kelly F W 10 years 7 months  
Band Mas. Stringer, Jonas 16 years 8 months  
Band Sgt. Stringer, Ezra 5 years 7 months  
Amb. Sgt. Goodyear, Fred 11 years 11 months  

Marksmen,1895

Rank F Company Remarks
Sgt. Goodyear, Frank Best shot in the Company
Sgt. Bainbridge f  
Corp. Simpson A  
Corp. Britton G  
Corp. Calvert G F  
Pte. Roach A  
Pte. Schofield M  

 

Rank H Company Remarks
Colour Sgt. Brown A Best shot in the company
Captain Senior F G  
Lnc. Sgt. Coates A J  
Lnc. Sgt. Jones R  
Corp. Butler J F  
Corp. Calvert G F  
Sgt. Instr. Broderick, Jno 2nd VB Y & R Regt.

©Geoff Whitehead 1996

The above article was first published in the Journal of the Barnsley Family History Society in April 1996. It is reproduced here by permission of the Committee & Editors, with acknowledgement to Barnsley Library Local Studies Department. All Rights Reserved

 

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