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This presentation of the McNeill/Tulloch Commission of Enquiry is based on transcripts by Megan Stevens, and includes the page numbers of the original publication in order to maintain the validity of page references. It is arranged in the following sections:-

Title page and
instructions to
commissioners

Second
Report
(pp 23-50)

Correspondence
with Lord Raglan
(p 51)

Evidence:
Memorandum
(pp i-ii)

Index of
witnesses
(pp iii-v)

Index of
queries
(pp vi-viii)

Evidence
(parts
only)

Appendix
(not
included)

p. iii

p. iv

p. v

INDEX TO EVIDENCE.

Evidence, page iii

Officers' Names examined.	Corps, Brigades, or Divisions.	Page
Colonel Cameron	Commanding Highland Brigade	1
Quartermaster William Wood	42nd Foot	2
Quartermaster Robert Jameson	79th Foot	3
Quartermaster Donald Sinclair	93rd Foot	3
Colonel White	Commanding 6th Dragoons	5
Major W.C. Forrest	} 4th Dragoon Guards	5
Quartermaster Drake	} 4th Dragoon Guards	5
Major Benson	17th Lancers	6
Quartermaster Lane	8th Hussars	7
Major Wardlaw	Commanding 1st Dragoons	8
Quartermaster William Scott	1st Dragoons	8
Major R. Thompson	Commanding 5th Dragoon Guards	9
Quartermaster George William Bewley	5th Dragoon Guards	9
Colonel D. Griffiths	Commanding Scots Greys	10
Colonel Shewell	" 8th Hussars	12
Colonel Douglas	" 11th "	13
Colonel Doherty	" 13th Dragoons	14
Lieutenant-Colonel Low	" 4th Light Dragoons	15
Colonel Lord Frederick Paulett	" 1st Battalion Coldstream Gds.	16
Colonel Ridley	" Grenadier Guards	17
Colonel Walker	" Scots Fusilier Guards	18
Major Macdonnell	" 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, left wing	19
Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas	" 79th Regiment	19
Lieutenant-Colonel Ainslie	" 93rd "	20
Major Ready	" 71st "	20
Surgeon Robert Cooper	4th Dragoon Guards	21 to 26
Deputy Inspector-General Mac Donnell	Cavalry Division	26
Surgeon Forteath	Royal Dragoons	26
Assistant-Surgeon William Cattell	5th Dragoon Guards	27
Surgeon Brush	Scots' Greys	27
Surgeon Mure	15th Hussars	28
Surgeon Home	13th Dragoons	28
Assistant-Surgeon White	3rd Dragoon Guards	29
Assistant-Surgeon Boate	6th Dragoons	29
Surgeon Kendall, M.D.	4th Light Dragoons	29
Surgeon J.B. St. C. Crosse	11th Hussars	31
Surgeon Massy	17th Dragoons	32
Surgeon Blenkins	Grenadier Guards	33
Assistant-Surgeon Wyatt	Coldstream Guards	34
Assistant-Surgeon Elkington	3rd Foot Guards	35
Surgeon Dods	71st Regiment	36
Surgeon Scot	79th "	37
Dr. Linton	Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals	39
Dr. Hunter	Staff Surgeon	40
Surgeon Walsh	Royal Navy	41
Assistant-Surgeon Brown	Rifle Brigade	43
Staff Surgeon E.W. Young	63rd Regiment	44
Surgeon J.S. Furlong	42nd "	44
Mr. Alexander Crookshank	Deputy Assistant-Commissary General	46 to 49
Mr. J.W. Murray	" "	50
Mr. Philip Rolleston, 1st Division	" "	50
Mr. W.H. Drake	Deputy Commissary-General	50
Surgeon Hearn	1st Foot	53
Staff Surgeon Matthew	Balaklava	55
Staff Surgeon Anderson	Principal Medical Officer, Balaklava	56
Captain Carter	63rd Foot	57
Mr. Filder	Commissary-General	59-64
Mr. Archer	Assistant ditto	65
Mr. Adams	Deputy ditto	67
Lieutenant-General Dupuis	Royal Horse Artillery	71
Major Barker	Commanding "W" Field Battery	72
Surgeon Edward Protheroe	"C" Troop Horse Artillery	72
Assistant Surgeon Turner	3rd Foot Guards	74
Colonel Lord George Paget	Commanding Cavalry Division	74

Evidence, page iv

Officers' Names examined.	Corps, Brigades, or Divisions.	Page
Colonel Hodge	Commanding Heavy Cavalry Brigade	75
Major Mc Kenzie	Assistant Quartermaster-General, Balaklava	77
Colonel Mayow	Assistant Quartermaster-General, Cavalry Division	79
Colonel Barlow	Commanding 14th Foot	80
Lieutenant-Colonel Munro	" 39th "	80
Quartermaster Mc Bride	39th Foot	82
Surgeon Woodman	" "	82
Surgeon Chalmers	14th "	82
Quartermaster O'Connor	" "	83
Quartermaster M'Gee	1st Royal Regiment	83
Surgeon Dumbreck	" "	84
Colonel Waddy	Commanding 50th Regiment	85
Surgeon Tronsdell	50th Foot	85
Lieutenant-Colonel Lowth	Commanding 38th Regiment	85
Surgeon Fowkes	38th Regiment	85
Lieutenant Eyre	Acting Quartermaster 38th Regiment	85
Colonel Perryman	Commanding 89th Regiment	85
Quartermaster Watson	89th Regiment	85
Surgeon Gilborne	" "	85
Surgeon De Lisle	4th Foot	86
Quartermaster Connell	" "	86
Lieutenant-Colonel Borton	Commanding 9th Regiment	86
Assistant-Surgeon Ovens	9th Regiment	86
Lieutenant-Colonel Edwards	Commanding 18th Regiment	86
Surgeon Crawford	18th Regiment	86
Colonel Adams	Commanding [?] Regiment	86
Surgeon Marlow	28th Regiment	87
Major Fielden	44th Regiment	87
Colonel Spencer	Commanding 44th Regiment	87
Surgeon G. Mee	44th Regiment	87
Mr. Charles C. Blanc	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General	88
Mr. Henry J. Brownrigge	" "	89
Major-General Eyre	Commanding 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division	90
Major-General Barnard	Commanding 1st Brigade, 3rd Division	91
Surgeon Howard	20th Foot	92
Quartermaster Aylett	"	92
Lieutenant-Colonel Cole	Commanding 17th Regiment	93
Surgeon Simpson	17th Regiment	93
Colonel Lord West	Commanding 21st Fusileers	93
Surgeon McKinnon	21st Fusileers	93
Colonel Shadforth	Commanding 57th Regiment	93
Assistant-Surgeon Brady	57th Regiment	94
Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell	Commanding 46th Regiment	95
Surgeon Webb	46th Regiment	95
Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth	Commanding 68th Regiment	95
Assistant-Surgeon Cullen	Attached to 68th Regiment	96
Quartermaster Tunks	68th Regiment	96
Colonel Garrett, K.H.	Commanding 2nd Brigade 4th Division	96
Mr. Fernandez	Dispenser of Medicines	98
Colonel Norcott	Commanding 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade	99
Quartermaster Peacock	1st Battalion Rifle Brigade	99
Surgeon Innes	60th Rifles	99
Colonel Mc Pherson	Commanding 1st Brigade 4th Division	100
Mr. Bartlett	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General	100
Mr. Barlee	" "	101
Surgeon Roberts	Principal Medical Officer 4th Division	101
Colonel Hart [?]	Commanding 20th Regiment	103
Lieutenant-Colonel Maulverer	Commanding 30th Regiment	104
Surgeon Dowse	30th Regiment	104
Lieutenant-Colonel Cuddy	Commanding 55th Regiment	104
Colonel Shearman	Commanding 62nd Regiment	105
Assistant Surgeon Young	62nd Regiment	105
Major Dennis	Commanding 95th Regiment	105
Assistant-Surgeon Ferguson	95th Regiment	105
Lieutenant Colonel Eman	Commanding 41st Regiment	106
Surgeon Scott	41st Regiment	106
Lieutenant-Colonel Grant	Commanding 49th Regiment	107
Surgeon Davis	49th Regiment	107
Lieutenant-Colonel Farren	Commanding 47th Regiment	108
Surgeon Wells	47th Regiment	108
Brigadier-General Lockyer	Commanding 2nd Brigade 2nd Division	109
Mr. Thomson	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General, 2nd Division	109
Mr. Colquhoun	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General, Artillery Brigade	110
Surgeon Wood	Principal Medical Officer, 2nd Division	110

Evidence, page v

Officers' Names examined.	Corps, Brigades, or Divisions.	Page
Staff-Surgeon Langley	1st Brigade, 2nd Division	112
Colonel Trollope	Commanding 1st Brigade, 2nd Division	112
Colonel Cobbe	Commanding 4th Foot, 3rd "	113
Captain Lushington, R.N.	Commanding Naval Brigade	113
Colonel Yea	Commanding 7th Fusileers	115
Surgeon Lockwood	7th Fusileers	115
Lieutenant-Colonel Lysons	Commanding 23rd Regiment	116
Assistant-Surgeon Wood	23rd Regiment	116
Surgeon Muir	33rd Regiment	117
Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone	Commanding 33rd Regiment	117
Lieutenant-Colonel Mundy	33rd Regiment	118
Major Simpson	Commanding 34th Regiment	118
Surgeon Dwyer	34th Regiment	119
Major Welsford	Commanding 97th Regiment	118
Assistant-Surgeon Porter	97th Regiment	120
Colonel Shirley	Commanding 88th Regiment	121
Surgeon Dunlop	88th Regiment	121
Major Dixon	Commanding 77th Regiment	122
Assistant-Surgeon Burton	77th Regiment	122
Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell	Commanding 90th Light Infantry	123
Surgeon Anderson	90th Light Infantry	123
Major Rooke	Commanding 19th Regiment	124
Surgeon Longmore	19th Regiment	125
Major-General Codrington	Commanding 1st Brigade, Light Division	126
Major-General Buller	Commanding 2nd Brigade, Light Division	127
Captain Forman	Commanding Right Wing 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade	128
Surgeon Frazer	Right Wing Rifle Brigade	128
Mr. Haynes	Commissariat Clerk	128
Mr. Webb	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General	129
Mr. Darling	Assistant Commissary-General	129
Lieutenant-Colonel Wood	Commanding Artillery 4th Division	130
Assistant-Surgeon Wright	Royal Artillery	131
Major Chapman	Royal Engineers	132
Assistant-Surgeon Hyde	" "	133
Lieutenant-Colonel Adye	Assistant Adjutant-General, Royal Artillery	134
Lieutenant-Colonel Nedham [?]	Commanding Royal Artillery, 3rd Division	135
Assistant-Surgeon Comte [?]	Royal Artillery	136
Major Wodehouse	Commanding Battery, Light Division	137
Major Pipon	Commanding "A" Battery	137
Major Singleton	Commanding "E" Battery	137
Surgeon Ward	"H" Battery	138
Assistant-Surgeon McMunn	"A" Battery, Royal Artillery	138
Lieutenant-Colonel Warde	Commanding Siege Train	138
Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson	Commanding Right Attack	139
Captain Oldfield	Commanding Left Attack	139
Assistant-Surgeon Taylor	Left Attack	139
Lieutenant-General Sir John Campbell	Commanding 4th Division	140
Lieutenant-General Pennefather	Commanding 2nd Division	142
Deputy Inspector-General Alexander	Medical charge Light Division	144
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard England	Commanding 3rd Division	147
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell	Commanding 1st Division	151
Dr. Hall	Inspector-General of Hospitals	154
Mr. Filder	Commissary-General (second examination)	156
Mr. Lundy	Assistant Commissary-General	162
Mr. Williams	Deputy Assistant Commissary-General	163
Colonel the Honourable Alexander Gordon	Assistant Quartermaster-General	163
Major Wetherall	" "	165
Colonel the Honourable Alexander Gordon	" " (second examination)	168
Ditto	" " (third examination)	170
Ditto	" " (fourth examination)	176
Major-General Airey	Quartermaster-General	182
Major Hall	Acting Engineer	190
Admiral Grey	Commanding in Bosphorus	193
Colonel the Honourable Alexander Gordon	Assistant Quartermaster-General (fifth examination)	199

p. iii

p. iv

p. v

Title page and
instructions to
commissioners

First
Report
(pp 1-22)

Second
Report
(pp 23-50)

Correspondence
with Lord Raglan
(p 51)

Evidence:
Memorandum
(pp i-ii)

Index of
witnesses
(pp iii-v)

Index of
queries
(pp vi-viii)

Evidence
(parts
only)

Appendix
(not
included)