57th (West Middlesex) Regiment, New Zealand 1860's

[Isandlwana]

A couple more from my collection:


Officers of the 57th (West Middlesex) photographed in the late 1860's whilst still in New Zealand.


Officers of the 57th who fought in New Zealand.

Thanks to the online archive of W.F. Gordon held by the Museum of New Zealand I have been able to identify a number of officers in the photographs.

John Y.

[colsjt65]

Thanks for these John. The only copy of the top photo that I've seen is on the ATL Timeframes and it's a very poor retouched copy. I have amassed 35 photos of the 57th, so could help identify some if I could see a bigger version of the photo. I would be interested to know the officers you have identified.
It is interesting in that Colonel Logan is wearing his CB, which he was awarded after Katikara in June1863. The regiment left NZ in March-April 1867. Some of them are wearing Patrol Jackets.

There is at least one interloper in the photo - far left middle row - the man in civvies is Major John Marshall, retired Paymaster of the 65th Regiment. After retiring he moved to the Wanganui area. On the breaking out of the 2nd Taranaki war, he was put in command by the New Zealand Government of the subdistrict of Rangitikei, under Major Rookes, who was in charge of the whole of the West Coast. A few months later Rangitikei was made a separate district, and Major Marshall put in full command.

[Isandlwana]

Colsjt65,

Thanks for identifying Marshall in the group photograph, he was causing me some concern!

In the second photograph, if we take R. A. Logan at 12 o'clock; F. S. Schomberg at 2 o'clock; C. Picot at 4 o'clock; 6 o'clock Not yet identified; 8 o'clock T. W. J. Lloyd & 10 o'clock M. V. Hornidge. I've yet to establish the identities of the centre trio.

Drop me a pm and I send you a larger format version of the group photograph, in the meantime I'll try and add the names I have so far to it, and post it later.

John Y.