65th (2nd Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment of Foot

Dispositions of the 65th in New Zealand

Here is a summary of the dispositions of the regiment on 1 January of each year. These tables are transcribed from the Regimental diary, a copy of which is available at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.

1 January 1847

Area	Officers	Other Ranks
Auckland, (HQ)	13	359
Wahapu	6	205
Wellington	10	308
Sydney, Australia	2	32
Total	31	904

1 January 1851

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	2	2	7	4	24	23	9	295
Wanganui	1	1	3	1	8	7	2	227
Porirua			2		2	1	1	54
Pauatahanui			1		2		1	34
invalids		1	1	1	5	4		20
Leave etc	1	3	5
TOTAL	4	7	19	6	42	35	13	630

1 January 1852

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	2	5	3	20	15	8	275
Wanganui	1	2	3	1	8	8	2	184
Porirua		1	1		2	1	1	57
invalids								11
On Staff	1
TOTAL	3	5	9	4	31	24	11	527

1 January 1853

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	4	9	4	24	20	9	397
Wanganui	1	1	4	1	8	7	2	191
Leave	1		1
On Staff		1
TOTAL	3	6	14	5	32	27	11	588

1 January 1854

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	5	7	3	18	18	14	318
Wanganui	1	1	4	1	8	3	8	191
Leave	1	1						4
TOTAL	3	7	11	4	26	11	22	493

1 January 1855

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	6	6	4	25	21	11	371
Wanganui	1	2	4	1	8	8	2	175
Sydney	1							5
Leave		1						4
TOTAL	3	8	11	5	33	29	13	555

1 January 1856

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	2	3	3	20	8	9	161
Wanganui	1	2	3		10	6	2	172
Taranaki		2	4	1	11	11	2	186
Bay of Islands		1	2		7	3	2	109
Auckland		1	1		4	7	2	40
Leave	2	1	3					1
AWOL		1		1
TOTAL	4	10	16	5	52	35	17	669

1 January 1857

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	2	6	3	24	19	12	432
Wanganui	1	2	3		10	7	2	165
Taranaki		2	4		16	18	3	252
Bay of Islands	1	2	2	1	7	6	2	144
Auckland								4
Leave	1	1	2	1				1
AWOL			1					2
TOTAL	4	9	18	5	57	50	19	1000

1 January 1858

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Wellington)	1	2	7	2	23	12	11	378
Wanganui	1	1	3		9	7	2	172
Taranaki		2	4	1	11	13	3	259
Auckland	1	2	1		9	6	2	141
Staff		1
Leave	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
AWOL				2				3
TOTAL	4	9	17	6	53	39	18	954

1 January 1859

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Auckland)	1	2	8	4	21	24	14	318
Wellington		1	2		5	4	1	104
Wanganui		2	2		9	8	2	179
Taranaki		2	3	1	9	9	3	190
Napier	1	1	3		7	5	2	139
On duty 58th				1
Leave	2	1	2					10
AWOL								5
TOTAL	4	10	19	6	51	50	22	945

1 January 1860

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Auckland)	1	4	7	5	27	19	12	346
Wellington		1	2		4	6	1	94
Wanganui	1	1	4		7	8	2	183
Taranaki		2	3		11	7	2	173
Napier		1	3	1	6	9	2	110
Staff		1
Leave	2	1	1		1	1		8
AWOL
TOTAL	4	11	20	6	56	50	20	914

1 January 1861

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Taranaki)	1	2	8	2	15	14	6	346
Wellington			1		1	1	1	20
Wanganui	1	1	3		8	8	2	167
Auckland				2	7	7	2	78
Napier					6	9	1	95
Bell Block (Taranaki)					1	1	6	16
Taranaki	1		3	2	26	20		289
Waitara			1		3			12
Staff		1	1
Leave	1	1
AWOL
TOTAL	4	10	19	6	67	60	18	1023

1 January 1862

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Auckland)	2	4	8	2	25	25	9	404
Wanganui	1	1	3	1	9	9	2	151
Baird’s Farm								3
Auckland		1	3	2	25	23	7	76
?					1			13
Taranaki						1
With Land Transport Corps		1	1	1	3	1		66
Staff		1	2
Leave	1				3	1		28
AWOL								9
TOTAL	4	8	17	6	66	60	18	750

Annual return of 1 January 1862:

casualties, 6 died of wounds, 6 various diseases,
24 discharged, 21 whose limited service expired and 3 with pensions, 17 deserted, 2 rejoined from desertion, 3 transferred – 1 to General Staff, 1 to 4 Brigade R.A., 1 to 2/14th Regiment, 1 man transferred to 1/12th Regiment, 2 recruits, 22 left for England.
General health, good.
3 men received Corporal Punishments. Total number wearing Good Conduct Badges – 538.

1 January 1863

	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ	2	1	4	3	20	16	10	212
Auckland					5	6?		46
Raglan						1		1
Pokeno		1	3		13	13	4	244
Taranaki		1	3	1	8	9	2	139
Point Chevalier			3		9	8	2	162
With Land Transport Corps		1	1	1	4	1	1	75
Staff		3	1
Leave	2	2		2	4	1		3
AWOL								5
TOTAL	4	9	15	6	63	55	19	888

Annual return of 1 January 1863:

casualties, 5 died various diseases
43 discharged, 11 whose limited service expired and 32 with pensions, 21 deserted, 13 rejoined from desertion, 15 left for England. 1 recruit, 3 transfers received and 2 given.
3 men received Corporal Punishments.
Total number wearing Good Conduct Badges – 571.

1 January 1864

	Companies	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Camp Whata Whata)*	7	1	1	6	2	19	20	7	298
Rohupothetha?	1	1		2		9	8	4	108
Tuakau	1		1			2	4	1	44
Moveable column	1			1		2	1	1	47
Commissariat/Transport Corps			1	1		5	1	2	75
Other detachments etc			2	4	2	14	7	3	180
Staff			2	1
Leave		2			1				3
AWOL									2
TOTAL		4	7	15	5	49	41	18	757

*1 January 1864, marched to Tuikaramea, under Lieut.-Col Wyatt.

28 men died - 17 killed in action, 2 died of wounds received in battle, 4 accidents incident to field service, 5 other diseases.
105 discharged – 94 completion of prolonged term of limited service, 9 pension – medical unfitness, 2 by purchase
14 deserted, 10 rejoined
26 sent home, greater portion invalids from wounds received in action
5 (rejoined deserters) transferred from 58th Regiment and 1 transfer to General Staff
120 tried by Court Martial, 23 received Corporal Punishment – total 143.
Number of Good Conduct badges – 562.

1 January 1865

	Companies	Field Officer	Captain	Subaltern	Staff	Sergeant	Corporal	Drummer	Men
HQ (Te Awamutu)	6	2	2	8	4	21	26	11	361
Rangiaowhia & Hairini	2		1	3		7	4	3	126
Auckland	2		1	1		4	5	2	56
Transport Corps			1			3	1	2	72
Other detachments etc						3	1		16
Staff			2	4
Leave		1		1		1			6
AWOL									1
TOTAL	10	3	9	18	5	47	40	19	638

Annual return of 1 January 1865:

20 men died - 2 killed in action, 3 died of wounds received in battle, 5 accidents incident to field service, 10 other diseases.
4 officers wounded in action, 1 died (Chaytor), 1 sent home (Pagan).
2 transferred from other corps – 1 from 2/14th Regt., 1 from 50th Regt.
52 discharged – 40 completion of prolonged term of limited service, 12 pension – medical unfitness (most wounded)
8 deserted, 7 rejoined
26 sent home, greater portion invalids from wounds received in action
83 tried by Court Martial, 31 received Corporal Punishment – total 101
98 women and 233 children with regiment

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