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Obituary. 
COLONEL SIR V. I). MAJENDIE, k.c.b. (retired) died suddenly at Oxford 
on 24th April, 1898. He joined the Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant, 23rd October, 
1854; became Lieutenant, 13tli December, 1854 ; 2nd Captain, 1st April, 1861 ; 
Captain, 28th September, 1871; Major, 5th July, 1872 ; Lieut.-Colonel, 13th 
February, 1881 and retired with the lion, rank of Colonel, 1st October, 1881. 
Sir Vivian Majendie served during the Crimean Campaign, 1855, and was present 
at the siege and fall of Sebastopol (medal with clasp and Turkish medal); In¬ 
dian Mutiny, 1858 ; siege and capture of Lucknow, and action of Sirsee 
(medal with clasp). He was Captain Instructor of the Royal Laboratory from 
October, 1861 to January, 1866, and Assistant-Superintendent Royal Labora¬ 
tory from February, 1866, to July, 1871, when lie was appointed H. M. In¬ 
spector of Explosives, and. at the time of liis death he was Chief Inspector. 
Resides various reports which he published in his official capacity Sir Vivian was 
the author of a work called “ Up among the Pandies this gives an excellent 
account of what he saw of the Mutiny. Sir Vivian devoted much of his spare 
time to the welfare of the boys of St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School and at his 
funeral the services both in the Cathedral and at the grave in Charlton Cemetery 
were chorally rendered by the full Cathedral choir. 
LIEUTENANT A. F. PORC1IER, whose death occurred at Lagos on 20tli 
April, 1898, was first commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, 1st April 1892, and 
became Lieutenant 1st April, 1895. 
