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OBITUARY. 
GENERAL R. F. Cophanp-CrawForb, Colonel-Commandant, who died at Harrow, 
on 5th March, 1895, was first commissioned as Second Lieutenant 19th May, 
1828; became Lieutenant 12th May, 1829; Second Captain 1st April, 1841; 
Captain 1st April, 1846; Lieut.-Colonel 17th February, 1854; Brevet-Colonel 
28th November, 1854; Major-General 31st August, 1865, Colonel-Commandant 
13th September, 1871; Lieut.-General 31st January, 1872, and General Ist 
October, 1877. General Copland-Crawford was Commandant at Cape Town from 
14th October, 1857, to 17th February, 1858. Since the 6th December, 1886, he 
was senior Colonel-Commandant of the regiment, and as such returned thanks at 
the Annual Regimental Dinner, in 1894 he was unable to attend the dinner owing 
to family bereavement. 
By his death General Sir Collingwood Dickson, V.C., G.C.B., Master-Gunner 
of St. James’s Park, becomes senior Colonel-Commandant. 
Lizvt.-GEnERaL H. P. Goopnnoven (retired) died at Hyéres, France, on 25th 
February, 1895. He joined the regiment as Second Lientenant 13th December, 
1836; became Lieutenant 13th August, 1839, Second Captain 9th November, 
1846; Captain 15th August, 1852; Lieut.-Colonel 15th September, 1857; 
Brevet-Colonel 15th September, 1862; Major-General 9th November, 1868; 
and retired with hon. rank of Lieut.-General 1st May, 1880. 
Linvt.-GEneraL W. J. Gray (retired) whose death occurred at Alverstoke on 
3rd March, 1895, joined the Bengal Artillery as Second Lieutenant 8th December, 
1843; became Lieutenant 22nd December, 1845; Captain 27th April, 1858 ; 
Brevet-Major 31st October 1867; Lieut.-Colonel 7th May, 1868 ; Brevet-Colonel 
7th May, 1873; Major-General 31st December, 1878, and retired with hon. rank 
of Lieut.-General 7th June, 1882. General Gray served in the Sutlej campaign 
1845-6, and was present at the battle of Aliwal (medal); in the Punjab campaign 
1848-9, Passage of the Chenab, battles of Chillianwallah and Goojerat, where he 
served in one of those heavy batteries which ‘‘ manceuvred with the celerity of light 
guns,” and for his services in this campaign was favourably mentioned by Brigadier- 
General Tennant (medal with two clasps); he also served through the Indian 
Mutiny campaigns 1857-9, including the siege of Delhi where he commanded a 
party of 60 European Artillerymen for the assault of the breach of the Cashmere 
bastion (medal and clasp). 
From 1873 he held various Royal Artillery commands in India until promoted 
Major-General in December, 1878. 
Masor-GEeneraL H, Heyman (retired) who died in London on 24th February, 
1895, joined the regiment as Second Lieutenant 18th June, 1845; became 
Lieutenant Ist April, 1846; Second Captain 29th November, 1853; Captain 
23rd February, 1856; Brevet-Major 4th March, 1866; Lieut.-Colonel 29th 
February, 1868; Brevet-Colonel lst March, 1878 ; retired with the hon. rank of 
Major-General 1st October, 1881, and commuted retiring allowance lst June, 
1883. Major-General Heyman was Superintendent, Royal Carriage Department, 
from October, 1876, to 30th September, 1881. 
Masor-Genzrau J. EH. Turine (retired) died at Teddington on 11th March, 
1895. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant 19th: December, 1844; 
became Lieutenant 1st April, 1846; Second Captain 19th May, 1853; Captain 
23rd February, 1856; Brevet-Major 30th July, 1858; Lieut.-Colonel 6th July, 
