▁the ▁lieutenant - col onel cy ▁and ▁command ▁of ▁this ▁regiment ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁having ▁accompanied ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁from ▁wh ence ▁he ▁returned ▁with ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁He ▁had , ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁inherited ▁the ▁L ent on ▁property ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁Sem pr on ius ▁Stre tt on ▁but ▁never ▁res ided ▁there . ▁ ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁Stre tt on , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁ex changed ▁to ▁his ▁brother ’ s ▁old ▁regiment , ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁( 2 nd ▁Som erset shire ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁retained ▁the ▁command ▁until ▁June , ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁General ▁Service ▁Medal ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁a ▁p ension ▁for ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁from ▁active ▁service , ▁but ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Ham pshire ▁Art illery ▁Milit ia , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Colonel ▁Stre tt on ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁South am pton , ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁South ▁Ham pshire ▁Inf irm ary , ▁South