Appointed ens. in the 35th Foot, 20th Feb., 1800. Served at the blockade of Malta. Lieut. 82nd Foot 1803. Served at the siege of Copenhagen, and was wounded at Windmill Battery; recd. the thanks of Col. Sir Geo. Smith for his heroism while employed at that post. Capt. in the army 8th Sept., 1808. Capt. 74th Foot 2nd Nov., 1809. Was with Sir John Moore’s army during the whole of its operations until its returning from Madrid and Burgos to the north of Portugal. Employed on recruiting service 1810-Sept., 1812. Exchanged back to 35th Foot in 1813. Served with Lord Lynedoch’s army in the Netherlands. Recd. the medal for Waterloo. Transferred to 7th Veteran Battalion, 3rd Aug., 1815. Retd. f. p. 24th May, 1816. D. 23rd Sept., 1839. The above information was communicated by Capt. McNeil’s nephew, the late Major-Gen. McNeil, of the Indian Army. Footnote 5: H. p. 1817. D. in 1863. Footnote 6: Capt. 24th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th June, 1817. Footnote 7: H. p. 34th Foot 1837. Footnote 8: H. p. 27th Foot 1825. Footnote 9: H. p. 25th Feb., 1816. Footnote 10: H. p. 25th June, 1817. Footnote 11: Lieut. 25th Sept., 1815. H. p. 1817. Footnote 12: Lieut. 28th Sept., 1815. H. p. 25th Apr., 1817. Footnote 13: Lieut. 30th Nov., 1815. Exchanged to 20th Foot, 24th July, 1823. Exchanged to 98th Foot, 5th July, 1827. Footnote 14: Lieut. 26th July, 1821. H. p. in Oct. same year. Restored to full pay as ensign 47th Foot, 8th June, 1826. Serving in 1830. Footnote 15: H. p. 2nd Apr., 1818. 54TH (OR THE WEST NORFOLK) REGIMENT OF FOOT.