The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and AnecdotesDalton, Charles
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The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes
Dalton, Charles
Great Britain. Army -- Registers; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
On Waterloo day, Sergt. Goddard was with an advanced party of
skirmishers of the 14th, and about four o’clock the reflux wave of some
French cuirassiers passed through them. They were, of course, fired at
by the 14th skirmishers, and several bit the dust. One poor wounded
Frenchman was thrown from his horse, and a comrade nobly returned and
offered the soldier the help of his stirrup. An active light infantry
man of the 14th, Whitney by name, who had shot one cuirassier, having
reloaded, was about to fire at the mounted Frenchman, who was then
rescuing his comrade, when Goddard interfered and said, “No, Whitney,
don’t fire; let him off, he is a noble fellow.” (Communicated by a
friend of Capt. Goddard.)
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23RD REGIMENT OF FOOT.
Charles Grant.
Severely wounded at Quatre Bras whilst serving in the ranks. Was
acting-quartermaster to the Grenadier Guards in Canada in 1838–39.
Appointed quartermaster to the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers 5th July, 1844.
Retd. on h. p. with rank of capt. in 1854. D., in London, 12th Dec.,
1865.
Samuel Brelsford.
Appointed 2nd lieut. and adjt. 60th Rifles 25th Aug., 1827.
Garret Moore.
Appointed quartermaster in above regt. 8th Nov., 1827. H. p. 5th July,
1844. D., Dec., 1852, at Picton, Canada.
Wm. Howe.
Appointed quartermaster 35th Foot 29th March, 1827.
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27TH REGIMENT OF FOOT.
John Kennedy.
Appointed quartermaster 22nd June, 1820. Appears with the “W.” before
his name in Army List for 1825 only.
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28TH REGIMENT OF FOOT.
Private John O’Brien, W.
In one of the charges made by the 28th, at Waterloo, “a flag belonging
to the 25th French regt. was taken by Private John O’Brien, of the 8th
company, who the moment after received a severe wound, which ultimately
occasioned the loss of his leg. The trophy, however, was preserved, and
sent to Maj.-Gen. Sir James Kempt, who commanded the division, when the
regt. arrived at Paris.” Received a lieut.’s commission in the Sicilian
Regt., and subsequently in 61st Foot. Retd. f. p. Rl. Veteran Batt. in
1817.
Wm. Kerr.
Appointed ens. 7th July, 1837, and quartermaster 1st June, 1838. H. p.
1844.
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32ND REGIMENT OF FOOT.
Sergt.-Major George Oke.
Appointed adjt. 8th Dec., 1825. Lieut. 26th June, 1828.
Sergt.-Major Wm. Pepperal.
Appointed quartermaster 15th Oct., 1818. H. p. 1827. D. 1837.
Thos. Healey.
Appointed quartermaster 29th Nov., 1827. H. p. 28th June, 1844. D., at
Quebec, in Jan., 1849.
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