The Waterloo Roll Call · OmniClassics

[14] Samuel Black 8 July, 1813 │ [15] Richard Down 31 Mar. 1814 │ [16] Paul Ruffo, W. 3 May, 1815 │ CORNETS. │ Michael Clusky, Adjt., K. 9 Jan. 1812 │ [17] John Delancy Allingham 7 Oct. 1813 │ PAYMASTER. │ [18] Wm. Armstrong 18 Oct. 1813 │ QUARTERMASTER. │ [19] James Kerr 9 Dec. 1813 │ SURGEON. │ [20] John Bolton 14 Sept. 1791 │ ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │ [21] Wm. Henry Ricketts 16 Mar. 1809 │ VETERINARY SURGEON. │ [22] Richard Vincent 25 Nov. 1797 │ _Scarlet._ _Facings yellow._ _Lace silver._ Footnote 1: Son of Col. Muter. Took the surname of Straton in lieu of that of Muter, about 1816, on succeeding to the property of his aunt, Miss Straton, at Kirkside, near Montrose, N.B. On the death of Sir Wm. Ponsonby, at Waterloo, the command of the “Union Brigade” devolved on this officer. C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 6th Dgns.; F.R.S., Edinburgh; lt.-gen. D. 23rd Oct., 1840. Left about £70,000 to Edinburgh University. Footnote 2: Eldest son of Fiennes S. Miller, of Radway Grange, Kineton, by Henrietta, 2nd dau. of Capt. Joseph Meade, R.N. Sev. wnded. at Waterloo while commanding the regt. C.B. Retd. before 1824. M., 23rd May, 1819, Georgina Sibella, 5th dau. of Rev. Philip Story, and had issue. D. Sept., 1862. Footnote 3: Commanded his regt. the last few hours of the battle. Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Promoted lt.-col. 1825. K.H. Attained rank of col. on retd. list 1838. M. Miss Williams. D. at Bath 18th March, 1863, aged 81. Footnote 4: Quitted the service in 1819. Footnote 5: Bt.-maj. 19th July, 1821. Serving in 1825. Out of the regt. before 1830. Footnote 6: Senior capt. of his regt. 1821. Not in the Army List for 1822. Footnote 7: 4th son of Wm. Holbech, of Farnborough Hall, Banbury. Bn. 1785. Placed on h. p. 11th April, 1822. D. at Alveston 24th June, 1847. Footnote 8: Eldest son (by his 2nd wife) of Archibald, Lord Douglas (extinct). Bn. 1785; d. 1821. Footnote 9: Promoted capt. 14th Sept., 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Living 1860. Footnote 10: Afterwards lt.-col. North Devon Militia. Great-grandson of John Cleveland, M.P. for Barnstaple for seven Parliaments. Assumed the surname of Cleveland, in lieu of that of Willett, in 1817. M., in 1830, eldest dau. of John Chichester, of Arlington Court, Devon, and had issue. D. 5th July, 1849. Footnote 11: Was maj. of his regt. from 1825 to 1830, when he was placed on h. p. as lt.-col. Living 1846. Footnote 12: Son of the Hon. George Petre, by Maria, dau. of Philip Howard, of Corby. Placed on h. p. 1819. M., 17th Jan., 1818, Eliz., eldest dau. of Edmond Glynn, of Glynn, co. Cornwall. D., 26th Nov., 1852, leaving issue by a 2nd marriage. Footnote 13: 4th son of Jason Hassard, of Gardenhill and Toam. Promoted capt. 17th June, 1819. Quitted the service before 1830. M., 1836, his cousin Eliz., dau. of Capt. Jason Hassard, and had issue. D. Sept., 1845. Footnote 14: Younger son of Col. Black, H.E.I.C.S., by Margaret, eldest dau. of Maj. Jerome Noble. Joined the 6th Dgns., as cornet, in 1810. Placed on h. p. as capt. 1826. D., with the rank of maj., 2nd Nov., 1853. Footnote 15: Placed on h. p. as capt. 1826. Living 1855. Footnote 16: An Italian. Returned as “missing” in Siborne’s Waterloo List. Lieut. 4th D.G. 15th Feb., 1816. Was afterwards Neapolitan Minister to England. His title was Prince Castelcicala, and at the last Waterloo banquet, June 18, 1852, he sat on Wellington’s right hand. Lord Albemarle tells us, in his autobiography, that the Duke proposed Prince Castelcicala’s health, but stumbled over the name, which was happily supplied by Lord Sandys, who, as Lord Arthur Hill, had been senior A.D.C. to the veteran F.M. at Waterloo. Footnote 17: Lieut. 24th Lt. Dns. 25th Sept., 1817. Half-pay 15th Oct., 1820. Appointed barrack-master at Boyle in 1841. D. in 1843. Footnote 18: Serving with the regt. in 1830. Footnote 19: Serving with the regt. in 1824. Footnote 20: Surgeon to the 7th West India Regt. 19th Feb., 1824. Half-pay same date. Living in 1846. Footnote 21: Surgeon to 35th Foot 7th Sept., 1815. H. p. 25th June, 1817. Footnote 22: H. p. 3rd Jan., 1828. Living in 1830. 7TH (OR THE QUEEN’S OWN) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS). Rank in the —————— COLONEL. Regiment.│Army. _Henry, Earl of Uxbridge_, 16 May, 1801 │Lt.-Gen., 25 Apr. W. │1808 LIEUT.-COLONEL. │ [1] Sir Edward Kerrison, Kt. 4 Apr. 1805 │Col., 4 June, 1813 MAJORS. │ [2] Edward Hodge, K. 7 May, 1812 │ _Wm. Thornhill_, W. 8 Apr. 1813 │ CAPTAINS. │ [3] Wm. Verner, W. 21 July, 1808 │ [4] Thos. Wm. Robbins, W. 25 May, 1809 │ _Edward Keane_ 15 June, 1809 │1 Dec. 1806 [5] Peter Augustus Heyliger, 2 Aug. 1810 │9 Mar. 1809 W. │ _Thomas Wildman_, W. 18 Feb. 1813 │ _James John Fraser_, W. 17 June, 1813 │ [6] James D. Elphinstone 25 Sept. 1814 │23 Dec. 1813 [7] Edward Wildman, W. 23 Feb. 1815 │7 Dec. 1814 LIEUTENANTS. │ [8] Arthur Myers, Adjt., K. 24 May, 1810 │ [9] Standish O’Grady 6 Aug. 1812 │ [10] Wm. Shirley 7 Jan. 1813 │19 Nov. 1812 [11] Wm. Grenfell 11 Mar. 1813 │ [12] Robert Douglas, W. 17 June, 1813 │ [13] Robert Uniacke 15 July, 1813 │ [14] John Robert Gordon, W. 15 Sept. 1813 │ [15] John Daniel 21 Oct. 1813 │ [16] Edward James Peters, W. 10 Nov. 1813 │ [17] John Wildman 11 Nov. 1813 │ [18] Frederick Beattie, W. 16 Apr. 1815 │ [19] Stephen Rice 17 Apr. 1815 │ [20] Frederick Towers 18 Apr. 1815 │ PAYMASTER. │ [21] Thomas Felton 16 Apr. 1815 │ QUARTERMASTER. │ [22] John Greenwood 25 Aug. 1809 │ SURGEON. │ [23] David Irwin 22 July, 1795 │ ASSISTANT SURGEONS. │ [24] Robert Alex. Chermside 16 Aug. 1810 │ [25] James Moffat 24 Oct. 1811 │ VETERINARY SURGEON. │ [26] Richard Dorville 13 Dec. 1810 │ _Blue._ _Facings white._ _Lace silver._ Footnote 1: Only son of Matthias Kerrison, of Breccles Hall, Norfolk. Bn. 1774. Distinguished himself in the Pa., and on the return of the 7th Light Dgns. to England, its officers presented Col. Kerrison with a piece of plate worth 200 guineas, in estimation of his conduct in Spain. Created a baronet in 1821, at the recommendation of Wellington. Was M.P. for Eye from 1824 to 1852. M. Mary, eldest dau. of Alex. Ellice, of Pittencrief, co. Fife, and had issue. K.C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 14th Dgns. D. 9th March, 1853. Footnote 2: Killed in the cavalry action at Genappe, 17th June, 1815. Pens. of £100 per ann. to his widow, who was younger dau. of Sir Edmund Bacon, Premier Bart. M.I. at Waterloo. Footnote 3: Afterwards Sir Wm. Verner, Bart. Bn. 23rd Feb., 1782. Youngest son of James Verner, of Church Hill, co. Armagh, by Jane, dau. of Rev. Henry Clarke. Served in the Pa., and was present at Corunna. Promoted maj. for his distinguished gallantry at Waterloo. Retd. in 1826 as lt.-col. K.C.H. He was a staunch supporter of the Orange cause, and the Editor has heard his late father say that when quartered at Charlemont, in the north of Ireland, he partook of Sir William’s princely hospitality at banquets, where the toasts were all to the honour and glory of the Orange cause, and the wine-glasses had stalks without bottoms, so as to ensure the toasts being fully honoured. Sir Wm. was once struck off the Commission of the Peace, by Lord Normanby, for giving the toast of “The Battle of the Diamond” at a public dinner in Ireland. D. 20th Jan., 1871. Footnote 4: Placed on h. p. as lt.-col. 1821. Living 1842. Footnote 5: Distinguished himself in charging with his troop the advanced French picquets on the morning of June 17th. Quitted the service 30th March, 1820. Footnote 6: 4th son of Wm. Elphinstone, an East India director, by Eliz., eldest dau. of Wm. Fullerton, of Carstairs, co. Lanark. Bn. 1788. Lt.-Col. 3rd Foot Guards, 1823; h. p. 1828. Was twice m., and after his 2nd marriage with the only child of Sir Edward Buller, Bart., assumed the name of Buller before that of Drummond. D. 8th March, 1857, leaving issue by 2nd wife. Footnote 7: Younger brother of Col. Thos. Wildman (see under Staff). Afterwards commanded 6th Dgn. Gds. K.H. M., 1818, Antonia, dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir Hildebrand Oakes, G.C.B., and had issue. D. in Dec., 1846. Footnote 8: M.I. at Waterloo. Footnote 9: Afterwards Col. Viscount Guillamore, A.D.C. to the Queen. Bn. 26th Dec. 1792. Son of Standish O’Grady, 1st Viscount, by Katherine Waller. M., 16th Oct., 1828, Gertrude Paget, niece of the Marquis of Anglesey. D. 22nd July, 1848, leaving issue. Footnote 10: Capt. 12th Sept., 1816. Major 17th June, 1824. Serving in 1830. Footnote 11: Capt., 21st Lt. Dns., 24th Dec., 1818. H. p. 26th Oct., 1820. Living in 1846. Footnote 12: Quitted the service in 1822. Footnote 13: H. p. 24th July, 1817. Living in 1824. Footnote 14: Son of J. Gordon, of Wincombe, Wilts. Promoted capt. 12th Dec., 1816. D. at Plymouth, 20th Sept., 1824. Footnote 15: Capt. 5th June, 1824. Exchanged to 66th Foot, 8th June, 1826. D. at Bellevue, Meath, 1840. Footnote 16: Serving in 1817. Out of regt. before 1824. Footnote 17: Brother to Edward Wildman. Attained rank of col., h. p. list, 1854. M., 1824, Lady Margaret Charteris, dau. of 7th Earl of Wemyss. D. in 1878. Footnote 18: H. p., 3rd April, 1817. Living in 1824. Footnote 19: Left the regt. in 1816. Lt., Newfoundland Vet. Cy., 30th Sept., 1824. Serving in 1830. Footnote 20: Capt., 18th July, 1820. H. p. 4th Sept., 1821. Major, 29th Aug., 1826. Lt.-Col., 23rd Nov., 1841. Living in 1846. Footnote 21: Serving with the regt. in 1830. Footnote 22: Retd. f. p. 1819. Living in 1830. Footnote 23: D. in 1816. Footnote 24: Surgeon on h. p. list in 1815. Living in 1824. Footnote 25: Serving with the regt. in 1824. Attained rank of surgeon of 1st class, 23rd Jan., 1843. H. p. in 1849. D. at Devonport, 6th March, 1856. Footnote 26: H. p. 17th Dec., 1829.