Description
He was born in the Parish of Perth, Perthshire, and attested for the Royal Artillery Drivers on 1 July 1803, aged 18, a weaver by trade. He served in “L” Troop in the Peninsula war which consisted of a Sergeant, a Corporal, two Artificers and eighteen Drivers. Present at Waterloo where he served in Major Neil Turner’s “A” Troop, at the battle of Quatra Bras on 16th June and Waterloo 18th June 1815.
He served a total of 14 years 283 days, including two years for Waterloo, and was discharged on 9 April 1816, on reduction of the establishment at Woolwich.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
