Description
He was born in the Parish of Oakingham, Berkshire, and enlisted for the 10th Hussars at London on 18 September 1804, aged 21, a farrier by trade. He served 16 years 152 days, including 2 years for Waterloo and was discharged at Radipole Barracks on 30 November 1818, confirmed Horse Guards on 16 February 1819, in consequence of ‘being subject to rheumatism and hemorrhage from the nose, the former consequent to exposure to wet, cold & fatigue in the Peninsula Campaigns of 1809-1813-14 – NB. was slightly wounded in the head at Vittoria.
The 10th made several charges at Waterloo, losing 94 men from an original strength of 390, and rode to Paris after the battle with Wellington’s Army. Confirmed on roll, sold with copied research.
