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Armed Forces / Re: waterloo vs peninsular war John Partridge
« on: Sunday 22 April 12 21:26 BST (UK) »
Hello
It seems we share the same ancestor John Partridge. I just this weekend went to Kew and found that he was part of the 57th Foot. The form i found said he was confirmed as being present at the battle of Vittoria and the Battle of the Pyrenees Hence the V and P. From looking at a map i found that Bayonne is on the Spanish French border by the Pyrenees. I was also able to look at the pay records for that period and saw that he Joined up with the 2nd Battalion and then was transfered to the 1st battalion after about 6 months. It also appeared from the pay that he spen over a year listed as sick probably from his leg wound. Unfortunatly as i was in a hurry i only browsed the records and upon seing his name i photographed the page using their cameras and didn't read them properly. Upon coming home i opened the photos and they all seem blerd so naturally i am gutted but that is from the information i remember. I hope that sheds more light on things for you and would love to know what you've found out since your post of 2006. Did you find out more about what the 57th foot was doing at Bayonne because i'm naturally wondering the same thing.
I was also wondering do you have some ford ancestors from Derby as that is how i'm related to John Partridge and i know we have Ford relatives that Emigrated to Australia and we may be able to share info there.
Look forward to hearing from you soon
It seems we share the same ancestor John Partridge. I just this weekend went to Kew and found that he was part of the 57th Foot. The form i found said he was confirmed as being present at the battle of Vittoria and the Battle of the Pyrenees Hence the V and P. From looking at a map i found that Bayonne is on the Spanish French border by the Pyrenees. I was also able to look at the pay records for that period and saw that he Joined up with the 2nd Battalion and then was transfered to the 1st battalion after about 6 months. It also appeared from the pay that he spen over a year listed as sick probably from his leg wound. Unfortunatly as i was in a hurry i only browsed the records and upon seing his name i photographed the page using their cameras and didn't read them properly. Upon coming home i opened the photos and they all seem blerd so naturally i am gutted but that is from the information i remember. I hope that sheds more light on things for you and would love to know what you've found out since your post of 2006. Did you find out more about what the 57th foot was doing at Bayonne because i'm naturally wondering the same thing.
I was also wondering do you have some ford ancestors from Derby as that is how i'm related to John Partridge and i know we have Ford relatives that Emigrated to Australia and we may be able to share info there.
Look forward to hearing from you soon