23 Regiment of Foot

[cheshiremog]

Dear Ken,

this is great stuff. My mate is delighted with what you've found.

We had a think about the 'dismissed' business. If he had been a bad lad, he would have been courts martialled and reduced to the ranks, presumably. That doesn't appear to be the case. Could he have been severly ill or something like that? He had just got back from Lucknow afterall!! And why would something like that be gazetted?

Its a bit of a mystery at the moment.

We are really appreciating your efforts so far. Thank you.

Best regards,

Mogs Hub.

[km1971]

We had a think about the 'dismissed' business. If he had been a bad lad, he would have been courts martialled and reduced to the ranks, presumably. That doesn't appear to be the case.

Officers could not be reduced in the ranks. Only cashiered, dismissed etc. It looks as if he was not allowed to retire on half-pay. But he would have had his OR pension, based on his Sgt Major's pay. This may have given him about 3s a day. After his death his widow would have recieved a pension based upon his OR pension for up to seven years, or until she remarried, whichever happened first. If she remarried she would get a lump sum equivalent to one year's penison. At least they were the rules in 1912. I cannot imagine them being more generous in the mid 19th century.

Here is a link about the value of commissions. He would not have paid for his - http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Miscellany/Army/Commissions.htm - and he may not have held it long enough to have something to sell.

Ken

[cheshiremog]

Dear Ken,

looks like Joseph was a naughty boy then? This is a real mystery. Why, after so many years service, would he do something like that I wonder? And what might he have done?

We still hold a belief he may have been very ill. I'm looking for his death to see if that might reveal anything. My prime target is a Joseph Aston who died in 1863 in London. Is it possible he was in a military Hospital?

thanks once again,

Mogs Hub.

[ainslie]

As an outsider to this thread, I have looked at the LG and do not feel that it necessarily means he was dismissed, but 'removed from the service' needs comment from soneone with more knowledge of the military language of the day. 

If he was indeed a naughty boy, there might well be a story lurking in a newspaper archive.

[cheshiremog]

Hi Ainslie

We used to have access to the Times Online but when Northampton Library decided people outside the county could not access it, we lost our access.
Would be great if some kind person out there with access to the Times Online might take a quick look.

Mog

[margb89]

Hi,
I am looking for any further information on Josh Querchy who was a sergeant in the 23 Regiment of Foot. I am hoping that this guy is Joseph Querci, born abt 1780, married to Mary in Ireland (possibly Dublin) in abt 1813, and two daughters (Theresa and Elizabeth) born in France in 1814 and 1816 respectively, followed by a son Joseph in 1820 in Ireland.
Anything would be gratefully received,
Cheers