military record

[tommy-tipper]

What would show on the record ? fathers name ? marriage ? i have the discharge paper which doesnt tell me much,Robert Morris 95th foot, corp at Waterloo disharged as Sergent

[Regorian]

Probably nothing else. But, he was at the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. Also the 95th Rifles. Green uniforms and the regiment featured in the television series 'Sharpe'. 

[km1971]

What would show on the record ? fathers name ? marriage ? i have the discharge paper which doesnt tell me much,Robert Morris 95th foot, corp at Waterloo disharged as Sergent

You have the record - all what remains at least. Next of kin, marriage etc do not feature on service records until the end of the 19th Century. You should have his place and year of birth. So you need to go non-military and check out the church records for his parents at least. For his wife you could try the Regimental BMDs on sites such as Findmypast. But they are not complete. If he served in India it is worth looking at the IGI/family search records.

Or you can go to Kew and follow him using the muster books. These will tell you where he was each month. You can then check church records.

Ken

[ShaunJ]

This is probably his Waterloo medal sold at auction in 2002 http://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/catalogue-archive/lot.php?auction_id=41&lot_id=29418

[tommy-tipper]

Yes thats his medal if i had known about it i would of bought it to keep it in the family,the records of St Johns in Chester are missing a lot of entries and Robert Morris b 1779 is not to be found that is why i hoped his Fathers name would be on his service records,might try to look up muster record for any clues.

[km1971]

Worth keeping an eye on DNW, especially next year, as it's the 200 year anniversary of Waterloo and the current owner may cash in while the price is high.

Ken