Battle of Waterloo - free lookup offer

[Tomscot]

Hi Martin, Thank you for kind offer. I hope you can help, I have 2 names of soldiers who fought at Waterloo. They are Charles and Edward Lake. I think they served in the 3rd Foot Guards (Scots Guards ) I am not sure this information is correct or not, so your help would be very much appreciated.
                                            Kind Regards,
                                                               Tomscot.

[JUMARO]

Hello Martin,

I'm hoping you may have more information about my great, great, great grandfather John Reece. I have his Discharge paper (WO 97/565/64) REECE alias REESE, John. Born 1788 Louganhill (Do you know where this place is? I can’t find it on any maps.) Caernarvonshire. Joined 40th Foot 05/04/1809 at age 21 in the County of Devonshire. Served in 40th Foot Regiment 1809-1830 Discharged aged 41. He served at the Peninsular and North America. Wounded severely in the head at Badajoz and right thigh at Vittoria. Served at Waterloo. Discharge signed at Van Diemen’s Land 25th December 1829. Confirmed 17th June 1830. Awarded a pension 08/09/1830 (WO120 Volume 35 Page 121 Index #718). Awarded a 100 acre land grant in Van Diemen’s Land 08/07/1831 (CSO50/1/6, p 184-5)

I haven't been able to find any details of his service in Australia i.e. when he arrived (I'm assuming 1824/25 with 40th Foot); where he served in Australia; when his wife Hannah and daughter Margaret arrived; where his land grant was and what happened to it. He was the publican of the Half Moon Inn in Launceston and died in 1835. An Inquest was held into his death (Linctas Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1365024 Resource SC195/1/1 (Inquest 40)).

I'm hoping that you might also have information about Hannah i.e. her maiden name; where and when she was born; where and when they married.

I’m also hoping that you will know where I can find his service record. It should show where he served between 1809 and 1830.

Thank you
JUMARO

[Viktoria]

A bit off topic but may be of interest to those with ancestors who fought at Waterloo;
Tate Britain has on show a collection of bugles retrieved from battlefields, including Waterloo and Balaclava ,the one that sounded The Charge of the Light Brigade.
They are being recorded and I imagine you will be able to hear the relevant ones  whilst viewing the exhibition.
I remember how eerie and poignant it was when the trumpets from Tutankhamun`s tomb were played for the first time in thousands of years.
You can see some of the bugles if you look at Tate Britain site. Viktoria.                                                     

[DRees]

Hello Martin,

I'm hoping you may have more information about my great, great, great grandfather John Reece. I have his Discharge paper (WO 97/565/64) REECE alias REESE, John. Born 1788 Louganhill (Do you know where this place is? I can’t find it on any maps.) Caernarvonshire. Joined 40th Foot 05/04/1809 at age 21 in the County of Devonshire. Served in 40th Foot Regiment 1809-1830 Discharged aged 41. He served at the Peninsular and North America. Wounded severely in the head at Badajoz and right thigh at Vittoria. Served at Waterloo. Discharge signed at Van Diemen’s Land 25th December 1829. Confirmed 17th June 1830. Awarded a pension 08/09/1830 (WO120 Volume 35 Page 121 Index #718). Awarded a 100 acre land grant in Van Diemen’s Land 08/07/1831 (CSO50/1/6, p 184-5)

I haven't been able to find any details of his service in Australia i.e. when he arrived (I'm assuming 1824/25 with 40th Foot); where he served in Australia; when his wife Hannah and daughter Margaret arrived; where his land grant was and what happened to it. He was the publican of the Half Moon Inn in Launceston and died in 1835. An Inquest was held into his death (Linctas Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1365024 Resource SC195/1/1 (Inquest 40)).

I'm hoping that you might also have information about Hannah i.e. her maiden name; where and when she was born; where and when they married.

I’m also hoping that you will know where I can find his service record. It should show where he served between 1809 and 1830.

Thank you
JUMARO

I am also related to John.

[HughC]

Here's one for you, Martin.

Hugh Harrison, youngest son of Hugh Harrison of Churchfield townland near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim; born 22 Oct. 1783; died unmarried in Ballymena 20 Feb. 1862 aged 78 (buried in the old churchyard 25 Feb.; will proved in Belfast 25 Mar.).  Ensign, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (32nd Foot) 21 Nov. 1805; Lt 18 June 1807; adjutant 8 Apr. or May 1808 – 24 Sep. 1814 ; served at Salamanca 1812 (medal); Capt. 11 June 1812; was severely wounded at Waterloo 18 June 1815; was placed on half pay at his own request 16 May 1822; still receiving half pay 1860.

He named his house near Ballymena (now within the town boundary) Hugomont after the farm (château?) of Hougoumont that I think he was helping to defend at Waterloo.  He was a churchwarden of Ballymena in 1827, 1846, and 1851, and a guardian of Ballymena poor-law union.

Please let me know if any of that conflicts with your information, or if you can add anything.  Otherwise I hope the details may be of interest, even if they have little to do with the battle.

[deoxy]

Thanks for your kind offer. Could you check for anyone with the surname Frecknall for me please. Probably not but it's worth a try. Frecknall's are all one family so I would be related.
Thanks very much.