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The Waterloo Roll Call

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32nd (or the Cornwall) Regiment of Foot

Rank in the
MAJORS.Regiment.Army.
1John Hicks3Aug.1804Lt.-Col., 4 June, 1811
2Felix Calvert11May,1815
CAPTAINS.
3Charles Hames25May,1803Maj., 1 Jan. 1812
4Henry Ross-Lewin6Aug.1804Maj., 4 June, 1814
5Wm. H. Toole, W.7Sept.1804Maj., 4 June, 1814
6John Crowe, W.30May,1805
Jaques Boyse, K.17Mar.18087 Aug. 1806
7Thos. Cassan, K.14Sept.180916 Apr. 1807
8Edward Whitty, K.17May,1810
9Hugh Harrison, W.19Jan.181511 June, 1812
10Charles Wallett, W.23Mar.1815
LIEUTENANTS.
11Henry Wm. Brookes, W.14May,1807
12David Davies, Adjt.6Nov.180718 June, 1807
13George Barr, W.7Nov.1807
14Michael Wm. Meighan, W.9Nov.1807
15Sam. Hill Lawrence, W.10Nov.1807
16Theobald Butler28Apr.1808
17John Boase, W.9June,1808
18Thos. Ross-Lewin, W.15Dec.1808
19John Shaw M‘Cullock10Aug.1809
20Jas. Robt. Colthurst, W.13Oct.1809
21James Robinson, W.17May,1810
22Robt. Tresilian Belcher17Jan.1811
23James Fitzgerald, W.11July,1811
24Thos. J. Horan, W.11June,1812
25Edward Stephens, W.10Sept.1812
26Henry Quill, W.17Dec.1812
27Jonathan Jagoe, W.9Feb.181510 June, 1813
28George Small23Mar.1815
ENSIGNS.
29Jasper Lucas6Jan.1813
30James MʻConchy7Jan.1813
31Henry Metcalfe, W.18Mar.1813
32John Birtwhistle, W.14Apr.1813
33Alexander Stewart, W.15Apr.1813
34George Brown10June,1813
35Wm. Bennett, W.16Mar.181514 Jan. 1813
36Chas. R.K. Dallas, W.23Mar.181518 Nov. 1813
PAYMASTER.
Thomas Hart26July,1810
QUARTERMASTER.
Wm. Stevens19Sept.1804
SURGEON.
Wm. Buchanan17Mar.18049 July, 1803
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.
Rynd Lawder25May,1809
Hugh MʻClintock5Nov.1812
Facings white. Lace gold.

Notes

1. C.B., and K.St.A. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa., and received the gold cross for four general actions. Quitted the service 1828 as col. D. 18th May, 1838.

2. Made bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Son of Nicholson Calvert, of Hunsdon, by Frances, dau. of Edmund Sexton Pery, Viscount Pery. Attained rank of lt.-gen., and d. in 1862.

3. Quitted the service before 1821. D. at Brighton, 23rd Feb., 1860.

4. Of Ross Hill, Kildysart, co. Clare. Son of George Ross-Lewin, of Ross Hill, by Anne, dau. of Thomas Lewin, of Cloghans, co. Mayo. Bn. 1778. Served in the Pa., and was wounded in the last charge at Salamanca. M. Anne, dau. of Wm. Burnett, of Eyrescourt, and had issue. Quitted the service before 1824. D. 27th April, 1843. Wrote his autobiography, which gives a good account of Waterloo.

5. Afterwards on f. p., retd. list, 4th Rl. Veteran Batt. D. 17th Aug., 1831.

6. Afterwards lt.-col. and K.H. D. at Fairlea Villa, Bideford, in March, 1860.

7. Son of Capt. John Cassan, 56th Foot. Killed at Quatre Bras. A pension was granted to his widow.

8. Killed at Quatre Bras.

9. Retd. on h. p. 16th May, 1822. Living 1855.

10. Exchanged to the 61st Regt. in 1828. Retd. as capt. and bt.-maj. from the Ceylon Rifles. Living 1846.

11. H. p. 3rd Dec., 1818.

12. Capt. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 1828. D. at Walworth, 6th Oct., 1854.

13. Capt. 20th July, 1815. Serving in 1817.

14. Capt. 30th Sept., 1819. H. p. 25th Oct., 1822.

15. Adjt. 27th July, 1815. Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. H. p. 15th Dec., 1825.

16. H. p. 14th Foot 22nd June, 1820.

17. H. p. 94th Foot 19th June, 1817. D. 11th Sept., 1854, at Pendennis Castle, where he was barrack-master.

18. Younger brother to above Maj. H. Ross-Lewin. Served in the Pa., and in 1848 recd. the silver war medal with eight clasps. Quitted the service as lieut. M. Frances, dau. of Daniel O’Grady, and d. s. p. 1857.

19. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.

20. Afterwards appointed Sub-inspector of Militia in North America. Retd. on h. p. as capt. in 1830. Bt.-maj. 21st July, 1854. Out of the Army List 1855.

21. H. p. 20th March, 1823.

22. Siborne makes the following mention of this officer in his history:—“The ensign carrying the regimental colour of the 32nd was sev. wnded. Lt. Belcher, who commanded the left centre sub-division, took it from him. In the next moment it was seized by a French officer whose horse had just been shot under him. A struggle ensued between him and Lt. Belcher; but while the former was attempting to draw his sword, the covering colour-sergt. (named Switzer) gave him a thrust in the breast with his halbert, and the right-hand man of the sub-division (named Lacy) shot him.”

23. H. p. 1817.

24. H. p. 1817.

25. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.

26. Retd. f. p., 9th Rl. Veteran Batt., before 1824.

27. H. p. 1817.

28. H. p. 1817.

29. H. p. 1817.

30. Lieut. 20th July, 1815. Lieut. 48th Foot 26th March, 1824. Serving in 1830.

31. 3rd son of the Rev. Francis Metcalfe, Rector of Kirkbride, Cumberland, and Vicar of Rudston, co. York, by Harriet dau. of John Clough, of York. Sev. wnded. at Waterloo. Promoted lieut. 27th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1817. D. 1828.

32. Carried the regtal. colour at Waterloo until sev. wnded. Attained the rank of maj.-gen. D. at Cheltenham, 6th Oct., 1867.

33. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.

34. Lieut. 30th Sept., 1819. Capt. 10th Feb., 1832. Bt.-major 15th June, 1838. Serving in same regt. in 1846.

35. Ensign 68th Foot 30th Dec., 1819. Serving in 1824.

36. 2nd son of Charles Stuart Dallas, by Susan King. Was sev. wnded. at Waterloo. Placed on h. p. as ensign in 1820. Quitted the service some years after, and entered the Church, and in 1842 was curate of Micheldever, Whitchurch, Hants. M. his cousin, Julia Maria Dallas, and had issue. D. 1860.

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