[SOLVED] Reason for discharge? 42nd Foot Regiment 1818.

[Liviani]

Can anyone help with what it says under section 3d for 'certificate of the cause of discharge'?

Can't really make it out, seems it's some sort of fever but that's all I can tell?

Many thanks,
Liviani.

[maddys52]

I think it's Walcheren Fever
See this article for more info
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127097/

[Liviani]

I think it's Walcheren Fever
See this article for more info
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127097/

Wow! Thanks for this. I had never heard of this before, I've read up on this now. I've learned a lot about this man already from just this one document. Fantastic, thanks.

Can anyone perhaps decipher the rest of the paragraph, it seems to mention a separate incident/illness and something to do with vision?

Liviani.

[Wiggy]

 . . . . . and having impaired vision succceeding (??) an attack of Ophthalmia (conjunctivia/inflammation of the eye) contracted off Gibralter in January 1808.

Wiggy

got there just before seeing your post JM.

[majm]

.... impaired Vision succeeding an attack ....

JM

[Liviani]

Many thanks JM and Wiggy. This is solved. Really appreciate it.