Where was the Royal Horse Artillery between 1808 and 1835?

[Gadget]

Sorry - coming through in bits:

Declaration directed by the Master General and Board of Ordance dated 27 December 1833 ......'ascertained that about six years ago, when stationed at Dublin....'

[MaxD]

Joshua W Tobin Colonel Artillery.  Senior by then wouldn't have commanded a troop in 1835.

1827 Major Whinyates Troop (the 2nd Rocket Troop at Waterloo) "stationed in Yorkshire (Sheffield?)several years embarking for Dublin" -newspaper report.

No easier find a Capt Pester than your man

Just adding - from WO 97 (discussed on other thread)
Enlisted 1 July1808 - 4 Sept 1816
Then 1 Jan 1818 to 7 July 1835

6 months at Watcheren and the remainder in England and Ireland

Are there no dates attached to wherever you got the above info?

MaxD

[Gadget]

As I said, they're on the WO97 -Chelsea Pensioner discharge papers, dated (possibly) 1st July 1835.

MO signed on 23 June 1835.

[Forfarian]

Are there no dates attached to wherever you got the above info?

Only his attestation date (1808), date of discharge (1816), date of re-enlistment (1818) and final discharge (1835).

[Gadget]

Declaration directed by the Master General and Board of Ordance dated 27 December 1833 ......'ascertained that about six years ago, when stationed at Dublin....'

In addition to the other dates already given, this suggests that he was in Dublin circa 1827.

[MaxD]

Lots of jigsaw pieces but no picture to help the assembly.

If the dates 1820 to 1822 are the best guess as to the date of the baptism, then a question to the RA Museum asking where were the (however many) troops of the RHA stationed in those years may solve the puzlle.  Snapshots of where some troops were is all I can offer.


MaxD

[Forfarian]

I'll give it a go, but I see the museum is closed at the moment, so they may not be able to access archives.

[MaxD]

Not the case.  The old Firepower museum at Woolwich has closed.  The library and archives are mostly at Larkhill complete with archivist and volunteers for queries pending the building of a new museum.  Access through the enquiries button here:

http://www.salisburyplainheritagecentre.com/

(It downloads an enquiry form)

MaxD

Info from this months Gunner magazine and personal acquaintance.

[Forfarian]

Thank you