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Netherlands - Military Order of William
« on: Sunday 14 October 18 16:34 BST (UK) »
My 3x Great Grandfather was awarded the Military order of William, 4th class in 1828. I am trying to find out some more information on him, and wondered if anyone knew if any records were kept, or if there is an archive for this order.  I haven't been able to find out much by Googling, he is not listed on the Wikipedia page.

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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 October 18 09:11 BST (UK) »

Can you share his name with us?

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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 October 18 09:27 BST (UK) »
He was Willem (or Wilhelmus) Meulenhoff, born in Borgerhout, Antwerp in 1798.  I have just found a snippet with all his military details - he was in the Java War, and it was for this he was awarded the Order.  Ideally I would like to find out more of his personal life - parents, wife etc.

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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #3 on: Monday 15 October 18 09:48 BST (UK) »
See this:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_War.

Look at the losses. Presumably this is the King William of the Netherlands who was at Waterloo (then Prince of Orange). Responsible for heavy losses and loss of the Colours to French cavalry of the 69th Regiment. May have been Quatre Bras rather than Waterloo itself.

If you watched 'Sharpe's Waterloo', you would have seen Sharpe standing with legs wide open, as cover, and his friend from Ireland, can't remember his name (Sergeant, 95th Rifles) prone, trying to kill Prince Billy, but only wounding him.

 
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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 October 18 09:59 BST (UK) »

I can't find him in the list voor living people who are "Ridders van de vierde klasse" in 1830. Did Wilhelmus die in 1828 or 1829?

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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #5 on: Monday 15 October 18 10:08 BST (UK) »

To start with, here is his 1822 military record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y1F-H47?i=74&cc=1498335


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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #6 on: Monday 15 October 18 11:46 BST (UK) »
This is the snippet I found regarding his military career. 
I think he married  (or possibly not) in the 1820's as his son was born in 1827.   He died in 1852 in Samarang.


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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #7 on: Monday 15 October 18 12:14 BST (UK) »
Interesting. Evidently, he wasn't in the Dutch-Belgian Army at Waterloo, Sunday, 18th June, 1815, but under training perhaps.
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Re: Netherlands - Military Order of William
« Reply #8 on: Monday 15 October 18 14:20 BST (UK) »
If you watched 'Sharpe's Waterloo', you would have seen Sharpe standing with legs wide open, as cover, and his friend from Ireland, can't remember his name (Sergeant, 95th Rifles) prone, trying to kill Prince Billy, but only wounding him.
Sergeant Patrick Harper. The rest of the (fictional) company perished.
Prince William of Orange was at Quatre Bas.
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