Henry Boldison 2nd Regiment Life Guards 1813 21 Jun Age: 22

[PaulBol]

Hi All,

Napoleonic war.  1813

Wonder if Henry would have been entitled to a medal ( pos this medal General Service Medal - Peninsula Victoria Clasps 1792 - 1815), (I know the were not recognized until 1830 1850, and men have apply for them, most could not read ) would have been a record of this
(I have his service record  )

Henry Boldison  (Boltison)
   
    Birth 26/04/1791 in Killinghall, Ripley Yorkshire, England
    Death 10/01/1816 in Killinghall Ripley Yorkshire England





Military 2nd Regiment Life Guards
    1813 21 Jun Age: 22
    Northern Spain to the South of Bilbao, Battle of Vitoria
    The Battle of Vitoria, Peninsular War Date: 21st June 1813, in Northern Spain to the South of Bilbao, Combatants: British, Portuguese and Spanish against the French



Military
    1813 1 Jul Age: 22
    Northern Spain to the South of Bilbao, Battle of Vitoria
    Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents. WO97 Henry Boldison lost use of his limbs by cold ("shell shock") "occasioned by cold" ,near Bilboa Spain,but temperatures in Bilbao hardly ever get down to freezing. occupation Farmer Killinghall


Any help would be great


Paul

[km1971]

The Military GS medal was issued to anyone alive on June 1st 1847. So would not have applied to him.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20740/pages/2043 - and press NEXT to get the list of clasps.

Ken

[PaulBol]

Thanks Ken,

It was a bit unfair on men who could not read or write or had been wounded or killed before date ,

Henry was wounded at the  Battle of Vitoria, and died 18 month later, (He was discharge 29/06/1814 was a Chelsea Pension ) discharge probably to with his injuries, shell shock as some have suggestion from army site. Death,10/01/1816 in Killinghall Ripley Yorkshire England.

allot different for the men who were in ww1


Thanks for your help

Paul

[km1971]

Do you mean frost bite? . 'shell shock' was caused by prolonged exposure to artillery shelling. Google retreat to corunna to see what the weather was like in northern Spain.

Not being able to read would not have meant men did not receive their MGS medal. It would have been common knowledge, and army pensioners would have heard about it when they collected their pension.

A separate LG entry of the 4th of June gave details of how non-pensioners  could claim their medals. This would have been picked up my all newspapers, which meant that someone in every village heard about it within a few days.

Ken

[PaulBol]

Hi Ken,

See screen shot of Chelsae pension record.

Paul

[PaulBol]

Hi Ken,


Can't find artcle could you create me a link please.

ref to A separate LG entry of the 4th of June gave details of how non-pensioners  could claim their medals.

Thanks again

Paul

[km1971]

I got the date wrong

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20753/pages/2561

Ken