Battle of Waterloo - free lookup offer

[Martin Aaron]

I have only just returned to this forum after many years away - so, just to repeat an offer made years ago - I have a database of all 28,000+ British Waterloo combatants and would be very interested to hear from anyone who either
a) is looking for help in researching a Waterloo soldier or
b) would like to share details of their Waterloo ancestor with me

Ancestry.com and other similar sites will try to take your money to look up Waterloo men using the medal roll held at Kew. It would take too long to explain just how flawed and incomplete the medal roll is - but there are hundreds of Waterloo soldiers who do not appear on it for various reasons.

Anyway - do please get in touch if you want me to look someone up.

Kind regards
Martin

[Neronning]

Can you help me to solve a puzzle?  My ancestor, Lt. Waldron (sometimes William) Kelly of the 40th of foot was probably at Waterloo. His service record says French Flanders. A letter that his wife wrote to Queen Victoria, a letter forwarded with accompanying letters from sir William Anson and Sir John Scott Lillie to the Duke of Wellington, state that she was at Waterloo and New Orleans with him.  I can't imagine that those eminent men would have countenanced a lie.  Can you help?

[kerryb]

Hi Martin

A very kind offer!  I have a discharge paper for my ancestor Jeremiah Hall of 'Eaton Bridge' (Edenbridge) in Kent dated 1822.  He signed up in 1807 at the age of 18 and was in the Royal Artillery, he was discharged from Ireland.  If he was in the Royal Artillery at that point would that have meant he would have fought at Waterloo?  I have tried searching on find my past and came up with his statement of service but that is all.  He doesn't seem to come up on their list.  Would you be able to help.

Kerryb

[bramhallbill]

Hi Martin.
We have a Waterloo soldier James Gillespie Royal Horse Artillery.  He was a Chelsea Pensioner in later years.   Many thanks if you can spot him.
Bill B

[Martin Aaron]

Hi Martin.
We have a Waterloo soldier James Gillespie Royal Horse Artillery.  He was a Chelsea Pensioner in later years.   Many thanks if you can spot him.
Bill B

Sorry, I don't have a James Gillespie - do you have reason to think he was at Waterloo? (the WO100 medal roll is even more unreliable than usual when it comes to Artillerymen)

[bramhallbill]

OOps Roger Gillespie

[bramhallbill]

A senior moment. We were led to believe that every soldier got a medal. There were 2 Roger Gillespie soldiers. One from Ireland & One from Scotland later living in Woodbridge. Cheers Martin

[Fraser178]

A very generous offer

I have an ancestor by the name of Timothy Hill (born circa 1790) who served at Waterloo according to his discharge papers, could you look him up see if you have anything?

Kind Regards,
Joel

[Rodeo]

Hi Martin

Many thanks for your kind offer.

My ancestor, John Paterson, born 1783 in Hamilton, Scotland, joined the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) on 25 February 1805. He was wounded on 16 June 1815 at Quatre Bras in the Battle of Waterloo and discharged on 21/11/1816 at the age of 33 (his age having been erroneously recorded as 31 but amended on the discharge document he signed).

I have his service record on which is a notation at the top left of the page, which looks like 4th Airdrie 9/7/29. He must have re-enlisted in another force because there are two Chelsea Pensioner records for him -- one for John Paterson, born Hamilton, age 33, 79th Regiment of Foot, dated 1816 and another for John Paterson, born Hamilton, age 56, Independent Companies, 1839.

However, I can't find a Waterloo medal record for my John Paterson. Could you please have a look for me?

I also wanted to ask if any further information would be available in the Kew archives or elsewhere. For example, where would I find his attestation papers or documentation of his pay address, next of kin, etc.?

Many thanks again, Martin.

Cheers,

Rodeo