Lancashire Men at the Battle of Waterloo
Source: Medal Rolls 23rd Foot--Royal Welch Fusiliers, Napoleonic period. Roll of NCO's and Men who were present at Waterloo, 18th June 1815
Corporal John BARLOW
Born at Haywood Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 26 August 1807. promoted Corporal 25 February 1810, Sergeant 25 July 1811. Discharged, no date given. Re-attested on 31 August 1813. promoted Corporal 24 July 1814, Sergeant 25 December 1816. Served in No 6 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 November 1818
Corporal Samuel FITTON
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade weaver. Attested on 25 December 1806 aged 19 years. Promoted Corporal 4 November 1813. Served in No 3 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 May 1821 as being "unfit for Service" to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Corporal William GLOVER
Born West Derby Lancashire: trade-rope maker. Attested on 1 April 1813 aged 20 years. Promoted Corporal 25 September 1814, Sergeant 25 December 1817.
Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo. Died on 28 November 1822 "Credit payed to his brother"
Corporal Thomas MILLS
Born Oldham Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 4 August 1799 aged 30 years. promoted Corporal 24 January 1812. Previously served with 20th Regiment from 4 March 1797 to 3 August 1799. Served in the Peninsula and was wounded in the left breast at Albuhera and in the left groin at Badajoz. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 June 1817
Corporal Thomas ROBINSON
Born at Worsley Lancashire; trade-weaver. Attested on 13 January 1804 aged 22 years. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 21 August 1803 to 12 June 1804. Promoted Corporal 25 February 1805, Sergeant 16 May 1811.Reduced to Private 26 November 1814. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Sergeant 15 December 1815. Reduced to Private 6 June 1818. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 January 1825
Corporal John SMITH
Born Blackburn Lancashire: trade weaver. Attested on 7 March 1796 aged 28 years. Promoted Corporal 25 February 1815. Reduced to Private 11 July 1815. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 June 1817
Corporal William STANTON
Born Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 14 May 1801 aged 37 years. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 June 1817
Corporal Mark LANGTON
Born Manchester, Lancashire: trade-calico printer. Attested on 13 June 1804 aged 29 years. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 21 August 1803 to 12 June 1804. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 November 1818 to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Corporal Joseph TAYLOR
Born Oldham, Lancashire: trade-hatter. Attested on 2 August 1806 aged 22 years. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 2 August 1803 to 1 August 1806. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Reduced to Private 25 September 1816. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 17 July 1823 as being "Old and worn out" to Out-pension of 1/half d per diem
Corporal Robert WRIGHT
Born at Atherton, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 3 April 1809 aged 31 years. Promoted Corporal 25 July 1815. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 May 1818
Drummer Alexander BOYLE
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 3 April 1809 aged 20 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 23 May 1816
Drummer Henry CONNOLLY
Born at Manchester, Lancashire; trade-fustian cutter. Attested on 14 January 1805 aged 24 years. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 December 1823 to Out-pension of 1/- per diem.
Private AINSWORTH
Born at Bolton Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 29 June 1805 aged 19 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 16 June 1824 to Out-pension of 1/- per diem
Private Key ALLAN
Born Prestwich, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 9 January 1809 aged 18 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Died on 15 August 1826
Private Joseph ALSOP
Born Manchester Lancashire; trade-labourer. Attested on 31 July 1813 aged 18 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 18 November 1816
Private William ANDERTON
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 18 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
discharged on 10 June 1823
Private William BOOTH
Born at Burnley Lancashire: trade-spinner. Attested on 2 September 1812 aged 18 years. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo.
Discharged on 19 march 1818
Private John BROCKLESS Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-carder. Attested on 20 August 1810 aged 17 years. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo. No date of discharge given
Private Henry BURGESS
Born at Prescott, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 2 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 20 years. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
No date of discharge given
Private John CHEETHAM
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 11 January 1807 aged 18 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo. Discharged on 15 May 1822, "Having Epileptic fits" to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Private Jacob CLAYTON
Born at Brotherton, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 7 May 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Promoted Corporal 20 October 1823.
Date of discharge not given
Private Briggs COCKSHOTT
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Heston Norris on 13 August 1810 aged 14 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo. Discharged on 21 June 1816
Private John CROSS
Born at Prescott, Lancashire: trade-watchmaker. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 19 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private Thomas DERBYSHIRE
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-hatter. Attested at Sailcote on 3 April 1809 aged 19 years. Served in No 3 Company at Waterloo. Discharged on 25 November 1818 to Out-pension of 6d per diem
Private James FARRAR
Born at Whitchurch, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 12 August 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo. Date of discharge not given
Private Oliver HOLDING
born at Wigan, lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Chester on 20 October 1805 aged 22 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 19 May 1818 to out-pension of 6d per diem
Private Robert HUGHES
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer. Attested at Elsham Sussex, on 23 April 1805 aged 26 years. Served in the Peninsula and was wounded in the left leg at Albuhera and again wounded in the left leg at Pamplona. Served in No 2 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 11 May 1817 to Out-pension of 6d per diem
Private Hugh JACKSON
Born at Warrington, Lancashire: trade; fustian cutter. Attested at Stockport on 10 June 1813 aged 16 years Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Promoted Corporal 25 March 1823, Sergeant 25 May 1825.
Date of discharge not given
Private Roderick JONES
Born at Lancaster, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer. Attested on 7 December 1813 aged 16 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Deserted on 25 July 1815
Private Thomas KENDRICK
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-chairmaker. Attested on 27 January 1806 aged 16 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Deserted on 28 July 1815
Private George KENYON
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 17 May 1806 aged 20 years. Rejoined Regiment from "Prisoner of War" in July 1814. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private Joseph LANCASHIRE
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Manchester on 8 May 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Transferred to 7th Royal Veteran Battalion on 24 October 1823
Private Peter LAYLAND
(Named as Peter LEYLAND on Pay Roll) Born at Blackrod, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 14 April 1807 aged 26 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 August 1821
Private Thomas LESTER
Born at Kirkham, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Hall on 19 April 1809 aged 22 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 May 1816
Private Joseph MARTINDALE
Born at Ince, Lancashire; trade-labourer. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 17 years. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Date of Discharge not given
Private Henry SEDDON
Born at Atherton Lancashire: trade-nailor
Attested at Plymouth on 3 April 1809 aged 18 years. Served in No 6 Company at Waterloo.
Promoted Corporal 25 December 1815 Reduced to Private 13 March 1817
Died on 17 September 1820
Private James SHAKELADY
Born at Lathom, Lancashire: trade-nailor
Attested at Chester on 10 February 1807 aged 22 years. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo
Killed in action at Waterloo
Private Peter SPENCER
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer.
Attested on 4 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers aged 23 years Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private George SUTTON
Born Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver Attested on 15 July 1807 aged 22 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo
Discharged on 24 March 1816
Private William WILLIAMSON
Born at Liverpool Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested at Plymouth on 1 April 1813 aged 19 years. Previously served in West Indies. "Joined from being struck off dead". Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo.
Date if Discharge not given
Private James WINSTANLEY
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire; trade-bricklayer. Attested on 3 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 18 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Corporal John BARLOW
Born at Haywood Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 26 August 1807. promoted Corporal 25 February 1810, Sergeant 25 July 1811. Discharged, no date given. Re-attested on 31 August 1813. promoted Corporal 24 July 1814, Sergeant 25 December 1816. Served in No 6 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 November 1818
Corporal Samuel FITTON
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade weaver. Attested on 25 December 1806 aged 19 years. Promoted Corporal 4 November 1813. Served in No 3 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 May 1821 as being "unfit for Service" to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Corporal William GLOVER
Born West Derby Lancashire: trade-rope maker. Attested on 1 April 1813 aged 20 years. Promoted Corporal 25 September 1814, Sergeant 25 December 1817.
Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo. Died on 28 November 1822 "Credit payed to his brother"
Corporal Thomas MILLS
Born Oldham Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 4 August 1799 aged 30 years. promoted Corporal 24 January 1812. Previously served with 20th Regiment from 4 March 1797 to 3 August 1799. Served in the Peninsula and was wounded in the left breast at Albuhera and in the left groin at Badajoz. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 June 1817
Corporal Thomas ROBINSON
Born at Worsley Lancashire; trade-weaver. Attested on 13 January 1804 aged 22 years. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 21 August 1803 to 12 June 1804. Promoted Corporal 25 February 1805, Sergeant 16 May 1811.Reduced to Private 26 November 1814. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Sergeant 15 December 1815. Reduced to Private 6 June 1818. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 January 1825
Corporal John SMITH
Born Blackburn Lancashire: trade weaver. Attested on 7 March 1796 aged 28 years. Promoted Corporal 25 February 1815. Reduced to Private 11 July 1815. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 June 1817
Corporal William STANTON
Born Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 14 May 1801 aged 37 years. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 15 June 1817
Corporal Mark LANGTON
Born Manchester, Lancashire: trade-calico printer. Attested on 13 June 1804 aged 29 years. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 21 August 1803 to 12 June 1804. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 25 November 1818 to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Corporal Joseph TAYLOR
Born Oldham, Lancashire: trade-hatter. Attested on 2 August 1806 aged 22 years. Previously served with 48th Regiment from 2 August 1803 to 1 August 1806. Promoted Corporal 25 April 1815. Reduced to Private 25 September 1816. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 17 July 1823 as being "Old and worn out" to Out-pension of 1/half d per diem
Corporal Robert WRIGHT
Born at Atherton, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 3 April 1809 aged 31 years. Promoted Corporal 25 July 1815. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 May 1818
Drummer Alexander BOYLE
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 3 April 1809 aged 20 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 23 May 1816
Drummer Henry CONNOLLY
Born at Manchester, Lancashire; trade-fustian cutter. Attested on 14 January 1805 aged 24 years. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 December 1823 to Out-pension of 1/- per diem.
Private AINSWORTH
Born at Bolton Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 29 June 1805 aged 19 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 16 June 1824 to Out-pension of 1/- per diem
Private Key ALLAN
Born Prestwich, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 9 January 1809 aged 18 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Died on 15 August 1826
Private Joseph ALSOP
Born Manchester Lancashire; trade-labourer. Attested on 31 July 1813 aged 18 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 18 November 1816
Private William ANDERTON
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 18 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
discharged on 10 June 1823
Private William BOOTH
Born at Burnley Lancashire: trade-spinner. Attested on 2 September 1812 aged 18 years. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo.
Discharged on 19 march 1818
Private John BROCKLESS Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-carder. Attested on 20 August 1810 aged 17 years. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo. No date of discharge given
Private Henry BURGESS
Born at Prescott, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 2 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 20 years. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
No date of discharge given
Private John CHEETHAM
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 11 January 1807 aged 18 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo. Discharged on 15 May 1822, "Having Epileptic fits" to Out-pension of 9d per diem
Private Jacob CLAYTON
Born at Brotherton, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 7 May 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Promoted Corporal 20 October 1823.
Date of discharge not given
Private Briggs COCKSHOTT
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Heston Norris on 13 August 1810 aged 14 years. Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo. Discharged on 21 June 1816
Private John CROSS
Born at Prescott, Lancashire: trade-watchmaker. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 19 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private Thomas DERBYSHIRE
Born at Manchester, Lancashire: trade-hatter. Attested at Sailcote on 3 April 1809 aged 19 years. Served in No 3 Company at Waterloo. Discharged on 25 November 1818 to Out-pension of 6d per diem
Private James FARRAR
Born at Whitchurch, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 12 August 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo. Date of discharge not given
Private Oliver HOLDING
born at Wigan, lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Chester on 20 October 1805 aged 22 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 19 May 1818 to out-pension of 6d per diem
Private Robert HUGHES
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer. Attested at Elsham Sussex, on 23 April 1805 aged 26 years. Served in the Peninsula and was wounded in the left leg at Albuhera and again wounded in the left leg at Pamplona. Served in No 2 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 11 May 1817 to Out-pension of 6d per diem
Private Hugh JACKSON
Born at Warrington, Lancashire: trade; fustian cutter. Attested at Stockport on 10 June 1813 aged 16 years Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Promoted Corporal 25 March 1823, Sergeant 25 May 1825.
Date of discharge not given
Private Roderick JONES
Born at Lancaster, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer. Attested on 7 December 1813 aged 16 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Deserted on 25 July 1815
Private Thomas KENDRICK
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-chairmaker. Attested on 27 January 1806 aged 16 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Deserted on 28 July 1815
Private George KENYON
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested on 17 May 1806 aged 20 years. Rejoined Regiment from "Prisoner of War" in July 1814. Served in Grenadier Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private Joseph LANCASHIRE
Born at Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Manchester on 8 May 1813 aged 15 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Transferred to 7th Royal Veteran Battalion on 24 October 1823
Private Peter LAYLAND
(Named as Peter LEYLAND on Pay Roll) Born at Blackrod, Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested on 14 April 1807 aged 26 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 August 1821
Private Thomas LESTER
Born at Kirkham, Lancashire: trade-weaver. Attested at Hall on 19 April 1809 aged 22 years. Served in No 5 Company at Waterloo.
Discharged on 24 May 1816
Private Joseph MARTINDALE
Born at Ince, Lancashire; trade-labourer. Attested on 1 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 17 years. Served in No 4 Company at Waterloo.
Date of Discharge not given
Private Henry SEDDON
Born at Atherton Lancashire: trade-nailor
Attested at Plymouth on 3 April 1809 aged 18 years. Served in No 6 Company at Waterloo.
Promoted Corporal 25 December 1815 Reduced to Private 13 March 1817
Died on 17 September 1820
Private James SHAKELADY
Born at Lathom, Lancashire: trade-nailor
Attested at Chester on 10 February 1807 aged 22 years. Served in No 8 Company at Waterloo
Killed in action at Waterloo
Private Peter SPENCER
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire: trade-cordwainer.
Attested on 4 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers aged 23 years Served in Light Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
Private George SUTTON
Born Blackburn, Lancashire: trade-weaver Attested on 15 July 1807 aged 22 years. Served in Light Company at Waterloo
Discharged on 24 March 1816
Private William WILLIAMSON
Born at Liverpool Lancashire: trade-labourer. Attested at Plymouth on 1 April 1813 aged 19 years. Previously served in West Indies. "Joined from being struck off dead". Served in No 7 Company at Waterloo. Wounded in action at Waterloo.
Date if Discharge not given
Private James WINSTANLEY
Born at Liverpool, Lancashire; trade-bricklayer. Attested on 3 April 1813 from Lancashire Volunteers, aged 18 years. Served in No 1 Company at Waterloo.
Date of discharge not given
