Napoleonic Literature
Recruitment and Promotion in the Napoleonic British Army: A Study of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot, an English Regiment at Waterloo
A Dissertation by John Duncan Ellis
Appendix 2

APPENDIX 2.

The 284 NCOs & Men of the 28th Foot, whose presence at Waterloo
can be confirmed by WO 97 & WO 100/15A.





Key:
 
Rank.
C.Name.
Surname.
Trade.
W/loo Coy.
Served.
Birth.
Enlist.
Previous Service.
Military rank held at Waterloo.
Christian, or first name.
Surname.
Previous civilian employment.
Company of the 28th Foot with which the individual saw service at Waterloo.
Period of service with the 28th Foot.
Country/Place of birth.
Country/Place of enlistment in the 28th Foot.
Previous military service prior to enlisting in the 28th Foot.
F.
AR.
Fenc.
RM.
D.
LtD.
A Foot/Line Infantry regiment.
Army of the Reserve.
Fencibles.
Royal Marines.
Dragoons.
Light Dragoons.
Literate.
?
Whether or not the individual was able to sign his own name.
Indicates that the individual's details were either not recorded or were illegible.

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
S.Major Richard Irwin Weaver 1 1806-23 Armagh Armagh y
Arm.Sgt Richard Oates Gunsmith 1 1803-25 Cornwall Devon y
QM.Sgt John Duron/Durong Tailor 1 1805-25 Kings Limerick y
Pay.Sgt Hugh Cooke Sawyer 1 1792-1816 Wilts y
DMaj.Sgt Alexander Browne Lab 1 1797-1804 Galway Dublin y
C.Sgt John Armstrong Lab 7 1802-18 Fermanagh Fermanagh 6th Ds 1794-1802 y
William Goodfellow Carpenter 1 1806-15 Somerset y
Michael O'Connor Gunsmith 2 1811-16 Kerry y

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Sgt James Baves Cutler 9 1803-19 Wilts Devon AR y
George Dawley Lab 4 1804-22 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 y
Thomas Davis Lab 3 1804-24 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 y
Peter Facey ? 3 1804-21 Devon Cork 46thF 1799-1802 y
William Gale Lab 5 1804-24 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 y
Richard Locke Corn Worker 8 1806-28 Devon Dublin AR 1803-06 y
Thomas Maslin Lab 6 1798-1815 Wilts Somerset y
Peter Mathews Lab 7 1804-16 Cornwall AR 1803-04 y
William Molloy Surveyor 3 1808-20 Kings Kings y
John Morgan Brushmaker 9 1803-26 Somerset Devon y
William Plugnott Lab 10 1804-16 Somerset y
Justus Rutherford Farmer 5 1809-16 Leitrim y
Robert Shannon Weaver 6 1807-26 Armagh Armagh y
James Taylor Lab 8 1804-25 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 y
John Teesdale/Tisdale Shoemaker 5 1803-24 Somerset Cork y
Robert Watts Blacksmith 1 1801-19 Devon Somerset y
Francis West Lab 9 1807-28 Leics Northants y
Henry Williams Smith 2 1804-24 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n

 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Cpl John Adams Lab 5 1797-1833 In Army Gibraltar y
Michael Brannon/Brennan 2 1809-19 Mayo y
William Brisland Lab 3 1803-16 Derry n
John Charlesworth Lab 7 1808-28 Sligo y
Thomas Dillon Lab 9 1809-23 Longford y
Samuel Darch Lab 10 1806-25 Devon Dublin AR 1803-06 y
Robert Drew Lab 9 1804-19 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
John Finnigan Lab 9 1806-19 Dublin Dublin y
William Glover Lab 6 1804-25 Devon Devon n
James Graham Lab 8 1813-16 Roscommon n
Thomas Hammer/Hammon ? 3 1805-16 Cornwall AR 1803-05 n
James Hooper Miner 4 1805-25 Cornwall Dublin n
John King Carpenter 6 1804-19 Cornwall Cork y
Samuel Lockhart Lab 4 1790-1816 Antrim n
James McKitterick Lab 3 1803-24 Down Antrim y
William Milton Woolcomber 9 1804-17 Cork AR 1803-04 n
John Mogridge Tailor 7 1803-21 Devon Devon y
John Morris Lab 10 1809-16 Galway n
John Perrin Lab 4 1805-19 Devon Dublin AR 1803-05 y
Henry Ralston Glazier 8 1798-1816 Armagh y
Richard Richardson Lab 7 1804-19 Somerset Cork AR 1803-03 n
James Roberts Lab 2 1797-1816 Cheshire y
John Street Lab 6 1805-24 Cornwall Dublin AR 1803-04 y
Hugh Swift Weaver 3 1807-26 Lancashire Cheshire y
Mathew Talbott Butcher 7 1796-1816 Staffs 48thF 1794-96 n
James Walker Weaver 10 1808-18 Donegal Limerick y
Walter Wheeler Servant 2 1807-23 Staffs Somerset y

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Dmr William Cundy Carpenter 1 1806-25 Devon Dublin AR 1803-06 y
Dennis Doyle Weaver 3 1806-19 Dublin Dublin n
Jonathan Dryan Lab 7 1809-28 Essex Essex n
James Hague/Geague Lab 3 1807-19 Cork Cork y
John Hickson Lab 6 1802-23 Kerry Limerick n
James McCudden Lab 8 1807-17 Tyrone Armagh n
Andrew McGee Weaver 7 1813-28 Tyrone Armagh n
Patrick Shields Butcher 9 1806-19 Dublin Dublin n
William Wright Lab 5 1813-26 Essex Essex n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte Hugh Abercromby Lab 10 1809-17 Cavan Limerick y
James Adams Lab 2 1809-33 Dublin Dublin y
James Aldbury Lab 5 1802-20 Hants Berks n
James Amos Mason 8 1807-26 Somerset Somerset y
John Andrews Lab 3 1803-24 Devon Devon n
Thomas Ash Lab 3 1801-16 Devon n
William Axeworthy Lab 9 1805-16 Devon AR 1803-05 y
Joseph Barnes Lab 2 1804-20 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Mark Barnes Lab 10 1812-19 Devon Devon y
Michael Barry Lab 4 1805-22 Tipperary Cork n
John Bickle Hairdresser 5 1806-16 Devon AR 1803-06 y
Soloman Blamey/Blarney Miner 1 1805-21 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-05 n
James Boland Lab  10 1805-19 Tipperary Cork n
John Bond Cordwainer 5 1805-19 Devon Dublin Fenc 1800-02,
AR 1803-05
n
William Blake Lab 1 1803-22 Dorset Cork AR 1803 y
Thomas Braken Lab 3 1808-18 Sligo Sligo n
John Brokenshire Lab 8 1803-16 Cornwall y
Benjamin Bush Smith 10 1804-17 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Hugh Campbell Tailor 8 1808-24 Tyrone Limerick n
John Campbell Lab 6 1799-1825 Fermanagh Minorca y
Thomas Carbury/Carberry Weaver 9 1813-26 Tyrone Armagh n
John Carney Lab 6 1805-17 Limerick Donegal n
Dennis Carrol Weaver 5 1805-19 Louth Armagh n
Edward Cassidy Lab 5 1806-23 Longford Dublin n
James Cavanagh Smith 9 1809-19 Galway Dublin n
Edward Chapman Lab 7 1807-16 ? n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte John Chapman Carpenter 6 1803-25 Devon Devon n
Richard Chedgey/Chidgey ? 4 1803-17 Somerset Devon AR 1803 y
Charles Chew Lab 4 1814-33 Glos Glos y
William Chub Lab 1 1803-16 Somerset y
Patrick Clark Lab 1 1806-17 Dublin W. Meath y
Robert Clarke Mason 1 1802-20 Devon Devon Fenc 1799-1802 y
John Cole Lab 8 1807-26 Huntingd Devon n
James Connell Lab 2 1809-20 Limerick n
Bartholomew Connelly Tailor 2 1806-19 Dublin y
Brien Connelly Stone Polisher 7 1806-26 Dublin y
Cornelius Connelly Smith 4 1806-19 Dublin Dublin n
John Connors Lab 8 1805-26 Kings Limerick n
Michael Connors Lab 4 1807-21 Dublin Dublin n
Robert Cresswell Lab 6 1794-1816 Surrey n
Samuel Cross Lab 7 1805-20 Devon Dublin AR 1803-05 n
William Cummings Lab 1 1805-19 Cornwall Dublin AR 1804-05 n
Joseph Curry Lab 6 1808-20 Monaghan Kings n
William Danger Lab 4 1812-26 Tipperary Tipperary n
Hugh Daniels Lab 7 1802-18 Tipperary Tipperary y
Michael Davis ? 10 1806-16 Dublin n
Richard Deacon Sawyer 9 1804-17 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
Thomas Denham Lab 7 1804-16 Somerset 63rdF,
AR 1803-04
n
James Devers Shoemaker 10 1808-24 Monaghan Cork y
Philip Dillon Lab 9 1804-17 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Andrew Dooling Lab 10 1812-16 W. Meath y

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte John Doyle Lab 3 1811-22 W. Meath Louth n
John Dummett Lab 10 1806-25 Devon Dublin AR 1806 n
James Elliott Lab 4 1814-22 Tyrone Kent n
William Elliott Plasterer 1 1805-16 Somerset Fenc 1794-97,
82ndF 1799-1803
y
Thomas Ellis ? 4 1804-18 Devon Devon AR 1803-04  n
Michael Evans Miller 1 1807-26 Devon Armagh n
James Evory/Evary Lab 4 1806-16 Dublin n
Patrick Faulkener Lab 3 1807-26 Louth Cork n
James Fielding Lab 5 1813-18 Wicklow ?
Thomas Fisher Lab 10 1804-16 Devon AR 1803-04 y
John Flowers Mason 7 1804-19 Somerset Cork RM 1800-02,
AR 1802-04
n
Martin Fogarty Lab 1 1812-15 Tipperary n
Michael Fogarty ? 3 1806-33 Kings y
William Ford Lab 8 1809-22 Somerset Devon n
Isaac Forward Taylor 1 1804-19 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
John Foxwell Lab 6 1814-26 Devon Devon n
William Francis Bleacher 1 1803-23 Devon Devon y
George Franks Lab 1 1809-15 Devon ?
George Fry Lab 2 1806-19 Roscommon y
Robert  Fullerton Weaver 6 1808-15 Tyrone n
Bernard Gaham Lab 6 1807-19 Cavan Louth n
John Gay Lab 2 1805-20 Cornwall Dublin AR 1803-05 n
John Gibbs Weaver 4 1806-16 Devon 40thF 1799-1802 n
Charles Giles Mason 8 1805-25 Devon Cork AR 1803-05 n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte James Giles Lab 1 1804-19 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
Dennis Gleeson Lab 10 1805-20 Tipperary Kings n
John Glynn Tobacco Spinner 10 1808-16 Mayo n
Christopher Grant Lab 7 1806-16 Dublin y
John Grant Lab 5 1807-26 Dublin Armagh n
James Green Weaver 4 1805-25 Somerset Kings AR 1803-05 y
William Gregory Lab 3 1803-17 Cornwall Devon AR 1803 n
Thomas Hagarty Lab 5 1806-19 Meath Dublin y
Thomas Hamm Lab 4 1805-25 Devon Dublin AR 1803-05 y
Alexander Hammond Lab 3 1798-1816 Tyrone y
William Handcock Shoemaker 9 1804-24 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 y
Philip Hanover Lab 5 1805-24 Devon Kings AR 1803-04 n
James Hanrahan Servant 10 1811-17 Limerick Hants y
John Harding Lab 1 1803-23 Somerset Devon n
William Harris Lab 2 1802-22 Devon Devon n
Samuel Harrod Cordwainer 9 1804-19 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 y
Samuel Hawker Clothier 1 1804-16 Devon AR 1803-04 n
James Hawkins Smith 6 1805-16 Cornwall Dublin AR 1803-05 n
John Hawkins Lab 1 1805-18 Devon Dublin AR 1803-05 n
William Hayle Lab 8 1805-25 Devon Devon n
William Hearne Lab 6 1804-18 Devon Cork n
Alex Henderson Weaver 7 1808-16 Sligo n
Henry Herron Baker 7 1795-1816 Bucks 117thF 1794-95 n
William Hewish Lab 5 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803 n
Daniel Higgs ? 10 1804-22 Bristol Cork AR 1803-04 n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte John Hore Tailor 5 1813-22 Somerset Bristol y
Richard Hore Lab 5 1805-24 Devon Dublin RM 1801-02,
AR 1803-05
y
William Hoslins Lab 4 1804-25 Somerset Devon AR 1803-04 n
Jacob Humphries Lab 10 1812-15 Durham n
Michael Hunt Lab 1 1811-26 Roscommon Devon n
William Incledon Lab 10 1804-23 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Thomas Janes/Jeans Lab 3 1800-24 Glos Glos y
William Jeffries Lab 10 1805-21 Cornwall Kings AR 1803-05 y
James Johnson Lab 1 1807-23 Dublin Dublin y
Thomas Joint/s Lab 4 1804-23 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
John Kearnes Tailor 7 1805-16 Queens y
William Kelly Lab 10 1809-23 Galway Dublin n
Richard Kernew Lab 9 1806-25 Cornwall Dublin AR 1803-04 n
John Killion ? 8 1811-22 W. Meath Hants y
Richard Kinford/Kinsford Lab 4 1806-25 Cornwall Galway AR 1803-06 n
John Kingston Lab 8 1804-22 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
James Lafferty ? 1 1803-16 Derry Fenc 1yr n
George Lavais/Lavis/Laves Lab 8 1805-16 Somerset n
William Lee Lab 10 1804-25 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
John Lemmon Baker 6 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Ralph Lendles Weaver 3 1807-17 Lanark Lanark n
Timothy Ludden Lab 10 1809-24 Galway Limerick n
Richard Lye Lab 10 1805-18 Devon Dublin n
Patrick McCann Weaver 9 1807-19 Tyrone Armagh ?
Philip McCarthy Weaver 8 1802-23 Tipperary Tipperary n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte Henry McCormick Lab 3 1806-16 ? n
Michael McFadden Lab 8 1809-16 Mayo y
David McGaw Weaver 7 1805-15 Down n
John McGuinniys ? 4 1806-15 Dublin n
Thomas McParlan Lab 6 1808-15 Louth n
Robert McWeir/McWha Weaver 6 1811-26 Derry Antrim n
Thomas Maledy Lab 7 1808-26 Kings Kings n
John Mellon Lab 7 1808-19 Armagh Tipperary y
Dennis Mann Blacksmith 9 1805-19 Limerick n
David Marshall Weaver 6 1806-22 Devon Dublin AR 1804-06 y
George Marshall Lab 5 1810-16 Kerry y
John Marshall Lab 5 1813-16 Meath y
Thomas Maunder Lab 10 1804-19 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 y
Robert Mellish Cordwainer 4 1805-17 Devon Cork AR 1803-05 y
Richard Metheral Cordwainer 3 1805-24 Devon Devon y
John Milton Lab 9 1804-17 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
William Miners Carpenter 5 1806-16 Devon AR 1803-06 y
Mathew Minnick Weaver 9 1808-28 Sligo Fermanagh n
Thomas Mitchell Lab 9 1806-17 Devon Devon AR 1806 n
John Morris Lab 2 1803-17 Devon Devon n
Hugh Murray Lab 4 1812-25 Roscommon Devon ?
Michael Neary/Narey Lab 9 1809-16 Mayo y
James O'Neal/Neill Lab 2 1798-1816 Armagh n
William Newcombe Lab 8 1803-17 Devon Devon AR 1803 n
Samuel Nutt Lab 2 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte Luke O'Burne/Beirne Musician 9 1806-24 Roscommon Dublin 71stF 1801-03 y
John O'Hara Weaver 9 1798-1816 Armagh n
John Parrott Farmer 2 1806-16 Somerset AR 1803-06 n
Thomas Patton/Patten Weaver 3 1806-23 Donegal Dublin y
Richard Pearce Lab 4 1804-17 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Robert Pearce Shoemaker 5 1804-19 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
Richard Penny Lab 6 1804-23 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Cornelius Pepperal Lab 7 1806-16 Devon AR 1803-06 n
Abraham Perfect Mason 8 1805-25 Somerset Dublin RM 1801-02,
AR 1803-05
n
Thomas Pellow/Pillow Lab 6 1805-18 Cornwall Dublin n
Thomas Pinker Carpenter 7 1803-20 Bristol Devon AR 1803 n
John Plunkett Carpenter 6 1806-26 Dublin Dublin y
John Pocock Lab 9 1804-19 Somerset Cork AR 1804 n
James Power Cotton Weaver 10 1814-26 Cork Cork y
William Pratt Lab 1 1803-22 Devon Devon n
John Pugsley Lab 5 1804-16 Devon n
Robert Quick Cooper 7 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 y
Patrick Quinn Lab 10 1809-15 Mayo n
Peter Quinn Saddle Maker 1 1807-19 Armagh Armagh n
John Quirke Lab 4 1805-16 Tipperary n
James Ryder Lab 1 1803-28 Devon Devon y
Luke Rider ? 2 1805-16 Mayo 14th LtD 6yrs y
George Robins Coal Miner 3 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803 y
Henry Robins Coal Miner 5 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Thomas Rolls Farrier 6 1802-17 Bucks Tipperary 28th LtD 3yrs n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte Henry Rowe Lab 3 1811-24 Cornwall Devon y
John Rutley Weaver 5 1806-19 Devon Dublin Fenc 1800-02,
AR 1803-06
n
James Ryan Tailor 1 1811-16 Tipperary n
Philip Ryan Lab 10 1805-19 Tipperary Cork n
William Sandford Weaver 2 1804-23 Somerset Cork AR 1803 n
William Sarah Miner 10 1805-25 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-05 n
Patrick Smith Shoemaker 5 1811-16 Cavan y
Peter Shannon Blacksmith 2 1807-19 Armagh Armagh y
Michael Sheehey Lab 6 1808-18 Limerick Donegal n
William Shipcott Sawyer 9 1804-16 Devon AR 1803-04 n
William Simmons Lab 6 1803-16 Devon Cork AR 1803 y
Jeremiah Sinon Lab 5 1811-20 Limerick Hants n
James Slugg Scribbler 5 1798-1817 Wilts Wilts 37th F 1797-98 y
Joseph Smally Framework
Knitter
1 1809-16 Leics y
William Soabey Lab 5 1804-17 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
William Springs Lab 10 1804-17 Somerset Cork RM 1799-1802,
AR 1804
n
John Stanning Lab 6 1812-22 Devon Devon n
Bartholomew Stringer Lab 7 1807-26 Kent Kent y
James Swords Lab 8 1808-26 Kings Fermanagh n
John Talbott Smith 7 1806-19 Dublin Dublin y
William Thmbs/Tomes Lab 6 1805-16 Devon AR 1803-05 n
Patrick Toohey Lab 1 1805-19 Kerry Waterford n
Thomas Tulett Lab 9 1804-21 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
Richard Underhill Lab 10 1804-24 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n

 
 
Rank C.Name Surname Trade W/loo Coy Served Birth Enlist Previous Service Literate
Pte John Underwood Lab 7 1806-19 Kildare Dublin y
Timothy Vickery Lab 2 1803-19 Devon Devon AR 1803 n
William Vickers Lab 8 1803-17 Somerset Cork AR 1803 y
John Vile Woolcomber 7 1804-16 Somerset n
William Waters Lab 7 1806-24 Devon Dublin y
Michael Watson Lab 4 1814-17 Limerick Limerick y
James Watts Lab 3 1795-1816 Oxfordshire 117thF 1793-95 n
John Warren Lab 2 1805-23 Somerset Dublin AR 1803-05 y
Michael Webb Miner 5 1804-19 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-04 n
William Webb Tailor 3 1804-25 Wilts Cork AR 1804 y
Thomas Webber Shoemaker 10 1804-19 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
Henry White Lab 4 1804-17 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Samuel Williams Lab 7 1805-20 Limerick y
Thomas Williams Lab 2 1805-24 Tipperary Cork n
William Williams Miner 5 1805-22 Cornwall Cork AR 1803-05 y
Joseph Withy Weaver 1 1804-17 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Thomas Woodland Coal Miner 5 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803-04 n
Edward Woodley Miller 1 1804-22 Devon Cork AR 1803-04 n
George Woods Weaver 3 1806-22 Tyrone Tipperary n
James Woodward Lab 4 1804-24 Somerset Cork AR 1803 n
John Worsley/Worley Lab 2 1812-19 Northants Armagh n
Philip Wrenn Lab 6 1806-16 Cavan n

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