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The story of the Duke and his son has received a lot of coverage but it
shouldn't be forgotten that his oldest son and heir, the Earl of March,
was present at the Battle as a Captain in the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Light Infantry
and an Extra Aide de Camp to the Prince of Orange. This officer succeeded
to the title on the death of his father in 1819 and subsequently it was
probably his influence and support that ensured that the Military General
Service medal was awarded to soldiers who fought in the pre-Waterloo stages
of the Napoleonic Wars. He subsequently became Colonel of the Sussex Militia.
The Duke's second son, George, a Lieutenant in the 9th Light Dragoons, was
also at the Battle as an Aide de Camp to the Duke of Wellington. He was
M.P. for West Sussex from 1832 to 1841.
This officer was promoted Captain in the 35th Foot on 1 May 1805, Major
25 Mar 1808 and Lieut Colonel 13 June 1811. He was on the Staff in the Peninsular
War, for which he received the Gold Cross with three bars. At Waterloo he
could possibly have been the first British officer to become aware that
Napoleon had invaded Belgium and attacked the Prussians. As liaison officer
at the headquarters of the Prince of Orange, he was made aware that the
Prince had gone out at 5am in the morning of the 15th June and had not returned
by 2pm. He passed this information to the Duke of Wellington's Military
Secretary, together with a letter to the effect that the Prussians were
being attacked. He was later involved in the Kaffir War of 1847.
Later promoted Lieut Colonel in the Ceylon Rifles.
Promoted to Lieut Colonel and retired from the Royal Irish Artillery on
25 Jun 1817.
Promoted Major in the 3rd Foot (The Buffs). Went to New South Wales, Australia
in 1820. Resigned his commission in 1828 and died at Parramata 29 Oct 1841
aged 61 years. The grave is not believed to have survived.
Retired on half pay from the 27th (Inniskilling) Foot, 2 Jul 1818.
The Waterloo medal of this officer can be seen in the regimental museum
in Eastbourne.
This officer was a Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at Waterloo. He
was knighted by King William IV on being appointed Lieut Governor of St
Christopher. Died at Windsor 20 Aug 1847.
This officer doesn't appear in the original list but one of my sources shows
him as being at Waterloo. Possibly he was in Flanders at the time but was
absent from the Battle itself for some reason.
Retired on half pay 25 Jun 1817 as a Captain.
Retired on half pay 25 Jun 1817
Went to Australia where he lived in Tasmania and was a Police magistrate.
He returned to Scotland in 1835 and died at Capelrig, Fifeshire on 6 Nov
1871. He was present at the Naval and Military Banquet held in Glasgow on
21 Jun 1849, the purpose of which is believed to have been to celebrate
the issue of the Military General Service Medal.
Commissioned 10 Dec 1813
Promoted to Lieut Colonel and made a Military Knight of Windsor in 1866.
Died at Windsor Castle on 10 Mar 1870. His Waterloo Medal is in the Regimental
Museum at Eastbourne.
Fought in the Peninsular War as a Lieut in the 45th Foot. Slightly wounded
at the Battle of Orthes on 27 Feb 1814. Transferred to 35th Foot as a Lieut
on 1 Dec 1814.
Waterloo Medal in the Regimental Museum in Eastbourne.
Transferred to 45th Foot, retired on half pay 9 Jul 1818.
This officer doesn't appear in the original list but one of my sources shows
him as being at Waterloo. Possibly he was in Flanders at the time but was
absent from the Battle itself for some reason.
This officer doesn't appear in the original list but one of my sources shows
him as being at Waterloo. Possibly he was in Flanders at the time but was
absent from the Battle itself for some reason.
Joined the Staff 7 Sep 1815. Died at Demerara 30 Oct 1836.
From 22 Feb 1810. Dead by Oct 1828.
From 28 Jul 1814.
Commissioned Quartermaster in the regiment 11 Aug 1825.
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