COLDSTREAM REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS.

E.By a General Order, dated 29th July, 1815, H.R.H. the Prince Regent was pleased to approve of the 1st Regt. of Foot Guards being made a regt. of Grenadiers, and styled “The 1st, or Grenadier, Regt. of Foot Guards” in commemoration of their having defeated the Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guards at Waterloo.

1.Bn. 7th May, 1775. 3rd son of John Askew, of Pallinsburn, co. Northumberland. C.B. Knighted by George IV. Lt.-gen. D. s. p. 25th June, 1847, at Cologne.

2.3rd son of Alexander, 10th Baron Blantyre, by Catherine, dau. and heir of Patrick Lindsay, of Eaglescairnie. Bn. 1778. C.B. for Waterloo. Attained rank of lt.-gen., and d. unm. 15th Feb., 1837.

3.Lt.-col. of the Grenadier Guards 25th July, 1821. Bt.-col. 12th August, 1819. Aftds. K.C.H. and Lt.-Gov. of Windsor Castle. 2nd son of 1st Viscount Sydney, by Elizabeth, eldest dau. and co-heir of Richard Powys, of Hintlesham, co. Suffolk. D. unm. 24th May, 1843.

4.Second in the Pa., and commanded a detachment of Guards at St. Sebastian, for which he received the gold medal. C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service as bt.-col. 25th March, 1818. D., in London, 8th Oct., 1856.

5.M.I. at Waterloo. He was of Great Ormead, Herts.

6.3rd son of the Rev. Matthias d’Oyly, Rector of Buxted, Sussex, and Archdeacon of Lewes, by his marriage with Miss Poughfer. Had served in this regt. since 1794. In the expedition to the Helder, in 1799, he acted as A.D.C. to his uncle, Gen. d’Oyly. Served in Sicily, also in the Pa.; and was made K.C.B. for his valuable services in Spain and France. Fell by a musket ball towards the close of Waterloo.

7.Brother to the above. Bn. 21st April, 1780. Promoted maj.-gen. 28th June, 1838, and was made Col.-in-Chf. of 33rd Foot, 28th Sept., 1847. Lt.-Gen. 1851. Had served in Holland and the Pa. Was A.D.C. to Gen. Cooke at the siege of Cadiz, and was sent home with despatches announcing the raising of the siege in 1812. Severely wounded at Waterloo. M. 1836, Caroline, youngest dau. of Colonel Gore-Langton, M.P. D. 26th Sept., 1855.

8.Made C.B. for Waterloo. Son of Lt.-Gen. George Fead, Col. Comdt. R.A., who d. at Woolwich in 1815. Retd. 1828, and d. at Lewisham, 13th Sept., 1847. By his will, dated 16th Dec., 1844, he bequeathed all his property to his wife, Caroline Fead, who was sole executrix to his will.

9.Began his military career as ensign in the East Middlesex Militia, from which he volunteered to accompany the expedition to Holland in 1799, and received promotion for his gallantry in that campaign from the Duke of Gloucester. Served in the Pa., and distinguished himself at Salamanca. In the autumn of 1814 he married Sarah Garcy Brandon, niece of Mr. Serjeant Shepherd. A pens. of £200 per ann. was granted to his widow, who was left in distressed circumstances.

10.Son of Alexander Fraser, 15th Lord Saltoun, by Margaret, only dau. and heir of Simon Fraser, of Ness Castle. Saw much service in the Pa. Had four horses shot under him whilst defending Hougomont without (Col. M’Donell defending within). “Towards the close of Waterloo day he returned to his place in the line with about but one-third of the men with whom he had gone into action. He then took a prominent part in the last celebrated charge of the Guards.” K.T.; K.C.B.; G.C.H.; K.M.T.; K.St.G. Lt.-Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Foot. Commanded a brigade in the war with China, 1842. Was justly described by Wellington, on one occasion, as a “pattern to the army both as man and soldier.” M. a natural dau. of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, and d. s. p. 18th August, 1853, near Rothes.

11.Eldest son of Wm. Reeve, of Leadenham House, Grantham, by Millicent, dau. of Capt. John King, of 1st Foot Guards. Attained the rank of Gen. andCol.-in-Chf. 61st Regt. Had served in the Pa., and at Walcheren. M., 11th July, 1821, Lady Susan Sherard, dau. of Philip, 5th Earl of Harborough, and had issue. D. 3rd Oct., 1864.

12.D. at Brussels on 19th June, 1815, of wounds received at Quatre Bras. On being wounded he sent for his friend, Col. C. Thomas, and said, “I feel I am mortally wounded, but I am pleased to think it is my fate rather than yours, whose life is involved in that of your young wife.” After a pause, he said: “I should like to see the colours of the regt. before I quit them for ever.” They were brought and waved round his wounded body. “His countenance brightened, he smiled, declared himself well satisfied, and was carried from the field.” M.I. at Waterloo. Was 2nd son of Sir William Miller, Bart. (a lord of session by title of Lord Glenlee), by Grizel, dau. of George Chalmers, of co. Fife.

13.3rd son of Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope, by his 2nd wife, Louisa, dau. and sole heir of the Hon. Henry Grenville, Gov. of Barbados. Bn. 7th Sept., 1788. M. 9th July, 1820, the Hon. Frederica Murray, dau. of 3rd Earl of Mansfield, and had issue. Placed on h. p. 28th Feb., 1822. D. 5th March, 1825.

14.C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1820. Brother to the John Colquit who, as capt. in this regt. highly distinguished himself at the taking of Seville in 1812, and d. of his wounds soon after. Goodwin Colquit m. Miss Wallace, of Kelly, N.B., and had issue.

15.2nd son of Sir Robert Milnes, Bart., by Charlotte, 3rd dau. of Capt. J.A. Bentinck, R.N. D. from his wounds, 20th June, 1815. M.I. at Waterloo.

16.Afterwards Viscount Hardinge, G.C.B., and K.T.S. 3rd son of Rev. Henry Hardinge, Rector of Stanhope, co. Durham, by Frances, dau. of James Best, of Park House, Boxley, Kent. Served throughout the Par. War, most of the time being D.Q.M.G. of the Portuguese army. Received the gold medal and five clasps. In 1815 was attached to the Prussian army, being so employed by Wellington, whom he keptau faitof what was passing. Was present at the battle of Ligny, where he was sev. wnded. in the left hand. “On the night of the 16th June, 1815, he lay in a wretched hut with his amputated left hand lying by his side.” Wellington’s despatch to Earl Bathurst, of 30th June, 1815, did full justice to Hardinge’s services with Prince Blucher’s army. In 1846 was created a viscount in acknowledgment of his valuable services as Gov.-Gen. in the East Indies. (Medal and two clasps for the Sutlej campaign.) Col.-in-Chf. 57th Regt., 1843. Com.-in-Chf. at home, 1852, and F.-M. 1855. M. 10th Dec., 1821, Lady Emily Stewart, 7th dau. of Robert, 1st Marquis of Londonderry, and had issue. D. 24th Sept., 1856.

17.D. at Brussels on 23rd June, 1815, of wounds received at Quatre Bras; son of Robert Adair, to whom administration of his son’s effects and personalty was granted, 29th March, 1816. P.C.C.

18.2nd son of Henry Streatfield, of Chillingstone, Edenbridge, Kent, by Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Ogle, Dean of Winchester. Promoted capt. and lt.-col. 2nd July, 1815. Quitted the service, 26th Dec, 1821. D. at Penshurst, 26 Sept., 1852.

19.This officer’s proper name was “Thomas Henry Hastings Davies.” He was of Elmley Castle, co. Worcester, and M.P. for Worcester. 2nd son of Thomas Davies, Advocate-General, Calcutta. Retd. on h. p. as lt.-col. 1818. M., 21st Jan., 1824. Augusta, only child of Thomas de Crespigny, and d. s. p. 11th Dec., 1846.

20.2nd son of John Peter Allix, of Swaffham House, Cambridge, by Sarah, dau. of Rev. Wm. Collyer. Bn. 24 April, 1787. M. 10th April, 1841, Mary, dau. of Charles Allix, of Willoughby Hall, co. Lincoln, and had issue. Capt. and lt.-col. 4th July, 1815. Col. 10th Jan., 1837. D. 24th April, 1862.

21.This officer’s name appears on the tablet erected by the Grenadier Guards, in the church at Waterloo, in memory of the officers of that regt. who fell in the Waterloo campaign. His parentage cannot be traced, and he seems to have left no will. The name of Grose is familiar to all from being that of the author ofMilitary Antiquities.

22.2nd son of the 1st Earl of Leitrim by Eliz., dau. of 1st Earl of Massareene. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. D. in July, 1828, as capt. and lt.-col. same regt.

23.2nd son of Henry Ellison, of Hebburn, co. Durham, by Henrietta, dau. of John Isaacson. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Maj. and bt.-col. in same regt. 9th Jan., 1838. D. 3rd July, 1843, leaving issue by his wife, who was a dau. of 4th Lord Rokeby.

24.Served at Walcheren and in the Pa. Son of Thomas Powell and Clarissa his wife. M., in 1816, Eliza Buckworth, and had issue. Quitted the service in 1821. D. 17th July, 1840. M.I. in Lyndhurst Church, Hants.

25.Afterwards adjt. to his battalion, and maj. same regt. 1845. His name is not given in the pedigree of “Boldero, of co. Suffolk,” but as there is a “Lonsdale” Boldero in the Suffolk family at this present time, the above, doubtless, belonged to this ancient family. Retd. in Oct., 1846.

26.This officer’s name was Wm. Robert, and not as given in the 1815Army List. Retd. on h. p. 22nd July, 1824, as capt. Eldest son of W.R. Phillimore, of Kendalls, co. Herts, by the Hon. Sarah Ongley, dau. of 1st Lord Ongley. Bn. 1793. M. Anna, dau. of W.A. West, and had issue. D. at Brighton, 30th Nov., 1846.

27.2nd son of John Ellis, by Antonetta, dau. of Sir P. Parker, Bart. Dangerously wounded at Waterloo. Lt.-col. h. p. 1831. Col. 1841. M. 5th May, 1817, Julia, dau. of Vice-Adm. Christopher Parker. D. at Clevedon, 6th Aug., 1850.

28.Afterwards Gen. Sir James Simpson, G.C.B. Com.-in-Chf. in the Crimea after the death of F.-M. Lord Raglan. Served in the Pa. from May, 1812, to May, 1813. In 1815 was a student in the “first,” or as it was called later, the “senior” department of the R.M. College (which dept. was the forerunner of the “Staff College”), but joined his battn. (the 2nd) in Flanders in the spring of this year. Was sev. wnded. at Quatre Bras. Served as 2nd in command to Sir Charles Napier during the campaign against the mountain and desert tribes situated on the right bank of the Indus in 1845. Was Chief of the Staff in the Crimea, for which he was well qualified by his long experience of staff work. Much against his will he was chosen to succeed Lord Raglan as C.-in-C. After two unsuccessful attacks on the Redan had taken place, Gen. Simpson was subjected to severe criticisms, and although he was upheld by the Home Government, and made G.C.B. with rank of full gen., he soon after resigned his command, and was succeeded by Sir Wm. Codrington. Simpson returned to England. He was son of David Simpson, of Teviot-bank, N.B., by Margaret, dau. of John Eliot, of Borthwick-brae. M., 1839, Eliz., dau. of Sir Robert Dundas, Bart. (she d. 1840) and d. at Horringer, near Bury St. Edmunds, 18th April, 1868.

29.Eldest son of Edward Bolton Clive, of Whitfield, co. Hereford, by the Hon. Harriet Archer, dau. and co.-heir of Andrew, last Baron Archer, Capt. and lt.-col. 1826. Col. 1840. D. unm. 14th April, 1845.

30.Attained the rank of capt. and lt.-col. and quitted the service in 1840. Living in 1874.

31.3rd son of John Fownes-Luttrell, of Dunster Castle. M.P. for Minehead, by Mary, eldest dau. of Francis Drewe, of Grange, Devon. Bn. 1792. Lt.-col. Grenadier Guards. Quitted the service 28th April, 1825. Of Kilve Court, and Wootton House, Somerset. M., 1824, his cousin Emma Drewe. D. Jan., 1862, leaving issue.

32.Belonged to the family of “Brown of Kingston Blount, co. Oxford.” Was killed at Quatre Bras. M.I. at Waterloo. His brother, Henry Alexander Brown, lived for many years at St. Leonard’s, where he was long remembered as “a fine old gentleman of the old school.”

33.Afterwards Gen. E.P. Buckley, M.P., of New Hall, Salisbury. M., 13th May, 1828, Lady Catherine Bouverie, dau. of 3rd Lord Radnor, and had issue. Son of Col. Edward P. Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, co. Dorset, by Lady Georgina West. D. 1873.

34.Exchanged to 60th Foot 15th June, 1820, and retd. on h. p. three weeks later. Living in 1846.

35.Son of Rowley Lascelles by Eliz., younger dau. of Sir Charles Gould, Bart. (who assumed the name of Morgan), by Jane, eldest dau. of Thomas Morgan, of Ruperra, co. Glamorgan. Maj. in this regt. 4th July, 1843, and lt.-col. comg. 10th April, 1849. Retd. on f. p. before 1855. D. 8th Nov. 1860.

36.There were two officers of this name in the army in 1815. The other Samuel was a capt. on retd. list of 10th Veteran Battn. The above Samuel quitted the service before 1824.

37.Son of Wm. Gronow, of Court Herbert, co. Glamorgan, the representative of a very old Welsh family. Quitted the service 24th Oct., 1821. Lt. Gronow belonged to the 1st Batt., which was not at Waterloo. Sir T. Picton took him out to Flanders as an “honorary” A.D.C., but finding no employment for him, he was advised to join the 3rd batt. of his regt. which was at Waterloo. This he did, and took part in the great battle as a guardsman. His experiences of that memorable day have been given to the world in an interesting little book entitledReminiscences of Capt. Gronow. He was aftds. M.P. for Stafford, and d. in Paris 22nd Nov., 1865.

38.Son of Dr. Robert Batty, of Hastings (who was born at Kirby Lonsdale in co. Westmoreland). Educated at Caius College, Cambridge. An eminent amateur draughtsman. F.R.S. Wrote a short account of the campaign in the Netherlands, 1815, illustrated with plates of the battle of Waterloo drawn by himself. M. Johanna, eldest dau. of Sir John Barrow, 1st Bart., of Ulverstone, co. Lancaster. D. 20th Nov., 1848, as lt.-col. on h. p. list.

39.Bn. 24th March, 1795. 4th son of Richard Master, by Isabella, dau. of Lt.-col. Wm. Egerton, of the 1st Foot Guards. Promoted lt. and capt. 1st July, 1815. H. p. 25th Feb., 1819. M. Anna Catherine Frederica von Puckpock, of Wasserburg, in Bavaria. Served in the Netherlands in the campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815. Served also in Corsica (1812), North America, and the West Indies. He received a reward from the Patriotic Fund. Living in 1860.

40.Had served previously in the 87th Foot. Promoted lt. and capt. 3rd July, 1815. On h. p. 4th Oct., 1827.

41.The Hon. Henry Sedley Venables Vernon was eldest son of the 3rd Lord Vernon, by his 2nd wife, Alice, dau. of Sir John Whiteford, Bart.Promoted lt. and capt. 5th July, 1815. Quitted the service 28th March, 1822. M., 29th August, 1822, Eliza, dau. of Edward Coke, of Longford Court, co. Derby, and had issue. D. 12th Dec., 1845.

42.4th son of John Pardoe, M.P., for Plympton, Camelford, and Westlowe, by Jane, dau. of Thomas Oliver, of the Great House, Leyton, Essex. Bn. 4th April, 1796. Sev. wnded. at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814, and especially mentioned in despatches.

43.Promoted lt. and capt. 6th July, 1815. Aftds. capt. in 57th Foot. Maj. in 25th Foot 1825. Commanded the latter regt. for eighteen years. D. in June, 1848.

44.James Arthur Butler had formerly served in the 2nd Foot. Exchanged to 80th Foot as capt. in 1823. On h. p. as maj. unattached 19th Nov., 1825. Bt.-lt.-col. 1838. Attained rank of gen. 5th Dec., 1871. He carried the colours of his battn. at Waterloo, and was present at the storming of Peronne, that virgin fortress which had never before surrendered to an enemy. Living in 1874.

45.Eldest son of Thomas Swinburne, of Pontop Hall, co. Durham, by Charlotte, dau. and co-heir of Robert Spearman. Attained rank of maj.-gen., and was F.R.S. He was at the taking of Peronne in 1815, and in 1823 exchanged as capt. to 3rd Dgn. Gds. Was twice married, and left issue by both wives. D. 28th Feb., 1864.

46.2nd son of Robert Vyner, of Grantby Hall, co. Lincoln, by Lady Theodosia Ashburnham, dau. of 2nd Earl of Ashburnham. Bn. 1797. Promoted l. and capt. in 1817. Went on h. p. in 1822. D. unm. in 1837.

47.Promoted lt. and capt. 16th July, 1818. Placed on h. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Retd. 15th Sept., 1839.

48.Eldest son of Lt.-gen. Alexander Dirom of Mount Annan, co. Dumfries, by Magdalen, dau. of Robert Pasley. Bn. 6th Nov., 1794. Left the service as lt.-col. in 1836. D. s. p. 2nd June, 1857.

49.John Francis Miller Erskine succeeded as 9th Earl of Mar, and 14th Lord Erskine, on the death of his father, the 8th Earl of Mar, in 1828. Aftds. inherited as 11th Earl of Kellie. Quitted the service in 1821. M. 24th April, 1827, Philadelphia, dau. of Sir Granville Menteth, Bart. D. s. p. 19th June, 1866.

50.Eldest son of Alexander Bruce, of Kennet, N.B., by Hugh (sic), dau. of Hugh Blackburn, of Glasgow. Established his claim to the attainted barony of “Balfour of Burleigh,” and succeeded in 1869 as 6th Lord. Quitted the service in 1824. M., 2ndly, 1848, Jane Dalrymple Hamilton, dau. of Sir James Fergusson, Bart., and had issue, a son and successor to the title. D. 13th Aug., 1864.

51.3rd son of Henry, 3rd Earl Bathurst, by Georgina, dau. of Lord George Lennox. Appointed to Cape Corps as capt. in 1823. Lt.-col. 9th June, 1825. Retd. on h. p. (unattached list) in 1828. M., 6th October, 1829, Julia, dau. of John Peter Hankey, and d. in 1834 leaving issue.

52.Eldest son of 2nd Earl of Mount-Edgcombe, by Lady Sophia Hobart, dau. of 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire. Quitted the service in 1819. Aftds. Col. of the Cornwall Militia, and A.D.C. to the Queen. M. 6th Dec., 1831, Caroline, eldest dau. of Rear-Adm. Fielding, and had issue. Succeeded as 3rd Earl in 1839. D. 3rd Sept., 1861.

53.Eldest son of George Fludyer, of Ayston, co. Rutland, by Lady Mary Fane, dau. of 9th Earl of Westmoreland. Quitted the service in 1834. D. in Feb., 1856. His youngest brother (John Henry) succeeded to the Fludyer baronetcy in 1876.

54.Promoted maj. on unattached list 10th Dec., 1825. D. in London 7th Apr., 1850.

55.There were several “Algernon Grevilles” in the younger branches of the noble house of Warwick. The above appears to be the son of Capt. W. Fulke Greville, R.N. Bn. 1791. D. 23rd Nov., 1857, having m. in Dec., 1813, Caroline, 2nd dau. of Sir Bellingham Graham, and left issue.

56.Exchanged to 3rd Dgn. Gds. as cornet in 1818. H. p. 24th Sept., 1818. Restored to f. p. as lt. 4th Dgn. Gds., 1839. Col. Dorset Militia, 1846. D. at Rayrigg, Windermere, 13th May, 1885.

57.Of Lochiel. Eldest son of Donald Cameron, by Anne, dau. of Sir Ralph Abercromby. Quitted the service in 1832. M., same year, Lady Vere Catherine Hobart, sister of 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire, and had issue. “Lochiel” d. 2nd Dec., 1858.

58.On h. p. 60th Foot as capt. 24th July, 1817. Retd. in Sep., 1825.

59.Afterwards Baron Grantley. Eldest son of Fletcher Norton, by Caroline, dau. of James Balmain. Succeeded as 3rd Baron in 1822. Quitted the service in 1821. M., 26th July, 1825, Charlotte, 2nd dau. of Sir Wm. Beechey, Knt. D. s. p. 28th Aug., 1875.

60.Afterwards 3rd Earl of Harewood. 2nd son of Henry, 2nd Earl, by Henrietta, eldest dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Sebright, Bart. Retd. on h. p. as lt., 24th Aug., 1820. M., 5th July, 1823, Lady Louisa Thynne, dau. of 2nd Marquis of Bath, and had issue. D. 22nd Feb., 1857.

61.Eldest son of Thomas Mure, of Warriston, by Helen, eldest dau. of the Hon. Patrick Boyle, of Shewalton. co. Ayr. His grandfather served with the Scots Greys at Fontenoy. H. p. June, 1820. M., 17th Sept., 1835, Fanny, only dau. of Wright Squire, of Bridge House, Peterboro’, and d. s. p. 16th March, 1868.

62.Quitted the service in 1826. D. at Sidmouth, 9th May, 1826.

63.Bn. 2nd Sept., 1798. Eldest son of Sir Richard Croft, Bart., by Margaret, dau. of Dr. Denman. Educated at Westminster School. F.S.A. Succeeded as 2nd bart. in 1818. Quitted the service in 1820, and m. in 1824 only child of Richard Lateward, and had issue a dau. D. 29th Oct., 1835.

64.Killed at Quatre Bras. 3rd son of the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Viscount Barrington, Prebendary of Durham, by Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of Robert Adair.

65.Placed on h. p. as lt. in 19th Lt. Dgns. in 1822. Living in 1830.

66.2nd son of Wm. Tighe, of Woodstock, co. Kilkenny, by Marianne, dau. and co-heir of Daniel Gahan, of Coolquill, co. Tipperary. Of Rosanna, co. Wicklow. High Sheriff, 1827. H. p. 15th Feb., 1821. M., 1st March, 1825, the Hon. Frances Crofton, and had issue. D. 20th Dec., 1881.

67.4th son of Matthew Talbot, of Castle Talbot, co. Wexford, by his 2nd wife, who was a dau. of John D’Arcy of Kiltullagh. Of Knockmullen, co. Wexford. On h. p. 2nd Dgn. Gds., 1822. M., 1824, Mary, dau. of Edward Sutton, of Summer Hill, Wexford, and had issue. D. 1852.

68.D. 1st Aug., 1844.

69.D. in London, 1824.

70.Surgeon-major 11th Nov., 1824. H. p. 17th March, 1837. D. 3rd Nov., 1849.

71.Surgeon-major 17th March, 1837. H. p. 17th Apr., 1840. Living in 1846.

72.Died in Edinburgh, Feb. 1828.

73.Surgeon to the Wilts Yeomanry, in 1840.

74.Appointed Assist.-Surg. Coldstream Guards, 20th June, 1822. Surgeon 16th March, 1838. Retd. on h. p. 14th April, 1843. Living in 1874.

COLDSTREAM REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS.

(2nd Battalion.)

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