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Lionel S. Challis's "Peninsula Roll Call": Corrections

Edited by: Robert Burnham

Occasionally, we do find errors in the "Peninsula Roll Call". We can not change the cards, but we can note the errors.

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Correction

Source
Barton (Burton) Alfred   According to the Army List it is Barton. Gareth Glover
Belton John   Last name is Betton Army List: April 1809
Bennett L. H. First name is Latham London Gazette
Blanckley Henry Stanyford? Correct middle name is Stanyford Sinnett
Bloomfield Valentine   Correct first name is Thomas. Valenine was his middle name. Gareth Glover
Bootby Charles   Correct spelling of last name is Boothby London Gazette
Boyle William   Was slightly wounded at Badajoz. Hall; Gareth Glover
Brown Evan M. Middle name is Meredith Sinnett
Browne Frederick Harvey Sometimes is called Francis in the records Fletcher
Browne George   23rd Foot. Middle name is Baxter Sinnett
Buller H. G. First Name is Henry London Gazette
Caldicott H. G. First name is Henry. Family name also spelled Caldecot London Gazette
Cameron John Campbell Date of rank for Lieutenant is 29 December 1804, not 29 November 1804 Army List: February 1809
Cane James F. Middle name is Frederick Sinnett
Cooley     First name is William Fletcher
Cowell F. Luke, Gordon First name is Frederick Sinnett
Curran J.   First name is John Hall
De Bernewitz J. H. C. Name is John Henry Carl McGuigan
De Grammont A.   First name is Antoine, later 9th Duc de Guiche McGuigan
Downes     First name is Samuel Fletcher
Drewe E. W. First and middle names are Edward Ward Hall
Ellis Henry Watson Correct middle name is Walton Sinnett
Ellwood C. W. First and middle names are Charles William Hall

Erskine

 

James

  

Service in Peninsular War is confused with William Erskine. Replace all GOC information with GOC C cavalry brigade May 1809-July 1809. Add: Pa May -Sept 1809.

Royal Military Calendar, Wellington’s Dispatches, General Orders

Erskine

William

  

Service in Peninsular War is confused with James Erskine. Add to record of service G.O.C. B4 D1 October 1810 - May 1811, Temporary G.O.C. D5 Feb-May 1811. Committed suicide Lisbon March 1813 (not May 1813).

Wellington’s Dispatches, General Orders
Farmer George R. Middle name is Richard. Sinnett
French     First name is Thomas Fletcher
Graham W. (William)? T. Correct names are William Temple Sinnett
Griffiths T. E. A. Correct names are Thomas Edward Allett Sinnett
Gundell George Henry Middle name is Heinrich in KGL records Fletcher
Hamilton Alexander   Was in the 30th Foot, not the 60th Foot. McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar
Harrison J. C. Correct names are John Christopher Sinnett and Hall
Hart H. S. First and middle names are Henry Scott Hall
Hervey William Mundy Usual spelling of his name was Harvey, William Maundy. Mackenzie and Army Lists
Hurford William Lewin Correct middle name is Lewis Sinnett
Joyner W.    First name is William. Last name also spelled Joiner London Gazette
Kenny C. C. First and middle names are Courtney Crowe Hall
Kilvington Orfeur W. Middle name is William Fletcher
King J. W. First and middle names are John Warner Fletcher
Le Mesurier J. T. H. Full name is John Thomas How Fletcher
Leslie J.   First name is James Hall
Mackereth M. A. First and middle names are Mark Anthony  
Masterman J.   Correct name is William Thomas London Gazette
McAlpine R.   First name is Robert Hall
McLean William   Can find no evidence that he was a Deputy Assistant Commissary General Gareth Glover
Meyer Henry Andrew According to KGL records the first name is Heinrich  
Munro George Aylmer ADC to General Sherbrooke, 25 June 1809. General Orders: 5July 1809
Munro Thomas   Was not ADC to General Sherbrooke. General Orders: 5July 1809
Perponcher H.   First name is Henry.  This is Baron Henry de Perponcher-Sedlnitsky, later Lieutenant General in the Netherlands Service McGuigan
Pollack Carlisle   Correct spelling of name is Pollock according to the Army Lists Gareth Glover
Royal William Carr Name is spelled Royall according to the Royal Military Calendar Gareth Glover
Talbot Neil   Talbot Neil Was never in the Portuguese Service nor was he a Brigadier. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 14th Light Dragoons. Cannon and London Gazette 31 July 1810.
Tayloe John   Correct spellling of his name his Taylor. Gareth Glover
Tucker George James Bruere Career is mixed up with his brother John Goulston Price Tucker.  Captain 50th Ft 16 May 1805, Major 97th Ft 22 Dec 1808, Brevet Lt Colonel 16 April 1807. Pa. Aug - Oct 1808 DAG, Oct  1808 - Jan 1809 AAG.  Rolica, Vimero, Coruna. Gold Medal for Rolica, Vimero. Lost in Primrose sloop January 1809. McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar
Tucker John Goulston Price Never served in the Peninsula. McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar
Thompson A.   First name is Alexander Hall
Tunny Robert William Correct spelling of last name is Tunney Fletcher
Von Wachholtz Friedrich Ludwig Friedrich Ludwig von Wachholtz was born 30 August 1783, in Breslau, the son of a Prussian officer. He joined the Prussian army as a cadet on 1 April 1798, was promoted lieutenant in 1803, and served on the staff of the Upper Siliesian army in 1805-1806. He fought at Auerstadt in 1806 and in the East Prussia campaign of 1807. Disbanded from Prussian army in 1807, he joined the Duke of Brunswick's Oels corps as a company commander, went to the UK with that unit in 1809 and to the Peninsula in 1810. His rifle company (No. 3) was attached to the Fusilier Brigade in October 1810 and fought with it at Albuera and Aldea de Ponte in 1811, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz and Salamanca in 1812 and Vitoria in 1813 before being replaced before the Pyrenees battles by a coy of the 5/60th. About the same time von Wachholtz transferred to No. 5 Company of the Oels. Wachholtz fought in the Waterloo campaign as a major on the staff of the Brunswick contingent and was present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He remained with the Brunswick army and  had reached the rank of major-general at the time of his death in 1841 at the age of 58. H.C. von Wachholtz, ed., "Auf der Peninsula 1810 bis 1813. Kriegstagebuch des Generals Friedrich Ludwig v. Wachholtz," Beihefte zum Militaer-Wochenblatt. 1907, pp. 259-326
Wanch Robert Andrew The Army Lists has his name spelled Waugh. Gareth Glover
Widenham J. A. First name is Joseph Hall

Notes on Sources:

Army Lists: Various issues that were published both monthly and yearly.

Cannon, Richard. Historical Records of the 14th or the King's Regiment of Light Dragoon. London 1848.

Fletcher, Stephen. Mr. Fletcher is conducting research on the chaplains who served in Wellington's Army and his information comes from official records.

Hall, John. Biographical Dictionary of British Officers Killed and Wounded, 1808-14. London: Greenhill Books, 1998.

London Gazette: various dates.

McGuigan, Ron. Mr. McGuigan is one of the foremost researchers on the British Army and his information comes from Army Lists, the London Gazette, and official records.

Mackenzie, T.A.Historical Records of the 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. London 1887.

Royal Military Calendar: published in 1820.

Sinnett, Richard. Mr. Sinnet is conducting research on the 23rd Foot and his information comes from the regiment's official records.


Placed on the Napoleon Series: January 2009; Last updated March 2010

 
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