RESERVE FORCES.
The 35th, 54th, 59th, and 91st British Foot Regts., with two brigades of Rl. Artillery, were not engaged at Waterloo, but being in the vicinity (at Hal), and forming part of Wellington’s army, on 18th June, 1815, they were granted the Waterloo medal, and were also allowed the grant of two years’ service, but the word “Waterloo” is not to be found on the colours of the above four regts.
35th (or the SUSSEX) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[[V]]
(2nd Battalion.)
Rank in the | |||||
| LIEUT.-COLONEL. | Regiment. | Army. | |||
| Sir George H.F. Berkeley, K.C.B., W. | 13 | June, | 1811 | ||
| MAJORS. | |||||
| [1] | Charles Macalister | 13 | June, | 1811 | |
| [2] | John Slessor | 7 | Oct. | 1813 | Lt.-Col., 4 June, 1814 |
| CAPTAINS. | |||||
| Charles Wm. Wall | 19 | May, | 1805 | ||
| [3] | Wm. Rawson | 4 | May, | 1809 | |
| Henry Rutherford | 3 | Aug. | 1809 | ||
| [4] | Thos. McNeil | 11 | Mar. | 1813 | 8 Sept. 1808 |
| [5] | Nich. F. Dromgoole | 29 | July, | 1813 | |
| Henry G. Macleod, W. | 10 | Dec. | 1813 | 29 Sept. 1813 | |
| LIEUTENANTS. | |||||
| [6] | Samuel Scarfe | 28 | Nov. | 1805 | |
| J.W. Amos | 13 | Apr. | 1809 | ||
| Francis Stenton | 18 | May, | 1809 | ||
| John Osbourne | 3 | Aug. | 1809 | ||
| [7] | Thos. McDonough | 30 | Oct. | 1809 | |
| [8] | Christ. Spencer Breary, Adjt. | 2 | Nov. | 1809 | |
| [9] | Robert Thoburn | 18 | Oct. | 1810 | 12 Jan. 1809 |
| [10] | Wm. Farrant | 29 | Jan. | 1812 | |
| Aylmer Barnewell | 10 | Dec. | 1812 | ||
| John Hildebrand | 23 | Sept. | 1813 | ||
| Peter Murdoch | 8 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| James Wilder | 9 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| Newland R. Tompkins | 10 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| Edward Shewell | 22 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| Wm. Rainsforth | 23 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| George Wilkins | 1 | Sept. | 1814 | ||
| H. Middleton | 1 | Dec. | 1814 | 7 Oct. 1813 | |
| ENSIGNS. | |||||
| [11] | Wm. Levitt Hedding | 7 | Jan. | 1813 | |
| [12] | John Hewetson | 13 | May, | 1813 | |
| [13] | Wm. Macalister | 10 | June, | 1813 | |
| [14] | John Barwis Wyatt | 22 | Dec. | 1813 | |
| [15] | Anthony Macdonell | 7 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| Herbert Potenger | 7 | July, | 1814 | ||
| Alex. Duke Hamilton | 27 | Oct. | 1814 | ||
| John Thomas | 22 | Dec. | 1814 | ||
| PAYMASTER. | |||||
| Wm. Bury | 7 | Jan. | 1808 | ||
| QUARTERMASTER. | |||||
| Robert Foote | 2 | Dec. | 1813 | ||
| SURGEON. | |||||
| Chas. Simon Doyle | 31 | Mar. | 1808 | ||
| ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. | |||||
| Wm. Keoghoe | 22 | Feb. | 1810 | ||
| John Purcell | 28 | July, | 1814 | ||
| Facings orange. Lace silver. | |||||
[V]. The col.-in-chf. of this regt. was Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, K.G., a gen. and gov. of Plymouth. He was present at Waterloo as a spectator, and although Wellington, his personal friend, implored him early in the day to retire to Brussels, the Duke did not beat a retreat until the battle was half over. He was accompanied by his son, Lord William Lennox (a boy of 15), a cornet in the Horse Guards, and extra A.D.C. to Gen. Maitland. By an unfortunate accident, a few days before the battle, Lord William fractured his right arm, and had the sight of one of his eyes destroyed, and although he left his sick bed at Brussels to proffer his services to Gen. Maitland, the latter felt himself obliged to decline them, so the disappointed youth followed his father and another brother to the field, en amateur. Gen. Mercer records in his Waterloo Journal how surprised he was to see “a fine, tall, upright old gentleman, in plain clothes, followed by two young ones, come across our front at a gallop, from the Brussels road, and press forward to so hot a fight.” This fine old veteran died from hydrophobia, while holding the appointment of Gov.-Gen. of Canada, 28th Aug., 1819.
[1]. Probably a son of Gen. Archibald Macalister, who for many years commanded this regt. D. at Axminster in Aug., 1869.
[2]. Served for many years in the Rl. Irish Artillery, and was transferred to above regt. Retd. on f. p., Rl. Irish Artillery, in 1817, and d. at Sidmouth, 11th Oct., 1850. For an account of his family see the Editor’s English Army Lists and Commission Registers, 1661–1714, Vol. V., p. 227, note 2.
[3]. H. p. 27th Feb., 1818. Adjt. 3rd West York Militia, 1827. D. 18th July, 1850.
[4]. Appointed ens. in the 35th Foot, 20th Feb., 1800. Served at the blockade of Malta. Lieut. 82nd Foot 1803. Served at the siege of Copenhagen, and was wounded at Windmill Battery; recd. the thanks of Col. Sir Geo. Smith for his heroism while employed at that post. Capt. in the army 8th Sept., 1808. Capt. 74th Foot 2nd Nov., 1809. Was with Sir John Moore’s army during the whole of its operations until its returning from Madrid and Burgos to the north of Portugal. Employed on recruiting service 1810-Sept., 1812. Exchanged back to 35th Foot in 1813. Served with Lord Lynedoch’s army in the Netherlands. Recd. the medal for Waterloo. Transferred to 7th Veteran Battalion, 3rd Aug., 1815. Retd. f. p. 24th May, 1816. D. 23rd Sept., 1839. The above information was communicated by Capt. McNeil’s nephew, the late Major-Gen. McNeil, of the Indian Army.
[5]. H. p. 1817. D. in 1863.
[6]. Capt. 24th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th June, 1817.
[7]. H. p. 34th Foot 1837.
[8]. H. p. 27th Foot 1825.
[9]. H. p. 25th Feb., 1816.
[10]. H. p. 25th June, 1817.
[11]. Lieut. 25th Sept., 1815. H. p. 1817.
[12]. Lieut. 28th Sept., 1815. H. p. 25th Apr., 1817.
[13]. Lieut. 30th Nov., 1815. Exchanged to 20th Foot, 24th July, 1823. Exchanged to 98th Foot, 5th July, 1827.
[14]. Lieut. 26th July, 1821. H. p. in Oct. same year. Restored to full pay as ensign 47th Foot, 8th June, 1826. Serving in 1830.
[15]. H. p. 2nd Apr., 1818.