[20]. Served in the Pa., and was twice wounded, when leading the ladder party in the escalade of the St. Vincent Bastion, at the siege of Badajoz. Sev. wnded. at the siege of Burgos, when acting as Assistant Engineer in the storm of the first line of the Castle, 4th Oct., 1812. At the bombardment of Antwerp, and assault on Bergen-op-Zoom. Served in the Mahratta War of 1817–18, and was present at battle of Maheidpore and siege of Asserghur. Commanded the left wing of the 63rd Regt. in India for some years as maj. and bt. lt.-col. Received the Legion of Honour for services rendered on board the French ship Benguile, on passage from India to Europe in August, 1831. He was also presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Joined the corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, 1st Aug., 1847, and was subsequently made a Knight of Windsor. D. at Windsor Castle, 6th Feb., 1865, aged 72.
[21]. H. p. 1823.
[22]. H. p. 1818.
[23]. D. 1819.
[24]. Maj., 1st West India Regt., 3rd March, 1843, and lt.-col. of same regt., 1st March, 1848, Col 1854. Received the Par. War medal with 4 clasps. D. in Sept., 1855.
[25]. Belonged to the Grenadier company. Ensign (aftds. Major) Macready in his interesting journal of the campaign of 1815 (printed in Historical Records of the XXX Regt., says: “Lockwood of ours had gone home with a silver plate in his skull, on which was engraved ‘bomb proof.’” H. p. 25th Aug., 1816. Living in 1846.
[26]. Exchanged to 28th Foot, 9th Dec., 1819. Major 27th Foot 22nd March, 1827. Serving in 1830.
[27]. H. p. 1817.
[28]. H. p. 1817.
[29]. Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny was descended from the ancient Scotch family of Monypenny, of Pitmillie, co. Fife; but his ancestor, Capt. James Monypenny, R.N., settled in Kent about 1714, since which date this branch of the family has chiefly resided in Kent. His father was Thos. Monypenny, of Rye, Sussex. Placed on h. p. 1817. M., 8th Jan., 1818, Silvestra Rose, eldest dau. of Robert Monypenny, of Merrington Place, Rolvenden, Kent, and had issue. Lt.-col. of the West Kent Militia. M.P. for Rye, 1837–41. D. 16th Jan., 1854.