Appointed quartermaster 25th Sept., 1828. H. p. 1831.


1st Dragoon Guards.

Sergt.-Major Richard Hollis.

Appointed adjt. to above regt, 8th July, 1836. Lieut. 12th Jan., 1838. Lieut, Rl. Canadian Rifles 24th Oct., 1845. D. in Canada as a retd. capt. in 1856.


1st Dragoons.

Corporal Francis Stiles.

This brave soldier was promoted sergt. in the 1st Dns., and aftds. Ensign in the 6th West India Regt. (commission dated 11th April, 1816), for the gallantry he displayed at Waterloo, in helping Capt. Clark of the same regt. to capture the Eagle of the 105th French Regt. The following letter, copied from the original in the United Service Museum, throws additional light on the above exploit:—

Ipswich Barracks, 31st Jan., 1816.