Pte John Waddington ( baptised 1783.... 1855)

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  • Baptised : 19/10/1783
  • Where : Blackburn , Lancashire . England
  • Died : 9/1/1855
  • Parents Names :Thomas Waddington #(baptised 1756.......) & Alice Bee #(b.......)
  • Spouse's Name : Margaret (Peggy ) Cawe # (b.1763...d.1840)
  • Date Married : 20/12/1814
  • Where Married : Blackburn England
  • Spouse 's Parents : ?
  • Children :

    1 Child Only

    Alice Waddington # (1815....1872)

    History & Achievements :

    Pte John Waddington (Warrington) arrived with the North Hamptonshire Regiment (48th Regiment of Foot) . in Sydney on Board the "Barque..Matilda 13/11/ 1817 , He took his discharge in 1824 after serving 21 years & 91days with the 48th . He enlisted at 23 years on the 15/8/1803 from the Army Reserve . For his military life he was awarded the General Service Medal . The medal has 10 bars attached , naming the battles in which he fought with distinction . He fought in the Peninsular War under the Duke Of Wellington . The Service Medal represent the following Battles : Talavera -28/6/1809 : Busco 27/9/1810 : Ciudad-Rodrigo 19/1/1812 Badajoz May1812 : Salamanca 22/6/1812 : Victoria 21/6/1812 : Pyrenees 9 days July 1813 : St Sebastion Siege 22/7/1814 ( Bombardment 26/8/1813 Fell 31/8/1813) Orthes 27/2/1814 : Toulouse 10/4/1814 : . Sorauren was the first battle or the Pyrenees . Soon after his discharge he returned to England and reunited with his wife . He later returned to Sydney . His Medals are on Display in the Naval & Miltary Club in Melbourne

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