Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

72 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1815. the 18th are given in Appendix Gr., under thehead of " The Waterloo Roll."In the London Gazette of the 21st of June,1817, a notification ispublished respecting thegrant by Parliament to the army that servedunder the command of Field Marshal his Gracethe Duke of Wellington, in the battle of Waterlooand capture of Paris. The share of the 91st,which was to be paid at 18, Suffolk Street,Charing Cross, between the 25th of August andthe 24th of September, 1817, wass. d.Field officers and colonels .... ... 433 2 4Captains 90 7 3Subalterns 34 14 9... ...Sergeants... ... 19 4 4Corporals, drummers, and privates... 2 11 4This distribution was also given to the Dutch,Belgic, Hanoverian, and Brunswick troops.The whole of the officers and men who servedwith the regimenton the 18th of June werepresented with Waterloo medals, but the honourof carrying" Waterloo"on the colours wasnot granted them. Itmaybe noticed here thatthe medals for the Peninsular War were notissued formany years after, and it was not until1847 that sanction was given to strike medals