Private Richard
Wayne (c.
1796 ......)
Back To . . .48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
circa 1796
Where :
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 1817
Ship Arrived on : on board one of three ships. The" Barque..Matilda ", The HM.
ship " Lloyd's " or "Dick" . All
three arrived carrying the 48th Regiment in 1817.
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 3rd of May 1813 . 2nd/48th at
Congleton aged 17 years
Date of Discharge :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Margaret
Date Married :
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents :
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Children
:
1 . Margaret Wayne (b.1821.....d.)
Descendents :
Area
Settled :
History
& Achievements :
- Private Richard Wayne arrived in Australia as
part of the North
Hamptonshire Regiment (48th Regiment of Foot) contingent, in 1817 on
board one of three ships. The" Barque..Matilda ", The HM.
ship " Lloyd's " or "Dick" . All
three arrived carrying the 48th Regiment in 1817.
- The following has been recorded in regimental
records " Detachment 48th Regiment at Macquarie
Harbour
- 24 June to September 1823. Private Richard Wayne,
his wife Margaret , daughter Margaret ( his daughter
Margaret was baptised in Launceston November 1821,by
Reverend Youl at St John's Church.)
- For his military service he was
awarded the General Service Medal with 3 clasps. , naming
the battles in
- which he fought with distinction
in the Peninsular War under the Duke Of Wellington . His
General Service Medal represents the following Battles :
Talavera -28/6/1809 : Albuera (16/5/1811)
: Salamanca 22/6/1812 :
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- Reference books :
- Records of the 48th . Mitchell Library ,Sydney,New
South Wales.
- The Colonial Garrison 1817-1824 ( Clem Sargent )
published 1996
- Wellington's Military Machine (
Philip J. Haythornthaite) published 1995
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- Last revised: April 15, 2007.