Rfn William Edwards 2/95
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:50 am
I am in the process of writing the History of my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather WILLIAM EDWARDS (15th January 1792 - 28th October 1865) who enlisted in the 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) in 1807 and served in the 2nd Battalion (2/95th Rifles) in the Peninsular Wars and at Waterloo.
My understanding is that he sailed with Sir Arthur Wellesley to Portugal in 1808, and was one of the men from the 2/95th Rifles who remained in Lisbon when LtGen Sir John Moore marched into Spain and then retreated to Corunna. William must have sailed later to Cadiz, because he fought in the Battle of Barrosa.
I have personally seen his medals, and the Peninsular War Medal has eight bars for the following Battles:
Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez and Toulouse.
He was wounded at Waterloo, with one bullet damaging his right hand, and he carried a bullet just under his heart until he died.
He came to Western Australia on the ‘Rockingham’ in 1830, under Thomas Peel’s land scheme.
I have read Sir Charles Oman’s ‘History of the Peninsular Wars’ and a number of other books on the subject, but I am seeking any information that may make it more personal, such as details of his Company, duties, etc., and any other wounds he may have received, because I do not believe, after reading these books, that he could have gone through these Battles without receiving any other wounds.
My name and address is: Kevin Lindsay Fowler
PO Box 314
MANDURAH WA 6210
Australia
Email: klfowler@lasar.net.au
I thank you for any information that you can give me, or suggestions on where I may get additional information, it would be very much appreciated.
From a fellow veteran, I served in the Vietnam War.
Kevin Fowler
My understanding is that he sailed with Sir Arthur Wellesley to Portugal in 1808, and was one of the men from the 2/95th Rifles who remained in Lisbon when LtGen Sir John Moore marched into Spain and then retreated to Corunna. William must have sailed later to Cadiz, because he fought in the Battle of Barrosa.
I have personally seen his medals, and the Peninsular War Medal has eight bars for the following Battles:
Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, Orthez and Toulouse.
He was wounded at Waterloo, with one bullet damaging his right hand, and he carried a bullet just under his heart until he died.
He came to Western Australia on the ‘Rockingham’ in 1830, under Thomas Peel’s land scheme.
I have read Sir Charles Oman’s ‘History of the Peninsular Wars’ and a number of other books on the subject, but I am seeking any information that may make it more personal, such as details of his Company, duties, etc., and any other wounds he may have received, because I do not believe, after reading these books, that he could have gone through these Battles without receiving any other wounds.
My name and address is: Kevin Lindsay Fowler
PO Box 314
MANDURAH WA 6210
Australia
Email: klfowler@lasar.net.au
I thank you for any information that you can give me, or suggestions on where I may get additional information, it would be very much appreciated.
From a fellow veteran, I served in the Vietnam War.
Kevin Fowler