No. 2.
His Majesty's Forty Eight Regiment of Foot whereof
General Lord Fitzroy is Colonel.
THESE are to Certify, that Sergt John Bosworth in Campbells
Company in the 48th Regiment aforesaid, born in the Parish of
Desborough in or near the Town of Desborough in the County
Northampton was enlisted at the age of twenty-one Years; and hath
served in the said Regiment for the Space of Seven Years and
191 Days as well as in other Corps, after the Age of Eighteen, according
to the following Statement, but in consequence of Amputated Left Arm from
Gun Shot Wound at the Battle of Toulouse, 10 April 1814 is rendered unfit
for further Service, and is hereby discharged; having first received all just
Demands of Pay, Clothing, &c. from his entry into the said Regiment, to the Date
of this Discharge, as appears by the Receipt on the Back hereof.
And to prevent any improper Use being made of this Discharge, by its falling
into other Hands, the following is a Description of the said Serjt John
Bosworth He is about Twenty Eight Years of Age, is five
Feet Seven Inches in height, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel
Eyes, fresh Complexion, by Trade a Weaver
STATEMENT OF SERVICE.
In what Corps |
Period |
Serjeant
Major |
Quarter
Master
Serjeant |
Serjeant |
Corporal |
Drummer |
Private |
Total
Service |
In East or
West Indies,
included in the
aforegoing
Total. |
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From |
To |
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48th Regt |
25 Augt 1807 |
3 Mar 1815 |
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314d |
1y 31d |
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5y 211d |
7y 191d |
Dis |
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Given under my Hand and Seal of the Regiment at Templemore
James Erskine L. Colonel 48th