Although there are no Wouldhaves on the Waterloo List of Honour,
there were some soldiers with this surname in the military during this time.
George Wouldhave was transferred from the 2nd Battalion
to the 1st Battalion of the 5th (Northumberland )
Regiment of Foot during the quarter from 25th March - 24th June
1814. He was transported by sea from
Hilsea depot to the Camp at Chamblain for the next quarter (25th June –
24th September). He was reported as absent sick for the third muster of that
quarter. George had the rank of corporal
and was in company 8; the commander of the battalion was William Wynyard. By December they were in Johnstown, Upper
Canada, returning to France for the quarter 25th March – 24th
June 1815. The Battalion did not fight
at Waterloo (some sources have it that they were too late fro the battle) but were in France
for the remainder of 1815 as part of the army of occupation. George was demoted to private 18th
November 1815.
We haven’t yet found a birth/marriage or death for George
and will continue with research into his career in the Army.
