Retired on h. p. 19th Sept., 1823. Served at Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, and in the Pa. D. at Thorpe-le-Soken 3rd Nov., 1857.
Capt. 19th July 1815. Exchanged to 37th Foot 3rd May, 1821. Bt.-major in 1837. Serving in 1842.
Capt. 20th July, 1815. Paymaster 10th June. 1824. D. in 1845.
Capt. 17th Nov., 1831. Exchanged to 83rd Foot in 1833. Retd. in 1840.
Was struck by a spent ball in his right eye, which was seriously impaired for life. (Pension.) Major 8th Apr., 1826. H. p. 7th May, 1829.
H. p. 1816. This officer lived to receive the Par. medal with nine clasps in 1849.
Capt. 63rd Foot 16th Aug., 1831. Sold out 1833. D. 1864. He recd. the Par. medal with nine clasps.
H. p., 22nd Foot, 21st March, 1822. D. in 1827.
H. p. 1816. 4th son of Valentine, 5th Visct. Kenmare. D. 1825.
Shot through the spine, but lived a few hours.
Capt. 6th March, 1823. Major 13th Nov., 1835. C.O. during first Afghan War. (C.B., bt. lt.-col. and medal). Lt.-col. 22nd July, 1845. D. 12th Nov., 1847.
H. p. 28th Foot, 1822. D. at Chapel House, Ealing, 6th March, 1855.
Lieut. 1st March, 1821. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821.
Served as a volunteer at Waterloo. Lieut. 15th Aug., 1822. Serving in 1825.
Served as a volunteer at Waterloo. Ens. 47th Foot 26th July, 1820. Lieut. 60th Rifles 1827.
42ND (OR THE ROYAL HIGHLAND) REGIMENT OF FOOT.
[1] Sir Robert Macara, K.C.B., 16 Apr. 1812 │1 Jan. 1812 K. │
[2] Robert Henry Dick, W. 14 July, 1808 │Lt.-Col., 8 Oct., │1812
[4] George Davidson, W. 25 Sept. 1807 │Maj., 4 June, 1813
[5] John Campbell 3 Dec. 1807 │Maj., 12 Apr. 1814
[12] Donald McKenzie, W. 23 July, 1807 │3 Dec. 1806
[13] James Young, Adjt., W. 25 May, 1808 │
[14] Hugh Andrew Fraser, W. 8 Feb. 1809 │
[26] George Gunn Munro, W. 10 June, 1813 │
[29] A.L. Fraser, W. 23 Sept. 1813 │16 Sept. 1813
[35] John Stewart 20 July, 1809 │4 May, 1809
The death of Sir R. Macara at Quatre Bras was inexpressibly sad. “He was wounded about the middle of the engagement, and was in the act of being carried off the field by four of his men, when a party of French unexpectedly surrounded and made them prisoners. Perceiving by the colonel’s decorations that he was an officer of rank they immediately cut him down with his attendants.” His relations obtained Macara’s Waterloo medal, which was for long in the Tancred Collection. A touching poem to Robert Macara’s memory is to be found in the _Waterloo Memoirs_; the following are the last three verses of a pæan of praise sung by the Goddess of Fame:—