Wills of Officers of the 44th from 1807 to 1856
Given the strong possibility of receiving fatal injuries during their duty, many of the Officers and men of the 44th Regiment made wills during their service.
The National Archives holds the full records which are available for download for a small fee.The names of those held are shown below.
Name | Rank | Date of will | Place |
Edward Allen | Private | 31 July 1828 | East Indies |
Matthew Argent | Ensign | 9 August 1813 | |
George Clark Beatly | Lieutenant | 1 July 1815 | |
Adam Brugh | Captain | 21 July 1825 | Edinburgh |
John Chilton Lambton Carter | Brevet Major | 6 August 1828 | Guernsey |
Francis William Thomas Caulfield | Captain | 13 March 1856 | Crimea |
Thomas Danser | Major | 9 May 1807 | |
John Donaldson | Lieutenant | 5 June 1828 | East Indies |
William Wemyss Fraser | Lieutenant | 5 May 1827 | Rome |
Richard Robertus Halahan | Lieutenant | 3 December 1846 | Caronpore, East Indies |
Benjamin Halfhyde | Brevet Major | 15 March 1850 | St Helier, Jersey |
Thomas Hamilton | Lieutenant | 16 October 1810 | Barham, Kent |
Joseph Holden | 9 January 1840 | Chelsea Hospital | |
Francis Bernard Jervois | Captain | 22 October 1813 | Badjoz |
Charles Edward O'Neill | Major | 7 May 1847 | Jersey |
John Hildebrand Oakes Moore | Major | 15 August 1851 | |
John Wanton Morrison | Lt Colonel | 3 March 1827 | |
James Payton | Lieutenant | 28 October 1836 | Arracan, West Indies |
John Shelton | Colonel | 26 September 1845 | Dublin |