John Wallington
10th Hussars | |
|---|---|
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Waterloo Medal |
| Relations | Thomas Noel Harris (cousin) |
Lieutenant-Colonel John Clement Wallington (25 July 1790 – 25 August 1872) was an English cricketer and soldier.
Life
John Clement Wallington was born in
cannonball which narrowly missed Wallington, going on to kill another officer nearby.[2] The cannonball is now held by the Imperial War Museum.[4] Also serving at Waterloo was Wallington's cousin, Major Thomas Noel Harris. Harris was badly injured and left on the battlefield, where Wallington found him the day afterward. He carried Harris to Hougoumont where the latter underwent surgery.[2]
Wallington's regiment subsequently returned to England, where for several years it was based on the south coast fighting smuggling operations. Wallington then spent time with the regiment in Scotland before returning to their garrison at
major on 3 April 2833, and became commanding officer of the 10th Hussars as a lieutenant-colonel on 3 April 1846. He retired from the army soon afterwards.[3]
Wallington played
Leamington Priors on 25 August 1872, age 82.[1] He was buried in Leamington Spa Cemetery.[4] His Waterloo Medal was sold at auction in 2004, raising £3,600.[4]
Citations
- ^ a b "John Wallington". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lieutenant John Clement Wallington, 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Light Dragoons, 1815 (c)". National Army Museum. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Bromley & Bromley (2015), p. 392.
- ^ a b c d "A son of Ealing is honoured in bicentenary of Battle of Waterloo". Ealing Times. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
References
- Bromley, Janet; Bromley, David (2015). Wellington's Men Remembered. Vol. 2. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: The Praetorian Press. ISBN 978-1-84884-750-7.