Just had a look. In the list of battles mentioned in the London Gazette pages you gave were the two battles that John Davies got bars on his medal...
Pyrenees, 28th July to. 2d (sic) August 1813. ...
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04-03-2018 9:59 PM
Thread: what were "Roamers" ?
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Just had a look. In the list of battles mentioned...
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04-03-2018 1:35 PM
Thread: what were "Roamers" ?
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Don't know about appealing. Presume it was a...
Don't know about appealing. Presume it was a standard obstacle and others would have known. I'll keep an eye out for an answer. Thanks. "dyfal donc a dyr y garreg" Yn wir ! (Keep hammering to...
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04-03-2018 9:44 AM
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Roamers, John Davies medal
Incidentally, John Davies medal has two bars Toulouse and Pyrenees.
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04-03-2018 9:39 AM
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Re, "on appeal", yes - - probably one of many...
Re, "on appeal", yes - - probably one of many though. thanks
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04-03-2018 9:37 AM
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Re context of Roamer... only during his military...
Re context of Roamer... only during his military service on the peninsular as far as I know. THanks again.
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04-03-2018 9:33 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion... he wasn't a...
Thanks for the suggestion... he wasn't a Romany/Gypsy/Traveller. They are one of my local research interests. His surname shows no Romany links, and also he wouldn't have been employed as a "gwas",...
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04-03-2018 9:29 AM
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Diolch.... I am speechless (well, almost).....
Diolch.... I am speechless (well, almost).. Llanwenog was the home village of "my" John Davies (Jac Parcyrhos) and is the next village to Cwmann (Plwyf Pencarreg). this is one paragraph, in...
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04-03-2018 9:14 AM
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Thanks MTS I have actually contacted local...
Thanks MTS I have actually contacted local academic historians who in theory know a bit about the Napoleonic wars - no joy. I think I shall have to track down 3rd Foot records. I hadn't seen your...
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03-03-2018 4:44 PM
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what were "Roamers" ?
I am researching a young farm labourer (gwas) from Pencarreg Carmarthenshire. He was in a local tavern (Cwmanne Tavern) in 1811
At the bottom of his glass he found a shilling, so (presumably...
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