National Army Museum

Gilham Stanes Formerly Corporal. 62nd Regt. Foot Born at Brighton 1766

engraving, coloured, engraving

Accession Number

NAM.2007-01-13-1

Description

Gilham Stanes Formerly Corporal. 62nd Regt. Foot Born at Brighton 1766. Coloured engraving by and after I Bruce. Publisher unknown, 1829 (c). Veteran wearing the remnants of 1803 army uniform, on crutches with a pipe in his mouth, his hut and miniature battery are in the background. Laid down on blue.

Units

62nd Regiment of Foot

People

Stanes, Gilham

Unknown

Bruce, I

Inscriptions

‘GILHAM STANES FORMERLY CORPORAL./ 62nd Regt. Foot/ BORN/ at Brighton/ 1766’ Inscribed beneath title: ‘This excentric Character while serving in Ireland in 1803 at the period of the rebellious and fatal attack on Lord Kilwarden was so seriously wounded as to be rendered unfit for service. Since which for 22 years he has taken up his abode on the North Level in a Hut constructed by himself in the simplest form. Attached to this is a miniature Battery from which a Gun is fired every Evening at sun set.