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 Death Announcements 1845-1854
| Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | Stavely | | | First names | William | | | Rank / occupation | Lieut.-General |  | Unit | British Army | | | Death date | 4 Mar 1854 | | | Place of death | Near Tippicadoo  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | Oct 1854 | | | Page number | 390 | | | Detail | In his carriage, while on a journey, shortly after leaving Tippicadoo, Lieut.-General William Staveley, C.B. Commander-in-chief at Madras, and Colonel of the 94th Foot. He entered the army as Ensign in the Royal Staff corps July 14, 1804; and was promoted to Lieutenant April 11, 1808. He served the campaigns of Spain and Portugal from 1809 to 1814; and having been present in almost every action of those campaigns he received the war medal with eight clasps. In 1813 he was appointed a Deputy-Assistant in the Quartermaster-General's department; and he continued to serve in that capacity until after the battle of Toulouse. In the same year he was promoted to a company in the Royal African corps. He became brevet Major Dec. 5, 1814. On the 12th Jan., 1815, he was transferred to a company in the Royal Staff corps. He served in Flanders, and was present at Waterloo, soon after which he received the brevet of of Colonel, dated on the memorable 18th of June, and was nominated a Companion of the Bath on the 22nd of the same month. On the 29th Sept. 1825 he was appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General at the Mauritius, where he remained for nearly twenty years. He was placed on half-pay as Major July 16, 1830. On the 10th Jan. 1837he attained the rank of Colonel, and on the 9th Nov. 1846 that of Major-General. He was appointed to the Colonelcy of the 94th Foot Aug. 1, 1853; and assumed the chief command at Madras on the 27th Oct. following. |
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