THE BROME-WALTON FAMILY. 
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Lieut.-General Joseph Walton. 
To keep alive in the affections of the 
Regiment the record of services of this 
distinguished Gunner has thus devolved 
upon his unknown admirer and brother 
officer. 
THE AUTHOR. 
Lieut.-General Thomas Davies. 
and honour—at least, much to the 
satisfaction of those by whom he was 
employed; that many of them have 
fallen to the lot of few, if any, especi¬ 
ally without emolument or reward ; and 
that he is the only officer in the Regi¬ 
ment who for such services has never 
received some recompense or emolu¬ 
ments for what they have done ; that 
from the day he got his commission, to 
the present time, he has paid his house 
rent and taxes 1 ; and that he has never 
received one shilling gratuity for any of 
these various services, except as Lieut.- 
Colonel and Colonel while on the com¬ 
mand at Plymouth and as A. de C. to the 
Commander-in-Chief—although several 
of them were very laborious and expen¬ 
sive, particularly Coxheath, the West 
Indies, and Canada. 
1812 ( 16th March). —Lieut.-General T. 
Davies died at Blackheath.— 
R.H.M. 
1 Only Field Officers were allowed married quarters formerly. 
(To be Continued). 
