At the end of 1809 the de Meuron Regiment counted 798 men according to Guy De Meuron. In a previous post I listed a number of soldieres who had transferred from other British regiments. In early 1810 the regiment’s numbers grew again. Some of the new recruits were transfers from…
The De Meuron regiment upon entering British service changed its uniform from the Dutch standard to British uniform conventions – a red coat and grey trousers. Officers wore white trousers. The graphic below shows the uniforms of various members of the regiment. The regiment in coming to Canada would have…
In a previous post I looked at the inter regimental transfer between other British regiments and the de Meurons. In looking at the waves of enlistment during the period 1806 to 1809, the August 19th 1809 intake is interesting in its homogeneity. The large number of soldiers from Flanders, Alsace,…
The ‘Canada Pipe Works’ was the business name of William Henry Dixon’s pipe factory. Dixon bought the concern from James McKean Henderson Jr. (formerly trading as Henderson & Son) in 1876 and operated the factory until 1894. The premises were situated at 114 Colborne Avenue. In 1886 this street was…