The Wardell Archive comprises the personal papers of the Wardell family; William Henry Wardell senior (1799-1881) a Major in several regiments, including the Royal Canadian Rifles; his wife Eliza Wardell (b.1800); William Henry Wardell junior (1838-1903) Major-general, and an instructor at Woolwich Academy; George Vaughan Wardell (1840-1879) Captain of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, served at Rorke's Drift; Warren Wardell, a nephew of George Vaughan Wardell, served for many years in the Garhwal Rifles, a unit formed in 1891 out of the Gurkha regiments; Professor John Wardell (1878-1957); the son of John Charles Wardell, a captain in the Royal Marines who was killed at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir in 1882, and his extended family. The letters of George Vaughan Wardell form most of the archive, his correspondence reflects his family life and military career which began when he enrolled as an ensign in the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot in May 1858. He writes between 1864 and 1871, mainly to his parents but also to his brothers and sister, a series of letters detailing among other matters his experiences in faraway postings such as Mauritius, Rangoon, Madras, Malta and Burma.
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