Thomas Vaughan - the Loyal London Volunteers - and an account of the Volunteers c. 1800
Thomas Vaughan and the Volunteer Reviews Form! Form! Riflemen form, Ready, be ready to meet the storm; Riflemen, Riflemen, Riflemen form! Form, be ready to do or die! Form in Freedom´s name and the King! Lord Tennyson [1] The following account is almost entirely fictitious but based on true events. The picture, letter and card proving Thomas Vaughan´s participation in the 1803 Review are real and sparked off my interest: they were sold by a London dealer. The facts about Thomas Vaughan the singer are true. However, it has not been proved that they are one and the same person. All references to a nephew are my fantasy. Fig. 1. Thomas Vaughan of the Loyal London Volunteers circa 1804. (Courtesy of Christopher Clarke Antiques - https://campaignfurniture.com .) A friend of mine knows I have an interest in people, places and dates and passed on to me a book he bought himself last year. It is a fascinating, if sometimes dry, account of R...