Colonal Charles Augustus West
Last Lieutenant Governor of Landguard Fort 1811 – 1854
Childhood page of honour to King George III
Ensign in 3rd reg. of Foot guards 1784
Married secretly at Gretna Green in 1788 due to his service as a page and inability to ask the King for permission.
Captain by 1804. Service in Ireland, Holland, Egypt, Germany, Denmark and The Iberian Peninsular.
Captured by French and then rescued at the battle of Talavera July 1809.
Invalided home and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of 1st Royal Veteran Battalion in 1811.
Eldest son severely wounded leading company of 3rd Foot Guards at Waterloo.
Other two sons killed in military service.
Described as the most distinguished soldier to hold the post.
