Major Thomas Austin (1793-1881), one poem entitled "to the memory of Lieut. Henry Miles" is subtittled, "This officer was killed on Bergen Op Zoom, March 8, 1914 and afterwards buried with others of the slain, at wouw, where these lines were written"

from the notes...

"The verses under this title were suggested by the following circumstance:- During an interval of comparitive ease, when the author was lying wounder at Willliamstadt,...."

from history of the 2nd Battalion 69th Regiment of Foot
25 December 1813 Williamstadt, Holland
8 March 1814 Assault on Bergen-op-Zoom

"Old Stick-Leg" contains extracts from the diaries of Major Thomas Austin (1793-1881) who had his leg amputated as a result of having part of it blown off by a cannon ball at the Siege of Antwerp in 1814.

OLD STICK-LEG: Extracts from the Diaries of Major Thomas Austin. by brig gen hh austin, 1926