Hi Bernard,
I came across this little gem in a Ballymena Graveyard and thought you might be interested. He could almost have been Patrick Harper. The grave is that of Ensign John Dyas, born in 1791 in Co Meath, of the 51st of Foot, who led the Forlorn Hope at Badajos on 6 June 1811 and again on 9 June. Miraculously he survived and apprarently went on to fight at Waterloo. He returned to Ireland and lived on until 1860. He is toasted by the KOYLI on guest nights nowadays – motto CEDE NULLIS.
Hope you found it interesting,
Regards,
Phillip (Maj retd)