Francis Edward Gwyn

Gwyn was commissioned as an ensign in the 17th Dragoons in February 1760.^[1] He served in the American War of Independence under Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Cornwallis.^[1] He was Governor of Sheerness from 1812 until his death in 1821^[1] and also served as colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1820 until his death in 1821.^[2]