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A '''Matross''' was the lowest rank in the [[Artillery]] and the term for a private [[Private]] in a train of artillery (a gunner or a gunner's mate). One of the soldiers who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and also sponging the gunsto stop them overheating. "They carried flintlocks and marched with store wagons, acting as guards" <ref> ''A Tug on the Thread'' by Diana Quick pub. 2009 </ref> In muster rolls, Matross was generally the term used until about 1800 when the term [[Gunner]] also started to be used. The term matross discontinued in about 1820 and from then onwards only the term [[Gunner|gunner]] is used. One of the meanings of the term '''Classy''', or '''Clashy''' is Matross.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/hobsonjobsonbein00yuleuoft#page/223/mode/1up "Classy, Clashy"] page 223 ''Hobson-Jobson'' by Col.Henry Yule and AC Burnell. New edition edited by William Crooke 1903 Archive.org</ref> ==Historical books online==*[http://archive.org/stream/hobsonjobsonbein00yuleuoft#page/562/mode/2up "Matross"] pages 562-563 ''Hobson-Jobson: being a glossary of Anglo-Indian colloquial words and phrases, and of kindred terms; etymological, historical, geographical, and discursive'' by Henry Yule and Arthur Coke Burnell. New edition edited by William Crooke 1903 Archive.org ==References==<references/> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true }} [[Category:Glossary]]