Waterloo 1815 (J. Hitchcock, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension, contact marks and severe edge bruise at 5 o’clock, otherwise good fine £600-800

John Hitchcock was born in the Parish of Benton, Northamptonshire, and enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery at Wisbeach on 30 August 1809, aged 18 years. He served a total of 11 years 243 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at Woolwich on 28 February 1819, in consequence of ‘being blind of the left eye and being pensioned at 2/6d per day.’ Sold with copy discharge papers.