Lot Archive

Lot

№ 669

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£2,400

Waterloo 1815 (Jervis Hague, 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot), old replacement steel clip and ring suspension, clip slack and obverse lightly polished, otherwise better than very fine £1400-1800

Jervis Hague was born in Manchester and enlisted in the 52nd Foot in Kent in April 1805. He subsequently served with the Colours for 14 years, was present at Waterloo in Captain W. Rowan’s Company, and was discharged in France in March 1817, aged 38 years, as a result of a reduction of the establishment; sold with copy discharge papers and roll verification.