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2 December 2009

Hammer Price:
£3,800

Waterloo 1815 (John Bain, 1st Batt. 79th Reg. Foot) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact wear overall, therefore good fine £2000-2500

John Bain was born in the Parish of Latheron, Caithness, and enlisted into the 79th Regiment on 1 March 1809. He was discharged at Blandeque on 24 July 1816, in consequence of having received a gun shot wound in the right shoulder joint on the 16th June 1815 at Quatre Bras.

Sold with copy discharge papers.