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№ 345

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30 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£2,100

Waterloo 1815 (Alexander Hinds, 18th Regiment Hussars) fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension, edge bruises, otherwise about very fine £1400-1600

Alexander Hinds was a weaver from Shankton, County Armagh. He was discharged to pension of 9d per day on 19 May 1818, in consequence of being ‘unfit and worn out from injured head and general ill health contracted on service’. His total service amounted to 20 years 4 months including 2 years for Waterloo and 7 months in the Fencibles. He died on 24 January 1826 (Ref. WO 120/21).

Sold with copied entry from Waterloo Prize Money roll which shows that he received the sum of £2-11s-4d.