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№ 746

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5 March 2020

Hammer Price:
£1,700

Waterloo 1815 (John Blackburn, 2nd Batt. 30th Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and replacement ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,600-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Waterloo Medals.

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John Blackburn was born in Ruskington, Lincoln, on 15 January 1786. He enlisted in 1811 and served in Captain D. Sinclair's company at Waterloo, where he was wounded by a gun shot wound in the left side. Shown on the invalided soldiers roll and his discharge papers confirm his wound during the battle (copies not included with medal).