Waterloo 1815 (James Symons 42nd Regiment Foot, ) ‘Regiment Foot,’ correctly impressed, otherwise re-engraved in large serif capitals, fitted with replacement silverclip and bar suspension engraved on both sides in running script ‘Copenhagen Egypt Peninsula Holland N America’, nearly very fine £400-£500

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

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James Symons was born at Stirling, and attested for the 42nd Foot at Gibraltar on 24 November 1805, aged 15. He served at Gibraltar from 1805 to 1809 Four Years, at Flushing & on the Peninsula Two Years, in Flanders & France Nine Months, at Gibraltar again Four Years & half, the remaining period at Home. Wounded at Waterloo in the leg.’ He was finally discharged on 7 September 1830. Also entitled to the M.G.S. medal with 7 Clasps for Corunna, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, and to the 42nd Foot regimental medal. Sold with copied discharge papers.