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№ 336

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19 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£1,200

Waterloo 1815 (Samuel Rushworth, 11th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,600

Cleghorn Collection 1872; Whitaker Collection 1890.

Samuel Rushworth was born in Sheffield and joined the 11th Light Dragoons on 13 September 1809. He served 15 years 104 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, where he served in Captain James Duberly's Troop, and was discharged ‘In consequence of severe debility and rhumatism’. (Ref. information supplied by vendor)