Waterloo 1815 (Ensign Charles Dallas, 32nd Regiment Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £3,600-£4,400

Payne Collection 1911, Glendining’s July 1918; Mackenzie Collection, Glendining’s, June 1934.

Charles Robert King Dallas was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on 8 June 1794, the 2nd son of Charles Stuart Dallas, by Susan King. He was appointed Ensign in the 32nd Foot Foot on 23 March 1815. He was the junior ensign in the Regiment and was severely wounded at Quatre Bras on 16 June. Placed on half-pay as an Ensign in 1820, he quitted the service some years later and entered the Church. He married his cousin Julia Maria Dallas on 3 July 1821, in Paris and from 1826 to 1833 he was a curate in Jamaica. He returned to England in 1834 and was Rector at Stratton, Hampshire 1834-1859. He was afterwards Rector at St John's Farncombe for 21 years and died at Shackleford on 1 January 1881.