Waterloo 1815 (Serl. Wm. Brittain, 28th Regiment Foot.) fitted with fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light traces of brooch marks on obverse at 4 and 8 o’clock, some light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,800-£2,200

William Brittain was born in the Parish of Glack, near Inniskillien, County Fermanagh, and enlisted into the 28th Foot, aged 16 years, on 27 July 1792, completing his first period of service on 17 May 1808. He re-enlisted at Dublin on 8 July 1809 and served as a Sergeant from about July 1806. He was present at the battle of Waterloo as a Sergeant in Brevet Major Richard Llewellyn’s Company and was discharged at ‘Camp near Paris’ on 7 August 1815, his last period of service having expired.

Sold with copied discharge papers.