Orders, Decorations and Medals

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (T. Boltwood, 14th Foot), short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, contact marks, nearly very fine £1400-1600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Brigadier Brian Parritt, C.B.E..

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Thomas Boltwood was born in Whitford, Hertfordshire. He enlisted into the 14th Foot on 4 April 1814, aged 18 years. In the Waterloo campaign he served in Captain William Bett’s Company, 3rd Battalion 14th Foot. The battalion formed part of Colonel Mitchell’s 4th British Brigade - the only brigade from General Colville’s 4th Division to actually see action at Waterloo. Soon after the battle the 3rd battalion was disbanded and Boltwood was tranferred to the 1st Battalion and sailed for India in July 1816. With the regiment he was present at the siege of Bhurtpoor. When the walls were breached on 18 January 1826, the Grenadier Company of the 14th Foot, many of them Waterloo veterans, led the attack. The city was stormed but casualties to the 14th were high - the regiment suffering 136 killed and wounded. Amongst the latter was Private James Boltwood, who was shot through the right thigh. As a result of his wound he was discharged as medically unfit on 29 May 1827.

Sold with copied service papers and research.