Orders, Decorations and Medals

Waterloo 1815 (Paymast. Serj. J. Hodgson, 16th or Queen’s Light Drag) fitted with original steel clip and later bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1600-1800

John Hodgson was born at Leeds, Yorkshire, and enlisted there into the 16th Lancers on 11 December 1797, aged 18. According to a statement by his son he ‘served in the Regiment from the year 1797, up to the period of the Regiment leaving England for India in June 1822, was employed with it in Ireland during the Rebellion and was present throughout the Peninsula War, and at the Battle of Waterloo. Having completed 25 years service 19 of which was as Pay Master Sergeant, he was discharged on the Regt. being ordered to India.’

Paymaster Sergeant John Hodgson was discharged at Romford on 18 June 1822, in consequence of being ‘too old & weak vision of the left eye which commenced when on duty in Spain in the year 1813 and thinks it was occasioned by exposure to wet and cold & says that he is also afflicted with spasms of the lower extremities & giddiness of the head’. Sold with copied discharge papers.