Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Private Simon Lynch, 73rd Regiment, wounded at Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815

Waterloo 1815 (Simon Lynch, 2nd Batt. 73rd Reg. Foot) original steel clip and split ring suspension, edge bruising, some contact marks, about very fine £2000-2500

Simon Lynch was born in the Parish of Moynalty, Co. Meath, Ireland. A Labourer by occupation, on 7 December 1812 he enlisted in to the 2nd Battalion 73rd Regiment of Foot from the Royal Meath Militia. He served in Captain W. Cheslyn’s Company, 2nd Battalion, 73rd Foot in the Waterloo Campaign. At the battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815 he suffered a gun shot wound to his right shoulder. On 20 August 1815 he was sent to England from the General Hospital and in September was listed on the muster of the 1st Battalion with the note, ‘Sick at Chelsea Hospital’. Being found unfit for further service Lynch was discharged to a Pension on 2 November 1815. With copied service papers and some other research.