Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Waterloo medal awarded to Private Jonathan Taylor, Scots Greys

Waterloo 1815 (Jonathan Taylor, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with replacement German-silver hinged bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £5000-6000

Jonathan Taylor was born at Rotherham, Yorkshire, and enlisted for the 2nd Dragoons at Sheffield on 27 June 1804, aged 21 years, for unlimited service. At Waterloo he served in No. 6 Troop commanded by Captain Thomas Fenton. He was discharged to Out-Pension at Chelsea Hospital on 17 October 1826, being worn out, and is noted as having died on 14 January 1841. Sold with copy discharge papers.