Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Loyal Whitechapel Volunteers Medal 1810, silver engraved medal, 69mm., obverse engraved with crossed flags of the Union and the Regiment, with fasces between them, surmounted by a crown emitting rays; superimposed on the flags are two oval shields bearing the arms of Lieutenant-Colonel Hardy and Major Coope; reverse inscribed, ‘In the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of George the Third this Medal was presented by Lieut. Col. Hardy and Major Coope of the Loyal White Chapel Volunteers to Samuel Shadd the Best Shot, 4th Battalion Compy.’, obverse bearing the hallmark for London 1809, with ring suspension, minor edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine, attractive £200-300

Ex Whitaker Collection. Similar medal to a different recipient ref. Hastings Irwin, p.414.

Due to the uncertainty that exists with regard to the provenance and manufacture of these early Volunteer awards, this lot is sold as viewed.