Auction Catalogue

19 & 20 September 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1375

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20 September 2013

Hammer Price:
£3,400

Pair: Gunner Robert Branch, Royal Horse Artillery

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Toulouse (R. Branch, Gunr. Royal H. Arty.); Waterloo 1815 (Robert Branch, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery.) fitted with replacement silver clip, swivel bar suspension and silver ribbon slide inscribed ‘Expeditions, 3’, the first extremely fine, the second with contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (2) £3000-3500

Robert Branch was born in the Parish of Truston [Troston], Suffolk, and enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery on 30 March 1805, aged seventeen. He served in Captain Bean’s “D” Troop and was discharged on 30 November 1818, in consequence of a contusion, and was admitted on the Pension List at 2/6 per day from 1 December 1818. He had served a total of 14 years 334 days, excluding 1 year underage but including 2 years for Waterloo. Sold with copied discharge details.