Orders, Decorations and Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse (John Child, 2nd Life Guards); together with a Waterloo Medal 1815, naming erased, replacement steel clip and ring suspension, the two with matching ornate silver ‘eagle’ top bars by Bailey, Coventry, the Waterloo with signs of brooch mounting to the obverse, edge bruising, contact marks, details worn about fine; the M.G.S. with slight edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (2) £1000-1200

Ex Lusted, September 1971; Sotheby’s, July 1982; Bonhams, December 2005.

John Child was born in Ledsham, near Tadcaster, West Yorkshire. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the 2nd Life Guards at Leeds on 24 November 1812, aged 21 years. With the regiment he served at the battle of Toulouse, 10 April 1814 and the battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. He received distinguishing marks for good conduct in August 1836 and again in November 1838. He was discharged on 29 March 1841 as a consequence of being completely worn out from length of his service, compounded by deafness and infirm legs.

With copied service papers.