Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Colour Serj. B. Robinson, 33rd Regiment Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and small replacement ring suspension, and with a silver ribbon buckle, minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £1800-2200

Benjamin Robinson was born in the Parish of Keithley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, and enlisted for the 33rd Foot at Halifax on 13 April 1799, aged 26 years, a weaver by trade, for unlimited service. He was promoted to Corporal in about September 1803, to Sergeant in March 1810, and was one of the 33rd’s six Colour-Sergeants at the battle of Waterloo. He was discharged on 29 July 1817, in consequence of ‘being worn out and totally unfit for His Majesty’s Service’. He served for a total of 26 years 4 months, including two years for Waterloo, and 12 years 6 months in the East Indies. He died at Keithley in August 1833. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.