Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Hugh, M’Lelland, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with hinged silver bar suspension and silver ribbon slide, this engraved in script ‘Hugh McLalland’, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Spink 1997.

Hugh McLelland was born in the Parish of Mauchlin, Ayr, and was enlisted for the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) at Kilmarnock on 20 May 1805, aged 18 years, a weaver by trade. He served in Captain Payne’s No. 2 Troop at Waterloo. After the battle he attended the wounded horses at Brussels and is shown as being sick in the Regimental Hospital during August 1815. He was discharged on 10 November 1827, in consequence of ‘being worn out from length of service’, he had served for a total of 24 years 231 days including the additional 2 years service granted for Waterloo. He was admitted to a Chelsea Hospital out-pension of 1s per day on 12 December 1827.

Sold with ‘A true copy’ of his Certificate of Discharge, details as above, this with old repairs to folds, together with other copied research.