Auction Catalogue

6 July 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 33

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£1,500

Waterloo 1815 (Enoch Baker, 2nd Batt. 3rd Reg. Guards) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, clip loose, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1400-1600

Enoch Baker was born in the Parish of Western, near Hereford, and enlisted for the 3rd Foot Guards on 2 April 1813, aged 22 years. He was discharged at London on 5 February 1816, in consequence of ‘being wounded in the right knee at Waterloo’, where he had served in Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Home’s company. Sold with copy discharge papers.