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

№ 41

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£2,000

Waterloo 1815 (John Allan, 1st Batt. 92nd Highlanders) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1200-1500

Two men of this name were present with the 92nd at Waterloo, one of whom also claimed the M.G.S. Medal for Vimiera, Pyrenees, Nive, Orthes and Toulouse. Sold with discharge papers for one John Allen who was born at Aberdeen and enlisted at the age of 43 years in April 1804. A butcher by trade, he was discharged at Edinburgh Castle on 26 December 1816.