Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Qu. Master John Ramsden, 1st Regiment Life Guard-) ‘s’ of Guards obscured by replacement silver barrel and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine £2,000-£2,400

John Ramsden joined the 1st Life Guards on 26 July 1789 and is shown on the muster rolls for January 1790. He was appointed Corporal of Horse on 24 February 1793, and promoted to Corporal-Major on 7 July 1803, in which rank he was discharged on 3 August 1805, and appointed Quartermaster on the following day. He is shown on the muster roll taken on 24 June 1815, and is the senior of the four Quartermasters who served in the 1st Life Guards at Waterloo. Of the other three, one was wounded and two were killed. His name is shown in the Army List for 1830 under ‘Officers who have been allowed to Retire on their full pay’ but has disappeared by 1840.

Sold with copied muster rolls and other research notes.