Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Corporal Edward Cope, 2nd Battalion, 95th Foot, who was wounded in the right thigh during the expedition to South America in 1806-07, and severely wounded in the head at Vera heights in October 1813

Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Corunna, Busaco, Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (E. Cope, 95th Foot, Rifles.); Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Edward Cope, 2nd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with contemporary replacement silver clip and rectangular bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £4,000-£5,000

G. Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946.

Edward Cope was born in the Parish of Shendham, near Derby, and enlisted into the 2nd Battalion, 95th Foot, at Newcastle on 24 April 1805, aged 23, for unlimited service. He served a total of 15 years 271 days, including 2 years allowance for Waterloo, and was discharged at Hastings in the rank of Sergeant on 19 January 1819, in consequence of ‘being over the establishment of the corps, and having been severely wounded in the head at Vera Heights, 7 October 1813, and also in the right thigh in South America.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.