Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant Patrick Neil, 54th Foot

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (P. Neil, 54th Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Patrick Neal, 54th Regiment Foot.) fitted with re-affixed steel clip and ring suspension, the second with a heavy edge bruise at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine, the first nearly extremely fine and a rare pair to the regiment (2) £2,800-£3,400

Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963.

Patrick Neal/Neil was, according to information supplied by the vendor and extracted from muster lists, born at Cavanagh, County Cavan, and joined the 54th Foot on 28 January 1800. He served 21 years 28 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged in February 1819 due to a reduction in the establishment of the regiment, conduct ‘good’, aged 46, a labourer by trade.