Auction Catalogue

2 March 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

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

Lot

№ 355

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2 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£1,100

Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Winbourne, 11th Reg. Light Dragoons) nickel-silver straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact wear, therefore good fine £1000-1200

Thomas Winbourne was born at Tenterden, Kent on 5 February 1788, and enlisted into the 11th Light Dragoons on 10 February 1805. He served variously in Spain and Portugal from June 1811 until June 1813, and was present at Waterloo in Captain Benjamin Lutyen’s Troop. He died whilst serving with his regiment at Cawnpore on 17 October 1820. Sold with copy of Regimental Muster Rolls in which recipients surname is given with various different spellings