Auction Catalogue

23 June 2005

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

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Lot

№ 32

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23 June 2005

Hammer Price:
£2,100

Waterloo 1815 (Alexander Scott, 2nd Batt. 73rd Reg. Foot), replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine

Alexander Scott, a volunteer from the Kerry Militia, enlisted into the 73rd Regiment of Foot on 10 August 1809. He served in Captain Kennedy’s Company, 2nd Battalion 73rd Foot in the Waterloo Campaign and was wounded in action at either Quatre Bras or Waterloo. Sent to England on 14 September 1815, he was discharged on 10 August 1816, having completed his limited period of service.