Lot Archive

Lot

№ 24

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23 June 2005

Hammer Price:
£1,600

Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Egypt, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria (G. Waugh, 3rd Foot Guards) together with tatty named card box of issue, extremely fine £1200-1500

George Waugh was born in the Parish of Cannaby, near Langholm, Dumfries, and enlisted into the 3rd Foot Guards at Edinburgh on 17 March 1790, aged 18 years. He was discharged at London on 6 April 1819, being ‘old and worn out’, having served 21 years and 21 days. Sold with copy discharge papers.