Waterloo 1815 (James Woodward 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot.) naming re-engraved in upright serif capitals, fitted with replacement silver clip and steel ring suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Contemporarily Renamed Waterloo Medals.

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James Woodward was born in Manchester and attested for the 52nd Foot at Windsor, Middlesex, on 4 April 1814, aged 19. He served for 11 years, including two additional years allowed for Waterloo, where he served in Captain John Shedden’s Company, and was discharged at Dublin on 9 May 1823, in consequence of a pulmonic affection. Sold with copied discharge papers and other copied research.