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№ 419

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13 September 2023

Hammer Price:
£2,800

Waterloo 1815 (Paul Robertshaw, 2nd Batt. 73rd Reg. Foot.) with re-affixed steel clip and ring suspension, contact wear and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce £3,000-£4,000

Mackenzie Collection, Glendining’s, June-July 1934.

Paul Robertshaw enlisted into the 73rd Foot on 19 July 1809. He served in Captain R. Crawford’s No. 5 Company and was wounded at either Quatre Bras or Waterloo. He acted as a hospital servant during August and September 1815, and was discharged on 19 July 1816, having completed his limited period of service.