Waterloo 1815 (Joseph Wood, Gunner, Royal Foot Artillery.) fitted with replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,000-£1,400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery.

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Joseph Wood was born at Stockport, Chester, and enlisted for the Royal Artillery on 23 April 1804, aged 17, a cotton printer by trade. After the age of 18, he served 20 years 183 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, where he served as a Gunner in Captain J. Sinclair's Brigade. He was discharged in Ireland on 30 September 1823, in consequence of ‘lameness of left hip from an injury on duty & admitted on the Pension List at 11d halfpenny per day from 1 Oct. 1823.’

Sold with copied discharge document.