Waterloo 1815 (A. Chambers, Serjeant, Royal Horse Artillery) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light contact marks, otherwise about good very fine £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Gordon Everson.

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Chambers was born at Haddington and joined the Royal Artillery in Edinburgh on 5 July 1803, aged 17. He was promoted to Sergeant in April 1815, and to Staff Sergeant in October 1824, in which rank he served until November 1832, when he was reduced to Gunner by Court Martial for unknown reasons. He was finally discharged on 31 December 1832, having served 1 year 8 months in the Peninsula and been present at the battle of Waterloo in Lieutenant-Colonel Webber-Smith’s troop, his total service amounting to 31 years 184 days including two years for Waterloo.