Waterloo 1815 (Serj. William Bullock, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with steel clip and bar suspension, edge bruise and light contact wear, otherwise good very fine £1200-1400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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William Bullock was born in the Parish of St Giles’, London, circa 1776, and enlisted into the 1st Foot Guards in London on 4 February 1797, aged 21 years. He was promoted to Sergeant in February 1814 and served at Waterloo with Lieutenant-Colonel Harding’s Company in the 2nd Battalion. Accompanying research shows various periods of ‘foreign service’ during which he was probably present at Barrosa, St Sebastian, Nivelle and Nive. Sergeant Bullock died at Windsor on 24 September 1818, while serving in Lieutenant-Colonel West’s Company. Sold with research.