Lot Archive

Lot

№ 418

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2 April 2004

Hammer Price:
£1,300

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (G. Waugh, 3rd Foot Guards) together with tatty named card box of issue, extremely fine £700-800

George Waugh was born in the Parish of Cannaby, near Langholm, Dumfries, and enlisted into the 3rd Foot Guards at Edinburgh on 17 March 1790, aged 18 years. He was discharged at London on 6 April 1819, being ‘old and worn out’, having served 21 years and 21 days. Sold with copy discharge papers.

The medal has five clasps, Egypt, Fuentes d’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, as confirmed on medal roll. Estimate revised to £1,200-1,400