Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

48th Foot Regimental Medal 1819, 38mm., silver, inscribed on obverse scroll, ‘Chas. Wade’; reverse inscribed with nine actions: ‘Talavera, Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse’, fitted with a hinged ring and straight bar suspension inscribed, ‘Peninsula’, very fine, scarce £2400-2800

Ref. Balmer R370. This medal was awarded whilst the regiment was serving in Australia, 1817-24, and most, if not all, of the 21 known recipients listed by Balmer served in New South Wales. There is strong evidence that the medals were engraved by Samuel Clayton, transported to Australia for seven years in 1816 and working as a painter, engraver and silversmith in Sydney as early as January of the following year.

Charles Wade of the 48th Regiment made no claim for a Military General Service Medal.