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Waterloo 1815 (James Benns 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising and polished, otherwise better than good fine £1,600-£2,000

James Benns was born at Bradford, Yorkshire, and enlisted at Leeds on 20 July 1811, aged 17, a wool-comber by trade. He was discharged on 25 August 1818, and given 62 days furlough. He applied for a late pension, 25 May 1853, aged 59, residing Bradford, ‘Toes frost bitten in service in the Pyrene (sic) mountains; Waterloo, wounded right arm Quatre Bras, 2nd Battalion Lt?Col Colquitt’s company.’