Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Col. Sergt. Wm. Savage, Cold. Stm. Gds.) naming re-engraved in upright serif capitals, fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, polished and worn £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Contemporarily Renamed Waterloo Medals.

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William Savage was present at the battle of Vittoria in the rank of Corporal (M.G.S. medal with Clasp) and at the battle of Waterloo as a Sergeant in Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonell’s Company which distinguished itself at the defence of Hougoumont. He was discharged at the Tower of London on 11 May 1819, and was admitted to a late pension, ‘Bayonet wound to the groin at Bayonne’ (Ref. WO 116/88). Sold with copied muster rolls and medal rolls.