Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private John Dennison, 2nd Life Guards

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Vittoria (John Dennison, 2nd Life Guards.); Waterloo 1815 (John Denison, 2nd Reg. Life Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising to the last, light contact marks overall, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £3,000-£4,000

Sotheby, April 1910.

John Dennison/Denison was born in the Parish of Guisley, Yorkshire, and enlisted into the 2nd Life Guards at Leeds on 27 October 1802, aged 19, a wool-sorter by trade. He served 17 years 90 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at London on 24 January 1818, due to length of service. He was admitted to an out-pension of 5d per day on 4 February 1818.

Sold with copied discharge papers.