Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Peninsula and Waterloo pair awarded to Captain Charles Gregorie, 13th Light Dragoons

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive (Charles Gregorie, Capt. 13th Lt. Dgns.) neatly fitted with two additional but removeable tailor’s clasps for ‘Orthez’ and ‘Toulouse’; Waterloo 1815 (Capt. C. Gregorie, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with contemporary silver ball and ring suspension, the first with edge bruise and distorted carriage between first two clasps, otherwise better than very fine, the second with contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise better than good fine (2) £4,000-£5,000

Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.

Charles Gregorie was born circa 1790, and was appointed Ensign in the Coldstream Guards on 1 May 1806, and subsequently: Captain, 2nd Ceylon Regiment on 4 August 1808; 72nd Regiment on 15 September 1808; 6th Dragoon Guards on 10 May 1810; and Captain, 13th Light Dragoons on 20 June 1811. Gregorie served in Spain and France with the 13th Light Dragoons from September 1811 to January 1814, including during the action at Arroyo dos Molinos, and battles of Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive and Garris. The regimental history states that at Waterloo, ‘Captain Gregorie and Lieutenant Mill, though with sabre wounds in their hands, yet were able to continue with the regiment in the field.’

Captain Gregorie exchanged into the 22nd Light Dragoons on 14 October 1819, and left the army shortly afterwards. He died at the Villa Colombaia, Florence, Italy, on 16 October 1858 at the age 67, and is buried there.