The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection

Pair: Colour-Sergeant Andrew Matthews, Coldstream Guards

Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Andrew Matthews, 2nd Batt. Coldstream Gds.) fitted with contemporary silver bar suspension and ribbon buckle; Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (A. Matthews, Color Serjt. Coldstream Guards. 1834) fitted with original steel clip and rectangular bar suspension, the first well worn and pitted, fine, the second very fine (2) £3000-3500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Andrew Matthews was born in the Parish of Warkworth, Northumberland, and enlisted for unlimited service at Haddington on 8 December 1813, aged twenty-three. He was promoted to Corporal on 4 February 1814 and served in France and the Netherlands four years and four months, and was present in Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham’s Company at the battle of Waterloo. He was promoted to Sergeant on 29 September 1819, and was finally discharged in the rank of Colour-Sergeant on 11 February 1834, being totally unfit for service, aged 43. He received the medal for long service in February 1835.

Sold with copy discharge papers.

Ex Sir Torquil Mattheson Collection