The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

Military General Service 1793-1814, 11 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (Charles Billington, 40th Foot) good very fine £2500-3000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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Ex Leyland Robinson collection 1952.

Charles Billington was born at Bath, Somerset, and enlisted into the 40th Foot at Steyning, Kent, on 22 August 1807. He was discharged at Dublin on 12 June 1822, being ‘aged and worn out.’ His discharge papers record that he ‘served throughout the whole of the Peninsula, North America and Waterloo,’ and that he was ‘wounded in the arm and head during the Peninsula campaign.’ He died at Bath on 10 January 1854, aged 70 years. Sold with copy discharge papers and death certificate.