Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private Erasmus Rust, 18th Hussars

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Orthes, Toulouse (Erasmus Rust, 18th Hussars.); Waterloo 1815 (Erasmus Rust, 18th Regiment Hussars.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £2,200-£2,600

Spink N.C., February 1951.

Erasmus Rust was born in Queen’s County, Ireland, and enlisted into the 18th Hussars at Dublin on 9 January 1810, a cabinet maker by trade. He served 13 years 245 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged on 10 September 1821, on disbandment of the regiment. He was admitted to Out-pension of 5d per diem on 21 May 1828, to be collected in the Preston District. He transferred to the Carlisle District in December 1856, and died on 17 December 1857, aged 61.

Sold with copied discharge papers and Chelsea Hospital Pension returns.