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A Collection of Medals to the 13th, 18th and 13th/18th Hussars, Part 1
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Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (Henry McCawley, 13th Light Dragoons.) a few light marks, otherwise good very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Henry McCawley was born in the Parish of Glenterbert, County Monaghan, and enlisted into the 13th Light Dragoons at the age of 18 years on 7 June 1811. He served with the regiment in Spain and France from May 1812, and afterwards at the battle of Waterloo where he was wounded. He was discharged on 9 December 1816, in consequence of ‘Wound in his Arm received in action at Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.’ He had served for 7 years 185 days, including 2 years additional service for Waterloo, during which time he was a ‘well conducted and attentive soldier’. Aged 23 at the time of his discharge he was admitted to a Chelsea Hospital out-pension of 6d per day on 4 September 1817, due to ‘wounded right arm at Waterloo’. This pension was subsequently increased to 9d per day. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.
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Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (Henry McCawley, 13th Light Dragoons.) a few light marks, otherwise good very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- Henry McCawley was born in the Parish of Glenterbert, County Monaghan, and enlisted into the 13th Light Dragoons at the age of 18 years on 7 June 1811. He served with the regiment in Spain and France from May 1812, and afterwards at the battle of Waterloo where he was wounded. He was discharged on 9 December 1816, in consequence of ‘Wound in his Arm received in action at Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.’ He had served for 7 years 185 days, including 2 years additional service for Waterloo, during which time he was a ‘well conducted and attentive soldier’. Aged 23 at the time of his discharge he was admitted to a Chelsea Hospital out-pension of 6d per day on 4 September 1817, due to ‘wounded right arm at Waterloo’. This pension was subsequently increased to 9d per day. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.
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