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№ 1245

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£2,500

Sergeant Samuel Collier, 3rd Battalion, 95th Foot

Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Samuel Collier, 3rd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine £2000-2500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Napoleonic War Medals.

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Provenance: Glendining, March 1999.

Samuel Collier volunteered from the Lancaster Militia to join the 3rd Battalion, 95th Foot, on 1 April 1809, for seven years. He transferred to the 2nd Battalion in May 1809 and took part in the Walcheren Expedition in August and September. Promoted to Corporal in July 1811, he transferred to the 3rd Battalion in February 1813 and was promoted to Sergeant in the following June. He served in Captain Fullerton’s Company at Waterloo, and was discharged, time expired, on 10 April 1816.

Sold with muster roll details.