Orders, Decorations and Medals

Waterloo 1815 (Colour Serj. B. Robinson, 33rd Regiment Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and small ring suspension, and silver ribbon buckle, minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £2200-2600

Benjamin Robinson was born in the Parish of Keithley, near Halifax, Yorkshire, and enlisted for the 33rd Foot at Halifax on 13 April 1799, aged 26 years, a Weaver by trade, for unlimited service. He was promoted to Corporal in about September 1803, to Sergeant in March 1810, and was one of the 33rd’s six Colour-Sergeants at the battle of Waterloo. He was discharged on 29 July 1817, in consequence of ‘being worn out and totally unfit for His Majesty’s Service’. He served for a total of 26 years 4 months, including two years for Waterloo, and 12 years 6 months in the East Indies. Sold with copied discharge papers.