Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (J. Hitchcock, Gunner, Royal Horse [Art]illery), replacement steel clip and ring suspension, heavy edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £800-900

John Hitchcock was born in the Parish of Benton, Northamptonshire, and enlisted into the Royal Horse Artillery at Wisbeach on 30 August 1809, aged 18 years. He served a total of 11 years 243 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at Woolwich on 28 February 1819, in consequence of ‘being blind of the left eye and being pensioned at 2/6d per day.’