Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The mounted pair of miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel G. Desbrowe, Grenadier Guards, Royal Guelphic Order, Military Division, 24 x 13mm., gold and enamel; Waterloo 1815, 14.5mm., silver, with steel ring suspension, mounted Court style for display and fitted with a silver buckle, K.H. with enamel loss to green enamel wreath, very fine; Waterloo extremely fine (2)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Carol Benton Collection of Miniature Medals.

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George Desbrowe was the second son of Colonel Edward Desbrowe and Lady Charlotte Hobart, youngest daughter of George, 3rd Earl of Essex. He entered the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards as an Ensign in March 1809, seeing service in Portugal and Spain between 1810 and 1813 and in Holland during 1813-15. In the latter campaign, he was wounded in the storming of the fortress of Bergen-op-Zoom. He received promotion to regimental Lieutenant and Captain in April 1813. Desbrowe was A.D.C. to Major-General George Cooke at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Receiving the Brevet of Major in 1817, he retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1834 and was created a K.H. in 1835.