A Collection of Napoleonic War Medals

Sergeant Christopher Taplady, 69th Foot

Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Christ. Taplady, 2nd Batt. 69th Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising, otherwise very 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, October 1912.

Christopher Taplady was born in the Parish of St Anne’s, Cork, and enlisted there into the 69th Foot on 27 October 1809, aged 19 years, a Nailer by trade, for unlimited service. He was discharged on 11 March 1826, after 18 years 136 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, being debilitated from long service in India, where he was stationed from June 1820 to February 1826. He was a Sergeant for his last 12 years and 77 days service.

Sold with copied discharge papers.