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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 137

My father built up a collection of several hundred medals, nearly all awarded to members of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, our family Regiment. After he died, the collection was divided between his three sons, and most sold. I now wish to sell those medals, which were awarded to members of the Regiment who were not members of the family.

My father recorded the purchases he made and wrote notes on the medal recipients. These may well be useful to you, but he was working before the days of the internet, using a portable typewriter!

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Senior Ensign H. Bain, 33rd Regiment, who was severely wounded at the Battle of Waterloo

Waterloo 1815 (Ensign H. Bain, 33rd Regiment Foot.), lacquered and cabinet toned, nearly very fine

Purchased Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1978. Medal known to have been in the Collection of Charles Dalton, author of The Waterloo Roll Call.

Henry Bain was made Ensign in the 33rd Regiment on 15 October 1812 from the 1st West Yorkshire Militia. His brother William was also commissioned in to the 33rd in April 1813 from the Engineers Militia. The pair would have landed in the Netherlands in August 1813, being present at Bergen op Zoom in March 1814. Henry was the Senior Ensign at Waterloo and on 18 June 1815 both brothers were severely wounded in action, their unit suffering 5 Officers and 49 Other Ranks killed, with 17 Officers and 162 Other Ranks wounded, their casualty rate at 61% amongst the Officers. Henry was advanced Lieutenant, vice Arthur Gore, who was killed in action in August 1815 and died during 1836; sold together with copied research.

The Medal of Ensign William Bain is held in the collection of the Bankfield Museum, Halifax.

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Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£2000