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Auction: 24002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 42

(x) The Waterloo Medal awarded to Bugler E. Connolly, 71st Regiment of Foot (Highlanders), who was wounded in action in June 1815, having previously been taken a Prisoner of War at the Battle of Vittoria

Waterloo 1815 (Edward Connolly 1st Batt. 71st Reg. Foot.), replacement clip and ring suspension, polished overall, nearly very fine

Edward Connolly enlisted to serve as a Boy soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 71st Foot on 4 May 1809. He transferred to the 1st Battalion on 12 October 1812 and served in the Peninsula from December 1812, and was taken a Prisoner of War at the Battle of Vittoria, 21 June 1813. The musters show that he re-joined his unit on 7 November and was in hospital until 15 July 1814 (presumably suffering wounds) when he embarked for England. He was present with the 1st Battalion in the Waterloo campaign and is shown in the muster for June as being wounded, General Hospital, Brussels. He returned to duty in September 1815 and continued to serve with the Army of Occupation in France until October 1818. He was appointed Bugler in June 1822 and went overseas in June 1824 to Quebec, Lower Canada. He died in York, Upper Canada, on 16 March 1830, whilst still serving.

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Starting price
£1100