kingsmen ash Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 hi all just wanted to share my two waterloo medals ,one is to a lewis king born 18th june 1796 at derham,norfolk,enlisted in first foot gaurds on 11 july ,1805,at deal ( aged just 9 years) ,he attested for unlimited service on 18th september 1820,discharged to pension 18th october,1824,aged just 28 years.description at disdharge 5,4 brown hair ,grey eyes,fair complexion.served at waterloo in 3rd battalion in lt col staples company.he had a wife and two kids.the medal reads lewis king ,drummer,3rd batt.grenad. guards.
kingsmen ash Posted October 10, 2010 Author Posted October 10, 2010 more pictures of the lewis king medal
kingsmen ash Posted October 10, 2010 Author Posted October 10, 2010 more pictures of the lewis king medal
army historian Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 Very Very nice - congratulations Captain Albert
kingsmen ash Posted October 11, 2010 Author Posted October 11, 2010 thanks army historian ,whos captain albert? ash
Mervyn Mitton Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 Welcome to GMIC Ash. A very nice medal with good research. Did you say if he was a relative ? 'Army Historian' is the URL for Captain Albert. He is a well known American collector and esteemed member of our Forum.
kingsmen ash Posted October 12, 2010 Author Posted October 12, 2010 thanks for the welcome Mervin,,i take it the captain alberts name is in conection with the first war fighter ace died at 20 years what a guy he must have been going up alone ,im trying to do a deal for a lock of the red barons hair framed from a friend with provenance,been trying for 6 months now, hes nearly give in to my offers i think hehe.mervin i also have a (T e lawrence) lawrence of arabia presentation bowl ,given by lawrence to a major in cairo in 1915 with inscription and loads of provenance,is this somting that maybe of interest to the site .if so i will post some pictures. for now i will post my other waterloo medal thanks again for the welcome , waterloo medal to philip childs 16th or queens light drag,in captain j. h.belle,s troop. the 16th and 17th regiment of light dragoons were raised by george 3rd in 1760 ,this cavalry unit was in the thick of the action ,5 officers and 36 men killed or wounded on the day .
Mervyn Mitton Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Ash - another good medal in splendid condition. The other items you mention sound very interesting - something for us to look forward to when you post them. Lawrence is buried in the Parish Church at Wareham - near to my home in Bournemouth. Keep posting. Mervyn
Tony Farrell Posted October 21, 2010 Posted October 21, 2010 What a way to spend one's birthday! :unsure:
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