Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Waterloo 1815 (Daniel Ashford, 1st Batt. 40th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, surname and last two letters of Christian name engraved, otherwise officially impressed, light edge bruising and polished, nearly very fine £800-£1,000

Daniel Ashford was born in the Parish of North Cadbury, Somerset, and was enlisted into the 40th Foot at Exeter, Devon, on 1 May 1804, aged 21, for unlimited service. He served in South America, Peninsula, North America, and at Waterloo, was wounded in the right hand at Toulouse, and in the left arm and thigh (severely) at Waterloo. He served in Captain J. Lowry's Company at Waterloo and was discharged at Glasgow on 24 March 1819, his conduct being described as ‘very good’. He lived to claim the M.G.S. medal, as a Chelsea In-pensioner, with eight clasps, for Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Albuhera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Pyrenees, and Toulouse, which was sent to Chelsea Hospital on 25 May 1854 (Sold at Glendining’s in May 1903).

Sold with copied discharge papers.