The Robin Scott-Smith Collection of Medals to Casualties
Click Image to Zoom
Lot 208
Date of Auction: 17th July 2019
Sold for £2,400
Estimate: £2,400 - £2,800
The Waterloo Medal awarded to Private John McKechnie, 42nd Royal Highlanders, who was wounded at Quatre Bras and died just two months later whilst on passage to England
Waterloo 1815 (John M’Kechnie, 42nd or R.H. Reg. Infantry.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine £2,400-£2,800
Waterloo 1815 (John M’Kechnie, 42nd or R.H. Reg. Infantry.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine £2,400-£2,800
Footnote
Provenance: Samson Collection, Glendining’s, June 1991.John M’Kechnie served at Waterloo in Captain Robert Boyle’s Company and was wounded at Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815. He died on 18 August 1815, whilst on passage to England, probably as a result of his wounds.