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WATERLOO 1815 (Benjamin Chelman, 3rd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot), contemporary steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact wear, about very fine

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WATERLOO 1815 (Benjamin Chelman, 3rd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot), contemporary steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact wear, about very fine
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Private Benjamin Chelman enlisted in the 95th Regiment from the East Middlesex Militia in April 1814 and arrived in Flanders with a draft for the 3rd Battalion that December. Present at Waterloo in Captain Eeles' Company, he was afterwards employed in the Army of Occupation in Paris, but in May 1817, following a posting to Ireland, he deserted.