United Kingdom. A Waterloo Medal to Private James Sharpnell, 3rd battalion, 1st Regiment Foot Guards Auction Archive 94 mm (w) x 33

94 mm (w) x 33

decreed that all men from former royal families were to end their service in the Wehrmacht

obverse center shows profile of Marianne facing right with inscription “République Française 1870”

framed by a recessed channel around it for the Collar Chain of the Order

The shoulders are adorned with identical straps constructed of field-grey wool bases

United Kingdom. A Waterloo Medal to Private James Sharpnell, 3rd battalion, 1st Regiment Foot Guards Auction Archive 94 mm (w) x 33A Waterloo Medal, in silver, full size, naming officially impressed on the rim JAMES SHRAPNELL, 3rd BATT. GRENAD. GUARDS., original steel clip and large iron ring, contemporary replacement ribbon bearing discolouration due to iron and light fraying, notable contact marks to obverse and edge bruises, dark patina on the reverse, in very fine condition. Footnote: James Sharpnell was born about 1784 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He is included in the Waterloo