An excellent Hougoumont Waterloo, 3rd Regiment (Scots) Guards. Served with Gordons Company , commanded by Captain Forbes (killed) in Gordons absence who defended the orchard at Hougoumont where all the company officers fell killed or very severely wounded. Lovely crisp condition

Waterloo

John Hobson, 2nd Batt. 3rd. Reg. Guards

A beautifully conditioned medal, original clip and small ring suspension mounted on an original length of MGS ribbon (recipient ent. To a 3 clasp MGS.)

Roll confirms as present with Colonel Gordon’s Company

Gordon’s Company defended the orchard at Hougoumont and took a central part in the bitter to and fro fighting over the piece of land and whose services are are best described by a narrative by the then Ensign Charles Lake reprinted in the Scot’s Guards Magazine (1961 P. 66-67)

‘……………My company was ordered down. Colonel Gordon was on the Duke’s Staff, therefore the company was officered by the Honourable Captain Forbes, myself, and Sir David Baird, since deceased. We were ordered to defend the outside orchard of Hougoumont, the Coldstream were inside of the loop-holed garden wall, fortunately few of their officers or men fell.

And now begins the close of what I saw of this well contested battle. Poor Captain Forbes was (as I have before told you) shot through the miniature of the lady he was to have married. I  was shot a wee bit above the right temple, and nearly being trepanned had not the thick leather, which goes around the lower part of my cap, saved my thick head! On recovery, I found myself in  the arms of kind Colonel West of our regiment who was bandaging my head with a pocket  handkerchief. He said he would order a couple of man  to take me off the field, but this I objected to fancying I could stand my ground  somewhat longer, but this I could unfortunately  could not, having immediately after fainted from loss of blood. Poor Sir David Baird (when I fell) took up my sword to try and save it for me and sheathed his own; but he had not had it long when a musket ball struck him immediately above the chin and lodged in his throat!”