Waterloo, 1st Regiment Foot Guards , a Light Company man, a Hougoumont defender and wounded, original clip, lovely condition

Waterloo,

William Pateman, 1st Regiment Foot Guards ,

Hougoumont defender and wounded, original clip and later ring suspension, lovely condition

Served Packs Light Company under the command of Captain & Lt. Colonel Milne , killed during the breach of the North Gate

During the first breach of the Northgate, the two Light Companies of Gren. Gds were along the sunken lane to the rear of the farm. Saltoun to the east with Milne to the west – Milne then intervened and was mortally wounded, Capt. Luttrell wounded…, with Captain Brown already killed command devolved on 16-year-old Ensign Greville took over command of Milne’s support platoon, while the assault platoon eliminated the 40-odd Frenchmen.

From Men of the 1st foot Guards

William Pateman, Born Cambridge, Aldreth. enl Lifford 1813 aged 21, Volunteer from the Cambridge Militia, Waterloo wounded, served Lt/Col. Milnes’ light Company, shot through the left shoulder, ball remains, hospital 28th June – 21st  August 1815. Agricultural labourer died Meldruth, Cambridge 1860.