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Pair: Colonel William Bruce, K.H., 79th Foot, who was severely wounded at Quatre...
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Pair: Colonel William Bruce, K.H., 79th Foot, who was severely wounded at Quatre Bras Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (W. Bruce, K.H. Capt. 79th Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Capt. Wm. Bruce, 1st Batt. 79th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and replacement bar suspension, the second with edge bruising and contact marks better than good fine, the first good very fine (2) £10,000-£14,000 --- William Bruce was appointed Ensign in the 4th Garrison Battalion on 1 December 1806; Lieutenant, 17 January 1806; Lieutenant 79th Foot, 26 May 1808; Captain, 14 March 1811; Captain 82nd Foot, 10 July 1817; Captain 75th Foot, 15 April 1824; Major, 31 December 1827; half-pay, 27 November 1828; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 23 November 1841; Brevet Colonel, 11 December 1849. Bruce served in the Peninsula from December 1812 to April 1814, and was present at the battles of the Pyrenees, 28, 29 and 30 July, the blockade of Pampluna, the battles of the Nivelle, 10 November, Nive, 10, 11, 12 and 13 December, the investment of Bayonne, and the battle of Toulouse. Served also at the battle of Waterloo and was severely wounded at Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Colonel William Bruce, who was appointed a Knight of Hanover in 1837, died in London on 28 November 1868, aged 78 years, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.
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Pair: Colonel William Bruce, K.H., 79th Foot, who was severely wounded at Quatre Bras Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (W. Bruce, K.H. Capt. 79th Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Capt. Wm. Bruce, 1st Batt. 79th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and replacement bar suspension, the second with edge bruising and contact marks better than good fine, the first good very fine (2) £10,000-£14,000 --- William Bruce was appointed Ensign in the 4th Garrison Battalion on 1 December 1806; Lieutenant, 17 January 1806; Lieutenant 79th Foot, 26 May 1808; Captain, 14 March 1811; Captain 82nd Foot, 10 July 1817; Captain 75th Foot, 15 April 1824; Major, 31 December 1827; half-pay, 27 November 1828; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 23 November 1841; Brevet Colonel, 11 December 1849. Bruce served in the Peninsula from December 1812 to April 1814, and was present at the battles of the Pyrenees, 28, 29 and 30 July, the blockade of Pampluna, the battles of the Nivelle, 10 November, Nive, 10, 11, 12 and 13 December, the investment of Bayonne, and the battle of Toulouse. Served also at the battle of Waterloo and was severely wounded at Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815. Colonel William Bruce, who was appointed a Knight of Hanover in 1837, died in London on 28 November 1868, aged 78 years, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery.
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